From Dust Review

Whoever ponders over gods simulations can, inevitably the name of a man like chocolate melt on your tongue: Peter Molyneux! He is considered the father of the genre and is the grand creator of such brands as Populous and Black & White. While Peter but now prefer to chat about his fabulous worlds, uses the Montpellier studio of Ubisoft, the opportunity and created from the former mix an almost divine work. From Dust, the title is, and also extremely entertaining and have to download games for Xbox Live, PC and Playstation Network.

The earth quakes, thunder rumbles deep murmur of the Dolby system, while the water boils and glowing hot lava destroyed the vegetation, the trained eye can see in the distance, a huge tsunami waves, which were rolling slowly but surely on the tranquil paradise. At least now everyone uses one to believe and tried singing, rhythmic drum beats and a lot of hope to turn his fate for good. Divine assistance offered by the players, the whole move mountains with his breath as Moses or even to share the water. With just a few steps, the small bustling world's inhabitants are motivated, helpful knowledge engraved on ancient stones and acquired one secured the survival time after time - and that is a visually stunning and contaminated by natural disasters gods simulation.


Become the God of the Old

From Dust is similar in its basic concept of various other gods simulation, the player but flatters with his unique charm and a completely especially for a downloadable titles look really detailed. A group of tribal people surrounded a fire and ruminates about her future. Actually, they want to build away from the dreary island and a new life. The chief narrator as a simsichen Brabelsprache with German subtitles lets us from "the old man" to know their divine power and its mystical abilities at all, which defied all laws of nature and physics. Schick, with elaborately staged scene, the players pulled into the adventure and now provides a bird's eye with the necessary assistance so that the industrious residents found a place to stay next totem and colonize the country.

As a newly created God with the power over life and death, it is now our task of ensuring the survival of indigenous people dressed in masks, with their oblique secure and reliable transport to residents through portals from one island to another. For this purpose, our divine hand serves as a guide. Select a totem, or mystery artifact is sufficient to show the people a path that must go to it. But not without obstacles and pitfalls. The time required to reveal passages, but at high tide make for a deadly undertow. If it comes to heavy rain can be a puddle of a raging river and to make matters worse come to fires, volcanic eruptions and other disasters that make even the sometimes impassable vegetation alongside the survival of a challenge for young and old. The contrary, it is sent to work to shape the island with sand, rocks and water, and the people to offer a direction - to handle everything fairly intuitive, especially with the controller!

Getting started is not difficult. With some input from a sand dune, we collect and dump it on a raging river that until recently blocked the path to the goal and reach the portal - the exit to the next world, or the next island paradise, if you can cope with surprises. The transition will unfortunately always heralded with a similar sequence, but to achieve our lively believers to the next place over the underground passage, we expect the next task, which is far easier. In the later sections of the 13 worlds you must first meet certain operations before the portal opens, and various natural disasters are committed to constantly, so you have to use skills learned cleverly used to make the island accessible. As an example of the Advanced Level: You start on a small island with a totem as the base. This is in a cycle of further plateaus, but are still under water and only with rubble and ashes must be increased. In the middle of the circle is piling up a volcano, the "build" is consistently larger and more dangerous, but important to spit out lava islands.

Natural Disasters, Churning Out

With increasing game play, especially at the level of difficulty also increases exponentially and one has been truly bring the back room at full speed in order to brave the many dangers and rough terrain can. Not always the people end up in paradise, after all, promised to deserts and arid areas Lavaschluchten at least not a good beginning for a new settlement. Nevertheless, the people will eagerly try to survive and celebrate each success together with you. In addition, natural disasters such as volcanic eruptions change and tsunamis from almost every minute. Who is not fast enough to initiate counter-measures failed and must be handed over many of its believers the ferryman - the loss is too great, you're also inglorious history as God!

