I was really excited to see a new version of Mortal Kombat come out for the PS3 as that is one of my all time favorite games to play.  Great part about this game is no skill is required and everyone can play without it being too difficult.  Combinations are greatly simplified in this version compared to that of the last version as there is no more idea of ‘fighting styles’  The DC comic characters are a nice addition to the game as they add in some new moves and some pretty entertaining animation.  As expected the joker seems to have the best tricks and the best combinations.

One thing that was kind of new in this version was the story mode.  I managed to play though this and as the reviews say about 3-4 hours later I was done.  Basically you choose a side (MK or DC) and then you fight against everyone else.  As the levels change you rotate through characters and get a very good feel for all of the characters actions.  The only thing I didn’t like is there is no way to save your progress basically its an all or nothing shot.  But that’s alright as I did not buy this for the storyline mode I bought it just for 2 player Kombat.  I we saw with Laura’s parents this past weekend anyone can take the controller and beat the crap out of anyone else occasionally throwing a bomb or doing a special move which they have no idea how they did but loved it.

This is one that I am glad I bought and will get played a lot as it never really gets old.  I am still trying to track down a site that lists the fatalities but because the game is still so new I haven’t had any luck finding anything yet.

So this game came to me highly rated and the graphics looked like the would be fun.  The storyline was definitely there and was entertaining.  The characters were dynamic and easy to follow.  The moves in the game were relatively easy to accomplish and it was fun.

The issue with this game is it wasn’t very hard.  You could go in any room and just stand in the middle and mash the keypad and see people being thrown around.  There really was not skill to this game but it was fun to play.  At least for a short time.

This game was one I never completed because I sort of lost interest in the game after a while and just like LEGO Indiana Jones I wanted to trade up for the new games that just came out.  Maybe thats the problem playing older games right before the holiday’s when the release all the new games.

LEGO Indiana Jones is similar to Ratchet and Clank and fun to play with multiple puzzles and mazes to get through

Battlefield: Bad Company is a great, funny shoot em up war game.

So for Laura’s birthday I bought her Rock Band 2.  As expected it is awesome.  It has 80 new songs with 20 free songs available for download upon registering.  I registered but aparently they haven’t released the 20 free songs yet.  For $4.99 I was able to transfer all the Rock Band 1 songs to the new game.  A nice thing to notice was that all the songs I downloaded were already available to play on the new game.  We were a little bumbed to see other than the new songs and a new interface change to the song lists (so now it looks like the store) the game is pretty much the same.  But that isn’t a drawback, as we love the game and it is highly entertaining.  I was glad to see that copying the songs to the new version was so easy and that there were a ton of new songs to download.

Lets say I have spent a lot of money adding songs and whatnot to this game along with buying a second guitar.  I am glad to think that I am solely keeping the economy going!

I absolutely love this video! It goes to show you how far video game trailers/plots have come with the new generation of consoles!

So the basis of this game is a first person shooter.  You have multiple versions of the game that you can play.  You can play a game where you have a time trail and must make it through in a certain amount of time.  You can play a points game where you must hit a certain level of points to pass.  You have a scavenger hunt game where you have to shoot specific hidden targets.  And you have a death-match sort of game where you just try to stay alive for a certain time while confined to a small area.  This is a great game for polishing you aiming skills and quick reaction timing.

Bullets are plenty in this game and accuracy doesn’t count for anything so you can run around just shooting everything that moves.  The game is fun for a few hours but becomes very redundant after passing the first level as the other levels just repeat the skills with a slightly different backdrop.  Great shooter game for practicing for Call of Duty or Metal Gear Solid!

I was a little worried when this game and The Club came to me from Gamefly and the buy it now price was $13.99.  So I wasn’t expecting anything too crazy from either of these two games.  They did however provide enough entertainment that I would suggest both of them.  This game was very easy at some times and very difficult in others.  One of the hard parts in the game was to always keep your health level high.  This game is different then other games in the fact that you life runs down like a clock.  You have to keep it high for both fighting and staying alive.  There was one point in the game that I hit where I couldn’t pass because I couldn’t get my life high enough to finish the level and I would just drop dead in the same place.  This game provided a few hours of entertaining fun and then quickly an hour or two of high frustration which ended in me returning the game.

1942 is a hit for the PS3 and a quick download away on PSN.

Game Review of Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds, long and short keep this one for the kids and the non Tiger Woods Gold fans