Siren Blood Curse PS3 Review

Siren Blood Curse is the Survival Horror for PS3, which developed by Project Siren of SCE Japan Studio, and Published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is the remake of the original 2004 game called Forbidden Siren for PS2. The game was directed by Keiichiro Toyama, a creator who made the first Silent Hill for PS1 just before he left the company Konami to join SCE Japan Studio to work on Siren series. I haven't played the original Siren game because I haven't got the PS2 just before I've brought this game for PS3, which I got it from the random bargain shop for £4.00 seems to be a good deal. Anyway lets move on to the review right now.

This game takes place in Hanuda Village, Japan. It all started with American TV crew began to use video recording footage on the people of Shibito performing rituals to sacrifice the innocent girl just before Howard Wright (Main Protagonist) attempt to escape from the Forrest. In gameplay, your playing as the Howard Wright has the mission to defend himself from the deadly village people, so you get to play as the other characters like Sam, Melissa, Bella, and Saiga for later episode.

Your character has the ability to use sight jacking, which is used for seeing the visions of the enemies can be appeared on the split screen, and you can change targets to others by pressing the shoulder buttons, so I like the sight jacking part, which is useful to navigate on the enemy's whereabouts. You can press d-pad button to turn the flashlight on/off, some commons actions like yelling and setting traps, and commanding support players to wait here or carry on running during the gameplay. In stealth gameplay, you can use crouch by pressing couch to evade from the enemies without getting alerted from them, which the sound of heartbeat can be vibrated on your controller that tells the players are almost about to get easily caught by the enemies, so the vibration on the controller really helps me how to get away from the enemy's whereabouts.  

The combat gameplay does have some decent melee weapons like shovels, pick axe, metal pipe, and knife are good for hit detection, but you can also hit the enemies with stronger attack by holding the attack button. The weapons like pistols, shotguns, and rifles are actually works well, but I'm having trouble with aiming controls depends what weapons you've picked up. Some weapons like pistols can be used for lock ons only makes difficult to aim, and others like rifle can be worked as free aiming, which I find it easy to aim. 

The character's movement is quite average for controls. Using left stick for controlling characters to move around, but to use sideways walk, you have to hold the left shoulder button and then move it with left stick feels very awkward for character's movements. The camera control feels very clunky to control because you can't use the camera movement very freely, so you end up with having clumsy camera angle by using right stick to tilt camera. You can use first person camera view by holding the right trigger button, but you can also toggle third person perspective to first person perspective by clicking on right stick button, which seems sound cool to have it, but it feels not easy too as well, so it takes while to get used with controls. I say the motion controls are bit overdone, when shaking the controller to break free from the enemies, so it would been better by tapping the button rather than just shaking the controller.

I like the levels in the game because I enjoyed the puzzle solving and the atmosphere of the levels, which gives me a great challenge with creepy monsters and darker settings of the game.

I say Bella are far even the frustrating character in the game when playing as her in some chapters. It is because she gets easily caught by the enemies nearby during the stealth gameplay, especially the other character you playing as have to protect Bella from the enemies. If she gets caught by enemies nearby, then you failed the mission making harder for players to complete the level. 

I say the gameplay has some good levels, decent challenge, and has ability to use sight jacking are sounds pretty decent, but I say the average controls could have done better job, but it's not a bad thing in the game until you get used with this game.

The graphics looks pretty done a good job with creepy settings on backgrounds and textures. The visuals effects are very well made for sight jacking view. The character models looks good for human characters, but I say the Shibito people are the scariest looking in the game, and the level settings are looking great with darker animations to make the game look stand out for horror game. 

The music and sounds has well made soundtrack with brilliant atmosphere gives a horror feeling in the scenes and lot of scary tone for sound effects, which really fits well in the game, and the voice cast done a great job on the characters as well.

The special features has behind the scenes video, archives, and chapter selection are sounds pretty okay, but it didn't have trophy support, which is quite shame that the game did not have it, but still a nice try.

Advantages

Scary atmosphere

Awesome sight jacking views

Challenged levels

Decent storyplot

Well made music soundtrack and creepy tone sound effects

Good graphics

              

Disadvantages

Awkward controls 

Bella makes harder in the game

Overused motion controls

Final Verdict

Bottom line....

Gameplay 6.5/10 - Does have good levels, puzzle solving, and challenged boss fights. While the combat weapons are decent, but the character's controls could have done better for this game unless you need to get used with controls.

Graphics 8/10 - Creepy backgrounds and textures, darker animations, good characters model, and well made sight jacking views are pretty stand out for horror game.

Music and sounds 9/10 - Great soundtrack, scary tone sound effects and good voice acting.

