Batman: Arkham City

Greetings, Batman: Arkham City is the sequel to Arkham Asylum which was released in 2009 and includes more villains, who were missing from the original, such as Two-Face or the Penguin from Bruce Wayne’s rouge list. It is an open world game like its predecessor with the addition of optional side missions including challenges from the Riddler, most of which are linked and activate with plot progression. The game focuses heavily on the strange and complicated relationship between the Dark Knight and the Crown Prince of Crime, the Joker. I believe that it has an even darker tone than the original.

In terms of plot, psychologist Hugo Strange convinces the newly elected Mayor of Gotham and former Warden of Arkham Asylum, Quincy Sharp to break off apart of Gotham City from the rest of it. This divided part acts as a high security prison, allowing the super villains to fight each other in a turf war between the Joker, the Penguin and Two-Face. In order to find out what is going on inside the city, Batman as Bruce Wayne gets himself arrested protesting about the prison. Once the Caped Crusader is in he learns that Hugo Strange has a secret operation planned called Protocol ten which will initiate in several hours.

The talented cast suit their roles perfectly, especially Mark Hamill as the Joker who brings a disturbingly dark comedic quality to the character. As well as the voice acting, the music also fits perfectly with the gritty story which helps make it a more entertaining game. I think this one is as good or if not better than Asylum, hopefully the next instalment, of which there have been a few subtle clues will keep up the trajectory of its success. The second episode of the adventures of Fletch and Roman is up in Warehouse 17.

Plot=9/10

Characters=9/10

Graphics=9/10

Overall=9/10

Quote of the day

We are trained for espionage. We would be legends, but the records are sealed. Glory in battle is not our way. Think of our heroes: the Silent Step, who defeated a nation with a single shot. Or the Ever Alert, who kept armies at bay with hidden facts. These giants do not seem to give us solace here, but they are not all that we are. Before the network, there was the fleet. Before diplomacy, there were soldiers! Our influence stopped the rachni, but before that we held the line! Our influence stopped the krogan, but before that, we held the line! Our influence will stop Saren. In the battle today, we will hold the line!

Captain Kirrahe

Mass Effect

FRA series 4

Greetings, this is the final series of the adventures of Fletch and Roman or at least the last planned one anyway. You have already read the last Christmas special the previous year and I hope you have enjoyed reading their adventures as I have had writing them. After this series is finished I plan to transfer the Lutionn Collection as well as FRA to Write Wise, this will take a while as I need to check for spelling errors and other mistakes in the novels. Also after this current season, the two remaining Lutionn books will no longer be posted with each blog update, instead you will have to wait for each novel to be released in full. The first episode of the last series of the adventures of Fletch and Roman is up at Warehouse 17.

Quote of the day

You know, Fry, out of all the friends I've ever had... you're the first.

Bender

Futurama

Team X Paranormal Division ch 19

Greetings, the last chapter of Team X Paranormal Division is up in Warehouse 17. This is the 6th novel of eight in the Lutionn Collection and continues to set the stage for the final confrontation in the last book as the villains start to reveal themselves as well as their motivations. It was the longest novel so far, joint with the Invisible Agents in the number of chapters. I hope you enjoyed reading it as I did like writing it. It is possible that Team X could have their own small storyline after the events of this book, further exploring paranormal cases. The nineteenth chapter of Team X Paranormal Division is up at Warehouse 17.

Quote of the day

It's good to meet you, Dr. Banner. Your work on anti-electron collisions is unparalleled. And I'm a huge fan of the way you lose control and turn into an enormous green rage monster.

Tony Stark

Avengers Assemble

Avengers Assemble

Greetings, Avengers assemble as it is called in the United Kingdom is a movie that has been suggested throughout several of the previous Marvel films including Iron Man. The story revolves around a few of the well known characters, most of whom had received their own films prior to this one but there are a couple who didn’t such as Hawkeye or the Black Widow.

