Android App Review - Slash! Hero

Welcome, everyone, to an android app/game review!

This is my first post on here, so be nice!

Obviously kidding...

Anyways, here's a preview of the game:

Watched it? Good. Let's hop in to the review, here's how it's gonna go, for these reviews, I will have different sections of the game reviewed differently. This is the order:

Gameplay, Story, Graphics, Sound and Music.

So, let's hop in to the GAMEPLAY!

The gameplay is very, very simple. You have a sword that expands and retracts, you have to slash at the right time to cut the orbs in to pieces. You get two tries, too. It gets more complicated though, you are not allowed to hit the next pole (as demonstrated in the video), and also there are different types of orbs, blue orbs, that move, but slowly, black orbs, that you are not allowed to cut directly, since the orbs have shields, if you cut the shields, you press the 'FIRE' button, and you cut again, which one-shots the orb. There are also rainbow orbs, which move EXTREMELY fast. The red ones are basic, they just stay there.. There are purple orbs, that are basically an upgraded version of the blue orbs. Finally there is the 'Dark Hero' which is, apparently a corrupted version of your hero. He's fairly simple, similar to the black orbs, however you have to hit his shield when it is white, because he blocks your attack otherwise. You also get one continue per life (unless you decide to buy more, for 0.98$).

Next, the STORY!

As far as I know, there is no story to this game. The only story element here is the so called Dark Hero, however he appears more than once, so it's just a regular enemy. Either way, there is little to no story in this game, which is fine, it makes up for it with it's gameplay!

Next we move to.. GRAPHICS!

The graphics are pretty simple. The hero is a stickman with a red scarf, the background is pretty dang cool. The effects are nice, and I think it's very fitting for a game like this. It's nothing to write home about, but it does the gameplay some justice!

Now, SOUND!

The sounds, while some are royalty free, most of them are custom, which I like, and they are also pretty dang neat. Again, nothing to write home about, but for a small, awesome game like this, they are pretty good.

Finally, MUSIC!

Same opinion with the music as with the sound. It's soothing, it's not repetitive, and it's actually good.

Ending opinion:

For a game that will probably be played when you are not playing Flappy Bird, this is an awesome game. It's challenging, but not infuriating. (You will not rage nearly as much as you'd if you were playing Flappy Bird.)

Final Verdict? 4.5/5. It's a mobile game, so I'm not expecting too much from it, however it's managed to please me. A must have. Thank you for reading, I'll see you in the next review. Bai!

Limitless (2011) - Review

IMDb rating: 7.4/10
My rating: 8/10

This movie is based on the novel ''The Dark Fields'' by Alan Glynn, starring Bradley Cooper as the main protagonist. Dubbed as a thriller, this movie has a lot more to offer in terms of its content and well its acting! This is Bradley Cooper's second movie (post-Hangover) and for me it was definitely his break-out role. Earlier he had opted for rom-coms and slapstick comedy ventures and it was a pleasant surprise to see him exploring this rather different genre of acting. It also stars veteran actor Robert De Niro and as expected, he essays his role to perfection (no surprises there). 

Edward Morra (Bradley Cooper) is introduced as a shabbily dressed struggling writer who is down on his luck in both his professional and personal life. After a co-incidental meeting with his Ex-wife's brother Vernon Gant (Johnny Whitworth) he gets access to NZT, a revolutionary drug capable of increasing the brain's efficiency to an astonishing level. As fate would have it, Eddie's life gets back on track. He finishes his book, manages to woo his girlfriend back and even enters the stock broking business. His new-found success in the business catches the eye of corporate mogul and business magnate who wants Eddie to assist him with a high-scale corporate merger. However,everything comes with a price and in Eddie's case, its when shadows from his past sneak into his life with insidious ease and the seemingly harmless NZT begins showing its side-effects. The plot thickens as Eddie encounters his worst fear; murders, conniving thieves and drug lords all confront him while his life hangs in the balance.

