Far Cry 2 Review -)>>

Hello there! So the weekends over, and this means that chilling time is over ;) I don't really like Mondays, its the start of everything except gaming. Well I don't really have much choice... Falmers are hard to negotiate with.
And I apologize  for being a day late, I had technical problems - my computer FROZE ;)
Ok lets get down to business. Today I am reviewing Far Cry 2, which is an awesome game, single player and for LANs. It is quite old but the awesomeness doesn't really die.

  Well I am sure most gamers have played Far Cry 2. And if you haven't, you have been missing out. I don't really wanna spoil the storyline for you but I'll give you some info. Your character gets a Malaria infection while he/she is on Africa. The whole story takes place in Africa and you can drive vehicles, fly, swim and drive boats around the huge map (There are actually two huge maps and as the storyline goes, you are transported to the 2nd map and you can switch between the two by traveling). You can free roam. This means you can travel anywhere you want and do anything you like. You choose your own weapons and choose your approach to eliminate your enemies (Nothing better than slicing your enemies with a huge cold machete).

Okay lets start review system Thestranger made

Story

The story is quite good. NPCs give you missions that you have to complete and there are also side missions. There are two armies fighting against each other and if you do more missions on one side, then the other side stops giving you missions. You get "buddies" who help you out and revive you if your health depletes fully. I don't want to ruin the story for you so play it and see for yourself. Its not the story that's the best but its the action and gameplay that you will enjoy.

7 OUT OF 10

GFX

Far Cry 2 was released in 2008, and the graphics are really good for a 2008 game. Most of the special effects are awesome. Far Cry 2 was famous for its fire effects, which are very realistic and it spreads through trees an the jungle if you set a fire (Fire and thecoldblade does not go well together :( not really my favourite thing). I, personally love the graphics and the effects in FC2.

9 OUT OF 10

Gameplay

Gameplay is what makes this game on of the best. You can drive vehicles, swim, glide and fast travel your way throughout the map. You choose your approach, whether its stealth or guns blazing. Some nice features in this game is that you have to find and collect diamonds and then use the diamonds to buy weapons. You can choose from a variety. You can also buy cars, boats and gear (such as camo and ammo puches) and then refill and collect them at a gun shop.

Another realistic feature is that guns lose their reliability an then jams. So you better get to a safehouse and replace your weapons (there is an unlimited supply at a gun house after purchase). You can choose sniper rifles, light machine guns, sub machine guns, pistols and launchers... So strategise and equip yourself before going into the mission. You can also choose the time of day you that you want to go on the mission. There is a lot more features so play the game to find out. One of the coolest features is when your health is low, you bleed, so what you have to do is take cover and go through a healing process in which you pull out bullets from your skin or fix broken limbs :) - you should play the game to find out what it looks like.

Multiplayer is also extremely good. You Get diamonds when you level up and these can be used to unlock weapons in a particular class. There is also a variety of game modes. Its very fun to LAN.
A really excellent feature is that you can create your own map in any way you like. You can be the creator and create maps small or big and add you choice of terrain. And when you are the host and you choose your created map, it just downloads automatically to the other player's computer and all of you can play on your custom map.
Personally, this game has one of the best gameplays.

9 OUT OF 10
User Friendliness
The interface is very easy to use and there aren't any bugs or glitches in the game. The menu is really cool since it takes the form of a journal. One thing that I don't like in the game is the weapon swapping. It doesn't bother me much but its still annoying. Other than that, the game is very user friendly.


9 OUT OF 10

Misc

Well as I mentioned earlier, the fire is very realistic. In fact it had the most realistic fire ever made in a game. The multiplayer is very competitive and thrilling. The game obviously has the LAN option.

8 OUT OF 10 

The Verdict

Far Cry 2 is a must have game, and if you haven't played it, you should. Far Cry 3 is coming out soon with improvements and better gameplay. Far Cry 2 is is not to be missed out!