To prevent this, it is sacred to accept help. Capture the teeming faithful sacrifice on our behalf shrines, we have different special abilities, which act downright and thoughtful use of miracles. Separates a raging, wild river relentlessly flooded the island from the portal of hope, the suction is too strong and fast, that one could only throw up fine sand, one must resort to other means. Before this can wash away the sand within seconds, the water simply for a few seconds, frozen in a slow motion. Already vanishes the power of natural forces and you can build turrets, or pick up but the solidified water by hand and then just cut out a trail. At least now you feel the omnipotence of God over life and death, and tells Moses to the water to reveal the path to happiness. It looks not only biblical, it's just terrific divine.

During some disasters can be against the tribal people by mystical forces itself even without their God pours water on the fire, the plant takes advantage of some special or simply redirect a flow accordingly. People can gain certain artifacts, such as a tsunami devastated the flora and fauna, but not the village, which would inevitably have been razed to the ground. Does one just in time before the arrival of a natural disaster, the respective gain knowledge, people survive and you do not build it all again troublesome. Such thoughts Fallen From Dust is particularly useful in the second half of the adventure, which represents powerful natural disasters in the merciless way and this paved with huge stumbling blocks. When bombarded with all sorts of things together and we have to do when God hands full, but the title unfolds its full potential and can be justified from a simple downloadable titles hardly the equivalent of one full-price!

Fast! Because the game is still not very high extent and is held only on the basis of a total of 30 additional, but extremely tricky challenges fairly high. They know but to inspire and provide yet more evidence that we think about given situation and must find solution to the puzzle! For the most hard-boiled every island is in the adventure mode is always stored for the time at which you left them. So you can also go back later and continue to play a world. There are at least optional objectives, such as flora and fauna to expand to 100% or secret knowledge of the ancients, which can be viewed as a compendium of the menu.

Great Look

Graphically, From Dust is also its best side, but has also added a small blender, which serves mostly with fancy effects to look at. At the first glance, the swirling mist on the menu, which our senses flatters almost done, but then one usually very bright, with deep green, contrasting colors embossed paradise, which is then alternates laced with dusty deserts and fiery red Laver. A second glance reveals the extensive use of blur, which was also garnished with a little flicker and dust particles. This gets the title but his own style and together with the population of its own clumsy charm. Especially when you look at the goings out of the area, correctly drawn animations are scurrying around the citizens!

The title looks impressive from a download game and also has really alive. Has fallen to us beyond the physical playing with lava flows, killer waves and the sand trickles through our hands really well and is overgrown with a lush, detailed shortly flora & fauna, only to then be washed away by water. We pour a stream somewhere and jam on it, it will inevitably wash the sand over time or to pave its way elsewhere. Changes in nature must therefore be handled with caution and may affect other again - a threat, which one should be aware and watch it as well. Giant waves and volcanic eruptions also change the look of the entire island within seconds, there is no Verschnaufspause for travelers!

The final section of the adventure is sometimes the most creative, because there have total freedom to shape their own island, with placement of water wells, mountains, rivers and everything you would expect in this way. You feel not only the divine power, but a piece of creation. For this element could have been but make considerably more. An appropriate editor to create their own worlds and the user can define any disasters this as possible and offer downloadable content via the network! Ubisoft had already had a title that would have grown beyond the adventure and the challenge mode and might entertain you for months!

Graphic:8
Sound:7,3
Control:7,6
Gameplay:8,6
Overall: 8,5

Captain America: Super Soldier Review

Captain America is probably the most patriotic of all comic book heroes in the U.S. A movie is on the program, while SEGA delivers the corresponding game. Since the last publisher with Thor: God of Thunder gave half a catastrophic failure, you may be curious about what Captain America is able to achieve Future Soldier.

Captain America visited Wolfenstein

Red Skull and his minions of Hydra, which are modeled after the German army, have gathered during the Second World War in a huge castle in the Alps, there to dig out a superweapon in the mountains. Captain America gets wind of it and jump from the fortress. In the next 7 to 8 hours playing time you pass through splendidly decorated palaces, tranquil little settlements or a fine garden, but also secret underground laboratories, armories, trenches, a prison complex as well as a sinister archeological site. Although the entire action takes place within the walls of the fortress, one gets donated enough variety.

