Rage

Date played: June 29th
Platform: PC
Session fun rating: 9/10

Wow, the Gearheads don't fuck around!

Redstone tasked me with stealing a special Feltrite container from a gang called the Gearheads. These guys are really hardcore and required me to use a lot of special ammo and even a rocket. They are very heavily armored, even more than the Authority... All of them have heavy helmets, so even headshots aren't enough, unless I use special ammo like the shotguns pop rockets or the machine gun's anti-armor ammo. They have a couple of really tough units too. There's a dude with a minigun that takes forever to take down. There's even some flamethrower units that wreak havoc in small spaces...

Chilling outside of Subway Town with my new car

Once I cleared the area and made it back to town, I got a chance to win a new car, the Monarch. This beast is fast, powerful, has a new weapon and looks badass. Of course, this meant a few new races to complete and new upgrades to purchase. I must now enter a Gearhead base to steal their power supply.

Mario Tennis Open

Date played: June 29th

DK battles on his home court

Platform: 3DS
Session fun rating: 5/10

I had a few minutes to kill while waiting for a guest, so I booted up Mario Tennis Open and played a Streetpass match and the Banana Cup. The Streetpass match was easy to win, but I had a few solid exchanges in the Banana Cup as Donkey Kong. This all took place on a new court themed around the DK universe, which is filled with a bunch of bananas, barrels and a tiki theme. Bowser Junior is the one that gave me the biggest challenge, but I still managed to win without losing a set.

There's one thing that I just realized that really bugs me about this game. It seems that when going into a special shot circle, it's not necessary to hit the right shot type, I was able to get the special shot by using a simple shot. This removes the bulk of the challenge and kind of killed it for me. I have to test it again to see if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure that's the way it works. That's really disappointing...

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

Date played: June 28th
Platform: Wii
Session fun rating: 9/10

Having found Zelda through the Time Gate and knowing that we must find the Triforce, my daughter and I were eager to see what was next in Link's story. After speaking with the residents of Skyloft, we figured out that to find Levias and learn clues about the Triforce, we had to bring some pumpkin soup to a rainbow island... Yep.

We brought the soup and Levias appeared promptly. The creature immediately reminded me of the Wind Fish from Link's Awakening. Levias was possessed by an ugly monster that stuck it's limbs out through it... I had to fight it using my trusty steed, Loftwing. I flew around and attacked the monster's limbs with my bird's spin attack. After a few hits, I had to land on Levias to fight the monster directly. Using a tried and true technique from various Zelda games, I shot the monster's projectiles back at it by swinging my sword in the right direction.

Levias was possessed by an evil monster

After defeating the monster, Levias showed it's true nature as a benevolent wise old beast and explained that I had to find the 3 pieces of the Hero's Song, each guarded by a dragon. I headed to Eldin Volcano to find the first part of the song. When I got there, the volcano was in full eruption! I go knocked out during the fall to the ground and quickly captured by some goblins. The fuckers stole all my gear and left me helpless in a prison cell... I got some help from a mole guy to exit the cell, then started exploring the area to find my gear.

I had to stay stealthy and avoid detection from goblins as I found ways to get to the treasure chests that contained my equipment. It was a pretty cool segment, as it forced me to play differently, since I didn't have a sword or anything else. After lots of stealthy puzzle solving, I found the dragon deep inside the volcano and learned his part of the song.

Rage

Date played: June 28th
Platform: PC
Session fun rating:8/10

After a brief return to the Dead City where I fought some Authority soldiers and some mutants to gather some intel for Captain Marshall, the leader of the resistance. The mission itself was pretty standard stuff. I've started using the crossbow a bit more for precise headshots from mid range, but it's only useful when there aren't many enemies.

When I got back to Wellspring, Elizabeth and Captain Marshall were ready to take me to the Eastern Wasteland to fight the Authority on it's own turf. Using a really cool airship-like vehicle, we entered Subway Town, a relatively large settlement built in an old subway station. This town is fucking awesome! It has a lot of new residents to interact with, some new race events, new vendors and is run by a scary, tough man named Redstone.

Subway Town

The objective is to make friends in Subway Town to gain influence and make it easier to get close to the Authority, so I started working for Redstone and others in town. Before doing any real work though, I headed for the race track and completed all I could. The new tracks are more difficult than before, but as usual, my racing skills helped me breeze through these events and win a bunch of race tickets. There is clearly a third car available in the game, so I will have a lot of tickets to upgrade it properly.