Apparently the plot is linked to the Captain America story, which I have as of yet not seen. The defensive company S.H.E.I.L.D. under the direction of Nick Fury, attempt to create a team of individuals with unique powers or skills in order to protect earth against various forces of evil.

The need to form and unite the heroes into a group becomes more pressing when a power source known as the Tesseract opens up a portal in one of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s bases allowing Loki to enter the planet and steal the resource. Loki is a super villain and adopted brother of the superhero Thor, stealing the Tesseract as part of a deal in exchange for an army.

It has a talented cast with likeable characters including Downey’s Iron Man or Hawkeye and has comedic elements throughout the film which suites the story quite well. The plot might not have been the greatest, neither did I know all the characters but that didn’t prevent me from enjoying the experience. Overall if you liked Marvel’s other films, chances are you will like this one as well. The eighteenth chapter of Team X Paranormal Division is up at Warehouse 17.

Plot=7/10

Characters=8/10

Special effects=8/10

Overall=8/10

Quote of the day

Did you just kill my new wife?

Dr John Watson

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Live and Let Die

Greetings, Live and Let Die is the second novel in the James Bond series and follows on from Casino Royale. 007 is sent from London by M to America in order defeat his latest enemy known as Mr Big and overthrow his operations. Like Casino Royale I felt that it was simply ok in terms of experience, it certainly didn’t make me want to continually keep reading to see how it would turn out. It is probably because of the fact that the agent eats and drinks for half the book instead of pursuing his target.

The plot isn’t the most thrilling as it is yet again similar to the original in that the villain is trying to fund the Soviets operations, though this time it is through 17th century treasure of a notorious pirate called Bloody Morgan. Mr Big runs his scheme through convincing his followers that he is the zombie of Baron Samedi, a figure in voodoo related to death. Bond and CIA agent as well as recurring character Leiter are tracked by Mr Big’s network of spies as they attempt to achieve their objectives

Overall I preferred the original novel but I am staring to see elements of the sinister villains that 007 encounters in the films and is often regarded for having. For instance Mr Big uses sharks to defend his island and has used them against the secret agent. While it wasn’t a great book, it wasn’t terrible either and so I plan to continue the series in the hope that it will improve as time goes on and the more recognisable rogues start to appear. The seventeenth chapter of Team X Paranormal Division is up at Warehouse 17.

Plot=7/10

Characters=7/10

Wording=7/10

Overall=7/10

Quote of the day

I don't know how to work it. Computers in Hell all run Linux

Sam

Sam and Max: Beyond Time and Space

Sam and Max Beyond time and space

Greetings, Sam and Max Beyond Time and Space is a point a click adventure and sequel to Sam and Max season one. It continues on with the same format as the original by splitting up the storyline into several episodes which altogether add up to a plot that had been running through the two games. It should be noted that season 2 has one episode less but this in no way makes it inferior to its predecessor, despite this I feel that on the whole they both are equal to each other. As far as I can tell all the characters made a comeback for at least a cameo role and new ones were introduced who are necessary to complete the tasks that are placed in front of you.

Judging from the fact that the two main heroes are a dog and a rabbit who work as freelance police it is understandable that the storyline is weird. The first episode revolves around trying to uncover what has happened to and to help Santa who has suddenly been acting very strangely via locking himself up in his office in the North pole as well as shooting anyone who comes near his door. It gets progressively madder as the plot continues to go on.

The soundtrack continues to be an interesting mix of jazz and other styles of music with the occasional cut scene dedicated to a song that explains part of the story. I found this game continued the high levels enjoyment and strange humour of season one. In my opinion it is a great addition to the series and I have great enthusiasm for the third one in which the ending of Beyond time and space suggests will be an interesting one. The sixteenth chapter of Team X Paranormal Division is up at Warehouse 17.

Plot=9/10

Characters=9/10

Graphics=8/10

Overall=9/10

Quote of the day

It's so easy to see the galaxy in black and white. Gray? I don't know what to do with gray.

Garrus Vakarian

Mass Effect 2