It makes you feel alone by setting Wolfenstein constantly reminded that however is not quite so bloody so. Nevertheless, one against and technically highly genetically bred soldiers and take part creepy. Hydra has also Mechs in stock. But there are others waiting for gruesome experiments on the player. Captain America: Future Soldier takes place in a more or less open world. While you will be sent from one destination to the next mission and needs to look no further, but you can make the complex free after some time and already visited areas by walk again. The individual fields are separated by loading screens. Alternatively, you can go into the sewers under the castle, for so it is easier and faster to the various sections. Otherwise we will always show a callable map where it goes next.

Dodge and Slamming

Captain America: Future Soldier may be referred to as third-person action adventure game that focuses on close combat. With just one key stroke it gets down to business, but it is also much dodged and blocked. You get always appears briefly, if an enemy prepares to strike, so you can often jump to the page or block. With the right timing to fill a display (even by opponents of the Kill), with which one can perform so-called "debilitating strokes." This means that with a bat is already closing time for the villain. However, it is surrounded by Hydra-soldiers, the Dodge is not always easy, but extremely important for the victory. Depending on the opponent you have to constantly come up with other tactics.

Cap used his shield, however, not only to block, he can throw well and so do some opponents in advance or at least throw it to the ground. Total makes the combat system, even if it is anything but complex, a nifty idea. Slaps you around with the likes of Hydra. If you manage to make its cold counterpart with a finisher, or a different, special way, points are credited to the account, which is the case also for boss fights. However, it has the most points for the collection of intelligence information in the form of files, folders, or movies that now lie scattered throughout the levels. So you can during the game to unlock some skills, such as harsher blows.

When it comes to gather in one game to an incredible amount of stuff, then Captain America: Future Soldier this year, by far the absolute top. In addition to the intelligence information you are looking for diaries, film rolls, ceramic eggs, flak positions, secret plans, statues, etc. Fortunately, displayed some of collectibles on the map, but only part. If you really want to have everything, is probably one quarter of play time spent for this endeavor. But as you have a little climbing and jumping to get on some items, it can certainly be fun to find a suitable way. Co. jumps and run semi-automatically and you can almost never plunge into the abyss.

Captain America, however, has a kind of super-vision are available, which you can activate an option. Here you can see highlighted, where you can hold on to or where such an unstable wall is, which one may then occur. Plenty of variety is not offered. The highest of all emotions are nicely staged, the boss fights. The story, however, is the pure trash. But somehow it's funny but then to pursue it further. Is it through the campaign, a challenge mode must wait for the player, where you do other things in a certain time under all possible opponents. Ten missions it is completed. Will you all get gold, you are occupied another 1-2 hours. Is a multiplayer / co-op mode, it does not.

Technically, Captain America's Future Soldier fairly weak. Many gray, less detailed premises need to be overcome. Muddy textures and polygonal geometry also characterize the events. The visuals are simply outdated, but still sometimes cast one or the other chic image. The character models may look quite respectable, but the animations are turned out very Hackel, which becomes especially noticeable in the cutscenes negative. The German language edition is among the few main characters have been completely implemented properly, some by hearing actors nonetheless unintentionally funny, because some places just Syncho fails abysmally bad. The cinematic background music, however, makes a very good figure.

Graphic:6,2
Sound:7,1
Control:7,4
Gameplay:7,5
Overall: 7.2

MLB 2k11 Xbox 360 Review

For those who still had nothing to do with little, or rather the so-called sport like baseball as complicated, here again is a quick intro to it. Baseball is a ball game, baseball is a team sport, baseball is American and baseball is in the States first and foremost a family event with a barbecue and fast food in front of the stadium. The playing field in baseball is from the so-called spread at home and the outfield, in which the players of both teams. A game consists of nine major and several extra innings if necessary together. Within the innings the two teams switch from each at bat or on the mound throwing. A tie is not played for so long is why, until a winner was determined - by the way without any time limitation.




