UltraNinjas

Welcoming a couple of new members

2010-04-08T15:19:00.002+01:00

A big welcome to Zero and Kash who've joined our motley ninja crew to help out with all the reviews we're having to do!

Machinarium Demo

2009-10-12T15:58:00.002+01:00

If you haven't already, grab the demo. It's well worth a look :)http://machinarium.net/

Elephant rave

2009-07-09T15:54:00.001+01:00

Well, what are you waiting for?http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/443133

Wha...huh...?

2009-05-19T15:15:00.003+01:00

...yeah well the rollback was a necessary issue with regards to the server system mysql data structure ergo visa-vi concordently 01 01 - wasn't my fault!

Oops

2009-05-19T14:39:00.002+01:00

The eagle-eyed amongst you may have noticed a slight hitch with the site this afternoon. No one is to blame JAY DID IT and we'll be getting it sorted JAY DID IT so don't worry, we're going nowhere!JAY DID IT.

Yeah, well..

2009-04-06T15:59:00.001+01:00

Broken Picture Telephone

2009-04-06T14:51:00.004+01:00

If you haven't played this game already, you've got to check out http://www.brokenpicturetelephone.com which is probably one of the most addictive things I've done in the last year!

Left 4 Dead Update

2009-03-12T11:17:00.003Z

Just spotted this over at Facepunch (http://www.facepunch.com/) for all you Left 4 Dead fans - there's been a new update with some bloody good fixes in it:March 11, 2009 - Left 4 Dead Update ReleasedUpdates to Left 4 Dead have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:Versus Mode ChangesTank melee attack can now hit

Burn the rope!

2009-01-14T16:10:00.001Z

Not much to say other than a mate sent a link over for me to take a look at, which I think y'all should too :)http://www.mazapan.se/games/BurnTheRope.phpHave Fun!

Bob's game

2008-12-22T09:13:00.002Z

So, here's the story: Bob, a self-taught 25-year old, spends five years of his life working on a game. He wants this game to be released for the DS. Cursory glances at his videos suggest that this would probably be a good thing indeed.Problem is, Nintendo aren't listening. As a result, Bob is doing a 100-day sit down protest to draw attention to this. Go here and show your support, or just glare

L4D and Valve Updates

2008-12-16T14:41:00.003Z

While I appreciate that Valve are looking to provide some DLC soon for Left 4 Dead, I'd really like them to sort out a couple of things with the game. I mean, we've caned our way through the game multiple times and played an obscene amount of Vs. but how things like the melee and grenade bugs crept through after they went through that hassle with CS I don't know. Wouldn't mind giving the QA team

To SEGA

2008-12-12T10:32:00.005Z

Hello SEGA and Sonic Team, how are you? Looking forward to Christmas? I hope so. Here's a present from myself (and maybe Jay, who knows) - an idea we had for a brilliant Sonic game! Whilst the little blue chap has gone off the rails recently to some extent, yesterday I had a great plan for what you should do with him next.It's radical. It pushes boundaries. It sits close to the cutting edge.

Likewise...

2008-11-10T11:43:00.003Z

Our preseason tour of Portugal drags on, with injuries flying about left, right and centre.However, Javier Mascherano seems to be annoyed that I have not allowed him to talk to Olympic Marseille and has gone on a one-man strike behind the dugouts. Git.In other news, I have been linked with two players that I have not even looked at. Not sure why anyone would think I am after Adrian Mutu

If all else fails....

2008-11-10T11:15:00.001Z

.... shoot Steven Gerrard. Having scored a brilliant hat trick against Portuguese side Leiria, they seem to have taken a rather brutal measure to halt their embarrassment. Either that or the poor guy's taking a pre-season nap.

Serious gaming action

2008-10-29T14:21:00.003Z

We've been treated to a few really decent titles as of late. Certainly worth seeing how much you can blag out of the fat man this Christmas. My latest Christmas present is a new server to put the site on...when it's done. Gawd I feel like 3D Realms with the site overhaul deadline - needs must as the devil does his business and all that!

Gooooal

2008-10-21T14:45:00.002+01:00

Me and the lad Jay have been playing multiplayer games on FIFA and Pro Evo over the past week - the big man preferring a bit of Konami's footy, myself being rather more partial to EA's. Hm.Just scored a classy goal as the lad Torres on Pro Evo, mind - ran through and sent a gently curling sidefoot in off the inside of the post. Quality. Jay wasn't best pleased.

