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Celeb Teen Laundry’s “Must Have” Christmas Games Countdown – No. 17 – Nights Into Dreams

Posted, Dec 17th, 2012, By Renier

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The 17^th game in Celeb Teen Laundry’s Must Have Christmas Countdown List is brought to us by the makers of the super successful Sonic The Hedgehog franchise. Nights Into Dreams, a fast-paced platform game with a twist, will have players pressing buttons like a group of insane people. The plot is described as “Two skittish children find courage in their dreams, where they’ll assist a jester-like creature in his quest to defeat a malevolent mystic named Wizeman the Wicked.”

The game play in Nights Into Dreams takes place both on foot – where you’ll control Elliot Edwards – and in the sky – where you’ll control Claris Sinclair. These two children’s dreams have “magically transported them to the realm of Nightopia” and it’s up to the player to rescue the protagonist, aptly named “Nights”, from Wizeman’s witchery, “soaring through the air at dizzying speeds.” The characters must, once airborne, collect “ideyas” and battle boss characters over seven acts. Nights, the protagonist “can only stay in the air for a specific duration of time, at which point control reverts back to Elliot or Claris.”

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Celeb Teen Laundry’s “Must Have” Christmas Games Countdown – No. 18 – Sim City 5

Posted, Dec 14th, 2012, By Renier

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The 18^th game in Celeb Teen Laundry’s Must Have Christmas Countdown is unfortunately only being released in March of 2013.

Many years ago, players were introduced to Sim City, the grandfather of simulation games. The franchise spawned a series of games rich with city building tactics, annoying tax hikes, and difficult customers. Fans of the Sim City franchise were left out in the cold with the horrid 4^th version of the game and cried out in unison that a 5^th, updated title in the franchise be released. Fortunately, in 2013, the prayers of millions of Sim City aficionados will be answered.

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Celeb Teen Laundry’s “Must Have” Christmas Games Countdown – No. 19 – GTA V

Posted, Dec 12th, 2012, By Renier

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The 19^th game in Celeb Teen Laundry’s Must Have Christmas Countdown is the upcoming Grand Theft Auto 5. Not yet released, still in development, and readier than ever to be released into the world, the 5^th game in the violent franchise will change the entire future of gaming. Players will be able to explore the biggest game world ever made. In fact, it is bigger than the worlds of Red Dead Redemption, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and Grand Theft Auto IV combined. Wow.

There’s also an unparalleled level of detail in the game e.g. the player will now be able to explore underwater. There will now also be three protagonists in the game – Michael, Trevor, and Franklin – and the player will be able to switch, at will, between the three in order to complete certain missions. There will also now be hobbies, new interaction systems, a fully fledged ecosystem, a “vibrant and fun” economic system, and a completely revamped cell phone that the player can use to access the in-game internet at all times.

According to GTA V’s Wikipedia page:

Outside of missions, the player is free to swap between the protagonists and explore the game’s open world, which includes a fully-fledged ecosystem. The camera zooms out to a “Google Earth-style” perspective when switching characters and then drops into wherever the chosen character is. Even when the player is not controlling them, each character will still go about their own business across Los Santos. As any of the protagonists, the player can engage in activities such as yoga, triathlons, Jet Skiing, base-jumping, tennis, golf, scuba diving or go to the gym. Each character will have unique hobbies, which can be completed with the protagonists’ friends, but the dating system from GTA IV does not return. San Andreas’ RPG-like player customisation is also absent, but the player can customise the clothing of each character.Characters can “flip off” people, “something Rockstar recommends you do in vary circumstances to see different reactions from people”. Depending on the area, people react differently.

There also new cars introduced into the game and a completely redone melee combat and shooting system that promises to completely change the entire structure of the game. The cars will feel less “boat-like” and will be closer to the ground in order to make the experience even more realistic.

We don’t know about you, but we cannot wait for this release in mid-2013! GTA has changed the entire world of gaming before, so we’re super excited to see how the 5^th installment will re-shape the industry. It’s an absolute must have!

Platforms:

PS3, PC, Xbox 360

Release Date:

Second quarter of 2013.

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Celeb Teen Laundry’s “Must Have” Christmas Games Countdown – No. 20 – The Last Guardian

Posted, Dec 10th, 2012, By Renier

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The 20^th game in Celeb Teen Laundry’s Must Have Christmas Countdown List comes from the halls of the Japanese video game company, Team Ico. Soon to be released, The Last Guardian will take players on an action-adventure, with a yet-to-be-named protagonist, who must escape the ruins of an expansive castle.