My first real job was to explore a tunnel and collapse it to prevent mutants from entering the town. This was a big mission, but I mostly just fought regular mutants. My shotgun got a LOT of use in there, as the little fuckers just run at me all the time. There was a bigger fight towards the end that pitted me against two large kraken mutants and a bunch of smaller ones. I ended up using a new item that boosts my attack power temporarily to even the odds and kept using my shotgun.

I completed another job, this time for a weird dude that wanted me to go into an old distillery and fill two vials with a special type of alcohol. Once again, I fought mutants as I made my way through the moody distillery. There was a defensive part to the mission at the end where I had to protect the vials as they were being filled. I used some sentries to thin down the horde and kept my shotgun equipped. I can't wait to start fighting bandits again... Also, Rage is surprisingly long for a game of this type, I like it.

Rage

Date played: June 27th
Platform: PC
Session fun rating: 8/10

The Authority doesn't stand a chance against me!

I met Elizabeth, who is part of the resistance against the Authority. She tasked me with finding an important member of their group who is being held prisoner in a large base. I stormed the base and fought the Authority for the first time. These guys are well equipped and powerful. They have lots of armor and some electronic gear, including some strong handheld shields.

The Authority is pretty high tech

To beat them, I had to use a few new tools like EMP grenades and special shotgun ammo that tears adds an EMP effect to shots. My assault rifle isn't cutting it anymore against these guys, it's just too weak. I had to start using the Authority machine gun instead. That thing has high accuracy and a fast firing rate, plus it has a good scope. I fought my way through the place and rescued the resistance captain. I escorted him out to safety and went back to town.

Back in Wellspring, the Authority is making their presence felt. Mysteriously, the mayor isn't in his office as usual... In addition, the Authority has launched propaganda drones. It's getting more and more dangerous for me in that town.

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

Date played: June 27th
Platform: Wii
Session fun rating: 9/10

My daughter cried because of this game today.

Link headed back to the Sealed Grounds to activate the Time Gate with his sword, now infused with the three sacred flames. Groose is still chilling with the old lady there and he's now built a weapon against the Imprisoned. Sure enough, as soon as I reached the gate, the Imprisoned woke up and I had to fight him a second time. He's got 2 new limbs, a pair of arms and hands, so he can now climb faster towards the Time Gate. Thankfully, Groose's weapon is ready.

Zelda is goddess Hylia!

He built a large railroad track around the Sealed Grounds, put a catapult on it and armed it with giant flower bombs. Every few minutes, I could use the catapult to stun and slow down the Imprisoned. It was a pretty tough battle... I messed up at one point and I couldn't stop the beast in time. I failed and had to restart, but the second time I had it down perfectly.

After the battle, Link activated the Time Gate and went back into the past to find Zelda. This was one of the coolest story moments in the game. There was a lengthy conversation between Link and Zelda. Basically, it is revealed that Zelda is actually the mortal incarnation of the goddess, Hylia.

Keep in mind, I'm playing in English, but my daughter only speaks French. This means that every time we play, I translate the text into French for her. When Zelda explained that she had to stay in the past to help contain the demon lord, named Demise, my daughter just broke down into tears and sank her head into my chest, sad that we couldn't save Zelda... Thankfully, that wasn't the whole story. Zelda explains that Link must gather the Triforce to defeat Demise and release Zelda from her prison. Finally, she transformed my sword into it's epic final form! It was a really good scene...

I went back through the gate and left Zelda to be guarded by Impa. After speaking to citizens of Skyloft, it seems that the best way to find the Triforce is to speak with Levias, a mystical creature that lives in the big storm cloud near town. I also picked up a little side quest to find a new crystal ball for the town's fortune teller. It seems like I'm nearing the end of the game, but I don't know how much work it will be to gather the Triforce.

Rage

Date played: June 26th
Platform: PC
Session fun rating: 8/10

I found a weird Feltrite sample at a bandit camp, just as the mayor of Wellspring predicted, and I took this sample to be analyzed by a scientist named Kvasir. This guy is clearly a genius who surrounds himself with very high tech gear. He needed time to analyze the sample, so he suggested I enter the Dead City to find an upgrade to my defibrillator in the hospital.

