PS3 : Uncharted 2 : Among Thieves

Featuring game of the Month of October ( No Joke! ,probably Game of the Year 09) , PS3 : Uncharted 2 ~ Among Thieves. IGN gave it a whopping score of 9.5/10 . This time, the developer Naughty Dog has include Multiplayer mode which is not included in Uncharted 1 to increase endless replayability. It has multiple difficulty mode setting ranging from "Super Easy" to Crushing Mode". I would like to retain this blog spoiler free, not to go thru the Story Mode. Its all about Nate's Adventure.. hereby, i 've attached several screenshot which i've captured during my gameplay ~

My first impression of Uncharted 2 is jaw dropping , and i amazed with the detailed graphics and exciting gameplay experience. The BGM sound delivers extremely good quality sound adjustable from Stereo to PCM 5.1/7.1 sound mode. I hardly wanted to put down my PS3 controller until i've completed that particular single Chapter. Wonder how many chapters ? Here is no spoiler ! if you own a PS3, you just gotta buy *even without eating lunch for a week/snatch/rob *juz j'king to PLAY it .... ! Just to convince you again , i'll attached a trailer of Uncharted 2 video from YouTube.

新しい PSP .go

Pic1 : PSP go Top view

Pic2 : PSP go Side view

The PSP Go has been launched in US & EU on 1st Oct, 09. Glad that i able to attain a PSP. go at the same time not in US or EU but in Malaysia ! Yes, it is indeed quite suprising.. thanks to our local gaming retailer, PlayTime.

Pic3 : PSP go right side view

The PSP go comes in two(2) colors variation either black or pearl white. i'd chosen the pearl white unit, which dazzles everyone who sees it :) The PSP go package consist of the Main unit, , AC Cord (100-240V), AC Cable, USB Cable, CD Rom and 1 set of printed materials.

Well, what are the form factor which makes me choose PSP go

1) The form factor
2) Internal built-in 16gb memory
3) Bright screen
4) The Design
5) Direct content DL thru PSN

The unit is solid & well built despite its size and weight. The mechanism of slide works well, indeed very smooth. The PSP go fits well at least for my hand (considerably small size). Physically, there is no UMD drive, and a little scale-down screen compared to the PSP. The functions are similiar.

Upon powering up, the display screen is very well lit-up around the screen. Scrolling down further and gives me a shock is it doesn't comes with ANY full-playable games .Before log-in into PSN, it prompts for an update ~the WIFI works well and suprisingly the system update takes about 2-3 minutes only. There are a range of variety for DL especially from US PSN from the PSP Category and PS Classic. For this particular month of Oct, PSP -God of War,(1.2gb) for 15.99 - will be my first digital content. if i could get 5 users to share, it is indeed very affordable.

My first PSP digital content : God of War.

There are 3 methods for content transfer to the PSP go.

1) Direct download from PSP go thru the pSN channel.
2) MediaGo direct software from PC to PSP go.
3) Direct download with Ps3 and transfer it to the PSP go (my preferable method)

Disadvantage of :
Method 1 is slow.
Method 2, after DL the file doesn't save into the PC, it needs to seek connectivity with PSP go.

Advantage of
Method 3 : Fast & the file resides in the PS3 until it is ready for install/transfer.

For a rough est. 1.5 hour to dl about 1.2gb with 512 Streamyx broadband w/ pS3 connectivity. The installation takes about 2-3 minutes which is considerably fast for a file which is almost 1gb.

Now the GOW is ready.
Will further update about my impression of the PSP go.

The BEATLES rockband!

The above shows the Front Cover of the The Beatles-Rockband

The month of September marks the Hari Raya festive season. The title of the month is The BEATLES rockband. Join the legendary band -Beatles - Join John, Paul, Ringgo in Rockband. IT features the NEW! Story Mode, NEW! Vocal, Harmonies, NEW! Archival. What i like the most about the title is the Beatles Story Mode, by experiencing the story of the Beatles beginning playing band in the Cavern Club , tour the World, and Explore new musical landscapes in the studio and beyond. Not to mention, i enjoy playing and listening to the Beatles tracks .

