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Minecraft Screenshots

Okay so I just had a great idea. This week on Sonic Boom is Minecraft Week so I want to see what you guys have been doing on there! Everyday this week im gonna put up a few of my own Screen shots and any that YOU guys send to me! its gonna be a huge collaboration.

Heres two to start the week off, and I think you might find them a bit familiar...


The first hut...

...And the tower from the 4th panel, and yes, that is the Sonic Boom character in Minecraft

So hopefully we can fill up this page with your awesome creations!

Send them to: sonicboomreviews@hotmail.co.uk

Minecraft

The title was supposed to be a Gif but im having trouble with it. Click it to see it working though


Here it is! sorry for the wait on this one, its been a long day.

Skyrim

Okay MAY have just messed my underwear....

What are you currently playing?

So later on tonight im gonna start Sonic Boom #2 and I was just womdering, what are all you guys playing?

Just leave a comment here and hopefully by the weekend there will be a pretty impressive list!

3DS: A first look

Whilst doing the routine 'Pottering by the game shops' today, I past by GAME and noticed that the staff were showing off a Prototype 3DS. Obviously being the Nintendo fan I am, I became almost stalkerish in my mannerisms, waiting for the previous customer to wrap up their turn so I could jump in and this, felt like an eternity.

The time came, and slavering just a little, I held the shiney little gadget in my hands, one of those true 'im not worthy' moments.

However, this feeling soon past, almost bitter sweet. Now its essential you don't get me wrong, I love Nintendo, im not one of these 'gamers' who seem to disreguard them as a cartoony waste of time. But honestly, it left me feeling, nay hoping that this early version wouldn't reflect the final console too much.

The 3D effect works but not as well as they are advertising it. Thats not to say it doesn't work at all, it just needs tinkering. The 3D slider (The slider that adjusts the depth of vision) rather than adjusting the depth, is more of a scanner, for each individual player. For me personally it was blurry at full depth, but a little tinkering got it perfect for me.

The game I demo'd was very much that, a demo. More of a simple toy than a game (I didnt catch the name, but I think it was inbuilt) it involved taking a 3D picture of your own face and then using the Camera and physically moving the 3DS around the room to shoot incoming avatars taken from aformentioned photos. Fun? yes, but its not as if it hasnt been done before.

When the 3DS was announced I very nearly needed new trousers, now that ive had time to reflect, other than the 3D the biggest draw to the console for me was the games. Lets reflect on some of the launch games:

Pilotwings Resort
Rayman 3D
Super Street Fighter 4
Metal Gear Solid 3
Resident Evil: The Mecenaries
Nintendogs & Cats

Now none of these sound bad, I mean heck, I absolutley love most of these games, but they are rehashed or sequels just in 3D. Must I really spend £229 on a new console to play games that already exist?

In conclusion, the console really looks the part but im not as overstruck now that ive played it as I was back when I saw its announcement. The original DS blew me away to the point where when March 11th 2005 rolled by, I bought one, the day it came out. Nintendo havent won me over this time.

Pyramid Head

For those of you who didn't see it way back when I drew it, here is some Silent Hill fanart I drew. Seems quite fitting after the comic.

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Silent Hill Homecoming (Xbox 360)

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Look at this

Okay so, an awesome piece of work done for my site before ive even put anything up! This was drawn by my good friend and talented artist Zach Williams!

My Personal Games List

PS3:

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction
Motorstorm
Grand Theft Auto 4
Little Big Planet

Xbox 360:

The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion
Civilisation Revolution
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising
Silent Hill Homecoming
Lost Planet 2
Viva Pinata
Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paridise
Saints Row 2
Crackdown
Crackdown 2
Halo 3
Dead Rising
Dead Rising 2
Fable 2
Mirror's Edge
Your Shape: Fitness Evolved
Fighters Uncaged
Kinect Adventures

N64:

Banjo Kazooie
Pokemon Snap
Goldeneye 007
Perfect Dark
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Super Mario 64

Gamecube:

Soul Calibur 2
Resident Evil 3
Metroid Prime

PS2:

Resident Evil 4

Nintendo DS:

Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicals: Ring of Fates
Mario Kart DS
My Japanese Coach
My Sims Kingdom
Call of Duty: World at War

Dreamcast:

Chu Chu Rocket
Marvel Vs. Capcom 2
Legacy of Kane: Soul Reaver
Fur Fighters
Sonic Adventure
Jet Set Radio
Phantasy Star Online
Soul Calibur
Resident Evil 2

PSP:

Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions
Monster Hunter: Freedom
Metal Gear Solid:Portable Ops

Snes:

Killer Instinct
Super Mario: All-Stars
Super Star Wars
The Lost Vikings
Super Return of the Jedi
Street Fighter 2
Street Fighter 2: Turbo
Bomberman 2
Super Metroid

Sega Master System:

Pacmania
Populous
Bubble Bobble
Sonic the Hedgehog
Alex Kidd in Miracle World
R-Type
Golden Axe
Operation WOLF

Game Gear:

Mortal Kombat
Sonic the Hedgehog
Ninja Gaiden

Game Boy:

The Legend of Zelda: Links Awakening
Metroid 2
Mario's Picross
Golf
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land
Wave Race

PC:

The Orange Box
Counter Strike Source
Minecraft
Civilisation 2
Beneath a Steel Sky
Tyrian 2000
Fallout
The Elder Scrolls: Arena
The Elder Scrolls 2: Daggerfall
Doom
Populous
Duke Nukem 3D
Monkey Island
Broken Sword 1
Warcraft 2

Phew! Never listed them before! but here is a list of stuff I have easily accessable to me to review, but always bear in mind that i can easily get a hold of anything that is requested of me!

P.s. Yeah...Im sorry to all you PC gamers out there, this was a bit of a poor show, im sure if and when I get a better PC this will be rectified.

Preview!

Silent Hill Homecoming (Xbox 360)

Nearly up!

Okay so, the first comic of Sonic Boom is pencilled and inked, and im pretty pleased with it, I just need an A3 scanner, then i can finish the colours and captions and it shall be up on the site for monday! The first comic shall be reviewing Silent Hill Homecoming for the Xbox 360.

I have a list of games im going to review, however these will not necessarily take priority over any requests I get, i shall try and do them all!

Here is my current list to review:

Super Metroid - 1994 - SNES

Marvel vs Capcom 2 - 2000 - Dreamcast

Goldeneye - 1997 - N64

Little Big Planet - 2008 - PS3

Minecraft - 2009 - PC

I want people to tell me what they want to see from it all! tell me your favourite games!

Humble beginnings

its in progress! I want to make something that people can follow and expect, so here is my attempt! This will be a weekly comic focusing on a different game each time (obviously) this wont be specifically for new games but old aswell!

I shall be Posting Sonic Boom up here, as well as on its own dedicated Blog Here http://sonicboomreviews.blogspot.com/ (Still working on the design of this for the moment)

Im actually looking for people to Email me games to review! anything! i have a multitude of consoles, and getting hold of games is never too hard for me, if you would like to see a game reviewed here email: sonicboomreviews@hotmail.co.uk

please reblog! hopefully this takes off!