In terms of script and screenplay the movie is fairly good however the director has succeeded in transforming a simple story into an impressive thriller offering visual panache and a great cast to boot.It has all the makings of an awe-inspiring thriller . What works for the movie is the charisma and suaveness of Bradley Cooper who impresses despite being relatively new to this genre. He has managed to carve a niche for himself in Hollywood after this film. The director has handled all the various points and departments meticulously keeping the audience fully engaged with all the characters. All in all, greed, money, fame, betrayal and murder are all what make ''Limitless'' both an intriguing mystery and a grueling thriller. So, if you're a thriller fanatic, I suggest you don't miss watching it.

Forrest Gump (1994) - Review

IMDb rating: 8.8/10

My rating: 9/10

Well, what's to be said about this movie that already hasn't been said before except the fact that even almost 20 years after its release it has still managed to be at the top of the bucket-list for people even today. The director-actor duo of Robert Zemeckis and Tom Hanks have managed to craft a masterpiece which was both commercially and critically acclaimed.This movie managed bagged a total of six Academy awards including best actor and best director and I have to say that it deserved all the accolades.

This is a a movie about the poignant tale of Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) a dim-witted but a kind-hearted guy who is narrates his life's story to strangers sitting with him on a bench while waiting for the bus.From then on the story is told in flashbacks as Forrest reminisces about his early childhood days when he wore leg braces and was the subject of constant ridicule and bullying at his school. Initially being an outcast Forrest befriends and later falls in love with Jenny Curran (Robin Wright) .

Forrest ends up being the star football player , gets a college degree and joins the Marines Corps where he meets Lieutenant Dan (Gary Sinise) and Benjamin Buford "Bubba" Blue (Mykelti Williamson) during his deputation in Vietnam. Jenny enters Forrest's life at various points throughout the movie.She becomes a part of the hippie movement and drug culture and is shown to be leaning towards self-destruction in throughout the major part of the movie. On the other hand. Forrest gets a medal of honor for saving Lieutenant Dan's life and becomes a part of the goodwill table tennis team representing USA. Jenny and Forrest cross each other's paths again and while she does not returns his feelings, Forrest never gives up on her.

The movie is aesthetically and culturally a significant one. It contains several cultural references including Forrest inspiring Elvis' signature dance steps and one of the Beatles' song, the infamous Watergate Scandal and having a share in the Apple Inc.It is full of moments of comic relief and moments which are quote memorable. The story,screenplay and editing are done to perfection. The entire cast has done a fine job in telling this heartfelt story in a way that keeps the audience fully engrossed. Not a single stone has been left unturned in any of the departments while filming this movie.

This movie is about hope and gives the message that no matter how weak or stupid you believe yourself to be, nothing's impossible and everything is within your reach all you have to do is reach out. Forrest, a character who even though has his shortcomings (a handful of them) helps never gives up on his love and helps his friends and colleagues irrespective of the consequences.He is a character you would fall in love with after watching this film. So, grab some pop-corns and check it out. I'm sure you'll like it as much as I did.

Cloudy with a chance of Meatballs 2 (2013) - Review

IMDb rating: 6.6/10
My rating: 7.2/10

With Cloudy with a chance of meatballs(part 1) as major hit, great things were expected from the sequel. But to be honest, i was disappointed. The movie was good but i expected so much more from it.

Flint Lockwood is given a chance by his childhood hero to join his team by turning of Flint's invention that changed the world. Flint and his team embark the journey to stop the machine but they find out that the machine is harmless and his childhood hero scientist is actually the bad guy. Now he must save the machine and his friends from the grasp of the villain. With the animation technology ever improving, animated movies keep getting better and better. Keeping the story on one side, the visuals were pretty cool. The visual team has done a more than enough job in creating the imaginary characters out of vegetable and fruits. I liked the movie. Even though the story was a bit weak but the movie had its moments.I suggest you watch this with your little ones and the both of you will enjoy it!

