Revisiting RPG Classic – Vampire the Masquerade: Redemption

Vampire the masquerade is one of the most played pen-and-paper RPGs in the 90’s, similar to Dungeons and Dragons.

The software game has been released to PC 8 years ago, and it did not quite get anyone’s attention due to it’s flaws and other short comings. First thing’s first, the graphics… it is well executed, the environment details are well textured and very well rendered, the floors, doors, medieval wall etc etc… are all well created, it perfectly fits the whole gothic theme, and the characters are executed great as well. Players will be very pleased with it’s beautifully rendered graphics and smooth frame rates.

The Gameplay: oh please help me god, I just wish that Activision and Nihilistic focused more on the difficulty and controls of the game, this game is not that hard to play but very hard, especially on some parts on the game wherein you’ll have to take down an enemy boss which is very strong by the way and a bunch of sidekicks which are very hard to kill. Don’t even start me with the enemy units, they are insanely repetitive and frustrating at times because some of them are harder to kill than an enemy boss.


The Story: I think I’ll give the story about 6 out of 10 rating. Some of the characters that appear in the game are forgetful because they don’t give that much impact ( is it just me? You decide! ) I’m pretty sure that the only character that you’ll remember here is the main star of the story “Christof ……” holy crap I even forgot his surname! Lol

The Sounds: The sound fits the game! That’s all

Value: Because of the game license, the software has quite a collectible value thing for Software Game Collectors. This game is quite rare and very hard to find in any gaming stores out there (well, you can try out amazon.com maybe you can still find pre-owned copies of this game).

Buy the game if you want to have rare games for your collection, it’s not quite a good game but HEY! It’s Vampire the Masquerade!

World In Conflict - Nuke your other war RTS Games, This is THE BOMB

War is never a good thing, killing more than 300 russian commies is even worse…. Not until now! Here comes World In Conflict from Sierra Entertainment, the best war strategy game ever! Set in a Fictional World War III settings, the story focuses on the Cold War, the endless battle of Americans against Russian commies.


WIC (World In Conflict) features a new approach to real-time strategy, instead of the traditional Click-Build-Destroy system, the game uses a different style of gaming… the player will only rely on backup units such as Rifle Troops, Missile Soldiers, Tanks, APC etc. and you don’t need resources to get units and stuff, all you need is reinforcement points and air support points. The graphics are superb especially the explosion effects, water effects and the structure buildings are all very well detailed. Plus added to that, trees and other obstructions can be taken down by weapon explosions and can be run downed by big vehicles.


The sound is also great, they are using war theme background music perfect for this kind of game and you will even here the song “Everybody wants to rule the world” that perfectly fits the 1989 cold war setting. Voice acting are superb, the voices are movie-like quality, it’s like watching a High-Budgeted Hollywood war film, even Alec Baldwin himself narrates the whole story.

Controls are very easy to use, shortcut keys are easy to memorize and the camera controls are user friendly.

This game is very addictive, so good that all 12 missions are so short you will crave for more… I just hope 2 or 3 more expansions will out in the near future!
BUY IT!!!!

F.E.A.R ( One of the best horror shooters of all time )

I just got this game from datablitz here in the philippines. Well, we all know that this game was released couple of years ago but i just upgraded my PC 2 months ago, so this was my only chance to play a high-octane graphical game plus this was rated in gamespot.com as an editor choice game.

The system specs of F.E.A.R didn’t quite made my pants crap out because like I said, I upgraded my gaming rig to the max (except for the video card it was too expensive for that beefy Geforce 8800GT lol!).

Now I installed the game and played it. At first it didn’t make quite a catch on me but as I go on playing and advancing to different levels… it got pretty addictive. The gunshot sounds and visual effects are superb, it almost made my eye pop out, and then the bloody and horrific environment made a big plus for the game and the story plot. It’s so scary I even experienced a terrible nightmare.