Principle is based on the baseball pitcher duel (cannon) against batter (batsman). So while the pitcher attempted by skillful throws as many strikes (not properly touched balls) to achieve or allow only weak shocks in order to give its located on the outfield team members the opportunity to catch the ball quickly or directly to one of the to play four bases, however, the batter has hit the target as a challenger to the ball so well that he can reach as many times (Bases). There are points to be had when a player crosses home plate without the previously "issued" to have say for example, later reached a base as the ball.

The highest in baseball is probably the most famous home run himself ignorant. Behind all this is gone, but not less than that of the batsman to throw the pitcher as good hits the ball out of reach for the defense, the playing field within the permissible limits of leaves - and thus a Impeding not to run for home Plate is possible. Sure, baseball offers, as well as other sports, of course, much more details and subtleties, but to start with the implementation of 2K Sports' anything at all, this little introduction was supposed to suffice for now. Console, controller in hand and "Play Ball".

Total control, but not move or Kinect

Long story short - of course you have to bring a bit of enthusiasm, you will experience with Major League Baseball 2K11 even a touch of fun. The title will now be a simulation times and is therefore trying the sport as authentically depict on the screen. Basically the developers succeed very well. Especially striking here are the enormous possibilities playful and very well integrated AI. The latter in particular stands out positively, because both the players and especially the opponents behave perfectly logical and very demanding. And then starts right here but also already the problem of the title. The game is in fact really very challenging, even for the inexperienced rather frustrating. This is supported, unfortunately, also by the fact that you made ​​little help to the side, that is, its been since from the beginning on you alone and must you deal with your usually still very limited skills with the consistently over-powerful CPU opponents. Especially great is the frustration factor here is if you see yourselves as batter (batsman) tried. Of a reasonably successful strike or even a home run you will see many innings can only dream. Perseverance and a lot of practice is so fashionable, you will someday feel this special feeling of a successful action. But this may indeed very long, take too long for some one.

To tone down the whole thing, gives you the title, at least with respect to the control options: Classic and "Total Control" will be selfsame. In the classic operation, are the one or the other will already guessed it, the majority of actions set on the buttons, ie throwing, striking and ball catch can by simply pressing the corresponding keys are executed. The upside: You yourselves can so concentrate completely on the timing and the running movements. Especially with the already very difficult to run as a shock this is a huge relief. Newcomers and casual gamers will be glad of the hard-core gamers but it can of course just tired smile. And then the latter is also the variant "Total Control" dedicated. Here you can really work into the game - and with patience, much patience shows Major League Baseball 2K11 simulation then his strengths. This is achieved in that in "Total Control" Pitch, percussion, base running and fielding action can be controlled with a combination of embroidery and button operation. Only logical that this will of course much more, give more realistic ways to play clearly. Example hitting. Here she performs with the right stick to the appropriate type of lay, determined by the left and take the impact direction at the same time by pressing the respective buttons direct influence on the players (occupied bases). Needless not really mention also that, above all, the exact timing of the execution of the alpha and omega of a successful action. Just beginning, this will certainly be the big stumbling block for most users. Practically you will be rewarded in return but by the relative freedom of movement and stick with that feeling that every shot, every action feels different somehow. Nevertheless, the whole thing is really already very complicated and requires a very deft handling of the controller.

In this context, the question is natural to wonder why the song does not have motion control support, especially selfsame might have just touched on those players who want to deal with the less intensive use. Leaving aside the baseball would be just perfect but suitable for Move or Kinect. , Would be if - the fact is, that 2K Sports has decided against Unfortunately the integration of motion control and our players so it is quite likely to have been lost of fun. And so is the gameplay finally actually hold only that you bring a lot of patience required in order to experience the full potential and thus the whole fun of Major League Baseball 2K11 really.von Major League Baseball 2K11 auch wirklich erleben.

Franchise, My player, online leagues ...

But, if you can not be deterred from challenging gameplay, which can implement with the latest baseball from the house of 2K Sports have quite a field day. Especially when the whole is considered in terms of volume. This begins with the processed license and ends at the integrated game modes. Major League is not only on the packaging, no Major League is also part really - and even more clearly. That is, all 30 teams from the American and National League were completely original and, therefore, with current roster, Homefield, etc., is pressed onto the respective media. For ever praise. But as I said, that's all. Also, all young minor league teams - also known as Farmer teams called - have made it into the final version of MLB and 2K11 are, which is much more important, even in the most fully playable game modes.