Thor: The Dark World (2013) - Review

IMDb rating: 7.6/10
My rating: 7/10

Thor: The Dark World (2013)
IMDb Rating: 7.6My Rating: 7Director: Alan TaylorCast: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston 
Thor: The Dark World is a decent action movie pegged down by inconsistent pacing, forced jokes and the feeling that it is more a prequel for Avengers 2 than anything else. Yet even then, there is enough in The Dark World to keep fans of the Marvel movies and action films happy and entertained. 
The movie kicks off looking more like Lord of the Rings than anything else with The Dark Elves, an evil ancient race, who want rolling blackouts (loadshedding) to be a permanent thing as their sole goal in life is to encompass the universe in darkness (or WAPDA for those of our readers in Pakistan), squaring up against the armies of Asgard. It’s a cool sequence that introduces the main villain and also a major plot element in the upcoming Avengers sequel.
The movie then moves on to Thor and how he still longs for Natalie Portman’s character despite uniting all the realms in peace and the advances of Lady Sif, who is hot-tatot-tatot. The aforementioned Avengers 2 plot element is a weapon that the Dark Elves need to complete their plan and for the sake of bringing Thor and Portman together, the former ends up finding it and absorbing it. This ends up in her slowly dying and Thor showing up a full bloodied smack on the face. 
From here on in, the movie finally picks up the pace and there’s a major fight scene, a major death and the best of the movie by far, Loki. Thor is forced to team up with his half-brother and go against the wishes of his father in order to save his girlfriend and the universe. Every single scene with Tom Hiddleston as Loki is brilliant and he steals the show.
There’s plenty of destruction, action and one-liners to keep everyone entertained. The ending is brilliant and there is a cameo from another Avenger, which was a nice touch as well. 
However, the movie suffers from poor pacing with the first half of the slow really dragging on too long before the action kicks in. It does expand on Thor’s universe in the Marvel landscape and the ending is the strongest in any Marvel movie to date. 
In the end, it is an enjoyable film, not worth a second viewing though, made more with the purpose of introducing a plotline for the second Avengers film them anything else.

The Machinist (2004) - Review

IMDb rating: 7.8/10
My rating: 7.7/10

‘The Machinist’ is to date one of my favourite thrillers. If a thriller is to keep you in suspense, this film is sure set to do that till the end. 

The film is about a factory worker who is an insomniac. His boring routine gets a bit interesting when he starts hallucinating, or he thinks that he is. For him soon reality becomes erratic because the events occurring stand at a point where dreams and reality collide. 

Bale delivers excellent performance of an insomniac who looks like is going to crumble any minute. The direction is amazing. In my opinion this film is what it is because of the director and the lead actor. Do I even need to say anything more after knowing the fact that Bale dropped almost about 50 pounds for the film. It was sheer horror just watching him on screen. Now isn't that pure love for acting or professionalism as others may put it. 

The story is simple yet so chaotic that when finally the events unfold towards the climax you are left in awe. I loved the fact that I was throughout the film trying to figure out what was happening and yet I found myself getting nowhere. And this I believe is what a thriller should deliver for the audience. 

When I say that the Director put his heart into the film he really did. I watched the film almost four times and I came across things that a normal eye wouldn't catch. I know this might sound crazy, but Anderson in my eyes is yet to be the only director I feel who has ever come close to directing a movie, the way Hitchcock did. You disagree? Well watch closely, and you will feel a hint of Hitchcock in the film. 

It is a must watch if you still haven’t. For a film that was rejected by almost all the Hollywood producers I must say it is an excellent piece of art, art that gave me chills and creeps.

The Wolverine (2013) - Review

IMDb rating: 6.9/10
My rating: 7.3/10

Now, you all know James Mangold as he is responsible for pretty awesome movies in the past ("Walk the Line (2005)", "Girl, Interrupted (1999)", "3:10 to Yuma (2007)", "Identity (2003)"), and yes, he directed "The Wolverine" awesomely as well! Pretty legit director if you ask me, except for "Knight and Day". That too, wasn't that bad, just a regular Hollywood Flick. Still.

