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		<title>Zoomumba: Build your zoo in free online game with multiplayer mode</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 02:38:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>EDWARD WONG</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Zoomumba is a crazy zoo Management browser multiplayer online game and makes me crazy too my love for animal comes to life here where I cud built my own zoo and see it rising day by day. I started playing Zoomumba with just 2500 pet-penny and 25 zoo dollars but now I have 267900 pet-penny [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Zoomumba is a crazy zoo Management browser multiplayer online game and makes me crazy too my love for animal comes to life here where I cud built my own zoo and see it rising day by day.</p>
<p>I started playing Zoomumba with just 2500 pet-penny and 25 zoo dollars but now I have 267900 pet-penny and 800 zoo dollars. Building your own zoo is really fun. While entering the zoomumba world you&#8217;ll see a wagon and a green bar rising besides it and you&#8217;ll be driven in the wagon with gorillas, lions, penguins and all d animals to the crazy world of animal &#8220;<a href="http://www.mmogamesite.com/browser-game/zoomumba.html">Zoomumba</a>&#8220;.</p>
<p>Initially the tutorial will guides you how you can increase the popularity of the zoo and attracts people to visit your zoo. You may invite your friends and share zoo stuffs with them too. Your friends can e a great help to you when u require animal stuffs to upgrade your zoo&#8230;</p>
<p>Shopping at zoo shop is really fun filled you&#8217;ll always find a new breed of animal waiting just for you. Each habitat is made exclusively for each animal and you have to make it beautiful in order to keep animals happy.</p>
<p>There is wide range of animals available and you&#8217;ll never have to go out at your city zoo as you can see more then that here at Zoomumba.</p>
<p>Till today I have 6 bisons,4 lions,2 hipo&#8217;s,4 giraffe&#8217;s,3 tigers,2 elephants,2 panda&#8217;s,2 reindeers, 1 wolf,2 crocodile and many more still waiting to be taken to my zoo. I love petting them always and the graphics this game is so good that sometimes you started living in it.</p>
<p>In <a href="http://www.mmogamesite.com/browser-game">browser game</a> Zoomumba, the animal voices always fantasies and make it good and interesting for children too. It helped my kids to learn the name of animals and voices made by them. He always uses to sit beside me when I use to play zoomumba and name all the animals in their kid-dish voice. It feels good when u see learning is so much fun. Taking care of animals in zoo is exciting. The similes made above here habitat shows u there needs if the smiley is happy your animal is happy I your zoo and if the smiley is sad they definitely require food, medicines, bath or water.</p>
<p>My favorite moments in this game is raising small baby animals, they are really cute and adorable too. Zoo cleaning is a tough job and taking care of all the stuffs together in the zoo is tougher than that and this is reason why Jim, Doug, Sam, Zoey, Gus and Gorge is there for they help you assisting the zoo and would work round the clock just for six zoo dollars..Simply great!!!</p>
<p>The more you make zoo animals happy the more your zoo meter rises and more people would visit your zoo. This will increase your zoo bank income.</p>
<p>I’m in love with this game and couldn’t resist a single day seeing my zoo. My eaxperience of  <a href="http://www.mmogamesite.com">free online game</a> Zoomumba was outstanding and would love to see more coming soon&#8230;</p>
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		<title>Batheo Rips off Chinese Browser Game Dynasty Saga Poorly Executed</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 02:19:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>EDWARD WONG</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Only a glimpse at the fantasy world of Batheo, you find something quirky and fishy. From the gaming concept, the underlying story flows, the graphic design all the way to the core game play, everything here in this seemingly alien dimension speaks about a knock-out of the Chinese 2D strategy web browser game Dynasty Saga, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Only a glimpse at the fantasy world of <a href="http://www.mmogamesite.com/browser-game/batheo.html">Batheo</a>, you find something quirky and fishy. From the gaming concept, the underlying story flows, the graphic design all the way to the core game play, everything here in this seemingly alien dimension speaks about a knock-out of the Chinese 2D strategy web browser game <a href="http://www.mmogamesite.com/browser-game/dynasty-saga.html">Dynasty Saga</a>, laced only with a tinge of magic and mythology. Well, I am not being judgmental here. A re-do doesn’t necessarily come off bad, and sometimes, if sucking in or even growing on the beauties of the original, could also possibly turn out to be a delight to both eyes and minds.</p>
<p>We certainly see in Batheo quite a few qualities to make a fairly good <a href="http://www.mmogamesite.com/">MMO</a> title, which may, by the end of the day, not only offer Three-Kingdom fans a rehearsal of those epic fighting and conquering stuff they couldn’t possibly grow tired of, but also allow those who never get hands on this ‘historical fantasy’ kinds before a totally fresh thrill and enjoyment.</p>
<p>To this point, the backbone is all there. A small city, as you may well see coming, is where everything gets blossomed from. Upgrades and expansions is of course what matters the most and what pretty much all your rival players are driving at through war fighting, economic propelling, and tie-forging with neighbors. World map, even vaster and more exploration-bounded than that in Dynasty Saga, unrolls with more uncharted territories and challenges as your power and ambitions grows on each other.</p>
<p>Well, it may be a no-brainer to figure out all that Batheo is up to even before playing, but don’t underestimate the toughness ahead when it comes to the real gaming part, where you are expected to blaze a new trail out of all trodden paths and build from scratch a great empire that know no boundaries in both size and influence.</p>
<p>The joining of monsters, magic and other immortal powers in mankind’s scuffle complicates things a lot. It’s far from enough to keep a lookout only for sharp spikes, flying arrows, or some stabs in back. Witches and evil priests could kill your strongest generals or even level the whole city out only with a twist of their lips. So apart from all the military tactics you wield smoothly in Dynasty Saga, you got to also give your troops a bit training on magic and at the same time, prepare for all the impossible!</p>
<p>Features:</p>
<p>Batheo, clearly a copycat MMO with borrowed concepts, not-quite-surprising gaming contents and fair–to-muddling graphics, though standing for little chance of excellence, could all possibly get nodded by war-thirsty gamers.</p>
<p>There are several bright spots though, like a persistent fantasy world, strong customization backup, large class bases and detailed combat system.</p>
<p>For those eager for instant battles and overnight fames and find Dynasty Saga boring, Batheo wouldn’t be so bad a choice anyway.</p>
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		<title>World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 09:23:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>EDWARD WONG</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The third, highly anticipated expansion for the most played MMORPG in the world has finally arrived and it makes sense to get back into the world of Warcraft?</p>
<p>And finally here we are. The long awaited moment has come, and for players of <a href="http://www.mmogamesite.com/gamelist/mmorpg/world-of-warcraft-cataclysm.html">World of Warcraft Cataclysm</a> it is a new era.</p>
<p>It’s been years since the release of World of Warcraft, taking the world by storm with its revolutionizing and addicting MMORPG structure. Blizzard retains a reputation for its differentiating approach to expansions when compared to other developers.  WOW players have had to wait years in order to receive this new fully fledged expansion pack. This has created quite a bit of tension for the community as limited expansions means more expectations.  There&#8217;s no doubting the controversies that lay upon these packs, and Cataclysm is only hoarding our hopes.  The demand has been high, the anticipations boundless, and with both the Burning Crusade and the Wrath of the Lich King being fantastic additions to the core game, has Blizzard succeeded in living up to the hype?</p>
<p>The answer is yes!  There&#8217;s some kind of intangible quality that is retained all throughout Cataclysm that doesn&#8217;t seem to appear to us in other MMO&#8217;s. When the expansion released just yesterday, the excitement boiling up in everyone’s veins were boundless.  There&#8217;s no doubting why, seeing how Cataclysm gives us what we would all expect from an expansion; offering two new races, new zones, a new level cap, new spells, new dungeons, new raids, new quests, the ability to flying in Azeroth, new guild additions, and so much more.  I entered with extremely high expectations and I’ve come away very satisfied and delightfully surprised with all of these incredible improvements.</p>
