You asked, so we deliver! The first episode of Junglist's video review series 5 inch floppy is now live on GameArena! This week our video reviewer plays the Xbox Live Arcade games Limbo and Puzzle Quest 2 - one puzzle platformer and another puzzle... RPG?
The epic sequel to the most competitive RTS of all time. Set in the 26th century in a distant part of the Milky Way galaxy, the game revolves around three species: the Terrans, human exiles from Earth; the Zerg, a super-species of assimilated life forms; and the Protoss, a technologically advanced species with vast mental powers.
What does Junglist do when he has no games to review!? He checks out what's coming up, of course! This week on the floppy Jeremy, a sore loser, takes us on a journey of redemption, Mortal Kombat reboots, Marvels fighting Capcoms and Street Fighters duelling Tekkens! He talks to Shaun Himmerick from NetherRealm Studios and Wes Phillips and Seth Killian from Capcom about the upcoming fighters before dishing out a pimp slap.
This week two great new reviews - the first is an XBLA shamelessly taking inspiration from Team Fortress 2 and Defence Of The Ancients - Monday Night Combat! The second title is the quirky sex-ed game Privates - set, unsurprisingly, in the privates. It features what seems to be Jung's favourite form of humour - sexual innuendo.
Junglist takes on the excellent mobster game, Mafia 2, giving the game six and a half minutes of attention as he explores the ins and outs of living 'the life'.
Jeremy takes a look at MyEars, an Australian developed technology which turns your ordinary headphones into high quality earpieces. Jung talks to Dr Simon Carlile to take us through the science behind MyEars.
Latest title in the Metroid series, and last week's Wii exclusive release! Along the way we get insight from Yoshio Sakamoto and Yosuke Hayashi as to why they made the decisions they did in game - and of course we get Junglist's insight as well.
Sony's Move hardware hit stores today (and has practically sold out already), and Junglist dedicates this episode to Sony's new control system - and the games launched alongside it.
Historians have long debated whether civilisation rose from the ashes of warfare or was culled through peaceful trade. It's a contentious question because it obviously speaks directly to human nature. In that case, that long-standing question can be answered without the need for more archaeological research or dirty digging. Conflict is a gamer's nature and nowhere is that more apparent than in Civilization V where the march of troops and wafting gun smoke highlight the appeal of new combat elements designed to improve strategy gaming's most recognisable franchise.
FIFA has been making massive strides in the last few years, hitting its peak with the last edition’s 360 degree dribbling. EA Canada have made a habit of meaningful improvements, and the bar is set high – plus, Pro Evo 2011 has pulled its socks up. Will FIFA 11 disappoint?
The Floppy is back, and all your old strategies are useless against it! Jung takes on the brand new (and unbelievably charming) Space Invaders: Infinity Gene in this episode of the 5 Inch Floppy - and when he's done he lives the life of a shopkeeper with Recettear! Check out his verdict for both with the latest episode!
Junglist is back, if a week late, with the latest episode of The 5 Inch Floppy! This episode J Ray takes on Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, Comic Jumper and (briefly) Sonic 4: Episode 1.
Junglist has taken on the beast which is the new Castlevania game, and he's come away a winner. The newest episode of the 5 Inch Floppy dives in head first into the reboot of Castlevania while our video review specialist works out the kinks in the game.
This week Junglist talks to Haden Blackman about Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2, alongside the game's release last week.
An epic episode of the 5 Inch Floppy drops this week as Junglist treats us to his perspective on Vanquish - from the studio which brought us the divisive Bayonetta - and gets into the fantastic Super Meat Boy. It's a long one, this one, but totally worth the watch.
Junglist is back with the second GameArena Duke Nukem Forever interview, this time with our 5 Inch Floppy host taking questions in a different direction (though Randy does seem to like to start the same way :P).
Another huge episode of the 5 Inch Floppy - this episode he takes aim on Call of Duty: Black Ops and performs some recon on Medal of Honor - both on PC.
We look deep into the future! Maybe one or two years that is - we check out Cloud Gaming from OnLive and CloudStreamer; we also scope out a new kind of MMO.
Junglist finds out if Retro Studios and Nintendo can turn a monkey into Donkey once more with DKCR - complete with interviews with Kensuke Tanabe and Michael Kelbaugh!
5 Inch Floppy going out with a recap of the 'best of the year' with the inaugural game awards show; The Semis. Covering 2010s best games with some more interesting than usual categories. This is an award show .. Floppy style!
Our main man Junglist takes a long look at three games he felt didn't get the attention they deserved. Kicking things off with Demon's Souls, we then move on to Amnesia: The Dark Descent and finally ending the season with Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands.
This week we take another look at the recently wrapped Game Jam in Sydney - where enthusiastic developers get together for 48 hours of coding, designing, networking, BO and energy drinks.
5 Inch Floppy is now in full swing for the year 2011 - the second vid for the year takes on Marvel vs Capcom 3! Jung dives deep into the core mechanics that make the game tick and delivers his verdict on the crossover fighting game.