Starting with (and no introductions necessary whatsoever) 'Hugh Jackman' as "Logan/Wolverine", who, lets face it, is the only guy who can portray Wolverine with such perfection! Its like, he was made for that character! Or! The character was made for him! Whatever the case, we love him as Wolverine . So, the story starts after the events of "X-men: The last stand" where Logan has grown tired of his life, haunted by the memories of 'Jean Grey' (Famke Janssen) is living in solitude until 'Yukio' (Rila Fukushima) comes to him with a message from a man he once saved many years before named 'Yashida' (Haruhiko Yamanouchi). With some convincing he takes off with her only to find that 'Yashida' is actually after his immortality. Anyway, this follows by a series of clichés (not going to spoil it, watch it for yourselves) and he falls for 'Yashida's' granddaughter 'Mariko' (Tao Okamato). Alot of new faces in this movie, ('Viper' was a hottie) and all of them doing good. (except for 'Famke Janssen'. I dont like her, she ruined 'Jean Grey' for me).
MUCH better than 'X-men Origins: Wolverine'. The best part is how James made the dark atmosphere that was needed for this part of Wolverine's life. However, the ending is a bit dull (IMHO of course). Still a brilliant movie. Great acting and awesome directing. (GUYS! Don't forget to watch the ending credits scene. So. Much. Win. :') )
But yeah, watch it. If you are up for some action and quality action at that. 

A Beautiful Mind (2001) - Review

IMDb rating: 8.1/10
My rating: 8.6/10

Ron Howard is a great director. One of the best out there. However, he did ruin "Angels and Demons" and "The Da Vinci Code" in my opinion. But they were ok. Anyway, his other works are quite legit. And do watch "Cinderella Man (2005)" by Ron. Brilliant movie.

The movie stars one of my favourite actor "Russell Crowe" as 'John Forbes Nash Jr', a math genius that suffered over the years due to schizophrenia. Even though 'Denzel Washington' won the oscar that year for his role in 'Training Day' (one of my favourite movies), I think Russell should've won. Don't get me wrong, I loved Denzel's performance as a bad guy, but still. The lovely "Jennifer Connelly" as 'Alicia Nash' as John's love interest and ultimately becoming his wife, beautiful performance. She is always so beautiful and calm :'). "Paul Bettany" as 'Charles', John's imaginary friend, who is basically always fun to watch, that guy. Alot of other big actors and all of them doing their roles to utter perfection. The acting is basically, perfection.
The cinematography is bright and colourful which certainly attracts the audience and the soundtrack is brilliant. A few cheesy moments here and there, but doesn't ruin the overall mood of the film. 
Basically, what I'm trying to say is, if you haven't already seen this one, then you definitely NEED to. RIGHT NOW! 

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) - Review

IMDb rating: 7.8/10
My rating: 8.4/10

Based on a true story, a man’s life suddenly become from worse to worst as he has to take care of his son as well as strive for a new job with a thousand hurdles in his way. He had heavily invested his savings in a new technology known as the “Bone Density Scanner” but the machine was a tad bit hard to sell and he had to work his socks off to feed his family. During all this turmoil, his wife leaves him, he is kicked out of his house and his machine gets stolen as well as he is trying to get a job at a firm through an internship program. If he gets it, his life would turn out in a jiffy.

Will Smith plays the protagonist role in this beautiful movie. The movie shows Will as a man who has done some things wrong in the past but he’s trying to get out of the tornado now but things aren't working out the way he imagined. Yet he never gives up. What’s beautiful in this movie is that is shows the significance of little things in life. For example, the deliberate mistake in the movie’s name, “happyness” shows us that just one letter, one word, one action can bring massive changes in life. The director has done a very fine job along with his crew but special credit goes to the story writers. They have done a magnificent job. Although I feel the camera work could have been much better. The cinematography, with the help of music, sends chills down the spine in some scenes. Will smith is the main actor and we all know how good an actor that guy is.
So I suggest you guys watch it for it will scar you emotionally especially if you have struggled for something in your life personally.