Special Features 6.5/10 - It has behind the scenes video, archives, and chapter selection.

Overall 6.7/10 - Siren Blood Curse does have the amazing scare factor, decent storyplot, and the atmosphere of cutscenes are well presented for the game. I like the ideas of sight jacking view and village people are the most scariest things in the game. It has great soundtrack and horrific tone for sound effects as the best soundwork in the game. I felt that the gameplay controls hasn't aged well for its standards due to clunky camera system, and stiff character's movement which makes it difficult to play for the newcomers, but I say the levels are pretty good with decent puzzle solving, stealth, and some good boss fights. 

It might not be for everyone to try it out unless if you're the hardcore fan of the Siren series. If this game might be interesting in you then it is worth giving this game try by buying the game in less than £10, but if you unsure about this game then rent this game or ask your friends to borrow.  

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After Burner Climax PS3 Digital Download Review

History of After Burner Series

It all started in 1987, Yu Suzuki, a well known designer who made the best video game series like Space Harrier, Outrun, Virtua Fighter, and Shenmue series, decided to develop the game called After Burner for arcade machines that pushed into the 4MB technology that allows to enhanced better graphics and more variety of gameplay. It is the combat flight shooter is where you take control of flight jet has the mission to shoot the crap of the enemies jets, which you firing with machine gun and missiles that locks on to enemy allowing missile shoots directly to the enemy. The game was later came out for home consoles, such as SEGA Master Systems, Famicom, Turbografx 16, and SEGA 32X. 

They are later making the sequel for the arcade, but more like the revision called After Burner 2 that features throttle controls, which allowing player's jet to boost speed, 3 brand new stages, and recomposed music instrument, so the game just came out a same year as the first game release. It was later release for home consoles, such as Amiga, PC, Turbografx 16, SEGA Genesis, and SEGA Saturn as the part of the SEGA Ages collection.  I love the After Burner 2 because I remember playing this game on SEGA Saturn version, so the game is fast paced combat flight shooter with full speed action, tons of enemies jets coming towards you, and challenging levels makes the game even more fun is the best flight games ever.

In 1993, they made the third game called After Burner 3 for SEGA CD, which is different from the previous game. It featured cinematic sequences, two selectable in game view, and the back view option. It receives far mediocre reviews from the critics citing the game is the worst on the series.

In 2006, SEGA-AM2 brings the another sequel called After Burner Climax for the arcade version, that meant to change the variety of gameplay, such as better controls, adding climax mode, and bit of more challenging levels. It is also introducing 2 brand new aircraft that are not presented in previous games. It is later release in 2010 for the home consoles like PS3 and X360, which the game itself are available on PSN Store and XBLA Store as digital game only. It gain positive reviews from the critics citing the game is fun to play with good levels, gameplay improvements, and adding extra features what makes the sequel far even better than the After Burner 3 for SEGA CD.

After Burner Climax PS3 Digital Download Review 

After Burner Climax is the combat flight shooter for PS3 and X360, which developed by SEGA AM2, and Published by SEGA. It is the sequel to previous games that was released in 90's.

This game offers the 2 new aircraft, more levels, score attack mode, improved gameplay, and unlockable stuff in the game.

The gameplay is just like the previous game. You take control of player's jet to shoot down the enemies jet and head to the next level. The controls of the player's flight handle very well, so you get to perform 360 degrees roll by pushing the left stick to the right stick. You can use boost speed by pressing the trigger button allowing player's jet to boost forward, which is the quickest way to pass through the levels. Using the slow throttle allowing player's jet to perform slow speed, which is used for when the enemy's jet are attacking you from behind.

You can shoot the enemy's jet by using the machine gun or a missile, which locks on the enemies allowing missile directly shoots to enemy.  

You can use climax mode, which allowing to slow down the game, while you moving the aiming controls to lock on all the enemies, which gives you a missile combo hits on the enemy's aircraft is sounds pretty cool, but I think it's bit slow compared to previous game.

I say the gameplay is quite decent for the game that works well for the modern games consoles.

The graphics in the game look nice with polished visuals, greater details on backgrounds, and amazing level design are far looking perfect for the modern arcade gaming.

The music and sounds has the awesome soundtrack, especially from the After Burner 2 are by far the best music in classic days, but you get to play any custom MP3 music as well for the game. The sound effects has the good atmosphere, background noise, and some sound effect from the aircraft sounds pretty good in the game.

The special features has leaderboards, trophy support, and unlockable stuff are the great features that the game have to offer.

Advantages

Decent gameplay

Amazing graphics

Awesome music score 

Aircraft sound effects

Superb levels 

Cool climax mode

Disadvantages

It wasn't fast paced as the previous games

Short length game 

Final Verdict

Is After Burner Climax a good game?