The game play, much in the vein of Ico and Shadow of the Colossus, will have the player run, jump, and climb to avoid “shadow-being guards”. The unnamed protagonist will initially be without a weapon, so the player has to carefully navigate the ruins of the castle to avoid being captured by the slow-moving shadow-guards. The unnamed boy will be joined by a large fox-like creature named Trico, who is implemented into the puzzle-solving on a constant basis. According to the game’s Wikipedia page, Trico will play an extremely important role in the overarching game play:

Trico is “driven by animal instincts”, and it is up to the player to guide the creature, “taking advantage of his natural behavior”, in order to complete puzzles. For example, the player may have the boy throw a barrel that gains Trico’s interest, causing it to move to a specific location. The player may also need to find the way for Trico to sit still in order to allow the player to complete a section, while the natural tendency of the creature is to run ahead of the player. Unlike typical sidekicks in video games, which immediately react to a player’s command, Trico will be difficult for the player to control, and may take several attempts to coerce the creature into performing a specific action.

The player will also have to care for the creature, either by feeding it or removing spears and arrows that are stuck in its body. Through the course of the game, the player will gain better command of the creature, an aspect [Fumito] Ueda [the creator of the game] considered equivalent to training a pet; initially in the game, the creature may wander off to explore something that interests it more than the boy, refuse to eat food it thinks smells badly, or choose to go to sleep when it wants to. By performing certain tasks, the player will be able to come to control Trico better, and Ueda believes “each player will have a different Trico to work with depending on how he or she chooses to interact with him”.However, the player may still want to take advantage of the creature’s natural habits; the game includes sections where by letting Trico roam free, new areas for exploration may open up.

There is no apparent release date, as the game has suffered from many setbacks. The game was pushed back in April of 2011, for 2012, but since Udea – a full-time employee of Sony – departed from the project and remained as a lead consultant, the game’s official release date has been kept open. According to several reports by leading game websites, The Last Guardian will exclusively be released on the PS3 in 2013.

Platforms:

PS 3

Release Date:

TBA

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Celeb Teen Laundry’s “Must Have” Christmas Games Countdown – No. 21 – The War Z

Posted, Dec 6th, 2012, By Renier

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The 21^st game in Celeb Teen Laundry’s Must Have Christmas Countdown comes in the form of an online MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online RPG) in the vein of zombie games like DayZ. Soon, The War Z will take the world by storm with its unique game play and online survival of the fittest. The game, already touted as DayZ’ biggest competition, calls itself “the world’s first zombie MMO.”

According to the game’s official site, the game play is described as the following:

It’s been five years since the outbreak; leaving in its wake a post-apocalyptic nightmare with ninety-five percent of the human population gone. In order to stay alive, you will need food, weapons, and other supplies. Some of you will be able to scavenge as you navigate the terrain, others will be forced to fight for survival as you encounter zombies and other players. Every decision will have an impact on whether you live or how quickly you die.

Fortunately, and this is a plus, there will be no paid subscriptions and expansion packs. Once you buy the game online and install it on your PC, it’s as easy as click and play. The makers of the game, Hammerpoint Interactive, promise that there will be no hidden subscription fees and that players won’t be bogged down with relentless updates. The game was also made in such a way that players with low-end laptops and PC’s will easily be able to handle the graphics and the game, which will bring in the masses of casual gamers who do not have the PC specs to run high-end gaming productions.

The game is unique in that all types of players – casual, hard-core, laid-back, etc. – will be able to experience the open-ended sandbox world without suffering from difficult class systems, thousands of pointless upgrades in-game, and relentless amounts of levels that need to be completed in order to advance. The game promises “NO CLASSES AND RESTRICTIONS, NO LEVELS, OR UNREALISTIC STAT MODIFICATIONS. Your goal is to survive this Zombie Game and the ones that survive longest will be victorious!”

Also, players will have the opportunity to advance in the game through the good will of others and NPC’s (non-playable characters) Notes will be left behind for the player to read, so that one is able to find secret weapon stashes, supplies, and other important survival tools. It’s post-Apocalyptic mayhem, but as we know humanity, zombies are not the only enemies in this virtual world. Other players, who wish to advance in-game, might also post a threat. (Some players might not be as forgiving when you stumble upon their hidden stash of supplies, while others just won’t like your face and/or your presence in their idyllic fortress.)