There's always Junglist waiting out there, ready to give a game full of shit jokes a second chance. But does Bulletstorm earn that second chance?
A little delay in getting this episode of the Floppy to you thanks to our new videos system, but Junglist makes up with it - talking to Keiran Brigden from Creative Assembly about Shogun 2: Total War - the latest game in the epic strategy series.
We let these ones simmer over the weekend - we've got a double shot of Homefront reviews for you today. The written one is based on the Xbox 360 version of the game, while Junglist's 5 Inch Floppy review took on the PC version.
Junglist is back, though a little delayed with this episode of the 5 Inch Floppy! J-Ray takes a look at two smaller budget titles this week - both of them with a multiplayer focus. The first is Greed Corps - a strategy game from W!Games - while the second is the magical beat-em-up Magicka from Arrowhead Game Studios. Those of you with a functional memory might remember Limimi reviewing Magicka - it seems like most (if not all) of the kinks might have been worked out since our initial launch day review.
This week Junglist takes on Hothead Games' Swarm and Atomic Games' Breach - and as always he has interesting things to say about each.
Dinosaurs and Nazis? And you get to be a dinosaur? Seems like Junglist has stumbled across a gem directly from my dream journal - but you can always trust the 5 Inch Floppy to get to the heart of a game's worth, as it does with this Dino D-Day review. The second game is a 'reverse TD' game called Anomaly - and it's just easier for J-Ray to explain it himself.
On this week's Floppy... Portal 2! Junglist gives us his own unique perspective on Valve's new puzzler/shooter - dissecting each element to see if they add up to something greater or lesser than their parts.
The world's biggest Tower Defence fan tries out Sanctum - an interesting combination of FPS and TD with some intriguingly deep strategy to it - and gives us his verdict. Meanwhile, SOCOM gets the rundown despite PSN issues! And apparently it has some coarse language - as does this episode of the Floppy.
Discovering the power of “exponential” DNA (E-DNA), extremist Crogenitors sought to make their ultimate soldiers even more powerful. But E-DNA was unstable, unpredictable, and ultimately uncontrollable. Hordes of mutated abominations broke free from their masters’ control. They were the Darkspore. And after terrible ages of war, the Darkspore closed in on the final Crogenitors. As a fugitive in the galactic hive of Darkspore domination, you’re a surviving Crogenitor who’s awoken from eons of sleep. Your only guide is HELIX, the AI who’s kept you in safe hiding since you entered suspended animation. Now, using HELIX’s exhaustive DNA database, you must reconstruct the Genetic Heroes using stabilized E-DNA. Make these Heroes more powerful than their original incarnations to lead them into an apocalyptic battle against the Darkspore.
Junglist dances with the devil this week - he takes a look at Mortal Kombat, giving it the patented J-Ray in-depth review this week. On a more aesthetic front we take a look at Outland, a Metroidvania-esque platformer Ikaruga.
As promised, Junglist has the PC review of Brink in the latest 5 Inch Floppy! With a little more time up Splash Damage's sleeves and a different platform to play on.
Set amid the violence and corruption of post-World War II Los Angeles, L.A. Noire is a crime thriller that seamlessly blends crime-solving, clue-finding, car chases and shoot-outs with revolutionary new interrogation-based gameplay that will allow players to read characters' emotions in order to reveal the truth. Players will take on the role of Cole Phelps, a decorated war veteran, who rises through the ranks of the LAPD by solving a series of gruesome murders and other crimes that bring him face-to-face with the dark heart of Los Angeles during Hollywood's Golden Age.
The acclaimed off-road racing franchise returns in this third series entry. DiRT 3 delivers mud, sweat and gears the world over: from the intense weather-beaten rally stages of Europe, Africa and the US, to executing performance driving showcases and career challenges where car control is pushed to spectacular limits. The game boasts more cars, more locations, more routes and more events than any other game in the series, including over 50 rally cars representing the very best from five decades of the sport.
You've patched in to the enemy's security system: get ready to make your plan. Frozen Synapse is the ultimate strategy game: you have full control over your strike team, directing their every movement. At the same time, your opponent is plotting to defeat you. Plan your moves, then hit the "Execute" button: both you and your enemy's turns are executed simultaneously. Bite-size, hardcore strategy: a touch of X-Com and Laser Squad, with a striking sci-fi aesthetic.
The Wonderland that you knew from childhood has gone horribly wrong ... again. This is the follow-up to designer American McGee's twisted take on the classic Lewis Carroll tale. Designed with the same dark style of the original, but now featuring entirely new visuals, story and game design, Alice: Madness Returns follows Alice on a journey through a wildly corrupted and shattered Wonderland to uncover the truth behind her haunted past and tortured psyche. Alice: Madness Returns takes place 10 years after the conclusion of the original game, with Alice struggling to recover from the emotional trauma of losing her entire family in a fatal fire. After spending a decade institutionalized in an insane asylum, she is finally released to the care of a psychiatrist who just may be able to help her conquer the nightmarish hallucinations that still haunt her. Alice embarks on a mission to root out the true cause of her family's mysterious death, jumping from a gloomy and stark London to a rich and provocative Wonderland.
