So that’s me up there in DC Universe’s Smallville instance, where me and some famous NPC superheroes just finished taking out Doomsday. Pictured are, from left to right, Bizzarro, Orange Boots, Freezer Girl, Miss Chick (me), and Little-Headed Guy Who Needs New Clothes.
Now that I’ve hit the level cap and vanquished Doomsday, I’m am officially in my first MMO endgame. I’ve never hit a level cap before. It feels strange. So this is what you people do when you keep playing World of Warcraft long after you’ve beat the game!
And with that, here is my final field report for GamePro, jointly written with AJ Glasser. After three weeks, is the honeymoon over? What is the situation with bugs? Are we done playing? And, of course, did I really give it five stars?
I’m not sure what to make of Jambo_X’s AC-130: Mission Alpha. My first reaction to this recreation of the famously evocative gunship sequence from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare was, “Oh, my…” It’s a bit unsettling to see Little Big Planet through an IR lens, particularly looking down from a circling plane, with color-coded IFF signals on a mass of Sack Boys and Girls, trying out the AC-130’s different weapons. “Raining death” isn’t really something I’m used to doing in Little Big Planet.
My second reaction was to admire Mr. _X’s ingenuity. What a clever idea! Just as the Dead Rising level offered a weirdly cheery perspective on zombie gore, here’s a weirdly cheery perspective on the cold remote calculation of contemporary war. Who says Little Big Planet has to always and only be cute?
My third reaction was to play again to try to get a better score.
I kind of don’t want to post a screenshot for Mindjack, because it’s a godawful ugly game and you’re just going to assume it sucks. Look at screenshot. I could probably tell you that was from a PSP game and you’d believe me. It doesn’t look much better in motion.
But the more important point about Mindjack is that there’s nothing else like it. For all its faults, it’s a really cool idea that actually works.
Thumbs up.
It’s all clear for your wallet this week. New releases include a couple of expensive maps for Call of Duty: Black Ops, a new downloadable Bionic Commando platformer, and a Sims 3 patio furniture add-on. That last bit is 100% true. You might think the subtitle “Outdoor Living” refers to camping, but you’d be wrong.
This is like one of those “Suzy fell down a well” movies, but with Ryan Reynolds instead of Suzy and a wooden coffin instead of a well. Also, with a political subtext. If you haven’t seen it yet, skip to the 3×3 at the 65-minute mark for our take on product placement.
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