The War Z will most probably become a pop culture phenomenon. Many zombie lovers and zombie gamers have already called dibs on this one and touted it as one of the coolest and most mind blowing zombie MMORPG in recent years.

DayZ made the phenomenon popular, but The War Z made the phenomenon a must have.

Platforms:

PC Exclusively

Requirements:

You must have a working internet connection in order to access this game.

For more information on The War Z, head over to the game’s official website: http://thewarz.com/index.html

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Celeb Teen Laundry’s “Must Have” Christmas Games Countdown – No. 22 – Final Fantasy Versus XIII

Posted, Dec 5th, 2012, By Renier

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The 22^nd game in Celeb Teen Laundry’s Must Have Christmas Countdown is, without a doubt, one of the most anticipated games in recent years. Final Fantasy Versus XIII (13) holds, as of November 2012, the record for the longest time ever spent on creating a Final Fantasy game. Fortunately, it was worth the wait. The new FF game was designed to capture the importance of realism in the gaming arena. The clunky battle system of previous FF games will now be seamlessly integrated into the maps and there will be no battle transitions. The famous cinematic cut scenes of the FF series will also be completely seamless, and will allow the player to interact and partake in the scenes, in real time.

According to the game’s official Wikipedia page, “All the event scenes in the game will be in real-time, and the player will still be able to play the game while they are happening. The player will be able to run around and perform various actions during these event scenes. While some RTEs (Real-Time Events) will transition seamlessly into gameplay, most RTEs will be triggered during gameplay and with no forewarning. Players should expect to suddenly trigger certain RTEs while just running around. For example, an RTE plays where it takes sweeping camera shots of a city at night and then zooms into the glass roof of one skyscraper where aristocrats are having a party. The camera then begins to position itself behind Noctis and he seamlessly becomes playable and the player is able to make him run around. However, while the player makes him run across the room, another RTE is triggered and an airship suddenly appears and crashes into the building while the player is still controlling Noctis. Another example of an RTE happens while the player makes Noctis run down a city road at night. While running down the road, an airship suddenly crashes into a building in front of Noctis and then drops to the ground; part of it then explodes causing the entire airship to flip into the air over Noctis while the player is still controlling him. Another example has the player making Noctis run across a long pedestrian bridge. While crossing this bridge, a RTE is triggered where a series of missiles are fired at the bridge and the first one breaks part of the bridge’s wall. The player then has to make Noctis dodge the remaining missiles while trying to make it across the rest of the bridge.”

Director Tetsuya Nomura has stated that there were two objectives during the making of the game – firstly, to provide the most seamless game play experience ever seen in the Final Fantasy series; and secondly, to provide the most realistic story, characters, and world ever seen in a Final Fantasy game. The most important and most notable change will take place in the characterization and the idiosyncrasies of the characters. These characters will talk, behave, and interact like people in the real world. Their personalities will also be unlike any other character in previous versions of the popular RPG game.

Although the game was announced in 2006, several years before the PlayStation 3 consoles were released, it took 23 full-time lead staff members of Square Enix’s 1^st Production Department to create, program, compose, and release the game. This is, by and large, one of the biggest and most courageous projects in the history of the Square Enix game designing company, and you’ll be a fool for not laying your hands on this masterpiece once it is released at the end of the year. There is currently no confirmed release date, but industry insiders speculate that the release will take place around Christmas, 2012.

If you’re interested in playing the new FF game, you must own a PS3, as the game will exclusively be released on this console platform. If you don’t have a PS3, why not ask your folks to buy you one for Christmas and then save up for FF Versus 13 – the biggest and most important game of our generation. Trust us; you don’t want to be let out of the loop on this one.

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Celeb Teen Laundry’s “Must Have” Christmas Games Countdown – No. 23 – The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct

Posted, Dec 4th, 2012, By Renier

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The next game in Celeb Teen Laundry’s Must Have Christmas Countdown is a brand new zombie shooter for those zombie Apocalypse lovers. Six months ago, gaming company Telltale released the episodic Walking Dead video game. It was one of the greatest gaming experiences in recent PC gaming history, and heralded in a new era of emotion-driven game play that focuses more on the characterization and the story than the garden variety zombie fare. The fifth and final episode of Telltale’s masterpiece was released a few weeks ago to critical acclaim.