With Shadows of the Damned, creative geniuses Suda 51 (No More Heroes) and Shinji Mikami (Resident Evil) present an all-new vision of hell unlike anything seen before! A psychological action thriller, Shadows of the Damned follows a demon hunter deep into a hyper-twisted re-imagining of hell where he must rescue the love of his life by defeating the armies of darkness with the power of the light. Garcia is a hard-as-nails, leather-clad, motorcycle-riding professional demon hunter who finds his true love kidnapped by vengeance-seeking demons. As he explores the farthest reaches of the netherworld, Garcia battles through hell and back, with danger and turmoil around every corner. Throughout Shadows of the Damned gamers will find themselves challenged by demented puzzles and thrust into gruesome battles with vile and deformed creatures that can only come from the darkest recesses of hell.
Nine months ago, Point Man and his F.E.A.R. squad were tapped to stop a telepathically gifted cannibal who had begun a murderous rampage. Point Man learned the target was his brother, Paxton Fettel, working alongside their tortured and psychically powerful mother, Alma Wade. Despite this revelation, Point Man followed orders to destroy them and subsequently ravaged the surrounding city and most of his F.E.A.R. team. Now, it is clear that Alma’s psychic influence survived— and worse, she is about to birth something that could destroy the world. Fettel has returned from death with an unclear agenda, refusing to leave Point Man's side and asking for help to reach Alma. The remaining F.E.A.R. squad is still trying to complete their mission. With his chain of command broken and Point Man calling his own shots, where will his allegiance lie? F.E.A.R. 3 introduces divergent co-op, giving players distinctly different abilities affecting their own play as well as the experience of their co-op partner. Gamers participate in single player or co-op modes as Point Man, a genetically enhanced super soldier originally introduced in F.E.A.R., or they can play cooperatively as his conniving brother Paxton Fettel, whose incredible telekinetic power has given him life beyond the grave.
Protect humanity from the evil Monovision menace in this Tower Defense Shooter from Tim Schafer's Double Fine Productions. In Iron Brigade (formerly known as Trenched,) use a combination of mobile firepower and stationary defenses to turn the tide of war in our favor. Customize your trench with thousands of possible loadouts. March side by side with allies from around the world as you fight your way through Europe, Africa, and the Pacific. Join The Mobile Trench Brigade!
The sequel to the card battle franchise, Magic: The Gathering -- Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 includes new modes, decks and challenges.
The sequel to 'Splosion Man, Ms. 'Splosion Man features new security measures, traps, and locations being used by the scientists after they catch 'Splosion Man but inadvertently create a female counterpart.
When a Mexican drug cartel bombs a U.S. law enforcement agency, the U.S. government puts together a special task force to bring them down. Play as Ben McCall, a brutal LAPD cop and descendent of Ray McCall, or Eddie Guerra, a DEA agent with a chronic-gambling habit, or gang-affiliated street kid turned FBI agent, Kim Evans. Each character has their own unique story. As you fight to dismantle the Cartel and unfurl the mystery of the bombing, you'll embark on an epic, bloody road trip from the streets of Los Angeles to Ciudad Juarez. Experience the lawlessness of today's Wild West as you hunt down the Cartel in a world where the ends justify the means. Part of the hit action franchise, Call of Juarez: The Cartel is set in present day and brings the best elements of the Wild West to a new and modern setting. As a first person shooter with an immersive and mature story, players can expect to embark on a journey like no other -- one that will take them from the heart of modern day Los Angeles, California to Juarez, Mexico.
Based on the work of Michel Gagné (and first seen in a series of interstitials Nickelodeon), this unique action game features entirely unique graphic design and bizarre yet familiar gameplay designed in the style of a shoot-em-up game.
Players will become Captain America as he faces the Red Skull and his army in an epic third- person action adventure set in the darkest days of World War II. Wielding Captain America's legendary shield, gamers will engage in free-flowing combat and acrobatic platforming to infiltrate Hydra's mysterious castle and battle the infamous Iron Cross, the forces of Hydra, and a host of nefarious enemies serving the Red Skull. As the First Avenger himself, players must defeat the evil scientist Arnim Zola and his wartime experiments, combining powerful melee combos and shield attacks to devastating effect. Captain America: Super Soldier combines a highly athletic combat system with fluid platforming and a highly tuned suite of shield attacks, as Cap explores a massive castle turned military installation. His shield can be employed in numerous ways: taking out multiple enemies at once, deflecting incoming fire back at enemies, solving puzzles, and scaling walls. Players will be able to launch shield-first into the fray with the superior force of the world's first Super-Soldier at their fingertips—and they'll need every bit of that strength to overcome a castle that’s both an acrobatic playground for the Captain’s physical prowess and a house of mystery with enemies and danger at every turn.