84%

I apologize again for the late post.
Good Gaming,
The Cold -)>>

Syndicate review and more!

Hello everybody! Enjoying your weekend? Well hopefully it's about to get better, but enough small talk! Tonight I bring you a review of EA's Syndicate, so let's get to it! BTW if you noticed the lack of a couple of posts or posts that just suddenly disappeared it's because I removed them. It's part of my bringing-you-the-best philosophy and I didn't think they cut it.  
 
For those of you that don't know, Syndicate is a not-too-old FPS with a near-futuristic flare. Firstly, one thing to bare in mind...In 2017 the largest corporate merger in history occurs creating EuroCorp. As is characteristic of situations like these, the rest of the world's large corporations feared EuroCorp's influence and combined into their own mega corporations. Thus, Syndicates are born. 

In 2025 EuroCorp releases the DART chip, a neural implant that allows the user to directly connect to the Internet and other electronic devices -  a system that EuroCorp calls the Dataverse. Because of this new-found power the world's governments collapse and Syndicates start to take over countries. Half of the world's population reject the chip and become socially lost. Corporate espionage ensues. Now rampant, Syndicates start to invest in "Agents" (Bio-engineered soldiers that protect their Syndicate's interest). 

In the year 2069 (this is where the story begins) you take the role of Miles Kilo, EuroCorp's newest Agent.
EuroCorp implants their latest DART 6 chip into him and sends him on his way to do their bidding. 

Let's start off with the storyline. 

WARNING: This may contain spoilers.

Story

Do not think that this is going to be a Bioware tear-jerker, because it's not. Syndicate has quite a thrilling start with you being thrown immediately into the action. The story then continues with you carrying out all of EuroCorp's dirty work, mainly against other Syndicates. The story of Syndicate is fairly entertaining but (in my opinion) leaves a lot to be desired.  The ending left a bit of a poor taste in my mouth, but it is far from the worst I have seen.
7 out of 10



GFX

Syndicate had a lot of nice visual effects as can be expected from a AAA game. There was a nice contrast between the dark, dusty tunnels of the downtown cities, and the light, sophisticated environments of the rich suburbs. Syndicate can be easily played on a medium-end PC whilst still producing effects that will have you saying "OOOOH".
8 out of 10





Gameplay

Syndicate is your run-of-the-mill shoot, beat and kill FPS. Its gameplay seemed oddly familiar reminding me a lot of Deus Ex: HR. While it didn't display much innovation or redefine the genre it was still a lot of fun to play. 
7 out of 10




User-friendliness


The menu's in Syndicate were easy to navigate and user friendly. The loading screens didn't take long to get you in game and - in my play through - I could not find one glitch to speak of. Something that did start to annoy me after awhile was the chromatic aberration. I know it plays in well with the whole theme of the game and it does look cool the first few times that you enter, it eventually starts to irritate your eyes and make you wish you could auto-adjust the screen. 
9 out of 10



Misc.

 

As far as the miscellaneous aspects of the game go, there isn't too much to talk about. It does have a four-player co-op mode that I haven't had the pleasure of trying but, from what I've seen, looks pretty decent. If you enjoyed the SP you should definitely try the MP since it is the same agent-type gameplay just with another three people. 
8 out of 10

The verdict

Syndicate is a FPS that doesn't reinvent the genre or bring a story that will drive you to tears, but it does have nice GFX and fun, glitch-free gameplay. If you have the opportunity you should definitely play this game. Don't expect your mind to be blown, but do expect to be intrigued.  

78%             

Like always feel free to comment or send me an email at TheStrangerHazardous@gmail.com
Enjoy the rest of your weekend guys.
TheStranger out.

Facts & Records You Never Knew

Whazzup everyone! 


Today I'm going to be talking about some interesting game facts as well as records! 
Lets begin...


1. The youngest professional gamer is 14! He's name is Victor De Leon III (boss name) aka "Lil Poison". So 14 isn't that young, but get this at the age of 5 he was competing in the Major League Games for Halo. 2 years later he signed a deal with the organisers of Major League Gaming and then was classified as the the youngest signed professional video gamer.