However, the Walking Dead franchise does not die that easily. Instead, the Walking Dead gaming idea was brought back from the dead and revamped by gaming company Activision. The new game, Walking Dead: Survival Instinct, will be released on the 11^th of December – just in time for the Christmas holidays.

In this new take on the franchise, players won’t be experiencing an emotive and dramatic narrative, they will, instead, take on the role of the heart-of-gold character, Daryl Dixon, in a prequel narrative. Unlike its predecessor, Telltale’s Walking Dead, this one will have gamers star in their very own zombie First Person Shooter. There are only short, succinct snippets of information on the new game, but according to most reports, players will have the choice to either attack zombies and/or use stealth to avert the attacks. The player will also gain new party members throughout the linear storyline and will be able to choose which characters they want to keep in their fight against the zombie Apocalypse – all of the party members will have specific advantages and disadvantages that could either make or break the player’s survival, very much in the vein of old-school RPG’s like Final Fantasy.

There’s no word yet on how detailed and impressive the game might be, but Robert Kirkman, the creator of Walking Dead, already said that an FPS (First Person Shooter) would be absolutely “pointless.” The Walking Dead doesn’t thrive on action and gory set-pieces; it thrives on a subtle and emotional narrative of humanity’s instinctual fight for survival. Therefore, a game that follows the linear narrative and gaming experience of a regular shoot-em’ up, will become void and redundant in the grand scheme of things. We already have enough excellent zombie games to last us a lifetime, so we doubt The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct will be able to bring anything new and novel to the zombie gaming arena.

If you’re still interested in playing this game, check below to see whether it will be released on your platform and when you’ll be able to buy it!

Platforms:

Xbox 360

PS3

Release Date:

11^th December, 2012.

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Celeb Teen Laundry’s “Must Have” Christmas Games Countdown – No. 24 – ZombiU

Posted, Dec 2nd, 2012, By Renier

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The second game in Celeb Teen Laundry’s Must Have Christmas Countdown comes from a different perspective. Literally. Soon, the world will be overrun by thousands of brand spankin’ new Wii U consoles – the next generation in 4^th wall breaking, three dimensional gaming fun – and the first game released as a launch title alongside the Wii U consoles is the zombie survival shooter, ZombiU.

In this exploitation of popular culture, the player takes on the role of a pre-decided survivor. They then have to navigate the zombie infested streets of London while balancing the extremely realistic dynamic of the Wii U touchpad, the television screen, and the Wii U gamepad gyroscope. If the player is bitten by a zombie, they die permanently and have to choose another survivor to continue on in the game. The previous zombified survivor played then becomes part of the zombie horde and must be killed if the player wants to obtain the previous survivor’s inventory. If players have Miiverse activated, there’s also the chance that they might encounter other players from all over the world who also turned into zombies.

The game play is unique and ubiquitous. The player is able to use the touchpad of the new Wii U in order to navigate the game’s map, access the inventory, and to barricade nearby doors. When the player accesses the Wii U touchpad in-game, the player becomes vulnerable to attack and must watch the touchpad and the television screen in order to not be harmed.

The Wii U’s new console does not have too many titles in its library yet, so players are, in effect, forced to grab a copy of ZombiU alongside their console purchase. The game is included, for free, in every new Wii U release, making it not just a launch game, but also Nintendo’s way of showing off their dynamic and unique console. ZombiU has received mixed reviews from critics – several claimed that the game is merely a novelty – and has received polarizing reviews from pre-Wii U release players. Be it as it may, there’s no denying that in order to experience the full effect of Wii U this game is an absolute must have! Much like previous Wii releases which focused solely on the novelty of the console – think Wii Sports Resort – this game is at least a playable and influential launch title.

