There is probably a fair few people like me out there who have probably just come out of uni, noticed that the money fund is somewhere beyond zero and they are either playing the games they already have, trading them in or just saving what scraps of cash they find in the sofa to get the next to release.
But what happens if you are not sure what to get next? Or you are just so board with your games collection and have no money for anything new, but you just want to play something!
Well here at Plus XP have been doing a good number of game demo reviews for people out there in these sticky situations, also it also gives me some stuff to write about. I plan to wrap them up into the top 5 demo’s you must play, no particular order just the top five that have stuck in my mind.
Batman: Arkham Asylum
As comic book gaming go, so far pretty much all games in the genre have been pretty big misses. Arkham Aslyum on the other hand is a huge hit and even from the demo, I can safely say this is probably the best comic book game you are ever going to play.
Why? Because you actually feel like Batman, not some generic supped up character. Ok so the demo only offers you limited things like Batarangs and detective mode, but these are awesome, also the combat at the start of the demo is highly addictive, its defiantly one of those easy to execute hard to master combat systems, and it flows beautifully.
Believe me when I say this, the demo offers so much as demos go and this is actually one of the few I still play time and time again.
If you want just a little taster of the awesomeness that is Batman: Arkham Aslyum its going to cost you nothing, except 1.6 gig of your hard drive space. If you wanna know more check out the full demo review here.
Mini Ninjas
Ok confession time. I haven’t done a full blown review for this, but, what I will tell you now is that this game is in one of those leagues I haven’t seen for years.
Think Zelda, with a tiny slice of the Original Spyro The Dragon and a bit of Golden Sun just to taste. The game itself is pretty straight forward but its the little things. The powers to become an animal, the way you ca switch between characters on the fly, the recipes you get to create potions or weapons and just the general underlying cuteness of it all that gives it its own charm. Yes its another 3rd person action game but with its own charm and defiantly one to pick up.
If you can spare 968 Meg for the demo, then do it!
Also did I mention it has ninjas? :p
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10
You probably exclaimed YOU WHAT!? in the full demo review and probably have done again. Just to set things straight, I am not a sports fan and indeed not a golf fan, but if your stuck in the same skint situation like I am, this game is surprisingly addictive, and yes before you ask there is skill behind it too, its not just a case of whack the ball and hope to blighty that it gets in the hole. Granted, I have done that a few times before but before you know it you have lost an hour or so of your life playing even the demo.
You get 2 corses in 2 modes and one tiger challenge, a healthy ammount of gaming and for 1.57 gig you cannot go wrong really. Hey its free!
Splosion Man Game Trial
An arcade game has exploded onto this top five because it is so incredibly random, simple and addictive. As side scrolling puzzle games go this one hits all the marks, the challenge is there and you get a great portion of the game within the trial.
Its all about level design and this demo has it, hell the whole game does. Its mind bending and just straight up fun. Find a friend and do it co-op.
339.7 meg says you want to at least give this trail a shot. Full trial review can be found by clicking around……here.
Beautiful Katamari
This game has been out for a fair old while, but not many people out there know about this psychedelic title. The demo is available for 432.37 megs of your hard drive space and its all about rolling stuff up and making the biggest katamari you can.
The demo doesn’t specify what to roll up either. You can roll up people, small corner shops, cats you name it, and the bigger your katamari gets, the bigger the stuff you can roll up. You are timed but the beauty of it is you can try and beat your score each time. If your in crazy Japanese randomness pick this on up!
So if your bored an don’t know what to play, give these demos a shot, they could influence your next purchase, or like me add to the ever growing list of much wanted games.
Garv!
