Archive for September, 2009

Evony’s best banner yet

Sunday, September 27th, 2009

Evony banner ad

Online strategy game Evony has already made a reputation for itself with its wildly inappropriate and inaccurate banner ads.

I played Evony once, for about ten minutes… not long, however I played enough to be sure it’s not a Leisure Suit Larry-style game set in Middle Earth (although maybe there’s some mileage in that concept).

Previously the blatant cleavage shot of a buxom stock photo model was a favourite Evony ad, but I think this new one takes the cake. What does this haute couture model have to do with a medieval strategy game? Sex sells I guess.

Some more on the wonderful Evony banner ads at Tokyito and Coding Horror.

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Commandos 2: AKA Inglourious Basterds

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

One of the many great things about Steam is its range of cheap classics. I downloaded Commandos 2 a few weeks back and even though I’ve already finished the game before, it’s been lots of fun playing it again.

One part of the game that stood out this time around is the subtle yet brutal level of cruelty available to the player. I’ll gloss over the ability to shoot penguins and seals, as I think the options available with captured German and Japanese soliders is far greater.

There are a total of eight commandos: each with different abilities. There’s the thief, the sniper, the spy and the diver… it’s all fairly obvious what each one does. Using their bare hands or objects like wine bottles, it’s quite simple to walk up behind an enemy soldier and knock them out. Once that’s done, you can tie them up and steal their equipment — and uniforms.

Commandos wait beside bound German soldiers

But what do you do with a bunch of gagged, bound and naked enemy soldiers? Well, the possibilities are endless it seems.

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