Gameplay 7.5/10 - Decent controls, and great levels with good challenge.

Graphics 9/10 - Polished visuals, greater details on backgrounds, and amazing level design.

Music and Sound 8/10 - Awesome soundtrack, and cool aircraft sound effects.

Special Features 7.5/10 - It has leaderboards, trophy support, and unlockable stuff.

Overall 7.8/10 - After Burner Climax is beyond a good game, but it's not far good as the previous game like After Burner 1 and 2. SEGA took the game in the right direction that they wanted to make it look fantastic for the modern console gaming. It does offer the gameplay improvements with bit more variety, amazing graphics is by far best looking arcade animation, and some extra features in the game is definitely worth to download it from PSN store and XBLA store, so I'll recommend this game goes to gamers, who are the fan of the series.

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Earthworm Jim HD PS3 Digital Download Review

History of Earthworm Jim

In 1994, Shiny Entertainment brought their first Run "N" Gun game called Earthworm Jim for SEGA Genesis. The game was well known for fluid animation like cartoon shows, unique gameplay controls, wacky difficulty levels, and one awesome main protagonist Earthworm Jim is funny as hell in the game, which makes the best Run "N" Gun game in 90's. It was later release for Super Nintendo, PC, Handhelds, and SEGA CD. While the game was the one of the Shiny Entertainment's most successful video game in the 90's, It was also made the non-video game products, such as action figures, comic book series, and television series. Earthworm Jim 2 was released in 1996 for SEGA Genesis, Super Nintendo, SONY Playstation, SEGA Saturn, and PC. It is the sequel to first original Earthworm Jim with more diverse gameplay, and better levels. It received very positive reviews from the critics citing the game is just even good as the original game. In 1999, Earthworm Jim 3D was released for Nintendo 64, and PC. It is the first game that features both 3D gameplay mechanics, and graphics. It received far negative reviews from the critics and considered to be worst game on the series, along with Earthworm Jim: Menace 2 the galaxy for Game Boy. In 2010, Gameloft made the remake of the first original game for PS3, and X360, which was released on PSN, and XBLA store. The game featured with high definition graphics, 4 player co-op, and 3 bonus levels. It received mixed to positive review from the critics that they praised for co-op mode, and extra levels, but the gameplay had not aged well for the HD counterpart, but it's still plays solid.

Earthworm Jim HD PS3 Digital Download Review

Earthworm Jim HD is the Run "N" Gun action-platformer for PS3, and X360, which developed by Gameloft, and published by Interplay Entertainment. It is the remake of the original 1994 game. 

My thoughts on this game is does actually did a good job by developers brought back the classic remake to the modern consoles, so it did offer the 4 players co-op are actually pretty cool for the whole game because it's fun to play with your friends at locally or play with anyone on online co-op to give you a great experience on this game. Having 3 bonus levels are sounds pretty good on this game, but it's missing the 2 secret levels that had on the special edition for SEGA CD, and PC, which is shame that they don't include the 2 of the levels from the earlier version. 

So let's get the review started, shall we. The story of the game is about Jim is the normal Earthworm started to wriggle around outside, until the super suit falls from the sky, allows him to operate like a human, so he became Earthworm Jim. Your main goal is to defeat the enemies, who came after him to get the suit back, and also Jim has to rescue and protect the Princess What's Her Name from them.

The gameplay plays very good indeed because it's stays the original of the 1994 game, so you get to have good gameplay mechanics with precised control, allowing player to shoot guns in different directions giving a better aiming controls scheme. The shooting detection is pretty solid, which you can able to attack the enemies properly without any issues. The whip is useful for attaching the hook, allowing player to swing forward from the certain hooks, and you can attack the enemies with whip as well. You get to have a good levels, such as "Andy's Asteroids" is where Jim rides with his rockets in the race against Psy-Crow, and "For Pete's sake" is where you have to protect Peter Puppy from getting damaged from the enemies before he turns into mutant monster that attempts to kill the players by dragging you back to certain points of the levels and taking your health points away, which I finding the levels are very enjoyable with lot of good challenge. I also like the bungie fight level is where the players have to attack and push the enemy back on the wall, and undermaze water level is where you are inside of the watership have to rush to the different area in time limit without crashing the wall, which makes the game levels worth playing.

The graphics in the game has really nice character animation with good motions, detailed backgrounds with filtered colored and some good layouts, decent visuals with scaling features, and fluid level design are very suitable for HD remake are by far the best looking graphics on modern consoles.

