XBL Radio Review-”The Monkey King, The Legend Begins” (Wii)

Appearances can sometimes be deceiving, especially when it comes to the front cover of a video game. I felt this way as soon as i saw the case cover art for a game on the Wii called “The Monkey King: The Legend Begins”. I thought I was going to end up with a game similar to God of War, kind of like a hack and slash type of deal, oh boy was I wrong. This is an old school 2D side scrolling shooting game, but it is mediocre at best. Anyways, let us get right to the review, shall Wii.

First of all, the story is lame, predictable, and way too short. You can choose to either be Wukung Chen or Mei Mei, who are both training to be cloud masters (whatever that means), and fight your way through 6 different levels in order to save the world from cute pets who have turned into monsters (again, very boring and lame). There is no spoken dialogue in the game, instead there are just text scenes to explain the story. These are cheesy, and are not really needed because the premise is so simple to begin with. Let us move on to graphics and gameplay.

The graphics are refreshing and simple. Everything is presented in a side-scrolling 2D matter, which is nice to see, but at this point, games on the Wii need to look at the very least a little bit better than this. I honestly felt like I was playing a game on the SNES, do not get me wrong, the SNES was awesome, but if I wanted to play an SNES game, I would just play one of my virtual console games instead of wasting my time on this. The graphics can be summed up in one word, outdated.

The gameplay is a little too easy as well. you hold the Wii remote sideways, move with the d-pad up, down, left, and right, shoot your weapon with the 2 button, and that is about it. You can also tilt your Wii remote from side to side to tilt the screen, but this is neither a necessary task to accomplish in order to complete the game, or fun to do, it is more of just an addition that means nothing. You do also get special moves that you can use by pressing the 1 button, but you do not need them, simply because every enemy in the game can be defeated by holding down the 2 button to shoot your weapon until an enemy is defeated. The boss fights are a joke, and take about 30 seconds to complete each time, so the game is not much of a challenge either. If the boss fights were a little more difficult, and if there was more powerups to use, the gameplay might be exciting, but it is not.

If you are looking for a game with replay value, great graphics, and interesting gameplay, look elsewhere. I completed this game in less than an hour, and there ws nothing to do expect play the levels in an arcade mode, or race through each of the levels as fast as possible after I was done with it. With nothing to unlock from playing either of these modes, there is no reason to explore this game past the main quest. You can also play through this game with a friend, but I would not recommend it, mainly because your health bar is split into halves, when it should just be one full bar for each character, very disappointing.

My final verdict: Rent it, play it once, finish the game, then return it, and never look back. Even though it is only $9.99, i still cannot recommend it to anyone, there are just way too many problems with it.

Until next time gamers, this is B4 signing off

Take Care,

MrB4

8 Hours of Act Raiser

Act Raiser was a 1990’s side-scrolling action platformer meets city builder meets multi-directional shooter with RPG elements. It looked great, played great; was long, fun, and had an excellent soundtrack………..in it’s time. Don’t get me wrong, I think it still ” holds up ” but you know these kids now a days. Read the rest of this entry »

XBL Radio Ver 81.5- “A little late, but it still counts”

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Note: We apologize for being late with the release of this show, but due to two holidays slamming together (New Years and Christmas) at the same time, things got hectic. Even though we are a little late, it still counts, you are getting the podcast either way. Enjoy the Show!

Topics Include:

Apparently Video Games are not recession proof, find out why?
Home is making Sony a killing despite problems, and Silverthorne has a problem with that.
World at War and Prince of Persia down to $49, could we be heading back to this price point for games during this generation?
New Mickey Mouse game being made by the creator of the Deus EX series, is the Wii to blame for all of these casual games?
Take Two spends $11 million dollars, just so they will not be bought out by EA. Was this decision really worth it in the end?
No Yay or Nay this week, instead, we talk about what all of us got for Christmas.
All this and more!
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Friend Request Episode 5

What is up XBL Radio listeners, it is Mr B4 here bringing you the fifth episode of the Friend Request show.

Our guest for this show is 40 years old from Hudson, New York , he likes to play shooter and role-playing games, is a writer for Platform Nation, and likes to blow up zombies with son in Left 4 Dead.

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What we will be discussing:
Pre-order bonuses for video games, and how it can sometimes give gamers an unfair advantage.
The Wii, and how it needs more mature games to appeal to hardcore gamers
All this and more!
Thanks for listening, Please leave us a comment on the show or send us an e-mail at: xblradio@platformnation.com.

If you would like to be a guest on the show, send me an email at mrb4@platformnation.com with your Xbox Live Gamertag and I will add you to the guest list. Or you can leave a response in the forums at forums.platformnation.com, under XBL Radio show discussion topic Friend Request show guest with the same information.

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Next Metal Gear Title coming to the 360?

Hey what is up XBL Radio listeners, B4 here bring you the latest news as to what is going on in the gaming community.

I found an image on n4g.com today, that was released by the Kojima Productions website, and from the looks of it, it looks like that a new Metal Gear game should be on its way very soon. The only problem with this is from the looks of this image, it seems to me that the next title in the series will not be releasing on the PS3. A lot of speculation is taking place that this next game could release on the 360 because of the green lights and power button, on the Wii or DSi because of the exclamation points, on the ipod touch for the same reason, or on the PC because of the power button as well. There has also been speculation that this might have something to do with Metal Gear Acid, because of the exclamation points as well.