The Cold War ignites when '80s era action toys come alive and wage war! Toy Soldiers: Cold War delivers hours of intense combat combined with addictive action strategy gameplay. Superpowers collide in this playful homage to '80s action toys and films. Command the powerful Cold War arsenals of the USA or USSR armies! Control base turrets, modern combat vehicles, fighter jets, attack helicopters, and commando action figures. Whether lighting up the Toy Box alone or jumping into the fray with your friends, battle in campaign, co-op, or competitive modes. Fight for the high score in the addictive mini-games, and while you're at it, don’t forget to BLOW EVERYTHING UP!
With crime lord Charles Jericho now on the loose San Francisco faces a terrible threat. Only one man can stand against him. He has driven the streets of a hundred cities, spent his whole life putting criminals behind bars. But to take Jericho down, there can be no turning back, and he knows that this may very well be his last ride. His name is John Tanner. He is the Driver. Driver: San Francisco marks the return of the blockbuster driving franchise. Gamers play John Tanner, a hardened detective involved in a relentless manhunt throughout the City by the Bay. Thanks to a groundbreaking gameplay feature, players can now seamlessly shift between more than a hundred licensed vehicles, keeping them constantly in the heart of the action. With its timeless atmosphere, unique car handling and renewed playability, Driver: San Francisco offers the free-roaming, classic, cinematic car chase experience.
In the battles of Earth's unwritten past, we knew that time was a constant. We knew that time was inevitable. Then the alien threat appeared. Every move they made a perfect counter, every strike executed with preternatural precision. One by one Earth's colonies fell, with only ashes left behind. But humanity learns, humanity adapts. Now we know the truth. The inevitable, the constant, is mere illusion, as fragile as glass. And time... Time is a weapon. Achron is the first game to feature single-player and multiplayer free-form time travel in a real-time strategy game. You can undo your mistakes, change your strategy after committing to it, preview the future, freeze time to perfectly coordinate attacks, and send entire fleets through time to when they are needed. However, all of your opponents will also be independently moving across time, attempting to rewrite history in their favor...
America is lost. Four years after the epic conclusion of Resistance 2, dishonorably discharged Sentinel Joseph Capelli is in hiding from the invading Chimeran menace with a pocket of survivors, including his new wife and young son. But when Dr. Fyodor Malikov arrives with a desperate plan, he sets into motions the events of Resistance 3, the third installment in the popular full-featured first-person shooter series. Resistance 3 is created by critically-acclaimed developer Insomniac Games exclusively for the PlayStation 3 system. Set in a brutal, alternate 1950s universe, America has been successfully conquered and destroyed by the deadly Chimeran race, forcing the last remaining human survivors to seek refuge in hiding. Players must take on the role of Joseph Capelli, the last surviving Sentinel from a clandestine military program, as he comes out of hiding to journey across a land of ruin in a heroic fight for survival against the merciless Chimera. In addition to an epic single-player campaign, Resistance 3 offers two-player online or split-screen co-op through the single-player campaign, and a new, focused progression-based multiplayer experience.
Gears of War 3 is the spectacular conclusion to one of the most memorable and celebrated sagas in video games. Developed by Epic Games exclusively for Xbox 360, Gears of War 3 plunges you into a harrowing tale of hope, survival, and brotherhood. In Gears of War 3, fight on as Marcus Fenix, the grizzled war hero and leader of Delta Squad. Eighteen months after the fall of the last human city, the war against the Locust rages on. Meanwhile, deep beneath the surface, a fearsome new threat is infecting the planet from within. With survivors scattered and civilization in ruins, time is running out for Marcus and his comrades as they fight to save the human race.
In celebration of 5 Inch Floppy's 50th episode, host Jeremy "Junglist" Ray takes a quirky look at the SEA/Australia and New Zealand StarCraft 2 Invitational final. This Starcraft 2 battle is between a Australian programmer Moonglade and JazBaz, a top player from New Zealand, in a zerg vs. zerg battle.
FIFA Soccer 12 brings to the pitch the game-changing new Player Impact Engine, a physics engine built to deliver real-world physicality in every interaction on the pitch. Experience the way real-world players challenge each other for the ball, win possession, and test each other physically. Enjoy an infinite variety of natural and believable outcomes in every collision. Players feel more resilient, push and pull during the fight for possession, and recover from light challenges more easily. Revolutionary gameplay innovations make FIFA 12 deeper and more engaging. All-new Precision Dribbling creates a higher fidelity of touch on the ball for better control in tight spaces, more time to make decisions on attack, and more control over the pace of the game. Defending has been re-designed to make it as skilful and meaningful as the real-world game with all-new Tactical Defending, where positioning and intercepting passes are as important as tackling. Tactics and timing are crucial. CPU players have been infused with Pro Player Intelligence, a self-awareness that enables them to behave and make decisions based on their own skills and tendencies, and gives them the aptitude to understand the strengths and weaknesses of teammates in every situation. Transformed to look and feel fresh and new from pre-match to final whistle, FIFA Soccer 12 delivers an authentic Match Day experience, faster and easier navigation, and over 500 officially licensed clubs.
