February 16, 2008,
11:57 pm,
Games and PC
It’s called Audiosurf. This has been one of the best used $9 I have ever spent. The game uses your music to create tracks. On these tracks lie a grid that you need to fill with the color blocks. Match the colors of 3 or more to rack up points shown at the top of the screen. At the end of the track the total can be put online in a global rankings system. From there you can compete with others and even friends for the highest score on a music track.
I’ve wasted a better of 5 hours on this game, saying “just one more”. And the best part is that it never seems to get old because every music track is a new game track. And if you have a lot of albums, it goes on forever. It supports every major sound format (No DRM allowed) and it even comes with The Orange Box Soundtrack to start you off. It seems that I’ve been a lot more entertained by cheap $10 games than the traditional $50 game now days.
So I finally got to play and finish all of the orange box and its a must buy for any type of gamer. All games included are very polished and well done. Portal is my favorite. ITs about some lady who got stuck in a place called Aperture Labs on “Bring Your Daughter to Work” day.
The game actually ties into the main Half Life 2 story. Portal is a puzzle game that uses the portal gun to create wormholes to various places within the various rooms that is designed to test its functions. Things turn for the worst when you find clues about the main computer being off of its rocker. Its a very compelling 3 hours that will keep your interest piqued from start to finish.
Next up is Team Fortress 2 which takes design ques from The Incredibles. Its a very balanced class based multiplayer shooter and the spiritual successor to the original Team Fortress, however some die hard fans hate it because of its new tightly focused gameplay. The game has enough classes to interest all types of players, even those who are not good shooters at all.
Finally its the very anticipated Half Life 2: Episode 2 which honestly keeps in line with its previous original release and Episode 1. Just like any Valve game, it will keep you interested and on your toes. Especially when you learn about the new Hunter type robot that becomes very annoying towards the end of the game. The creepy guy in the suit makes his usual cameo spouting the obvious Shakespearean messages with the usual twist (creepy but entertaining).
If you were fortunate to preorder on the Steam platform, you were given the nice bonus of Peggle Extreme, which is a 10 stage HL2 styled version of the original Peggle. The reviews about this package is very much true and well worth the money. I would recommend it to anyone who’s looking for a great gaming experience.