The YouTube Video above features the gameplay of The Beatles-Rockband!

The soundtrack features the The Beatles original master recordings from A Hard Day's Night, I Want to Hold Your Hand, Yellow Submarine and so much more.. plus additional songs can be download thru the Beatles rockband music store in PSN.

In total from Rockband 1 , Rockband2, Rockband 2 Download Content and The Beatles ~ i've almost collected over 1000++ songs~ . Frankly, i really enjoy it ..! Now what about you ?

An amazing day ! きおう たんじょうび です。

What an amazing day .. ! I received these Blu-Ray from Amazon UK just in time for my Birthday gift. I was amazed at the delivery speed from Amazon UK since its my first time purchase there.
Ok... i can't wait to pop into my PS3 and watch it ! ..... -the end-

1st Half of 2009 Archievement !

For the past 1st half of 2009, i have managed to complete the following titles as in main story mode :

(Title / Platform)

1. Chrono Trigger (NDS)
2. Ghost Buster (XBOX360)
3. Halo Wars (XBOX360)
4. Fable II (XBOX360)
5. Resident Evil5 (PS3)
6. Fallout 3 (PS3)

i was wondering what's an average gamer achievement like.

Playstation 3 : Blazblue

Figure above: Blazblue Limited Edition Box Set

Figure above : Consists of Soundtrack, Blu ray Movie Disc & Game Disc.

Figure above : Booklet backcover featuring Noel

The game of the month : "Blazblue" featuring 2D High resolution fighting game. The Limited Edition features a two(2) disc original soundtrack containing 42 tracks by Guilty Gear's Daisuke Ishiwatar + remixes by DJ OH No ! Plus Bonus Blu ray movie containing basic tutorials, expert advice, character specific strategies and more...

Its well-worth to get the Blazblue R1 Limited Edition . As the price difference between normal R3 version is not much as its comes with extra goodies (2 disc Sountrack plus Blu-ray Disc) which is justifiable.

What i like most about this game is how straight foward this fighting game is. It features Story Mode (my fav), Training Mode, Time Attack Mode. The playstation controller works very well this game with the four(4) button scheme A,B,C & D. You can easily execute the special unique moves by one of the directional input of the R- D Pad. Although the graphics is 2D , it is amazing.
For arcade experience~ you might want to consider to invest in an arcade stick.

if you're a fan of fighting game, you MUST have this ! even if you are not a fan, you MUST at least try this title. Very well recommended ...

SFIV has arrived ! たのしいです。。

My copy of Street Fighter IV has arrived. Well, this time i bought it as used from a friendly seller in LYN. When he is about to shipped my copy of Valkyria Chronicles, he contacted me that his friend wanted to let go his SFIV R3 Korean Manual then i agreed, whynot. When i open the package, to my suprised it is Region 1 : Collector's Edition Street Fighter IV. He clarified that he found a slight crack on the SFIV R3 disc, which sometimes cannot load. Hence, he decided to sent me his personal copy of SF4 Collector's Edition to me with the same price. Thank you and i'd really appreciate that, you know who you are.This is definately a keeper to me, to be added into my collection of games.

Street Fighter is one of the legendary fighting games released by Capcom. The gameplay is 2D perspective with addtional 3D camera . Characters and environment rendered in 3D which is remarkably stunning and good. It has online gameplay too. Initially, you will started off with a selection of 16 characters, and 9 characters to be unclocked as you progress thru the game. The most noticeable added moves are Focus Attack & Ultra Combos. There are many moves, combos, super and ultra combo to explore with each of the character in this game. Performing the Ultra Combo at a right timing has a certain level of difficulty with the PS Controller, an arcade stick will be most-helpful.

if you a fan of VS game, this is definately what you're looking for. The verdict is MUST BUY !