http://www.ratinghq.comRatinghq Category Comments Feed for GamesRatingHQ (http://www.ratinghq.com)enThe Covenant control Earth. The Flood is unleashed and on the loose. With the fate of the galaxy hanging in the balance, Master Chief is the only one that can save the human race. Master Chief, the last of his kind, is a warrior born for combat, bred for war … and humanity’s only hope. (xbox.com)http://www.ratinghq.com/3-142/halo-3-for-xbox-360.html2008-07-09 12:24:01The game features a boxer named Little Mac working his way up the professional boxing circuits, facing a series of colorful, fictional boxers, leading to a final fight with real-life boxer, and then-World Heavyweight Champion, Mike Tyson. The game requires good reflexes in reaction to the computer-controlled boxers' moves, as the more advanced boxers give very little indication of their coming moves. Punch-Out!! incorporates enough variety to be a challenge to even the most experienced of players. Still, many have mastered Punch-Out!! by learning the computer-controlled boxers' consistent patterns. Little Mac has a limited repertoire compared to many of his opponents. His punches are limited to left and right jabs, left and right body blows, and a powerful uppercut. The uppercut can only be used once the player earns a star, which can often be accomplished by counter-punching the opponent directly before or after certain attacks are launched. On the defensive side, the player can also dodge left or right, duck, and block attacks. Little Mac also has a heart meter, which decreases by three upon being struck by an opponent and one upon blocking an attack or an opponent blocking the player's attack. When the heart meter decreases to zero, Little Mac temporarily turns pink and appears exhausted; leaving the player unable to attack, but still able to defend. At this point, the player regains a few hearts and Little Mac reverts to his original palette, but only if Mac is able to successfully avoid his opponent's attacks. Mac will remain exhausted until he has successfully defended against an opponent's move. Doc Louis serves as Little Mac's faithful trainer and corner man who will gives advice between rounds on how to defeat Mac's opponent.http://www.ratinghq.com/3-373/mike-tyson-s-punch-out-.html2008-07-25 10:51:19Madden NFL 09 is the 2009 edition of the American football video game series published by EA Sports and developed by EA Tiburon. It is currently in production. It will be the 19th installment in the Madden NFL video game franchise. The game was confirmed for the Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Xbox 360 and Xbox consoles.http://www.ratinghq.com/3-487/madden-nfl-09-game.html2008-08-11 08:49:39Call of Duty: World at War will feature a more mature theme than previous installments in the series. Swimming elements will be introduced to the series for the first time in single player and multiplayer. While in water, the player cannot sprint and will only move at half speed. Flamethrowers, first introduced in Call of Duty: United Offensive, will be reintroduced with new flammable environments. The game will be slightly more open-ended than previous games in the series, as there will be multiple ways to complete missions. World at War will feature cooperative gameplay with up to four players via split-screen on consoles, or four players online, for the first time in the franchise. Cooperative multiplayer on the Wii will allow for multiple players to play on one screen. It will also use a perk system similar to Infinity Ward's Call of Duty 4. Activision has also confirmed the presence of vehicles in multiplayer.http://www.ratinghq.com/3-516/call-of-duty-5-world-at-war.html2008-09-02 08:47:58Now you can learn how to do Pilates, a body conditioning routine that focuses on building flexibility, strength, endurance and coordination without adding muscle bulk. With Let's Pilates you can train anywhere, anytime without needing a class or a TV! (amazon.com) For the Nintendo DS systems.http://www.ratinghq.com/3-527/lets-pilates-.html2008-09-04 09:24:49Vampire Rain: Altered Species is an intense game that takes place during a dreary night in a suburban, west coast city in the US. For some time now, mankind has been battling the ferocious and terrifying Nightwalkers, a race of superhuman vampires who crave human blood. People have been disappearing at night; the lucky ones are found dead, but those less fortunate are reborn as Nightwalkers, and are bound by instinct to forcefully recruit unwitting victims into the Nightwalker army. Gamers take the role of John Lloyd, a member of a US special government unit created to defeat the Nightwalkers, and the only human to ever survive a physical encounter with them. (amazon.com)http://www.ratinghq.com/3-528/vampire-rain-altered-species.html2008-09-04 09:35:34Assassin's Creed is a third-person stealth game in which the player assumes the role of Altaïr ibn La-Ahad "The Flying One, Son of None", a member of the Hashshashin, The Assassin Brotherhood, which is not allied to either the Crusaders or Saracens during the third crusade. The brotherhood's primary enemy is the Knights Templar. Altaïr's objective in the game is to assassinate nine historical figures propagating the Crusades in the year 1191. According to Ubisoft developers, all of the main character's targets are historical figures who died or disappeared in 1191, although not necessarily by assassination. The game takes place primarily in the Holy Land. It consists of four main cities: Jerusalem, Acre, Damascus and Masyaf, the assassins' stronghold; all but Masyaf contain three sections that are unlocked over the course of the game. An approximation of the land lying between these areas is present in the game as "The Kingdom." The game's developers claim the environments are all historically accurate. Each city features a highly detailed environment populated by many people of different types, and as the player interacts with his/her environment, the people around Altaïr respond in logical and predictable ways. For example, when Altaïr climbs buildings without the use of a ladder, the local citizens pause, gather round the building he is climbing and comment on his unusual behavior, or how they won't help him if he hurts himself. Certain actions, such as harming an innocent can attract the unwanted attention of nearby guards, who may then choose to attack him. Neither Richard the Lionheart's forces, nor Saladin's forces are particularly friendly towards Altaïr - If he comes into contact with any guards outside the main cities, he will be chased off.http://www.ratinghq.com/3-529/assassins-creed.html2008-09-04 22:11:05