<p>The two new races are great additions to the game.  The Alliance was given the ferocious Worgen and horde, the abnormally short Goblin.  Both of these races are given two new starting zones to introduce them to the world.  Each of these areas is different and exceptionally original in their own unique way.  We could describe the Goblin area as a very tech orientated one.  Goblins being the “oh so intelligent” race with all that kaja&#8217;mite, have invented these wonderful contraptions that are used all around the starting area.  The new Goblin highways and mount inventions are wonderful to ride and toy around with.  They&#8217;re beneficial to your game, so it&#8217;s great to see a further use for them rather than just for fun or for forced tasks.  The Worgen area is much more gloomy and depressing.  It&#8217;s a nice twist to see areas go from happy and colorful, to dark and sad.  It helps add dimension to our feelings.  I felt that it pulled me in more to see something highly relatable to the races in their own environments.  It&#8217;s also great to learn about the Worgens and Goblins as you begin leveling up.  It should be noted that both of these places offer some great cinematic quests to experience.  Blizzard has really learned how to create storyline in their tasks.  They actually make you feel like you want to complete them rather than having to producing a much more polished starting experience.</p>
<p>The most notable change to WOW is the obvious Cataclysm.  Azeroth is a totally different place now, with known areas changed and transformed due to the havoc unleashed upon them by Deathwing.  The detail here is fantastic and it&#8217;s really great to see areas we have already explored with a completely new change.  I&#8217;ve had moments where I would just stop what I was doing and take a flight to Stranglethorn to witness the new whirlpool just outside of Fort Livingston or the new entrance to Stormwind.  It&#8217;s very sad to think about all the new World of Warcraft players that never got to experience what the original world was like before the Cataclysm.  It really makes you cherish your original memories preceding the upheaval.</p>
<p>There&#8217;s of course a new level cap.  All the maxed 80 players would be pleased to hear that there are now 5 new levels to reach with new spells to add to your spell book.  All this along with new weapons, tiers, and armor to add to your collection and increase your total days played.  It&#8217;s disappointing thought that the level cap didn&#8217;t raise up 10 levels like all the previous expansions.  It feels like it decreases our value.  But of course, this is just a small thought to mask our primary emotions.  There is so much content in Cataclysm it&#8217;s insane.  This will be lasting diehard WOW player a very, very long time.</p>
<p>New graphical effects and areas are also fantastic to look at.  Of course, there&#8217;s the new Azeroth skin, but locations like Deepholm and Vashj&#8217;ir are truly great sights to see.  The amount of detail Blizzard has managed to achieve here is exceptional.  I must have found myself starring at all of the nature existing in the depths of Vashj&#8217;ir a good thousand times.  This is all improved upon by the incredible new water and lighting effects.  Go ahead, log in right now if you haven&#8217;t already, and experience the very realistic looking water.  Step in and notice the dribbles, the waves, the reflections, everything.  It&#8217;s great to see these truly realistic additions.  Not only this, but the new ray effects are also very realistic.  Fly your mount in the direction of the sun and you&#8217;ll see small rays peer off of your character.  I&#8217;ve hardly even seen these in console games, so it&#8217;s incredible to see them in an MMO.  These small additions have made the game a much more immersive, engrossing world that we’re welcoming with open arms.</p>
<p>It really is great to see that Blizzard is taking into consideration the demands of the community.  With all these new additions, World of Warcraft players will not be disappointed.  Returning back to the world has never felt so good, and I have a strong feeling that we&#8217;re all going to be sucked back in for a long time to come.  Say goodbye to your girlfriend, your family, your friends, and your social life.  The dominant MMORPG is back and better than ever.</p>
<p>The third, highly anticipated expansion for the most played MMORPG in the world has finally arrived and it makes sense to get back into the world of Warcraft.</p>
<p>And finally here we are. The long awaited moment has come, Blizzard has pressed one of its magic buttons and suddenly, at midnight on December 7, 2010, for players of World of Warcraft, it is a new era! In truth, the real beginning was last Nov. 24, when clients around the world hit the 4.0.3a patch, changing the game world on a permanent basis through the narrative device of the cataclysm that is also the title of this expansion.</p>
<p>World of Warcraft is an integral part of gaming history since its debut in 2004 and with six years and two expansions on the shoulders, has literally seen it all and more. Sometimes feeling sluggish in the gameplay, but leaning against a team of developers with volcanic ingenuity, to say the least, World of Warcraft has once again captured the attention of the media with a real rewrite of itself. The third expansion, which was officially announced during the BlizzCon 2009, has been transformed before our eyes for months, and between the delays, changes and advancements, has come into our homes in a form that may be a little different from our initial expectations, but no less attractive and ambitious.</p>
<p>The question now is: what else is there to tell?</p>
<p>There are so many stories to tell, in reality, and the narrative point of view Cataclysm takes is a real tribute to those who follow the dawn of Warcraft. From that Orcs &amp; Humans in 1994 that began the saga, everything revolves around the return of Deathwing, and a catastrophic event that triggered a series of branching consequences for the planet Azeroth. The cataclysm, in fact, not only led to an evolution in the geographic setup, but also cracked the delicate balance of power and the already tumultuous relationship between Horde and Alliance factions. In the past, the main storyline of each expansion may have been criticized for being less clear, but this does not occur with Cataclysm: each and every NPC along the quests constantly remind us of the seriousness of the situation, the depth of the destruction caused by the disaster and the fundamental importance every action, even the most insignificant, can have on the course of events. The cycles of crossing each new area of this proposed expansion follows the now-traditional game design at Blizzard, leading the player seamlessly from one premise to conduct a crescendo of situations. Cataclysm is the culmination of a media universe that over the years has expanded like wildfire through novels and comics, on occasions of this all-out war on multiple fronts, Blizzard has rescued many people who were more or less important in the formation of the franchise, as Malfurion Stormrage or Cho&#8217;gall ogre.</p>
<p>Nearly every quest in Cataclysm exudes epic importance, whether it is supplying ammunition to the soldiers for instance in the invasion or rejecting Vash&#8217;jir elemental Mount Hyjal: The player has an incentive to take part in the struggle not only by the promise of rewards and experience points, but also, and above all, the feeling of being part of a larger story, beautifully told through witty dialogue, unique narrative tricks and an amazing orchestral soundtrack. The phasing system is almost abused in this expansion to create situations decidedly original and ever-changing: the world is changing before our eyes, and because of our actions, the increase in the feeling of immersion is essential in this kind of adventure. Cataclysm cut-scene movies do not need to be told, you just need a bit of identification and a good knowledge of English to appreciate the many twists that make this world more alive.</p>
<p>Collector&#8217;s Edition</p>
<p>As with previous expansions, Cataclysm is also sold in two editions: Standard and Collector&#8217;s Edition (which to tell the truth is the brand-new version for digital download). The quality of the Collector&#8217;s Edition is definitely worth a dedicated box. In fact, the type of content is exactly the same proposal in the corresponding editions of The Burning Crusade and Wrath of the Lich King.</p>
