Alpha Protocol - Pile of Shame Game Review

Release Date:  June 1, 2010

Completion Date: July 6, 2012

Price: $6.76 - Amazon Prime (PC)

Your history plays a role in how people treat you during the first quarter of the game. I chose Freelancer.

A look at how you can improve your skills. Martial Arts, Pistols, and Assault Rifles was my route.

Dialogue decisions really do play a huge role in how the story plays out.

The beginning levels originally turned me off to the game. The level design in all of AP is rudimentary, but I got over it about halfway through because the story overshadowed it. My pipe dream while playing was keeping the AP story, but having the gunplay and graphics replaced with Mass Effect's gunplay and graphical prowess. If that were the case, AP would be a Superb (100/100.)

AP likes to show you the ladies. It's a bit humiliating how much the game objectifies them.

Like I said before, the game really wants you to talk to ladies, every dialogue decision you have with them determines whether or not you can have intercourse.

"It's time for another Retro Review with Qu..." Oh wait.

"IZA's Pent..." Oh wait.

Single-Player Campaign

70% - Good

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Alpha Protocol Installation Patch

Side Notes - 5 Games You Probably Missed But Need To Try

I've decided to spice up my Pile of Shame Reviews to include interesting opinion pieces and reviews of video game novels. I'm calling the opinion pieces "Side Notes." This first one is titled Five Games You Probably Missed But Need To Try.

Game 1: BlackSite Area 51

Game 2: Bullet Witch

Game 3: Deadly Premonition

Game 4: The Rise of the Argonauts

Game 5: Singularity

Click on the images for a better view.

Supergreatfriend's awesome Youtube walkthrough of the entire game.

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Clive Barker's Jericho (demo) - Pile of Shame Game Review

Release Date: September 27, 2007

Completion Date: June 26, 2012

Xbox 360 Marketplace Demo

This gal was the most fun to play as. That's some side-boob if you couldn't tell.

You can't really tell in this image, but water is falling from an overhead grate. This is the very beginning of the demo. It set the tone appropriately.

Lighting and particle effects look great. That fireball is a power that the ninja 'Church' can use to burn any enemies who come near.

This demo looks and feels great. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed it. I look forward to seeing if the full game can continually deliver that.

I love how Church looks holding the sword and pistol.

Single-Player Demo

80% - Great

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Aliens vs Predator (2010) - Pile of Shame Game Review

Release Date: February 16, 2010

Completion Date: June 25, 2012

Price: $8.99, New - Amazon Prime (PC)

When I saw that Weyland-Yutani logo and heard that familiar ping of my motion tracker I was engrossed.

It wants your baby.

This game has some beautiful vegetation.

Even the metal corridors look great and come alive. This should remind you of a scene from Aliens.

Predator view of some ruins.

Predator temple.

I saw Prometheus a few days before I started this game. This scene in the game reminded me of one of the cringe-worthy moments from the film. Thing is, this game came out first.

You on the left and the AvP schlock version of Weyland on the right, voiced by Lance Henriksen, who was Bishop in Aliens and Alien 3.

Single-Player Campaign

70% - Good

The Review Scale

I take game suggestions.

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Call of Duty World at War - Pile of Shame Game Review

Release Date: November 11, 2008

Completion Date: June 21, 2012

Price: $9.80 (2) - Amazon Prime (Xbox 360)

This guy is your Russian leader. I wish I could have muted his face.

I have seriously underrated Medal of Honor and Metro 2033. Compared to this game, those games are rare gems. I used to think this game looked and played good. I would have told you that two weeks ago. This screenshot is from the only level I thought looked semi-good.

MISS COOKIE shooting some Nazi scum in their backs like a pro. She missed the first few point blank shots.

"I'd rather stab myself in the eyes!" -MISS COOKIE on how ugly this game was to her.

MISS COOKIE with her kill.

Enemies line up in each of their little cubby holes and wait to die.

This is predominately what you see when attempting to revive a Co-Op partner, crotch.

Co-op Campaign

20% - Horrible

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Dragon's Dogma (demo) - Pile of Shame Video Game Review

Release Date:  April 24, 2012

Completion Date: June 19, 2012

Xbox 360 Marketplace Demo

Dragons confirmed. This was in the first 20 seconds of the demo.

You could spend over an hour customizing your character if you wanted to. You can also customize your AI partner.

Look at that closer, closer.

The countryside looks promising. I look forward to playing the full game.

There are a lot of flying enemies in this game, if the demo is any indication.

Single-Player Demo

70% - Good

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Medal of Honor (2010) - Pile of Shame Game Review

Release Date: October 12, 2010

Completion Date: June 9, 2012

Price: $7.82 - Amazon Prime (PC)

Call of duty Modern Warfare is to Call of Duty 3, as Battlefield 3 is to Medal of Honor.  Medal of Honor is like Battlefield 3’s kid brother, in a good way. I enjoyed COD 3.

Don't shoot the goats. The opening of this game is quite awesome. That goes for all the story elements.

But this game has some major clipping and graphical issues.

Vehicle sequences are a little wonky but getting to drive an ATV is original and unique.

Although this looks sweet, it wasn't that fun. Being a soldier on the ground are the best parts of this game.

Single-Player Campaign

60% - Becoming

The Review Scale

I take game suggestions.

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