The Crew Review

The crew is a new type of game we have never seen before a cpg. Does this game become king of the road or does it fall right in to the ditch? lets find out.

Story: This racing game actually has a bit of a story to it which I did not expect at all so it was a plus. You play as Alex a street racer who got framed for killing his brother by some dirty cops and a gang member called Shiv. After spending a few years in prison you are approached by an FBI agent named Zoe who offers you a chance at redemption by bringing down the 510. So once you are released from prison you begin by doing missions for members in the 510 all across the United States. As you complete the missions you rise up through the ranks of the 510 gang getting closer to the dirty cops and the guy that killed your brother.

Gameplay: This is not your average racing game. You start off with a street racing kit and as you explore the United States you unlock skills. Which you attempt to do and if you complete them you will get a bronze, silver or gold ranking which will unlock a certain part for your car increasing the rank of your car which will help you with races or missions. You can have twenty cars or just one each city you go to has a dealership a tuner and a headquarters for upgrades. There were a few things that did disappoint me with the gameplay experience. The physics with your car was quite disappointing you could not flip your car or really spin out. You always landed on your wheels like a cat always landing on its feet. The other thing that really bugged me was how much the cars were so it took a while to get the money you wanted for your car.

Conclusion: The Crew is a good game to find in a twenty dollar bin. With a cliché story not the greatest physics in the world and bad United States design around you. The game is still fun to play.

Likes: The cars, Open world of United States,

Dislikes: Cliché Story, Bad Physics and Bad design around the car.

Score: 7/10

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Pokken Tournament

The newest entry in the Pokémon series, Pokken is a fighting game using pokemon with added mechanics like phase shifting to stances in duel mode and a special fighting triangle this game will let you have fun whether you are a fighting game Veteran or completely new to the genre.

Story: unfortunately this is where the game is lacking, the main story revolves around a shadow mewtwo but there’s not much depth to it so the story is almost a throw-away which is odd for a Pokémon spinoff. However the gameplay in singleplayer mode more then makes up for the lack of story.

Gameplay: as stated earlier there are a few modes that makes this game standout from the usual fighting games. First there is phase changes which activate when a combo is done or certain moves are used on the opponent. This causes the area to switch from Field Mode (3D) to Duel Mode (2D) which makes you continuously have to alter your fighting style. Next is the fighting triangle, where Counter moves beat Attacks, Attacks beat Grabs and Grabs beat Counters, this triangle is important to learn because if done right you can deal out bonus damage to the enemy. Now, while this does seem like a lot to take in Pokken has a great tutorial to help you learn so no need to worry about it

In Conclusion: Pokken, despite having a lackluster story is a great game to have and a welcome addition to the pokemon series and I hope we get to see more from it in the futures. I would recommend anyone to try it if you love fighting games or are just a long time pokemon fan.

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Ea Sports UFC 2 Review.

UFC is back for another installment with some new additions and new game play modes. But is this enough to make a great comeback? Let’s find out

UFC back in 2014 needed some improvement with its ground game and stand up and physics. This game fixes most of those like the knock out physics are the most realistic I have seen in a game to this day. The ground game definitely needs to be re done in this installment of UFC in order to do a transition you use your right stick and wait for a circle to fill up this applies to pulling off a submission as well; It does take some time to adjust to this new style of ground game. The stand up though is very similar to the first UFC game but better with the hit reactions and knockout physics. There is nothing better than delivering a kick to the face and watching your opponent go rag doll.

Career Mode: While the career mode has some new changes and is more realistic it isn’t as lengthy. You start off by going through The Ultimate Fighter. After winning The Ultimate Fighter you begin climbing up the ranks to chase your division’s belt. During this time you train in between fights you can train easy, medium or hard and each of these you have a risk of getting injured or wear and tear on your body and you have to carry that in to the next fight. In this version of career mode it is just like the first one the more damage you take the shorter you career is by the end of my career I had only had 27 fights.

Ultimate Team: This was the mode that felt the most welcoming. You start off by creating five fighters in five weight classes. With each fighter you try to win the belt and as you keep on winning you earn coins to buy moves for your fighters and perks and fitness boosts. You start off in division one and keep on going up in numbers the more you win the more points you get to move on to the next division. Best part about this mode there is no limit on how many fights one Fighter has.

Conclusion: While UFC 2 is great it is not perfect the stand up is great but the ground game needs some work.  The career mode is short but sweet at that, The Ultimate Team mode is really fun to play and learn and feels very rewarding because as you rise through the divisions in this mode they become more challenging which is great. UFC 2 packs a heavy punch and does just enough to finish the fight.

Score: 8/10

Reviewed by Tyler

Gamers of the Round Table.