The Dead City is a mutant infested, wretched place. It used to be a metropolis, but is now a giant ruin. Honestly, I much prefer fighting bandits to fighting mutants in this game. The main problem is that the mutants generally just rush me, so it ends up being a lot of shotgun combat. There are a few exceptions, like some tougher mutants that spit acid or very large mutants with grenade launchers. I used all sorts of equipment to even the odds, including sentry guns, spider bots and special ammo.

This giant mutant isn't having a good day...

Eventually, I found the hospital, but the way was blocked by a gigantic mutant who decided that throwing huge rocks at me was a wise decision. Thankfully, I picked up a new weapon in the area, a rocket launcher! This thing packs a real punch, but after a few well aimed rockets and some careful dodging, I took him out and found the new defibrillator. I went back to Kvasir and got some valuable info on the sample.

Back in Wellspring, I was tasked with clearing out some bandits from the town's sewers. I got to use some electrified crossbow bolts and fought my way through dozens of bandits. They had been poisoning our water supply with a special type of toxic substance that can be used for mind control. Kvasir explained that the Authority, which I haven't seen yet, are opposed by a group that call themselves the Resistance. He reckons that the Resistance could use this new mind control substance to better fight the Authority.

Forza Horizon 2: Storm Island

Date played: June 26th
Platform: Xbox One
Session fun rating: 9/10

The Impreza and it's eternal rival, the Lancer

I didn't play very much, but I managed to play two events on Storm Island. My trusty Subaru Impreza WRX STI was upgraded with new, off road parts. The all wheel drive rally car was absolutely perfect for the events that featured intense jumps and very twisty roads on gravel, tarmac, grass, dirt and even a big rainstorm. The tracks on Storm Island are very different and I wouldn't see myself driving a Ferrari anywhere on the treacherous piece of land.

Rage

Date played: June 25th
Platform: PC
Session fun rating: 8/10

I played some more Rage and completed a major mission deep inside a bandit base. I also completed a couple of smaller missions, a race and spent some time shopping for new recipes and bullets, but most of my time was spent killing bandits.

The sheriff of Wellspring wanted me to clear the road that leads North. A group of bandits has taken to using RC cars equipped with bombs to make travel difficult for the residents. My job was to get inside their base and destroy 3 RC car caches. This turned into a pretty lengthy dungeon filled with dangerous criminals. These guys were a lot tougher to fight than anything I've seen previously in the game. They have more armor, use RC car bombs and even had a couple of very tough big guys.

I parked my awesome car in front of the bandit base

I've started using the assault rifle and sniper rifle a lot more. At first, I felt like using the sniper was a waste of time unless I was really far away, but with these tougher opponents, it's powerful rounds have been useful more often. I've stopped using the pistol, it's just too weak unless I use special ammo. Inside the base, I had to use RC cars of my own to blow up the caches and open up new paths through the dungeon. I made it through and made the way North safer than ever for the residents of Wellspring.

Rage

Date played: June 24th
Platform: PC
Session fun rating: 8/10

Rage feels a little bit like a very light RPG, but with real FPS shooting mechanics. The town of Wellspring has a wealth of fun quests and missions and offers a surprising amount of variety and choice. I completed many side quests, some of which had me go back to the first two "dungeons", There were also some mini sniping missions where I had to protect some people from mutants and bandits from a stationary position. There's also a weird little card game that is kinda fun, but a bit too simple for my taste.

I picked up some main missions from the sheriff and the mayor in Wellspring. I haven't touched they mayor's mission yet, but the Sheriff had me do some interesting stuff. I first had to win a new, more powerful car. To do this, I had to enter a sponsored race and win it, but to do that, I had to get a sponsor! That's where Monster Bash comes in.

Monster Bash

Monster Bash is a weird event hosted by a maniacal old man. I had to fight a series of mutants and survive in his little, fucked up arena. He then takes this footage and turns it into a TV show of some kind... The normal mutants are no match for the shotgun, but at the end, there was a battle against a very large mutant with lots of health. I used a few new engineering items to survive, like a sentry turret and a spider robot thing.

Having won the sponsorship, I headed back into town and entered the race. My prize was an awesome new car, the Caprino. I then spent a lot of time completing new race events with it to gain some upgrades. I love the Caprino, it can have both a machine gun and rockets equipped at the same time, it looks incredible and handles very well.

Rage

Date played: June 23rd
Platform: PC
Session fun rating: 8/10

Rage has been sitting in my Steam library for a good while. I picked it up during a sale a while back, but never got around to playing it until now. Rage is a first person shooter from id Software, the team behind Doom and Quake. It's set in a post apocalyptic world, 100 years after a large meteorite destroyed much of the Earth.

