Wizard 101 Game Review

What would it look like if Harry Potter walked into the world of Pokemon? Well, Wizard 101 is great way to get an idea of what it would be like. The game is chalked full of magic cards that you will use in battle against the evils in the world. This is turn-based RPG that has a beautiful graphic battle scene for every move. Although, after a few battles you will become tired of the scenes that take up some precious questing time. To refill your energy and mana you have to walk into these little orbs everywhere which can also be a grueling task to take on if you are extremely low on either of these. Quests are done just like any other MMORPG out there... find a person with a mark over their head talk to them and go on about your day. One fine thing about the questing aspect is that the creators were nice enough to give us an arrow to lead us on our way so that we don't get lost trying to find the quest area. It does get a little confusing though when the quest is in a building because it will seem as though the area is on the opposite side of the building. The community is really pretty young, but they are all helpful except the few kids that just want to talk smack to everyone. This game can be enjoyed by all in the family, because of the chat filter that is pretty darned picky. There are a lot of regular non-profanity words that it will not allow due to them being used with other words to create the bad ones.

Ratings (1-5):
Game Play: 4
Community: 4
Graphics: 4
Overall: 4

 

Magic World Online : Game Review

If you liked Diablo or Cronous then you would probably like the Magic World Online. This game is fast paced from the get-go with plenty of monsters to kill, npc’s to talk to, and quests to complete. Leveling up is fairly easy and quick. (Tip: When you are doing the quests look at the name of the person to look for and check the map. Then you can scroll over the dots to find where they are and click there to make you auto walk to them.) The map is not very user friendly with only using co-ordinates, but it does come in handy. It would have been better to configure your own stats when you level up instead of it doing it for you. Community is pretty slim too. There is more around when you gain levels and move out of the newbie area. The community does not try to help you that very much either. So, don’t plan on asking questions and getting answers from people. The graphics are good although you will be irate at times when the monsters are crowding around you all the time. This was a huge complaint of mine. The monsters should be scattered more instead of a hundred of them standing on top of you, causing you to click on things you don’t want to. The areas/cities are very small with not that much area to run around and explore. This was a turn off for me to not have a vast amount of grounds to examine and dominate.

Game Ratings (1-10):
Game Graphics: 7.5
Game Community: 3.5
Game Play: 6.5
Game Controls: 8

Dragon Oath

I have been playing the new closed beta version of Dragon Oath that was just recently opened up for public to play. This game has an awesome feel to the world, although there is a lot walking from here to there and everywhere. The auto function to bring you to the next area will be a life saver for your mouse or pad. Dragon Oath is a 2D view with camera angling. I find that the camera angling is easy to use, but not very necessary. The quest system can be confusing at first until you figure it all out. And, the available quest functions are the best for helping you decide what area or quest to venture off to next. The team playing is fun and easy to use. The community will help you out and it is pretty easy to find people to join teams with you. You will be pissed off several times when you are fighting a boss, get close to killing them, then someone runs up kills them and steals that kill right out from under you. Make sure that you appraise and identify all items before you sell them in order to get the maximum amount of gold from them. Buffing your skills can make or break you in this game too. Make sure to stay on top of that. Dragon Oath is def. a need to try game.

Game Review: Grand Fantasia (in closed beta)

I got an email to join in on the closed beta for Grand Fantasia by Aeria Games. And, for a free game this blew me away. The graphics are pretty nice. Not what you would have expected, although it looks slightly childish, but really isn't when you get down into the nitty gritty of the game. Leveling is fun and easy to do. There is some confusion about where to go at times to find the best level monster since there is not notification of their levels. There is a color difference in their names such as yellow for equal to you and red is higher. The spirits are annoying little monsters that will make you want to pull your eyeballs out of the sockets. The darn critters keep crying on you if you do anything remotely wrong. Such as not spending time with them, getting them to work too hard, or just plain being mean :) The spirits are like your little assistants. You set them to go out and collect materials and build things for you such as armor and weapons. Community is small of course, but as I was playing there was no shortage of other members to play with and talk to. It's going to be worth the time to play!

Goonzu - Game Review #9

Smacking little bunnies, mushrooms, and squirrels with a sword is what I call "fun". There is nothing like getting a bit of revenge on mother nature. In Goonzu you get to do all of this. It has it's own economy that allows you to participate in the worlds fake stock market, enjoy some great towns with guilds, and non-stop action while your chatting. The community is massive for this game with them making websites for guilds to chat on, talk to pretty much anyone and they would gladly participate in a conversation, and team fighting to battle down those REALLY strong foes. The time that will be taken from your life to put into this game will be well worth it. Build your wealth and buy things that make you look better or more powerful. They do have a store that allows you to skip spending the time to build up the money and purchase things at an accelerated rate or you can purchase special items that can't be bought or made through the game. I don't like spending money as you peeps may know, although I do spend a few bucks to get a pretty horse to ride on that is not available anywhere but in the store. Give it a try and it will surprise you!



