The game is long but the good balance between story and game-play keeps the game from getting tedious. The towns in the are small so you won’t have to navigate through the town for quest or stock up portions and armors. Battles are easy as you take default approach, letting the game auto-target an enemy and you hammer and cast spells to execute them. But you think it’s a cakewalk because as the game proceeds you will encounter tougher enemies and the boss are  challenge so you have to put some extra effort to win over them. In your journey you will be accompanied by 3 AI-controlled characters which help you out in your battles. You will always have choice to play with any of them which gives you chance to handle variety of weapons and spells. battles are enhanced by over-limits and burst artes. If you fill your over-limit gauge, then you can attack without pause or can perform burst artes which can be used to create combination of attack and spells.

You will also learn new techniques on various weapons and artes as you level up. This game is beautiful, engaging and fun which will challenge what you had expected from a role-playing game.

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TW 09 gives you 16 golf courses, which includes some new courses like Wentworth, Sheshan, wolf Creek and Bay hill. This game provide good level of customization which is simple and worthwhile. Here you can create a golfer with your own photo imported to make lifelike experience. in the Tiger woods challenge mode you can earn cash which can be used to buy gears. And based on your performance coach Haney will raise or lower your driving, accuracy and many more attributes. Sometimes you can get into trouble with Haney as he lowers your attributes even when you perform to your best.

In this game you will find improvement with inline play. The change you may find is that only 3 players can play online simultaneously. To speed up things all player are able to hit their balls at the same time which can be distracting with their colored trails. If you don’t want to go through the searching , you can still play online as periodic pop ups during the single player game rounds. In game you can find real-time swing meter, club tuner and Haney which you getting the perfect swing.

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The campaign is much the same with loads of chapters and effective streaming. To break the on-foot action there are vehicles fast and deadly like Ghost, the hover craft and Warthog, buggy with turret mounted in back. Some new vehicles are also introduced such as Brute Prowler etc. You would like to steer the vehicle rather holding on the weapon as AI cannot drive vehicles that well. You find that Halo 3 starts from where Halo 2 ends. This game provide you with four-player co-op action which are stronger than players in Halo 2. Halo 3 provide competitive solo and multi-player matches up to 16 players involved on 11 different locations. Here you earn point on every kill and loose points on every die, which turns on the scoring in campaign mode.

Halo 3 has good storyline with suspense at every step you take which will you think what will happen next? You can also edit maps and do extremely unexpected things with Forge mode. Here you will find another mode known as Infection, in this you start as a zombie and you have to convert them killing every member of that team. This game also provide you the facility to share files over the internet like sharing new maps and custom modes. AI are not strong at the driving point, hence its up to yourself to save your life while he is driving.

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Unlike GTA’s predecessors you don’t have to do what is meant to do, but you can now make your own decision of doing what is right rather than following instructions in several occasions as you play further in the story. Every decision you make has its consequences which can prove good or bad further in your story. You don’t have to just kill people or make deliveries, now you can do mission on bank heist, kidnapping and job interviews. You will find new abilities like taking cover behind the objects which makes it easier to take on enemies as you can aim shots at them while you take cover.

GTA IV introduce new GPS system which works as police scanner and helps you to get rid of cops very easily as minimap show the exact locotion of the cops. All you need to do is select the safest passage out of the area and remain out of sight for 10 seconds or so. This game provides you various option to discover new Liberty city. GTA IV gives you internet with all kinds of web sites, most interesting of them is online dating. Keeping friends and dates happy will help you to play through the game and sometimes come in handy such as having a doctor as a friend can be lifesaver. GTA provides a new feature : A Cell Phone. All you have to do is pick up the cell, select a friend whom you want to dial and talk about what you want, it can favor, or work or simple chat. In this Game you have to careful while steeling a car because if car is locked then you have to break the glass with your elbow and need to hot-wire to get it started, but be careful, cars do have alarms which will beg nearby cops to come after you.

The single player game, which you can still play after completing story and it won’t be difficult to find people to play with on its new multiplayer feature. Rockstar has outnumbered by the features that it is irresistible to stop playing because if you think you found and had fun with all the feature then it can surprise you anytime.

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Here you will find various improvements in gameplay like ability to bluff plays, call audibles without changing formation and smart - route option is also available. The game provides more dynamic camera angles, dunk the ball over the goal post, climb up the wall in the admiration, steal another player’s move,  do Chad Johnson’s River Dance or Steve McNair’s hands-to-the-helmet pose, or taunt Denver fans with the Mile High salute and much more.

Madden series has done so good for every enhancement like the backtrack feature, Collinsworth, or improved visuals. But there’s some drawbacks like Superstar mode are same as before, pass coverage in the middle of the field is poor, or online leagues are not overwhelming.
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Bully: Scholarship Edition was released recently, and its already spoiling the mood of gamers around the world wit its constant stutters and hell an amount of audio glitches.Rockstar has been monitoring all these talks around and express their surprise over such a behaviour,well infact they are putting it on Xbox’s old hardware for the ongoing problems.However they are working on patches to overcome the tehnical faults which initially was never anticipated.

