Where Have I Been? Floating On Cloud Nine!

I've been spending some Time on Cloud Nine, a fun little game hosted by Games Net. The graphics are a bit to cartoony for my taste but I'm sure there are people out there who enjoy the cookie, anime-like, little less than Warcraft style graphics.

Anyone who can stick with this game up to level 10 gets rewarded with not only a (rather funny looking) mount, but also a "sub-class," not only do you get "sub-class skills" to work with your current ones, but thanks to a fun ability known as Skill Revolver, you can 'tag out' your primary profession at almost any time. This game also allows for a completely different set of clothes and weapons for your other profession, most people would think this just translates to "great more money I have to spend" but one of the cool parts of this game is that everything seems to be relatively cheep.

The monsters are all completely original which I'm sure you can tell from this picture -->
unfortunately the quests...not so much, most of them are your average "hunt" quests with a few dungeons thrown in to keep things fresh.

PVP works like World of Warcraft, two nations battling it out whenever they find eachother, or in designated "Battle Grounds." Although I like the free roaming idea, I don't really enjoy being sniped off by a hunter while I'm farming creatures.

The last thing I should probably mention is that Cloud Nine has a unique, and some what complicated way of starting (more so if you use Firefox) Internet Explorer is recommended for this game if your not very techno-savy.

Cloud Nine gets a 4 out of 10 again, not really my thing, but there are plenty of players in game so I'm sure people will enjoy it.

4S League....It's 4S Right?

Since were on the topic of epic 3D Shooters I have no talent for, I thought I'd bring this one up. This is S4 League, the closest thing I've ever seen to "Rave warfare." The techno-steam punk graphics and environments keep you hooked and happy while the 1 hit kill sniper weapons and stun lock 2 hit kill melee weapons keep you endlessly frustrated. This is one of the few games were I could go on and on about how many good things there are, and have one bad thing for every good thing I mention.

The music is great, each map has 1 of the roughly 5 or so fast-paced steam punk songs available on the game. The games themselves are actually quite entertaining, possessing unique styles of game play I don't think any other shooter will EVER be able to match, and like in my previous post Gunz, your character has access to awesome tricks and abilities, only difference being is that in this game they look more like dance moves, whether it's doing a back flip off the wall or doing an electric slide to avoid gun fire.

On top of weapons and clothes you also have a wide variety of skills to choose from.

To those of you who have already read this review I'd like to point out that the glitch mentioned before has been resolved. However, S4 has recently become the victim of a good number of hackers, these sore loosers range from people who hack because it's hard to tell if they are or not, to people who hack from the soul purpose of letting everyone know. "Hey I'm techno savi enough to get around this game's hack shield and get weapons and outfits not available in this version of the game, or freakish abilities like being able to instantly teleport to anywhere on the map. (You can imagine how annoying this is in a Touch Down match)

It's now the hackers that have knocked the score down a little, but I'm going to increase the rating to an 8 out of 10

p.s. The hackers are being dealt with by the people who run the game, though only one at a time, they're a dieing breed here unlike some other games I won't mention...yet.

Gunz - The Difficult

Gunz - The Duel, is an amazing 3D 3rd person shooter that also has a touch of 3d sword fighter. Unlike most shooter games that involve melee, the difference between the two is quite obvious, yet amazingly balanced. So much so that pros will continually swap between melee and range in the middle of a fight jumping in for a slash or stab then jumping back and gunning just as quick.

The game is basically "Devil May Cry" + "The Matrix" The fast paced shooting and sword slashing is complimented well by your ability to run up and along walls, dive from and behind cover, and even reload on the go. It's even possible to reload during any of those tricks which makes them great for getting out of a quick jam and quickly getting back into the fight.

Gunz's biggest draw back is how long it takes to get the hang of the literally constant flow of combat. This is by no means your average shooter, this game is only recommended to those with the quickest and sharpest of reflexes.

But to those that fit that category, you'll be happy to learn that Gunz - The Duel scores a 7 out of 10

URGENT WARNING!

The following MMOS are unstable and will infect your computer with heavy Malware caution is advised when looking into these games, and I recommend avoiding them all together.

CABAL ONLINE - The client doesn't work, as long as the client exists on your computer it will slow it down immensely, to top it all the client is undeleteable.

SHOOTERS BY IJJI - with the exception of Gunz - The Duel, (which I will be writing a review for on a later date) my computer was bugged and slowed down extremely simply by installing these games. The games themselves run smoothly but don't let that fool you, there not nice to your computer at all.