The music and sounds has the awesome music, which originally made by Tommy Tallarico for original 1994 game, but it is the remastered version of the original 1994 music, which sounds pretty great for this game. It does have the wacky sound effects and still has the voice acting on the main protagonist, which originally voiced by Doug TenNapel for 1994 version, but it has the amazing remastered voice that fits the character very well. Earthworm Jim has the best catchphrase in the game, such as "GROOVY!" and "WHOA, NELLY!"

The special features offers the 3 bonus levels, leaderboards, and trophy support are the good choices in the game.      

Advantages

Great gameplay mechanics

         

Superb challenge for every levels

Fluid graphics 

Best catchphrases in the game

4 players co-ops

3 bonus stages

Some funny moments

Disadvantages

Lack of the 2 secret levels that originally appeared on SEGA CD, and PC version of original 1994 game special edition.

No downloadable content pack.

Final Verdict

Is it the best HD remake so far? 

Gameplay 8.5/10 - Great gameplay controls, and some awesome variety of levels with great challenge.

Graphics 8/10 - Fluid animations,  detailed backgrounds, decent visuals, and great level design.

Music and sounds 8/10 - Awesome remastered version of original music, wacky sound effects, and cool voice overs.

Special Features 7/10 - 3 bonus levels, leaderboards, and trophy supports.

Overall 8/10 - Yes, this remake deserves the best. Earthworm Jim is still the amazing Run "N" Gun game for SEGA Genesis, so with this HD remake did a groovy job by Gameloft. The game will be appealed to the fans of the Earthworm Jim series, but I don't know why the critics have to give this game a mixed review score, which I don't fully agree with them. This game have deserved some credit for the HD version that offers the 4 players co-op and 3 bonus stages, which is sounds really cool. If you are a new to the Run"N" Gun genres or if you're the fan of the original Earthworm Jim, who liked to have co-op mode and 3 bonus levels, then this is definitely worth to buy the game by downloading it from the PSN and XBLA store.

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Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs PS3 Review

Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs is the 3D Arcade-Fighting game for PS3, which developed, and published by Namco Bandai Games. It is the sequel to Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs Gundam NEXT. 

This game is only came out in Japan as the Japanese exclusive PS3 games, but the PS3 is still region free console, so you could play any region games on your PS3 system. 

So what do I think about this game? is it the amazing Gundam game on PS3? Yes it is. This is the Gundam game that I've wanted to play it. 

This game features 31 playable suit units, arcade mode with 8 difficulty matches, free battle mode with local mulitiplayer matches, online battle mode, trial mission with loads more mission levels, and briefing room to use custom mp3 music, player's profiles, and etc. 

The gameplay plays very good for 3D arcade-fighting games. It's very similar to one of the SEGA's arcade game called "Cyber-Troopers Virtual On", but with even better gameplay mechanics. The purpose of the gameplay is to fight your opponent to take down their remaining team's cost. Your team's cost bar contains 6 samples, so if your health points reaches zero then it's drains your team's cost samples, depending what characters you're playing as. If the team's cost bar have nothing left then the players wins the match.   

I say the rule of the game is sounds pretty good, because it's giving the game more enjoyable to play.

The controls has very straight forward character's movements, while the lock on systems is continuing stays on the enemies, which gives you a easy way to attack them and dodge away from the opponment. You can change the lock ons to the different enemies, if the enemies is attacking you from behind, when the yellow colored alert icon appeared on the screen. The combat gameplay has great melee attack with good hit detection, and feels more balanced and responsive. The main weapon attack is doing pretty good, when the targeting turns red meaning it's giving you a responsive attacks, but the weapons sometimes runs out, which you have to wait until the weapons is properly charged up automatically, which is not taking too long. It does have the great special melee attacks and weapons, which works very well, but you can activate EX boost power to have a more damaging attacks on the opponments. Your player's can able to use dashing moves and fly around the stages, which sounds pretty cool on the game. The game is also compatible with wireless or USB arcade stick, if you have one for your PS3. 

The graphics have some decent visuals effects, some good characters models, great level designing with properly well done stages and backgrounds, and awesome looking animation with good environment of cutscenes and whole game with colored details for modern arcade game.

The music and sound has the theme music "The Catalyst" made by Linkin Park, which is the same song that also featured on the trailer of the 2010 game "Medal of Honor". So I prefer listening the 2 of the good old Linkin Park albums in olden days. It does have some Japanese music from the Gundam anime series, which sounds pretty cool. The good thing about the game is you can edit the BGM from the briefing room, which allows you to choose any custom MP3 music in the game. The sound effects is just like the anime series itself. It gives better sound background and some atmospheres to make it sounds cool. The voice acting speaks in Japanese for every characters from the Gundam series sounds very original for the game, but it's harder for US and European gamers to understand them, is due to lack of english subtitles.

