Nintendo Video is Nintendo's newest 3DS app that allows you to download videos and trailers to watch in 2D/3D. After managing to download it and watch a couple of trailers on it, I can say that the app is very disappointing.
The Captain America trailer, the first thing that I decided to watch, was in 3D. The problem lies in that the actual video didn't stretch to the borders of the screen in any direction, leaving the entire video bordered. This leaves the video feeling cramped and very hard to tell that an actual 3D effect actually exists. It's possible that Nintendo will improve this in the future, but it's doubtful.
The other videos, while possessing full-screen capabilities, left the quality very poor and nearly unwatchable. In short, there are better ways to watch videos on the go. While Nintendo 3DS may offer 3D videos without glasses on the go, it's hard to recommend it for any other fact that it's free.
Friday, July 22, 2011
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Ms. Splosion Man Review
Two years after the critically acclaimed Splosion Man, Twisted Pixel has come out with Ms. Splosion Man, a sequel to the original using an homage to Ms. Pac-Man. The gameplay remains the same: Press a button to "Splode," you can do so 3 times before you can't splode anymore, going up walls, hitting barrels, etc. It's the same game as Splosion Man for the most part with a side of feminine humor. For the asking price, the content is there to make the 800 point asking price valid.
However, Ms. Splosion Man is more complicated than its' predecessor, equating to a much harder, albeit longer game. The difficulty curve for Ms. Splosion Man is also very weird, as it's broken into 3 worlds, each world tends to get harder and harder, and when you beat a world the difficulty kind of backs off before ramping up again instead of a constant upward trend in aggravation.
Like Splosion Man, MSM has 2 campaigns, one single player, one multiplayer. However, getting into a game online is a sadistic chore, as you'll get into games, you'll have to wait 10-15 minutes for levels to finish before you can play, sometimes longer. And you won't be playing from the start, but instead from where the host is at, so it's best to only play with friends if you can help it.
Ms. Splosion Man is a nice package overall, but it comes with a few caveats that make it very hard to recommend over the original.
Score: 3 out of 5
However, Ms. Splosion Man is more complicated than its' predecessor, equating to a much harder, albeit longer game. The difficulty curve for Ms. Splosion Man is also very weird, as it's broken into 3 worlds, each world tends to get harder and harder, and when you beat a world the difficulty kind of backs off before ramping up again instead of a constant upward trend in aggravation.
Like Splosion Man, MSM has 2 campaigns, one single player, one multiplayer. However, getting into a game online is a sadistic chore, as you'll get into games, you'll have to wait 10-15 minutes for levels to finish before you can play, sometimes longer. And you won't be playing from the start, but instead from where the host is at, so it's best to only play with friends if you can help it.
Ms. Splosion Man is a nice package overall, but it comes with a few caveats that make it very hard to recommend over the original.
Score: 3 out of 5
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Death of the Big Black Box
2 Days ago at approximately 9:14pm EDT I went to turn on my Playstation 3. It didn't turn on. For the past 4 years, my 60gb Playstation 3 has been good to me, harboring some of my favorite games this generation, like Burnout Paradise and Uncharted 2. But alas, it's time has passed, and will be sent along to Sony for repairs and to get my Just Cause 2 game disc back.
While the 2 weeks will be somewhat painful, I will be sent a PS3 Slim as a replacement because it was the cheaper alternative. While PS2 Backwards Compatability was a key feature for the PS3, it isn't anymore. I still have my PS2, and while I want to play some games, I haven't had the time to do so in a long time. Hopefully Sony will get that working again on PS4, but for now I can wait.
While the 2 weeks will be somewhat painful, I will be sent a PS3 Slim as a replacement because it was the cheaper alternative. While PS2 Backwards Compatability was a key feature for the PS3, it isn't anymore. I still have my PS2, and while I want to play some games, I haven't had the time to do so in a long time. Hopefully Sony will get that working again on PS4, but for now I can wait.
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Transformers 3
I decided to go see this film yesterday even though going in I'd know I'd hate it. From the background that I couldn't stand more than 15 minutes of the last Transformers movie, the fact that I was able to stay conscious for all 2 hours and 40 minutes of this has been deemed a miracle by all accounts.
Let me start off with the positive news. The last hour was a constant stream of robot action with very little dialog. Optimus Prime was extremely badass for the three minutes he did anything and it had some really nice CG graphics.
Now for the negatives: The first hour and forty minutes. That's really all that needs to be said, and for that, it's not really worth torturing yourself over for the last hour.
Let me start off with the positive news. The last hour was a constant stream of robot action with very little dialog. Optimus Prime was extremely badass for the three minutes he did anything and it had some really nice CG graphics.
Now for the negatives: The first hour and forty minutes. That's really all that needs to be said, and for that, it's not really worth torturing yourself over for the last hour.
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