Diner Dash

The story follows a woman called Flo who wants to pursue her dream of opening a restaurant. This puzzle game consists of five levels and the goal is to make a certain amount of money at the end of each shift. During each shift, different types of customers ranging from business women, the ‘joggers’, a family of four To make the game harder, each type of customer is different colours. As the game progress, more colours are introduced making the game harder and more challenging. To get more bonus points, it helps to try and get the same colours sitting at the same tables.

When a shift has been completed successfully, you have the chance to revamp the furniture within the restaurant in order to attract more customers. Also added items including a desert cart, a drinks machine and a welcome desk, are given at different points of the levels, allowing you to give your diners a complete service.

I originally played this on the P.C many years ago and was only recently reminded of how good the game was when I played a similar version of this game on my niece’s laptop. After days of searching, I managed to track a pre-owned copy of the game and I haven’t put it down since!

My only grievance with this game is that I have found that when tapping the screen to move Flo to different tables and when arranging customers so I can try and match them up to the same colours, it seems to not recognise where I’ve tapped and make Flo to the next part of the screen or mess up my colour combo. This can be very frustrating and happens more then I care to remember but it doesn’t take away any of the fun from the game and how great it really is. I feel that this game is perfect for the DS, and for that it gets a U.F.G score of 4 out of 5!

My Lovely Pink control pad

Just a very random post I know but I managed to get my hands on a pink Xbox 360 control pad. At first I didn't really think to get one since I didn't see the appeal immediately but then once the left bumper button on my original pad went wonky, it was only right to get a new pad which just looked the part.

I went to many shops and to my dismay I was told that they were sold out for both the pink and blue pads were available for a limited time only. I was so gutted! But after much searching and asking I finally found both the pad and the pink rechargeable battery.

So now I'm able to kick ass and have a gorgeous looking pad!

Eurogamer Expo 2009

Who's going to the Eurogamer Expo??? I'm going to the Eurogamer Expo!

Unfortunately I missed it last year so I'm really looking forward to seeing the Expo when it passes through London on October 30th. Tickets are £6 per day and the event, which is also in Leeds on the 27th and 28th of October and the 31th of October in London, starts at 11 am and finishes at 8pm. I will be taking as many pictures as I possibly can and will be putting them up on my lovely blog!

Make sure you grab your ticket at http://expo.eurogamer.net/

Street Fighter 4

This will be the first post I've done for 2009 and I can hear you all asking why this is? Well I've been gaming my little ass off so I can bring you brand new reviews for the games I've been playing! The first game I have to review has to be the one game I have been looking forward to for absolutely AGES...Street Fighter 4!



Oh yes I could not wait for this to come out. I was teased by the trailers and set my sights on getting the limited edition and then it was here and it was out on my birthday (just thought I'd add that nugget of information). So, was all the hype and the anticipation all worth it?



As with any game that you can get over excited about, you have to prepare yourself for the fact that you maybe disappoined about it (may I say Army of Two?!) but I have to say I do love this game! I was lucky to have some friends around when I brought it so I was able to kick some ass as my fave character Ken, and at many points have my ass handed to me.



With the new Street Fighter, it reverts back to the original layout of the controls that were used on the SNES, so if you have any experience of playing Street Fighter 2 then your in luck. All the traditional characters such as Ryu, Ken and Chun-Li are all back with a few additional characters to spice things up such as C. Viper, El Fuerte, Abel and Rufus.

This game is the ultimate game for me since I've been a fan for such a long time, and I can definately say I have not been diappointed!

Street Fighter 4 get the ultimate Urban Female Gamer (U.F.G) score of 5 out of 5...Haddoken baby!

Gears of War 2

Available on the Xbox 360, Gears of War 2 was one of the most anticipated games to be released in 2008. Released on 07/11/08, GOW2 continues the story of humanity's battle against the Horde.

Being the second installment, the story continues following the COG squads battle to save the human race one more time. You play as the lead team member Marcus Phoenix, who through out this endless battle, discovers more about the enemy he has to fight.

Since it was announced in February I've been waiting with bated breath for it to be released. I watched all the trailers and booked the day off work so I could spend the whole day with my beloved GOW2. Once I broke the seal and placed the game in my 360 I held my breath and prayed that it won't be a uber naff game while it was loading. So the million dollar question was 'Would I be disappointed?' and the answer is...hell no!

