Ketchup Chips? Whoa man, I'm not that high.




Enjoy the video? Well that's grand. You see, there haven't been that many 'reviews' for this game, but I'll make it short and sweet.

Last night I was simply stuck on my controller all night, and while The Orange Box, Katamari, GuitarHero3, Halo3, and yes, even Gears was begging me to play them, I simply couldn't. I played the COD4 campaign, but it's so short, and I won't bother you with details or spoilers. Just know this : the game is f*cking gorgeous. Graphics have defenitely exceeded my expectations, and I would even go as far to say that they're the best graphics on the Ecks Bawks to date. Yes, better than Gears and Halo.

My first WTF moment came to me when I realized, "Hey! There's no achievements for multiplayer! Tits." You see, I was never a big World War FPS fan, therefore the Call of Duty series never held any real appeal to me. The urban setting, the modernized weapons, all these things make it a breath of fresh air. Anyways it seems that this is the norm for Call of Duty games but again, I don't play these things.

So what came with having freedom from the obsessive achievement whores you casually run into over XBL? Let's not forget to mention the fact that ranked and player matches don't exist, or more, a MP game where you just play and try to level up your guy instead of concentrating on other distractions. They give you 'challenges', which are almost considered achievements, but instead of leveling up your score, you level up your character, and in the process you unlock better weapons, attachments, and more challenges. Much like Rainbow Six Vegas, and did I mention you can CUSTOMIZE your own weapons scheme?

Yes, if you've played this at E3, or even the beta, you'd know much of this. During customization, you can unlock and upgrade 'power ups', like longer sprint time, or a quicker recovery rate for your health. I played with Bahamut Zero, as well as a few other TOID regulars, and as he mentioned, the maps that were playable (as good as they were) aren't even comparable to the other maps you get.

I said I'd make this short, but daym it all I really cannot wait to see other Destructoiders in my war games. I know.. like I said I had all these games waiting to be played, then Rock Band, Ass Creed and Mass Effect very shortly, but believe me this is one game you cannot afford (to miss! duh). <-- HAH!



Games I've purchased this month

The Orange Box
Halo 3
Guitar Hero 3
Katamari


Games to purchase in 07

Viva Pinata Party Animals (shut up)
Rock Band
Assassin's Creed
Mass Effect
skate.
The Simpsons Game
TimeShift
Jericho
VirtualFighter 5
Ace Combat 6


Alright I am still half asleep so I hope this made some sort of sense to you. Good luck this holiday. Real quick question, what games have you recently purchased this past month and what games do you plan on getting at the end of the year? Also if you have any COD experinces to share, please do so!