Whatever way you look at it, PS3 owners are set to be dissappointed this time around. The question that I pose is, are you excited that a new Metal Gear game is coming out, or are you disappointed that the franchise is not staying exclusive to the PS3?

Either way, I will let you, the gamers, make the call

Until next time gamers, this is B4 signing off

Take Care,

Mr B4

Links to story:

http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2008/12/05/next-metal-gear-not-ps3/

http://www.pushingplay.com/2008/12/05/a-next-metal-gear-is-damn-you-hideo/

XBL Radio ver 79.5- “Fighting through the pain(and sickness)”

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Thoughts on the NXE, good or bad, and what could be improved to make it better.
Gears 2 MP patch release, now it will not take 20 minutes to play one online game, hooray!
Halo 3: Recon renamed to Halo 3: ODST, WTF?
Eidos is delaying bad scores Tomb Raider: Underworld on certain sites. A game is what it is, and we all have our opinions, but what do we know right?
Those who buy a Wii speak secondhand can still have the Wii Speak channel, find out how this is possible.
Assassin’s Creed 2 somewhat confirmed, let the pickpocketing begin!
Mr B4’s thoughts on Sonic Unleashed, does it save the franchise from extinction?
Yay or Nay with GTA IV for the PC, Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories, Destroy all Humans: Path of the Furon, Prince of Persia, and Banjo-Kazooie for the XBLA.
All this and more!
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XBL Radio ver. 78.5- “Welcome back!”

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Note: Hello everyone, there was no 77.5 due to Mr B4 being sick and Silverthorne being out of town. Here is our next episode for all of you to enjoy. We apologize for the inconvenience, but enjoy this episode anyway.

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Circuit City files for chapter 11, is Best Buy too much for them?
Microsoft giving away 1,000,000 MS points when NXE debuts, who really needs that many points?
Mirror’s Edge talk, does it redifine the FPS action genre?, see what we think.
Gears 2 vs. Resistance 2, which one is better?
Wii Speak just released, but if you want to get all of its features, there is something you need to keep in mind. Listen to find out what that something is.
Yay or Nay with Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe, Tomb Raider Underworld, Need for Speed Undercover, Left 4 Dead, Prince of Persia, Sonic Unleashed, and Skate it.
All this and more!
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XBL Radio ver 76.5- “The Latency Episode”

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Note: Due to some audio issues, we had to name this “The Latency Episode”. There was a recording issue that occurred, and we are sorry about that. We have noticed it, and will fix this for our next show. Silverthorne edited it the best he could so we could get you a show ASAP, so just keep that in mind and enjoy the show anyways.

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Storage solution for 360s without HDD for NXE, rip-off or good idea?
Bioshock 2 Teaser Trailer hits the net, who’s excited for the next installment in this popular franchise?
EndWar demo hits Xbox Live, does voice command work well, or sound like AOL Point and Speak?
Obama ads in Burnout Paradise, clever or ridiculous idea?
Ghostbusters picked up by Atari, it is about friggin time.
Microsoft sued in California for 360 hardware failures, it is about time somebody said something about this issue.
Yay or Nay with Far Cry 2, Fable II, Spider-Man: Web of Shadows, Little Big Planet, Wii Music, Bioshock (PS3), and Rock Band 2 (PS3)
All this and more!
Thanks for listening, Please leave us a comment on the show or send us an e-mail at: xblradio@platformnation.com

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XBL Radio ver 75.5 “The Train Wreck/Reunion” Show!

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Wal-Mart to release AC/DC Track Pack for Rock Band for $40. What ever happened to DLC Albums?
New DS to debut in Japan later this year, and late 2009 for the US. Is it worth getting?, see what we think.
Allstate to offer senior citizens a discount on their car insurance if they play video games, do we really need them on the road anyway?
Mr B4’s thoughts on the PES 2009 demo.
Yay or Nay with Dead Space, Saints Row 2, Midnight Club LA, NBA Live 09, NBA 2K9, and Rock Revolution.
All this and more!
Thanks for listening, Please leave us a comment on the show or send us an e-mail at: xblradio@platformnation.com

P.S.-A new show is coming to XBL Radio, our friend request show. If you want to be a guest on this show, send an email to me at MrB4@platformnation, or visit the post I made in the forums at forums.platformnation.com under XBL Radio Show Discussion to sign up, and to also find out what this show is all about.

 

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New Mega Man DLC

After only being out for just a few weeks, Mega Man 9 is getting downloadable content this week. WiiWare Channel will get its DLC today, while XBLA will get the content tomorrow, with the PSN following on Thursday. We are getting two pieces of content, Endless attack and Proto Man Mode. Here is the press release of what these two items will have in store for us.

Endless Attack – Test your skills on a stage without end. Try to break the record for getting the farthest. Results will be displayed in the Rankings page. Not compatible with other Challenges.

Proto Man Mode - Play the game as Proto Man. Some of Proto Man’s abilities may differ from Mega Man’s. Proto Man has the Charge Shot ability, Power Slide ability, and a shield that he can utilize to deflect bullets at enemies. However, Proto Man also takes double damage and has double bounce back when he is hit.

There is no story for Proto Man and he is not compatible with Rankings or Challenges.

No word on the cost for this DLC, but for all you die hard Mega Man fans that might have beat the game already, here is some more content for you.
Also adding to this, rumor has it that there will be more DLC available on October 20th.
Check out some images after the jump.

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