HOLY BEAST ONLINE HOSTED BY IJJI - See my review of HB, also shares the installation issues of IJJI's first person shooters.

Champions of Legend Come Together In One of The BEST MMOs Around

There are so many good things about Legendary Champions Online I could talk about, and even better, so little bad things. In Legendary Champions, Heroes from myth, legend, and ancient history, come together under three emperors currently in a struggle against one another. Depending on which emperor you choose to fight for, you'll have the opportunity to interact with, and eventually play as different legendary figures, ranging from Dracula, to Beowulf, Joan of Arch, and even Mulan.

Mounts are introduced to you right off the bat, the moment you start the game your given a not half bad looking horse. (and unlike most other games the starter mount doesn't expire after a time period) during Closed Beta there was a lack of character customization, eventually they will open the Item mall which will most likely have unique costumes (bought with real money as everyone so infamously knows) to alter your apearance to your desire. What the game lacked in individuality in the fashion world, it made up for with almost fully customizable stats. Each stat had a perfect blend of individuality, AND similarity, allowing for the creation of a killing machine, or powerful healer made completely your way.

If there's any significant problem it's this: a lot of the quests require you to do an insane amount of killing, though this game in no way makes you grind for levels, having to kill anywhere from 40-60 (and even 100 at one point)monsters for one quest can get pretty redundant. Luckily the quest that requires you to kill a boss hardly ever requires a party, as your hero of choice (referred to as a "Guardian" in game) can effortlessly solo most quest related bosses. (Deities and event bosses, now those are a whole 'nother story)

Legendary Champions Scores an 7 out of 10 (3.5 out of 5)
I look forward to playing this game again when open beta starts, and I recommend it to anyone who reads this.

Souls of the Fallen Masters

After Fantasy Earth Zero, and League of Legends made such disastrous attempts at MMO-RTS games, I sought out yet another, (hopefully good) RTS style game. Unfortunately this too seemed to have its fair share of problems...

The game is call Soul Master Online, players take the role of the "Soul Linker" the "Heroes" of the game, and although you don't directly control them, you also get to order around a horde of usually around 60 minions. The fights work like any other RTS game, build a base, build an army, clash with the opponents army, spray and prey, so on and so forth. Depending on what Soul Linker you choose your strand of minions (souls as their called in game) are different.

And THAT'S where the problems start...

The basic minnions appear to most likely help counter act the weakness of each Soul Linker Available to you. If you went with the caster hero, your minions are pokemonish looking souls with a tank like fighting style, allowing you to stay in the back. The same goes for the Assassin based class (who possesses a rather interesting ranged attack) only their minions special abilities allow for minor hit-n-run attempts...And then there's the Melee class...
Due to the Melee classes considerable lack of range, he's given powerful ranged minions (The rat looking things shown above) that fire cannons that deal an insane amount of damage...fix these guys up with some nice defense upgrades and you've got an invincible army of long range bombers backing up an invincible short range tank hero. Needless to say the Melee class (known in game as Valiants or Knights) is the dominating class of the game, which every RTSMMO seems to have...

This would normally be the ultimate downfall of the game, however Soul Masters online, has a very fun party based PVE system, and the community is actually pretty nice (except for that one random jerk who exists in every online game ever made) and helpful.

Soul Masters gets a 3.5 out of 10 (2 out of 5) who knows, if they release the new classes like they say they will at some point, maybe the game will balance out a little.

League of Cowards and Back-Stabbers

~Is what this game should properly be named. League of Legends is based off of the Warcraft DoTA (Defence of The Ancients) maps, where you only control a hero instead of a whole army. The other units which known as minions in the game, are run by a less than intelligent A.I.

The game itself is great, but the people who play it...not so much.
Casters and Range units make a habit of running scared whenever you try to attack them, then the moment you turn around they stun, freeze, slow, you and effortlessly pick you off. To counter this many melee units have a dash or "Jump" ability to zero in on the Ranged based characters, however these skills usually warp you in front of a turret that can do as much as several hundred points of damage to you in one hit, and guess who's there to make sure you cant get away from it? The casters and rangers, who after your killed by the turret gain a level and gold for free and proceed to do the same thing against the next player.

This game is quite broke, and full of cowards who exploit every little slip or slide to get the advantage over you. It's gotten so bad I myself can hardly stand to play the game any more. I recommend finding a game with a much better PvP because this is a waste of time.