2. The worlds biggest computer gaming joypad weighs around 68kg, it measures 2.43M x 1.01M x 0.22M. It's fully-functional and its to scale of the NES joypad. 

DAMN! 

3. Longest game(s) have to go to the Elder Scrolls series. I read up on some forums and to complete Skyrim fully it can take up to 300 hours! By that time W A S D on you keyboard will have disintegrated 









4.The top 5 games downloaded off BirTorrent in 2011 were Crysis 2, MW3, BF3, FIFA 12 and Portal 2. All of them had over 3 million downloads!


5. Minecraft maps are 8 times bigger than earth, so I guess we will never see the 'edge' of a Minecraft map. Unless we teleport

Urbandroid

MW3 I HAVE A DREAM -NIGHTMARE

Hey guys today i will finally be talking about mw3 which i promised ages ago(but i was very busy playing the  game :) ).So what i will be talking about is online multiplayer and gameplay.One thing that i appreciated was that now you can easily keep track of killstreaks and with hardline pro for every two assists you gain a kill towards you kill count.

They seem to have balanced O.P weapons (i miss akimbo g18 in MW2)but rapid fire combined with kick seems to be a favourite among players in mw3.One negative that i can firmly mention is HACKing ,wallhacking,aimbot and godmode seem to be favourites this eliminates fair gameplay and frustrates gamers like my self but on a positive note,votes can be called against them.I enjoy the gameplay and that they focused mainly on gun fights but was disappointed at the layout of maps and that large open maps where not evident this can ruin the game for snipers :( .





Killstreaks are also harder to acquire and chaining killstreaks is the best way to get a higher killstreak reward eg.ac130 .A nice bonus for players that often used bling (MW2) weapon proficiencies have been added this is of course a result of the more intense gun fights.More weapons and attachment commbinations can help a player use his own play style.

more challenges ,new callsigns and emblems help a player show his skills and achievements more levels of prestige have been introduced for players who enjoy showing their dedication to the game.In all it's a well-rounded game and does not last long for campers. Not as fast paced as MW2 but additions and strike packages allow more versatile gameplay(I personaly enjoy shooting down care packages  lol ).

We (at hazardous) have managed to lan the spec ops mode using "tekno god" this still however requires the original steam copy.So enjoy the game and i hope you enjoyed reading

sweet dreams, love nightmare

Thecoldblade is in!

Hey guys what's up? Before I start, I would like to say that TheStranger forgot to add me to the Blog and only added me today.... after constant pestering on my part. Was he expecting me to post without adding me? Seriously man!  Anyways, I always wanted to expose TheStranger... this is what "he" really is:

OK, just kidding he's not really a Falmer... He might even be more hideous...
-__- TS)


Its winter in the southern hemisphere, which means I am really strong this time of the year... In summer, well that's another story - I put my blade in the freezer (guys u have to admit this is cool, literally).


Moving on, I will give you a website that will be quite useful to any gamer. The website is called "Gratis Juegos". You can access this website by 'Googling it... or just click here. From this website you can literally download anything you want. From games on any console to movies and premium anti-virus guards. (Just use this for test purposes and then try buying the actual game... I don't wanna encourage getting everything for free... what would Notch say?). Okay so all you have to do in this website is type the name of the game you want to download on the search bar that says "buscar"on the top right corner of the screen (its a Spanish website by the way, but the search results come in English).


Almost all the games are downloaded part by part so i really recommend that you use this application called "Jdownloader". 
What this downloader allows you to do is download a lot of files from file sharing sites without you having to click on each link and wait for the loading times. How this works is you copy all the links and paste it on the Jdownloader's download tab. All files will be downloaded automatically... this method would help a lot if you have a slow Internet connection.


Some games would be downloaded part by part which also means that you can download the game partially during a day and then continue downloading the next day.
If you have an Android or an Apple device, you can also get iPhone, iPad or Android games using this website.


