FIFA 15 ON PS VITA IS ANOTHER RESKIN!

FIFA on the Playstation handheld.

 EA CEO Peter Moore revealed during an interview: “Why mess with perfection?” asked Moore, “We already know that we have the perfect product since FIFA is the best selling soccer game on the market. We outright admit it’s a completely copy of the last game because everyone wants to play the same game again since it was just that good. The developers who worked very hard to reskin the game deserve a lot of money for making FIFA 14 and FIFA 15 happen.”

So, this means that fans will be expecting the same old game again, which does not contain the different features and game modes in the consoles' version. 

“The most important part about FIFA is the roster,” said Moore, “It really doesn’t matter how good the game is if you’re playing with the wrong people on your team. I believe that alone is worth at least 60 dollars, but we’re selling the Vita version of the game for only 40. It’s a steal at that price. And it will be a steal at that price again next year for FIFA 15. Again, why mess with perfection as we already have the perfect price point which is full price.”

“People say that you can’t tell the difference between FIFA 13, FIFA 14 and FIFA 15 and those people are wrong,” explained Moore, “Other game developers might spend some time tweaking numbers to get the physics right, but no one ever notices that kind of stuff. We change one of the most notable things, the graphics. Once players see the right name on the back of the player’s jersey, they know they are playing a brand new game.”

“I already know that FIFA 15 will be perfect because FIFA 13 is perfect,” continued Moore, “The best part is, I can guarantee it because if anyone on our team makes a mistake with the graphics or the names of the players, we can fix it with a free patch. In fact, our development team for FIFA 13 just made one giant patch to make FIFA 14. I don’t know how they work their magic since I’m not a programmer. I’m just here to make sure the game is creative which they always are.”

This is what he said. All of us will think: Aren't patches very easy to program? And by our gamers' definition of the term graphics, we will think in terms of how the overall game looks and how it presents itself, not just the change of names on the jerseys. 

Perhaps EA has their reasons for these actions, there is obviously a lack of sports games competitors in the PS VITA market. No matter what, die-hard soccer fans have no choice but to choose FIFA. This gives EA their confidence and their plans to save funds and ended up creating a cycle of re skinned games that originated many years ago. Maybe if PES arrived in the Vita market, EA would then realize their mistake and put more effort in these mobile Fifa games. I really hope that that day will soon arrive. 

Need for speed: Most Wanted PS VITA review

Need for speed: Most Wanted. For the PS Vita. 

One of the best console games in 2012. Ported to the Vita. I've been waiting to purchase this game for a good long time and finally I got it. This is one of the few Vita games that will keep fans in anticipation. Criterion Games also said that this is the exact same game as the console version. And they did not disappoint.

At first look, the roads and pavements of the familiar Fairhaven looks scrumptious and delicious, they make you hungry to explore them. By comparing the console version and the portable version of the game, you will realize that the roads are exactly the same. All the curves, highways and underground passages, they are all included in the Vita version. And that is a good thing. The thing that is not quite there, are the visuals. The crispness of the car plates are very clear in the console version. On the other hand, it looks blurry in the Vita version. It may not be easy to see incoming cars in the Vita version, and this can lead to quite a number of crashes. This, at some points of the game, is frustrating. The console version also include dust and dirt stuck on our windscreen but this is absent in the Sony handheld. The only thing that the Vita has is the lighting from the Sun rays, which further stimulates the racing experience in the handheld. Although these are little touches in the game, but added together they provide a more genuine and fun experience. Yet, Vita users are not able to experience it. This is excusable as we are doing an unjust comparison of a console running on power supplied by the socket and a portable handheld that only absorbs it's power from a lithium-ion battery. Overall, the graphics are still considered in the "good" range of the system.