The hero awakens from a cryogenic chamber aboard a ship of some sort. He exits the craft and finds himself in a rocky wasteland, the ruins of civilization looming overhead. A crazy man jumps on him and attempts to bite him when a mysterious stranger shoots the enemy and invites him aboard his awesome dune buggy.

My savior is a man named Dan Hagar and he runs a small settlement nearby. The world of Rage is really fucking cool. For a game made in 2011, it looks surprisingly great and it really sells the whole post apocalyptic feel. The cars and other vehicles are awesome too, looking a bit like Mad Max.

Hagar took me back to his settlement, explaining a few things about the world along the way. There are bandits that seems to be very powerful. There are mutants that crawl through the sewers and other areas. Finally, there are other settlements that seem to be peaceful. Everyone is fighting for survival, but also for profit.

The town of Wellspring

The game is setup in a really cool way where the townspeople will give me missions that take place in different areas of the map, which is pretty open. This isn't a linear shooter like Call of Duty, but it's also not really an open world like Fallout. It's kind of in between. I fought some bandits, activated a radio tower, found the remains of a villager, found some medical supplies and stole auto parts from bandits. All of these missions took place in "dungeons", closed off areas that are accessed from the main map.

The guns are all pretty standard stuff. So far, I have a pistol, a shotgun a sniper and an assault rifle. I also picked up a few cool items like a deadly boomerang, some grenades, some lock picks and some healing items. There's an economy in the game that controls ammo and weapon supply, so it's important not to waste too much ammo, though the game seems fairly generous about it in general.

With the auto parts I stole, I was able to get my very own buggy and made my way to the next town, a sprawling place filled with neons, gambling and even dune buggy races. I jumped into the racing right away and spent a lot of time with the different events. With my racing wins, I had enough currency to upgrade my wheels to spiked performance tires, added a V6 engine, upgraded the suspension and boost. The events were pretty easy overall, but it was lots of fun. There are miniguns and rockets on the cars too, so there are tons of explosions and a lot of action during the races.

I really liked what I played of Rage so far. It's an FPS game that looks great, controls well and has a really interesting world, so I'm looking forward to playing more of it.

Forza Horizon 2

Date played: June 22nd
Platform: Xbox One
Session fun rating: 9/10

For all intents and purposes, I've finished Forza Horizon 2!

There are still dozens and dozens of events left, but I've completed the Horizon Finale and all the bucket list challenges, so all the remaining events are just more of the same in different car types. I picked the wonderful Lamborghini Miura once again and entered the Finale.

I ride into the sunset at the end of the Horizon Finale

The event was a regular checkpoint race, but it was fucking huge! Normally, the races are about 3-4 minutes, but the Finale was an intense 25 minute race. I don't use the rewind feature of the game to get more credits, so I had to be very careful not to make any major mistakes. I made it to the end and won the big trophy in a cool little cut scene.

I completed another championship after that using a big, yet sporty Mercedes. I also ended up buying the Storm Island expansion pack as it was on sale. I tried it out quickly and it looks really interesting so far. It features a whole new map, some new vehicles and parts and a new set of events. Storm Island itself is a rugged, dangerous place and as it's name implies, is prone to hosting large storms. I completed an event in a heavily modified Ford Ranger. There were even some artificial obstacles on the track to makes things even harder! I loved it and can't wait to explore more of Storm Island.

Forza Horizon 2

Date played: June 21st
Platform: Xbox One
Session fun rating: 10/10

All 45 bucket list challenges in Forza Horizon 2 are now completed!

Before taking on the Horizon Finale, I thought it would be fitting if I completed the game's bucket list first. Along the way to one of the events, I found the final barn and it's gorgeous car, a 1970 Lamborghini Miura. This beast is absolutely beautiful, but also very fast and incredible to drive in general. I painted it bright purple and set off to the bucket list events.

The 1970 Lamborghini Miura in all it's glory

Most of the events only took me 2-3 attempts. I drifted an old BMW in the rain for points, which was easy once I got a feel for the car. Then I rode a Rally Fighter across the countryside through crazy shortcuts, which was pretty easy. Another one had me speed through Nice to hit a speed zone, which again, was rather easy. Most of my time was spent taming a wild Pagani Huayra.

