Frequent readers of Plus XP will no doubt know that I love the GTA franchise, my love for the series first started when I played GTA III. Since then I have played every GTA game that Rockstar has bestowed on the gaming public. I had very mixed feelings of GTA IV. The game play and the look of the whole game was fantastic, but I didn’t think that Nicko was a strong protagonist, however the expansions had far stronger protagonists [...]
I warn you now that this could be a very controversial subject; for one thing GTA IV is awesome, so don’t get me wrong when you read this article. I am not here to say no other GTA game is better than GTA 3 due to the fact they all have their merits, but I always got back to GTA 3 and this is why. Back in the mythical time of 2001, I went around one of my friends’ houses [...]
I love sandbox games, from the likes of GTA to Crackdown every sandbox game has a place in my heart somewhere. Even State of emergency that was released back 2002 was a pretty good sandbox even though people were comparing it to GTA (which is quite frankly the god of the sand box). Recently the sandbox has taken a turn. Superpowers have taken the lime light when it comes to sandbox games now. Titles such as Prototype, Crackdown and InFamous [...]
Ok so before I go on I have a confession to make, back last year I was going quite mad over the release of Prototype. I was genuinely excited about the game and the sand box possibilities that the game had. I really couldn’t wait to play it. But as I was skint uni student at the time and then people saying it wasn’t that great. I never got to play Prototype and still haven’t to this day. I Know it [...]
When it comes to sandbox games I have a bit of a strange mindset. What I want from a sandbox game is freedom, surprisingly for me some of the well-known and popular sandbox games don’t have te type of freedom I want. Take GTA San Andreas. Loads of people loved that game because there was so much you could do in it. For me though, it had way too much content for my liking. The whole idea of eating food [...]
The For-runners are back, and this time it’s up to you what is built. Halo 3 brought us something that console fans had been yearning for in one shape or form since Halo: Combat Evolved, and that was a level editor of sorts. Dubbed Forge, this basic level editor would let players customise some of their favorite maps with a variety of weapons, props and vehicles. Later on in Halo 3′s life Bungie released some unique DLC expand forge further, [...]
There is only a select few sandbox games that have hit a mark with me. Grand theft auto (obviously) and Crackdown. Things like Saints Row and true crime haven’t really done it for me. Ok I admit I haven’t played enough Infamouse to justify saying its a worthy sandbox title so I’ll just leave that one on the fence with prototype for now. Yesterday I got my gaming mitts on Just Cause 2. I had seen a trailer on this [...]
There is nothing more satisfying than jumping into a game and having the freedom of doing pretty much anything you want. I am of course talking about the sandbox game, the game genre that gives you a sense of freedom and in most cases the unstoppable power to do/kill whoever or whatever you want. Just Cause 2 is the latest addition to hit the sandbox genre with a pretty hefty punch. On march 26th we will be invited into the [...]
For me sandbox games can be big either hits or misses. The GTA series has always been a big hit for me, and possibly the rest of the living, breathing gaming world. True Crime? Was a miss, tried to do what GTA did but take it down some what, which led to clunky game play and just genral rubbish. Now Crackdown was a game I happened to come across for about 7 quid in my local Gamestation, pre owned. I [...]