If you’re planning to write “Wii U” on your Christmas wish list, remember to ask your folks to find out if this title is indeed included in the bouquet purchase, as many outlets are releasing Wii U as a standalone console. You don’t want to wake up on Christmas day, unwrap your beautiful new console, and not be able to play a game until the 27^th of December…

Platforms:

Exclusive to Wii U

Release Date:

North America – 18^th of November, 2012

Australia and European Union – 30^th of November, 2012

Japan – 8^th of December, 2012

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Celeb Teen Laundry’s “Must Have” Christmas Games Countdown – No. 25 – Far Cry 3

Posted, Dec 2nd, 2012, By Renier

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In the first of Celeb Teen Laundry’s 25 Must-Have Christmas Games Countdown, we are bringing you one of the most anticipated games in recent years. Far Cry 3, the FPS made in open-world sandbox heaven, is being released on the 4^th of December, 2012, to universal critical acclaim. Unlike the second Far Cry, this latest release reverts back to the original setting of a tropical island. You play as the protagonist Jason Brody who, after his friends were kidnapped by island rebels, have to learn how to shoot, drive vehicles, and take down the rebel factions in order to save your friends.

The game is once again open-ended – meaning you’re able to do what you want to, go where you want to, for as long as you want to. This time around, however, the game’s story map mode will be ten times larger than any previous installments, leaving the world open for you to explore and experience. The local flora and fauna also play a role in defeating enemies and furthering you in the game. For example, you’re able to use certain types of flowers/berries/etc to make syringes that will assist you in several different aspects of game play. You’re also able to implement the local wildlife – bears, sharks, tigers, stingrays, etc – into your stealthy takedowns of enemies i.e. shoot open a nearby cage to have a tiger attack a group of rebels, use an enemy as bait for a bear. Also, the vehicles have been revamped for the third installment. Whilst in previous versions of the game, you were able to drive around in the usual suspects – 4 X 4, broken down station wagon, boats – but in Far Cry 3, the vehicles are everything you could possibly dream of. If you don’t like driving around in a jungle truck, you could always take to the skies with a hang glider; and if that doesn’t tickle your fancy, why not jump from an airplane and skydive into an enemy encampment?

The most exciting part of Far Cry 3 will not be found in the exquisite graphics, nor the wide array of vehicles and weapons, nor the super intelligent AI, nor the extreme realism in which the game is played; instead, the emotional narrative and the fight for survival will be your most obvious reasons to take on this masterpiece. Critics have described Far Cry 3 as “the greatest FPS ever made” and as a “generation defining experience.” It is, quite possibly, one of the greatest games ever made.

If this type of FPS shooter, with a strong plot and excellent voice acting, tickles your fancy, take a look below to see if it is being released on your platform. It’s a game that must be under the Christmas tree this holiday season. Don’t wait another second to get your hands on Ubisoft’s Magnum Opus.

Platforms:

PS3

XBOX 360

Release Date:

North America – December 4^th, 2012

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Nintendo Unveils New Mario Game, Will Launch In November With Wii U

Posted, Oct 31st, 2012, By Sphinx Kat

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Dum-dum-dum-da-da-da-da! That’s my best attempt at the Mario theme song through typing! (Trust me, my hummed version is appalling!) For those of you busy reminiscing of the glory days–Super Mario Brothers on GameBoy, Super Nintendo, and Nintendo 64, it’s time to stop living like a cave person and venture to a Best Buy near you! After years of being outdone by Xbox 360, Nintendo is finally fighting back, with a new handheld gaming device called Wii U (which looks amazing–like a Nintendo DS had a weird baby with an iPhone and a classic Super Nintendo controller!), which is full of funky wifi-friendly features.

The company described the new device: “All Wii U Deluxe Set owners who purchase digital content for Wii U, including downloadable games in the Nintendo eShop for Wii U and download codes sold at select retail stores, will earn points with a value equivalent to approximately 10 percent of the Nintendo eShop list price of each purchase. For example, a game priced at $59.99, such as New Super Mario Bros. U, would earn 599 points. For every 500 points they earn, participants will receive a code worth $5 in credit to be used in the Nintendo eShop for either Wii U or Nintendo 3DS.”

Blah blah, a lot of techie talk. Basically it’s a game boy with an app store! But I’m really more excited to try out this new Mario game, officially called New Super Mario Bros U, which is being released 16 November! The game is an update of the classic, including a map view that allows players to go in between worlds. I’m less enthused about the multi player battle aspects. All I really want is Yoshi’s Island from Super Nintendo, but I want it on my iPhone! Are you totally psyched about this new release? I know kids’ video games are getting more and more violent, but don’t we all have fond childhood memories of squishing ‘mushroom’ goombas, collecting coins, and beating the clock?

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