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Games: Guitar Hero on DS Set to Rock Your World!

June 22, 2008 – 5:05 pm | Written by savagecoder

Guitar Hero: On Tour is the new game by Vicarious Visions which is to be released on the much more portable gaming platform the DS. This version of the popular Guitar Hero series will use a “Guitar grip” which plugs into the Game Boy Advance slot and has four buttons instead of the usual five located on the end of the device. It also comes with a stylus which is made to look like a guitar pick and strap to make sure you don’t drop your DS during those very intense jamming sessions. It took the development team over 20 prototypes to come up with the design but it sure payed off.

You play the game like you would with any other Guitar Hero game pushing the buttons and strumming in time but instead of using a “strum bar” you use the touch screen to do all strumming with the stylus. Game play consist of career mode and quick play which you can play on your own but the real fun will come from the multiplayer games featuring a co-operative mode and a battle mode where you can use new items to give a little flavor to the usual vs mode. It is also said to feature more master tracks then ever offered on a Guitar Hero and have the ability to customize your experience with 6 characters to chose from (2 of them exclusive to the DS), 5 different venues and heaps of different guitars.

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Grand Theft Auto IV: Paradis In Liberty City

April 10, 2008 – 1:21 am | Written by KiwiPulse

One of the games that I have been following and playing is Grand Theft Auto (GTA). On April 29, 2008 the fourth release of GTA will be available to everyone on Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. You have probably heard of this game because Rockstar have been marketing the game heavily using different forms of media which includes television ads, internet videos, viral marketing and a redesigned website.

The game will be set in Liberty City which is heavily based on two U.S cities, New York City and New Jersey. It’s the story of Niko Bellic, an Eastern European in his mid 30s, who was persuaded to move to Liberty City by his cousin, Roman. Roman claimed that he was living a fabulous life in a mansion with sexy women, hot tubs and sports cars. Niko, with his own personal problems at home, decided to come to Liberty City to pursue the “American Dream”. Roman’s claims turn out to be lies to hide his own failures. In reality he only owns a small taxi business and is heavily in debt with a lot of people chasing after him. That’s why he wants Niko to work for him. He desperately needs Niko’s support, hence the reason he deceived Niko into travelling to Liberty City. Together they seek to pursue gangster glory in a chaotic and violent world.

What I find interesting in this release is the Multiplayer feature which support 16 players. But the game only allows you to play deathmatch and racing game. As a big fan of this game, I can’t wait until it is released! Are you a fan of GTA games?

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