Tom Clancys: Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 - Legacy Edition, Xbox 360 - £10.99 delivered
Thanks to mcjihge2 for the tip-off.
Tom Clancys: Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 - Legacy Edition, Xbox 360 - £10.99
Scene It! Lights Camera Action, Xbox 360 - Review
Scene It! Lights Camera Action, Xbox 360 - £17.79 delivered
£14.99 in-store pickup at Argos
Review By Willeth
Some of you might be surprised to find this here - it's not exactly a triple-A title. I bought it on a whim from GAME at £20 a couple of months ago so that I could have something to play with the family instead of monopolising the TV, and so far I've been very impressed.
It contains a wide variety of game modes, whether they're actor/film recogition, movie trivia, observation, and so on - I imagine all the modes from the DVD game, and perhaps a few more that would only be possible with a game pad. And most important of all, it saves the questions that each person has seen individually, so that whenever you play it with any combination of people it should give you a question that nobody has seen before. In practice this works most of the time, but there are some modes that appear fairly often but have only a few questions, so you run through those particular ones fairly quickly.
The 'Big Button Pad' works very well, also. Four are included, and they work much in the same manner as the Buzz! controller - unfortunately, they work via infra-red rather than Microsoft's proprietary RF. What is quite handy, however, is that the larger button on the controller also functions as a D-pad, meaning that it can be used to play games like Uno (or any game where only the D-pad and face buttons are required) single-handed. The upcoming Xbox Dashboard update will also support these pads for their Primetime quiz shows, and while I wouldn't recommend buying the game specifically for that, it's a nice bonus.
It is, of course, solely movie-based, and there are no other trivia games available, with none on the horizon except Scene It! Box Office Smash later this year. This means that if there is one person in the group who is particularly up on their movie knowledge, you'll have a hard time to find a leveller - and there is no handicap option. The game does try to do some of this for you, for example by rewarding players for the most incorrect answers, and a multiplier round at the end which rewards you for consistency. While this might feel tacked-on, thankfully it never feels like the game is cheating you out of a win, a la Mario Party. It's also fairly heavily weighted towards more modern movies, which means that your parents may struggle (like mine), although there are movies from as far back as the 1950s peppered throughout.
Luckily, these down points don't seem to matter so much. Even though she loses with shocking regularity, my mother now accepts the 360 being in the lounge, so that whenever we want we can set up a round of Scene It and have a family game together. Usually every night. I'm not entirely sure that this is a good thing.
Scene It! Lights Camera Action, Xbox 360 - £17.79 delivered
£14.99 in-store pickup at Argos (thanks to Numan1617 for the Argos tip)
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2, Xbox 360 - £17.99
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2, Xbox 360 - £17.99 delivered
The SavyGamer Podcast, Episode 1
It's Episode 1 of the SavyGamer Podcast! This week we have a special guest: Jonathan Blow, creator of Braid. We talk about the challenges of being an independent developer and building such a unique game (don't worry, it's spoiler-free). Also, the usual chat about news and stuff, and a quick segment from the casual side of things from Lewie's Mummy. Only on the SavyGamer Podcast!
Show notes (Highlight to view):
00:00 Opening
00:36 Welcome
00:42 Contest winner information
03:39 Burnout Paradise - Cagney is now fully out, Davis update details
06:40 Summer of Arcade promotion details
[Link]
08:50 Geo Wars score: Below the red line is the demo, above is the full version.
[Link]
09:41 Alone in the Dark demo opinions and a magnificent segue
11:46 Lewie's been playing the KORG Synth - terribly
13:26 Trackmania DS video talk
[Link]
14:20 Chrono Trigger DS delayed - anyone surprised?
18:48 PS3 trophy chest is expanding
21:00 Rock Band 2 suspected US release
23:17 Wii Menu homebrew hack - Lewie explains
[Link]
28:24 Wii MotionPlus will be light on the pocket
29:35 Braid talk
32:14 Interview with Jonathan Blow, creator of Braid
1:14:46 End of interview
1:15:08 Bargains of the Week, 2 for £25 PS3/GTA4 360 - £25.99
1:16:59 Have your say - let us know what you want from the podcast
1:18:17 Lewie's mum weighs in on DIY and gaming. [Link]
1:22:30 Close
Total Runtime: 1:22:38
Total Filesize: 75.6 MB
Got feedback on the show? Post a comment, or email us:
LewieP - lewiep@savygamer.co.uk
Will - willeth@gmail.com
Sega Superstars Tennis, Wii - £7.47
Stranglehold: Collectors Edition, Xbox 360 - £8
Stranglehold: Collectors Edition, Xbox 360 - £8 delivered
Only one in stock, so be quick!
2 PS3 games for £25
2 PS3 games for £25
Includes:
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
Ratchet & Clank: Tools Of Destruction
Heavenly Sword
Resistance: Fall Of Man
MotorStorm
Or, Blu Ray films:
Tears Of The Sun
Layer Cake
Kung Fu Hustle
Bram Stoker's Dracula
The Patriot: Extended Cut
Hostel
S.W.A.T.
Hollow Man Director's Cut
Shrooms
The Replacement Killers: The Extended Cut
Thanks to ronaldinho10 for the tip off.
Fahrenheit, PC - £4.99
Fahrenheit, PC - £4.99 delivered
Cracking on the Xbox, not played in on the PC, you might want a controller to play it. Anyone out there played it on PC?
Medal of Honor: Heroes 2, Wii - £13.22
Medal of Honor: Heroes 2, Wii - £13.22 delivered
Apply code "B4U" for 2% off
Tabula Rasa Collectors Edition, PC - £4.99
Tabula Rasa Collectors Edition, PC - £4.99 delivered
Oh poor Mr Garriot...
Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords, DS - £12.99
Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords, DS - £12.99 delivered
New Wii System menu homebrew hack
Features of this hack include:
Removing the health warning screen
Region free Wii and Gamecube games
Built in "rescue mode"
Removing background music
It's not released yet, but should be soon. Finally I will be able to play my imported Gamecube games again. Even nicer to be able to boot all imports straight from the Disc Channel, with no need to boot any homebrew.
I expect custom background music can't be too far away either.
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