The special features has downloadable content and trophies achievements.

Advantages

Very good gameplay

Great trial missions

Fun local mulitiplayer battles with 2 players

Arcade stick compatible

Good looking graphics

Featuring custom MP3 musics           

It's region free games

Disadvantages

Lack of English subtitles for cutscenes makes harder for US and European gamers to understand.

Only released in Japan

Not enough special features

Final Verdict

Bottom line.....


Gameplay 8/10 - Well good controls, unique combat gameplay. and great matches on arcade mode and mission mode makes the game worth playable.

Graphics 8/10 - Decent visuals effects, some good characters models, great level designing with properly well done stages and backgrounds, and awesome looking animation with good environment of cutscenes and whole game with colored details makes awesome looking modern arcade games.

Music and Sound 8/10 - Great music from Gundam anime series including custom MP3s. Cool sound effects and very original voice cast.

Special Features - 5/10 - Downloadable content and trophies achievements.


Overall 8/10 - Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs is the amazing game by Namco Bandai Games, even it's only came out in Japan. It has brilliant characters choices in the game, great missions levels, fun packed arcade battle, and superb mulitiplayer battle makes the best Gundam games so far. I suggest you to get this from Amazon or Ebay in cheaper price, if you're a fan of the series or the arcade games.

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Super Nintendo vs SEGA Genesis comparison

Today, I decided to compare these two 16 bit consoles to see which ones are the best and what are the best features that 16 bit consoles has to offer. I really like Super Nintendo and SEGA Genesis back in old days at forth generations era and I kinda liking the games and the systems that these two competitors did a brilliant job on the game consoles. 

So here is the console wars comparison and here are my five categories to see which ones are better on the consoles, so please respect my opinions on my comparison on two of the consoles. 

Let the Console Wars showdown begin!



Best console design

 














Super Nintendo console design looks pretty simple for European and Japan model. I find this console design look bit kiddish style with child friendly brick model. It feels little bit rough for console system, but it does have really nice 3 big set button on the console because it's easier to have cuffed looking power button, rectangle eject button, and square shaped reset button is sounds pretty step forward for casual gamers to power the game up, resetting the game and taking the game cartridge out by pressing eject button, which you don't have to take the cartridge out by using your own hands.


 

SEGA Genesis console design looks really badass with slick looking console system and awesome looking design with round shaped on the middle of the console system with big logo with it and it feels nice and smoother for console system. It has simple power switch, cool reset button and of course I like the design of the volume control on the left side of the console. I got to love the open mouth shaped of the cartridge slot because it's more monastery and how awesome the cartridge slot looks.


Winner: SEGA Genesis



Best controller

      












Super Nintendo controller has really nice dogbone design, which is very easier to hold and it's feels very comfortable indeed. It has simple d-pad shaped, which feels very easier to control by pressing in the different direction. It has 4-colorful buttons in smaller shape, which is very easier to press, so your top thumb can press on Y button, while your middle thumb can press B button is feels very straightforward. It has two triggers on top, which is the newest way to press it with your fingertip, which can be used for different games, like Starfox, which the triggers allows your airwing to perform tilting on sideways or barrel roll by double tapping on triggers, which makes the gameplay so easy and simple for the different kinds of games.
It has two middle button on the controller, has select button to select the things in the game, and start button to pause the game.

SEGA Genesis has bigger controller design, which is little bit harder to hold, until you get used with holding the controller. It has round shaped d-pad button, which feels very clunky for the controls. It has 3-rounded shape button in sideways position, so your thumb have to move side to side, which I don't mind at all, and it feels bit flat to press, but plays okay for some of the games library. I find the 6-button controller feels much better than the original controller because the shape of the controller is perfectly small and easy to hold. The d-pad button have improved a lot to make it very easy to press, which makes the gameplay more controllable. The 6-button is in the good shape, so these can be good for arcade fighting games, like Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat that features 6-button controls to make the gameplay played good compared to 3-button controller is very difficult to play with. The Super Nintendo didn't have the problems at all because it already has 6 button layout is just what you all needed.

Winner: Super Nintendo



Best graphics

Super Nintendo has 256 x 224 to 512 x 239 resolution, 15 bit color space, 256 color palettes and 32,768 color layer. It includes mode 7 as the graphics engine, which allows backgrounds layer to be rotated and scaled on scanline to create many difference effects. There are some games that uses the mode 7, such as Super Mario Kart, which has very colorful enviroment and great character sprites, but for mode 7, it allows gameplay design to have draw distances and 2D horizontal dimensions on flat surface position, and the game it self can be rotated and scaling at the same time as the character moves in different direction.
Super FX is the enhanced graphics chip for the SNES cartridge, which allowing the game to have 3D dimension and polygonal models. For example Starfox is well known game that uses the Super FX allowing to have 3D dimensional gameplay aspects, and polygonal looking game design for airwing, enemies and some layouts. I say the Super Nintendo has the most highest quality graphics on 16 bit era because it's moves very realistic, having colorful details, has very nice visuals and animation, and overall environment is just to keep the game graphics look awesome.

