Joining the YouTube revolution!

Hi, howdy and yo!

As I mentioned many, many, MANY moons ago, I was contemplating the idea of doing a video and posting it onto YouTube. The idea was for it to compliment the UFG blog. Well I'm happy to say that I've taken the leap and posted my very first video onto YouTube (Yippee!). But before you click on the link and think something is wrong, I must advise you the video is to do with my hair care routine.

Now it may seem a little odd that the video is nothing to with gaming, but my new channel, Beauty With Bite, my plan is to make videos which indulge both of my passions. So if you have a spare moment, do check out my first video and tell me what ya'll think!

P.S. see if you can spot my sweaty armpit! LOL

These few months I've mostly been doing...

To be honest...alot of not much! Woops! I'm sorry guys. Well actually, that is a tiny lie. I have been squeezing some gaming time into my schedule and have even managed to complete a few games too. With Vanquish and Heavy Rain to name I believe the only two I have finished, it then dawned on me that I actually don't play my Nintendo DS often enough.

So to remedy this insult I went out and brought myself Zelda Spirit Tracks, which I was meaning to get for a while. Now I'm currently stuck on the second boss (I know, the shame) but so far I am lovin' it. I am a Zelda fan and have always admire and tried to play as many of the games within the series. I would even go as far to say this is one of the few franchises which actually don't disappoint me with each new release.

Now onto the game itself. There is a legend that before time began the spirits had battled with the evil Demon King. As they were unable to defeat this demon, it was decided to lock the monster away in a tower with shackles to bind him. It is these very shackles that actually make up the spirit tracks themselves. Link lives in Outset Village where he is an apprentice train driver. On the day that Link has an audience with Princess Zelda to get his licence, the train tracks starts to disappear. So of course this spells total and utter disaster. To add to the drama, the Chancellor of Hyrule Cole has gone and attacked Link and Zelda, stealing Zelda’s body and leaving her spirit behind. With the land of Hyrule in jeopardy, it is up to Link and Princess Zelda, to try and save the day.

Although I am only a part way through the game, I am enjoying the game so far. With many of the titles within the series, Zelda Spirit Tracks don’t stray too much from the formula which has made this series so popular. The storyline appears to be solid and not too over complicated and wiffy as I seem to find in some games I play. During the game you get to travel the land on a mighty train which is pretty cool. You get to use the whistle to scare of potential attacks and as the game goes on you get upgrades such as a cannon. There are also interactive points where you get to use the mic on the DS in order to create whirlwinds and even play the panpipes.

With the combination of fights and puzzles, Zelda Spirit Tracks is like Professor Layton with bite. The only teeny tiny draw back I have is the control system. I am not 100% on the idea of using my stylus to control Link for I sometimes found it was slightly awkward and I would personally prefer to use the D-pad. Besides that, if you’re looking for a solid title which you can guarantee you’ll get your money’s worth I would suggest that this is a game for you.

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!

It's Xmas already?!

My dearest gaming followers!

Time has most certainly flew from the last time I put a post...it's soo odd that in just (counting on me fingers) 2 weeks and 4 days it will be Christmas! But I must admit...I aint feeling very chrismasy at the moment...now this could be down to me getting older and no longer believing in santa, but I'm not getting that magical feeling that I should have now. It would help if lovely Bayonetta was coming out now and not January 8th (sigh). But I guess it gives me something to look forward to though...right?! Hopefully I'll be able to get into the mood before the big day comes!

So tell me....what have you asked for santa to bring you this time?