F.E.AR is an excellent horror FPS game, every PC GAMERS out there should get a copy especially those who are into First Person Shooters, THIS IS A MUST HAVE…

Oh by the way, get the 2 expansions – Perseus Mandate and Extraction Point as well so that you can finish the whole story of the game

Marvel Legends Wolverine Sabretooth Face Off

I just got a new item here, I got it from the Toy section in SM department store here in the philippines. I saw some of these editions in hobby shops and novelty shops, their price is around $40 - $50. I'm not a big fan of marvel but this one caught my eye! i got this wolverine and sabretooth face-off edition for only $6!!! yeah you heard it right, 6 bucks.... Actually this item was on clearance sale so the department store is selling it for like -80% from it's original price and there's only one left, so i didn't have any second thoughts and i bought it.

i have never opened the package, i want it to stay in mint condition... The sculpture is well detailed although the paint is quite crappy.. it's not as minty as other toys, the paint here really looks like a "paint" if you know what i mean.. anyway this marvel legends wolverine and sabretooth face off edition has a lot of collectible value.. well, at least here in the philippines...

If you want to avail one... well... Good luck searching for one.... or you can get mine LOL!! hahaha

Movie Deluxe DECEPTICON BRAWL

Remember the most amazing film of 2007 the Transformers movie? Do you remember the part where the decepticons are en-route to battle with the autobots?
Well, a lot of people got confused on the tank transformer in the movie... Is it brawl? or devastator? i think that there are some typos in the film, especially the part where the tank called himself devastator... isn't "dev" supposed to be a constructicon built robot? damn!

Anyways, i just availed a new TF toy last month, and there's only one stock left in Toy Kingdom in SM. I got this rare deluxe edition Brawl. The Sculpture is very very detailed as we speak, especially when it is transformed in robot mode, His face looks really intimidating. The paint looks cool for it captivates the exact color from the live action film. It carries a canon weapon that can fire projectiles, with 2 turrets, and 2 mini-guns. The articulation is not that quite posable for it's really quite hard to transform the thing but it's well balanced when standing in robot mode, it's big feet gives all the balance needed.

There's also a Decepticon Brawl Leader class but im really not a fan of big toys, although i'd like to make one huge soundwave in the near future..

My Comment: This toys is a must have. Although not quite rare as bumblebee, this toy is quite cool and very recommended for the fans of the transformers film
7 out of 10

Final Battle Autobot Jazz

One of the coolest characters in Transformers, Autobot JAZZ. As one of the oldest friends of Optimus Prime, JAZZ plays a big role in all Transformers series. Jazz is head of Special Operations, with his own dedicated roster of agents. He often gives the most dangerous assignments to himself. It's not a matter of ego—he just really is the coolest head for the toughest missions.

In the movie version, JAZZ still retains his care-free cool attitude, Sadly he died in the movie killed by Megatron.

Here now we present to you our latest toy in our collection:
The FINAL BATTLE AUTOBOT JAZZ

This toy stands about the height of Bumblebee deluxe movie version, it transforms into a Pontiac Solstice. The sculpture is great, it is very well detailed.. Oh I forgot to include that this particular series shows a Battle-damaged Autobot JAZZ.. Anyways, this toy carries a Crescent cannon weapon that has a "Blast-Missile" feature, it can be attached to the spoiler when Transformered into a Pontiac, and the spolier can attached as a shield when in robot form. The car's front part is also his chest, and 2 big wheels are attached to his shoulders

Painting is cool too, the damaged parts are well executed from burns to cracks. The articulation balance is quite good as well, it is more balanced than Bumblebee.

MY COMMENT: A very cool toy, well worth the price of $35... This is one heck of a toy for your TF movie collections

Transformers Bumblebee Movie Deluxe edition

We have finally found the toy we've been searching for over a month... we have searched 5 different malls for it and now our efforts paid off!
We present you Bumblebee Movie Deluxe edition, my wife has all the luck she needed to find these rare transformers item...
This magnificent toy has great features:
First off the vehicle mode, it features the exact sculpture of a chevy camaro '08 car that was also shown on the film. the paint is good, the yellow and and black stripes stands out well and the chevy emblem is well sculpted.

