Saturday, August 21, 2010

Singularity

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Controlling time is not a new concept to a few games but Singularity takes it to a different point that we have never seen before. Using the TMD (Time Manipulation Device(Created by Berisov) ) that Lead actor Nathaniel Renko finds, you are able to revert objects in time. say a staircase is old and broken down you can change that to what it was the first day it was built. how about those pesky soldiers? well aging them to ash is a good way to get rid of them. Now your thinking about if you had a TMD you wouldn’t need anything else. Wrong. the TMD works only with E99 Tech that you may find laying around simg. Your also given  many different Weapons  along with the TMD. Using the Assault Rifle is great along with the Sniper but why not use a E99 infused weapon like the Seeker? with the seeker you can control the bullet.

Now the story of Singularity is great.Renko is involved in a helicopter crash and soon after is engulfed in a Time Distortion Singularity. the Once deserted and decaying build he was in is now full of life and on fire. One man is running and falls through a floor almost until you help him up and bring him to safety. As the man thanks you your brought back to your time. As you look around at the deserted and decaying building a few things just seem to be off. the man you saved is Demichev. the new ruler of the USSR and Katorga 12. As they always say, a butterfly flaps it’s wings in New York and it storms in Japan. Changing the past is a no-no and now you have to fix it. A few things seem that they would cause a loop hole while some hidden messages that can be found on the walls kind of throw your perception of what is really going on off. Along the way you can find some E99 Weapon Tech Cases that you can use to upgrade your weaponry or even some E99 Tech that you can use to upgrade some of your skills. This is a part of a problem though. it seems like you could use the powers as it’s very misleading. First you have to buy the power, go to another menu then and then attach it. Then while we are on a similar page the Controls work. But i know they could have been better. in some parts of the game where if gets a bit hectic i was scrambling around because i accidently switched weapons or i used up all my E99 by mistake.

Now I'm not saying this is a bad game but i would have loved to see a few things added to it. Like the ability to replay certain levels so you can go back and redo some things or even a New Game + so you can be some super strong solider and unlock all upgrades on the harder difficulties.  Maybe even add a few stronger monsters as a couple of the ones you fight seem very weak. but overall the game is great. Very enjoyable and is a reasonable 88/120

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If you like the 2009 Wolfenstien you’ll like this game

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