The other happenings include..
KOIE has sealed the launch of their upcoming game Samurai Warriors 2 Xtreme Legends which is going  gold and will be playable for the Playstation 2 and Xbox 360 from the third quarter of march. The Xbox 360 version is an expansion that will be available on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace for 2400 MS Points, but only to those who already own Samurai Warriors 2.
The Playstation 2 version will be available in stores on the same date, which can be used to amp up the Samurai Warriors 2 experience or be played on its own as an entirely new Samurai Warriors experience.

Featuring new characters, levels and play modes, Samurai Warriors 2 XL aims to enhance the Samurai Warriors experience by adding a multitude of new features such as enabling owners of SW2 to power up all of the original characters with new charge attacks, a fifth new weapon and increase their growth level from 50 to 70. Players are also able to use the brand new SW2 XL characters in SW2’s Survival, Story and Sugaroku modes.

• The Club (PC, PS3, XBox360) :It came out and took to fame on the Sega platform with its conventional eight character plays,now its out to rock the bigger platforms.

• Dynasty Warriors 6 (PS3, 360) :This game needs no introduction thrilling the gaming realm forover a decade now the Dynasty warrior series is on a rollwith its 6th part to be out this week.

• FIFA Street 3 (360, PS3, DS)
• History Channel: Battle for the Pacific (PS3)
• Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors
• (Wii) .MX vs. ATV Untamed (Wii)
• Pimp my Ride (Wii)
• Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney (DS)
• CABAL Online (PC)

 Need for Speed ProStreet (PSP) : A game of its sort,already out on the bigger platforms,it has proved to beworth the acclaimation it gets and the popularity it draws form its ancestors.The PSP version would be no less in heat and fever rather it would handover the power completely onto the hands of the player.

These games will certainly provide some excitement to the gaming fraternity and provide a sense gratification to their gaming desert phase.
 

On the contrary its arch rival Sony Computer Entertainment America’s (SCEA) “PS3″ has dragged itself into its first maiden year,after a nail biting attack from XBox360 in the markets.PS3 although not any behind Xbox360 in its thrilling features  has rocked the gaming realm equally with computational power, Blu-ray Disc capabilities, and free access to the PlayStation Network where users can experience online gaming, connect with other PS3 users, as well as download games, movies and other content.

PS3 also is the maiden gaming system to possess an astounding capacity of 50GB, its Blu-ray functionality to be credited. Current PS3 first party games are in the 20GB range, well north of the threshold of HD-DVD or DVD, allowing for unmatched potential for games, movies and other media.

Jack Tretton, President and CEO of SCEA was quoted as saying,”When we designed PS3 our goal was to introduce a system so technically advanced that it could stand the test of time and could take the industry in a whole new direction, which for PS3 was high-definition entertainment.”

Friday, Nov. 16 – Sunday, November 18 – Play and Win.
Register and Play COD4: Modern Warfare on Xbox LIVE during the weekend and win an Xbox 360 Elite, Infinity Ward team autographed Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare swag, limited edition Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare faceplates, Xbox 360 accessories, Microsoft Points and other great Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare prizes. There will be one winner for every hour this weekend (72 hours) as well as the grand prize which includes the Elite, autograph swag, faceplate and accessories. (The hourly winners get Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare poster, t-shirt, and MS Points.)

Friday, Nov. 16 – 6pm -9pm EST – Play with over a dozen gamers from developer, Infinity Ward.

Saturday, Nov. 17 – The PMS Clan joins the online action for Saturday night gaming.

More details on registering for the Call of Duty4: Modern Warfare LIVE Fire weekend and information regarding terms, conditions, and official rules are available on the official event page: www.xbox.com/livefire/ . Registration is open now and will end at 11:59pm (ET) on November 18, 2007.

As a gesture of thanks to the gaming community, all 8 million members will have the opportunity to download a free Xbox LIVE Arcade game, available for downloading between 12:01 a.m. PST on Nov. 15 and 11:59 p.m. PST on Nov. 16. In addition to this, every active member who joined the service in 2002 will receive 500 free Microsoft Points.

Microsoft also announced that starting on Dec. 4, all Xbox LIVE members will receive a free system update with a host of new features and enhancements. Included in this update will be the launch of Xbox Originals, which, for the first time, will enable consumers to download and own full Xbox games, such as “Halo,” “Psychonauts,” “Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge” and “Fable,” among others, directly to their Xbox 360. This new service will launch with an array of blockbuster titles spanning the most popular genres from action-adventure to classic role-playing games.

With no disc necessary, and at just 1,200 Microsoft Points per game, Xbox LIVE members can easily rediscover these hit titles, or check out a game they missed the first time around. This launch lineup is only the beginning, as Xbox 360 owners can expect to see a growing catalog of Xbox games to download and own over the coming year.