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I am proud to announce that I am looking to add new members to the Zero Point Access site! If you are an outgoing individual and enjoy letting people know about your opinions let me know at Camdogg@gmail.com with the subject being "ATTN: Reviewer". If you have any suggestions on what we should cover let me know!

College Fest '08

So this past weekend was College Fest in Boston. This is where all sorts of companies that have stuff to sell to the college going crowd come together to advertise their products and services. There were many things to do and see with about ten different preformances like Status Quo, Chamillionaire, White Tie Affair, and Soulja Boy over the two days of the convention. Of the over one hundred companies there, we saw Microsoft, JetBlue, Trojan , Scion and Playboy. Even PETA showed up on the second day to promote vegetarianism for a greener world. I think that is one of the only times I have seen them without the cops showing up. Companies were giving away everything from free samples, games, trips and enough energy drinks to run Boston's collegians for months on end! Overall it was an awesome weekend of not getting any homework done in the pursuit of cashing in on free swag and having a good time.

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

Well to start off with, This was an all around awesome game!! If you love the movies or even if you just have a little bit of a god complex, then you will love this game.

The story line is a little slow to start off but with good reason. It gives players time to master the controls before too much is thrown at them. The game takes place between the Third and Fourth Episodes (The last movie in the new trilogy and the first of the old. Just so we are straight!) and tells of how the Rebel Alliance came to be and how they got their crest as well. The game keeps you guessing at what Darth Vader is really up to as well as the main character, the apprentice.

Force Unleashed allows players to wield all the classic force powers and combine them to get different results. They are not all at your disposal until you have gained the experience to learn new moves and strengthen your character. Each level has cubes that give you more experience as well as customizable parts for your light saber!

The replay value is high with all the customizations the player is allowed to make. This is pushed even further by having a choose your own ending and small bonus missions that are reminiscent of the Halo trilogy and their skulls.

My rough cut summary: I would give this game on the XBox 360 a 10 out of 10 any day!!

Note: It has been brought to my attention that there is a PlayStation2 version out there... AVOID it at ALL costs!! My friend picked it up and it is a shame they give it the same title!

Too Human

I picked up Too Human a few days ago even when it had received bad reviews and about 10 hours of play time later I found myself staring at the credits in disbelief. Is it me or are games getting way too short? I think not! But that is a topic for later discussion. As for Too Human I was reluctant to take the critics seriously, I am the kind of person that likes to try it out for myself. At first I couldn't get enough of it, with all the crazy amounts of enemies swarming you while you dominate the battlefield. This would prove to become tiresome after the 20th wave or so. Don't get me wrong this isn't a horrible game, it is just little things added up to leave a bad taste in my mouth.

When I heard about the game I was excited about the gamer's ability to build up their character which reminded me of Mass Effect. The game does not really capitalize on this feature nearly enough though. While upgrading in certain ways only slightly changes how you will use your character. Not enough information is given to the player before hand to effectively mold their character to their playing style. This was how I found most of this game to be, weapons and armor were thrown at the player with little or no explanation leaving you to wonder what to do. I ended up just looking for the highest number stats in most cases.

The controls vaguely remind me of Skate in the way it uses the sticks to execute moves. They were not even close to being this precise, leaving me to randomly swinging my weapon around trying to obliterate my foes. Also since the  targeting system was controlled this way, it too was chaotic.

The game has a few different modes that range from "near" to "far" as well as "strategic". I found this to work for a while then breakdown over time with the camera getting stuck in awkward positions. When this wasn't happening the visuals were spectacular! Though props were slightly repeated, the backgrounds and characters were highly detailed helping to distract me from the tedious parts of the gameplay.

The story line though as compelling as some was enough to keep me going long enough to finish the game. This is one where I had to pay close attention to what was happening to have it all make sense. So for those of you who don't like having to think that much about the story then this might not be for you.

Finally, online game play. This is the games co-op mode basically, the opponents are leveled based on the highest players stats. A piece of advice would be to play through the champaign mode first, otherwise all you will be doing is dying over and over again. People online will generally be level 30 or higher so get to around there before jumping in.

My rough cut summary: The game in a nutshell is running down "deserted" hallways with hordes of enemies spawning every few feet while you pick up slightly better armor and weapons.

PS: Playing just to level up can still be addicting!

Intro

So this is my first ever blog! I am very excited about the potential I have to let my voice be heard about many different things. But it is mostly about my love of being entertained! This has been created for a college class but will slowly be converted to my take on everything from pop culture, the newest or even oldest video games,  as well as interesting gadgets. Well wish me luck I hope this becomes an internet icon!