The Departed (2006) - Review

IMDb rating: 8.5/10
My rating: 8.3/10

As the cast suggests, it really is a great movie. With actors like Di Caprio, Wahlberg, Damon and Nicholson and a director like Martin Scoresese, the movie will keep you hooked to the screen. And well there is definitely a reason why it got nominated to many times and won 4 Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director.

In a crime world, the best thing that could happen to a crime master is that he has a man on the inside. And what better could it be if he has the man on the special police force. Matt Damon has done a terrific job in this movie. Di Caprio's intense acting gelled the movie together with him turning into a psycho as he has to live under the shadow of Jack Nicholson.
I suggest you guys watch this movie if you haven't. There is no reason why you won't like it.

Equilibrium (2002) - Review

IMDb rating: 7.6/10
My rating: 8.3/10

Many of the Christian Bale fans know him from the Batman series(no offence to anybody if they had started liking him way before that), but for me, this movie became a benchmark for his acting. This was the first Christian Bale movie I watched and fell in love instantly.

The movie portrays Bale to be a special agent in a fascist future where it is illegal for humans to feel. Yes, illegal to feel! Anybody caught feeling even the slightest of emotions were to be exterminated as most of the human population had been wiped out due to wars. Passion and emotions were blamed to be the main reason and hence, the ban on anything that gave the slightest hint of emotions. Bale plays as the protagonist as the very special agent who had the ability to sense where things were located which could arouse any sort of emotions. But during his job, he goes rogue and starts to feel things. It all goes against the governments plans when they find out that their best agent is helping an underground rebellious group who is thinking of throwing them over and restore parity.
Directed and written by Kurt Wimmer, this movie is a beautiful piece of fiction worth watching. Filled with action packed stunts, this movie would show you the very best of what Christian Bale can do in action movies other than the Batman series. The movie gives you a raw kind of feeling that its kind of low budgeted but at the end, it all goes well with the story of the movie and helps the director in showing what he had in mind exactly.

28 Days Later (2002) - Review

IMDb rating: 7.7/10
My rating: 7.9/10

You may have seen a lot of Danny Boyle's films such as "Trainspotting", "Slumdog Millionaire", "127 Hours", "Sunshine" and many others and quite frankly, you can never hate on any of his works. Why? Because it's not just the direction that he's good at, he makes the viewers feel as if they are almost experiencing the same fate as the protagonist. The setting, the audio and visual effects, the ost's. Every piece is just carefully placed to give an ultimate movie experience. (A scene from "127 hours" where James Franco's character tries to cut his vein?)

Anyway, Cillian Murphy ("In Time", "Batman Trilogy", "Inception" and lots others and my personal favourite and an under-rated actor in my opinion) does the role of 'Jim' who wakes up from a coma in a hospital only to find out that he is all alone. His performance in this movie alone shows how talented he is. Confused at 1st and aggressive afterwards, he really brought the character to life. Brendan Gleeson ("In Bruges", "Gangs of New York", "Harry Potter series" and lots others, a brilliant actor) does the role of 'Frank'. Delivers it brilliantly. Naomie Harris ("Pirates of the Caribbean series", "Skyfall", "Miami Vice" and lots others) though she is al-right, performed really well in this one. Other big names, each doing justice to their roles.

The movie itself is a brilliant piece. With infected people/zombies trying to finish the remains of the living ones and how the living ones themselves try to finish each other off. Lots to think about, and a nail-biter for sure. Brilliant thriller.

My recommendation, do watch it if you like zombie movie, because this one sure is one of the best ones in that particular genre.

World War Z (2013) - Review

IMDb rating: 7.1/10
My rating: 8.2/10

Directed by Marc Foster, this movie depicts Brad Pitt as the main protagonist with him up against blood sucking zombies.

Personally, i enjoyed the movie since the movie had blood sucking zombies and not the love making ones. The movie was pretty old school. A deadly virus spreads and people get affected and start devouring others.

The movie showed a different kind of zombies who get even more violent once you kill one of their compatriots.