This game gets a 2 out of 10 (1 out of 5)

Enter A New Era of Odyssey Games

N.E.O Online, New Era Odyssey Online being the full translation, is quite possibly one of the more unique games I've ever seen. This game is one of the very few MMOrpgs on the net that allow a player COMPLETE customization of their character, to the point that there aren't even any set classes or jobs.

With the ability to use any weapon, learn any attack, or cast any spell, NEO Online lets you play the way you want to play, even if that means killing your enemy with a fire ball when you could of just as easily used the large AK-47 like gun strapped to your back.

There are mounts, pets, the whole nine yards, as well as the unique ability to learn how to transform into monsters and hide among them. The monsters you transform into will no longer be hostile toward you, so long as you stay transformed which is not only cool but convenient if you ever have a quest that requires you to kill a boss.

Sadly this game does have draw backs. For the lower levels making money can be a bit difficult, and although there are a wide variety of each weapon available for the use of the player, there are only 5 types of weapons present in the game(being 2h Mace, 1h sword, shield, staff, and a gun).

I grant this game a well earned 8.5 out of 10 (3 out of 5) keep up the good work you guys! : )

Come Ye Who Dare Call Themselves Immortal!

I bet looking at that title you'd never guess I was about to talk about World of Warcraft. More specifically I've been taking a look at all of the "private servers" out there. Each one is great, and they all have fun and unique things about them, some to the point that it's not WoW at all but a game all its own.

There's one in particular though, that I found to be one I could sit down and enjoy for endless hours if need be, and that's the one I wanna talk to you guys about. It's called World of Immortality.

The game is split into two servers. There's the original WoI server and the more recently added FUN server. The fun server is basically a server that has been "tweaked" a bit. All exp gains have been greatly increased, on top of that, the rate of rare drops has been increased as well. Which I personally find VERY enjoyable. The original server is "Blizzlike" meaning little to no changes have been made to the game play, the only noticeable change is the addition of the Teleport Goblin NPC accessible to those who vote for World of Immortality on their website. As a juice bonus, the Amazing GMs at World of Immortality will fix you up with a free level 80 just for joining. Completely decked out with some of the most powerful gear in the game.

Speaking of the GMs, great bunch of guys and gals they are, always active, and always ready to help in any way they can. Truly dedicated to the players of the game like real GMs should be.

This is an amazing experience for anyone looking to play World of Warcraft but not wanting to pay $15 a month or whatever the cost is.

This game, or better put this server, gets a 9.5 out of 10 (4.5 out of 5) of course being a private server there are a few bugs (which are actually actively being worked on) so it doesn't quite get a 10, but make no mistake, I'll recommend it to anyone any day.

The BEST and WORST fighting game

Rumble Fighter is by no means an MMOrpg, but it is an MMO Fighting game, one that everyone needs to know about. Rumble Fighter is hosted by OGPlanet and is by far the BEST online fighting game you will EVER come across, involving every single style of fighting ever created and mastered by man (and one by cats :3) as well as several special abilities known as EXO cores which can transform your character temporarily into powerful super weapons ranging from an armored mech fighter, to a werewolf, and even undead.


Unfortunately the best fighting game ever is home to quite possibly the Worst community of gamers I've EVER seen in all my history of playing online games. Were talking not only cheats and hacks, but a never ending cycle of crooks and scammers who will do whatever it takes to get thier hands on items other people have paid real money for (this is optional but honestly if you don't spend at the very least $20 you're not going to get anywhere with this game...) on top of that, many of the people that play are very rude to anyone that's less talented then they are, preferring to mock and criticize beginners rather than help them, don't bother talking to the GMs about this issue they only respect the highest level players everyone else is just there.

A lot of the fighting styles are extremely cheap, many launch you into the air allowing what's known as "juggling" where the person who is in the air is kept in the air by a string of attacks and eventually knocked off the map for an instant kill, while being juggled your completely at the mercy of the person juggling you, and take it from me there's no such thing as mercy in this game...

This game WOULD get a 8 out of 10, but the online community has murdered the score, all I can do is give it a 2 out of 10 and recommend to anyone that reads this review to avoid this game at all costs.

Zero is an Understatement...

Fantasy Earth Zero is a War based MMO game, where hordes of players duke it out in massive wars between 5 nations for control over the continents in the region, or to be more realistic - over the one continent in the middle, as the wars never go any farther than that...

The game is centered around PvP. The only PvE in this game are the very FEW quests in each nations capital which are all the same quest done in a different way based on how your nation works. The other is fighting monsters whose sole purpose is to give you money and supplies for - yep you guessed it, the wars...