From the first touch of the dual analogs on the Vita till now, I feel that the controls of the Vita feel quite similiar to the console version. Although the Vita is not a dual-shock, the handling and driving of the cars are easy to master. Drifting feels really fluid and smooth, it almost makes us feel that we are really in the vehicle. There are 41 cars for us to choose from, ranging from the Ford Raptor to the fast and furious Lambourghini Aventador. Every car contains five races with different difficulties that each unlock various car mods. There is no clear story in the game, you just have to become Fairhaven's Most Wanted driver. The game's main aim is to make us into Fairhaven most wanted, which is achieved by beating the top 10 most wanted cars, which will take around 10 hours. There are even some Vita-specific races thrown in, which just increases the game's replayability. There are gates and billboards to be smash and some of them are really challenging to find. Body shops and jackspots are still there to help evade the boys in blue. Similarly, the only way to change the cars' colours is by passing through Body Shops. This will also refuel your nitrous, which is an important feature during races and cop chases. The number of police cars has dropped considerably, only when you reach one of the highest heat levels, real heat will then suffice. Engines can still be shut down and started, although the doors cannot be open. This will be a really cool feature as car doors such as the Aventador's and the Pagani Huayra's will look really awesome. 

Autolog is still there to record your progress. This connects you with your friends in a never-before world. Especially on a handheld too. This makes you want to go back and beat those multi-player races. Again. And again. Billboards will hold faces of your friends that smashed through it at a higher speed, this only makes you angrier and wanting to smash it at a much faster speed. It is a really effective method. There are tons of replayability in the game, partly because it can be brought anywhere now. 

Overall, Most Wanted on the PS Vita is a good addition to my games collection. It undoubtedly provide me with a fun gaming experience, I am still playing it now. Due to the massively connected multiplayer platform. Therefore, I am giving it an 8.0/10

Killzone: Mercenary review on the PS VITA

Killzone Mercenary. Best game on the Vita yet. 

Finally, a quality FPS that shows off Vita's capabilities. On first look, the game looks stunningly gorgeous. It manages to push the visuals capabilities of the Vita to consoles' quality and yet, maintaining that smooth, fluid gameplay experience.

This time round, you are not working for the ISA. And you are not working for the Helghast.  You are working for the money. That's what made you a mercenary. The war is raging, deaths and losses have never been so prominent. By working as a mercenary, it is the fastest way to earn bucks. Big bucks. 

That is what the game is about. Killzone Mercenary is a unique Killzone game, in terms of its style. You are working alone. Everything you do gives you money, or rather, Vektan dollars in that sense. You can use these money to purchase new weapons and armory from a mysterious guy known as the Blackjack. 

There are primary and secondary weapons to choose from and of course, your VAN-GUARDS. Van-guards are objects that help to kill enemies in your missions. Think of them as killer toys. By using Van-Guard, you can become invisible for a period of time, launch missiles from a shoulder projectile or even  

stealthily kill an enemy using a small engine. 

The gameplay felt like Killzone, in fact, it runs on the same engine as Killzone 3. That's what makes it very Killzonish. The gameplay felt really smooth, which surprised me with a frame rate of only 30 per second. The campaign was rather short, average players could complete it in around 6-7 hours. My advice : play the multi-player for a long while first, then proceed to the campaign. That way, you can save quite a number of time fighting the AI. It was very easy to switch from primary to secondary weapons, but throwing of the grenades became troublesome. You will need to equip the grenades first before hurling it. You can quick-throw it by pressing the DOWN on the directional pad, but this is often an epic miss. The two analog sticks were very easy to get used to, just a couple of minutes to half an hour. Sprinting is a little uncomfortable using the rear touch pad by tapping and tap then hold. It can be done with the O button but you will easily get killed that way. Melee attacks are often executed with the TRAINGLE button or the touchscreen, you get to swipe the screen afterward to execute a brutal melee. For example, stabbing in the throat, neck and of course the crotch.

Surprisingly, the Beta version contains the same number of weapons and armory as the full game. Don't be disheartened, with a large number of weapons, a lot of combinations can be made. Multiplayer is where Killzone Mercenary shines in. With the complex system of Valour cards to collect from dead enemies, multiplayer just gets real deep. It's fairly easy to play, there are 3 different modes : Warzone, Mercenary Warfare and Guerilla Warfare. I particularly enjoyed Mercenary Warfare, where the teamwork really pays off. It IS the multiplayer that makes me coming back for more and of course, showing off my skills.