My Ratings (1-10):
Game Play - 9.5
Game Control - 8
Game Graphics - 9
Game Community - 10

Evony : Game Review #8

Sometimes games can be completely ruined by being an in-browser game. I try to steer from these if possible, but Evony caught my eye. As a lover of Age of Empires and Civilization, I just had to give Evony. I was completely shocked by the game and the ability to get someone stuck playing for a long period of time. It was graphically a little better than expected being a browser game. The community is huge and active all the time 24/7. The beginning is completely laid out for you on how to start if you just follow the quests given at the start. They sell you extras and everything to get their dough, but the game seems to play fine without it. To become a super powerful town though I would recommend spending the extra few bucks. They call their money cents... It was a little confusing to pay dollars to buy cents but the more I thought about it then it came to me... cents would have been more like a midieval term dealing with money. This game is a high recommend to play! Give it a shot and guarantee that you will be hooked for days to come.



My Rating (1-10):
Game Play: 9
Game Graphics: 7
Game Controls: 9
Game Community: 10

Fiesta Online : Game Review #7

Ok... I might be a little kiddish at times and like the dorkiest (if that is a word) things, but it just got a little ridiculous. I started playing Fiesta and thought that the games overall graphics were just completely awesome. The game does require a bit of a work horse pc to play. The game is well worth playing just see it. As I got further into the game I realized very quickly that the fighting was less than what I had expected. Also, the confusing skill mastery will utterly frustrate you at the beginning. I don't like playing a game that requires me to read a manual... that is one of the ways that I weed out games that I think are unworthy. The quests were... well... not there. I found myself fighting mushrooms for a few hours thinking it would get better! But, to my dismay it did not. The range of monsters were minimal. It also seemed that as I got further into the game that the monsters all seemed to be the same just different levels. Mushrooms, mushrooms, and more mushrooms... When you are resting you even turn into a mushroom house! I was wondering what could have been on their minds as they were designing this game. The focus seemed to be too much on what it looked like rather than the amount of content that it contained. As I said before I do not use books, manuals, or cheats to figure things out and even days later I still had not figured out the skill system. A better beginners help would benefit people greatly in this. After a while I did figure out that you can click on things like flowers, wood, and herbs to gather stuff.. oo.. and mushrooms :( The community seems to be there for the game, but there seems to be this lack in activity from them. I always try to talk to people as I play to get info, reactions, and advice. But, the people playing this game seemed to not respond to ANY of my questions. They would just go on doing what they were doing and ignore me. The methods of fighting were simple, but could have been put together better. Fiesta surprised me yet, dissappointed me at the same time with this game. Especially with how largely played this game is. Click below to download and play free!

My Rating (1-10):
Game Play - 6.5
Game Graphics - 9.5
Game Controls - 7
Game Community - 4

Xfire : The gamers instant messenger

Right now I am testing out the quality and the worthiness of a program called Xfire. Which is the gamer's version of yahoo or aol instant messenger. You can see what games your friends are playing at the time and also join in on their games with just one click. It gives ability to take screen shots and immediately send them to friends or you can save them to your pc. You can do voice chat through this program also. So far I would totally recommend it and if you join then add me to your friends! My handle is randi2kewl as it is in all games that I play!

Click here to download the software!

Knights, Beasts, Magic short but sweet!

I was browsing through all the games online as I always do and I ran across this interesting one. This game was very short with only 6 levels at this time. But, those 6 levels were pretty fun. It's name is Knight Beast and Magic. This game would be pretty awesome if it was longer and added to the options. If there was an online multiplayer game like this then I think it would be a good one. Click here to check it out! Enjoy this one for the short amount of time you have with it:)

Fantasy Tennis : Game Review #6

I ran across this game that just seemed to catch my eye and looked interesting compared to the other kinds of games that I have played. The name of the game is Fantasy Tennis. The game is all about playing tennis in more of a magical RPG environment. Whether you like sports or not it still has a lot of fun things going on with it. Seems to be very popular around the world since you will see a lot of talking in other languages. The game allows you to customize your character with strength, endurance, dexterity, and so on... just as any RPG would have you do. You can purchase team mate characters or play with a live online character. Your character gets money and experience for winning games. You can use the money to buy magic rackets, clothes, and spell like moves. Tons of new things that can keep you interested for a long period of time. The graphics were phenominal for such a small download. More of an animated cartoon type theme to the game. Eye appealing, interactive, and customizable...is there anything else it could have? Chats, forums, and a huge community of people that enjoy the game and have become addicted to it. Make sure that you at least give it a try. Small download, free, and addictive which makes it a must play in my book!



My Ratings (1-10):
Game Play:9
Game Graphics:9.5
Game Controls:8
Game Community:9

EUO MMORPG : Game Review #5

I regrettably made my life’s biggest mistake last night. I am sad to say that I downloaded the EUO game. It was meant to be like the older 2d games out there, but the game play was way too slow. The character moves at a snails pace which gets you all pissed off in the first place. Then everything uses keys. You have to keep referring back to the guide in order to know what each key does. If you like games where you hold down the control button and keeping hitting arrows each time you want to attack a creature then this game is for you. The community is like non existent, at least to what I saw. If you know of me being wrong on this then please send me in the right direction. You need to have a whole lot of time on your hands and be extremely bored to play this game. But, that is just my own opinion (yea I will enjoy the snide comments and evil hatemails. If you like a slower paced game and the old school styles it will be like that. It reminds me of the original Zelda and how that was played. The sign in screen gets kind of annoying also, since it doesn’t remember who you are and your character’s name. I have a tough time with my memory , so that doesn’t help my cause at all. The ups were that it is free, there might be 1 or 2 people to talk to on there. Their website looks real spiffy though ;)



My Ratings (1-10):
Game Play-3
Game Graphics-3
Game Controls-2
Game Community-1

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