   

SEGA Genesis has 320 x 240 or 320 x 280 resolution, 512 color palettes and 64 color layer. It uses VDP, which is the improved version of the predecessors SEGA Master System, which adds mode 5 for most of the games with advanced VDP features.
There some of the Genesis games that uses the best graphics limitations, such as Vectorman that uses pre-rendered 3D models, which is sounds simular to SNES game Donkey Kong Country that uses pre-rendered 3D models. It's properly well animated characters model, having great environmental of scaling backgrounds, and having parallax effects, which looked good on the game itself.
SEGA also uses the graphic enhancement chip for the game, such as Virtua Racing, which uses SVP is simular to one of the SNES Super FX, allowing to have 3D dimension, and Polygonal enviromental. It's runs the game well, but the graphics environment in the game doesn't look good as the SNES counterpart Super FX that has way better graphics detail than the Genesis SVP because Virtua Racing on Genesis looks kinda blocky compared with Starfox on SNES. Overall the SEGA Genesis graphics is quite decent for some of the games, but it can't beat with their competitors Super Nintendo has the best looking graphics of 16 bit era.


Winner: Super Nintendo



Best sounds

Super Nintendo has 8-bit of Sony SPC700, and 16 bit of Sony DSP. It featuring 8 channels format, and 32 Khz with 16 bit stereo. I say the sound effects of the game has good usage of voice, and having more sound atmosphere for backgrounds effects making it the best sound effects for some of the games so far. It has really best music track from the most of the games that are the best for the music genres, like movie like orchestrated, hard rock, and original video game soundtrack. So here is the greatest music from the SNES games on below to listen and hear how good the SNES music are.


Super Metroid - Lower Brinstar

Mega Man X - Spark Mandrill Theme

SEGA Genesis uses 6 FM channels, 4 PSG Channels, runs 7.6 Mhz sound rate, and of course Genesis has headphone jack, and volume control as well. I say the sound effects of genesis has lot of usage of voices, and some background noise, but it's sounds very cranky and thin compared to SNES sound effects. It also has the best music from the game that are the best for the music genres, like Heavy Metal, Electronics music, and video game soundtrack.
Here is the badass music from the SEGA Genesis games on below to listen and hear how awesome the SEGA Genesis are.

Thunder Force 4 - Metal Squad

Earthworm Jim - New Junk City

Overall the SNES has the greatest music from the most of the games, like Final Fantasy, Super Metroid, Super Mario Kart, F-Zero, Megaman X, Starfox, Chrono Trigger, Donkey Kong Country, Killer Instinct and etc, but to tell the truth, I say you can't beat the music quality from SEGA Genesis because the music from most of SEGA Genesis games sounds really awesome and kick ass that blew my mind from the game, like Thunderforce 4, M.U.S.H.A, Power Rangers the Movie, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Adventures of Batman and Robin, Street of Rage 2, Gunstar Heroes, Shinobi 3, Earthworm Jim, Vapor Trail, and etc. There's one more thing, you can plug any sound equipments or headset to the headphone jack on the model 1 console, allowing to have really quality experience of 16-bit music.


Winner: SEGA Genesis  



Best games

Super Nintendo has the best games library of all times. It has Super Mario World, Super Metroid, Starfox, Megaman X, Chrono Trigger, Killer Instinct, Donkey Kong Country, Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past, Final Fantasy 6, Super Castlevania 4, F-Zero, and so on.
My favourite SNES games are Super Metroid because it's 2D action-adventure with darker level, scary atmospheres, awesome boss fights, and has the greatest gameplay challenge ever on SNES.
I've enjoyed Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past is one of my favourite open world RPG adventure so far. I really love the story development with darker plot and memorable characters, more world to discover, collecting items, going to someone places, like houses, caves and some hidden places, and gameplay is somewhat fun to play with.
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy Kong Quest is one of the best 2D platforming games ever played on the system. It has really awesome levels with wacky enemies and very challenging level design. It has the best soundtrack in the game with catchy tunes and nice upbeating sounds.
Super Castlevania 4 is pretty good 2D hack and slash horror game with excellent variety of levels, boss battles, great weapons and power ups, and it's has dark and gothic themes in the game is by far the best on the series.