This challenge was to hit the astounding speed of 322 km/h. To be really clear, that's really fucking fast. To top it all off, there's a nice big curve right in the middle of the route. It took considerable effort, patience, perseverance and skill, but after dozens of attempts, I hit 322 km/h, just BARELY! You can see my effort below or on Youtube.

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

Date played: June 21st
Platform: Wii
Session fun rating: 9/10

I completed the Fire Sanctuary dungeon and found the last sacred flame. The last few parts of the dungeon were pretty simple, I just had to fight a few archers, lizards and jump across some lava pits. Eventually, I made my way to the boss room and fought once more against Ghirahim. It took me a little while to remember how to hit him, but once I figured out that I had to aim at the top of his hand, things went pretty smoothly from there. I defeated him, but of course he fled away. I picked up my piece of heart and upgraded my sword with the power to defeat demons.

Ghirahim doesn't stand a chance against Link

Back in Skyloft, I hunted for a few gratitude crystals, bought all the items from the flying shop and upgraded my slingshot ammo pouch. I also completed a side quest for the pumpkin chick. I went to find her a mole man helper for her pumpkin patch.

Finally, I spent a good amount of time trying to beat a new mini-game. The archery challenge required me to shoot down thrown pumpkins to reach a target score of 600 points. With every successful hit, the score for each pumpkin hit increases, but falls back down to 10 points if I miss a shot. This means that I had to practice quite a bit before getting a great run and hitting the target score. I must now head back to the Sacred Grounds to open the time gate. 

Frozen Synapse Prime

Date played: June 21st
Platform: PS3
Session fun rating: 6/10

I was in my living room, getting bored. I fired up the PS3 that is normally just a Netflix machine and booted up Frozen Synapse, a turn based strategy game I got for free with PS Plus a while ago. The game is very complex and methodical, making for some very slow gameplay. However, it's also pretty damn satisfying when it works as intended.

My team of blue dudes must eliminate the team of red dudes in a large arena, littered with walls, windows and other obstacles. The game takes into account line of sight, range, weapon type, speed and tracks head position independently of body position. Every little detail is controlled by the player, which can turn a simple movement from one room to another into a complex series of actions. I mean, there's a lot going on here. For example, I can set a timer to determine when a unit moves. I can have him track or ignore a specific enemy. I can have him aim in a specific direction while moving, or not. I can have him crouch to move across certain areas. It's all pretty crazy.

It's a bit difficult to play though because of all the controls required to get things done. It's also very ugly looking, featuring only white areas and very basic, boring graphics. The music kind of sucks too. On top of it all, it's sometimes really hard to determine if an enemy unit is in range or not, and also which unit will shoot first. It's a pretty cool game, but it's a bit too slow, a bit too ugly and a bit too random to keep my interest.

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

Date played: June 19th
Platform: PC
Session fun rating: 7/10

I finished Fall of Cybertron!

As Megatron, I assaulted an Autobot facility. Megatron is really fun to play as, he gets a huge cannon as his main weapon, his special hover ability is powerful and his tank form is very destructive. The next level had me play as the treacherous bastard, Starscream. He wanted to sneak into Shockwave's factory to steal Megatron's minions and build an army for himself.

Starscream transforms into a very cool jet plane that soars through the skies at high speeds. I really loved this level because it featured a ton of flying around. I destroyed some generators to stop the factory's shields from working, then flew into the base to reach the center. Starscream found Grimlock, captured by Shockwave. Grimlock is a large, stupid, yet powerful Autobot. Unfortunately for Starscream, Grimlock managed to escape his bonds and knocked out Starscream.

I took control of Grimlock. The thing that really sucked about his level is that it's entirely melee focused. While Fall of Cybertron is a fantastic shooter, it's also a pretty shitty brawler. Armed with his sword and shield, Grimlock braves the depths of the factory, fighting against regular Decepticons, but also swarms and swarms of Insecticons. Grimlock is part of the Dinobots, he can transform into a giant, mechanical, fire-breathing Tyrannosaurus Rex. Along the way, I found and rescued the other Dinobots. There's Swoop the pteranodon, Slag the triceratops and Snarl the stegosaurus.

Grimlock devours Shockwave

There were a few mini boss fights against some Insecticons along the way that were pretty cool. Eventually, Grimlock dismembered Shockwave, then sacrificed himself to save the Autobot Ark in a dramatic scene. The final mission was fucking amazing... The Autobot Ark launches, thanks to the sacrifices of Grimlock, but also of Metroplex, the building sized robot. The Decepticons chase after it and attempt to stop them.

