Airport Mania Soon To Be Released

March 30, 2008 | Posted by sharker in Casual Games, News, Reviews, Tips

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Another casual game that is set to keep you playing all night long – well at least it kept me up all weekend! Actually, Airport Mania has not yet been officially released. Created by Reflexive Media, the official release date is sometime in April. Lucky for me and you – and the host of casual game enthusiasts out there – there is a Beta version circulating around the Internet. I was fortunate to run across one and have been playing it this weekend.

So what’s so great about Airport Mania? Much like all other dash games, it requires coordination, time management, and strategy. The idea is to manage different airports by landing planes, unloading and loading them, and then making them take off again. In between, you might have to repair planes and refuel them as well. You can repaint planes in order to get higher matching color bonuses for the gates. There are also numerous upgrades which you can buy.

For the Beta version, there is a glitch which will not allow you to pass the second level of the second stage. I had to search for a workaround – it turns out that you have to merely pass the goal (the minimum requirement) and don’t earn any more points. If you do, and you reach the expert goal, the game will simply loop and not progress. Was I glad to have found that workaround! However, I was not able to get past the 6th stage (there are 8 in all). I have not found any solution as most people are saying that since it is a Beta release, maybe it really does not go past that stage. Oh well, for a Beta, 6 stages are good. I just have to wait for the full release.

How to Look for the Latest Games and Craze

October 1, 2007 | Posted by sharker in New Games, Online Gaming, Reviews, Tips

Games have become among the frontrunners on what people are using the Internet today. There are the usual game sites which offer reviews and headliners on potential release dates and of course the usual tips and cheats. Normally a person would find problems identifying which sites to choose as ever so often but thanks to affordable search engine optimization, popular sites are enumerated accordingly over the web.

The marketing aspect of online game sites may not be as in-depth as the usual business setup. Normally it would depend on how popular and how large the demand or attention is for any particular game or console there is today. While some people are playing catch-up most of the time, game enthusiasts will always be one step ahead of them. This stems from the fact that people are more inclined towards being among the first to try out these games and the first to make their reviews. That is a distinction that often stems from being the first in anything today.

The Product Life of Game Controllers

Game controllers for most game consoles of PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo have become another aspect of needing to satisfy the demand for possible damages or worn out game pads today. The wearing out process is only normal considering that with the rising addiction that most gamers employ on their time in playing, they tend to wear out the buttons and the joysticks from excessive use.

Game Controllers

It is a good thing that such game controller pads are available anywhere today. Depending on the wear and tear of such controllers, people end up trying to purchase a new one once their old ones start to loose their purpose, like delayed reactions of commands once pushed and also no response coming from moving the stick pad controllers.

While some may not be inclined to buy new ones and have their old controllers fixed, it will still come to a point where the controller would evidently have to be replaced, meaning beyond repair states. For some people, it would be best to replace now rather than wait until the time comes when controllers would become a rarity.

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A Choice between Sword and Guns

Most hardcore gamers today who are obviously after the best game play methodology would usually be left with either choosing a gun or a sword in his own role playing expedition in the usually created game worlds today. Such has been seen from the games that have been clamored to by millions such as Gunbound and Runescape. Both have their own style of game play, either medieval times or old western style shoot-around.

Guns versus Swords RPG

Depending on the theme of the developed game or the actual purpose of usual storylines that would guide the new player towards his journey, people are sure to be befuddled with what type of character they would want to create and develop. For medieval worlds, warriors and magicians would usually be the primary categories of choice. But if there is one thing that a hardcore gamer should be aware of, he must ultimately decide on one character creation first before moving on to choosing other character types with special skills. Patience in this type of game play is a rarity but can be an asset if used well.

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Poker Fever invades Online Gaming

May 18, 2007 | Posted by sharker in Arcade Games, New Games, Online Gaming, PC, Reviews, Tips

Maybe this would not come as a surprise, but even before poker became a hot sport today, it already existed and being played on by various people from all over the globe. Perhaps the difference was it was not really called online gaming but was rather referred to as online gambling. Poker, along with other casino games such as BlackJack, Roulette, Texas Holdem and Craps were very much hooking up people who had an alternative of taking on online games rather than going to the nearest casino in their district.

Poker Tournaments

With the popularity that poker has garnered from celebrities to known personalities, it is evident that the impact was really powerful. A lot of people have emphasized a lot of attention as a lot of these poker tournaments were televised. Strategies and bluffs were seen, allowing all participating poker players to pull out all their tactics just to be able to try and win the pot that would usually amount to thousands of dollars.