Robot Mode: The robot form looks exactly like the one on the transformers live action film, The sculpture is well crafted and the color matches the robot. The articulation is good but not that balanced like my other transformer toys. It also has some sort of blade weapon that is attached under the chasis when it is in chevy mode.

OVERALL RATING: Damn! it took us a long time to find this rare item... One of the best Transformer toys... If you don't have it yet, GO OUT THERE AND FIND AT LEAST ONE, but if you have one right now, don't be stupid to sell it... If you have more than one unit of this toy, sell 'em and make yourself rich hehehehe

Armored Core Formula Front PSP

Probably one of the best psp games ever released. Armored Core Formula Front. This game features maximum mech-robot action and realistic setups for the armored core units.
You can use up to 6 mechs and you can even setup their weapons, coolants, armors, etc...

The graphics is superb, it almost captivates the clarity of the PS2 version of armored core. Although the background music plays a little lame, the sound effects got the whole sound quality back! The hit, guns, laser and other sound effects are going to blow your nuts, the sound effects are very cool it fits the whole robot war thing!
The difficulty is quite for hardcore gamers.. beginners will need much more time and practice to enjoy this mech game.

MY COMMENT: buy the game! your PSP needs it dammit!!!

Arcee Transformers Movie revision

2 weeks ago my wife and i went to some mall in alabang here in manila to buy some biscuits from popeyes chicken, then we decided to stroll around in TOYS 'R US... Then we checked out the transformers section and there it is! We are so lucky to find this Arcee Movie version.. there was only 1 left in stock so we didn't have any second thoughts on buying the thing so we bought it immediately...

This Arcee toy is great, it really has some girly features like.. it's painted in purple, then the robot mode has a curved body plus it has some sort of hairstyle on her head...

The articulation in robot form is great, it has a great balance when standing, i even executed my very own brawl test (brawl test means i'll let the toy stand in standard position and then i'll hit the desk with one punch). Arcee also holds some sort of a crossbow weapon with fire up action feature.. The sculpture is cool, the toy looks realistic.. It stands about 3.5 inches tall.

The motor form also have great features.. If you are familiar with the YAMAHA R1 motorcycle or the HONDA FIREBLADE, well this toy looks exactly like that. The motorcycle sculpture is very very cool! it even has a plate number on the back *LOL*
The muffler on the motorcycle is the main ammunition of the crossbow weapon, and the main seat is the crossbow itself.

MY COMMENT: BUY IT WHILE STOCK LAST!!! this is a must buy item

4D Puzzle - Airplane Space Shuttle

3 days ago my wife bought another 4D puzzle model kit, it's replica of a commercial airplane with a NASA space shuttle on top. Remember the movie Superman Returns? the part where Superman rescued a bunch of reporters from an airplane crash, well this toy represents that airplane.. (well not exactly look alike but it's close enough)..

The sculpture is great, it looks realistic, especially the NASA space shuttle, you can even open the top hatch of the shuttle.
Paint execution is good and it's perfect for your display cabinet.

This collectible is perfect for commercial plane freaks out there, this is good for your collection... By the way you can also replicate that rescue scene from Superman returns, just try to find a scaled superman toy and you're good to go!!

My Comment: Not for extreme toy collectors who has issues with collectible value. Like i said this is only good for display and not resale marketing

Rurouni Kenshin Saito Hajime Story image Figure

I'm a very big fan of the Samurai X series (Rurouni Kenshin in most countries) and my favorite character was Saito Hajime, The captain of the Shin-Sen Gumi Group in the tokugawa era...

