Some of Gametaps "finest"

Well, I had taken some time off from Condmened since lately I have had nothing but night shifts, and Condemned needs to be played in a room that doesn't have much light in it. So, I loaded on Gametap and decided to try out a few of the games on there. And, since I am so cheap, these are all free games on Gametap.

Baseball Stars 2: One of the podcasts I listen to said how much fun they had playing Baseball Stars, so I decided to try it out. I don't know if they meant the first one though, since this second one seemed unnesicarily hard to me. I could barely hit the ball (since the fastballs went from pitcher to catcher in almost half a second.) And when I could hit it, the ball just flew right to someone. Then to top it off, the computer would hit most of the things I threw at it. I honestly didn't like the game much.

Metal Slug 2: A classic arcade game. I know there is a Metal Slug that is to be gotten on Xbox Live Arcade, so I won't go into too much detail. But, the game is fun, and its nice to connect with my friend online to play 2 player... even if we were lagging in the game the whole time.

2020 Super Baseball: I remember playing this game a long time ago, so I felt like I should get it again. Its fun, definately not as bad as Baseball Stars 2, to me. Computer can get some amazing hits/catches at times, but that is to be expected. Its worth looking at if you want a baseball game, and don't mind robots being in it.

Shock Troopers: Playing this felt a little like Metal Slug, except far more Japanese. There are about 8 characters to choose from, all with different special attacks. It's a top down scrolling shooter, much like how the old space shooters were, except you are on foot the whole time. To beat the game, I think I had to use about 10 continues. A bit short, but its always fun to go back later and try a new person out.

Morning's Wrath: *Groan* I should have guessed that at a rating of 3.7 that this game would be awesome. Yea, it wasn't. The instructions for the game are basically non-existant on Gametap, and if you want to see the controls, Gametap says "You use your mouse... I think. You might want to check with the game on that." Too bad the game doesn't have ANY kind of tutorial, and just throws you in the middle of anything. And seeing the graphics, reminds me of when my sister would go to the "make your own doll" sites. Not a good game, just avoid it.


So far, those are the only games I have loaded on. But I will try more, and possibly endure more pain so you all can benefit.