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The Growing Demand for Hardware Requirements

The more advanced a gaming package the higher the need for better hardware specifications. Such has been the method adopted by PC games, PlayStation and Xbox today. The sequels to game consoles have been done for the purpose of providing better quality game play and graphics above all. It is quite obvious that the higher fine graphic turnout has become the darling of most game enthusiasts today. While it is true that preference for overall game play is important for hardcore gamers today, these are sometimes overshadowed by high resolution graphics that people get people glued to the fine graphic representations used in most games like role playing and sports games today.

Game Graphics

There have been a number of revisions on games today, a lot of where improvement in representation once the game console is in use can be significantly noticed. War games, sports and arcade games have been the sought after preferences in demands for gaming preference today.

Among the games notable for such innovations include that of Gears of War, Gran Turismo 4, NBA Live Series, and the Raw vs. Smackdown sequels. A lot of them are highly touted and rated based on actual gamers’ experience.

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Tactical Army Combat Games

March 20, 2007 | Posted by sharker in Arcade Games, Kotaku, Online Gaming, PC, Reviews, Tips

Whether the game is about current war or medieval combat, the fact remains that understanding the potential power of successfully built units and armies are the key towards victory in any game. Resorting to various approaches to be able to handle threats coming from computer or actual player opponents will be numerous. Each strategy will have its own of advantages but it is best to keep alternative strategies is a good way to be prepared for surprise attacks.

Battle for Middle Earth

For games such as Warcraft, Starcraft, Red Alert and Battle for Middle Earth, the need to be knowledgeable with the units and strengths that each clan would have over the other is something a player must initially take into consideration before challenging seasoned players and advanced level computer opponents.

Speed and proficiency are the keys towards successfully conquering a started session by any player of their preferred games as enumerated above. For sure, players would know what to build first and then slowly generate the advanced and more powerful units to fend of any form of attacks coming to them.

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The Best War Games Ever

March 16, 2007 | Posted by sharker in Arcade Games, New Games, News, Online Gaming, PC, Reviews, Tips

Half Life

Half-life, Doom, Wolfenstein and Tomb Raider have all made various impacts on the gamer today that they have become the benchmark with regards to new games that have been developed today. Ironically, they have been sought after by most people since the various wars by different nations have all the more enticed people to take on doing target practice in different levels and stages of game play.

Each providing a 3-D type of game setting, people use reflex as well as tactical maneuvers to see how they would go on defensive and offensive strategies with regards to taking on different enemies that the game caters to. As with other games, the objective is to be able to get to the next level with an allocation of lives, usually 3 to 5, depending on the programming and methodology. For what its worth, the expertise of people with regards to the game can be tested through seeing how he or she can be able to take on all comers by avoiding injuries or worse, being killed by stray bullets or grenades.

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The Beauty of Playing Online with Friends

March 4, 2007 | Posted by sharker in Arcade Games, Kotaku, New Games, Online Gaming, PC, Tips

The advent of online playing games has spread like wildfire and has enticed more people to take on gaming on a different aspect. Whether such online playing would entail role-playing, adventure games, arcade games or even basic word games, the impact towards people in any aspect has been very much astonishing.

Online Gamers

Known online games are popular, especially if a person would find himself around the Yahoo website. Diner Dash, Scrabble or even Lemonade Tycoon are simple games but would need the decision-making abilities of people to put logical choices to the test. While graphics is certainly not the immediate importance for such games, the game methodology is what keep people glued and addicted to such games today.

There will always be the high definition games where online servers such as Battle.net will adhere to the demands of most avid gaming enthusiasts. But while these games are deemed more complex for the matter that command and control familiarization is something that many would have to consider.

But given the addiction that people have for such games, it would not take long for them to be familiar with the necessary controls since all they have to do is push the button to see what it is for.

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Familiarization with the Controller Keys

February 26, 2007 | Posted by sharker in Arcade Games, Cheats, New Games, Nintendo, PC, PSP, Play Station, PlayStation 2, Playstation 3, Tips, Wii, Xbox, Xbox 360

Game Pad Controllers

For game consoles, the need for a gamer to be familiar with the controller buttons which corresponds to a particular command in the chosen games such as Tekken and Mortal Kombat is a need to enjoy the game and interface much easier. Such controller buttons once combined properly will produce special moves and secret effects that make the gaming experience for games a whole lot worth it.

Truth of the matter is that most games, either fighting or role playing games offer more than just graphical presentation to impress the gamers. For older people the essence of game play and hidden secrets in games is something that they would initially want to crack. A good source to find out such hidden codes and combinations would be the Internet. A lot of sites like Gamespy offers such codes and walkthroughs for gamers to practice them once they get the chance to try it out for themselves in their PlayStation, Xbox and Wii game consoles.

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