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We're Moving!!

Games Over Girls is in the process of moving our content to our own domain hosted outside of Blogger. The main reasons for doing this, is to allow us more control on the quality and presentation, of the content we are bringing to you. We also will be able to provide you with more features. The new website is still a work in progress at this point, but feel free to check it out at http://gamesovergirls.com.
Some of the new features we are planning are:

• Community Forums - discuss all things gaming related in our new forums


• Calendar - Check out our calendar for planned game nights, and join us while we play our favorite games


• More Authors - We are planning on upping our contributor count to 5

Hope you enjoy the new site. We are planning on being 100% up and running by next month, so stay tuned!

Killzone: Liberation - REVIEW 9.5 - PSP

Well, it's finally happened. Sony finally released a brilliant game for the PSP that has made me both shit and cum in my panties at the same time!!! Seriously, I haven't heard a fucking peep out of any gaming website or publication about how good this game is(Actually, looking at review scores, it did quite well - oops). To be honest, when the game was released I really wasn't looking, nor do I think I owned a PSP at the time. The more I play my PSP, the more I love that little bastard. Enough of all this jibber-jabber, on with the review.

If you are at all into Metal Gear Solid, Gears of War, or Contra, you really owe it to yourself to at least try Killzone for the PSP. It's a small chunk of each wrapped in a nice little package. Throwing you into action almost immediately (minus the standard tutorial that you just can't shake these days) , Killzone doesn't give any leeway. Not so much flooding the screen with bad dudes, but a couple that aren't going down with a bullet or two. One might get frustrated with the difficulty, but don't be discouraged, after about an hour into the game you'll feel right at home. Sure the auto-aim is a little wacky, but in a weird way it's kinda a part of what makes this game so great - if it locked onto the enemies every time, the game would be too easy, therefore less enjoyable. Controls are, for the most part, very good. Every button is used so be prepared for cramped hands and hooked fingers after about five minutes of play time.

The levels are pretty fantastic, you got your swamp, desert, jungle, snow and shit. Playing through the games four missions on normal difficulty, I was greeted by an ending that was about 4 seconds long..."uh, what happened to generic soldier fuck-nut that I was supposed to have saved at the end of this?" Well, I'm guessing that I was supposed to have chosen the hard difficulty to see the whole game.

I never play through a game again right after beating it...UNTIL NOW!!! I actually couldn't wait to start it again, and I'm enjoying the added difficulty. It's like I'm this super tough soldier dude (A 125 pound scrawny soldier dude that still wets the bed and cries at the sight of spiders) and I also can't wait to dive into the multiplayer mode, THAT'S RIGHT BITCHES I gave this game a 9.5 without even exploring every nook of what the game offers. Even if my PSP was to shoot diarrhea out the speakers into my mouth every time I tried to access the multiplayer mode, I still wouldn't change the score, I may even score it higher... that's pretty wicked-awesome!!!

Why not a perfect 10 for a game that supposedly has it all? Well the controls are a little wonky when auto-locking on an enemy when there are multiple enemies on the screen, and there are all sorts of upgrades to buy for the weapons you choose before each mission... but they're all locked... HOW THE CRAP DO I GET THESE THINGS?! Oh yeah, I forgot to talk about all the weapons, oh just go fucking buy the game already-you're looking at me as if I didn't suck the asshole of Sony with this review.

Please Help Make a Difference!

Uwe Boll, the godawful director of several crappy video game inspired movies, has pledged to STOP making movies about video games if 1 million people sign a petition by March 14th. His credits include such pieces of trash as Bloodrayne(2005), Alone in the Dark (2005), and House of the Dead (2003). PLEASE help put a stop to this evil, evil person. Sign the petition at www.stopuweboll.org. Stride gum also pledged a free pack of gum to the first 1 million petitioners, if the one required million signatures is met by the March 14th deadline.

Games over Earl lol-lol-lol-lol

Well, Chrissykins already broke the earth-shattering news that Earl will be joining us in annoying a small handful of people, but he left out some very important things, let's go over them shall we....

1.Earl used to work with me at GameStop, expect many MANY funny stories of 3-4 wasted years in retail.*Most of them are stories of dumb, ugly customers. And boy are there some doozies!

2.Earl is getting married at some point in the future?!
*One can only assume that Earl forgot to look at the name of our site, I mean c'mon dude it's games over girls...over!!!

3. Seriously, who would even bother getting married anyway?
*It all comes down to insecurity really. Look, nobody wants to die alone, but when you weigh the options of being able to beat-off every night, drink yourself stupid, fart, and shower at your own pace vs. losing half of your shit, WHERE ARE YOUR FUCKING BRAINS? (I write this as I weep beside my cats alone. So very alone)

4.Earl is BLACK?!?!?!
*Ah yes, tis true. Sadly Earl was in a horrific accident at an oil refinery on his way to a Milky Way convention...at night. Some good will come out of this, the terms "Darky", "Spook", "Jig", "Spade", and "Jungle Bunny" can all be used freely in his presence and when talking about him - but not the N-word, we don't want to offend him or anything.