<p>A large cardboard box with just the game logo embossed hides a padded case in which we find, first of all, the DVD software and an extra DVD featuring a series of discussions on the development of the expansion; full of interviews, commentary and unreleased films. The third disc, a CD in the traditional square box contains the soundtrack of Cataclysm and several tracks already integrated into the game with the patch 4.0.3a for a total of seventeen tracks. The most valuable element of the package is certainly the illustrated book, bound and full color, which serves about 180 pages of artwork, sketches, drafts and unpublished images through which shows the evolution of the development of Cataclysm. Another gadget is the exclusive mouse pad depicting Deathwing himself in the foreground. For fans of the official card game; the Collector&#8217;s Edition also offers a deck of 60 cards from Wrathgate, the recent series, which includes two unpublished special cards depicting Worgen and Goblin. The complete package comes with a virtual gift: register your copy of Collector&#8217;s Edition and each character tied to the account will receive, by in-game mail, an exclusive companion pet: Lil Deathwing. While Blizzard does not stand out for originality in relation to the contents of its Collector&#8217;s Edition, there is no question, however, their quality, starting from the materials used, and that of Cataclysm is definitely a valuable piece.</p>
<p>Worgen and Goblin</p>
<p>For new players, or veterans looking for new challenges and situations, World of Warcraft: Cataclysm opens the doors of two new introductory areas related to many unusual breeds that can be selected after you install the software: Worgen and Goblin. The last time there was an addition such as this, things did not go completely in the right direction: Blizzard has declared itself satisfied with little integrations of Draenei and Blood Elf in the mythology of Warcraft with the expansion of The Burning Crusade.</p>
<p>But what about Worgen and Goblin you ask? It&#8217;s a different kettle of fish. The two new races, which start respectively from Kezan Gilneas and have previously had a narrative construction of a certain thickness and their annexation to Alliance and Horde seem obvious and natural in the light of their past and the events caused by Cataclysm. Players are immersed in the history of these races through long cycles of quests, through phasing and cut-scenes, leading straight to the new departure points, which integrating players into the world of Azeroth in an organic and natural way. Just as they did initially with the Death Knight in Wrath of the Lich King, to whom they are a perfect evolution. On a more practical level, the two new races are beautiful: the ferocity of the Worgen is in conflict with the kingship of Alliance members, a contrast that reflects the funny nell&#8217;annessione Goblin Horde, for which mimic madness and sympathy compares to the ingenious of the gnomes. The new races have characteristic features that differentiate them from the other ten selectable races, mostly in the form of racial skills or ability of mounts (in the case of Worgen it’s actually a real race on all fours), but also placed in the care of animations which is much higher than that of the pre-Cataclysm races, whom appear to be a bit more antiquated as polygonal modeling, texture and detail.</p>
<p>Towards the 85</p>
<p>Obviously not a real expansion without a new level-cap and unpublished areas to explore in order to achieve the max level; Breaking the tradition of the ten additional levels, the new level cap that is introduced by Cataclysm is 85: in reality, the five new levels originally would have had to weave with a new system of growth named Path of Titans, but was then discarded in favor of more traditional mechanic that rewarded the player with three new skills or spells per class and more talent points to place.</p>
<p>Five is the perfect number?</p>
<p>The fact is that there are only five new levels, however, you must not think of a lack of content or less intense experience: the new high-level areas are vast and overflowing with this, the variety of missions that become available are greatly over the top and the sophisticated design breaks the monotony of the typical fetch-quest to collect is present as usual but always well disguised. The new locations each have precise narrative plots, particularly linked to the return of the destroyer and the invasion of the elementals. The size of each location are such as to accommodate multiple geographical variations, making each room a carousel of situations, color and atmosphere, always consistent and inspiring. As usual, the quotes are not wasted film, literary and gaming, which always manage to tear a smile, thanks to the ability of the developers to calibrate in unique and perfect consistency. Technically, the artwork is masterful: it is there that World of Warcraft shows an artistic direction to compensate for the amazing three-dimensional outdated engine. Thanks to the refinement of 3D modeling and colors that never dull, we find ourselves faced with breathtaking views and landscapes, whether they are the temples of underwater Vashj&#8217;ir, devastated by the wind or the dunes of Uldum. Reaching 85 is unique and exciting for everyone. The difficulty of the quest is calibrated to perfection and really suits all players, even those who prefer to play alone. For more multiplayer oriented players there are still the dungeons and raids.</p>
<p>Dungeon &amp; Raid</p>
<p>One of the predominant features in World of Warcraft comeback in Cataclysm with a starter pack of instances and dungeons nothing short of superlative. The work on this aspect of the MMORPG has been very commendable, able to reconcile the fans of the game on one of the most discussed and criticized aspects in recent years: the difficulty. Cataclysm is released with seven previously unreleased dungeons, which are added to the seven changed dungeons in Heroic mode and versions of Heroic Deadmines and Shadowfang Keep. Abandoned too linear structure of The Burning Crusade, the design of the various dungeons remind of what Wrath of the Lich King achieved with environments that are not particularly large but sufficiently intricate and require a fair amount of skill to defeat the various enemies, and above all, the many bosses, each with, as usual, special skills that require specific offensive strategies.</p>
<p>The normal dungeon can appear quite simple, but hardcore players fear not! Blizzard has definitely listened to the criticisms of the low difficulties of Heroic dungeons in Wrath of the Lich King, making those in Cataclysm more than a simple variant with a challenge in calibration mode that is more severe than the previous expansion, but less frustrating than what happened in The Burning Crusade. The result is nearly perfect: the Heroic dungeons require timing, precise crowd-control and good teamwork. Not surprisingly, Blizzard has also disproved the old saying &#8220;epic for all.” The items of epic quality are now the prerogative of any raid above 10 or 25 players. The three raids launched by Cataclysm have already created a natural evolution of the mechanics in Wrath of the Lich King where communication is everything, accuracy is essential and the execution is what really matters. The endgame PvE Cataclysm is configured in short as a further evolution of the philosophy of World of Warcraft, which guarantees each player challenges, and rewards, of proper value.</p>
<p>PvP Today</p>
<p>World of Warcraft is not just a PvE game, especially since the PvP Arena has become a sort of virtual sport with tons of prizes. World of Warcraft PvP is also far from flawless, subject to change, and continuous change also triggered by the constant changes to the game system and mathematics on which each skill or magic is based. It’s therefore a bit too early to assess the evolution of Cataclysm in PvP since the real test, the Arena, will not be judged until a few weeks of running the server and it is important to note the impact that the new values of the statistics, in particular the increased health, will have on the interaction between players. With that said, Cataclysm also introduces three new scenarios in the form of two new PvP Battleground, and a disputed region. In the first case, we are faced with two variants of the old Warsong Gulch and Arathi Basin. Twin Peaks and Battle for Gilneas, respectively, offer the race to win the flag or resources which will compete in up to ten players per team, mixing some features of its predecessors.<br />
The two new Battlegrounds are definitely fun and different, enhanced by truly inspired asymmetrical maps, and allows for fans of fast games to break the monotony of the past years of PvP environments and tactics to learn from scratch. Tol Barad is now the new Wintergrasp for high level players as in the case of the area added to Wrath of the Lich King. Also Tol Barad runs every two hours and focuses on the conflict between the Horde and Alliance. The battle is 30 minutes long in which you will have to defend or achieve some strategic points to maintain control over the territory. The winning side will then have access not only to a temporary raid-boss, but also a quest-hub of considerable size, reminiscent of the Isle of Quel&#8217;Danas introduced towards the end of The Burning Crusade. Tol Barad is much better than Wintergrasp in both environmental quality and variety of situations, but its implementation depends, as usual, from the server where you play and, above all, the balance between the two factions of the population, which can make an epic battle or a complete bore.</p>
<p>All are a bit Indy</p>