The mission features a large variety of Transformers, both Autobot and Decepticon. I got to play as Soundwave (and his pets!), Jetfire, Jazz and a few others. The level took place on the two opposing starships. Finally, it came down to Optimus vs Megatron. In a cool twist, the game lets you choose which of the leaders to play as for the battle, so I picked Megatron because he's such a badass. The two robots fought each other in melee combat but were interrupted by the wormhole in space that pulled them all in. Both Transformer factions were sucked into the wormhole, presumably towards Earth.

Fall of Cybertron is a good game and I'm glad I played it. Granted, it's not very complicated and it's quite stupid, but it's a shit load of fun to have giant robots battle against each other.

BOXBOY!

Date played: June 19th
Platform: 3DS
Session fun rating: 8/10

BOXBOY! is a black and white 2D puzzle game made by HAL Laboratories, the team behind the Kirby games. Qbby, the hero, is a little cube that can spawn other cubes on either side or on top of him. Each level has a door to reach, so I must use the cubes I create to navigate across to the door. There's also some crowns to collect in the levels.

It's real hard to explain in text, but the little cubes are really versatile. I built bridges, activated switches, built some shields, protected myself from lasers, built ledges to grab onto, snaked across gaps, manipulated conveyor belts and all other sorts of clever mechanisms. The game is simple, but really satisfying. The levels are very short too, so it's easy to get a sense of progress, even if I don't play for very long.

I made it through the first 7 worlds, all of which had 6 levels each. There's a cool little narrative between levels where the cube dude met a cube dudette and a rectangle friend.

Forza Horizon 2

Date played: June 18th
Platform: Xbox One
Session fun rating: 7/10

I didn't have much time to play video games this last week, but I did manage to play two quick races in my 1970 Corvette this morning, completing a championship. I raced in the dirt and in the rain with one of my favorite cars of all time and won quite easily. This was the last event I needed to open up the Horizon Finale! I am really curious to see what that's all about.

Brother #5: Back In Town Edition

Date played: June 16th
Platform: Xbox One and PS4
Session fun rating: 9/10

My youngest brother recently moved back to the city, having spent 3 years living far away... We spent the evening together, catching up and chatting. We also played a few video games of course... We started the evening with a few races in Forza Horizon 2. I let my brother pick the car and we ended up playing a road trip and a few events in a 1970 Corvette. We even spent a bit of time in photo mode.

I'm really proud of this pic...

We also messed around in Sunset Overdrive since it seemed like the kind of game my brother would like (he loved it!). We only did a bit of free roaming, but it was still lots of fun. We played the first few puzzles in Oddworld: New 'N' Tasty. Finally, we had a lot of fun playing Towerfall since he had never tried it! However, I quickly realized that I have become a little bit too good at that game to play against a new player... I'm glad my brother is back in town and I'm sure we'll have many more gaming nights in the future.

Lego Jurassic World

Date played: June 13th
Platform: PS4
Session fun rating: 9/10

Anyone who knows me knows that I absolutely love dinosaurs. I've been fascinated by them since I was a young child. Then, Jurassic Park came out and dinosaurs became cool overnight. The movie was awesome... I'm sure I've seen that movie at least 30 times in my life, so I know it quite well. The sequel was all right, but nothing to write home about, then the third movie was mostly lame. When I heard about Jurassic World, I got worried. When I saw the first trailer, I was cautiously optimistic... Thankfully, the movie was fucking awesome!

Lego Jurassic World is a typical Lego game, but it features one of my all time favorite movie series... It includes all 4 movies, so I played some of it with my girlfriend as my daughter watched us. The game is incredibly faithful to the movies. So far, we played through a good portion of the first film, up to the part where Dr. Grant, Timmy and Lex climb the electric fence.

One of the most iconic movie moments of all time

The levels included the raptor transfer in the beginning, the Jeep ride to the park, the tour of the visitor center, the trek to the Triceratops, the confrontation with the T-Rex, Timmy's rescue in the tree, the Jeep and T-Rex chase, the raptor hunt in the electrical room and the Gallimimus herd.

Each character has a special ability of course, such as Lex throwing baseballs, Dr Saddler analyzing dinosaur feces and Dr Grant digging up fossils. There are also two segments where I played as a Triceratops! This powerful beast can break large things. I'm really impressed by the game so far, but it's probably just because I love Jurassic Park!