Welcome aboard Earl, I can't wait to get you down here for the podcast recording. Oh, and if the girl you are marrying is white, she better be one of those fat ugly white-trash girls that you blacks seem to like so much. If not, she better have a hot 12 year old sister for me to fondle....18, I meant 18.

*-Editors note

Dead Space - Animated Comic Issue 1 Released

EA's upcoming sci-fi horror fest Dead Space, is one of the titles that have us at Games Over Girls, quaking in anticipation. The Dead Space team has recently released Issue 1 of an animated comic which serves as a prelude to the game. The comic is quite well done, and has us wanting to see the finished product even more! Check out Issue 1 here --> Dead Space Comic - Issue 1

XBOX 360 Elite - Disc Unplayable - General News

I finally picked up Call of Duty 4 about a week and a half ago, after much prodding from my buddy Dave. I let Jack try it out the night I got it, and then we watched some Battlestar Galactica episodes. The very next morning, I popped in COD4, all set to find out what everyone thinks is so great about this game. 5 minutes into the training mission, my DVD drive started making this horrible grinding noise. I immediately shut down the console, to prevent any damage to the game.

After booting back up, I tried the game again, only to recieve a "Disc Unplayable" error. After trying several other games with the same result, I came to the conclusion that my drive was dead. Thankfully (i guess) my Elite is only 5 months old, and still under warranty. So after a brief chat with customer service, the rep told me that I will need to ship my machine back to good old Microsoft for repairs. While waiting for my return box to arrive, I caught up on some Live Arcade gaming. Ended up beating Puzzle Quest finally, and getting the achivement for forging a godlike item. Played some of the new demos in arcade, and downloaded the original Fable, which is grand, but still extremely buggy. (I plan on asking for a refund actually its so bad)

Ended up shipping the console back a week ago, along with Jack's PS3 which had a bad Blu-ray drive, interestingly enough. Anyway the repairs are already complete on my console, and I should be getting it back by mid week if all goes well. I'm actually pretty happy with the whole process. The rep from MS was knowledgeable and friendly, and I was only without a console for about a week and a half. Not too bad really. I mean it sucks that it broke in the first place, but at least they got it fixed quickly.

Anyway, Jack and I have been talking about the Fallout Series lately. Jack never had the pleasure of playing the best RPG series of all time, and with Fallout 3 due out late this year, I figured it was high time he got started. Jack borrowed Fallout and Fallout 2 from me, and hopefully will be playing through them soon. I have been playing a bit of Fallout Tactics, which is also a great game, but nowhere near as great as the other games in the series, and looking foreward to the release of Fallout 3. I can only hope that Bethesda does the series justice in their upcoming release. My biggest fear is that its just a port of Oblivion with a post-apocalytic feel to it. Not that Oblivion was bad.. It wasnt.. But it wasnt Fallout either. From what I have read about the release so far my fears are probably unwarranted. So I guess i'll just keep my fingers crossed.

On another note, Jack's buddy Earl, will be joining us as another contibutor soon. We are both looking forward to having some more help around here, keeping our content relevant, and timely. Earl definately shares our passion for gaming and we are sure you will enjoy reading his commentary.

On a final note.. If you are unforturnate enough to get the "Disc Unplayable" error, on a machine that is out of warranty, you may be able to fix it yourself. There are a couple of videos on You Tube which may help you.. The following link will show you how to fix the issue if its due to a defective magnet *you tube link*. I would only try this as a last resort though, and I asssume no responsibilty if you destroy your console attempting this.

REVIEW - Super Smash Bros. Brawl 9/10

So, Christoph Hitler has been riding my ass to get something written for the past month or so, I'll be taking the easy way out today. Reviewing SSBB is like trying to sell a ticket to a new Star Wars film, it doesn't really matter what you say the results will always be the same, Johnny pimpleface is daydreaming about getting a blowjob from Princess Leia (or in this case Princess Peach) and you're wasting your breath anyway because the ticket has already been purchased and you're talking to this asshole while he's waiting in line for the movie's opening... Three weeks from now!?

Yes, SSBB is a fan service designed to shut the mouths of fucknuts, like myself, so we don't bitch that every other game they release is a jerkoff simulator that is neither fun, nor is it a video game. As angry as I am, there isn't much to complain about in SSBB. The graphics are actually quite good for such an under powered crap box, many characters to choose from, good tunes, and a very fun single player mode called The Subshop Ejaculation...oops, I mean Subspace Ejaculation.
Now that I've told you the good, let us rip into the ass of the everlasting nobgobler Nintendo for what they've screwed up this time, shall we?