Killer Instinct is the magnificent and by far the best 2D fighting games on SNES. It is faithful port from the arcade version with fantastic gameplay with over 20 ultra combos, crazy characters, awesome levels, great 2 player battle, and has best music in the game.
Starfox is the most successful 3D rail shooter which showcasing what the SNES is very capable of using enhanced chip to produce more graphics environment. It has fantastic gameplay with great flight controls and more variety of having more gameplay features, good weapons, and of course it has sort of the Star Wars style vibes for its presentation design.

SEGA Genesis has also the best games libaries as well. It has Sonic the Hedgehog, Shinobi 3, Gunstar Heroes, Earthworm Jim, Mortal Kombat, Street of Rage, Shining Force, Road Rash, Super Hang On, Thunderforce 4, M.U.S.H.A, Toejam and earl, Vapor Trail, Comix Zone, Outrun, After Burner 2, Virtua Racing, Columns, Micro Machines 96, Phantasy Star 2, Golden Axe and so on.
My favourite Genesis games are Sonic the Hedgehog 2 because I love playing fast paced 2D platforming game with blast processing speed, wacky stages, playing on co-op or 2 players battle with two characters, and awesome 3D bonus stages, which makes me enjoy the game most of the time.
Earthworm Jim is fantastic run and gun game for SEGA Genesis featuring funny protagonist, wonderful graphics with Saturday afternoon animations style, awesome levels with big challenging, and catchy music tunes by Tommy Tallarico.
Golden Axe is the amazing hack and slash game, which is a faithful port from the arcade version featuring great gameplay, well challenged stages, intense boss battles, and it has the best magic attacks in the game.
Street of Rage 2 is the best beat em ups games for 16 bit console itself. The gameplay mechanics have been improved over the first game, which the sequel have better hit detection, brand new special moves, 2 of new characters to play as, another great electronic soundtrack by Yuzo Koshiro, and of course it has the best stages in the game.
Outrun is the classy racing game from the original 1986 arcade version. The port for the Genesis version has magnificent stages, nice background scenery, great soundtrack, and of course the gameplay is just plays like the original arcade makes the game fun to play.

Winner: Super Nintendo



Overall


Super Nintendo is clearly the best consoles on the 16-bit era providing such a quality games library choices, excellent controller with awesome dogbone shaped and having 4-buttons on front and 2- triggers on top in the right positions is giving you a better overall gameplay with precised control and easy to play, and the graphics are looking superb for most of the games is due to SNES technical feats can able to handle more heavier graphics environment is definitely real looking 16-bit graphics.
SEGA Genesis is pretty great console too which has a slick looking design, the 3-button controller is looking decent with round shaped buttons and sideways button positions, but the 6-button controller is definitely better with redesigning d-pad button and good looking 6-buttons on the front of the pad to give you a better gameplay controls, which is quite good for most of games that uses the 6-button features. 

The graphics are decent for some of the games, but it's just not quite detailed as the SNES has very powerful usage of the graphic design.
The music quality for SNES is decent on some games, but I think SEGA Genesis is sounds better for most of the games.

The games library for Genesis are quite good to play, but nothing can beat the SNES has really better games overall.

The winner of the 16 bit wars goes to Super Nintendo as the 16 bit console masterpiece.


Winner: Super Nintendo 


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Rise of Tomb Raider Xbox One Exclusive Rant

Okay everyone, here is my new rant on Rise of Tomb Raider as the Xbox One Exclusive. I really enjoyed the Tomb Raider Reboot for PS3, and it's one of the greatest action-adventure games on muiltiplatform gaming consoles. So when I finally watched the trailers since last 2 months ago, it was awesome that I can't wait to see a new sequel of first Tomb Raider Reboot, but there's something goes wrong, when I finally read the news article from the Guardian websites.

Here is the links below to check it out:-

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/aug/12/rise-of-the-tomb-raider-to-be-an-xbox-exclusive

So according to Microsoft at the Gamescom Press Conference, Crystal Dynamics and Square Enix have announced that the next Tomb Raider game is coming to 2015 and only available for the Xbox One Exclusive, which means it's not going to be available on PS4 and PC. So most of the gamers aren't happy about this and they wanted to see the Rise of Tomb Raider so bad that is not on PS4 and PC. 

Tomb Raider is supposed to be mulitiplatform games series, not the exclusives only games series. Lot of people didn't want to get the Xbox One to play the game, because they preferred to play it on PS4 or PC, if they don't own Xbox One.

Haven't we seen the Tomb Raider Reboot was already available on PS3, X360 and PC. Especially the Definitive Edition was also available for PS4 and Xbox One. Same goes with older Tomb Raider games are already released for the different console platforms, so there's no way you can call this series a exclusive only games, until you see this happening on news sites that I've already paste the links on top. 