<p>Players that were a fan of the archaeologist played by Harrison Ford will be happy, as the players will remember they had the opportunity to solve the quests related to the NPC Harrison Jones, which has been raging in World of Warcraft for several years. Despite being an integral part of the repressed Path of Titans, the profession was finally held in Cataclysm: Archaeology, becoming a secondary profession like First Aid or Cooking. In fact, Archaeology is a mini game more than a profession, a rarity especially addressed to lovers of lore. The mechanism is quite simple and essentially Archaeology can triangulate the location of hidden treasure in some parts of the world.</p>
<p>Although you can also find rare and precious pieces of equipment, objects that are recoverable with Archaeology, especially in the wake of a collectible companion pet or tabard, the profession itself, in fact, has no practical value. On the other hand, Cataclysm players will be able to expand their skills in crafting to a new skill-cap, acquiring the ability to produce items, weapons, armor and other goodies such as gems or charms that are completely new. And here we are, therefore, to be a leader, to strengthen our characters, to calculate which object is best for us and which dungeon to repeat in hopes of collecting a new weapon to use in PvP or maybe to get some more points for Guild experience, a new feature that rewards the efforts of a group with real rewards and perks that are common to all members. Cataclysm in short, does not betray the expectations of the players of World of Warcraft, offering a wide range of content that does not in any way alter the structure and philosophy, now cemented at the base of the game. If this is good or bad it’s an opinion that it is absolutely individual to each player, old or new, but from the point of view of content, Blizzard MMORPG fans are not left much room to complain about this third, very good expansion.<br />
The care put into the creation of this third expansion is nothing short of manic and the amount of content that suggests a rosy future for the portfolios of Blizzard employees. That said, World of Warcraft: Cataclysm is a &#8220;more of the same&#8221; excellent, but still giving diversity in game play. Players do not expect conceptual revolutions or completely new ways to play: Never change a winning team and Blizzard is well aware, a nod to all users, from casual to hardcore, offering content for all without going too far from the beaten path for years. But what about the performance, there is little to say: Cataclysm is the exact reason why World of Warcraft has ten million accounts and other <a title="mmo" href="../">MMORPG</a>&#8216;s do not.</p>
<p>This review has been translated from multiplayer, and that may not be well structured, but that will help you learn more about it.</p>
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		<title>League of Legends Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 01:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>EDWARD WONG</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.mmogamesite.com/gamelist/strategy/league-of-legends.html">League of Legends</a> is a session-based MMORPG by Riot Games. It is based off the Warcraft 3 map variant DoTA (Defense of Tower Ancients) tailored for competitive and aggressive players. The basis of the game is that you summon champions into battlefields to battle. The game currently has 64 champions. Each one has 4 different spells and a passive skill. The champions have a lot of variety in their skills and their jobs on the team. Champions are either ranged or melee and spells can be both active and passive.</p>
<p>In the game there are 2 different maps. Twisted Treeline is a small map with two lanes and is made for 3v3, while Summoner&#8217;s Rift is a larger map with 3 lanes and is made for 5v5. Twisted Treeline is based much more on which team can get into more 3v2 and 2v1 scenarios in order to get more kills. Summoner&#8217;s Rift is based more on team fights in which the teams are equal in size. In both it is important to have a balance between stuns, dps, and engagers.</p>
<blockquote><p>The F2P MMORPG League of Legends takes on DoTA&#8217;s gameplay and bears a Team-based similarity with PVP Arena game <a href="http://www.mmogamesite.com/gamelist/pvp/bloodline-champions.html">Bloodline Champions</a>.</p></blockquote>
<p>The hardest part of this game is getting through the beginning of it. At low levels many people cause you to lose games through lack of experience or by leaving the game. It can also be pretty hard to learn how to play the game, even with the help of the tutorial. Along with this it can be frustrating playing with people you don&#8217;t know. This is why I recommend adding people to your friends list who you find are good at the game. This can help you find a good team and can allow you to dominate unorganized teams at low levels. By higher levels leavers aren&#8217;t that common, and people know how to cooperate pretty well so that even when you play with people you don&#8217;t know it&#8217;s not that big of a deal.</p>
<p>My favorite part of the game is that they are constantly adding new content. Almost every week a new patch is released. In this patch they rotate the free champions, which are the champions that you can play without owning. You can buy champions by using Influence Points (IP), which you get after every battle, or Riot Points (RP), which you can get by using money. They also add new skins for characters, which can only be bought with RP, balance out classes, fix bugs, and on occasion add a new character to the game.</p>
<p>One major problem is the server’s reliability. Although it is getting much better you never know when the server is going to go down. About once a month the server completely shuts down without warning from about 12-24 hours. It used to happen almost weekly, but they&#8217;ve been trying to fix it. Other than this it does go down for maintenance, although its only once a week, scheduled, and not for very long.</p>
<p>I suggest before you play to read a guide over the character you want to play on the following sites: Mobafire.com<br />
and Leaguecraft.com. By the way, I would like to mention the upcoming F2P MMORPG <a href="http://www.mmogamesite.com/gamelist/mmorpg/champions-online.html">Champions Online</a>, because this game also immerses you into the position of Champions Goer and hunter.</p>
<p>Taylor Reinhard reviewed League of Legends (LoL) and Edward Wong edited this article.</p>
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		<title>BoomZ, DDTank &#8211; The Same MMO Browser Game</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2010 03:06:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>EDWARD WONG</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BoomZ or BOOMZ Hall is a 2D Chinese online browser game developed by Shenzhen-based 7th Road, China. The game was originally released under the platform MMOG.asia. Later the team managed to bring the application to Friendster&#8217;s game application portfolio. In October, 2010 the Chinese developer of Boomz partnered with Asian famous free mmorpg publisher Aeria [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.mmogamesite.com/browser-game/boomz.html">BoomZ</a> or BOOMZ Hall is a 2D Chinese <a href="http://www.playbbg.com">online browser game</a> developed by Shenzhen-based 7th Road, China. The game was originally released under the platform MMOG.asia. Later the team managed to bring the application to Friendster&#8217;s game application portfolio. In October, 2010 the Chinese developer of Boomz partnered with Asian famous <a title="free mmorpg" href="http://www.mmogamesite.com">free mmorpg</a> <a href="http://www.mmogamesite.com/publisher">publisher</a> Aeria Games to publish this game under the name called DDTank, whose pronunciation keeps the same with Chinese Name 弹弹堂 or DanDanTang in PinYin. That is why <a href="http://www.mmogamesite.com/publisher/aeria-games-asian-mmorpg-publisher.html">Aeria Games</a> named this game as <a href="http://www.mmogamesite.com/browser-game/ddtank.html">DDTank</a>.</p>
<p>In August, the developer released a huge expansion for its browser shooter game BoomZ called Boomz 2.0 &#8220;De Expedition&#8221;, which includes new quests, Arms system, PK system, and personalization system.</p>
<p>Basically, DDTank or Boomz follows the side scrolling adventure gameplay and players in the game could use Up, Down, Left, Right button to navigate their characters, using Space button to release attack.</p>
<p>Boasting enchanting graphics, fashionable costumes and cute characters, Boomz bears the similarity with MapleStory and <a href="http://www.mmogamesite.com/browser-game/max-pow.html">MaxPow</a>. Plus its ingame background sound, the game has easily qualified the most favorite casual browser game.</p>
<p>When it comes to the weapons, DDTank also is modelled with various types of weapons. What you need to do is use your keyboard and attack the monsters and creatures, even you can go to PK using the latest PK System.</p>
<p>The Chinese <a title="mmorpg" href="http://www.mmogamesite.com">MMORPG</a> is best known as its free to play model, and the same story happens to DDTank, which gives players options to upgrade and refine equipment by which players could become more powerful in battle.</p>