Rage is a groundbreaking first-person shooter set in the not-too-distant future after an asteroid impacts Earth, leaving a ravaged world behind. You emerge into this vast wasteland to discover humanity working to rebuild itself against such forces as raider gangs, mutants, and the Authority -- an oppressive government regime that has a special interest in you in particular. Featuring intense first-person action, vehicle combat, an expansive world and jaw-dropping graphics powered by id's revolutionary idTech 5 technology, Rage continues the legacy of design studio Id Software in delivering an experience like no other.
A spiritual successor to Demons Souls, the action RPG Dark Souls is set in a rich, dark fantasy universe. Intense action within the dungeons, encounters with terrifying enemies and innovative online features combine for a unique gaming experience. Dark Souls' world breaks down barriers with a fluid design encourages exploration and promotes an adaptation experience. At a time when the players come face to face with terrifying enemies and find new areas, the infallible system and reward challenge takes possession of everything to offer a sense of achievement without equal.
From the creators of Age of Empires Online comes Orcs Must Die, a new breed of strategy made for those who want some crazy carnage to go along with their cerebral challenge. A mix of third-person action, strategic planning and tower defense, Orcs Must Die is set in a goofy kind of high fantasy realm. You play as an armored knight capable of wielding bow, sword and magical attacks. The goal is simple. Kill orcs before they’re able to speed past you and cross the threshold of a glowing rift.
This week Junglist checks out a studio Nnooo Studios and what they are getting up to.
Fortune hunter Nathan Drake is catapulted headlong into an adventure that takes him on a daring trek into the heart of the Arabian Desert in a search for the fabled "Atlantis of the Sands." This journey pits him and his mentor Victor Sullivan against the occult treachery of a shadowy clandestine organization and its ruthless leader. When the terrible secrets of this lost city are unearthed, Drake's quest descends into a desperate bid for survival that strains the limits of his endurance and forces him to confront his deepest fears.
Prepare for full-scale war with Battlefield 3, the third major evolution of the long-running online battle franchise. Using the power of Frostbite 2 game engine technology, Battlefield 3 delivers superior visual quality, a grand sense of scale, massive destruction, dynamic audio and incredibly lifelike character animations. As bullets whiz by, walls crumble, and explosions throw you to the ground, the battlefield feels more alive and interactive than ever before. In Battlefield 3, players step into the role of the elite U.S. Marines where they will experience heart-pounding single player missions and competitive multiplayer actions ranging across diverse locations from around the globe including Europe, Middle-East and North America.
This week Junglist talks to Naughty Dog about the technology behind Uncharted 3. We also see some of the actors whilst performing mo-cap.
Assassin's Creed Revelations presents the most immersive experience available in the series to date and the culmination of Ezio's adventure. In Assassin’s Creed Revelations, master assassin Ezio Auditore walks in the footsteps of his legendary mentor, Altaïr, on a journey of discovery and revelation. It is a perilous path – one that will take Ezio to Constantinople, the heart of the Ottoman Empire, where a growing army of Templars threatens to destabilize the region. In addition to Ezio’s award-winning story, the acclaimed online multiplayer experience from Assassin's Creed Brotherhood returns, refined and expanded, with more modes, more maps and more characters that allow players to test their assassin skills against others from around the world. The latest chapter in the Assassin’s Creed saga also includes revolutionary gameplay, allowing players to manipulate the construct of Desmond’s memories and the Animus to decipher the mysteries of his past and gain insight into the future.
This week is 5 Inch Floppy's second annual game awards show. This year's categories include Most Innovative Game, Most Underrated Game, The Most Memorable Moment In Gaming for 2011 and more.
Have you ever thought that the way games are made or the "addictiveness" of games is ethical? Junglist tackles this issue head on in this weeks episode of 5 Inch Floppy.
In Mass Effect 3, an ancient alien race known only as Reapers, has launched an all-out invasion of the galaxy, leaving nothing but a trail of destruction in their wake. Earth has been taken, the galaxy is on the verge of total annihilation, and you are the only one who can stop them. The price of failure is extinction. You, as Commander Shepard, must lead the counter assault to take it back. Only you can determine how events will play out, which planets you will save from annihilation and which alliances you will form or abandon as you rally the forces of the galaxy to eliminate the Reaper threat once and for all. Battle with your comrades or even your own friends in this all-out galactic war to take Earth back. With co-op online multiplayer missions new to the Mass Effect universe , you can choose from a variety of classes and races, form an elite Special Forces squad, and combine weapons, powers and abilities to devastating effect as you all fight together to liberate key territories from enemy control in this third entry of the epic intergalactic RPG franchise.
In the post-apocalyptic action/adventure I Am Alive, players are faced with thought-provoking choices in the role of a survivor on a journey to find his wife and daughter, who were lost during the "Event." Arriving at his hometown of Haventon one year after it happened, he finds the town in shambles. Buildings are destroyed, toxic ash fills the streets, and society has been torn, causing inhabitants to take all necessary actions to survive. In I Am Alive, players will be challenged by both their environment and their enemies. Stamina and resource management are key when being exposed to deadly atmospheres and scaling enormous buildings in search of supplies. The unique combat system requires players to utilize intimidation: cowards are easily swayed with an empty gun, while other enemies will put players to the test.