I have never gotten a virus by using this website, but be sure to have a good anti-virus software installed. if you don't have one, then use this website to get one... once again i would like to mention that I don't particularly encourage downloading everything for free.
I might be reviewing Far Cry 2 next week so keep an eye out.


This is Thecoldblade, sending a chill down your spine -)>>

The review system!

Hello everybody and welcome to Strange Sundays! (Copyright reserved) nah just joking :p This is TheStranger and today is my day! But jokes aside the schedule is working great cause now there is no more confusion on who's posting what AND we post everyday. So I'm hoping you guys are enjoying it more.

Anyway back to my topic, I have made the review system and I think it will cover pretty much everything you need to know but please if you have any suggestions or anything that you like/don't let me know at the email (which will be at the end of the post) or comment. 

It is as follows :

There will be five categories, namely:

1. Story (The main plot / story-line, we all know that the story can make or break a game.)
2. Gfx (Graphics, what the game looks like, we are all looking out for the next titan that tests our hardware. )    
3. Gameplay (What the game feels like, it's nice when someone breaks the rules and creates innovation that the players enjoy.) 
4. User-friendliness (I was contemplating making this just user-interface but I think this covers a broader section. Pretty much "how easy is it to use?" PS: this includes glitches etc.)
5. Miscellaneous ("Does the game have any other redeeming qualities or liabilities?", PS: this could include if it has LAN or not.) 

That is the system, it is rated out of 50 (Each section out of 10) then multiplied by two so it gives a percentage. This should make it quite easy to see what we thought about it. How it is going to work is one (or more if it is agreed upon) person will review a game and say what (in their opinion) they thought about it. THAT person will review it but ALL of us will look at it just to make sure there is no bias, if there is, we will make some slight alterations because we all are different and some people might like a certain game more than others.


All of our reviews from now on will use this, we also haven't tried it yet so it will be subject to change.
Tomorrow Thecoldblade will be posting (I am sorry for posting that in the schedule before even introducing him :p) so keep an eye out ;) 
Like always any suggestions etc. send me a message at TheStrangerHazardous@gmail.com or comment here. 
Enjoy it :) 
TheStranger

Borderlands LAN

Ghost signing in.
Today i am going to tell you about the most creative FPS ever made imo, Borderlands. I have only met one person who did not enjoy this game and that was due to the re-spawn timers of the enemies. The game is the most easy to set up LAN game in the world, no fixes or anything.

 The veteran bus driver, Marcus Kincaid drops you and 3 friends know as Vault Hunters in the wasteland called Pandora. Every mission from there is FUN, there are very little repetitive missions, and the ones that are get better each time. This game is like the Fallout Environment feeling mixed with Diablo RPG system. 


The problem with the game is that its so fun you might just play the whole LAN, like what me and Nightmare did.... Even after the LAN its the only game that I wanted to play, and that never happens. The MP system lets you drop in and out of the game at any time and you can even switch right back to single player.


 The most memorable experience I have about it, is when me, TheStranger, Nightmare and Titan were playing one of those missions where you just have to enter the area with full clips, kill one hugeeeeeeee monster and leave with no ammo. We were fighting Skagzilla, and with 4 people in game he is pretty damn hard. Titan who was Brick tried to punch him to death while TheStranger went invisible......I the soldier trash talked the mutated skag, and Nightmare decided to use a gun to try and kill him. 10 minutes and a couple arguments later that Skag was dead together with all his puppyies. It was the 2nd greatest feeling I've felt, right behind getting a buzz kill.

And the gun cases, ah the gun cases, opening just slow enough to keep you guessing whats inside.
That is Borderlands, if the bandits don't get you, the wildlife will.
Ghost

Modding

Right so as most gamers have realised occasionally vanilla gaming (stock gaming) as it comes in the box or the download can become boring. There are only so many things you can do in a game even if it's a game like Skyrim where the quests are almost endless, they get repetitive and thats where most gamers such as myself and others here at HAZ turn to mods...