Warzone, in the multiplayer is really fun. There are five phrase of the 25 minutes game. The team with e most number of points after the match is the winner. This requires huge amounts of teamwork. The first phrase enables you to collect Valour cards to score points. Basically, you have to kill enemies and collect their Valour, or even save your allies' valours to prevent enemies from scoring. The second phrase, which is also the fourth phrase, is called hacker. There will be Van-guard capsules landing from the sky and you have to hack them to earn those points. It is hard to explain how to hack but basically, you have to press one of the choices that made up the figure shown in the middle and then press the choice followed by pressing the figure in the middle. Then you have to find another choice that matches the figure in the middle. You have to try it to find out.

 The third  phrase of the match is called interrogator. It is rather simple and hard at the same time. You have to sneak up on an enemy and press the "interrogator" action, there will be a couple of action swipes to complete the interrogation. The bad thing is that you can get killed easily by other enemies during the interrogation. The last phrase is where your aiming abilities and real skills pay off. It is very simple, you just have to kill and you earn point. Piece of cake. But be careful, enemies will tend to rampage on this round since this is the final round. 

Killzone Mercenary, my advice : just get it. It is that good. I'm giving it a 9/10. Really, best Vita game of the year. 

   

Exciting games coming up on PS Vita !

It has already been confirmed. Borderlands 2 is coming upon Playstation Vita. 

It will not be a human life for you. It will be a Borderlands 2-life for you. Sayonara...

Sony confirmed in their Gamescom conference that Borderlands 2 is heading to the Playstation handheld. Watch your seat belts, boys, there is gonna be a bumpy ride! Gearbox software also announced that they would fully support a Vita version of Borderlands 2. It will certainly sky-rocket the Vita sales and we will all ended up as geeks. Come on, what happens if you mixed Borderlands 2 into a powerful and portable handheld and a bunch of hard core gamers? 

Next up, minecraft for those who were wondering.

Yup, the open world, endless hours of gameplay, tons of creativity game is coming to the Vita ! I know, I'm excited too! But little details is known regarding the release date and the full version of the game, or is it just the Pocket Edition ? We have to wait to find out more... 

Soul Sacrifice 2 (or rather, Soul Sacrifice Delta)

                    Keiji Inafune. The man who created Mega Man and Soul Sacrifice.

Soul sacrifice was one of the best Vita games in 2013, the other including Killzone: Mercenary and Tearaway. It has a very dark feel in it and keeps fans addicted to it for quite a period of time. Keiji Inafune mentioned before that a sequel was probable. Now it is a dream come true. 

For those who do not know, soul sacrifice is a game that is very similar to the Monster Hunter franchise , resulting in slaying monsters and long hours of gameplay. It is announced earlier that Soul Sacrifice Delta, the new game, is not a sequel. Rather, it is a evolved version of its predecessor. It is also announced that it will be launched in Japan at next year, 2014, in March. Exclusively for the PS VITA. 

More details will be coming up soon. 

PS Vita TV

The new PS Vita TV.  

Sony has announced the new ps vita tv. It is a tiny thing. Think of it as Ouya for the Playstation Vita instead. It allows Vita games to be streamed to the television by inserting your Vita memory card and game card into the console. Yes,  it can play your Vita games, also all those PS one classics and games that are downloadable from the PS store. But the bad news is that the console will not be able to play some vita games ( those that require the functionality of the Vita touchscreen and rear touch pad ) . It is a sad thing, I know, I feel you. 

The good news is that after a "future system update" we can stream Playstation 4 games on the PS VITA TV. It will be a great convenience if we have two TVs in the house and one of them that your Playstation 4 is attached to is currently occupied. We will be able to play games using the PS VITA TV on another television set via streaming. The price for the console is announced as 9,954 yen, which is approximately $100. It's cheap and small. It will launched at Japan on November 14, 2013. Other regions and countries have not been announced for release yet. 

There will also be a more expensive package containing a Dual Shock 3 controller. It can be used to play games.