Fooooootball

2008-10-06T15:40:00.003+01:00

Still trying to fathom out which football game to buy this winter? Here are two blurrovision videos demonstrating a half of footy on both Pro Evo 2009 and FIFA 09 to give you an idea of how each plays (but not looks, obviously, although you get a good idea of the atmosphere and general impression).Pro Evo 2009 Things to look out for: Rooney wonder goal, general ineptitude.FIFA 09 Things

Warspanner

2008-09-29T20:51:00.002+01:00

I like Matt have been thouroughly enjoying Warhammer Online. It's addictive and highly accessible. Being an MMO fan myself, it makes a nice change to actually get involved with a game to the point that you miss it while away. So much so that I've had a couple of pints, sat down and clicked on "join server" only to find out that once again the server's full. While recently cloning our server it

Over the moon

2008-09-10T14:22:00.002+01:00

So, I have finally managed to get Jay into Football Manager! We've started a Premiership season as Liverpool (me) and Spurs (the big man) and currently our situation as of three games (well, two for me) is as above.A great 4-0 win at Anfield over Villa and a solid 1-0 win away at a tricky Wigan sees me 4th with a game in hand, whilst Jay's had a win, a draw and a loss in his first three.Watch

Death Magnetic

2008-09-05T10:03:00.002+01:00

Right, I presume that we've all found a way of hearing the new Metallica album, aye? Whether you were brave enough to risk downloading it and have Lars Ulrich possibly crawl through your telephone line and punch you in the face repeatedly or simply you have managed to pick up the various snippets and such that have been gradually released by the band themselves, if you're a Metallica fan and

Too Human?

2008-09-02T14:47:00.003+01:00

So, Jay is sitting just over <-- there playing Too Human, and looking mighty involved in the whole thing. In fact, for the most part of today it seems to have kept him rather quiet, which is unusual. Perhaps he's enjoying it!From an observer's point, it looks fun if a little... well, repetitive. Having said that, I can't see for the life of me why it's been given such low scores at some places;

Footy, American style

2008-08-15T16:06:00.003+01:00

So, yeah. While Jay is proceeding to watch his hard-earned virtual loot wash down the virtual table with Fable 2's Pub Games (nice purchase, son), I've been taking a chill pill for the past few days with some virus or other. Never mind, though - it's given me the chance to sit down with this year's Madden 09 in advance of doing my review next week.See, I love American Football. Not quite sure

Fable Gambling

2008-08-14T21:22:00.004+01:00

Dunno what that weird vid of Tekken was all about, but in other news I've been getting hooked on the Fable 2 Pub Game Gambling-like Live Arcade download. While I confess, like most gambling, it's extremely addictive, I also get the impression that some corners where cut on the balancing. Either that or they decided that they would teach us all a lesson - that when you gamble, you'll eventually

Let's mess around!

2008-08-12T15:05:00.003+01:00

It's party time here at UltraNinjas HQ, with Jay being away on holiday and me being in a jolly mood. It's about time the big man had a break given his rather tortuous workload, so hopefully he's out there getting drunk and living life to the full rather than, say, spending his time fitting blinds, installing a new cooker or getting his car serviced.So, what does a ninja monkey do to pass his time

Braid

2008-08-06T11:31:00.005+01:00

So, I've spent this morning playing through a few worlds of Jonathan Blow's Braid (Xbox Live Arcade, 1,200 Microsoft Points). On the face of it the thing looks like any other 2D platformer, but there's a twist within; you can move time back and forth to change object locations, move to other areas quicker or get rid of pesky enemies. It's brilliantly done, as this video shows.

Geo 2 Rocks it!

2008-08-04T16:16:00.002+01:00

Following up on Matt was saying about Geometry Wars 2, it really is worth the few quid to buy this game. It's so unbelievably addictive and for the 6 stages it has to play offers some serious re-playability. Give it a shot :)

Error in I.E.

2008-08-01T19:43:00.003+01:00

Sorry to all of you who may have been experiencing problems with the website displaying the blog if viewed in certain browsers - it seemed that something had been overwritten somewhere...doh!(Thanks goes to Gaz for spotting that one!)

Geo Wars 2

2008-07-30T12:57:00.004+01:00

So, I've just had a bit of an eye-burning session on Geometry Wars 2 and it's rather spiffing indeed! Just working my way through the single player modes at the moment and will have a review up on Friday I suspect - in the meantime, here's some footage of me having a go at the brand new King Mode and being remarkably average. Fun!

FF4 DS

2008-07-30T10:36:00.002+01:00

So, yeah - Final Fantasy 4 is now out on the DS in Japan and the US, meaning we'll probably get it sometime early 2012. Never fear, folks; I'll be importing it and feeding my thoughts back to you at some point in the very near future. As long as this epic moment is left untouched then it'll all be fine!

Tron 2 trailer

2008-07-29T14:34:00.004+01:00

Oooooh! Expect this video to go down quicker than (first joke deleted due to poor taste) (subsequent joke deleted due to poorer taste) Facebook on a Friday afternoon, but here's a sneaky shaky-cam preview of the Comic Con 2008 trailer for Tr2n. Yay!

