A copy cat of Dota??? Wait, we don’t review games here that have nothing special in it. We are not some kind of gamers who get bribe so easily with nice graphics and some useless crap.

Heroes of Newearth or what we easily call it HON is not just a copy version of Dota with improve graphics, this version is made especially for Dota players and even those who are new with this kind of game.

Why is this game made for us? All the features in the game will make our life easier. Here are some of them and hopefully they add more stuff:

Game Reconnection – simply put that players who get disconnected can rejoin the game yeah…, way back when your playing Dota assembling your killing items and then suddenly you’ve got disconnected for no freaking reason? Well, HON developers made it possible to reconnect with just one click of the shiny button..

Easy Hotkeys – spells and skills of every hero can be use by Q, W, E, and R for your ultimate. No more pain after playing after 6hrs.. Also, usable inventory items can be use easily by pressing ALT + (Q, W, E, A, S, D).

Client-Server Netcode – no lag for all players when one player has a connection issue. So if someone’s downloading a bunch of things while playing HON, other players won’t have any problems…, except of course he’s your teammate and he can’t play well cause he’s lagging..

Buy Mode – one of those features you’ll love… Just press B then a menu shop will pop, all items are categorized for easy finding like Support, Accessories, Defensive, and etc. One category that I really like is the Recommended items where you can see recommended items for your heroe.. Also clicking an item that has other requirements will pop another small menu displaying the required items, so you can just buy those first without hustle finding it, its just displayed right there for our comfort!!! After buying those requirements the item just assemble automatically and you can just go home and get it. Although items in Heroes of Newearth have the same effects in Dota, you still need to familiarize all the names and their faces coz you might get lost They also have a stash where you’re items goes if your not near in the fountain.

Leaver Protection – nah…, actually when Heroes of Newearth first came out this feature’s kinda cool. Players or what we call them quitters get a penalty and some of those stuffs. So leavers need to think before quitting in the middle of the game…., but that was before. As I’ve said this feature was great when Heroes of Newearth first came out but Quitters and Leavers are just so damn smart enough to just leave their hero in the fountain and be AFK for about…….. until the freaking game ends!!!!! Sigh…, I think HON developers need to make a feature that observe heroes that don’t move for 30mins get kicked and marked as Leaver….. or Captain AFK..

Built in VOIP – another nah… This feature still needs improvement. I just can get what other players saying because it’s not just clear. Maybe VOIP from same country is ok but this is nationwide so…

Of course there are things I want to clear-out. I remember I read an article or I think it was on Heroes of Newearth website that the Warcraft Engine is limiting the capabilities of Dota and I was like… what?…., are you sure? Ok man, Warcraft World Editor is a freaking powerful tool man. I know this cause I’ve made some of my own maps way back when I was still fucking cute and awesome! Well, not that cute and awesome but yeah. I was already making custom maps before Dota came out, I can even say that the idea of Dota came from one of the mission in Frozen Throne where Illidan was trap on a moving cage and Kael’s from blood-elf trying to save him from Maive. That was an exciting mission by the way. Well my point is that some features offered in Heroes of Newearth can be put in Dota. For example let say the hotkeys.., Icefrog can just modify all heroes’ skills hot keys to Q, W, E, R. The Buy Mode style of HON can also be put in Dota if only someone do it , I think Icefrog is just lazy making those menu like shop. Well I think you get my point if you we’re also a map maker using Warcraft World Editor.

All in all you need to try this game, a game that is made for us gamers. Heroes of Newearth is not just a fancy and upgrade look of Dota, but an improve feature of what can be done in Dota that many of us gamers wish way back when we’re addicted to Dota.

Please do visit Heroes of Newearth website here for more information.

If you just want to get on to it right away killing those BA’s without too much of learning stuffs then this game is for you!!!

I think the game started offering me with this tutorial where I learned some basic stuff like sprinting, shooting some cardboard, how to lean right and left, and etc.. which I think is ok cause I hate reading the controls when its my first time playing some game that I don’t know if its just wasting my time. :p
Oh yeah, I forgot when was the time Operation7 let me make my own character. Not too much about it kasi maliit lng mapipili mung mukha kaya yun pinili ko yung ma angas na mukha.