The pioneers that brought you the award-winning PlayStation Network titles flOw & Flower are back with another title that challenges traditional gaming conventions. With Journey, thatgamecompany (TGC) continues its tradition of delivering simple gameplay and accessible controls in a rich interactive environment that invites players to explore and experience emotional chords that are still uncommon in videogames. An exotic adventure with a more serious tone, Journey presents a unique vision of an online adventure experience. Awakening in an unknown world, the player walks, glides, and flies through a vast and awe-inspiring landscape, while discovering the history of an ancient, mysterious civilization along the way. Journey's innovative approach to online play encourages players to explore this environment with strangers who cross their path from time to time. By traveling together, they can re-shape the experience -- creating authentic moments they will remember and discuss with others.
Armored Core V revolutionizes the series with a completely new atmosphere and a strong multiplayer component to compliment its single player mode. In addition, the online mode has been completely redesigned to focus on battles on a global scale, based on team play, absolutely immense. With mechs that are smaller than the previous chapters, Armored Core V is more focused on tactics used effectively geography level rather than relying only on the attacks.
Ninja Gaiden 3 offers for the first time a look at the world through Hayabusa’s eyes, showing what drives him to fight, and kill. At the center of the conflict this time around is a masked man whose motivations and goals are unclear. Through mysterious powers, he changes Hayabusa – and the lines between hero and villain, good and evil, are blurred forever. Featuring a new story, new gameplay and new modes, Ninja Gaiden 3 marks a new direction in this fan-favorite franchise. Team Ninja aims to change the way fans think about ninja and Hayabusa in this game, and promise that they’ll know what it feels like to “cut someone down” through their experiences in the game. The game will also feature online multiplayer, both co-op and competitive, that will add a completely new experience to Ninja Gaiden. A new Play Style system allows casual players to choose automatic guarding and evasion assists (HERO mode) while giving core players the freedom to play with no assists (NINJA mode). Pick up the Dragon Sword once more, sharpen its blade and hone your skills. An adventure unlike any other awaits you..
Trials Evolution is on every front the next dimension of the smash-hit, award-winning Trials HD. Bust out of the warehouse into an outdoor world of night and day, curving drive lines, and spectacular scenery. Multiplayer comes alive, in your living room or on Xbox LIVE. Build your own tracks with the included editor or download those of any other player from the new Track Central. Trials Evolution is survival of the fastest.
Tribes: Ascend proclaims the return of the sci-fi online multi-player shooter franchise Tribes. Developed using the Unreal 3 engine, this is THE definitive multiplayer FPS for those seeking fast-paced, jetpack-enabled combat combined with teamwork and strategy.
This week Junglist checks out a studio, See Through Studios, who are making a game in 3 weeks.
Awesomenauts features the most awesome mercenaries in the galaxy in their fight for territorial supremacy. Awesomenauts brings Space frogs with mohawks, giant robots, and lots of other mighty aliens to the two-dimensional console battlefield. Combining classic platforming-action with modern online multiplayer functionality, the action-packed gameplay offers everything the 16-bit generation and modern gamers love.
Tera explores a new style of gameplay that combines all the depth of an MMO with the gratification of an action game. Players master their destiny using a pioneering dynamic combat system in which player skill -- not just stats -- determine success or failure in a richly detailed game world. Tera's player-driven political system allows individual player actions to influence a world where old rivalries are erased, and disparate races must form a common federation to stave off destruction by marauding monsters and warring gods.
Super Monday Night Combat is a class-based, free-to-play third-person multiplayer shooter ... and the most popular lethal sport of the future! It blends intense combat, finishing moves, and gameshow-like challenges and rewards to produce an action experience unlike any other. Why fight for "honor" or "duty" when you can fight for the real American dream: cash, fame and endorsements?
Diablo III picks up the story twenty years after the events of Diablo II. Mephisto, Diablo, and Baal have been defeated, but the Worldstone, which once shielded the inhabitants of the world of Sanctuary from the forces of both Heaven and Hell, has been destroyed, and evil once again stirs in Tristram. Playing as a hero from one of five distinct character classes, players will acquire powerful items, spells, and abilities as they explore new and familiar areas of Sanctuary and battle hordes of demons to safeguard the world from the horrors that have arisen.
Part of the Group for Specialized Tactics, a Special Mission Unit under the direct command of the Joint Special Operations Command, the elite of the modern US Special Forces is better known by their battlefield legend. They are the untraceable soldiers called the Ghosts. Only the best of the best, soldiers with a unique mix of skills on and off the battlefield, ever get to wear the coveted Ghost insignia. In the near future, four of these elite soldiers serve as the tip of the spear in a hidden war raging across the globe. But even as Ghost Lead, Pepper, 30K, and Kozak accomplish their objectives, they discover the threat they face is greater than they ever imagined -- one that could alter the international balance of power forever. Providing yet another new direction in the Ghost Recon series of military games, Ghost Recon: Future Soldier promises to go beyond the core Ghost Recon franchise and deliver a fresh gameplay experience. The game features cutting-edge technology, prototype high-tech weaponry, and state-of-the-art single-player and multiplayer modes.