Mods are (in a brief description) when one alters game files to either add items to the game, enhance it visually or just make some changes that cannot actually be seen but just improve the feel of the game and remove known bugs.


You can get a mod for almost any game, just google it, but in my opinion the two games with the largest modding community are Skyrim and Minecraft. Of those two Minecraft has the largest community. Mods allow endless addons to your game.

 Adding cars to Skyrim :D

Adding planes to MC

The possibilities are endless... seriously just search for the mod you want and (odds are) you will get a hit, but be careful as awesome as mods are, it can lead to ruining your favourite game by making it too easy for example, Too Many Items in minecraft.

Before you use mods make sure that you understand the risks of what you are doing. Adding mods does alter your game file so it can lead to corruption of your game and this can be tricky to clean up, so back up before you do anything.

DeathStrike

What an epic night!!

I was bored. Hazardous was bored. What do gamers do when they're bor3d? They have a LAN! That's exactly what we did over the last weekend of our holidays. And it was amazing, I tell you, although we only played MC (Minecraft for the nonbelievers) once, it was one of the funniest LANs we've had because of a single game we played for over 6 hours. Supreme Comander: Forged Alliance. This game is, in my opinion, one of the best RTS games ever created, I mean, if we played it for 6 hours, it has to mean something right? It was mine and DeathStrike's first time playing so things were complicated. Really complicated to the point that we just clicked on the stuff that looked cool, we still kicked their asses at it though XD!

In other news, Hazardous will be attending the biggest LAN (I think) in the Southern Hemisphere. Yes, I'm talking about the NAG LAN at the rAge Expo this year, over 2400 gamers will be connected to the same network, shooting, knifing and killing each other for the sheer enjoyment of this glorious thing we call gaming, for 3 days straight, I dunno about the others, but I can pretty much do this with no sleep necessary, just give me a sixpack of bee- Monster, I mean and I'll be good to game. 



You could give us a comment to let us know if you'll be going or not so we know who we're shooting at...or in TheStranger's case, riotshield-bashing against. (Still pwn you either way :P. TS)
HighVoltage says GG. (Good Gaming for the n00blets) 

The Schedule

Hey everybody! TheStranger here with another bit of info after about...one week, speaking of which we have become a little more organised and decided to make a schedule which will make life a little easier for everyone. It is as follows:

Monday : Starting off the week we have thecoldblade giving us some of his sharp humour.

Tuesday: Next we have nightmare who is eagerly waiting to be released.

Wednesday: We have a new edition to the group Urbandroid who has been itching to start.

Thursday: Ghost will bring us some eery news on Thursdays.

Friday: DeathStrike will take us into the weekends.

Saturdays: HighVoltage will give us some shocking news on Saturdays.

Sundays: Strange Sundays will be me giving you some info on world events.
(We might alternate some positions depending on avaliability and special conditions eg. If a person has something intresting to say etc.)

So everybody thats all from me, expect all the guys to start immediatly.

TheStranger out.
PS: Today is the birthday of one of our countries great hero's so from all of us at Hazardous Happy Birthday Nelson Mandela, thank you for making a difference in the world.

MW3

hey guys its nightmare and tomorrow ill be touching a more on MW3. Im looking forward to it and hope it will help you guys get a little more perspective on the game.......Have sweet dreams love nightmare.

Coming Soon!

