Tuesday, September 13, 2011
InReview -> Batman : Arkham Asylum (2009)
Batman is one of those characters which have transcended all boundaries and is a universally popular character. This DC comics legend has dominated the shelves of graphic novels(read comics) stores, filled cinema halls full of movie goers and now has been all immortalized in digital gameplay. Batman : Arkham Asylum (B:AA) gives the player the reigns to the "caped crusader" as he hunts through the island of Arkham Asylum trying to unravel the plot that the joker has set in motion.
Not only is the lighting and musical score spot on for such a game, B:AA gives us a much more realistic view of the madmen the "vengeance of the night" has to deal with. Gameplay is never boring despite certain repetitive elements and while the fighting mechanics are easy to grasp, they take a while to really master. B:AA pits the gamer not only against the joker but other batman villains such as bane, killer croc and poison ivy. Also, there is the ever-present riddler with his hidden statues and riddles that you can solve for bonus unlockable content.
Graphics though stunning are not highly demanding and most laptops with a 2.4GHz processor, 3GB RAM and a dedicated 512MB GPU should be able to play it at full settings without much of a problem.
What really gives this game a ring of authenticity is the voice-acting done by some of the original voice artists from Batman : The Animated Series. This ensures that the joker has just the right amount of "crazy" in his voice.
As you can obviously understand, I will not be describing this game any further to avoid giving any spoilers, however, I will say this, it is one of the best games ever made and definitely worth playing. The freed Arkham Asylum inmates will ensure that the "Dark Knight" will be tested to his limits, can you handle it ?
Final Rating : 10 / 10
Note : This game is worth the money, and if you're like me, it's worth the time spent downloading it !
Not only is the lighting and musical score spot on for such a game, B:AA gives us a much more realistic view of the madmen the "vengeance of the night" has to deal with. Gameplay is never boring despite certain repetitive elements and while the fighting mechanics are easy to grasp, they take a while to really master. B:AA pits the gamer not only against the joker but other batman villains such as bane, killer croc and poison ivy. Also, there is the ever-present riddler with his hidden statues and riddles that you can solve for bonus unlockable content.
Graphics though stunning are not highly demanding and most laptops with a 2.4GHz processor, 3GB RAM and a dedicated 512MB GPU should be able to play it at full settings without much of a problem.
What really gives this game a ring of authenticity is the voice-acting done by some of the original voice artists from Batman : The Animated Series. This ensures that the joker has just the right amount of "crazy" in his voice.
As you can obviously understand, I will not be describing this game any further to avoid giving any spoilers, however, I will say this, it is one of the best games ever made and definitely worth playing. The freed Arkham Asylum inmates will ensure that the "Dark Knight" will be tested to his limits, can you handle it ?
Final Rating : 10 / 10
Note : This game is worth the money, and if you're like me, it's worth the time spent downloading it !
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Clash of the Titans : Social Networks do not Socialize
In a post-orkut, facebook dominated world, google+ is still struggling to find it's own identity. While twitter has dug deep into its fortified niche, google+ is slowly being relegated to the ranks occupied by myspace, etc. In this story of death before birth, one must wonder, is google really the future of the internet ?
If google+ really wants to take the offensive in the battle of the social networks, it must define itself first as formal (such as LinkedIn) or informal before moving on to the intricate details that will funnel traffic into it.
With an increasing number of apps accessing the internet and retrieving data for the user and google's all-too-intrusive collection of user data to "refine" searches, people are turning to other avenues of using the internet. While google strives to perfect android and ChromeOS, they have failed to notice the shift of users away from google. After all, people flock to a free service and leave even faster !
If google wishes to truly dominate the computing world, they will need to make a move to capture it now and monopolize it through consolidated effort much like microsoft did so many years ago.
[Before you ask, yes this post did start out with a focus on social networking and ended in the mad scientist type rambling about world domination ! :D]
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Firefox Nightly Version 8 Download Link
Well, the Post title is fairly obvious. The main reason for posting is that I felt pretty stupid after extolling the virtues of nightly version 8 over 9 in my previous post to see that the nightly website had removed version 8 and had links only for version 9. So, for all you smart people out there who want Firefox Nightly 8, all you have to do is go to the "Downloads" link on my website and select the Firefox download (it's the only one there for now) and save the file. After that, just install and enjoy ! Here's the link -> http://jmexpress.hpage.com/
Future Firefox
Are you a firefox fan ? I mean, who wouldn't like a amazing browser that runs faster than.....well something really, really fast. Anyway, if you want to use versions of firefox that are yet to be released, you can do just that ! What you are looking for is a firefox "nightly" build. These builds are not even Beta stage but more of a development stage version of firefox. Some of your add-ons may not work with these new builds but I can personally assure you that they deliver top-of-the-line performance when it comes to internet speed. After all, its a browser, what more can you ask for ? The current version of firefox (stable) is 6 and Beta is 7. I've been using Firefox Nightly 8 for over 2 months and not only is it faster than both version 6 and 7, but it is also more stable and supports more add-ons than either of the "mainstream" builds !
Intrigued ? Well, you can download Firefox Nightly Builds from -> http://nightly.mozilla.org/
Another developer stage firefox is the "Aurora" ! Download it from here -> http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/channel/
Last but not least, here's a direct ftp link to all the firefox builds you could ever want. In the mood for legacy or on the search for future versions, grab any version even before they hit the firefox website ! -> http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/nightly/
If your an add-on junkie like I am, I would suggest that you do not use the Nightly build 9, rather the nightly build 8 as version 9 still needs some work in regards of managing add-ons. Version 8 however, is the by far the best browser I have ever used (that's right Microsoft, I said it, and for the record, Internet Explorer will never have a home on my computer, I'll use Opera or even Safari if I have to in case Firefox is not available!)
LONG LIVE MOZILLA !!!
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