This game is in no way balanced and is in every since of the word, broken.
There is a combat triangle but don't let that fool you into thinking that if you're one side then the side you're strong against has no chance against you and will run in fear. This combat triangle is about as accurate as Runescapes. (Which if any of you pay attention to the PvP, is not accurate at all...)

Don't bother making a scout cause the warrior to mage ratio is about 100:1. Not to mention warriors cause conditions, and have AoE and Range attacks so they pretty much play the role of all three of the classes in this game. This whole game was made to favor warriors while the other classes were left for the slaughter.






I Could give this game a 0 but that would just be cruel...
This game gets a very merciful 2.5 out of 10 (1.5 out of 5)

Grab your 20 Sided dice and you...Mouse Pad?

Imagine my surprise one fine day as I'm searching around for more MMOs to tell everyone about. When I see an advertisement for this guy. Dungeons and Dragons Online! That's right you heard it hear folks. DnD comes to your PC (or MAC)

No need to buy dice! All are

included in this
special package! :D

The graphics are actually quite stunning, and everything is in real time. The combat, the dungeons, heck you even get to choose when your character takes a swing at the slimy little fish person that's attacking you.

Most dungeons look like this. A rundown storage area with lots of fun little things for you to brake along with a couple hundred enemies. Besides this, there are also crypts, sewers, and a few out in the open Base Assault and "Defend Your Castle" maps. Most of the pvp happens in the forms of friendly jousts and Bar Brawls at the Inns.

One last thing I'd like to point out is that this is one of the few games I've come across that is actually 100% F2P just like the game gloats about. You CAN purchase Turbine Coins for fun stuff in the online shops but here's the cool part. You can actually EARN FREE Turbine Coins in game, by completing special advanced dungeons, partaking in events, and they even give you some free when you gain a level every so often.

There's so much more stuff crammed into this game, it would take at least a month of typing to fill you in on the whole thing. So why don't you go try out this amazing game experience for yourself!

Lord MMO's giving this game a well deserved 9 out of 10 (4.5 out of 5)
ENJOY!

Is Dofus Only For . . . Idiots?

Contrasting to the title, Dofus Online is actually relatively good. There are lots of servers including the legendary Heroic Server were everyone plays for keeps. (Server is definitely NOT recommended for beginners) and many of the servers are for a specific language so most of the time you don't have to worry about not being able to communicate with your teammates. Assuming you play in a party which is actually recommended because the monsters sure as heck do. Another cool thing is the variety of classes, each with it's own strengths and weaknesses along with greatly varying appearances, which you can later alter with colors and equipment to make a character that is truly 100% all your own.

Bet You Can't Find Me!!!

There is still one MAJOR problem with this game. Sadly Dofus Online is in now way a F2P game. There are two relitivly large areas for free play (The starting tutorial area and the first village you go to) however all the other areas outside that requires a monthly membership fee, similar to Runescape, however unlike Runescape for all intents and purposes the free area is pretty much a Demo that gets pretty boring after level 20+.

As a free player I have to give this game a 4 out of 10 (1 out of 5)

However if I Was playing with the membership this game would get a much higher rating.

The True Secret of The Solstice

Secret of the Solstice is a game by the same makers of one of my personal favorites Fiesta. The game has some obvious differences but all in all it's not really that bad

First thing I would like to point out, is that this game is almost completly Identical to Ragnorak Online, even the hotkeys are EXACTLY the same.

Make no mistake even with the similarities, SotS is a game all its own.

The battle system is the steriotypical you hit he hits combat style, with the occasional skill thrown in there to give you the edge, and when your playing as a rouge based class, an edge can be your's really quick.

In advance, if you plan on being a mage, you're much better off in a party (but I guess that's obvious) Mages, in this game are amazing at a distance, but unless you have somone in your party to take your hits, you wont be long range for very long...

One more thing, this game involves quests that require you to do quite alot of killing, you may find yourself getting bored from time to time because of the large amounts of farming.

That being said, this game gets a 6.5 out of 10 (2 out of 5)

The Grand Fantasia

Grand Fantasia is a nifty little MMORPG staring you and your in game companions known as sprites. Most of the game revolves around you leveling up as well keeping your sprites happy, which could mean spending 45silver on a sprite soda thingie...

The mage spells are amazing to look at, and any class that falls under the archer branch can duel wield. (But since the Archer itself doesnt have any melee skills it's not a good idea)

One of my personal favorites about this game is the necromancer, this is one of the few games that alows you to raise the dead. Which I personaly enjoy.

This game gets a 7 out of 10 (3 out of 5)