From the moment I started playing, I was able to submerse myself into the game just as much as the first GOW. I played it through on the co-op mode and I loved every second of it. The controls are exactly the same so you can go straight into the action but if your feeling a little rusty you can always go through the in-game training mode. With this second installment, the game has now developed more of a background story by looking into fellow team member Dominic Santiago and his long search for his wife Maria. I thought it was a perfect touch to the game since it was not over played and it didn't take anything away from the main story or the intense action. New enemies such as the Grinder, Bloodmounts and Kantus to defeat, GOW2 has definitely not lost its edge.

Multi player has had a few extra touches where it now allows there to be five-on-five teams to play the vast new maps. With the addition of eight multi player modes such as Submission, which is a new take on 'capture the flag', where the flag is a hostile stranded.

As you can probably guess from my review I really enjoyed GOW 2. The story was interesting and the game play really sucked you into the action. But, I must admit, there was a small gap that wasn't completely filled by the second installment. Yes it was everything I wanted, yes it had the hardcore action plus the soft centre of the Doms story but I did hope that I would of had more answers about the actual story. 'Why was Marcus sent to prison', 'where exactly did the Horde come from' an so on an so forth...but I guess I have to wait until the third installment. I give GOW 2 a good ol' 4 out of 5!

Up coming post!

Its been a while since I've added anything to this blog for I've been uber busy playing my lovely games!

With Professor Layton and the Curious Village for the DS and playing my classic games such as Crazy Taxi on the PS2, I've been a very busy bee...so keep your eyes peeled for the next blog which will be for....Gears of War 2!

Metroid Prime 3: Corruption

Metroid Prime 3: Corruption was released 26/10/07 on the Nintendon Wii with the rating of 12+ on the PEGI certificate. As many of you may already know, Metroid 3 was a long awaited conclusion of bounty hunter Samus Aran and her latest space adventures. For those who doesn't, let me give you a very brief flash back. Samus Aran is a bounty hunter who helps the Galactic Federation to fight against the Space Pirates and the deadly energy sucking aliens, Metroids. Armed with her cybernetic suit which holds an array of advance technology such as a deadly arm cannon and can help her to morph into a ball, Samus has been battling against these space threats since 1986.

The Metroid series has been adapted onto all but one Nintendo console which was the Nintendo 64. During that time there have been various adventures which slot into a various timeline which tells of the untold stories between her many assignments. This particular installment is the final part of the series which started on the Game Cube. Metroid Prime and Metroid Prime 2: Echoes were (to myself anyway) greatly anticipated since there was nothing to satisfy the Metroid taste buds on the N64. The three part sequel introduced Samus to the untapped source called Phazon. This deadly source had the power to not only enhance the power of the Space Pirates and their various weaponry but also to corrupt planets. This highly volitile substance which Samus is trying to steam ends up in 'corrupting' the heroine, which should of proven fatal but gives her the power fight fire with fire. As the final installment in this epic battle, you get to find out if Samus is able to save the galaxy one last time.

For myself and for many Metroid fans, the third part was greatly anticipated for it gave us all the chance to finish the fight which started on the Cube. A main attribute of the Cube version remains which is the first person view from Samus helmet which displaies various weaponry and energy status. Different visors such as the Scan Visor and the new Command Visor, which allows you to send commands to your ship cna be used when the minus button (-) is pressed. With the dual control pad of the remote and the nunchuck, the Wii was able to give the players the chance to physically interact with Samus and her various surroundings. The remote allows you to pull, push, twist and turn locks and items so you can progress, while the nunchuck not only has the analogue to control Samus movements, but by flicking the nunchuck it allows you grab onto ceiling hooks or enemies shields with her grapple hook.


So the question is what do i think? I did have really high expectations for this final segment since Metroid Prime and Metroid Prime 2: Echoes both worked well as a stand alone and part of a sequel. As I turned on my Wii I was ready and prepared to put in the very long hours and to pay attention to the many twists, heartache and triumph that I usually go through. So just guess how disappointed I was when I did not get what I expected. Now don't get me wrong, there were twists and there was turns and a really interesting, such as the fight inspired by the Lord of the Rings (now that was AWESOME!), but it felt that the game could of been that little bit longer. The usual formula of having to go and collect the items you once had but lost from fleeing from the space station that decided to self destruct did or having the choice to toggle between which weapon you think could destroy the Space Pirates that little bit quicker, was taken out and that did leave me deflated. Having one singular weapon did have its advantages for you was able to just blast your way through instead of standing there shooting for a good few minutes before realising that you should be using the Wave beam and not your Light beam and it was graphically pleasing, but I did expect alot more.

I will always be a die hard Samus fan...but this just didn't really do it for me. So I give Metroid 3: Corruption 2 out of 5.