On Oct 4th on the Discovery Channel there the first showing of Halo – Last One Standing. It is the TV version of Halo 3 with all the action and suspense, and the soldiers fighting to give Master Chief the opening he needs. Take a look at the Discovery video link below to get a preview of what the show is going to be like, I’m very excited because they have done an excellent job transforming it from Console to TV, I can only imagine what the movie is going to be like if the TV version is this good.
Link: Discovery Channel
I was contacted earlier in the day telling me that Halo 3 was available in Kuwait, and I thought that was fine until I was notified that the gentlemen had limited amounts of Halo 3 the Legendary Edition. The regular one was for 20 KD, the special edition was for 25KD, and the Legendary Edition was for 80KD. I asked the man for his cost of getting the Legendary Edition into Kuwait and he said it was 59 KD and that is what I estimated it at. So I went ahead and got the Legendary Edition and I am more then happy about my purchase, I will play no other game for next couple of weeks until I finish it on every level and play multi-player with everybody and beat them at it. Oh and the release date was the 25 th of September and we got it early, Christmas came early this time!
Every fan of Halo is just waiting for September 25 to get the latest iteration of Halo. I still play Halo and Halo 2 with a lot of my friends, and they said they made Halo 3’s multiplayer even more fun so I can’t wait to get my hands on it. Halo 3 has a legend to live up to, I can’t wait to play the game. I ordered the Halo 3 Legendary Edition which will be shipped by Amazon on September 26 so I hope to get it soon.
While I was in the states I always pick up a few games from Electronics Boutique/Gamestop. The best part is that the prices of the games drop over time. I haven’t bought that many games in Kuwait since all the games cost $78 (22KD) and they don’t drop in price. In the states I always ask for used games and check if they work before buying them so it comes out to be reasonably priced. The best part is trading in the games that I wasn’t really playing then I get credit to buy other games and so you don’t spend that much. In Kuwait that doesn’t work since people aren’t used to the concept of buying used games, and if they want cheap they go to the copied games.
The first game I want to play and finish is the Transformers, then I start the other games since the consume more time.
- BioShock $59 (New)
- Dynasty Warriors Gundam $55 (New)
- Crackdown $30 (Used)
- Shadow Run $35 (Used)
- Transformer: The Game $55 (Used)
This is one of the coolest competitions yet from Engadget, its a customized X-Box 360 to be exact its a 300 Xbox 360 Elite Edition signed by Frank Miller, and they are also giving away with it 300 HD DVD/DVD. They have 20 of these to give away, and you enter buy just telling them what is your favorite scene and below is what you win:
- 300-Edition Xbox 360 Elite (120GB drive, wireless controller, etc.)
- Console is signed by 300 creator and comic legend Frank Miller, as well as Zack Snyder, director of the eponymous film
- 300 combo DVD / HD DVD to go right along with it.
Link: Engadget
This is one of the coolest vehicles ever built! They have made a life size functional version of Warthog from Halo. It has four wheel steering and a rear mounted machine gun ready to go. They are making some Halo Short films so this is bound to be in it, but I think you will also be seeing this fantastic vehicle during the Halo 3 launch in Sept 25!
Who wouldn’t want to drive this vehicle in traffic, I would be bumping cars off the road!
Link: OhGizmo
Pro Evolution Soccer has a lot of history with sports games players in Europe, Middle East, Asia, and Africa. Its one of the best soccer games around, but I wasn’t sure the last time I played a soccer game from International Superstar Soccer on N64 which was a hell of a lot of fun. We have been playing it recently because people have requested it and it is a damn good amount of fun seeing people getting worked up over different teams and while they are playing.
I have to say that the game is a bit more difficult then games I have played before, but it is extremely entertaining. I have only played it against other players and not against the machine. Those who want a challenge don’t play against me, but they go online and look for people to destroy which is always entertaining. Overall it has a good choices of teams, and very complex control over the teams for those who know how to control them. Its a great game and enjoyable for a group of people to sit down and play with four players.
This is the new Grand Theft Auto special edition pack for the X-Box 360 or PS3. This is one of the games that built a huge following and Rockstar has to topple its own game to get to the top again. This package has a GTA metal safety deposit box, the game, The Art of GTA IV book, soundtrack CD, & Rockstar Keychain. For a fan of this game this would be the perfect gift, coming out in October 16th 2007 for $90.
Link: UnCrate
VRX has produced the best racing simulator using Forza Motorsport 2 and X-Box 360
The Package:
- 4 x Forza Motorsport 2
- 3 x 37 inch Sharp Aquos 1080p LCD TVs
- 4 x X-Box 360 Elites
- CNC machine polished frame
- Sparco seat
- X-Box 360 HD-DVD player
- Camera & Wireless headset
- Force feedback wheel
- Surround sound
I don’t even know the price of it, and I don’t think I would want to know! It reminds me of the good old days with Sega Nascar racing!
Link: Engadget
Currently I have a couple of games I have on the radar that I would like to get. But I will only get a few of them because they do take up a lot of time to finish them. And with multiplayer some of them can really get time consuming.
Games:
- Shadowrun
- Crackdown
- Ace Combat 6
- Battlestations: Midway
- Dirt
- Ghost Recon: Advanced Warrior 2
- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warefare
Shadowrun is a combination of Magic and Technology is a somewhat modern world. The setting is in the future when people rediscover magic and combine it with advanced technology. Its an interesting game and has the mix of first person shooter as well as Role Playing Game, so it has a different mix then usual and its time consuming.
Crackdown is the good guy’s version of Grand Theft Auto, but now as a police officer you develop powers to fight off bad guys. You have compelete freedom to roam the area and choose missions as you want. Developing your character depends on the missions you choose.
Ace Combat 6 is probably the best fighter pilot game out there if its better then Ace Combat 5, so I can’t wait to get my hands on it.
Battlestations: Midway is a game I’m curious to try out and see how they developed the naval battles in these games.
Dirt is a game I have wanted to get my hands on since X-Box 360 hasn’t had this style of game, its a free for all off-road game with lots of available vehicles. It has a lot of good reviews so I bet it will be a good multiplayer game.
GRAW 2 is said to be better then the original, and I really am enjoying the original. For people to say that the second version surpassed the first it has to be damn good.
Call of Duty 4, well this is the version of the game that I have been waiting for. I really enjoy using modern weaponery in the games, and Call of Duty has always been a fantastic but I have been waiting for this game to be updated with Modern Weapons and my dream has come true. If the track record of the previous games are anything to speak of then I can only imagine how good its going to be.
Currently if all are available and I can only purchase two at a time then it would be like this:
- Shadow Run
- Ace Combat 6
