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Playing Video Games: Pick Your System!

fmanness — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 20:14:02 +0000

Ever since the release of Pong, video games have captured the attention of both children and adults alike. A source of entertainment and sometimes controversy in the case of violent video games, this form of entertainment has made its place in the world. If you’re looking to play video games in your own home, you need to consider what you’ll be using to play them. Just as many games compete for market share, so do the game systems you play them on. Let’s look at some of these:

The Hand-Held Systems

The smallest of the systems for video games sacrifice the ability to display the most detailed graphics in favor of increasing portability. In the past, Nintendo has dominated this market with their Game Boy system, with their DS making their latest offering in the world of hand-held video games, a system that has two screens, one of them touch sensitive, allowing games to be played by pressing buttons or with the use of a stylus, like a PDA.

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Halo’s Vivid Graphics and Lighting

fmanness — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:02:19 +0000

To put it simply, Halo’s graphics and lighting are jaw-dropping. From the beginning of the game, you can clearly see how much effort was put into making it beautiful. Everything from the player’s character to the environment that surrounds him is full of detail. The character, the vehicles, and all of the levels are textured extremely well. Something as simple as the metal on the Warthog has an incredible bump map, making the surface very realistic.

Halo’s graphics and lighting that make up its water effects are dazzling to say the least, reflecting the sky very nicely. The sky is very well done, and Halo itself, floating in the sky, is a very striking feature. Halo draws you into a new environment and a new world. Halo’s graphics and lighting provide a quality-rich setting that completely immerses a player into a new life.

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What To Expect With Halo 3

fmanness — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 17:39:24 +0000

When Microsoft released a game called Halo: Combat Evolved for their Xbox console in 2001, no one could have predicted the strong impact that it would have on our culture. With several games made as part of the series now as well as novels, comics, and other associated merchandise, the Halo series is one of the biggest successes for the Xbox console. Now, in 2007, the latest release in the series, Halo 3, is due for release in September. What can we expect from Halo 3? Let’s take a look at what will come with this new game:

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The Universe Of Halo

fmanness — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 00:02:46 +0000

The Halo games have been a big hit on the Xbox systems, bringing strong acclaim due to the amount of depth that has been put into a first person shooter game. Part of this is due to the story, which details conflicts that span multiple worlds and has the potential to affect billions of lives. Let’s review the universe of the Halo series and look at what sort of groups comprise the struggle for victory in the game.

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Comparing Halo 2 to its Predecessor

fmanness — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 17:00:27 +0000

The sequel to Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2 was released on the Xbox in 2004 to much excitement from fans of the original game. It became a hugely successful game because it was purchased by so many new and old fans of the Halo name. Halo 2 introduces some new characters, weapons and vehicles as well as an extended level of intelligence from the enemies.

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The Halo 3 Trailer: Another exciting Game On The Horizon

fmanness — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 21:29:46 +0000

Halo is certainly one of the most popular video games ever created. It has a very loyal following that not only waits with great anticipation for the next installment, but, has even gone to buying books and products with the Halo icon on it. The Halo 3 trailer is another exciting way to get ready for the third installment of the series of games.

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MMORPGs: The Basics

fmanness — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 18:50:55 +0000

Prior to the advent of the Internet, many video games were played alone or with just a friend or two, with limits imposed on the user due to simple matters of the right technology being invented yet. In modern times, though, the Internet and fast network connections make networking gamers together a snap, with MMORPGs, which stands for Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games, representing the pinnacle of this ability to play with large groups of people. What makes MMORPGs so fun and what can you do in them? Let’s explore this genre of games more closely.

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Exploring An Alternate Reality With Cuban Missile Crisis: The Aftermath

fmanness — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 21:34:08 +0000

Everyone who’s taken any instruction in history while in high school knows the details of the Cuban missile crisis, when the United States and the USSR came to a disagreement over the USSR attempting to build a missile base on the island of Cuba. The world stood at the brink of nuclear war before the two superpowers backed down, with the Soviets giving in to the demands of the United States and backing down. However, the strategy game Cuban Missile Crisis: The Aftermath explores an alternate history, one in which nuclear war did happen. What can we expect from such a game? Let’s take a look:

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Ways To Enjoy The Halo Theme

fmanness — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:55:50 +0000

Microsoft’s Halo series is one that has become a favorite with many gamers, combining the action of a first person shooter with a dynamic story about alien invasion. The popularity of the series has become such that it’s spilled into other media, from books to CDs, and at one point, studios were planning to release a movie based on the Halo series. One thing that many fans of the series cite as an enjoyable part of the game is the soundtrack, with the guitar-laden Halo Theme Mjolnir Mix a hit with fans of the series, who consider the composition to be classic. If you haven’t had the chance to experience the great sound of this theme, let’s look at where you can hear the Halo Theme Mjolnir Mix.

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What is Halo Wars?

fmanness — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:09:53 +0000

Halo Wars is considered as being the next big thing in terms of real-time strategy games from Ensemble Studios, and designed exclusively for the Xbox 360, Halo Wars is a new and fascinating game that allows you to take charge of the human UNSC armies and see the Halo universe from really an entirely new perspective. It is designed to take place before Halo 1, during the UNSC’s first deadly encounter with the Covenant.

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