Halo 4 Limited Edition Unboxing November 6, 2012

Happy Halo 4 Day!  Halo 4 has officially been released in the United States and across the world a full five years after the last numbered Halo game.  After all this time we finally get to continue the story of the Master Chief, John-117 and put to rest just what his and his AI Cortana fate be, as well as the fate of the rest of the galaxy.

As per tradition since Halo 2, a Collector’s Edition for Halo 4 has been released, called the Halo 4 Limited Edition.  Unlike with Halo 3 and Halo Reach, It is the only CE that is being offered.  But what’s in it, is it worth the $100 US price tag?  Lets take a look and find out.  Also released today was the Halo 4 Limited Edition Strategy Guide, a hardcover guide book which includes a ton of behind the scenes content and game information.  We take a look at that as well.

Another Halo 4 unboxing is to come!

Maniac and Twitch Weekend Game Deals November 4, 2012

Its the weekend!  Maniac and Twitch found some good deals in stores this weekend and wanted to share them with you guys.

Oh and a review of Silent Hill: Revelation 3D is coming pretty soon.

Zone of the Enders HD Collection Unboxing November 3, 2012

The other series that was produced by Hideo Kojima has been re-released in glorious HD and it includes a great surprise for Kojima fans.  Zone of the Enders HD Collection includes both Zone of the Enders games that were released for the Playstation 2 and just like the original Zone of the Enders game, a pre-release demo has been included for the next Metal Gear game!

Okay Kojima, can we get a HD re-release of Snatcher and Policenauts in the US next?

Zone of the Enders: HD Collection is out now for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3.

Metal Gear Solid 3D Snake Eater Unboxing October 8, 2012

As you know, I have a very long history with the Metal Gear Solid series.  The Nintendo 3DS has seen its share of classic games get 3D remakes and Metal Gear Solid 3D Snake Eater is one of those games.  Originally released in 2004 for the PS2, this was the first game to feature Naked Snake, and served as a prequel to the earlier Metal Gear Solid games.

Now, with Metal Gear Solid Ground Zeroes announced recently, I decided to take another look at the first game to feature Naked Snake, in full 3D.

Metal Gear Solid 3D Snake Eater is out now exclusive to the Nintendo 3DS.

Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir Unboxing October 3, 2012

Keeping with our theme of scary games for the month of October, Maniac unboxes a unique game in the 3DS library, Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir.  Based off the Fatal Frame series, Spirit Camera turns the Nintendo 3DS into the Camera Obscura and allows you to investigate a very special book that is included with the game package, the Diary of Faces.

A few side notes about the game that were brought up in the video.  There was a short horror film produced as part of a viral campaign for the game prior to its release.  It served to make game which already focused on augmented reality seem all the more real.  I like when the line between reality and game is blurred like this.  This was the version done for North America.

Apparently there is a Japanese short film as well.

Secondly, the preview event that was referenced did get promotional coverage of it on Nintendo Show 3D, which is a bi-weekly 3D video series on the Nintendo eShop.  For those of you who don’t have a 3DS and as such no access to the show, here’s the clip of the Spirit Camera event downsampled to glorious 2D.

Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir is out now exclusive to the Nintendo 3DS.  You can expect a review soon.

Silent Hill Deals September 28, 2012

Maniac is wrapped up in looking for some good deals on games to share with all of you.  With October just around the corner, Maniac thought it would be a perfect time to find some deals on Silent Hill games, and was able to find some online.