After that, Operation7 gives us this straight to the point UI’s, di kana lilituhin para ma wala ka sa damo!!! First you’ll be selecting channels where you want to get in, may mga beginner channels, normal, and clan channels. So I was like “ok, let’s try the beginner”, syempre naman beginner muna eh baka naman umiyak agad ako!!! Then it showed me the lobby where I can see what rooms are already in battle, standby, map, game type, and capacity.

Industry Town ang unang na laro kung map. Ending with a score of 4 kills and 1 death, yeah, it ended too soon coz maybe na reach na ung condition for win. So un enter ulit ako sa iba and this time it was a map like deathmatch in counter-strike, naka limutan ko lang anong name ng map and sadly I didn’t do well their so I exit the game. Heheheh. Score ko dun mga 3kills and 2 death ata… yaks!!!

Then I explored some options of the game where you can customize your primary weapon, secondary weapon, costumes, gears, and items. Lots of weapons to choose from and I hope they add more. What interest me is that you can customize your weapon para ma adjust mo yung accuracy, mobility, range, reload time, control, and durability ng weapon mo. Grabe, your guns are like an MMORPG character where you can adjust its attributes
Off course this is where e-Games takes their revenue, it’s a free game alright but we need to buy those guns, bullets, cool gears, and some items if we want to use some of if which I think is fair.

Conclusion? You’ll start off with a customizable character with a free default submachine gun and a pistol, as I’ve said kung gusto mo mag wala agad ito ang game para sayo. Nothing too much to learn AT FIRST so it’s friendly for new and late pinoy gamers to play. You’ll be customizing your guns seriously when you reach “expert” level and sure ko addict kana Operation7 by that time. So for me…., ok na tong game na to for time killing and it has my basic “like” requirements like stamina for sprinting, the lean left and right, and the blurring video and sound effect pag natapunan ka ng gradnade.

Need for Speed: ProStreet is the 11th installment of Electronic Arts popular racing game series Need for Speed but in a different direction of gameplay. Unlike previous installments, where racing scenes are set around streets with moving traffic, all racing in ProStreet take place solely on closed tracks, thus making it the first game since Need For Speed II not animating illegal racing behavior, which in turn features no police as a result though performance tuning feature is enhanced, compared to previous versions, especially Autosculpt.

Game Modes:

• Drag Races
• Grip Races
  • Normal Grip
  • Grip Class
  • Sector Shootout
  • Time Attack
• Speed (Sprint)
• Drift

Cars

There are a total of 55 cars (46 on PS2) from around 26 manufacturers originally included in ProStreet. Only eight of these are supercars making them relatively rare, as in real life. A Collector’s Edition upgrade is available at the EA Store, unlocking among others 5 more cars.



World in Conflict is a real-time tactical video game developed by the Swedish video game company Massive Entertainment and published by Sierra Entertainment. Surely Pinoy Gamers alike will be too busy handling each mission as the game does not offer base-building or resource gathering. Instead, players are given a pre-determined amount of in-game reinforcement and some tactical aids which you can use in different kinds of situation. Surely it’s clear that wasting your units and fire power is a stupid thing to do so esep-esep tayo habang nag lalaro nito.

The game is set in 1989 in an alternate history where economic troubles cripple the Soviet Union and threaten to dissolve it. However, the title pursues an alternate history scenario where the Soviet Union does not collapse and instead pursues a course of war to remain in power. The player controls Parker’s role as the West engage the Soviets across several combat theaters from the west coast of the United States during the surprise invasion of Seattle to NATO’s defense of Europe, particularly that of southern France. Two commanders which fight alongside Parker are – Captain Mark Bannon and Captain (later Major) James Webb. The trio is under the command of Colonel Jeremiah Sawyer who has been called out of retirement.

