Classic Game Review: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

Welcome to anther game review! This is an adventure from a galaxy far far away, this is Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic!

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic was a game released in 2003 for the PC and Xbox. It was developed by Bioware, the same company that went on to develop games like the Dragon Age series and the Mass Effect trilogy. The game got a sequel called Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II, and an MMORPG set 500 years later, Star Wars: The Old Republic. It is being remade from the ground up in 2016. 4 thousand years before the rise of the Galactic Empire, the galaxy is in a time of war! (Really, when is it not?) The Sith fleets are taking over the galaxy all thanks to their leader and Dark Lord Of The Sith, Darth Malak. A small band of Republic soldiers led by the Jedi Knight Bastila Shan has managed to strike down Malak's former master, Darth Revan. But then the Sith fleet attacked the Republic ship, The Endar Spire! Bastila, Carth Onasi, and You were the only 3 to escape. Meanwhile, Malak and the Sith have an evil plan unknown by the Republic, an ancient weapon only known as The Star Forge. What is The Star Forge? Will our heroes stop the Sith and bring peace to the galaxy? Play Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic to find out!

This game is fantastic! Like Batman, Star Wars is another one of those franchises that I've loved pretty much all my life and still love today. I even love the prequels to a certain extent! This game brought me right back to watching A New Hope as a little kid, going into a story I knew nothing about and being totally blown away by the story and characters! The story of this game is great with some of the greatest plot twists I've ever seen in a video game! The gameplay is simple and it works, and the game features multiple stories and endings depending on which class you choose (Soldier, Scout, or Scoundrel. Not Upper, Middle, and Lower!), whether you choose to be a man or a woman (I know that sounds incredibly sexist, but it only changes up some dialogue.), and whether you go down the path of the Light Side or the Dark Side. There are also side quests off the beaten path of the main story that has extra story and character development. You can also planet hop at any time. Because of this, there is lots of replay value to go back and experience all the story that this game has to offer. The musical score to this game is great. John Williams didn't compose it, so it has a different sound and feel than his work, but that's okay! This entire game is supposed to be different, but still keep the Star Wars feel to it, and the score does that wonderfully! The score also features the classic main Star Wars theme, so it's nice that it's there. The graphics of this game are okay. Like Sonic Adventure, the character animation doesn't hold up so well. Maybe since the game is so big, they needed to downgrade the graphics. However, the environments and cutscenes look great! For the time, that is, but they hold up pretty well. The voice acting is also really good in this game! There are 11 playable characters in this game all with their own strengths, abilities, and story significance. This is a nice feature so the game forces you to use characters that you normally wouldn't use to advance the story and learn how to use all their strengths and abilities to get the most out of that character. There are lots of fun optional mini games in this game, like Pazaak, a card game, and Swoop Racing, a beat-the-clock racing game. These mini games are fun and relaxing if you ever need a break from the main story. This game is quite long, I beat it in about 22 hours, plus there's all the replay value that I already talked about, so you won't experience absolutely everything this game has to offer for quite a long time! If there is something not so great about this game, it would be the combat system is a little bit too simple and repetitive, and not all the characters are likeable. This game can also be pretty hard. There are also some weird bugs and glitches, but nothing game breaking. My favourite thing about this game is how it connects to and foreshadows events in the 6 movies. I don't want to spoil anything, but these references are really cool! This game may or may not still be canon in the Star Wars Universe, the Star Wars writers aren't quite sure what to do with the KOTOR series yet, but it's still nice to have these references. In conclusion, this is a fantastic game for fans of RPGs and Star Wars alike! Even if you know nothing about Star Wars you can still play, since it takes place in the distant past. It's not perfect, and it hasn't aged perfectly, but it is still a excellent classic of a game! I would reccomend it for ages 12 and up. The game is quite complicated and complex and there is some mild language and sexual content. I'd give this game a 4.4 stars out of 5! The Force is strong with this one!

Have you played Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic? What did you think of it? Tell me in the comments!

Game Review: Super Smash Flash AND Super Smash Flash 2

Welcome to another SMAAAAAAAAASH Bros-like review!!!! New Challengers Approaching! Super Smash Flash and Super Smash Flash 2! Set the rules to stock, no items, Final Destination! Ready? FIGHT!

Super Smash Flash was a Flash game released in 2006 by McLeod Gaming, an independent developer. It was followed a few years later by Super Smash Flash 2, which is still in development but you can still play it. They are, you guessed it, fan-made Smash Bros styled games starring a VERY unlikely cast of characters! Sure, you have Mario, Link, Kirby, Pikachu, Sonic, and all your official Smash Bros favourites, but then you have characters like Goku, Mr Incredible, Sora, Bomberman, Cloud, Naruto, and more!!! The first SSF was mainly based on SSB Melee while SSF 2 is mainly based on SSB Brawl and 4. There really isn't anything else to say! It is a perfect recreation of the official Smash Bros games! That's pretty much it and all you need to know!

First, I would like to review the original SSF. While it did get positive reception when it first came out, it has aged terribly. Some of the problems include awful controls, with only 1 attack button and no blocking (and why does it feel like I'm always sliding on ice?), only having a small handful of stages, lame items, lame graphics, lame music, annoying glitches, and how the creator got REALLY carried away with including all his dream roster picks. Seriously, there are more Sonic characters in the game than Mario, INCLUDING not 1, but 2 Sonic OCs!!!!!!!! If you don't know what an OC is, it stands for Original Character, and the Sonic fandom has some of the worst OCs out there. That's just my opinion, but I'm right. Anyway, while the original SSF does have lots to do in it, with a full Adventure Mode and all sorts of other game modes to play in, the game is such a pain to play that I really can't recommend it. It might be worth checking out just to see all the bizarre roster choices, but other than that, this game sucks. It's appropriate for all ages, but if you let your little kid play this game, you're probably a bad parent. I'm only kidding, of course, there are much worse games out there, but this game still sucks. I'd give it 2 stars out of 5. Worth checking out for novelty's sake, but other than that, skip this game. No Contest! While the first SSF may be bad, there is still hope! The creator made SSF 2, and that game is... well..... it's awesome!!!! This game is Smash Bros perfection all the way! The controls are MUCH more solid with more attacks, more stages, more items, MUCH better graphics, better music, no noticeable glitches, online multiplayer, and much less crazy roster picks! This game is a PERFECT recreation of the gameplay of Super Smash Bros Brawl and on, and while it doesn't have as many modes as the original SSF, the basic VS Mode in this game is so fun, you don't care! There really isn't anything to say! It's perfection! Play it NOW!!!!!!!! It's a FREE DOWNLOAD!!!!!!!!! I'll put a link here so you can experience it's greatness!: http://www.mcleodgaming.com/games.php You can also play it in-browser on the website, and you can download and play the original SSF, if you wanted to for some reason. SSF 2 is so much better than SSF 1 that it's unbelievable! Play it NOW!!!!!!!!!!!! This game is suitable for all ages. I'd give this game 4.8 out of 5 stars! GAME!!!!! And the winner is, Super Smash Flash 2!

Have you played Super Smash Flash and/or Super Smash Flash 2? What did you think of them? Tell me in the comments!

Still waiting on that Digimon All-Star Rumble sale... Maybe I'll try one of the earlier games on the Playstation instead...