World of Warcraft

I've got to say, this game is fun.
 A couple of my friends are addicted to WoW, and I was having a party they were considering skipping because of a raid. They had been trying to get me to play for a while, so I said that I would play the trial if they came to my party. They came, so I got the trial and played it for an hour. The game is amazingly fun; really weird, but fun. Only problem is that it costs a lot of money, and it is insanely addictive. Also, no one wants to hear about your new flying mount or you level 80 rouge, so you can't really talk about it. Ever...

I didn't get too far into the game, but from what I played, I can tell that you do what you do in every MMORPG game ever made; go around killing stuff and looting the bodies. Still, I would recommend buying this game if you are willing to cough up $15 a month, plus the $20 for the game, then, if you want the expansion packs, which I would recommend, you need to spend another $90. All in, if you play for a year, and get 6 month subscriptions, which cost $13/month, it will cost you $266, which is a lot of money.

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Batman Arkham Asylum

Batman Arkham Asylum
Rated T
Rocksteady  Studios

In Batman Arkham Asylum, Batman apprehends Joker and sends him into the asylum. As Joker enters the asylum, he gains freedom and quickly takes control of the asylum. Batman enters the asylum after Joker and must get past a series of traps and attacks devised by Joker. In the game, there is a challenge mode in which you can play as Batman or Joker (PS3 only) and fight foes.

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Little Big Planet (Regular)

The One with the Nose

Rating: 9.7

Little Big Planet is a play, create, share game. In the game, you are a sack person and go through both the story mode and games posted online by other players. In the story mode, you go through a series of progressively difficult stages. Within the stages, you play individual levels. The levels are the only part of the story mode you actually play. The stages are simply like folders, with different level themes.
Now for the create part of the game. In Little Big Planet, you can create levels. The level creation system is a simple select and drag system. The controls for the creation mode are easy to pick up, and there are helpful tutorials if you get stuck or want to use more advanced things.
Finally, the sharing feature. In Little Big Planet, you can share the levels you create on Media Molecule's servers for all players to see. This sharing option allows there to be a wide range of levels, and an opportunity for your creativity to shine, and be noticed by the world.

Closing thought: Though Little Big Planet is not the perfect game, it allows for many different playing styles and personalities. Also, it is a game that you can just pick up a controller and play for the first time, and still have as much fun as people who had been playing for a year.

Random Studios

Little big planet is a fun creative game. It is what people call the play,create, share. In the game you are a Sack Person. You can customize the way you look by unlocking more in the story mode or downloading add-ons. In the play part of the game you can play the story and play levels that other players have posted online. In the create part of the game you can build levels any way you want. The share part is that you can share your levels online to be played by other people. As said on gamestop.com,           "...you don't only have the choice to play awesome levels but, you have the choice to create your own awesome levels..."          There are many add-ons to this game including levels packs and costumes.

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UDK

Today I am writing about Unreal Development Kit, which is one of the better development kits for consoles. I know it's not a game, but it is good enough for me. It's hard to find a free dev kit, but UDK is free. In the kit, you design levels by actually moving objects. Also, the kit includes an animation system, a cut scene creator, and the physics engine is powered by  PhysX. UDK is the dev kit that was used for games such as BiosShock and Batman Arkham Asylum. All in all, the Unreal Development Kit is a good thing to have near all game designers. I have found some tutorials on their site that will be of use; here they are. http://udn.epicgames.com/Three/DevelopmentKitHome.html

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