<p>The annoying problem is that the game has been published by several publishers and even I cannot decide to choose which portal I should go for.</p>
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		<title>Cultures Online Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 04:03:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>EDWARD WONG</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cultures Online is a free browser game that puts you back in the Viking era. At first glance it reminds me of  the most popular title &#8211; the settlers, which has been developed into a browser game by Ubisoft.  Cultures Online is a free browser game with item shop support. Usuaualy, you do not need [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.mmogamesite.com/browser-game/cultures-online.html">Cultures Online</a> is a <a href="http://www.playbbg.com">free browser game</a> that puts you back in the Viking era. At first glance it reminds me of  the most popular title &#8211; <a href="http://www.mmogamesite.com/browser-game/the-settlers-online.html">the settlers</a>, which has been developed into a browser game by Ubisoft.  Cultures Online is a free browser game with item shop support. Usuaualy, you do not need to buy some items using your real money, but if you want to advance quickly and get started on the game fast, you can go to Shopping mall and find some appropriate items to boost your journey.</p>
<p>turn your village into a spawling town, lead your heroes on thrilling expeditions all across Europe. Compete against thousands of other players all around the world and band together with friends to form the mightiest tribe of all times</p>
<p>Registration:</p>
<p>After simple registration, you will be redirected to the main page of the game. If you have a Gamigo account, you can login the game directly. &#8221; Thank you for your account at Cultures Online. You will be redirected in 5 seconds to play&#8221;.</p>
<p>Music:</p>
<p>I should say the music is of interest to me, as  you are immersed into the Medieval ages when you wander on the churn. I am not sure if the music is divided into some chapters, because I am only a listener, never study music art.  Fantastic Counry music, cinematic and impressive. It&#8217;s charactered by the fresh excitement of  giving players joy rather  than adventure.</p>
<p>Graphics</p>
<p>The ingame character design is marked by cartoony theme. I personally believe such style is closely bound up with pirates. The maps and buildings are not so quality as I checked even it has all been made using Flash.</p>
<p>Game:</p>
<p>In the beginning you have only one hero, some resources, and a building. Your task is to expand your village and go on raids. To develop the village you need more resources that can be obtained by loggers who can help build a quarry too. These two buildings are important in the beginning. The other buildings for the resource extraction, such as iron mine or gold mine will be needed later.</p>
<p>The main points of Cultures Online is raids and PvP.  However, you will have to spend a lot of money on it if you  want to put you in the Raid dungeons, even that will only take you 10 minutes feel. As for PVP, there are only few clicks and after that, you can get some rewards upon your victory, or you will be killed with nothing lost.</p>
<p>The game is not bad, but the game may not give players ever lasting action and warring.</p>
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		<title>Age of Conan: Rise of the Godslayer Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:51:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>EDWARD WONG</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like many others, I eagerly anticipated the original launch of Age of Conan: Rise of the Godslayer and immediately was immersed in Robert E. Howard’s barbaric, violent, and yet beautiful world. I crushed countless foes who dared to oppose me, hoisted foaming tankards with friends and allies, but eventually my travels ceased when the lack [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Like many others, I eagerly anticipated the original launch of <a href="http://www.mmogamesite.com/gamelist/mmorpg/age-of-conan-rise-of-the-godslayer.html">Age of Conan: Rise of the Godslayer</a> and immediately was immersed in Robert E. Howard’s barbaric, violent, and yet beautiful world. I crushed countless foes who dared to oppose me, hoisted foaming tankards with friends and allies, but eventually my travels ceased when the lack of mid-game content became readily apparent. While I left Hyboria and journeyed through less barbaric lands, my heart, and sword hand, always ached to return.</p>
<p>Khitai&#8217;s Great Wall no longer serves to keep the Barbarians out.</p>
<p>The newest expansion, Rise of the Godslayer, promised many things: a huge, beautiful new land steeped in Eastern mythos to explore, new foes to fight, more quests, more dungeons, and an alternate leveling system, just to name a few. How well does Rise of the Godslayer do to fill the gaps that existed within Age of Conan? Will it make you desire again to crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of the women? To find out how well Rise of the Godslayer delivers, read on!</p>
<p>GamePlay:</p>
<p>Playing Rise of the Godslayer will immerse you immediately within the land of Khitai, a land based upon ancient China, Mongolia, and Indochina. While this expansion provides new content for levels 20 through 40, the bulk of the content- including 4 vast play areas and numerous dungeons and raids- awaits level 80 players. The most important feature of this expansion is that you will have to no longer worry about lack of content. There are a plethora of quests for you and your companions to do. Your blade will grow dull from all the blood-letting that you’ll be inflicting upon the many denizens of Khitai.</p>
<p>Rise of the Godslayer does an incredible job of maintaining a thoroughly Eastern feel throughout its desert, steppes, jungle, city, and forest-themed playareas.</p>
<p>The strongest characteristic of the missions in Rise of the Godslayer is the lore of Khitai itself. Funcom has really tied the quests and other aspects, such as factions, to a solid foundation of a strong backstory. Outside of Lord of the Rings Online, I can’t think of another MMOG that has a deeper level of lore binding the game together. The background history that comes through the game experience really immerses you into the game world. In addition to the quests, there are new dungeons to be explored and looted. These dungeons aren’t just about grinding some kills and grabbing some treasure; Funcom has added some puzzle-solving to frustrate us cerebrally-challenged barbarians.</p>
<p>The &#8220;Gateway to Khitai&#8221; level 20 &#8211; 40 content aside, Funcom clearly wants players to get into the endgame action. The offline leveling system equates 4 days of paid time to one level, meaning a character could go theoretically level to 80 in just short of a year without drawing his or her weapon once. It&#8217;s a cool idea in theory, but arriving at 80 without the guild relationship, items, gold, or skill to adequately support yourself wouldn&#8217;t be much fun at all.</p>
<p>For level-capped players, Rise of the Godslayer also introduces a dozen new factions to Age of Conan. The relations between these factions are complex: each faction has at least one enemy and some have more (some have allies as well). You can gain notoriety with the factions by doing quests, which thankfully are numerous, and you will be rewarded for your hard work with new items (including hundreds of new faction armor sets), abilities, pets, and even the possibility of two epic mounts. Funcom does a fair job with presenting what players can expect from gaining reputation with a certain faction, but it&#8217;s worth checking out the faction vendors before you set your faction choices in stone.</p>
<p>For much of the new level 80 content, you&#8217;ll probably want to bring a group.</p>
<p>While faction grinding is always marginally better in a group, some faction quests actually require a group, such as the final stages of the tiger or wolf mount / pet quest. You’ll get these beasts as cubs and then raise them to become either mounts or combat pets. One downside to the faction system is that despite the immense variety of faction quests available (chasing down soft, juicy scholars for the Tamaran&#8217;s Tigers&#8217; stewpot is one of my favorites), some grinding for reputation gains is inevitable. That said, with six factions to please, if you get bored with chasing scholars, you can always do some work for other factions, like rounding up half-naked women for the Yellow Priests of Yun or burying the Last Legion&#8217;s fallen comrades for variety&#8217;s sake.</p>
