Microsoft Receiver

For some games, I rather play on xbox 360 controller rather than on a keyboard. For example, I am playing Splinter Cell Blacklist on a controller. 

All you need to get is Xbox 360 wireless gaming receiver for windows and a Xbox 360 controller.

Rest of the steps are very detailed on Microsoft website. Click here.

Splinter Cell - Blacklist

As for myself, there is no better single player game that is not a stealth game. Splinter cell is one of the worlds most known stealth games. The splinter cell - blacklist is the seventh instalment of the series, first one was released in 2002. 

The game is a third-person perspective, where you are a commando and you have some kind of objective that needs to be achieved quietly for your best benefit.

Now about the blacklist, The United States has a military presence in two-thirds of countries around the world. Some of them have had enough. A group of terrorists calling themselves "The Engineers" initiate a terror ultimatum called the Blacklist – a deadly countdown of escalating attacks on US interests at home and abroad.

Sam (the guy we're playing with) is back in his ops suit and goggles, and he’s more lethal and agile than ever. Granted the freedom to do whatever it takes to stop the Blacklist, Sam flies from exotic locales to US cities as he races against the clock to find out who’s behind this devastating threat.

Here is a trailer of the game

I also haven't managed to get too far in this game, as I bought it on the same day as Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. So far the game looks great. I am very impressed with the gameplay and the HD graphics. For lovers of stealth games I would highly recommend it.

Once again here are some screenshots, for you to see. 

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning

To be honest with you, I do not know much about this game, I bought it on steam a week ago. I haven't managed to play a lot but the game seems very interesting. The combat is one of the best features of the game.

The game is single player, action role-playing game where you choose who you want to be and what is your fate. The games description says:

"A hero’s fate is in your hands. As you explore the secrets of his immortality, triggering conflict and chaos throughout your epic journey, arm yourself with the weapon."

Here is a video that will describe this game way better than words.

You get to choose between three classes, Fighter, Mage and a Rogue. I chose a mage as I am a big fan of sorcery, their magic spells and the power they hold within.

I didn't get too far in the game, only level 8 (no idea if there is any limit) but by looking at the map I'd say there still a way to go. 

As in every post I will post some screenshots of the game, so you have a little look before you decide if you want to play this game. These screenshots don't show much of the game itself as it is only me using some spells on monsters.

Counter Strike: Source

The next game I am going to talk to you about is Counter Strike: Source. It is a remake of Counter-Strike 1.6 (click here), and retains all of its team-based objective-oriented first-person-shooter style gameplay. CS:S is a must-have for every action gamer.

I played CSs for many years, of course it doesn't have so many features and such graphics as Call of Duty series but for all of action gamers this is probably the first and maybe still THE ONLY first-person-shooter game they are still playing. 

I've been a big Call of Duty fan up to Black ops 2, I really enjoyed playing it but I have a feeling that makers want to do more and more in every new series, it's getting out of control in my opinion. I bought Call of Duty Ghosts and had no idea what was going on.

Anyway let's get back to CSs.

Right now, there are people all over the world playing Counter-Strike: Source. Odds are, there are more people playing today than there were playing yesterday.

The game is pretty simple, you can play on your own with PC controlled enemies and allies or play online versues different players. Yes, everyone plays online. There are two teams to choose from, Terrorists (T) and Counter-Terrorists (CT).

The games are divided in two types:

• Bombs
• Hostages

Bombs - as T you either have to plant a bomb and protect it so it detonates and as a CT you have to prevent T's from planting and detonating the bomb.

Hostages - as T you need to prevent CT's from rescuing the hostages.

Then there are different servers that people create, there are many different game types such as Gungames, zombies, rpgs, warcrafts etc. It's for you to determine on what kind of game type you enjoy playing.

To play CSs online you will need a steam account. Simple create and download it here.

Here are some screenshots of the game itself.

If you want to add me to your friends so we can play together. My steam name is "Paddy yo?".

Tibia

Tibia is the first ever online game I have played. By far, it is the best MMORPG game in my opinion. It is a never ending game that enables you to explore the world that you have never imagined. It's highly addictive game. Tibia requires you to pay full attention to the game at all times, as if you walk away for a second, you might get killed by a player or a monster. This game is so time consuming that you can't even imagine. The biggest downside (or not?) for many is the graphics as it still has 2D graphics, but is that a downside? or does that 2D graphics give this game something special? It's for you to decide.

Here is official link: www.tibia.com

Tibia is one of the oldest and most successful massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG) created in Europe. In an MMORPG people from all over the world meet on a virtual playground to explore areas, solve tricky riddles and undertake heroic exploits.

For more than 10 years now, players have been visiting the medieval world of Tibia. At present, more than 500,000 players from all over the world inhabit the Tibian continent enjoying the numerous game features.

Acting as knights, paladins, sorcerers or druids, players are faced with the challenge of developing the skills of their selected characters, exploring a large variety of areas and dangerous dungeons and interacting with other players on a social and diplomatic level. Besides the sophisticated chat tools it is especially the unique freedom players enjoy in Tibia, that create an enormously immersive gaming experience.

What makes Tibia different from other MMORPG games is that your not gaining level from any quests, in tibia to level up you have to hunt monsters which yield experience points. It depends on your skills and level of what monsters you can hunt. This is why this game is so time consuming. 

For example, if you need 100 experience points to level up, and each monster gives you 5 experience. You will need to hunt down 20 monsters to level up. The higher level you have the more experience you will need for each level. 

Here are some screenshots of my character to give you a quick look at the graphics.

Here is a screenshot of me hunting dragons. 

If you want more screenshots go to "About tibia" section on the website. If you decide to play tibia, do not hesitate to message me in the game when I am online. I'm playing on world Obsidia, and my name is Alkandir.

Quick Start

So, I am going to be posting different games that I have played over the past years so you can hear of the games whether you played them, thinking about to start playing or maybe never heard of them.

Also, as a software developer I am going to post some apps that I have created in college. All of the apps are for windows phone so far.