Impressions: WRC

WRC is the official game of the 2010 WRC (World Rally Championship) season, and I think it is a great game. I have been a fan of rally racing games since the good old days of Colin McRae Rally, and I'm pleased that WRC is a pure rally game. WRC is not like the Dirt series, where you race buggies & trucks with the occasional rally race, WRC is all rally: All of the time (they should've put THAT on the box!).

There are 6 stages from each of the 13 rallys, from all over the world. You'll be racing in many different terrain types like snow (Sweden), tarmac (Germany), and dust/gravel (Mexico). This game is very challenging, but it is very rewarding when you get it right. Unfortunately, Australia no longer has a rally on the WRC calendar, but we have almost-Australia, in New Zealand. :P

There is online multiplayer (which I haven't tried), and a robust career mode. In "The road to the WRC", you start off in the lower rally classes, and slowly move up through the rally classes, until you finally enter the WRC. There are 50-odd events to race through, so there is plenty of game there.



As the Colin McRae Rally series evolved into the Dirt series, it went away from the pure rally experience. WRC shits all over Dirt, because it is like the Colin McRae Rally series. I recommend this game to fans of rally games. This is the game we have been waiting years for.

Hockey is back!

Today is the first day of this years hockey season. I love hockey. It's such a fast & skillful game. I wish hockey was bigger in this country. It's so much better than AFL or NRL.

It looks to be an interesting season, with many questions. Can the Blackhawks repeat as champions? Will the Canucks finally live up to expectations? Will the Leafs continue to stink? I hope so.

The Canucks' first game is on sunday against the Los Angeles Kings, and I'm hoping they get off to a winning start. There are 2 live games on foxtel today, and I'm currently watching the Penguins and Flyers battle it out in beautiful High Definition (HD BABY!).

Go Canucks Go!

Game Radar: Medal of Honor (Part 2)

Here are another couple more videos showing off the gameplay elements for Medal of Honor. The 'Objective Raid' mode reminds me alot of Counter Strike, which can only be a good thing. The more I see of this game, the more I look forward to it. The single player looks gritty, and more 'realistic' (meaning less run-and-gun gameplay), and the multiplayer being made by DICE (makers of the Battlefield series) has me very interested, indeed.

Medal of Honor is due to be released in the next 2 weeks. Get excited, people!

Photos, Photos, Photos!

Here are some photos which I took last month when a friend of Canuckistan, Wound was down in Melbourne. The graffiti shots were taken in Hosier and Union lanes in the city centre. The last shot, of the snow dragon, was taken up at the Dinner Plain ski resort.

NOTE: I couldn't be arsed to play around with photoshop, so you'll have to make do with shots that have poor exposure, and have colours out of balance. So nerrrrr.

Viva La Robolution!

Yesterday, the latest expansion DLC was released for Canuckistan favourite, Borderlands. "Claptrap's New Robot Revolution" has you putting stop to an uprising of freedom fighting Claptraps, who are sick of being abused.

Claptraps are very entertaining & funny characters at the best of times, but killing the freedom fighting Claptraps is even more enjoyable!



Grab this DLC for 800 moon dollars from the xbox live marketplace. More Borderlands can only be a good thing.

Night of the Living Trekkies

Night of the Living Trekkies is a book about a bunch of Trek fans at a convention, which is overran by a zombie outbreak. I don't often get excited about zombie related things, but my interest is definately grabbed by it being tied in with Star Trek.

I really need to get this book. The title is awesome as it is, but check out the trailer which was made to promote it. If this book ever gets made into a full-length feature, it would be THE GREATEST FILM OF ALL TIME!



I might have to make a trip to Borders tomorrow :)

ZOMBIEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSS!!!1!1!!!!1

Game Radar: Medal of Honor

On my games radar is the upcoming title Medal of Honor (damn american spelling - it's honour!). This game is a first person shooter set in Afghanistan, and along with a robust single player campaign, the multiplayer looks to to have alot of potential.

The multiplayer modes have been produced by EA DICE, who made my favourite game Battlefield Bad Company 2. That alone should be enough to get you excited, but DICE look to have added a few things which sweeten the deal. Essentially, MoH looks to be the love child of the Call of Duty & Battlefield game series'.

Check out these videos, showing off both multiplayer & single player gameplay...







I can't wait to try this game out. Release date is due to be around the 14th of October.