I got this toy figure 3 years ago, I actually saved up a few bucks just to get this very rare item. The toy resembles the actual anime version of saito hajime.. The sculpture is excellent, the whole body is very well detailed.. The color execution is cool too, it really captivates the exact color of saito from samurai X. Don't worry about the articulation balance for it comes with a stand.. so this figure is great for display in your cabinets.. although i have never opened it from the packaging because i wanted to keep it in mint condition, this figure you won't let your balls down because this item is great expecially for Samurai X fans out there

My Comment: Great for toy collection, BUY IT!!

Optimus Prime and Barricade Movie Legends (Jollibee Ver. Kid's Meal)

When, transformers the movie was released on the silver screen here in the philippines, Jollibee got the rights as it's promoter and distributor of the Transformers toys... I bought 2 Kid's meal, 1 for me and 1 for my son.. there were only 2 toys left that day... Optimus Prime and Barricade.
These toys are well articulated, i mean for a free toy.. these are pretty good. It's completely transformable and it looks good on my display cabinet. Don't judge it as a low class toy... these bad boys are copyrighted by hasbro, so it means these have awesome collectible values. Optimus Prime and Barricade stands about 3 inches tall, it's attached to a stand, The sculpture is great and the colors are very well painted..

My comment: These items are worth getting, Every transformer toy has great value.
Oh by the way, these aren't available anywhere anymore.. you should have patience and guts to find a person who sell these items... Try ebay and amazon, don't stop until you find at least one seller

Godzilla Movie Display Replica

My brother is not quite into toys that much... He's really not into collecting toys, knowing that he is an idiot in this, i asked him to give me his GODZILLA replica.
The paint and scuplture are almost 99.9% perfect as the US version GODZILLA movie.. The toy stands 10.6 inches tall, the articulation is well made, it feature various action moves such as slashing, stomping and mouth opening... Every action moves produce sounds like if you try to open its mouth, you'll hear godzilla screaming, if you move his arms it can make a slashing sound.... This toy has great features and its perfect for both kids and toy collectors alike... Even my 1 year old boy can't get his hand off this monster...

My Comment: I'm pretty sure that this toy has a great collectible value, especially if you are a godzilla fan...
If you want to buy it... Try Ebay or amazon and best of luck trying to find one! this rare toy is pretty hard to find these days

Gundam Seed Zaku Warrior Model Kit

My family and I went to a mall near our city here in manila. As usual, my wife went to the womens' and shoe department, while me and our son went to the toy section. Actually i'm restricted to $10 budget for buying a toy until the next 3 weeks, My wife has skills when it comes to saving money... Luckily i stumbled in a Gundam section in the toy department, I was looking for a "not more than" $10 collectible toy, then i saw this Mobile Suit Gundam Zaku Warrior 1/144 model kit, I got it for like $5!!! it's about 3-4 inches tall, the paint is well executed, it actually emulates the one in the cartoons, The articulation is great too, it can move its head and arms, and the instruction is well detailed and accurate, even 8 year olds can follow those simple steps...

My Comment: not necessarily a must have but it is in a cheap price, Well worth a buy.... Perfect for serious toy collectors and model kit hobbyists

and before i finish my blog for this.. I must remind you.. That this is not a Play Toy! it's a collectible item that is not meant to be man-handled... Be careful with it

ASTROTRAIN G1 DELUXE EDITION

Recently, me and my wife went to a mall somewhere in makati (manila philippines). Then i saw a regular toy store named "Kids Station", actually we went in there to by my niece a birthday present. After roaming around for like 45 minutes, I stumbled into a Transformer section. Then i saw this ASTROTRAIN figure....

It really caught my attention because it was on sale, 50% off dudes! Anyway, this ASTROTRAIN DECEPTICON figure have some special features. First, it can transform in 3 ways: Robot Form (of course), a NASA space shuttle and a bullet train. it's about 3 or 4 inches tall, highly detailed sculpture and paint design, good for display and IT's TRANFORMERS man!!!