It makes no sense that the Rise of Tomb Raider is becoming Xbox One exclusives games doesn't mean it's going to save the Xbox One console sales and the games sales, so I don't think Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics plans are working that they making very unfair to the gamers, who are fan of the Tomb Raider series and wanted get the game so bad, even they already got the PS4 or PC. 

I don't hate the Xbox One as the console, but this game could have been for other consoles as well. If this game is only available for one console, I am not getting Xbox One. So I'm sure the new Tomb Raider sequel is going to be awesome, but I don't think it would save Xbox One, unless it's should be on PS4 and PC as well. 

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Dead Space 3 PS3 Digital Download Review

Long time ago, I've already reviewed the two of the game, such as Dead Space 1, and 2 are the scariest sci-fi horror game on modern generations gaming. It's dark, it's disturbing, and it's scary as hell that brings the deadly atmosphere for the true survival horror game. If you haven't seen my first and second Dead Space games review, then go check it out on the link down below before you read my review of this game:-

Dead Space:- http://zeeshanmirzasblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/dead-space-ps3-review.html

Dead Space 2:- http://zeeshanmirzasblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/dead-space-2-ps3-digital-download-review.html

Okay, lets do the review shall we. Dead Space 3 is the Sci-fi horror game for PS3, X360, and PC, which developed by Visceral Games, and published by EA Games. It is third sequel to Dead Space 2.

My thoughts about this game is that the game itself is still pretty good game, but it still does have between ups and downs moments of the game is having solid gameplay, decent mission for single player campaign and co-op, but the problem of the game is focusing on action over the survival horror, which unlikely compared with previous games that uses the original horror schemes and of course the story is sounds okay, but not just good as the story from previous game. The story takes after the event of Dead Space 2, Issac Clarke and John Carvier are traveling to Moon and has the mission to end the marker known as Necromorph from preventing recreates the monsters and attempting to destroy humans. Like I say the storyplot is sounds not that bad, but not by far the best in the game. The characters are still pretty good in the game that keeps the game far interesting. 

This game has 19 chapters for single player campaign, which I believe this is the most longest game length on Dead Space series.

The gameplay is done pretty solid job for game controls. The character's movements is just like the previous game, but your character able to avoid getting hit by enemies by using crouch to hide and roll to dodge is the new thing in the game. The weapons are still pretty good for shooting range, damaging hit, and feels accurate for aiming controls. You can craft your weapons by going on bench machines, which you can mod your own weapons to make it more powerful, like pistols, shotgun, rifles, razor blades, grenade launcher and etc. You can upgrades weapons as well to improve the performances of the weapons, as well the armor suits from suit kiosk station, which allowing to make your suit even more powerful. You can attack the enemies by using the melee attack, and froze them by using the stasis, which slows them down for 10 seconds. You can pick objects by using the kinesis, which uses as the gravity power is still very cool in the game. 

The game is pretty challenging with great boss fights, puzzle solving and of course shooting the crap of the monsters is bloody gruesome what makes the game played fun. 

The graphics are still amazing with fantastic characters design, great backgrounds and textures, decent animation, and the nice visual effects, but it's not as dark and grinny as the previous game looked more scary and awesome, but it's still remarkable looking game.

The music and sound has great soundscore for Sci-fi games, and the sound effects is still remains terrifying and some atmosphere. The voice cast is still sound good for the characters in the game with fitted voices and decent dialogues.

The special features has downloadable content, new game plus, and some unlockable stuff in the game are sounds pretty cool.

Advantages 

Solid gameplay

Great graphics 

Good characters

Fun campaign

Disadvantages

Story aren't good as the previous game

It feels more action game over the survival horror

Bit frustrating levels

Final Verdict

Bottom line...

Gameplay 8/10 - Great controls, awesome weapons and worth challenging campaign.

Graphics 7.9/10 -  Fantastic characters design, great backgrounds and textures, decent animation, and the nice visual effects.

Music and sounds - 7.9/10 - Good music, nicely made sound effects and decent voice cast.

Special Features - 8/10 - It has downloadable content, new game plus, and some unlockable stuff in the game.

Overall 7.9/10 - Dead Space 3 is a good game with soild gameplay, great single player campaign with decent puzzle solving and some challenging levels, but it lacks more survival horror feels that makes the game more action and less darker than previous game. The story is not far sounds amazing, but has some good characters in the game. Despite the poor sales of this game wasn't sold very well compared to previous game, so I'm not sure if they going to make another sequel to this game in the future. If not, it's an shame for the fans of horror games, but anyway it's a good game and I think you should able to try this game out because of the fun single player experiences and has co-op mode to enjoy with.

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