Win A Free Copy of Super Meat Boy!
You can also leave your favourite wrestling catch phrase if you’d like, though that’s only for my personal amusement and has no bearing on the random outcome.
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Video Game Review: Super Meat Boy
You’ve only got two buttons (run and jump) at your disposal, though the jump command is pressure sensitive. Tap it and you’ll do a quick hop, push it down and you’ll leap higher. Once again, however, the Xbox 360’s d-pad is inadequate for the challenge level. Using the analog stick is more responsive, but I still felt there were plenty of times when my jumps didn’t match the direction I was pressing. It’s pretty annoying in a title that demands precision, but the levels are so short it rarely undoes more than a few seconds worth of progress.
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Video Game Review: Alien Breed 2: Assault
The basic “move with the left stick, aim with the right” scheme is in effect here with the right trigger firing your gun and the left trigger using items (health packs and grenades). It’s simple enough, but aiming feels imprecise and there were several times when I thought I’d killed something only to have it attack me once I changed targets. Part of the issue is that your weapon’s laser sight is a bit too dim and can get lost amid the action.
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Video Game Review: NBA 2k11
The game also struggles at times with ball movement. Passing remains imprecise, which is then exacerbated by unrealistic defensive A.I. — players will actively deflect balls they have their backs to, particularly on outlet passes. Using icon passing (engaged by hitting the right bumper) alleviates some of this, but it’s not a cure-all. Shooting and defense feel pretty much the same as years past. That’s not surprising given both aspects are handled extremely well.
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Video Game Review: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
One minor graphical annoyance: much of the game’s text is in Old English font, which makes it pretty much impossible to easily read. If you’re stuck with a smaller TV, this will prove to be particularly irritating.
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Video Game Review: NHL 11
As noted, player models and arenas look pretty much the same, which is fine as everything looks so smooth and natural gliding across the ice you won’t care. What might frustrate is the occasional bouts of slowing that occur when pucks start flying and skaters are scrumming it up along the boards. The camera angles in Be A Pro mode can also be annoying when they rotate around you rather than just staying locked. They’re small gripes, but they’re not unique to this year’s version, either.
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Win a Toy Soldiers Statue!
Given the subject matter, we felt it was only appropriate that our contest for deciding who receives one of these beauties be based on your favourite war movie. Just name it…no need to go into heavy detail, and we’re going to be picking the winners completely at random this time around. (Don’t worry…future contests will involve you putting your thinking cap on, or jumping through flaming hoops, etc.)
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