The movie was good and it showed how zombie movies should exactly be. The director and the protagonist did a fine job.

Zombieland (2009) - Review

IMDb rating: 7.7/10
My rating: 8.0/10

This movie is Ruben Fleischer's biggest accomplishment! His other movies may lack a certain elements here and there, but this one here, is a perfect example of a zombie-pocalypse comedy movie. The main attraction of course is the direction.

We also have one other main attraction. Yes people, Emma Stone as 'Wichita' with her sexy and violent character, delivers one of her best roles yet. Jesse Eisenberg as 'Columbus', as usual, with his awkward and insecure character, (but not too awkward that it feels like we are watching Michael Cera) gave life to his character. Woody Harrelson as 'Tallahassee', a red-neck and a brute, spares no emotion. Abigail Breslin as 'Little Rock' also gives a charming performance (and why wouldn't she? Seeing as she was under such big stars tutelage) and Bill Murray 

Brilliant movie, brilliant direction, brilliant plot, brilliant acting, basically, brilliant everything  the humour really is catchy and a lot of stuff sticks. Rest assured, this will stay in your mind for some time after you watch it.

So if you are looking for a good comedy with good acting and dialogues and dystopia, do watch it. 

Life of Pi (2012) - Review

IMDb Rating: 8.1/10
My rating: 5.9/10

Ang Lee ("Ride with the devil", "Hulk", "Brokeback Mountain" and lots others) a very talented director and a lot of good movies under his belt does his part brilliantly for the movie, but the movie itself wasn't all that it was promised (My humble opinion). Of course based on the novel of the same name.

Suraj Sharma (the young Pi Patel) with a very obnoxious accent going "RICHAD PAAKAAA" throughout the movie was very annoying. Irrfan Khan (adult Pi Patel) however, (and as usual I may add) gives a very serene performance. The only performance that basically saved the movie.
I gave it 5.9 only because of the visuals. I don't know about the novel but the movie was just OK for me. Not at all how people describe to be. But yes, the visuals, no doubt. Brilliant. (I know people are going to hate us but come on!  )
So, I wouldn't recommend this movie unless you want to see beautiful sceneries and all that.

Flappy Bird Review and how did it become so Viral?

There is a reason why our parents say games are a waste of time..

Introducing a new iOS and Android game called "Flappy Bird" which has a simple look and has gone viral throughout the world. But what's the catch? The game is nearly impossible to master and trying to complete the game over and over again. The gameplay is very addicting and you would want to keep playing after losing several times, espically when you get into comparing scores with your friends. Believe me, if you get 25 score. That's a lot. I barely reached 5. The soundtrack of the game consists of birds flapping and a dinging noise when you pass a obstacle.

This game is free although there advertisements, but the adverts dissappear when you're actually playing the game so no biggy.

How do we play this game?

By tapping your phone, dying and restarting. There are no enemies in this game, only giant green poles.

Objective of the Game?

Your objective is to keep the bird airborne and avoid the pipes as you move forward. You keep the bird on air by tapping on the screen and the more pipes you avoid, the higher your score. It sounds simple..but when you play it you'll learn it's easier to keep a aeroplane with one wing only in air than this bird.

To be honest, if you actually enjoyed playing this game you need to get yourself checked. This is far by the most useless game in history.




Click Here to Download this from Google Playstore at YOUR OWN RISK.

Update: The game has been removed from the app store and no longer available for download.

But you may play this game online by clicking here, made by another person which is exactly the same game.

Escape Plan (2013) - Review

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IMDb Rating: 6.9/10

My rating: 7.5/10

Two movie legends, Sylvester (Rambo) and Arnold (Terminator) together in one movie along with 50 cent and Jim Caviezel who plays as a villain. The movie was entertaining to watch, no chicks or any romantic scenes, just action and a lot of ass kicking as the two protagonists usually do. The movie's easily predictable but the journey to the end is a enjoyable ride. Ray Breslin (Sylvester Stallone) is a jail breaker who's able to detect flaws in prison cells and escape, he gets approached by a CIA member into taking a job which doesn't go the way he expects it. If you think this is a movie where the protagonist's inn jail, struggles to escape then escapes..think again. This is much more than that and features a lot of twists.

