When I heard of this game I was a bit skeptic. The reason for that is that I played a lot of them, and none of them got my attention. So, I got on the Grand Epic web site, and tried it. First thing you notice is character creation. You see all those nice graphics and you can’t believe that you will be playing that character (It looks too good to be true).

So, what do we have? There are 4 classes, and you can choose to be male or female (logic). The classes are typical for most RPG based games. It is only they are called different name. So, you have Flower valley which use bow for ranged weapons and can heal. Next one is Shu Mountain which use sword for attacking, and they are something like classic fighters with a possibility to drain mana. Then we have Tianmu Cave, mighty fighters with unmatched fighting skills. They use broadsword and can go to berserk. Last but not least is Herming Mountain, which is typical mages. They use a rod and are very powerful using magic to kill their opponents. When you make a character you go inside one of the 3 servers. There is not much difference, so you can choose any.

Graphics:

Once I logged in, I noticed a beautiful looking graphics. It is no match to any client based MMORPG, but it is alluring, and it looks pretty. I am thinking that it would be really hard to optimize the game for browsers if it had amazing graphics. In general it is a standard 2D game with anime elements. Some people could expect more, but I’m really satisfied with it. One thing I would like to add that the game should have been optimized better. Because of that graphics load slow, and you can get blur effects in front of you.

Sound:

Ok, this is the part when you start to ask yourself if you want to play this game, since our ear is a powerful organ, even if we use our eyes to percept mostly everything. But, it is our ear that pulls us to the imaginary, it fuels our imagination. Grand Epic online lacks that because it is limited with few sound effects and poor music. It may not sound that much, but if you play it for few hours it can get really annoying.

Gameplay:

There is not much I can say about gameplay. It is standard RPG based gameplay. You can move your character with W, A, S, D buttons or you can use your mouse for that. Fighting is click based and you can use your special skills with numbers.

Pets and mounts:

Good thing about Grand Epic Online is that they added mounts and pets. It is getting more and more common to have mounts and/or pets in online gaming. Here we have a strange system for mounts. You need to get some rare materials in order to make a decent looking mount but, that is not all, the success rate is horrible. There are some mounts that have success rate really low and, almost impossible (1% for example).

In general, this is a fun game, but it needs a lot of improvement to be the game you want to play a lot of time. So, if you have high expectations, or you want to play this game instead of some other, client based MMORPG, I suggest you don’t do it but, if you want to have some fun, than be my guest.

Batman Arkham Asylum was one of the best third person action games I’ve ever played. When I heard that Rocksteady is making another sequel I was thrilled. Even at the first look at trailers you can see that it will be another good game.

Arkham is now expanded into a part of town. Quincy Sharp, new mayor of Gotham opened Arkham and lunatics took over asylum. That part of town is completely in hands of Batman. Now you have a part of town where you can glide using your cape, or you can go on many side missions. Now you can get new missions from people in town and the game life is around 25 hours, which is quite good for an action game of this kind. Quincy has backed down from running the city and let the Dr. Hugo to run the town by organizing the criminals.

So, as we could see at demo that Hugo has set up the medical centre in a church and he is gathering the worst criminals Gotham can offer. One thing that is good is that every district owned by some of the villains is affected by it, for example the building Two-Face’s district are half corrupted.

City has changed a lot, but Batman stays the same. I think it is the best, since this Batman looks good enough. The thing they changed is that they added more actions with gadgets and more combos.  Combat system didn’t change. Another good thing if you ask me. I like how they kept the best things from first Batman. There is also one thing I think they did smart. Since there was a lot of gamers that used a detective mode throughout whole game (which was stupid if you ask me) they decided to change that a bit. Don’t worry, you will still have detective mode, but it won’t be that useful in combat. What they made is an X-ray view, and it has the same usage as Detective mode, you find clues, and follow it with X- ray but, the view is blurred and it is not good for usage in combat. I’m glad that developers think on those small details that show that they want to make the game that will be remembered.