Hello, what's all this about?

2008-07-24T11:56:00.004+01:00

Looks like our pals at Square have a bit of a leak on hand. A friendly and ever-so-sneaky chap has posted the following video on Game Trailers, detailing some CGI scenes from the supposedly-postponed Final Fantasy XIII Versus. Dare I say it looks better than the normal FF XIII? Yes, yes I do. This was shown to a closed-room audience at last year's Jump Fiesta.

Ubi gets all the chicks!

2008-07-21T15:34:00.004+01:00

It seems when poor ol' Jade Raymond has been thoroughly used and abused of late with a comic depicting her pleasuring geeks, Ubi need some fresh buxom beauts to push their latest DS titles (while passionately pursuing a lawsuit I'm sure) . The 2 lucky stars are boob bouncing beauty Holly Willoughby and Live 8 Euro-vision Top of the Tottie Fearne Cotton. Their aim - to show the girls really can

Guitar Hero 4 now officially 'MUST BUY'

2008-07-18T12:21:00.005+01:00

Wayhey! Activision have only gone and got the rights to use some Jimi Hendrix master tracks for Guitar Hero: World Tour, including Purple Haze, Foxy Lady (bow bow bow boooooow) and the equally awesome Little Wing. What chance a bit of his version of All Along the Watchtower, given that it rocks all over Bob Dylan's version, or Crosstown Traffic? There'll also be a Jimi character loaded up in

New International Track and Field

2008-07-18T11:51:00.005+01:00

Pretty tough on your arm and your DS for sure, but New International Track and Field has ended up being great fun! Random words from the full review (which you can check out here) include: 'wrist', 'metronomic' and 'gobble'.Now to rest my sore triceps :-)

Hang on... how?

2008-07-17T16:05:00.005+01:00

Seems like my cat has received some kind of windfall and now has more loose cash knocking about than I do. Figures. Free from mortgage payments and electricity bills, the little chap will soon need his own little bank account! Perhaps he might buy me a pint tonight...

:-D

2008-07-17T14:05:00.006+01:00

Recently resurrected Publisher Apogee went into E3 with not much on their plate in terms of gameplay footage for their upcoming PSP and DS re-release of the original 2D Duke Nukem trilogy, so they went and did this instead: Not 100% sure if they meant it as a serious trailer or a tongue-in-cheek thing, but either way it gained a moderate roffle.

Well, I would comment but...

2008-07-17T13:40:00.002+01:00

We continued with football...me Argentina and Matt as Brazil. Got all the way to the finals to face off against each other, which made a nice change seeing as how the game tends to royally fudge you out of any chances. It had been one hell of a struggle all in all, and Matt was the proud 1 nil victor in our last match.So...f- him!

Footy no longer in progress :-(

2008-07-17T09:09:00.002+01:00

Jay lost so we can't carry on playing this tournament, even though I qualified from my group :-(. Booooo.Started a final attempt - Jay as Argentina and myself as Brazil. Expect updates (and probably Jay's morose moaning).

Footy in progress.

2008-07-16T17:03:00.008+01:00

If you were wondering how my and Jay's first Pro Evo 2008 tourney is going as seperate teams, here are a selection of my notes from our first two group games. To avoid confusion, I have divided each team into colours - my Spanish team in red, his German team in grey.Torres wonder flick!Cheating AI equaliserBoooooJay not winningNow losingOhnoes, he lost.Me hitting woodwork, goalie’s face, defender

A blog? Why?

2008-07-16T11:54:00.004+01:00

So, I am sure you are wondering what this funtastic blog is all about. Are we moving away from the main site? Do we have too much time on our hands? Are we trying to leap onto the cool kids' bandwagon? Yes, and no.Y'see, blogs are handy things, and it occurred to me and Jay (but mostly me) that for a gaming website such as ours having an associated blog would enable us to splurge more

Tuuuuuunes

2008-07-16T10:20:00.003+01:00

Last night I found myself watching a documentary on T. Rex and Marc Bolan, and it ended up with me surfing around YouTube for a good three hours listening in to many of their tunes. I've been a bit of a closet T. Rex fan for ages now, but it seems that I am going to have to shell out for some more of their records at some point in the near future. My poor, poor wallet :-(.Quite what Jay makes of

Matt got cross...

2008-07-15T14:57:00.020+01:00

It would seem that every time we find something in a football game that we like, we find ourselves vomiting in frustration over something else. Case in point - trying to get Italy through a Euro cup in Pro Evo '08. I think after playing a lot of footy titles, one thing stands out above the rest - they can all be a royal pain in the ass. I completely relate to Matt's frustration, made only that