Out of the 75 control schemes only 1 is good, you guessed it Gamecube controls. From a 20+ year history of iconic characters we get Mr. Game and Watch...really? So you're telling me he's a better choice than say Little Mac or The Eggplant Wizard? Shit, I'd settle for being able to choose the Excitebike rider, and when the fight starts he just stands there and says "where the fuck's my bike"? Of course that's an unrealistic request because Nintendo doesn't allow voice acting in their games, so I'd have to settle for speech bubbles and a 34 digit friend code to tell my friend to bring over his SD card so I can save my games (by the time I'm done with this you'll have forgotten what I'm bitching about and I'll have seemlessly transitioned into another rant) from the wii channel menu just to look at them and say "hey, if I want to play these games all I have to do is reload them back onto the wii channel menu. Where was I? Oh yeah, better characters.

Andy from Advance Wars- throws wrenches, heals self.

Fat Shop Merchant from the original zelda instruction manual, he's fat and is awesome! He can use all the items he sells-candle, arrows, etc. Now that's radical!!!

Fat Black Guy Trainer from Mike Tyson's Punchout - is basically a skin for Fat Shop Merchant, he's still fat, replace shop items with a gun, his finishing move is raping your white sister (that's both racist and stupid - not all black people commit felonies, and this is not Mortal Kombat)

That's it, just more levels and more characters, that's all it needs. Now go ahead and get back to playing it because I know you've already bought it didn't ya?

P.S. There is one other thing that Pisses me off. Lucas and Ness- playing as these 2 makes me want Mother 3 so bad I can fucking taste it! Hey Nintendo, enough with the yoga mat fuck me bullshit! Bring out Mother 1-3 on DS or virtual console!!!!

PGR3 - REVIEW - Genre: Rock

Rock

Genre Rating: 2

Total Tracks in Genre: 11
Length: approx. 38 mins.

This genre will leave you wondering how most of these bands got signed. In general, this is a poor choice to set as the background to the game, with a few notable exeptions.

Guide to rating: 1 = Avoid at all costs / 5 = Can't go wrong with this one.

Track 1
Artist: Queens of the Stone Age
Track: Little Sister
Label: Interscope Records
Length: 2.53
Rating: 4

This rockin little track works very well for a variety of races. The song is quite catchy, and you will find yourself hoping it comes up in the playlist. The vocals work well, and the guitar phases are repetitive in a good way. Overall a good choice.

Track 2
Artist: Staind
Track: Right Here
Label: Atlantic Recording Corp.
Length: 4.18
Rating: 3

A catchy little rock ballad. The song isn't bad, but a little too 'tender' to work very well for a racing soundtrack. Not a terrible choice but there are other tracks in this genre which work better.

Track 3
Artist: Secret Machines
Track: Better Bring Your Friends
Label: Reprise Records
Length: 3.05
Rating: 2

This song is not a good choice for racing. It feels like a 3 minute long chorus. It just never really goes anywhere. Im not familiar with these guys, but if this track is indicative of the rest of thier offerings, I am scratching my head over which retard at Reprise decided to sign these guys. In any event, skip this one if it comes up.

Track 4
Artist: Mastodon
Track: Blood and Thunder
Label: Relapse Records
Length: 3.48
Rating: 5

This track is pretty bad ass. The guitar and vocals are very heavy. This track makes me wish my car was equipped with rocket launchers, or machine guns, so i could just gun down the other cars, and maybe even strafe the spectators. It works great for me for the big multiple car races. The best track in the genre.

Track 5
Artist: Dark New Day
Track: Brother
Label: Warner Bros. Records
Length: 3.50
Rating: 3

This song is a bit manic. The song goes from mellow to hard, to mellow. The vocals are non-descript. They sound like about a billion other bands. The track works resonably well for racing, but It gets boring after the first minute and a half or so.

Track 6
Artist: Thornly
Track: Come Again
Label: Roadrunner Records / 604 Records
Length: 3.46
Rating: 4

This song is a pretty good choice for racing. It starts off with a really catchy edgy guitar line. There is some use of keyboards/electronics which adds a bit of depth to the track as well. The vocals work well enough, and as a whole the track is diverse enough to sound fresh from start to finish.

Track 7
Artist: Head Automatica
Track: Beating Heart Baby
Label: Warner Bros. Records
Length: 3.24
Rating: 1

Umm.. I just don't get this song at all. It seems like they just didnt know what they wanted this song to be. The backgound vocals sound quite queer, and the lead tries to be harsh.. Then there is this key change at around 2.50 which is simply annoying.. Oh and they threw in a beating heart sound at the very end, just to ensure you know the name of the track is 'Beating Heart Baby'. How original. Ungh.. Just skip this track.

Track 8
Artist: Crazy Anglos
Track: Fade
Label: Atlantic Recording Corp.
Length: 3.10
Rating: 2

This song screams "We want to be Rage Against the Machine", as if that were a good thing.. I guess you would classify this as rap-core. Or maybe crap-core. Im going to give this a two, since im no fan of Rage, or anything derivative of it.. But other people may like this sort of thing.. And if you ignore the overwhelming desparation of it.. it is barely a passable track. Otherwise i would give it a 1.