Recommended System Requirements:

• OS: Windows® XP, Windows Vista
• CPU: 2.5 GHz or faster
• RAM: 1024 MB (1.5 GB for Windows Vista)
• Graphics: 256 MB video RAM, DirectX 9.0c-compatible
• Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible
• Hard Drive: 8 GB or more available hard drive space
• Disc Drive: DVD (Not required for downloadable version)
• Input: Keyboard and Mouse
• Internet play: Cable/DSL or better (Not required for Single Player)
• DirectX 9.0c

Tips on playing World in Conflict:

• Killing enemy units gives you points that you can use for reinforcements
• Completing secondary objectives often satisfies Colonel Sawyer or other ranks above you which results to more tactical aids and reinforcement points. Meaning more Artillery barrage, Precision artillery, Air to air strike, Napalm Strike, Carpet Bomb, Nuclear Strike, and etc
• Use your unit’s special abilities wisely and memorize those shortcut keys
• Always plan your attack and formation before moving

Did you know pinoy gamers that Gaia Online started as an anime-themed forums-based website? Originally named “Go-Gaia”, it opened to the public on February 18, 2003 by Gaia Interactive. Gaia originally began as an anime linklist and eventually got itself a small community but after a statement by founder Derek Liu, the website moved towards social gaming. Users of the site, denominated as Gaians, create a customizable avatar and a customizable virtual home for which they can purchase equipable items using what is called Gaia Gold. This virtual currency is given to the users after engaging in some of the website activities, like playing a series of Flash games or the regular posting inside the forums; the site also rewards users everyday with random quantities of gold and items with the Daily Chance feature. In October of 2007, Gaia released a new kind of currency denominated as Gaia Cash that can be bought at Rite Aid or Target stores

Games

Gaia Online currently offers different Flash games. In most games, users can win different items or gold, the virtual currency, which may be exchanged for items. For example, in Gaia Fishing, users fish on the banks of various lakes and often catch anything from different fishes to garbage, these can be exchanged for fish-shaped hats and/or clothing made out of recycled garbage.

Gaia Battle

Gaia Online has announced it is developing an MMORPG where users will be able to battle monsters and participate in RPG style quests. The offical name of Gaia’s battle system will be chosen via a user contest. The game will utilize special rings to simulate abilities. While a sub-forum for the battle system has been established, the official release date has not been announced kaya kita kits nalang mga Gaians.

Fishing

One of our favorite is fishing; you just buy baits with different grades to choose from and of course fishing rod which you can upgrade. Sa katulad ko na mahilig mangisda eh magugustuhan niyo to, lalo na kapag naka punta kayo sa map na yung isda maliliksi if you know what I mean.

Rally

On June 18, 2007, Gaia Online and Scion announced a partnership that allowed users to create virtual Scions, with customizable wheels, decals, fog lights, tail lights, and spoilers, and race and display them to other users in a Adobe Flash game called Gaia Rally. Other cars that came with the game are the fake Possum, and Musculero. They are also customizable but have much fewer accessories then the Scion. In this game users are able to race their cars in a simple track. Clicking the left mouse button beckons the car to move, gradually increases the speed. Numerous obstacles appear in the road for one to overcome, such as cows, UFOs, ramps and zombies.

There’s a lot more games and things you can do in Gaia Online mga pare ko, click here to visit their site.

My my pinoy gamers.., they have gone so far right?. This is KOF06 now running on 3D. Although graphics is still not its best here but the gameplay is a blast. pinoyGR also like the trash talk of the characters kahit nag aaway na, hehe.. Maybe the downside lang eh ung loading na game screen every after a round fight but its ok since you can regroup yourself kung na talo ka sa last round diba?

For those who started this game on arcade you might need to buy those gamepad that looks like an arcade para tuloy2x combo niyo and vise versa.., pero kung magaling rin kayo sa PS2 controller eh solve na.. haha.. This is a game that is a must have dude lalong lalo na sa mga ka kilala kung nag cocollect ng KOF cd games (I really don’t get it but ayaw nilang ipahiram..).

Hey guys, this is pinoyGR looking to another MMORPG that has been suggested for a review. This time its MU Online, I’ve been hearing about this game for a while now but didn’t pay to much attention as I first judge it by its cover and that’s where I got it wrong because this game might take your time too.