<p>The new expansion also brings us an alternate advancement system. This system is geared to provide &#8220;perks&#8221; to the player and is split amongst three types: general, PvE, and PvP. You gain points for each type by doing that activity: engaging in PvP will give you points for the PvP tree, playing the PvE content will reward you with points to spend on the PvE tree, and both PvE and PvP play give you points to spend in the general tree. At level 80, players can acquire perks in real time (36 hours for the first tier, for example). In addition to the new tokens system (the endgame currency splitting that just about every MMO is doing these days), the new alternate advancement system gives adds some variety to your abilities and allows level 80 characters more to work toward. It’s an ingenious, tried-and-true system that seems to work especially well in the PvE, PvP, and General abilities setup offered in Rise of the Godslayer.</p>
<p>Graphics:</p>
<p>The graphics in Rise of the Godslayer are gorgeous, but more than that, the graphics and art direction feel authentic. The wide open landscapes dotted with pagodas and shrines, the dark, threatening jungles, colorful yet deadly forests, and desert settings are uniquely detailed to put the Far East nature of Khitai in high relief.</p>
<p>That, plus the character art for the new Khitai characters is absolute top-notch. Funcom&#8217;s brilliant idea of partnering with Neowiz to simulataneously add some real Far East flavoring and bring Age of Conan to Korea with Rise of the Godslayer was one of those rare moments when business saavy and game design genius come together for the good of the playerbase.</p>
<p>Funcom&#8217;s attention to detail was very apparent in Khitai character creation.</p>
<p>Also, the Mature rating is finally realized with the addition of naked slave girls! That&#8217;s right, you heard me, naked slave girls! Finally, one of the most important things that make the world of Hyboria worth living in; hot, naked slave girls! Nothing says Conan more than naked slave girls, except maybe for severed heads, but it’s a close call.</p>
<p>The splendid graphics do come at a price. The zones are large and detailed, so the load times for new areas can be very long on older machines, and on higher performance rigs, the graphics never seem to quite live up to the performance cost. But if you have an older system, you’ll have time to get up and get yourself a drink while the new zone is loading. However, the wait is well worth it.</p>
<p>Multiplayer</p>
<p>Multiplayer is somewhat of a mixed bag in Rise of the Godslayer. This expansion heavy focus on PvE gameplay and instances leaves little new for fans of the game&#8217;s PvP action, and given Age of Conan&#8217;s overall level of brutality it seems to me a natural fit for scenarios and battlegrounds &#8211; some accessible PvP short of massive sieges to fuel the target audience&#8217;s bloodlust. But to survive the harsh PvE setting of Khitai, you will be grouping to complete many of the quests and dungeons, so there’s no lack of hooking up with friends or guildies. Funcom concentrated on enhancing the PvE content for this expansion, with little love for PvP outside of the Alternate Advancement system.</p>
<p>Value</p>
<p>Rise of the Godslayer provides a lot of value to the players of AoC. While the cost is $29.99, the product is chock full of content. You will spend hours and hours getting through all the new quests, not to mention the faction system and dungeons. Plus, you’ll be using the alternate advancement system to buff your barbarian into an even fiercer killing machine for many decapitations to come.</p>
<p>Lasting Appeal</p>
<p>The &#8220;Gateway to Khatai&#8221; content fills what many perceived as a level 20-40 content gap in the pre-expansion game, but the real charm of Rise of the Godslayer lies chiefly with the sheer quantity and richness of new content available for level 80 players. From the Northern Grasslands to the epic battle raging below the purple spires of Paikang, the god-emperor&#8217;s city, Rise of the Godslayer has kept level 80s busy for months and should continue to for many months to come.<br />
Pros and Cons</p>
<p>Conculsion</p>
<p>Rise of the Godslayer fleshes out and expands the Age of Conan MMOG and addresses many of the complaints players have been most vocal about. Sadly, not all of the criticisms of the players have been addressed; you’re still unable to own naked slave girls. We’re still not allowed to pillage and rape, or burn villages to the ground just because the ale they served us was flat. What kind of barbaric world are we adventuring in if we’re not allowed to own a few measly naked slave girls? A world such as that is a sadder, emptier world, my friends.</p>
<p>Players eventually arrive at Paikang, the last real Imperial stronghold. Just don&#8217;t expect a warm welcome.</p>
<p>Finally, the lack of mid level content has been addressed, level 80 content has grown to staggering proportions, and there’s a fascinating new land to explore. While you may have time to have a smoke while waiting for a new zone to load, the wait is worth it. Strong graphics, immersive audio, new gameplay options such as the alternate advancement system, some incredible new dungones, and the introduction of a pleasingly complex faction system makes Rise of the Godslayer a welcome addition to Age of Conan. By Crom, you’ll spend so much time splitting skulls that your family life and job will suffer. Isn&#8217;t that what is best in life? &#8220;To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.&#8221; If so, go out and pillage your bank account ever so slightly and get this expansion!</p>
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		<title>Medal of Honor: Multiplayer Beta Test reports for the latest series</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 07:37:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>EDWARD WONG</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Being developed by Electronic Arts &#8220;Medal of Honor&#8221; (Medal of Honor: Dai, PC / PlayStation 3/Xbox 360), the 1999 PlayStation title in the same name for the &#8220;Medal of Honor&#8221; since years has been going on for more than 10 FPS Series be. PC gamers were focused on, was released in 2002 &#8220;Medal of Honor: [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Being developed by Electronic Arts &#8220;Medal of Honor&#8221; (Medal of Honor: Dai, PC / PlayStation 3/Xbox 360), the 1999 PlayStation title in the same name for the &#8220;Medal of Honor&#8221; since years has been going on for more than 10 FPS Series be. PC gamers were focused on, was released in 2002 &#8220;Medal of Honor: Allied Assault&#8221; (PC), and was a big hit in Japan, Europe and America as well. &#8220;The Second World War objects FPS&#8221; is going to get the work that established the genre.</p>
<p>Previous series was released in 2007 &#8220;Medal of Honor: Airborne&#8221; PC / PlayStation 3/Xbox 360, the title character as belonging to the soldiers and paratroopers. Achieve a rating of moderate was a unique game system that fight off free favorite places on the map was released a few months after &#8220;Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare&#8221; (PC / PlayStation 3/Xbox 360 ) mega-hit for an incredible feel that it has become a bit overshadowed.</p>
<p>2010 edition will be launched to catch Rubeku Honor of Medal has become the first film with the same title will remove the memorable subtitle, the age and background of the contemporary move to Afghanistan so far the second world war. In addition, the single player part of Electronic Arts Los Angeles studio (EALA), the Swedish Multiplayer EA EA DICE&#8217;s all produced works that addressed the system.</p>
<p>&#8220;Medal of Honor&#8221; official site (in English: age verification required)</p>
<p>Incidentally, for single and multi division of labor by several studios, &#8220;BioShock 2&#8243; (PC / PlayStation 3/Xbox 360) and &#8220;Return to Castle Wolfenstein&#8221; (PC) in such cases, it is not so unusual, Medal of Honor is different even in the game engine, the single player of the Epic Games &#8220;Unreal Engine 3&#8243;, but also on EA DICE&#8217;s multiplayer &#8220;Frostbite Engine&#8221; is used. As if I feel like that is shipped with two titles on the subject of the same.</p>
<p>New EA such expectations, Honor of Medal, as I mentioned in a post on June 22, July 18, one month from the date of June 18, 2010, PlayStation 3 PC β multiplayer version version were tested (Xbox, but will also test version of the β 360, currently pending start date.) This is the ulterior motive was to introduce briefly summarized their impressions of the test.<br />
Of course, further refine the product should be altered so many, the impression of the current tests have been β only. The movie and screenshots posted here are under development, is also possible that changes in the future, thank you one.</p>
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<p>Battle for Afghanistan war, the two forces</p>
<p>Test β this, shop Medal of Honor, but not to participate with the key code get in and to book now, EA Japan Store of Medal of Honor has not been made accepting reservations from Japan may be a bit difficult to join. Also, notice that I have been released for the Japanese version you buy or trouble than they are in English.<br />
Incidentally, we were held in July when EA 6 E3 using the key code written on the card was distributed at the booth, took part in this test. Played the PC models, and consumer equipment and therefore might have different details. Be appreciated to be aware that, you know, the rest was Rettsupurei.</p>