Hey everyone so I've been looking at some trailers for up and coming PC game titles that are going to be released soon and I must say there is shortage of games to look forward too among some of my favourites are :


Crysis 3 (Crytek, Release Date : Autumn 2013)

This looks intense

Black Ops 2 (Treyarch, Release Date : Unannounced [Edit : 11 November 2012 same as every year. TS] )

Hope my technology stays on my side :P

Prototype 2  (Activision, Release Date : 24 July 2012)

More mindless helicopter hijacking and tank throwing :D

Assassins Creed 3 (Ubisoft, Release Date : 31 October 2012)

Looks Brutal :D

Dishonored (Bethseda Softworks, Release Date : 09 October 2012)

TheStranger Described this as : "If Assassins Creed and Skyrim had a baby and that baby had a baby with Bioshock!" Yes... Its gonna be that awesome :D

[This so far is my most anticipated game and favourite trailer this year!. TS]

There are many more amazing titles coming out soon that all gamers can look forward too these are just a few of our favourites here at Haz and we will try and let you know what we think of them the day they are released :D

Hope this post didn't cause too many nerdgasms ;)

DeathStrike

Holidays, Internet and WoW

Hey everyone its holidays and I honestly am so grateful about that cause it means that school doesn't get in the way of things like sleeping in, gaming and of course LANing,  for the past week I've been at my dads place and the ultimate upside to this is... EPIC INTERNET :D

Yes, I know :D that little statistic over there has provided me the ability to download a very, very large quantity of... Stuff ;) and with many requests from the rest of haz the downloading never ceases :P

Now to a topic no one has covered yet ( really thought ghost would of covered this) one of the biggest multiplayer games on the planet... World of Warcraft (WoW) I was recently introduced to WoW by ghost and while TheStranger thinks he has come clean from WoW he will become hooked again the latest expansion to WoW is Cataclysm and thanks to the amazing internet mentioned above and on Ghosts request in little over 12 hours and 28gigs later the expansion was mine! It is an awesome game but if you easily get hooked on multiplayer games.... Don't do it! TheStranger is a prime example of this... His reason for quitting WoW : "One day I just realized that i spent an entire day on WoW for one piece of armor" Ahem you forgot to add the part where I mentioned that I was doing battleground after battleground just for that piece...and I still had like 11 pieces to go, rage quit in a bottle dude >,,< you'll soon know the feeling.TS Yes WoW will do this to you :P

This is DeathStrike, enjoy your holidays! :D

  

I love the internet! :)

Hey! What's up? All of us here at Hazardous are just about to receive a large quantity of games...which means plenty more reviews and videos...erm...I guess I would need to put up videos before I could say that right? :P LOL. We do have legitimate reasons for not bringing you Hazardous TV just yet, primarily because of the uploading size and speed since the videos are of a high quality. But fret not! We have got a few ideas on how to solve those problems! Yay!


The last few days I have been working on a whole review system (inspired by the Syndicate review I was supposed to do) that will review every aspect of our chosen candidates from gfx to gameplay to modding community and everything in between! This will make our lives and yours a whole lot easier! It will give you coverage of everything you will need to know before buying (or wasting bandwidth ahem....;) so stay tuned, that should be coming up shortly.


I don't know how many of you out there have played the S.T.A.L.K.E.R series or primarily S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Shadow of chernobyl but for those of you that have and loved it but thought it needed some revitalising I have the answer! Yesterday I stumbled across the S.T.A.L.K.E.R modding community which, I might add, is quite large and powerful. One mod in particular stood out for me...It is called Oblivion Lost 2010. This mod compilation is a total re-work and re-balance of most of the elements of SHOC and is absolutely amazing! 


It adds tons of new equipment (Mutants, weapons, attachments, drive-able vehicles etc etc) that really makes you feel like you are playing a different game. Among these changes are many gfx changes, improving the condition and realism of the Zone and a re-balance of the bullet ballistics. Warning: THIS IS NOT A MOD FOR NOOBS. It makes S.T.A.L.K.E.R extremely challenging and realistic (one bullet could kill you and them) finally no more emptying of AK magazines just to kill one person! So if you loved the series or want to see it with a new spin go to http://www.moddb.com/mods/stalker-soc-oblivion-lost-2010 and see for yourself.


Like always drop me a message at TheStrangerHazardous@gmail.com or just say Hi! in the comments :).


Good hunting STALKER.    

Thanks for reading :) This is TheStranger out.