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Dead to rights Retribution

Greetings, Dead to rights retribution is the 2010 remake of Dead to rights. It has some of the same characters which revolves around Jack Slate and Shadow, although their attitudes, occupations and names may have changed. This is quite a good remake although I did prefer the original, the reason for Frank Slate’s death, Jack’s father, on which the story was based on has changed. The plot is situated in Grant city, where corruption is rife and the physical environment is falling apart. It starts with a group of armed union workers attacking Temple Tower and taking hostages, it is a television studio belonging to Julian Temple.

Jack Slate and Shadow force their way into the building with much opposition from the police who are trying to resolve the position peacefully. However the negotiations fail as the Union start killing hostages. Jack and Shadow fight their way to the leader, Riggs, who is threatening Julian. Riggs flees the scene and manages to escape on a heavily armed aircraft, at the sight of the jet, Jack realises this was the plan was too well executed to be the work of the Union. Later on, Jack, Shadow and Frank hunt down Riggs to the abandoned docks in which they are attacked by more armed workers. Other police members including the leader of the elite units, Redwater tracks them and helps fight off the threat. The two Slates break up to find Riggs, eventually Jack finds a colleague of his and walks back to find his father dying. Despite the paramedics effort Frank dies meaning Jack and Shadow seek revenge and the answer to why his father died, following the trail of Riggs.

The graphics are great as they indicate the level of Grant city’s decay, it also shows quite a lot of violence in the fight scenes. In this game, the player can take control of Shadow which was not possible in the first one. I like the game but I think the original is better. The second episode of the adventures of Fletch and Roman series three is up in Warehouse 17.

Plot=7/10

Characters=8/10

Graphics=9/10

Overall=8/10

Quote of the day

You sure you want to get Grandpa's cuckoo clock back? That thing nearly put my eye out.

Randy

My name is Earl

Written by Falcon, Monday 18 April 2011

FRA series 3

Greetings, the adventures of Fletch and Roman return for the third series. Fletch and Roman are causing more mayhem in this story in an attempt to save the day. All the characters have now been introduced and most will be included in the story, all of FRA plots are weird but hopefully not too confusing. I believe as it is the third series that new bloggers shouldn’t read it as it would take too long to understand the characters. I hope you enjoy it. The first episode of the adventures of Fletch and Roman series 3 is up in Warehouse 17.

Quote of the day

Sweetheart, you can't buy the necessities of life with cookies.

Bill

Edward Scissorhands

 

Written by Falcon, Sunday 10 April 2011

The Invisible Agents chapter 19

Greetings, the 19th chapter of the Invisble Agents is the last, and it marks the halfway point of the Lutionn collection. It is the fourth novel in the series. I hope you've enjoyed it as I have certainly enjoyed writing it. Most of the main characters for the remaining books have already been in a previous plot or mentioned, whether they played a small role or a large one. The characters will be in the next novels and continue to improve the stories that are coming. I would like to thank you for reading this book. The nineteenth chapter of the Invisible Agents is up in Warehouse 17.

Quote of the day

It astonishes me that Mr. LaBoeuf has been shot, trampled, and nearly bitten his tongue off, and yet not only does he continue to talk but he spills the banks of English.

Rooster Cogburn

True Grit

 

Written by Falcon, Thursday 31 March 2011

Paul

Greetings, as you may know Paul is the third and latest film from the two comedians Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. While it is not as good as Shaun of the dead or Hot Fuzz it is still pretty enjoyable to watch. It definitely has a lot of references to sci-fi, which includes Star Wars. The story follows two nerds Simon as Graeme and Nick as Clive who spend their holiday touring the hotspots of alien activity around America. While travelling at dark, their attention is drawn to the side of the road where the alien, Paul comes out of the dark.  

Paul who is voiced by Seth Rogen, causes Clive to faint and convinces a scared Graeme to let him drive the alien to his destination. As the journey continues, it becomes apparent Paul is trying to return to the mother ship and return home due to the fact he broke out of a government base. They have to get to their destination before they are found by the government under the orders of the Big Guy. I felt it was a little long but it was still funny and worthwhile to watch .I would encourage you to see it if you are into sci-fi. The eighteenth chapter of the Invisible Agents is up in warehouse 17.

 Plot=7/10

Characters= 8/10

Special effects=8/10

Overall=8/10

Quote of the day

If I am King, where is my power? Can I declare war? Form a government? Levy a tax? No! And yet I am the seat of all authority because they think that when I speak, I speak for them. But I can't speak.

King George the sixth

The King's speech.

Written by Falcon, Sunday 27 March 2011

Who would you choose?

Greetings, as I have been reviewing mainly video games and movies recently I thought I should try and mix it up with a question. It is, apart from the main character in any game, who would you want to have their own adventure or you would like to play their side of the story in the original game? For example controlling Barney during the events in half life 2.  I would like Boba Fett as he is already well established, has been in several games in which you could play as him but wasn’t the main character. He has quite a lot of background to him which means plenty of stories that could be put into a game. You can give a response if you want. The seventeenth chapter of the Invisible agents is up in Warehouse 17.

 Quote of the day

Just because you can't see something doesn't mean it's not there.

Archer

Small Soldiers

Written by Falcon, Saturday 19 March 2011

Enslaved Odyssey to the west

Greetings, today I am reviewing the recent game Enslaved Odyssey to the west. It revolves around three main characters, one of which plays an important role but comes in half way through the story. It starts off in the future when the world is decaying and returning back to the way it was before humans built on it, during this time Mechs have been programmed by an organisation called Pyramid to capture humans. Once people are caught by the slavers headbands are placed on their heads, making them enslaved. In a slave ship, a young woman with a high skill with technology named Trip escapes from her pod causing havoc as when she does, Monkey, the main character is also aboard the self destructing ship. Monkey eventually breaks free following Trip’s path, only to find that they are both running for escape pods which are leaving at a quick rate. 

After a few minutes Trip ends up in the last escape pod with Monkey hanging on the outside, managing to avoid crashing with the slave ship. Monkey due to the fact he was on the outside of the pod was knocked out of consciousness, he woke up to find enslaved with a headband attached to himself in a ruined New York. Trip explains to a furious Monkey that she had put it on his so he could help her return to her settlement, if he doesn’t do as she says or if she dies Monkey will also become deceased. Reluctantly at first, Monkey aids her on her adventure through the dangerous land. This is a brilliant game with complex characters, excellent graphics and an interesting plot. I would encourage people to play it, the ending makes the player wonder about the whole story line, giving it a different spin on it. The sixteenth chapter of the Invisible Agents is up in Warehouse 17.

 

Plot= 9/10

Characters=9/10

Graphics=10/10

Overall=9/10

Quote of the day

Beneath this mask there is more than flesh. Beneath this mask there is an idea, Mr. Creedy, and ideas are bulletproof.

V for Vendetta 

Written by Falcon, Friday 11 March 2011
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