Since there is a bunch of criminals wandering Gotham City it is fair that Batman gets some help. Well, I must say I’m not surprised, I could have expected this. So, we get Robin and Catwoman. While Robin is only there as help on challenge maps, Catwoman is completely playable. She can do most stuff Batman does, but sometimes elegance is better.

So far I’ve seen some really cool stuff about new Batman, like the fact that you can now fly around the whole city, or you get some new moves which leads to more action and possibly to more interesting game. I liked Arkham Asylum a lot, and I think that Arham City is going to be another interesting game with lots of action. Why to change something that is good?

Do you like aliens? You can answer this question only if you have seen one, which is highly uncertain. There are a lot of stories about the UFOs evincing their existence to the human species, but only those who have seen them believe in them. The point is, why not play with some aliens and see for ourselves? Absolutely, Unreal tournament is a FPS- first player shooter- game which offers this opportunity. As its name suggests, you get a chance to fight it out with the legendary warriors, be it human or in-human. This game is a baby of Epic games and Digital extremes which was launched by GT Interactive in 1999. The game was designed to shift all the gamers’ attention to multi player action.

UT was made to make players play one on one, head to head multi player death matches. It is one of those FPS games, where one will never be bored while playing. The best part of the game is its variety in stages, players and three dimensional arenas. Human characters comprises of mercenaries, commandos, soldiers, and marines. Other groups comprise of raw steel, metal guards- psychotic people and Venom- group of feminine characters. Skaarj Hybrid is partly human and partly alien creatures who were created by conducting experiments on captured aliens after the Skaarj war. These creatures are considered to be more powerful than the humans. This kind of versatile characterization gives the game its stand out quality and uniqueness.

Flying body parts, splashing blood, explosions, crisp digital sound, violence from women, sound of rocket launchers, encouraging auto voice is what you get out of this freaking unreal ordeal. You asked for action and action is what you get.

UT is also accompanied by different play modes. It includes the traditional capture the flag game where you and your team have to dominate a certain given area, without the opposite team players having any access. “Assault” is another objective where it’s a gruesome battle between two teams in an enclosed level. The game has gained its three quarters of fan following by the multi player online version, which has tournaments and one-on-one face-offs, whatever interests you. Being one amongst the top rankers of the online UT fraternity is no less than a substantial recognition; people play their hearts out and have no track of time when UT is running on their screens.

A Hollywood flick has been made on this game, what more can you ask for to justify this game’s greatness? Still, just to write little about this amazing game is the least a game lover can do. Max Payne has even won a BAFTA award in a third person shooter action game genre. Developed by Remedy entertainment Max Payne was published by Gathering Developers in the year of 2001. The game was basically created for the PC users, but seeing the fanatic following; the makers dreamt further. Max Payne was later ready for PlayStation 2, X box and GameBoy advance but was published by Rockstar games. The game has taken its inspiration from Hong Kong action cinema, especially from the work of director John Woo and also from the novels based on death-lover detectives. As of 2011, this franchise has sold an approximate 7.5 million copies which is a staggering figure.

“A troubled NYPD cop is framed for murder finds himself being hunted by the police, the mob, and a ruthless corporation”- IMDB one-liner says it all about the game play and its gruesome plot. It is a game about a man named Max Payne, who has nothing to lose as his family is already dead. Emotions are on a soar as the heart of this lead is filled with grievance and vengeance but should be on a run since he is being chased by three different groups of people, all wanting him dead. The game is shown in a cleverly structures storyline with easily comprehendible self-explanatory videos which makes you feel the pain and act like a pissed off Max Payne would do.

The surroundings, ambience and graphics look realistic at the same time, not requiring any high end hardware to support the functioning of its VFX. The moves of this lad are ambitious and elegant, giving it a Matrix feel to the gamers with his slow motion shooting capabilities. The splashing and oozing of blood through areas shot are magnificent. The game is designed for players who like strategic advancement and little details which sometimes are very vital to know are not neglected. The sound is quite engrossing and helps you get into the feel of the game. Max Payne is the most under rated game ever, but this does not deny its’ aficionados from loving and playing it. Many of us have grown up playing this game and can never ever get it out of our fond memory.