Track 9
Artist: Unwritten Law
Track: Get Up
Label: Atlantic Recording Corp.
Length: 4.12
Rating: 2

This song screams "We want to be Helmet.. Oh wait we want to be Weezer.. Aw crap lets be both..". This song is just plain annoying to race to. Please skip.

Track 10
Artist: The Used
Track: I Caught Fire (In Your Eyes)
Label: Warner Bros. Records
Length: 2.20
Rating: 3

These guys remind me of "The Get Up Kids" a bit. Pop-punkish non-descript track. Doesn't work very well for any of the race types. But there are worse tracks in this genre.

Track 11
Artist: Skindred
Track: Pressure
Label: Atlantic Recording Corp.
Length: 2.20
Rating: 1

How do bands like this get signed? Highly derivative. Annoying. If you like this.. get your ears checked.

Next Up.. Hip Hop

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Xbox 360 April Fools Content Posted

Looks like Microsoft has posted some april fools content today. Its pretty hilarious. Check it out here!

Happy April Fools!

Puzzle Quest: New Expansion Announced for XBOX Live Arcade

Infinite Interactive has announced plans for a downloadable expansion for Puzzle Quest: Challange of the Warlords for XBOX Live Arcade. They seem to be having trouble finding a name for the expansion, though, and have announced a contest to find a good name for the new product. You can enter the contest at the official Puzzle Quest website. The grand prize is a free download of the expansion, and *gasp* naming the game. Hmm that sounds like a pretty lame prize, for doing thier job for them, but whatever.. Key details about the expansion from the website are as follows:

• Four New Hero Professions - Bard, Rogue, Ranger, Warlock


• An entirely new part of Agaria to explore with all new quests


• More than 50 New Spells including Bullseye, Corruption, Darkness, King of Thieves, Song of Pain and more


• More than 40 New Magic Items including the Stormhammer, Stormshield, Darkblade and Dragonslayer


• New Monsters


• New Bosses


• New original Music

Any guesses as to what the new "Song of Pain" spell is all about? My guess is that your opponent is forced to listen to Elton John's "Crocodile Rock".

No details on the pricing of the expansion have yet been released, so we'll have to wait and see how much they plan on charging for the title.

PGR3 - REVIEW - Genre: Classical

Classical

Genre Rating: 1

Total Tracks in Genre: 10
Length: approx. 65 mins.

In my humble opinion, this is a waste of a genre. These tracks are all excellent, taken out of the context of Project Gotham Racing 3. But totally useless as a background for a racing game. Now if it was possible to listen to these tracks outside of the game environment, like playing them as a CD or something, I would be happy to add them to my music library. But you can't do this with an XBOX 360 disc. The only way you can listen to the tracks on this disc is during game play. And for this, they are absolutely worthless. Believe me.. I tired to race to every one of these tracks and.. they just don't work well at all.

There are only 2 possible scenarios I can think of that you could possibly want to race to these tracks.

1. You are completely infatuated with the Jean Girard character from the movie Talledega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (played outstandingly by Sasha Baron Cohen) and want to pretend you are him.
2. You are so bored with this game you will try anything to spice it up a bit including trying to race to Classical tracks. If this is the case.. Its time to buy a new game..

In any case I am listing all the tracks in the genre, but decided not to waste my time reviewing each track, since in my opionion they are all equally bad choices for a racing soundtrack. Please.. if you have taken to racing to any of these tracks, its time to buy a new game.

Guide to rating: 1 = Avoid at all costs / 5 = Can't go wrong with this one.

Track 1
Artist: Mussorgsky
Track: Night On Bare Mountain
Label: Naxos
Length: 11.00
Rating: 1

Track 2
Artist: Mozart
Track: Symphony No. 40 in G Minor
Label: Naxos
Length: 7.25
Rating: 1

Track 3
Artist: Bach
Track: Brandenburg Concerto - III.Allegro
Label: Naxos
Length: 4.38
Rating: 1

Track 4
Artist: Brahms
Track: Symphony No. 4 in G Minor - Allegro Giocoso - Poco meno Presto
Label: Naxos
Length: 6.25
Rating: 1

Track 5
Artist: Tchaikovsky
Track: Mazeppa - The Battle at Poltava
Label: Naxos
Length: 6.00
Rating: 1

Track 6
Artist: Rimsky Korsakov
Track: Danse des bouffons (Dance of the Clowns)
Label: Naxos
Length: 3.46
Rating: 1

Track 7
Artist: Liszt
Track: Hungarian Attack March
Label: Naxos
Length: 4.43
Rating: 1

Track 8
Artist: Beethoven
Track: Symphony No. 7 in A - Allegro con brio
Label: Naxos
Length: 8.50
Rating: 1

Track 9
Artist: Tchaikovsky
Track: Symphony No. 4 - Finale: Allegro con fuoco
Label: Naxos
Length: 9.18
Rating: 1

Track 10
Artist: Verdi
Track: Requiem - Dies Irae
Label: Naxos
Length: 2.20
Rating: 1

This track actually sounds like it gets truncated for some reason.. Hmm.