This week Junglist talks with Ian Bogost and looks at the topic of Free-to-Play games, and how the dropping prices in gaming are affecting the business.
Lollipop Chainsaw is the 'un-deadly' story of sweet and killer zombie hunter Juliet Starling and her quest to uncover the root of a colossal zombie outbreak. With her wickedly awesome chainsaw in hand, Juliet slices, dices and splits her way through hordes of the undead, but soon realizes the horde is only the opening act to a festival of zombie rock lords determined to kill the chainsaw wielding cheerleader.
It's the MMO aiming to change the rules. Again. There's so much new in Guild Wars 2 that we yappety yap yap yap right through this beta preview.
This week Junglist tackles the topic of Kickstarter - talking to developer Ted Brown and discussing the pros and cons of the Kickstarter business model.
The Junglist returns interviewing Jeffrey Yohalem, the lead writer on Far Cry 3. Having work on other premium titles such as Ghost Recon and Assassin's Creed games, he goes into depth on how to create an entertaining experience, particularly on how story and writing impacts the decision making and creative process of game design.
Junglist dives deep into a prevalent cultural phenomenon - speciesism in gaming, championed by the tower defence propaganda piece Orcs Must Die 2. Join Junglist as he works out whether this anti-orcs game has anything different to say about killing Orcs or not.
Darksiders II follows the exploits of DEATH, one of the four horsemen of the Apocalypse, in a weaving tale that runs parallel to the events in the original Darksiders game. This epic journey propels DEATH through various light and dark realms as he tries to redeem his brother WAR, the horseman who was blamed for prematurely starting the Apocalypse in Darksiders. Featuring a dramatically larger world, full weapon and armour upgrade systems as well as bigger and more challenging dungeons and vast array of new enemies and bosses, Darksiders II strives to improve on every aspect of the original hit.
Junglist gives us a double dose of the Floppy this week as we look at 5th Cell's Hybrid and Supervillain Studios' Tower Wars!
Junglist returns to Dark Souls in honour of its PC release, and because he can. Head through to see how the PC port of the 5 Inch Floppy's 2011 GOTY goes!
Junglist returns to his roots... but is everything as he left it? In CS:GO's case, the answer is yes - it looks like it is. Head through to see what Junglist thinks about the new Counter-Strike variant in this week's 5 Inch Floppy!
Does Junglist have the will of a warrior, or is he more of a nonja? We'll find out this week as he plays the new XBLA title Mark of the Ninja, a stealthy effort from the guys behind Shanked and N+.
Junglist heads to the Black Mesa research facility to see how things look in the new mod Black Mesa Source this week. Then he uses Faster Than Light to investigate the terrible secret of space... and it turns out he was the monster the whole time!
This week he checks out Rocksmith - the new game/guitar teaching tool from Ubisoft available on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC. He gives us the ins and outs of the game and also chats with Jason Schroeder - Rocksmith's Producer. Along with all that, he drags me kicking and screaming back to my youth by playing In Bloom a whole bunch. I really want to get hammered on goon and cheap bourbon right now.
Junglist put up the latest episode of the 5 Inch Floppy - this time checking out the latest iteration of that Soccer sensation - FIFA 13! Floppy fans will no doubt be aware of Junglist's love for football, which shines through in his excellent look at the game. And seriously, look at that hair! On the internet, I believe the correct response to hair like that is :o
Junglist feels the need, the need for speed taking a look at the upcoming and amazing looking Need For Speed: Most Wanted. Chatting with Producer at Criterion, Leanne Loombe about how Burnout inspired the Autolog, the new direction for single player and the dynamics of crashing. He also plays Baba O'Riley in the background, as if you needed another reason to watch the Floppy.
Bonus Episode: As if one episode was enough this week, you can now watch Junglist's special episode of the 5 Inch Floppy, in which he checks out the fighting game Dead or Alive 5 and has some of the best lines ever committed to video.
Join us for a big preview of Assassin's Creed 3, speaking with Associate Producer Julien Laferriere and Mission Designer Philippe Bergeron about forest parkour, harder combat, and the constraints of historical accuracy.
Floppy is up! FPS/RTS hybrid Natural Selection 2 will be released in a few days, and we've been hitting up the beta. It's another ambitious indie title aiming to give back to core PC gamers what the triple-A now lacks, and here's what we think so far.
Guess what cats and kittens, this week the ever dapper Junglist is checking out Halo 4, a game about shooting aliens. Given how long the game has been out (negative time) Junglist hasn't had a good shot at the multiplayer, but he's played the single player all the way through and he's ready to tell us all about it - go watch it!
This week Junglist heads to Sydney developer Epiphany Games to talk about their new RTS/MOBA Hybrid Frozen Hearth. Can this Aussie developer change the scene up - head through to see what Jung thinks!
Junglist talks to Omar Kendall from Superbot Entertainment about PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale - the newest fighting game on the block.
