Game Of The Month: Farcry 2

This months game of the month is Farcry2. Often considered the best game in the series, Farcry2 was an innovator of world design with a world that holds up even to this very day and is often sited as an example for how to build a believable and engaging world. It also has one of the most unique openings to a game I can think of. You begin the game in a cab headed for a hotel. You plan to assassinate the famous arms dealer know only as 'The Jackal'. However, before you reach the hotel, you get bitten by a mosquito, and are infected with malaria. You then awake in a hotel room with the very man you were sent to kill staring you in the face. This sets the tone for the entire game and effectively presents the main antagonist to the player. The game also has the forgotten but great amBX feature, allowing for amBX compatible devices to take in game scenarios and parallel them in the real world (changing local lighting conditions, causing vibrations and wind etc). This system has seemingly been forgotten about, but defiantly makes the experience more unique if you can track down any amBX compatible products. Overall, this game is a brilliant sandbox shooter that allows you to deal with any situation in the way you want within a beautiful and well designed world full of interesting content. As an added bonus, it almost runs on any device, so you won't have to worry about investing in a gaming pc. I would recommend this experience to anyone who fancies a long and deeply engaging game with gritty realism to play for a while. Stay tuned for next months game of the month!

Game Of The Month: Cave Story

Remember game of the month? Well, it's back (for no particular reason)! This month's game is Cave Story. This legendary game was developed over the span of five years by Daisuke "Pixel" Amaya. This metroidvania adventure takes place inside a floating island situated above the earth after a huge war. As the main character Quote (an amnesia-suffering robot), you must try stop the evil doctor from weaponizing the Migma and using them to take over the surface with your trusty weapons and brilliantly tight controls. The story is deep and engaging, the combat easy to pick up but hard to master and above all, it's simply a blast to play. This game is a must play for all metroidvania fans. It has come out on many platforms, including the Nintendo Wii, Switch and 3DS as well as Microsoft Windows and Linux. Stay tuned for next game of the month!

Game Of The Month: Counter Strike Condition Zero

This months game of the month is Counter Strike Condition Zero. This underrated classic lets you play Counter Strike, but with more game play differentiation and bots that don't judge every move you make. Jokes aside, this game is great fun to play, even to this day. It's a breath of fresh air to Counter Strike and Counter Strike Global Offensive players even if it is only a little different. Oh, and you can get up to some crazy stuff in custom operations from the community or even make your own. Get it while it's still cheap in the steam sale!

Game Of The Month

Welcome to this new format of post. Each month I will chose a game from distant past to the modern day to feature as 'game of the month'. This months game is Hard Drivin' . Hard Drivin' was an ambitious game for its time as a fully shaded 3rd racing game. When it first hit arcades it was a huge success, and with good reason too. The game simulates driving a car pretty realistically for its time and then has you race down either the 'speed route' (a high speed track) or a 'stunt route' that takes you over loop the loops, massive jumps and many other brilliant stunt opportunities. I would recommend playing it to this day if your a racing game fan.

  Still love the gravity defying trucks. Stay tuned for next months game of the month as well as much, much more here on Henstar's Games.