Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Critics Consensus: Ibb And Obb

Hi! We are Critics Consensus. We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is a new puzzle platformer called Ibb and Obb similar to the XBLA great Ilomilo!
The Xbox Live Marketplace is home to many many great games and is one of the main reasons to buy a Xbox 360. Playstation Network however has only a handful of amazing games such as Journey. But will Ibb and Obb be PSN's Braid? Let's find out.
Ibb and Obb is a co-op puzzle platformer in which the two characters use gravity to solve complex situations around the game world.  This all sounds cool but the problem is Ibb and Obb is not executed very well. GameInformer said that the single player was painstaking and some of the level design in co-op levels was infuriating but not all is bad. GamesBeat gave Ibb and Obb a 82 for it's creative art design.
Overall only get this game if you want to.
Ibb and Obb is rated E.

Monday, August 5, 2013

Critics Consensus:Pikmin 3

Hi! We are Critics Consensus. We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is the long awaited Pikmin 3!
Pikmin is one of Nintendo's most loved franchises by a longshot. It was originally showed on the Gamecube to present the groundbreaking technology that was up to one hundred and twenty AI's. Pikmin was eventually released and was acclaimed by many. Then Pikmin 2 came out and then the Pikmin franchise fell to sleep for about a decade. Well Pikmin 3 is finally out. Let's hope it's actually worth that wait.
Pikmin 3 has not gotten a single negative or mixed review according to Metacritic. The game holds a 87 and is the highest rated game for the WiiU so far. This game is so good it could potentially save the WiiU. Telegraph praised the gameplay in which you don't multitask and think smartly most of your Pikmin will perish. GameInformer also rewarded Pikmin 3 a good review due to it's co-op story and co-op versus modes. This game is a monolith.
Overall get this game. If you don't have a WiiU get a WiiU. It's that good.
Pikmin 3 is rated E10+

Sunday, August 4, 2013

One Of The Worst:Smurfs 2

Hi! We are Critics Consensus. We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is Smurfs 2. Well life is great isn't it.

It's sad that in order to introduce things to kids that were in the 80's,90's or 70's they have to do this. Make one of the worst movies imaginable and is only watchable if you are younger than 9. It's just an incoherent mess disguised as a cashgrab and even San Francisco Chronicle said that there was so much torture and suffering it was Zero Dark Smurffy. And yep. They have planned a Smurfs 3 and 4. I'm ready to quit life right now.
Overall just lowest of the low. Bottom of the barrel.
The Smurfs 2 is rated PG.


Critics Consensus:2 Guns

Hi! We are Critics Consensus. We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is 2 Guns a new action movie.
2 Guns is your average action movie with average action stars such as Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg. There seems to be a niche for these movies so does 2 Guns hit the mark? (No pun intended) Lets find out.
2 Guns is an OK movie. You'll probably like it actually. Even Salon.com gave it a 7.0 saying its hard to hate it due to the chemistry between Washington and Wahlberg, the acting, and the fast paced action. Unfortunately it's completely forgettable as SSG Syndicate stated and the writing is pretty bare-bones. But with a movie like this what do you expect?
Overall only see this movie if you want to. 
2 Guns is rated R.

Friday, August 2, 2013

Critics Consensus: Cloudberry Kingdom

Hi! We are Critics Consensus. We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is a new indie platformer Cloudberry Kingdom!
Last year a little game came out called Spelunky that was insanely hard and some of the best fun I've had with friends. Personally it was my favorite game of 2012 and I am still playing it to this day. Now there's a new game called Cloudberry Kingdom which is really similar to Spelunky (randomly generated levels, local co-op) and well let's see what the critics think.
Cloudberry Kingdom might turn you off because of it's name (pretty poor name) and it looks like a Flash game as VideoGamerTV said. Unfortunately Cloudberry Kingdom is fun but does not have the best batch of content and will get old after awhile.(Citied:Nowgamer) But if you have a lot of friends over and can spend ten dollars to throw away, this will be a good couple of hours.
Overall only get this game if you're having a party or a couple of friends over. Hopefully they won't be turned off by the atrocious name.
Cloudberry Kingdom is rated T.