This week Junglist takes on Agent 47's latest outing by way of Hitman Absolution. Is this latest addition to the series a killer or is it dead on arrival?
Junglist gets embedded with the Terran Republic to find out how their struggles are in the world of Planetside 2. Sony Online Entertainment's new MMOFPS has local servers and pretty gameplay - see what Junglist thinks!
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare is a first person melee game about swords and shields and shouting Come Hither over and over again. Chivalry began life as the Half Life 2 mod Age of Chivalry, but it is now a full fledged title available on Steam.
Junglist straps in and gasses up a mech for a bonus episode of the 5 Inch Floppy today, as he takes us through the free-to-play action of Hawken! Is the game dull or a gas? Find out in this episode!
This week is the one you've been waiting for - the 5 Inch Floppy's annual 2012 greatest hits show - The Semis - this year voted by viewers through the 5 Inch Floppy Facebook page! Junglist takes us through all the highs and lows of 2012 and shows us what won in each category!
The Floppy is back for season 4 and better yet it's the 100th Episode! In celebration Junglist replay's 5 Inch Floppy's GOTY 2011, Dark Souls. But this time is a little different, now its time to try and make a hard game harder. Watch as Jung manages to play through the entire Dark Soul's campaign, WITHOUT LEVELLING!
In DmC Devil May Cry we're presented with a new, edgier Dante, in a more modern demonic dystopia. We take the PC version for a ride, alongside the new DLC, Vergil's Downfall, to see if it's Dirty or SSSensational.
Junglist steps into the shoes of The God of War again for his prequel, Ascension. Join our intrepid reviewer as he leaps back in time, and then forward again, and then back and eventually finds more fun in the one timeline where multiplayer exists.
In this fantastic episode Junglist checks out the MMOFPS Firefall, which recently opened its Founders Club to allow players to buy into the game. Junglist gives us the lowdown on Firefall with his usual excellence, showing off the game's classes, crafting and design focus.
Minh "Gooseman" Le features on this week's episode of the 5 Inch Floppy as Junglist talks to the Counter-Strike co-creator about his new game, Tactical Intervention. Fans of the classic Counter-Strike brand of competitive multiplayer will definitely get something out of this episode, as Junglist keeps the questions on-point and Minh goes into quite a bit of depth while answering.
We brave the many modes of Shootmania Storm, a skill-based FPS for PC making a big push in the eSports scene. It's from the makers of racing hit Trackmania, and aims to capture the same depth within simple controls. It looks like a blend of Quake 3 and Tribes and it comes with incredibly easy to use map and mod tools. See what we think of both its paid and free-to-play modes ahead of its release next week on the 11th of April, 2013.
The Real Next-Gen; Junglist takes us on a rant about the next generation of consoles - will they be the big units from the usual suspects, or will the focus lie with the start-up consoles? He makes some compelling arguments and reminds everyone of Clarissa. Explains It All for reasons nobody understands.
Junglist takes on a sequel to a game he reviewed nearly 80 episodes ago, a tower offence game called Anomaly. The sequel to 11 Bit Studios adds a new twist - Tower Offence vs Tower Defence multiplayer, and our host takes us through the ins and outs of it. Watch now to see what he thinks.
Junglist takes us where many a fan has gone before, on the search for a great Star Trek game, and we find out whether Digital Extreme's efforts with the new movie franchise stand up to scrutiny.
Junglist gets his scare on with Slender: The Arrival - a full game version of the indie horror hit from 2012 - to see if it's as scary as it seems. He also checks out Leviathan Warships to see if the ship-building game with a quirky trailer lives up to expectations.
Junglist takes on first person fighter Zeno Clash 2, a sequel four years in the making. Watch now to see if the Ace Team can successfully combine the first person shooter and fighting game genres again.
Junglist brings us a locally 'Australian' focused episode looking at two very different games. Assault Android Cactus is a top-down shooter with heavy schmup influences and Blade Symphony is a two-person duel game with a deep focus on combos.
Junglist enters the world of Eve Online this week - but not in the way you think! Dust 514 is a new shooter focused offering from the team at CCP - but Jung feels like it might be better at selling you items in game than it is at letting you play the game.
Junglist gets behind the wheel in another Codemasters racing game this week, taking a sequel to the street racing game that relaunched Codemaster's presence in the driving game arena - Grid 2. Find out if this melding of drift racing and line racing has what it takes now!
Junglist takes us into controversial territory with this episode, investigating the pricing issues Warhammer figurines have in Australia and looking into whether 3D Printing presents us with a viable alternative.
Here it is folks, the final episode of the 5 Inch Floppy hosted on Gamearena. Fridays are really going to turn out to be a bit of a bummer. Anyway, for this episode, Junglist takes a look back at just some of the highlights from the show over the years - the skits, the haircuts, the awards, the very special episodes and - of course - the games! You can get more of your Junglist fix by checking out the 5 Inch Floppy on Facebook and following TheJunglist on Twitter. And let's all give Junglist a gigantic thanks for all his hard and excellent work! https://twitter.com/TheJunglist https://www.facebook.com/5.inch.Floppy