Next Up.. Rock

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Chunk is the real father of my child

Today, I am heartbroken. I have come to the realization that "Chunk" from the Goonies, is the real father of my youngest son. Here are some photos of both of them.. You be the judge..

Speaking of Chunk from the Goonies. Anyone out there remember the game Goonies 2 from the original Nintendo? Man that was a great game. I gotta try to dig up my copy one of these days.

XBOX Live Arcade Game Catan FREE with 12 Month Live Gold Subscription

Planning on signing up for a New XBOX Live Gold subscription? You can get the XBOX Live Arcade game "Catan" free with your subscription.

To get Catan for free:

1. Sign up for a new 12-month Xbox LIVE Gold Membership.


2. Register at: xbox.com/sm4

The code for the free game will be sent to you in 4 - 6 weeks.
This offer expires on March 25, 2008, so hurry up!

Enjoy!

XBOX 360 - Deals of the Week

There are a couple of good deals out there this week, if you are willing to shop around a bit. First off Circuit City has Capcom's Lost Planet: Extreme Condition on sale for a mere 20 dollars. It's a pretty decent game, and a great deal at that price, considering that EB Games sells it used for 26$ currently.

Next we have Call of Duty 2 on sale this time at Best Buy for 20 dollars as well. You can get it used from EB Games, for 13$ but they don't guarantee it will come with the box, or instructions. I would rather have the peace of mind that I'm getting the complete product, for 7 dollars more.

Anti-deal of the week:

Looks like Best Buy cut the price on the XBOX 360's HD-DVD Accessory down to 50$. Too bad the HD-DVD has officially lost the format war to Blu-ray. Plans to build a Blu-ray addon may be in the works over at Microsoft, but I need to ask: Why bother? Consoles are for playing games. Show me a game out currently that is so huge or advanced that it requires Blu-ray or HD-DVD and I'll change my mind.. But stand alone players are MUCH better then game consoles for movies. Why? Cause they are built to watch movies on.. The interface is better, they are more convienient to use, etc. I never played audio CD's on my PS1, nor did I use my PS2 to watch movies.. Christ, I never even used my Sega CD for playing audio CD's and honestly, that's about the only thing that piece of crap was good for..

Guitar Hero 3 - Dream On (Aerosmith) - FREE

For a limited time you can download "Dream On" by Aerosmith, for Guitar Hero 3, from XBOX Live Marketplace FREE! Thats right! From today (Feb. 16th) to Monday Feb 18th. Hurry up and get your extra track for free.

PGR3 - REVIEW - Genre: Bhangra

Bhangra

Genre Rating: 4.5

Total Tracks in Genre: 12
Length: approx. 53 mins.

The Wipeout series probably was responsible for getting me listening to Electronica/Techno. PGR3 is the series thats going to get me listening to Bhangra. This genre is, simply put, a great choice for racing. And Tigerstyle just tops it off. There are a couple lackluster tracks in this genre which prevents it from getting a perfect 5.. But this is overall the best genre of the game.

Guide to rating: 1 = Avoid at all costs / 5 = Can't go wrong with this one.

Track 1
Artist: MIDIval PunditZ
Track: Bhangra Fever/Heavy Nitro Remix
Label: Six Degrees Records
Length: 3.55
Rating: 4

This one starts off a little slow and then builds nicely. Some crazy tempo changes keep this one from earning a 5, but still an excellent track. Try this one on Nurburgring.

Track 2
Artist: Tigerstyle
Track: Akh mastani
Label: Nachural Records
Length: 3.28
Rating: 5

You know.. The PGR3 soundtrack repesents my first exposure to Bhangra music. Simply put, these guys make it an awesome experience for me. This song both rocks, and fits soooo great as a track in a racing game. I'm going to be buying a bunch of albums by these guys if they are all as good as this. You just cant go wrong with this track. Best track in Project Gotham Racing 3.. Period.

Track 3
Artist: Dhamaal Soundsystem
Track: Bol Breaker
Label: MusSync
Length: 3.50
Rating: 3

Kinda boring not bad.. but nothing exciting either..

Track 4
Artist: Achanak
Track: Lak Noo Hala De
Label: Nachural Records
Length: 2.28
Rating: 4

Energetic and a bit corny. But fun to listen to, and good for racing too. This track works well enough.

Track 5
Artist: Echotwist
Track: Frankies Next Move
Label: MusSync
Length: 4.54
Rating: 3

This track starts off a bit drony and boring, but picks it up about a minute and a half in. Give it a chance to get past the first part and you wont be dissappointed. Decent variety here once it gets going. I find myself wondering about the title of this track. Is this some sort of homage to "Frankie Goes to Hollywood"? Maybe they are still big in India? Who knows..