Game modes is a good word. In addition to the obligatory fast play, the fun Home Run Derby, the similar training drills hitting respect, are throwing, base running and fielding, of course, the two, probably with no more inseparable careers sports game franchise and my players. Hardly surprising in this case, the respective contents of these variations. Similar to other sports games in their franchise directs the fortunes of an entire organization, while honing her in my player on your own personal career as possible and tries to leave a deep mark in the baseball scene.

Unfortunately, the franchise mode is limited to this very playful on the components, ie, managerial activities, such as expansion of the stadium, moving the team, etc. will seek it in vain. And otherwise there is little new to report, or even surprising, everything you have been in other games, sometimes even large saw. Nevertheless, you will keep the franchise for some time, and especially if you have taken on the task you perform all of the games themselves - after all, well over 160 per season. Nice by the way, if you want you really just focus on the action in the stadiums that you can leave all the other tasks, such as substitutions, player trades, or observations, run by the CPU.

Something we like better player My personal career. This starts with the absolutely beautiful implemented intro that you match with images, an appropriate statement and great background music for the forthcoming challenge goes beyond the well comprehensive player editor and ends with results from the high-fights from the lower minor league tremendous depth. The main task is of course to improve your skills step by step, because only then will eventually open the door MLB really. Good performance during training or during games but also you get points that you have to turn in your ability to skillfully incorporate areas. However, her great freedom need not be expected, because of unnecessary restrictions is a targeted level up only a very limited extent. By the way, goes with you at all times a kind of mentor, who every now and then a good tip at hand. Visually, the whole thing into a beautiful third-person perspective is presented, which can produce, especially when the base running and fielding a very special feeling.

Who is tired of the long term this single game, which will be pleased to hear that Major League Baseball 2K11 course provides a complete online mode via Xbox Live and PSN. On both platforms, you can then used in full online leagues compete for the championship. Too bad that the entire multi-player (offline and online) is limited to two players, that right team games, so multiple users in a team, are not possible. Why not? Rounding out the size nor by the now in all 2K Sports games contained Today feature - here it says MLB Today - that you not only informed about the latest happenings in the MLB, including statistics and detailed analysis, but by the dynamic player rating also "can have daily "influence on the players used by you.

A class presentation

Graphically, Major League Baseball 2K11 moved in solid midfield. D. it is, you can watch the one hand quite nicely animated players, well-designed fans and some nice weather effects, on the other hand, the protagonists are too colorless and detailarm, specifies that the background of more than boring, see beautiful light effects from different and disturb many jerks or line shifts on both PS3 and Xbox 360 gaming experience.

The visual highlight is clearly the very well-staged presentation of statistics and just bursting to between insertions. It is a pity that the title must also make do entirely in Germany without any localization. When spoken commentary may be and can still understand the, less so in the integrated text. Especially in the deep popular franchise game modes and My lack of English players can even become a bigger problem because it quite simply, not much or only partially noticing. Too bad, not just the title loses its appeal enormously, no, there is also another barrier to this established itself quite interesting sport.

Positive, however, one of English is fairly powerful, then you will be mainly from the tension built commentators more than thrilled. In the best live broadcast manner every action there is analyzed down to the smallest detail. In short: Very worth listening to.

Graphic: 7.1

Sound: 7.6

Control: 7.4

Gameplay: 7.5

Overall: 7.4

Divinity II - The Dragon Knight Saga Review

About a year ago went with the publisher dtp promising fantasy RPG Divinity II - Ego Draconis to the start and served us in addition to a standard PC version also a port on the Xbox 360. This was unfortunately a little under and was ultimately not quite the hoped-for appeal, although the competition stood much worse and could also take a step. After a great addon for the PC and a few more months, may create the Xbox 360 gamers now track again and again plunge into the world of Rivellon. The Dragon Knight saga is not a totally new game ... 

