Monday, August 15, 2011

Combat Arms: Game Review

Combat Arms, although this article will be about Combat Arms EU, as I've only played it, I think the American version will be similar.
So, you've decided to try and find yourself some free FPS action?
Combat Arms could be the game for you.
The graphics are minimal, which makes this great for slow computers, but can be heightened to reach a decent level of graphics, in my opinion.
Combat Arms is a fast paced online shooter, with a vast selection of weapons and clothings, including special equips, explosives and more.

Pros:
Free*
Fun and fast gameplay*
A wide selection of maps, modes, guns and equipment.*
Minimal amount of hackers from my experience playing.*
Usually has no connection problems or bugs.*
Every gun you can buy with real money, you can buy with the ingame currency, providing you're a high* enough level to wear the gun.
*Graphics are slow, which can be better for slow computers.
*Like any FPS, there are nice people you can befriend.

Cons:
The guns you can buy with real money are a lot better than the guns you get with online currency, unless* you're a high level.
*Reaching a high level can take months or more.
*This gives users that buy guns with real money a huge advantage, gear and guns are a lot better if you're a low level.
*Occasional lags, crashes and hackers.
*Graphic isn't very advanced, making it unappealing to play, at times
*Like any FPS, there are always people who swear and get annoyed at you, calling you a hacker and whatnot.
*Making money to buy new guns is pretty hard unless you're either really good or you buy real money guns or you spend hours everyday playing, I spend around an hour everyday playing, which gives me barely enough to buy a decent gun.

In conclusion, should I play Combat arms?
Yes, I liked it, and I'm still playing it, because with all the cons, the 2 big pros make up for everything, those are, it's free, and it's fun, these 2 are the foundation of a free FPS shooter, and they make me come back for more everyday. (usually) So even if you might regret downloading it, you have nothing to lose! :)


It's WASD by the way..

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Sunday, August 14, 2011

How to train your Dragon: Book review

Today I'm going to review the book, "How to train your Dragon".


Well, "How to train your Dragon" is a bit of a kiddie book, the story is about Hiccup, a small and feable kid who isn't very good at anything leadership related, by chance, he's the chief's only son and is destined to be the village chief.
As life goes on and gets tougher, he has to tame his own dragon, this is a must.
Failing to do so, will result in exile.
After a series of events, and some fun stuff, our hero gets his dragon, but, the dragon seems to be special, it seems to standout from the other dragons.
Hiccup manages to find his strength and overcomes some obstacles in an impressive way.
It's a cute book to read, only 213 pages, and is well worth your time.

I recommend this book if you enjoy the occasional kiddie book, it's a nice book that's all fiction but is very descriptive, not too much, but just enough. Recommended also for children who like fiction and dragons, much better than the movie, a whole different concept so eventhough I didn't really like the movie, it will not interfere if you want to see it later.
The book is the first in a series of 5 books, I've read 4 of the books, the first two, in my opinion were the best, the other 2 were fine, I didn't bother reading the 5th because it seemed the idea wore out, still enjoyed the books and I might even look into reading some more of Cressida's books.


4/5 for "How to train your Dragon", will probably read the 5th book sometime too.




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