<p>Medal of Honor multiplayer test of β, which is available in two modes. One, Team Assault, which is up to 24 people that can participate Chimudesumatchi. That run the gamut of techniques to kill each divided into two players, familiar things. Battlefield maps and &#8220;Kabul City Ruins&#8221; has been named this again, probably Kabul. The power is out &#8220;Coalition&#8221;, or &#8220;association&#8221; and &#8220;Insurgent&#8221;, or &#8220;rebel forces&#8221; are two. Union is nothing if not American, is the guerrilla rebels in Afghanistan.</p>
<p>Another mode in Combat Mission, &#8220;Battlefield: Bad company 2&#8243; (PC / PlayStation 3/Xbox 360) of &#8220;Rush&#8221; has been adopted rules similar to the mode. The map &#8220;Helmand Valley&#8221; has been named, but the offensive and defensive &#8220;pillbox&#8221; or &#8220;slit trench&#8221; What a fight for such objects. Compete at once in one place always, if destroyed the attack block block the road for example, are unlocked as the target pillbox then it Dandori a scramble for it and gather there is friend or foe . The map has five such goals, and if you destroy all the attacking, defender if possible and keep winning all the time limit.<br />
The association is responsible for the attack constantly, rebel forces took charge of the defense. Chimudesumatchi same number of players is up to 24 people participated.</p>
<p>Because we know in the defense or attack where the attacker, but that the air would be more advantageous for the defense to ambush, to the attack to overcome the handicaps that M3 is available in the car combat armored Bradley. The defense RPG (rocket-tank) and can compete in, but it&#8217;s destructive power is formidable. Thus, Medal of Honor Multiplayer does not have necessarily been limited to fighting between the infantry, some will be provided maps that come out this vehicle class.</p>
<p>Corps players choose either mode at the &#8220;Rifleman&#8221; &#8220;Special Ops&#8221;, and &#8220;Sniper&#8221; is three and less. But look at the recent EA titles, Bad company 2 4 classes, and casual, aimed at &#8220;Battlefield 1943&#8243; (PlayStation 3/Xbox 360) and three classes and is a similar feeling. &#8220;Battlefield 2&#8243; (PC) The seven corps that maybe too much. Incidentally, the rival series, Call of Duty Modern Warfare five (out of three from the first use), but there is classes, and continue to play, they will be able to customize the system to like the class immediately.</p>
<p>(Left) to choose from three different corps. (Right) and items that are unlocked, this &#8220;Change Gear&#8221; screen attached to the weapon. Anrokkuaitemu also which is highly effective<br />
(Left) 08 career stages. (Right) includes any kind of game awards to motivate</p>
<p>Medal of Honor is a branch of the army and weapons in multiplayer is fixed and can pick up weapons to use seem not dropped dead soldiers. Characteristics of each branch of the army, but multiplayer FPS players will be familiar, Rifleman or assault rifle is SAW (Squad automatic weapon) charge with the medium-range combat, Ops Spec Carbine and Shotgun are close by for the Special Forces distance fighting, and fighting Sniper is good at long range with sniper rifles.<br />
Which choice is personal preference. Rifleman I chose to become a victim of random Spec Ops because of Naifukiru, Spec Ops, but I feel like a favor, Sniper, so tend to victims of sniper rifle, there is no particular advantages and disadvantages of class I think.</p>
<p>Career up to join the battle, that you can upgrade your weapons with it, which is also a familiar feature. Career Level One &#8220;Recruit&#8221; from level 8 &#8220;T1 Recruit&#8221; up there, with advancing level &#8220;Ekusutoramagajin&#8221; &#8220;suppressor&#8221; site &#8220;Red Dot&#8221; will be able to use such items (more than For Rifleman. Anrokkuaitemu is different for each class.)<br />
These items, &#8220;Change Gear&#8221; screen that can be attached to your gun. Not necessarily have to be fitted but not quite any items highly effective, resulting in &#8220;more favorable long was playing,&#8221; it will become unavoidable. FPS is also a recent online features in common.</p>
<p>I see a career high point is of course required for your career up a little more, if the last T1 Recruit, over 10 million points (!), Its value will be terrible. Well, the point β 1 billion a month testing period, so in practice almost impossible, &#8220;I can come out of the retail version of those&#8221; in the sense that it has not been implemented yet. But the world is so large, strong players that already have a T1 might be recruits. I think not.<br />
Incidentally, T1 is a special forces hero of the single player belongs to &#8220;Tier 1&#8243; of it. The case became a member T1 Multiplayer, &#8220;beard Difficulty&#8221; There are rumors that become, true?</p>
<p>The game focused on close combat system hot</p>
<p>Launched in 2002 Medal of Honor: Allied Assault&#8217;s multiplayer, there are some problems such as game balance, which was very good reputation. However, because the number of players hit after all, and it was circulated and made a patch for the balance of the volunteer, remember that it was made the top players had decent numbers until around 2008.<br />
at the time, and slap shot finds the enemy, hiding in shadows using emergency pack shot and then later return fire reprimand, a seesaw battle the Pureifiru (strictly personal impression ※).</p>
<p>But the latest series Multiplayer, Allied Assault is a different atmosphere and time of all. Fast paced which ends in about 20 minutes longer than a single battle, a large damage when shot, will fall by a couple of. Physical recovery is not automatic emergency pack, no class, so the role of Medic also easily killed from that point. Ammunition, but to supply ammunition boxes were placed in the location shown on the map, personally, can not feel alive and Cha shot off.<br />
Therefore, finding the enemy base to move around quickly, it will be shot. And continuously work to achieve the kill, if the union solicitation &#8220;bombing&#8221;, but also when rebel forces &#8220;asked mortar attack&#8221; will be possible. This is also the enormous destructive power, even going very well apart from the bombing site, or you down roots. However, the time to Risupon short, it is possible to return to the front quickly revived. Appears each time point defeat an enemy, it is enough for a casual atmosphere.</p>
<p>Incidentally strike / not to disrupt the whole scene so that the mortar attack on the building, as seen Bad Company Frostbite Engine Using 2 &#8220;Distraction&#8221; is not introduced. Some objects can be destroyed, but limited. Posted on May 16 at 6 E3 to write a report of this work for EA DICE producer Patrick Liu said the aim of the Medal of Honor Multiplayer &#8220;oppressive force in close combat&#8221; as that which, Will the emphasis on simplicity rather than unnecessarily complicated rules.</p>
<p>As the aim was mainly infantry battle between, it was done playing it multiplayer with the impression that speedy repeat it again. Keri is easy to take it into a short time, there would continue to catapult addictive. By default it is not friendly fire, bad, without being conscious about Chimaku. Weapons and large bombing / accent may have been a mortar. Overall, the amazing multiplayer FPS I have experienced less atmosphere to play beginners is easy to play.</p>
<p>&#8220;Principal melee&#8221; attacks &#8220;by the special kill&#8221; continuous, such that rival Call of Duty series is definitely a strong notion that, after the game that might come up with or how much independence. But is anxious about the lack of single player, I personally feel that one is full of hope to release soon.</p>
<p>This is a translated version of Japanese Article that may not be as accurate as a professional one.</p>
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		<title>APB &#8211; brilliant concept that unfortunately is not well developed</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 02:08:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>EDWARD WONG</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[All Points Bulletin is a third person shooter and MMO. The boys of Realtime Worlds, Crackdown known, were convinced that mixing two genres a good outcome. Do they convince us? Often, we tremble when we have reviewed an MMO. If there is a genre where the games at launch just to play often, then it [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.mmogamesite.com/gamelist/mmorpg/all-points-bulletin-apb.html" target="_blank">All Points Bulletin</a> is a third person shooter and MMO. The boys of Realtime Worlds, Crackdown known, were convinced that mixing two genres a good outcome. Do they convince us?</p>
<p>Often, we tremble when we have reviewed an MMO. If there is a genre where the games at launch just to play often, then it is to MMO&#8217;s. All Points Bulletin has this problem in any case, the game runs well and everything seems to work. Unfortunately, by this game in other ways wrong.</p>