Who has moved from Rivellon around since the end of last year ever in the spacious, with lush green meadows and rushing streams beautiful landscape should be informed about The Dragon Knight saga quite precisely, about once a purchase his thoughts. The disc includes the original game Ego Draconis, with various improvements in terms of gameplay, control and technology, and the so far not released on the Xbox 360 add-Flames of Vengeance. So all in all one looks forward to two full games with a total running time of well over 50 hours - all of it is even for low-budget price in the retailer shelves. Who to date, not the dragon was, should a purchase of The Dragon Knight saga drag in any case considered.

The Rebirth of a Dragon Knight

Too bad for repeat offenders, unfortunately, is the fact that all progress from Ego Draconis is not counted. So, you can pick your heroes, for example, do not import directly for the add Flame of Vengeance, but have to raise a piglet from the baptism. Thankfully, the title not the worst and another passage makes perfectly good mood, especially since this is for GS-friends again and some changes are successful. Who, however, although with time a little mundane, but nonetheless nice staged and finally want to miss out surprising main story, can at least enter directly into the extra second adventure. Otherwise, it occurs in the course to become a dragon slayer in Ego Draconis to make an end of the evil creatures. Soon the fate strikes but relentlessly, and from the acclaimed young man is a fearsome warrior who is simultaneously a dragon knight and thus stands between the fronts.

But time will walk through the lush grass, admire the vibrant flora and fauna and enjoy the very successful conversations with the inhabitants of Trümmertals, but later also hermits, bandits or the city residents. The dialogues that we have in front of a superior level and were skillfully backed with German language edition. Optical would have been in the sequences, especially after the additional review time of one year, might still hone the characters who stand still somewhat immobile and wooden - what but still pretty presentation of the history and especially the interests of the party not diminish. Rather, all have fun at the jokes, some diabolical response ability and sharp humor that the developers have applied to the day.

With diverse responsibilities in the bag is possible in the first half of ego Dragonis walk, and later in high altitudes as a dragon by Rivellon and encounters not only foreign hikers, but also many an orc, or even grimmer companion. The game offers the unusual flight sequences and action sequences a classic RPG gameplay for various classes such as melee, archer and mage. Sometimes, the skills that are combined. The character design is still managed and the menus to have been further revised and offers at least slightly better overview. As before, the characters differ quite considerably depending on the orientation and it can occasionally be steep, especially for melee and inexperienced players. The might of the enemy in the original was offset somewhat, partly because the skills to take part better, but it is also in the revised version of the one or the other bosses, plenty of demands and sometimes raises frustration.

The Small But Mighty Revisions

Much clearer way, is from the inventory, which provides an instant overview of the applied equipment and on a single screen, making possible the comparison of various objects. The handle is made much easier, even if you still have quite awkward about the big break open the menu backpack. There is also the large world map, not only on the underground passages, the teleporters and cities will be recorded, but also to find many a goal. The automatic management but fails to remain exactly as the manual set a flag. Once you are again devoted to the vast landscape, the numerous enemies and the residents in the small mini-map provides insufficient for optimal orientation. Fortunate that Divinity II is one of the RPGs, fail their land is very diverse and therefore impresses many distinct points normal.

While the load times are still gigantic, has at least technically a little what is done. The graphic is a bit more fluidly around the screen and tearing is much less. Only when the camera moves frantically back and forth, one still sees many problems with which the role play has to actually fight. But still Divinity II belongs to one of the finest specimens of art and RPG-smitten with large areas of lush detail and varied colors, all immersed in a truly catchy soundtrack. Continue finally with Flames Of Vengeance, the sequel of Ego Draconis. Who has the time fought the fight against Damian will remember the surprise ending of the role play. The addon comes into play there and continues the story. The second campaign is a bit gloomy, but moves far from the imaginative city Alroth. That makes the track but not bad, because the developers did a real good job with the design of houses, but the quests and you will endure with pleasure the further 20-30 hours about himself.

Draconis should want to know, browse through the extensive testing the PC version. This is much more detail on the mechanics of this classic RPGs, and tells you what are the strengths and weaknesses.