Playstation Classics - Tony Hawk Pro Skater

Here we have one of my all-time favorite games.  Honestly, Mega Man X4 gave me a little frustration, and I knew this game would be pure joy.

If you have never played a Tony Hawk game before, you essentially just skate around doing crazy tricks and scoring points.

Each level places you in some location with skate ramps conveniently placed all over.  You are given five objectives to complete.  When you complete an objective, you received a tape.  Each level has two tapes for points, one for collecting letters to spell "skate", one is obtained from destroying various items, and the final one is a tape hidden somewhere in the level.

Some of the tapes can be difficult to obtain, but I have played this game so many times, it went quickly.

Overall, this game was a great blast from the past.  I have played newer Tony Hawk games more recently, but I forgot how different this one was.  No manualling!  This game still has my favorite non-original soundtrack of all time though, and it was amazing how many songs I could remember word for word.

Next up, Medievil!

Something just seemed off about my new DC Injustice: Gods Amongs us figures...

Ha, sorry, I couldn't resist!

Here are some real shots of Wonder Woman and Solomon Grundy.

Here are some real pictures of Green Arrow and Deathstroke.

DC Injustice: Gods Among Us Green Arrow and Deathstroke Figures

Here we have a much more human DC Injustice: Gods Among Us two pack.  This pack includes Green Arrow and Deathstroke.  Here are my shots of Solomon Grundy and Wonder Woman.

Deathstroke isn't too bad.  He suffers a little from being able to hold his gun normally.

Green Arrow looks great.  His bow is literally the best bow I've ever seen in this scale.  Like Deathstroke, it's a little weird to get him to hold his bow in an "attack" stance.

Marvel Universe Greatest Battles Deadpool

Marvel Universe First Appearance Wolverine

Deathstroke is a little short.  Deadpools legs are pretty spread out here, so he looks shorter.  Deathstroke is barely bigger than Wolverine.

Maybe Deathstroke is short, I haven't read much with him in it, but I don't feel like he should be this short.  Nothing major though.

These figures are very detailed, as are their accessories.  A sword for Deathstroke would be nice, but I have plenty running around.

Here are all my Injustice figures so far; Wonder Woman, Green Arrow, Deathstroke, and Solomon Grundy.

Marvel Universe Ms. Marvel

Marvel Universe Secret Wars Hulk

Marvel Universe Thor

Overall, I think I liked the other two pack more, but this one is still pretty great.  I love their accessories, but Deathstroke feels a little short.  Nothing bad though, height diversity among these figures is great.

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DC Injustice: Gods Among Us Wonder Woman and Solomon Grundy

 

These arrived a few days ago, I finally got around to opening them.  So far, I have the DC Injustice: Gods Among Us Wonder Woman, Green Arrow, Solomon Grundy, and Deathstroke.  Here I will be talking about Solomon Grundy and Wonder Woman, Green Arrow and Deathstroke to follow.

There aren't bad!

As you can see, Wonder Woman suffers from a little pose-ability problem.  She looks great, I just can't get her to stand and look normal.

Due to the size of his feet, Grundy has absolutely no problem standing on his own.

After some trouble getting her to stand, I tried to adjust her feet...it snapped off immediately.  These figures kind of seem fragile.

Still not normal, but better.

Solomon Grundy has all these knives jammed in his back.  It is a cool effect, but one came off right out of the package.  A little glue would fix it immediately, but still.  These were $30!

Marvel Universe Secret Wars Hulk

Solomon Grundy is just barely taller than this Marvel Universe Hulk.

Marvel Universe Ms. Marvel and Bleeding Edge Iron Man

Wonder Woman suffers from this "female body" that about all female figures have.  They are inherently much smaller than all male figures.  Size-wise, she fits in well with Ms. Marvel.

Marvel Universe First Appearance Wolverine 

Solomon Grundy comes with a knife (or sword depending on a figures size!).  A sword or lasso for Wonder Woman would have been nice, but I can overlook it.  If she needs a sword, I can find one somewhere.

Marvel Universe Fantastic Four Team Pack Thing

Marvel Universe Thor

This picture makes Thor look a lot smaller than he is, Grundy is taller, but not much taller.

Marvel Universe Fantastic Four Team Pack Invisible Woman

Overall, I'm liking these figures.  For $30, it appears they are more collectibles than toys.  They are also quite fragile, Wonder Woman more than Solomon Grundy, but still.  The few breaks I have had don't make me regret buying them, nor will it stop me from buying more.  The first few waves of Marvel Universe figures were pretty awful.

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Doomsday and Catwoman Injustice Action Figures Revealed

I went to order some Injustice Figures yesterday and saw that Doomsday and Catwoman were listed.  There doesn't seem to be images of Catwoman yet, but she will most likely be like her game costume.  A few of these figures are a little different than their game appearances though.

I'll definitely be picking all of these up, and Doomsday is a must even if I wasn't getting them all.  Solomon Grundy, Wonder Woman, Green Arrow, and Deathstroke are on the way!  I'll definitely post plenty of pictures are soon as they arrive!

Best Arcade Style Rain Gun Wii Games

I recently started playing my Wii I have had for almost two years yet never really used.  I bought to to play Super Smash Bros and Mario Kart, but apparently newer Wii models do not include Gamecube controller ports, so it has been a paper weight since I bought the thing!

Anyway, I decided to give a few rail shooters a try.  Now please keep in mind, there very well might be an amazing rail shooter on this system I am missing.  If this is the case, please please please let me know.  I've been Googling around for a list, but they all include games I don't consider arcade style rain gun games.  Either these games really don't feel like arcade games, or they are mainly a different type of game with a rail shooter mode.

In my mind, a rail shooter is a game where you don't actually control the movement of the character you play as, like you are on rails.  These games typically involve your character advancing through a stage while shooting at things that appears in front of the screen.  Popular examples include Time Crisis or House of the Dead.

The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return

We will start off with a classic!  This game compiles The House of the Dead 2 and The House of the Dead 3 onto one disc.  Both games feature arcade mode, original mode, boss mode, and training. Should be around $30, which is nothing compared to the huge amount quarters I have pumped into the House of the Dead 2 in my lifetime...

House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return on Amazon

The House of the Dead Overkill

Now if you were disappointed by the lack of updated graphics and features in House of the Dead Returns, you should be quite happy with this installment.  Now it might just be the hours of playing House of the Dead II, but the graphics here are quite nice for the Wii.  It plays just like the older titles.  It is extremely violent though, but what did you expect from a zombie rail shooter?

House of the Dead Overkill on Amazon