Demo'ed : Wet

I don't know if you have noticed but over the last few years there hasn't been much in the way of action games that are all about fun instead they strive for a realistic nature thus making them feel more like reality then taking you on a madcap journey however Wet attempts to try and been a game were it's all about madcap fun and from the demo it's having one bloody good try.

You take control of Rubi Malone a gun for hire where in the demo she has to try and catch up with a mob man that has ran off with a case that contains something that is needed for her main quest.

The first thing you notice from the opening of the game is the very 70's grindhouse look with film grains on the screen and the El mariachi style music that blends with the Chinatown style look, you can tell that the developers wanted to make there game feel like you are not only playing a 70's style movie but that you are watching one.

Controls seem really slick with every single time you jump, slide or run on walls the game goes into a slow mo style feel thus giving you more time to concerntrate on blowing peoples heads of than worrying about how you are going to take them down.

In the demo we have the chance to try out the 3 main elements of the game, firstly we have the standard gunning down enemies section where noting is very original just you your gun and sword having to take down waves of enimes just so you can build up your combo meter.
Secondly we have a section thats taken out of a Quentin Tarantino movie that sees Rubi getting sprayed in the face with blood then going into some kind of rage mode that changes the look of the game into a over the top stylistic look, this part of the game for me was the best as the screen change from it's standard 70's feel to a red,black and white style comic book feel thus giving it an original look, it's also the section that is well over the top with blood and combos flying everywhere.
Finally an action game would'nt be one unless it featured some kind of on rail section and in the demo we are going down a highway hunting down the enemy jumping from car to car while taking down as many of the bad guy's as we can, now we can tell this is well scripted as every now and again we are given button prompts where if we press it in time it starts off an animation that enables us to jump from moving car to moving car.

So did the demo do anything for me well the answer there is yes it felt like fun and in an era where most developers wnat to go for more of a relistic feel it's nice to see that once in a while we get a game where everything is over the top and that the whole purpose is cause as much carnage and death as you possible can.
If the feel of the demo can transfer well into the finished game without it feeling the same all the way through then this could be a fun action game however if it falls into the pitfall of being all about style and nothing else then we can kiss originality goodbye.

Verdict - A over the top action trip that will mess with your mind as well as release your action demon

Demo'ed : Batman Arkham Asylum

Poor poor Batman he has never done well in the world of videogames as most of his exploits have been dire at best so this time it was up to RockSteady to try and make at least a decent game to match up with the high quality of the recent movies and from the demo they haven't just gone and done that they have pissed all over the other games and made possible one of the best superhero games.

In the demo we are told that the Joker has finally been caught by Batamn and taken to Arkham Asylum however something is troubling our hero as the Joker just gave himself away so easily, well his fears are right because after a few minutes in the Asylum the Joker breaks free from his shackles and starts to run wild and free through the corridors, rooms and cells of Arkham Asylum.

In the demo we are treated to 2 different aspects of the full game, firstly we are shown the basic of the combat system where we have to take down the Jokers henchmen with an easily accessed combat system that flows from standard combat to a really good defense system.
Secondly we have a chance to try out how stealth works in the game and for me this is the major highlight of the demo as not only does it proves to be tense but it also gives you the chance to control Batman in a way that he has never been controlled in previous games, going form ledge to ledge is done so well and so slick that it not only enhances the game but also increase the tension as you have to plan out you route so quickly as to not get spotted because if you do then your dead really quickly.

The demo not only impressed me from it's combat and tension it also showed a batman universe in a more adult setting just like the previous 2 movies and to me this is how the Dark Knight should be shown in videogames as the style suits him.
If you also add on top of that with some really good graphics then you have a demo that should be downloaded right now, however there is one thing that puts a little dampener on the game and thats the size of Batman on screen, to put it mildly he is freaking huge taking up nearly half of the screen however this is the one and only gripe i had with the demo.

Verdict - Creeping through the shadows and smacking you on the head with a fantastic demo, download this now or i will send the guys around to kick your arse

Demo'ed : Lost Planet 2

Dropping onto Xbox Live last week the Lost Planet 2 demo was the one that was shown off at this years E3 and it see's you and up to 3 friends tackling a huge ass monster in any way you see fit.

Sounds easy doesn't it well the monster is so huge that it can be a difficult task however you do have some fantastic weapons at hand to help you out including the standard rocket launcher, to a small dart style gun that shoots a bolt out and explodes after a few seconds and finally a plasma launcher that shoots a purple electrical bolt that looks a little bit like a mini big bang.

Like the original game you also have a few huge mechs to give you a hand that come equipped with the standard gattling gun or you have the option of attaching a huge rocket launcher to it that fires off 4 rockets at a time or one of the biggest shotguns that you will ever see in a game.

There a 3 things in this demo that will blow your socks off, firstly is when you see the monster for the first time (it's called the AK) it's absolutly jaw dropping as its one of the biggest boss monster you will ever have seen and it will make you say how the hell do i kill that thing, secondly the graphics are amazing for a demo this really does show off the scope of the game and if a demo looks this good whats the full game going to look at.
The last thing and most important thing thats great about the demo is the demo itself every single time you play the demo it feels slightly different with you taking a different method each time thus stretching the demo from the basic thing that it is to something that should be twice the size that it is.

The demo really did impress me and if the finally retail verison of the game looks and feel just a third of the demo them i'm going to be a really impressed bunny.

Verdict - Time to kick one big ass in one big way

What the hell is Demo'ed?

Well it's a very simple question with an even simple answer Demo'ed is a new feature that will be going live as of this Monday (it was supposed to go up today but a few problems have cropped up).

What it entails is simple other websites have gone down the basic route where they either preview or review games the normal standard way and while thats all well and good i was trying to think up a new kind of review hence Demo'ed, with Demo'ed i will be have a basic look at demos that come out on either PS3 or 360 and cast a simple eye over them with a verdict at the end to say if the game will be any good.

Now i know you might be thinking that it sounds a bit strange however when the first Demo'ed goes up on Monday you will see what i'm talking about.

So check out this Monday for the first Demo'ed where we will have a look at the Lost Planet 2 demo and also cast an eye over what Dirt 2 is like.