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Farenheit (PS2, By Atari and Quanticdream)
Website: www.atari.com/fahrenheit
One day i was just reading through Offiicaly Playstation 2 Magazine when one game caught my eye, now I had never seen this game in the previews or news so i was a little shocked to be seeing an unknown game be given 8/10, so I gave it a chance and read the review.
The idea seemed revolutionary.
So i got hold of a demo from a pal and even though it lasted about 5 minutes, i was up till 2 am playing it.
I went into GAME that weekend and brought it without any hesitation, wacked it in the PS2 and was prepared to be amazed, and I was not let down one bit.
The game is set in New York in 2009 and you play as 3 different characters, Lucas Kane (Main Character), Carla Valenti and Tyler Miles. Now I will try to explain the game without giving away too many spoilers.
As Lucas Kane you commit a murder, except, you don't rememebr doing it out of you own will, its as if your, lets say, possesed? During the game you are continuously trying to stay out the way of the 2 detectives leading the case, Carla Valenti and Tyler Miles, which in turn you play as trying to find out who commited the murder and what the motives are.
So in theory your trying to hide yourself from... yourself.
As the story goes deeper and deeper you get more and more hooked on, first time i played it i was on for a good 8 hours, it feels like your in the cinema at times watching a psychological thriller, but you choose what the 'actors' do.
Now for the revolutionary part,
The levels are totally interacvtive, you feel like having a drink when your in your apartment? Go for the whiskey if you must but just make sure you don't take sleeping tablets after.. (I learnt the hard way) You feel like practicing on the guitar? Go ahead its there, all these factors make a difference to your mental health, which you must keep track of all the time, let it go down too much and all hell breaks loose. The controls for the game are also very different, in the action scenes you don't button bash like in Tekken, you press the corrisponding direction indecated on the screen, very 'dance uk'. Its highly effective since it keeps you on your toes, its also not too nice since your focusing more on the directions than on the action itself, (Although you can later unlock the action scenes for your enjoyment).
So all in all its an unknown game that has some revolutionary ideas, its action is second to none and its story is gripping till the very end.
Pros: Revolutionary, you will not find another game like it. Fact. Highly addictive.
Cons: I felt the graphics could have been a little bit sharper, and you do get distracted in the fight scenes by the little direction indicators.
Note: It does have a limited length, but thats only if you choose to do it quickly, there are multiple endings that you do have to work for.
Rating: 9.5 out of 10.
Farenheit (PS2, By Atari and Quanticdream)
Website: www.atari.com/fahrenheit
One day i was just reading through Offiicaly Playstation 2 Magazine when one game caught my eye, now I had never seen this game in the previews or news so i was a little shocked to be seeing an unknown game be given 8/10, so I gave it a chance and read the review.
The idea seemed revolutionary.
So i got hold of a demo from a pal and even though it lasted about 5 minutes, i was up till 2 am playing it.
I went into GAME that weekend and brought it without any hesitation, wacked it in the PS2 and was prepared to be amazed, and I was not let down one bit.
The game is set in New York in 2009 and you play as 3 different characters, Lucas Kane (Main Character), Carla Valenti and Tyler Miles. Now I will try to explain the game without giving away too many spoilers.
As Lucas Kane you commit a murder, except, you don't rememebr doing it out of you own will, its as if your, lets say, possesed? During the game you are continuously trying to stay out the way of the 2 detectives leading the case, Carla Valenti and Tyler Miles, which in turn you play as trying to find out who commited the murder and what the motives are.
So in theory your trying to hide yourself from... yourself.
As the story goes deeper and deeper you get more and more hooked on, first time i played it i was on for a good 8 hours, it feels like your in the cinema at times watching a psychological thriller, but you choose what the 'actors' do.
Now for the revolutionary part,
The levels are totally interacvtive, you feel like having a drink when your in your apartment? Go for the whiskey if you must but just make sure you don't take sleeping tablets after.. (I learnt the hard way) You feel like practicing on the guitar? Go ahead its there, all these factors make a difference to your mental health, which you must keep track of all the time, let it go down too much and all hell breaks loose. The controls for the game are also very different, in the action scenes you don't button bash like in Tekken, you press the corrisponding direction indecated on the screen, very 'dance uk'. Its highly effective since it keeps you on your toes, its also not too nice since your focusing more on the directions than on the action itself, (Although you can later unlock the action scenes for your enjoyment).
So all in all its an unknown game that has some revolutionary ideas, its action is second to none and its story is gripping till the very end.
Pros: Revolutionary, you will not find another game like it. Fact. Highly addictive.
Cons: I felt the graphics could have been a little bit sharper, and you do get distracted in the fight scenes by the little direction indicators.
Note: It does have a limited length, but thats only if you choose to do it quickly, there are multiple endings that you do have to work for.
Rating: 9.5 out of 10.
