Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates is a role playing game for the NDS. It was developed and published by Square Enix. Final Fantasy crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates is a prequel to Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles that was created for the Nintendo GameCube. The game offers the player playtime on the local wireless and Wi-Fi capabilities, additionally the game offers voice acting.

Final Fantasy crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates allows for the controls to be similar to that of the Nintendo GameCube. A is used to pick up treasures, B is used to jump, Y is used for holding items and enemies. B is used for Selkies to double jump.
The dual screens come in handy in this game because the gameplay takes place on the top screen and the screen on the bottom is used to show the items that are in the inventory, as well as status, and the weapon attacks that can be utilized with the stylus. There are special attacks that can be performed by pressing the trigger button on the right, this will make the screens exchange places and the player will be able to touch different races and force them to attack the enemy. (more…)

When we were kids, almost all of us were raised with manners that would most probably last for a very long time. During interaction with other people, our manners and etiquette are tested, especially when there are rude people trying to make us blow our top.

These rude people we’re talking about especially exist in our (tsk, much beloved) cyber world. Sure a lot of people, if not all of us, encounter these (ahem did anybody say disturbed?) types. Most blame the warped behavior of these people to the lack of identification in gaming worlds. But really, that’s not a solid case.
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With the growth of the gaming industry, and our lack of proper social lives (not that it’s our fault!), we’ve started turning to gaming for at least some sort of escape from our otherwise gray lives. Gamers can range from young kids to teenage players, and even girdle wearing oldies. But really, what’s the point of comparing ages as long as everyone is a decent player.
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Nintendo is taking the hints from the countless fans of Mario Kart and Mario Kart for the Nintendo Wii has been created and will be released in America on the 27th of April this year. April will hold the release dates for Mario Kart Wii for countries all over the world. To make the racing game a little more interactive and exciting, the game will be sold with the Wii Wheel. The Wiimote will fit inside the Wii Wheel for a more modern way of steering the kart. (more…)

Over the years, games developed from black and white to colored, 2D to 3D, from the Television Screens to small, portable little screens. This is because of the never-ending demands of children who get hooked up to mind-challenging and adventurous games.

Even with today’s highly developed games and consoles, it continues to develop as more and more companies invest their money on the gaming industry. One of them is Paramount, who is soon to start publishing and developing games. The company has stated that they are planning to get into real games from their film production and distribution. (more…)

By Adam Long

I can remember the first time I heard about Spore. I was online reading about the 2006 Game Developers Conference, and I saw a headline about Will Wright showcasing his new game at the conference. Being an avid fan of Wright’s work, I checked it out. I watched a fairly long video of Wright showing off an early version of Spore to a bunch of game developers. The developers were wowed, and so was I.

With Spore, Wright will change the way video games are made-forever. Wright, who co-founded Maxis in 1986 with Jeff Braun, set out from the beginning to make a different kind of video gaming experience. You might have heard of Wright’s other successful projects, such as SimCity and the The Sims. In case you didn’t know, these titles are sort of a big deal. Games are still being made in these franchises. But how does one top The Sims or SimCity (one of my all time favorite series of games, by the way)? Wright must have thought it was simple. Make a game that allows the gamer to play through the evolutionary process of an entirely user-created creature’s life (more…)

Gaming experience has never been better… and cheaper. Sometimes it’s even free.

Well that is unless you download off an internet site, or buy one of those pirated CDs, which can easily get you a ticket for some jail time (thus using up some of your valuable gaming time). Nowadays, everyone seems to be doing it, be it intentionally or not, from individuals (like your ‘friend who ‘tried’ out this pirated version of a video game just to see if it is worth buying) to billionaire organizations (like the organizers of the Olympics). (more…)

As the internet progresses, along with the development of China and other countries, the gaming industry, and its leaders, is finding itself under more and more pressure to come up with various gaming ideas that will freshen up the industry. Recently, a lot of products (game consoles and the games themselves) have been nothing more of a disappointment. For instance, the huge failure of Daikatana and Sony’s PS3 is nothing short of discouraging, and that is saying it nicely. (more…)

 INTRODUCTION
Army of Two, also called AoT, was developed by Electronic Arts. It was released on March 4th of this year for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Army of Two is a third person shooter game that is actually based on a story of a couple of Private Military contractors.  It is a sort of like the game, Gears of War. Players will be partnered up by the built-in “Partner Artificial Intelligence,” (PAI) or other players. Together the players will fight in war, will battle political uproar, and will combat an enormous conspiracy. Partnership is necessary to successfully beat the game, because some of the missions will be nearly unfeasible without teamwork. 

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In the United States, most of the gamers tend to play by themselves (or with a couple of their friends), most often in their rooms or the family’s game room, not unless they are attending a convention of some sort. In the West, most serious gamers do not play with people they do not know, because quite frankly, it is weird to just start playing with someone whose name you are not even sure of.

But in Asia, it is a whole different story.
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