Track 6
Artist: Bhangra Blast
Track: Hauli Hauli (Abridged)
Label: Times Music
Length: 1.14
Rating: 3

The keyboards in this song sound like they are from one of those kids keyboards at the toystore.. Circa 1992.. But the song is so short, it doesnt really matter. Has a good rhythm to it and its a perfect length for those short challanges.

Track 7
Artist: Tigerstyle
Track: Boliyan
Label: Nachural
Length: 3.26
Rating: 4

Another rockin one from Tigerstyle. This one with a bit more traditional feel to it. Still a great song. These guys just don't dissappoint..

Track 8
Artist: MIDIval PunditZ
Track: Kesariya
Label: Six Degrees Records
Length: 7.12
Rating: 4

This one starts off SUPER mellow, Slowly introducing one musical element at a time. Vocals, then keys, then the beat, then the bass. This actually works really well for the super long races (think Nurburgring). The vocals are really pretty too, without being distracting.

Track 9
Artist: Karsh Kale
Track: One Step Beyond
Label: Six Degrees Records
Length: 6.05
Rating: 3

This song is mostly drums with a mellow melody over parts. Good use of both electronic sounds and analog. Gets a bit boring. Not a great track but a definately a good one..

Track 10
Artist: Jasbir Jassi
Track: Putt Jattaan Daa
Label: Times Music
Length: 5.40
Rating: 2

The worst song in the genre by far. The music is lame. The vocals boring. And it feels WAY too long. Skip this track.

Track 11
Artist: Achanak
Track: Maar Sutia
Label: Nachural Records
Length: 3.24
Rating: 4

Another good one by Achanak. Bouncy sounding and fun to race to.

Track 12
Artist: Tigerstyle
Track: Maan doabe da
Label: Nachural Records
Length: 5.05
Rating: 5

Ok third times the charm.. Just go out and buy one of these guys albums. You wont be disappointed. Another awesome track.

Next Up.. Classical

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XBOX Originals - What a letdown..

Back in December Microsoft started allowing downloads of Original Xbox titles in Xbox Live. This allows 360 owners, to play some Xbox classics, all for the low low price of 1200 Microsoft points.

First let me say that some of these old Xbox titles are still GREAT games, and definately worth owning, if you missed them the first time round. Whether its Halo, or Crimson Skies, or Fable.. They are all exceptional games.

Here are the reasons I think this "deal" aint so great.

1. You can own these titles for only 1200 Microsoft points!
   Wow what a fantastic deal, that equates to only 15 bucks a game.. Fifteen bucks a game? Are you kidding me? If you spend some time looking in the discount bins over at your favorite game store, you can probably find them for 10 or less..
2. You can download them right to your 360! No need to run out to the game store!
   Wow thats awesome! You also get no case, no physical game, no liner notes, no instruction manual.. Don't you think it should COST less if you are going to GET less?
3. Pay with convienient Microsoft Points!
   What the shit is convienient about these points? Why not just charge cash, so at least you can easily figure out how much you are spending.. I don't really understand the idea of these points. I can understand if you could win points or something for playing in tournaments, or games or something.. But I havent seen any things like that.. I think that people who were with Xbox Live from the beginning got some free points for the 5 year anniversary, but thats about all I ever heard of.

Want a better deal? I just bought Crimson Skies used for 4.60$ complete with original case, instructions, etc. You can find most of these games either brand new in the discount bins, or used in near mint condition, for much less than 15 bucks. Christ.. you can probably get 3 original Xbox games used, for the price of one of these downloaded games.

Oh and the ONE reason that these downloaded classics ARE better than the original? You don't need to insert a disc to play the game. Me? I'll save the 10 bucks and put the damn game in the drive.

Undertow - XBOX Live Arcade - FREE

If you are an Xbox Live member you can download the full version of Xbox Live Arcade game Undertow free of charge, from January 23 - January 27. Get yourself a free game today! Just log into live, browse the games, and download your game for nothing at all.

Games Over Girls Podcast

Since starting this blog, my main objective was to start a podcast. This blogging shit's for the birds! Writing is annoying, I'd much rather have a little radio show that will flow freely. It's hard for me to express emotion in writing, not to mention I'll sit there reading and re-writing my thoughts, sure it may come out better when you have time to think about what you want to say - but it's not really the way it should be. I want all the stupid shit I say and think to come out naturally, it's honest that way, not as canned.
What do you say Chris, you want to move this thing to the full website and start the podcast or what?!
Chris - Yah, I'm down with doing the podcast Jacko.. Let's work on it this weekend, if you are not falling down drunk as usual ;)

iphone gaming coming soon?

