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9
Nov

Call of Duty – Black Ops

The game, Call of Duty – Black Ops, arrived today (release day), after me ordering it with just one day to go…I forgot until pretty late. Demand can’t have been that high or just massive overstock, I don’t know.  However, I can’t really say if I am impressed or not. It’s just another Call of Duty with the obligatory extras that keep the game “fresh”.

I played through a few levels of the single player campaign.  The was an “entertaining” glitch on the first level at about the half-way point which caused two teammates to appear on a roof. As a result……stuck. Woohoo.  Restart and, at least this time, it was fine but, after seeing that, my attention was waning.

After a couple of levels, I decided to call that quits and go to play zombies. Zombie Nazis from World at War are back and a lot of fun.

Maybe more of the classic online modes will be a bit more entertaining, only time will tell. I just hope it’s engaging enough the game doesn’t get left gathering dust. Regardless of how much it’s played, you can bet on being sucked in and doing it all again on the next release.

23
Sep
Japanese billboard for High School of the Dead Music

Anime, Games and TV Stuff

Since my holiday, time has just disappeared. So much to do, what appears to be no time.  Last weekend I attended Japan Matsuri in London, Japan away from Japan, somehow that is already a week ago.

So… anyway, lots in the world of Anime, Games & TV.

Tokyo Game Show 2010. I’ve not really had any time to watch all of the footage, but, things of note;

  • Devil May Cry
  • Kinect Sports
  • Last Guardian
  • Tekken Tag Tournament 2
  • Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2
    visually more impressive than the first and I’m assuming the story continues where the first left off
  • Deus Ex: Human Revolution
    I really hope that Trailer is the game engine rendering live, but I highly doubt it

Several upcoming blu-ray releases, a notable non-anime is a double box Death Note: Live action.  Blu-ray Anime include;

  • Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood – Volume 2
  • The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
  • Eden of the East
  • Eureka Seven movie
  • Rin (US only)
  • D Gray-Man (US only)

thankfully my import PS3 has arrived for a couple of those.

  • K-On ended
  • Highschool of the dead ended (although seems open for a 2nd)
  • Mitsudomoe ending (2nd season suggested to start January 2011) currently on Crunchyroll

American TV picks up again for me for the next couple of months as well, so I feel its going to be busy.

There is also MUCH more that I am interested in from each of the above, but there are not enough hours in the day.