The gamer is back!

I am finally back to "finish" what I have started and am now going to be blogging again for you lovely people.

I now have my much needed Playstation 3 so I can now do blogs and reviews for all the major consoles which is pretty cool and its what I've always wanted! So keep your peepers open for my up coming review.

Now if ya'll can't wait to see my next blog, you can always find me on the awesome Ready Up.

Until then adios! :D

Gears of War 3

Hidy Ho my fellow readers!

It has been a mighty LONG time since I've written a blog but I had to inform you all just in case you didn't get the fabulous news!

After a long day of grafting, I was MORE then ecstatic to get an email from Xbox 360 confirming the European release date for Gears of War 3.

Due to hit the shelves for April 8 2011, we finally get to have the final installment of the gears last stand against the horde.

Once I finished Gears of War 2, I had so many questions then answers. The main question would be where is Marcus dad and is he really still alive. (If you haven't finished Gears of War 2 and I spoiled it for you then I am so sorry!)

It seems that the main addition they added to the game is a 4 player co-op which I cannot wait to try out. Make sure to check out the link! http://gearsofwar.xbox.com/

Lips

Hello again my fellow readers!

I have finally gotten round to finishing my review for the awesome karaoke game Lips. I blame the fact that I've been so immersed in playing Bayonetta, but I'll do a review that another time! :D

Now as you may of already of guessed, Lips is a karaoke game for the Xbox 360. This may sound cheesy and possibly something that may not be up your street, but I can assure you that once you grab your mic and your chosen your anthem, you will quickly change your mind.

The game is divided into four sections giving you a diverse selection of modes to chose from . The first being Sing! where you do exactly what it says on the tin and sing. Suitable for both single, co-op and quick play where you chose each song you wish to play. In Jukebox, it plays a random selection of songs or you can have a pre programmed set of songs.

This game is both fun as a co-op game with the various party modes that you can chose from. But it is also great to play solo. When playing, you have a choice of singing to most of the songs original music video. Alternatively you can have a custom video, which can go with the songs you have which don't have the video. Also there's the option of having a virtual video. This option comes with a computer generated video. Now when you have this background you need to make sure you shake your mic, because the more you move the more active the video becomes!

As a additional treat for those who are playing co-op, you can add another element to the game by choosing one of three interactive videos. The first is called Time Bomb. With this mode, you have to sing as well as you can in order to fill up your cup of water. Once you have enough water, you need to tip your mic and that will douse the fuse. In Vocal Fighters, you and your opponent must duel it out and see who will be the king or queen of Lips. You both sing the same song and who ever does better, wins. And last but not least is Kiss. For all our lovers and non fighters out there, the aim is to work as a team and to get the characters to kiss as many times as you can. When you sing well, your character moves towards each other in preparation for their embrace. As the characters get closer you both need to tip your mics back at the same time to get them to kiss. It sounds pretty straight forward but it is mighty tricky!

Another feature for Lips is the online mode. The way this works is that you chose a song and you send a invite to your friend to challenge them. You both sing the song twice in your own time and once you both have completer the challenge, your scores are then compared. Now I must admit that I was slightly disappointed that you couldn't just play against each other there and then but this alternative does work.

Lips comes with the chance to customise the colour of music bars that you sing too on the screen. And what I thought was even cool was that the colours on the bar sync with the colours you see on your mic! You can also add music from your MP3 player, so when your bored with the pre loaded songs, you can still keep the party going!

Now this game is fun with or without mass participation. There has been numerous times that I've sat with my mic and got my musical grove on. Of course it is a major blast when my family and friends come around and sing with me. You don't have to sing to join in for Lips allows you to use the buttons on your control pad to add various percussion and background sounds, making the song that little bit more special. For me Lips is a definite party game I would suggest you should add to your collection. Lips get a U.F.G score of 4 out of 5!

New year, new gear, who's here? ha ha ha

Happy new year my fellow followers!

I do hope you all had an awesome Christmas and a fantastic new year. This Christmas was extra special for I got to see my new baby niece who is GORGEOUS and also for being a good girl and scraping together my pennies, I managed to get my sticky mitts on a Blackberry Curve which I am totally LOVING! I get to pretend that I'm really important because it looks like such a serious phone but I manage to balance it out with the girliest background that you have ever seen!

Now with a new year in swing, that means I have another 365 days worth of showing appreciation and reviewing both new and retro games. Keep your eyes peeled my lovelies for the upcoming reviews, which include Midnight Club: Dub Edition, Lips and Scene It!