It really captivated the original design of ASTROTRAIN, it is an enjoyable toy and anyone can appreciate it! Even the people who doesn't know the series will definitely like this figure

MY COMMENT: Just buy it! that's all!

IRON MAN ROCKS!!!!

TF Classics StarScream Masterpiece

First announced when the THS-02 Hybrid G1 convoy was released in early 2006. Multitudes of STARSCREAM fans eagerly anticipated this new edition to the premium Masterpiece line. Later on crazed STARSCREAM fans rejoiced when they received an announcement that the new STARSCREAM will be designed by MACROSS co-creator and original pre-Transformers Diaclone designer, Shoji Kawamori. This new mold as everyone was predicting was ripe for repainting to create the other seekers and coneheads.

Later, when the beta pics began leaking over the internet, everyone was crazed as STARSCREAM's robot mode looked exactly like he did in the old Generation 1 cartoons. Until a month later when the painted samples were revealed, everyone wondered why their favorite Decepticon Air Commander was painted blue, and his robot mode was only 10" tall. This led to some solid fans deciding to skip MP-3 altogether and wait for a show accurate version. Much like what they did to the G1 re-issue Transformers collection Starscream who was repainted to match his anime cartoon version.

FORGE COMICS BY CROSSGEN

Perhaps one of the infamous graphic novel in the comic world... The Forge Comics..
I saw this comic book in a local bookstore near at our village, It really caught my eye because of it's pocket book feature. We all know that there are comic books out there that are compiled like a book novel (i.e. Manga Comics), although these kinds of comics are not colored and they are drawn in an anime style. Of course there several DC and marvel comics that are hard bounded and stuff but they are all too expensive!

The forge comic collection is a cheap one, for only $7.95 (but now it's on sale so it's about $2 now).
It doesn't have much value like DC, IMAGE, and MARVEL comics but it's quite fun to read. It features 5-6 totally different stories, Interesting characters and the artwork itself is perfect, Similar to Jim Lee's artworks.....

The only bad catch here is... It's not quite worth a show to die-hard comic collectors, these collections are only good for your bookshelf and for past times and stuff...

My Comment? Well the price is cheap than DC or MARVEL... hmmm.... It's up to the readers if they'll like it or despise it...

Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance Iroquois Pliskin Figure

I'm a very big fan of solid snake, throughout the years since the 8-bit era, i've been into solid snake's legacy.
One time i was on my way home I accidentally ran into a hobby toy store, then i saw this eye capturing item... An Iroquois Pliskin Solid Snake table top figure, an actual figure from the game Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and Substance. it's about 2.1 inches tall, with a polygonal stand.
The sculpture and paint are well made, even Snake's sideburns are good. This hot item is for certified metal gear fanatic, You will not appreciate this kind of collectible if you haven't played any MGS games especially the Sons of Liberty episode.

My Rating? 9 out of 10.... This figure is for exclusive metal gear freaks!!!

Devil May Cry Coin Top Figure

For "Devil May Cry" fan out there, these coin top figure set is for you!... The complete collection consists of 6 figures:
Dante A, Dante B, Trish, Lucia and 2 monsters from devil may cry 2. Every characters have their own sets of weapons, Dante A and B got his famous ebony and ivory dual 45 caliber action pistols, a bazooka, and his 3 swords used from the game. While, trish carries a big sword and .45 dual action pistols, and finally lucia carries 2 daggers and 2 shurikens.


Except for Lucia, the figure sets also include a blast effect thing that goes with the gun barrels and on the monsters. This helps the design to go more realistic as possible.

These toy collections can do various poses, especially Dante A and B. You can make these toy figures more fancy than the game itself!
The only catch here is, the toys are so small... You can lose it in an instant. For a small toy set, these collections are quite expensive. You can avail the complete set for at least $20 or php1,000.

My Comment? You have to be a Solid Devil May Cry freak to appreciate these toy collections. By the way these have very strong toy values because these are the only Devil May Cry 2 figure sets that's been released...