There was a comment made on one of the 1up.com podcasts that mobile gaming on the iphone is a very possible reality in the near future. I just bought the 8 gig version a couple of days ago, and the thought of playing a cheap, touch sensitive RPG or Puzzle game has me pretty excited. It kinda sucks that I'm retarded with computers, because I'd love to jailbreak this thing and play NES games. Anyway, Lunar sequel, make it happen. Not on the phone stupid, DS or PSP, and not anything even resembling Dragon Song....wasn't this supposed to be about iPhone gaming?

World of Warcraft - Interface Addon - Loot Track

Well the thumbs healing up nicely. Should get the stitches out on Monday.. With my gaming thumb out of commission, I have been catching up on some PC Gaming.. Notably some Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth, which is grand, and World of Warcraft. This brings me to the point of this post.

Way back when.. when I used to have a lot of time to play WOW, my main was a fire specced Mage enchanter. I used to do alot of farming for drops for disenchant loot. I used Thottbot for a while trying to determine which mobs dropped greens, or blues frequently, but it didn't work that well, since thott would tell you how often mobs would drop a given item. I wasn't really looking for this.. I just wanted to know how often an enemy would drop ANY item of green quality.. or blue quality.. etc.

In order to solve this dilemma I decided to code my own World of Warcraft interface addon. (Yes I know I am a nerd) Thus was born "Loot Track".

The purpose of this addon is to track how frequently any given enemy of a given level, will drop each quality item (grey, white, green, blue, purple, orange), and how much cash (in silver) it drops on average. The interface is very simple. You target a mob. If you have harvested it before, it will pop a list of how frequently it drops the different quality goods. It also lists how many times the enemy has been harvested, and the average cash it drops. If you have not harvested it before, nothing is displayed. The more you harvest a given enemy, the more precise the data becomes. Here is an example of the interface.

From this image we see the targetted mob, a level 7 Cursed Darkhound. From the Loot Track frame we see that I have harvested this particular enemy 40 times. On average it drops grey items 15% of the time, and white items 55% of the time. It drops no cash at all. The frame can be right clicked and dragged anywhere on the screen, so you can arrange it whereever you want.

This is a really simple addon. If you are looking for a good rough idea of what a mob is dropping, to figure out if you want to grind it, this addon is great. If you are looking for mass quantities of info on the mob, other addons are much better. MobInfo for instance is great for telling you just about anything you need to know. I use it all the time.

Anyway you can download Loot Track here. To install it, simply unzip and drop the "Loot Track" folder in your interface/addons directory. This app can even be distributed as long as I am properly credited, and you include a link to this blog from the distribution webpage. I hope you enjoy using this addon as much as I do. Cheers!

Thumb Injury

What an asshole, now you can't play Super Mario Galaxy HAHAHAHAHA.......Wait.....You lucky prick! Seriously though, is this going to effect Rock Band practice? The Cunt Farts are really starting to make it big in the underground scene, Rolling Stone calls us "Uproarious". What do you think about writing a real song called "While my plastic rock band guitar gently weeps"? What, no good?

Gaming Thumb Injured; Log Maul Aptly Named

Yeah.. I'm a dumbass.. Mangled my gaming thumb splitting some firewood over the weekend. 8 pound maul to the thumb.. Nice. I was actually pretty lucky for the fact that I managed to miss any bones, but split it open pretty badly to the tune of 3 stitches.

Amazingly, this is the first time I have ever gotten stitches. I mean.. I definately should have gotten them on at least 4 occasions that I can think of.. But just never went to get them done.

Anyway, looks like im relegated to the world of PC gaming for the next week or two.. Guess I could work on leveling my PVP alts on World of Warcraft.. :(

What a load of crap..

STUPID MARIO GALAXY - Review - Wii - 6/10

Dear Nintendo Fanboys,
Go play Super Mario 64....GO NOW, I'll be here when you get back. Ooooh sweeet mama, Tia Tanaka, I would love to eat your assho- OH SHIT, you're back.... um.... I wasn't doing anything, why, what did you hear? Now go play Super Mario Galaxy, this time give me a little more time to uh.... finish up. OK, do you understand why I made you go play them? To prove a little point, Super Mario 64 is a far more satisfying experience and was made over 10 years ago. I realize that it's a different game and it should be judged on it's own merits, but I can't sit here and give a game , that's inferior in almost every way, a score that's anything higher than a 6.
Look, Nintendo is still probably the best software company in the world, but you wouldn't know it by the shit they've been shoveling out over the past year or so. Where are the games for the hardcore? Is this it? Nintendo, you are on probation until you get your act together and get back to the greatness you once were. Now on with the review.

Graphics - The graphics are actually pretty good, the only problem I have with them is that the worlds are way too small to soak them up. I really enjoy the way the teeny tiny levels look as you shoot into them as you start, and when you use the star-cannons to shoot you around it also.

Sound - Most of the music is forgettable, the only high points are the little music notes that play an oldschool Super Mario tune from yesteryear, that was awesome.

Controls - The controls would be great.... if you were able to play this game with a normal controller and not with this dildo of an abomination. After about 12 hours of play, it still doesn't feel right, GOOD GOD I want to play with the Game Cube pad again.