<p>Let us start with what a game really is APB. The idea is brilliant. When the first information started to flow in this game, because it seemed that a sort of GTA online would be. That alone is a great idea. The founder of Realtime Worlds, David Jones, is the same man who made the original Grand Theft Auto has helped create. Moreover, let the studio with Crackdown see they can make good games. We were at least enthusiastic.</p>
<p>The game takes place in San Paro, a fictional city that is completely at odds. Gangs do what they want, the police are completely out of control and citizens can help catch crooks (as cabs). When the game starts, you can choose from two groups. The good guys, Enforcers, are the citizens who are tired and want to sweep up the city. You can also choose the side of the criminals. After creating your character you get a tutorial presented somewhat thin and it is up to you to be famous or just notorious San Paro.<br />
Match making</p>
<p>The strongest point of this game is that you actively have to find other players, chase and shooting to prevent them from missions to complete your mission or halted. Your opponents are chosen through a pretty nice match making system, which ensures that the players are all about equally good or that one of the teams more than the other players at skill-gap to make up. The game knows how good you are by analyzing how fast you do your missions and how good you are at shooting.</p>
<p>It is the system of shooting that APB as first his mouth, and yet more than one MEA appears to be a shooter, because it just feels wrong. This is mainly because it does not matter where you touch the other players. In all cases, you cause the same damage. So no headshots. Because of this feeling very stiff in shootings. Also driving around does not feel quite right. It is difficult to describe, but it looks like the game a bit too slow to react when you send.</p>
<p>However, APB also fun. If you&#8217;re a good team of four or more men a group of criminals chased by the city to finally have a big shoot out in a garage, then you still get a smile on your face. All missions are soon gone, and with a great team and daring opponents will you in the beginning you never get bored. Often the missions so that as soon as both teams at some point there must be for something to steal or protect, with the result that many hectic moments you experienced.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, there simply is not enough to do. The game has only two zones and both have only a few hours (maybe ten hours if you do it quietly) on various missions. What is again developed well, is to adjust your character and your vehicle. You can really change everything and make sure you&#8217;ve a unique look. So if you fall when you actually walk down the street. There are also many upgrades, new weapons and gadgets available.</p>
<p>No MMO feeling</p>
<p>APB fails so as shooter, but also as a MMO game can not deliver. A strong point of MMO games is that you feel part of something big, with many players you are working with each other and together various missions / quests to accomplish. All Points Bulletin is missing in this sense. You&#8217;ll be other players and there is always something to see, but more than a few dozen will not come. This, plus there are not enough missions, makes the game a little MMO proposes.</p>
<p>All Points Bulletin is a brilliant concept that unfortunately is not well developed. The two main elements that could make this game well &#8211; namely, driving and shooting &#8211; do not good with the result that only a moderate APB game with little content. Yet the game can be enjoyable, if only for a moment. You get fifty hours playing time when you buy the game (the more you buy gaming) and fifty hours is more than enough to do everything twice and never looking back.</p>
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		<title>The Legend of Crystal Valley Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 06:44:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever heard of Cateia Games? No? Neither do I. When it comes to publisher dtp entertainment, but this will change with The Legend of Crystal Valley. After our test, however, doubts remain as to whether the hopes are justified in the Croatian Adventure. That will send a box for a long does not play well, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ever heard of Cateia Games? No? Neither do I. When it comes to publisher dtp entertainment, but this will change with The Legend of Crystal Valley. After our test, however, doubts remain as to whether the hopes are justified in the Croatian Adventure.</p>
<p>That will send a box for a long does not play well, it is clear after the first few minutes protagonist Eve. Unusually obscure you throw The Legend of Crystal Valley, namely in the story. A dead mother here, a towering father there, a cryptic suicide note and a mysterious medallion to the fundamentals of the timbered to the redhead story. The hair color is not the most striking feature of a caring daughter, but her stiff demeanor. In the poorly made and also to make boring intro you get an insight into the restricted movement abilities of the character model. Rigid fingers, wrist, and a lack of arm movement, the one worthy Gipsträgers reveal either the small-scale defects in the studio or his enthusiasm for robots.</p>
<p>Before you can dive into in Crystal Valley, must find her before the entrance to the parallel world.<br />
Unfortunately, many remain in the game itself rather rudimentary animations, which strikes primarily by the fact that they are running unnaturally slowly. If the woman, for example, to a pump to transport water by muscle from the depths of the earth in the bucket provided, then it looks almost comical. Obviously it had to want to make but after one show and omitted from now, the simplest acts through a few livelier movements. To open the e.g. Geheimdurchgang one or a bird cage simply by Fade: cage, short black screen cage. This has been truly something magical, which I have the basic tenor conveniently, also correctly described. Thus doth expect a world that has similarities to Alice in Wonderland.</p>
<p>Once there, you expect miraculous events and a lot of magic.</p>
<p>Did they leave in search of his own father once the native farm through the hidden passage to the Crystal Valley, an encounter witches, giants and many other abstruse journeymen. Interesting because it is unfortunately not, because on the one hand acts as the plot of far-fetched, and on the other hand, the authors seem to have been not even sure where they really wanted out over long distances. Instead of a great adventure to tell, the story revolves in a circle and often serves only as a template for the far too simple puzzle. We must help others in a village, the central statue again prepare to which one has stolen the ruby eye. Said that jewel in the only safe there, which can be opened with the only searchable key is already a remarkable coincidence. Airs through the good deed on top of the curse of the small village and repair the residents from the nearby bridge gratitude to you, to enable the traveling, then these are a few too many coincidences and clumsy dramaturgy.</p>
<p>Bodies challenging puzzles often the salt in the soup adventure is there, the greatest difficulty in Kristalltal simply to overlook an object in the background, for a hot-spot function is absent altogether. Provided, however, the puzzles consist of only a few combinations and puzzles that have unfortunately no claim and are much too simple. This naturally has an impact on playing time, even at the beginners just not likely to be abundant. For more than half a day, I certainly was not busy.</p>
<p>Also in terms of control Cateias work breaks with the tradition. So the character is not motivated by double-clicking on the quick run but over the space bar. Also, double-clicks on outputs you beam only in the adjoining room, if you have this at least once before entering the normal way. The legitimate question: Why? While I was in this situation still Knoble, a different problem is pressing into my consciousness. Eve does not speak. At least not with the player. The flashes of their best reserves for itself and punishes you with nonverbal contempt. Instead, it is to read their observations at the bottom of the screen. Well, if you know that can be gained by repeated viewing of objects and new knowledge.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, both are below average story as well as technical presentation.<br />
Opens my alter ego talking to the NPCs but then out of the blue mouth, then I hear a sympathetic voice, which breathes the naive dialogue lines an almost fatalistic character. Under the motto: &#8220;I must collect three herbs to open the tomb? Okay. &#8220;Other speakers do, however, even harder, so that the synchronization can not even among the strengths of the game. Left are only the background to offset the damage to date, overall negative impression, but these are not able to make me break out in cheers storms. Appropriate would be the word of my choice because of interesting details or loosening movement you have to do without. No wonder even more that the music in the tragedy and blends harmoniously with meaningless monotony advise against to give her any attention.</p>
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