MU Online is a 3D medieval fantasy MMORPG, produced by Webzen, a Korean gaming company. In the Philippines, the pay to play (P2P) version is distributed by Digital Media Exchange through the company Mobius Games.

Although graphics is not such a big thing here it might be an advantage to those pinoy gamers that doesn’t have those high-end PC. The sound is also great but ang pinagmamalaki ng MU is its simple gameplay, yep.. sometimes simplicity can be good.

Gameplay

As with many MMORPGs you select a character and fight monsters to gain experience. MU is populated by a large variety of monsters, from simple ones like goblins to frightening ones such as the Elite Yeti or Gorgon. Each monster-type is unique, has different spawn points, and drops different items. For more information regarding monster types and descriptions, refer to the Official MU Online Philippine Webpage

Outlaws and Heroes

Outside of a duel, PvP fighting is possible but discouraged. When one player attacks another, a self-defense system is activated, in which the attacked player may kill the aggressor within a time limit. Self-defense is also activated when a player attacks an Elf’s summoned creature. If one player kills another without Self-defense active, he/she becomes an Outlaw, more commonly known in-game as “Player Killer” or PK. Outlaws have disadvantages during game play, depending on his Outlaw level.

To clear Outlaw status, the character must wait a significant amount of time without killing other players. The wait can be shortened by killing large number of monsters, which is generally done in one of the servers that does not permit PvP attacks, to avoid being attacked by another person. The amount of time reduced from the outlaw penalty is equal to the monster’s level in seconds, and depending on the number of monsters killed, the penalty time may be dramatically decreased.

A Hero is a character that has killed three or more 2nd Stage Outlaws since logging into the account. The Heroes have a 1/32 chance of dropping items at death and will lose less experience when killed by a mob. The Hero status clears in one hour, though the timer is reset back to one hour after every PK killed. To become a Hero, you must kill three 2nd Stage Outlaws without letting them hit you. If Self-Defense activates, the kill doesn’t count to become a Hero.

Quests

Quests – Like almost any other massive multiplayer online game mu online have quests. But it is quite different from others as most of the items for the quest are easily found and therefore not much of a challenge. After completing it you will be rewarded by an upper class depending on your level and class type. You must have a certain level pertaining to your class in order to start the quest. Mu online however is quite challenging and takes a long time to level, although it is one of the most vigorous game out there.

Defense of the Ancients

Defense of the Ancients or DotA as what we always call it is a custom map for Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, based on the “Aeon of Strife” map for the Blizzard title Starcraft. Pinoy gamers mostly in internet cafes find it “easier to learn” than playing the normal game in Warcraft III as it only focuses on hero combat and of course team strategy, but don’t let this fool you. Even though you only have to control a single hero it doesn’t mean it’s that easier. As pinoyGR team observes, knowing what exactly your hero’s capabilities is just the 30% part of winning, you also need to know your enemy strengths and weaknesses so that you’ll know what items to build and what skills to level-up first, hell!, even prolonging or delaying your creeps arrival from one spot to another is strategy. Another important thing to know is your opponent, the guy who’s controlling the enemy hero, why?, base on our experience we’ve been seeing gamers fighting each other shouting tangna mo!!!, madaya ka! because of the seriousness of this game, so when a fight breaks out you’ll know what to do. For more information and strategy guides for this game we’ve posted external links below.

General System Requirements:

• Computer: 600 MHz processor or better
• Operating Systems: Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000, or Windows XP. Warcraft III requires Mac OS  9.0 or higher, or Mac OS X 10.1.3 or higher.
• Memory: 256 MB of RAM
• Controls: A keyboard and mouse are required.
• Drives: A hard drive with at least 550 MB of free space (in addition to your Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos installation), and a 4x speed CD-ROM drive are required for installation and play.
• Video: 32 MB 3D Video card
• Sound: A DirectX-compatible 16-bit sound card is recommended. Warcraft III will work with the built-in sound features of the Mac OS.
• Multiplayer games played over a LAN require an active connection to a TCP/IP network.

Access to Blizzard Entertainment’s online gaming service, Battle.net, requires a low-latency, active Internet connection rated at 28.8 Kbps or faster.