Gameplay - It's just not that fun, Why are the levels so short? Just when I'm starting to get into it, the level is over. Believe me, I wanted so badly for something to justify purchasing that little white shit box, this ain't it! If Smash Bros. Brawl sucks I'm going to off myself.

Overall - Pass, they really shit the bed on this one. There are better games to play, go get some older Game Cube games, I suggest Eternal Darkness, Metroid Prime, even Super Mario Sunshine is worth playing over this, and that game SUCKED!

In closing I would also like to say that there is probably not a bigger fan of Nintendo than I (I have 2 Zelda tattoos to prove it), so save your mail bombs for someone else. I just want everyone to wake up and smell the cat crap, there is a reason we hold Nintendo to a higher standard and I just hope they remember their loyal fanbase when it comes time to make the next system.

PGR3 - REVIEW - Genre: Alternative Rock

Alternative Rock

Genre Rating: 3

Total Tracks in Genre: 11
Length: approx. 36 mins.

This genre is characterized by its mediocrity. There are no totally awful tracks in the Alt Rock genre, but there are no exceptionally great tracks either. A few of the songs work pretty well though.

Guide to rating: 1 = Avoid at all costs / 5 = Can't go wrong with this one.

Track 1
Artist: Bloc Party
Track: Helicopter
Label: Vice Music Inc.
Length: 3.38
Rating: 4

This track works pretty well. Vocals are catchy. Electronic and electric instrumentation keeps the song from getting boring.

Track 2
Artist: Morrissey
Track: I Like You
Label: Attack Records
Length: 4.08
Rating: 2

I enjoy listening to Morrissey. He's super gay and all.. but if you ignore the fact that he's singing about a dude in his love songs, they are good. This being said, Morrissey should not be on any racing game soundtrack, unless its some sort of yacht sailing/racing sim. The music/vocals just do not fit very well with the whole experience. An exception, would be The Smith's "How Soon Is Now", but even then I would probably choose Richard Butler/Love Spit Love's cover, which is more powerful. Good track.. Poor choice for this game though.

Track 3
Artist: Death From Above 1979
Track: Black History Month
Label: Last Gang Records/Vice Records
Length: 3.50
Rating: 3

Every once in a while, someone tells me that I sould listen to these guys. I give it a shot, and determine that I think these guys are ok, not great, but ok. I feel the same about this track.. This song is rich in adequacity. Not the best track, not the worst either.

Track 4
Artist: Louis XIV
Track: God Killed The Queen
Label: Atlantic Recording Group
Length: 2.28
Rating: 3

Reminicent of mid 70's guitar rock. This song is saved by its short duration.

Track 5
Artist: Hot Hot Heat
Track: Island Of The Honest Man
Label: Sire Records
Length: 3.03
Rating: 4

This track is one of the better ones in this genre. Some wierd breaks now and then, but as a whole the track works pretty well for the london races especially.

Track 6
Artist: Death Cab For Cutie
Track: Photobooth (Live)
Label: Barsuk Records
Length: 3.30
Rating: 2

I am a big fan of Death Cab. Im a big fan of this song. This song does not work well with Project Gotham Racing. It's not powerful enough. Live versions of songs typically more powerful sounding than the originals. This one is not. Great song, just does not work at all in this capacity..

Track 7
Artist: The Kills
Track: The Good Ones
Label: Domino Records
Length: 3.26
Rating: 2

This song starts and ends with very little fluctuation. Speed stays the same. Vocals stay the same. Guitar stays the same. Drums stay the same. This track is just plain boring.

Track 8
Artist: Gratitude
Track: Drive Away
Label: Atlantic Recording Group
Length: 3.20
Rating: 4

Hard guitar lines, mellowish catchy vocals, and good variety, make this track the best of the genre. Not the best in the game though.

Track 9
Artist: The Futureheads
Track: Trying Not To Think About Time
Label: 679 Recordings Ltd
Length: 2.18
Rating: 3

Lots of breaks and time changes in this fast track, make this one hard to match to the action. Still a decent track though.

Track 10
Artist: The Presidents of the United States of America
Track: Poke and Destroy
Label: PUSA, LLC
Length: 2.36
Rating: 2

I can't stand these guys. There.. I said it.. This song sucks. The vocals suck. This song is distracting. For some goddamned reason, this track seems to come up ALL THE TIME when I'm playing this game on a random soundtrack. I think they paid the developers off to keep this track "less than random" if you know what i mean.. Im giving this song a two, because I feel that I may be less than impartial, since I think these guys suck so bad. I would give this track a one otherwise. You are welcome.

Track 11
Artist: Less Than Jake
Track: Bridge And Tunnel Authority
Label: Sire Records
Length: 2.36
Rating: 4

Decent Pop-Punk ditty. Not familiar with these guys, but the track works rather well. Fast-pacing, catchy guitar and vocals, and some horns make this interesting.

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