Let me know your comments and thoughts about my review on the comment box below, thanks. :)

Ender's Game (2013) - Review

Ender's Game Poster

IMDb Rating: 7.1/10

My rating: 7.5/10

The producers did their best to mash a 700 page novel into a 120 minutes movie, but after watching this movie I realized a lot of details have been missed out after checking reviews from people who have read the Novel, for example the movie fast forwards the relationship between Ender's family, especially his turbulent relation with his brother Peter and delicate relationship with his sister Valentine. The movie speeds away to the protagonist getting sent to Battle school before 15 mins. There are times when the movie doesn't make sense at all, especially the scene when Ender insults Bernand and everyone moves to his lunch table. Doesn't make sense at all. Honestly I didn't understand what was going throughout the film since they missed out a lot of details, In my opinion the producers should have focused on his family for the first hour and then have him sent to battle school and feature Ender going into battle in the next movie. Overall the movie wasn't so bad. If you're into sci-fi movies like Stars wars or a fan of Harrison Ford, you should consider watching this movie.

Let me know your comments and thoughts about my review on the comment box below, thanks. :)

Lone Survivor (2013) - Review

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IMDb Rating: 7.9/10

My rating: 8.5/10

Rumors about Mark Wahlberg retiring have started to rise, this may probably be one of his final movies. 

This movie depicts a true story based on the 2005 failed navy seals operation " Red wings " in which a total of 18 seals were killed. The title already gives you a spoiler of how the movie will end..but knowing it's a true story, seems heartbreaking and tragic at the same time. The directors did a lot of research and 89 percent of the movie is accurate compared to reality, the seals training, their appearances etc. Although they did exaggerate the movie a bit. For example, at the end a shootout initates between the taliban members and the villagers which in reality did not happen because the villagers outnumbered the talibans. There's still on confirmation on whether there were really 50 taliban members, as in the movie. Even if you're a badass, watching this movie will leave your heart pounding watching the SEAL members in pain half the movie. The movie also makes you realize that not everyone's the same, there is both good and bad. Reffering to the Afghani villagers who sheltered and nursed Marcus. This film is as good as Saving Private Ryan and Black Hawk Down, definitely worth a watch.

Let me know your comments and thoughts about my review on the comment box below, thanks. :)

Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag - Review

I finally finished the game today after a month, the ending made me totally speechless. I was skeptical about buying this game at first as AC3 was quite a dissappointment for most the AC3 fans, including me as it introduced new characters and well, the ending wasn't good either. Looking at AC4 trailers, I thought this game would be the same as AC3 kinda, but I was wrong to judge..after playing this game for a couple of hours, I was addicted and spent nearly 6 hours a day playing this game. I thought to myself, it was totally worth buying this game. When you will play this game you'll realize this contradicts with the main AC storyline a bit. Just incase you didn't know, Edward is Haytham's father (Templar Grandmaster in AC3 and father of Connor) and younger version of Haytham appears in the storyline as well. 

The main character of the game is Edward Kenway, a pirate who left his girlfriend to sail out to the oceans in search of vast treasures. Kenway has no relations with the Assassins but he helps them, in exchange for money. At one point of the game, Kenway realizes he has made a big mistake and money is not the answer to happiness, he tends to make things right.

Unlike AC3, you get access to new weapons such as the blowpipe which can paralyze a enemy for maximum of 20 seconds and a beserk dart which can turn a enemy into killing his allies besides him. You also get a rope dart after 10th sequence. You won't have advantages of bows, arrows or throwing darts which were nice weapons to use for stealth in AC4 but you'll be able to pick up temporary daggers from enemy and throw them. You may think AC3 is a more bigger game than AC4 but that's a big no. AC4 consists mainly of naval missions and freeroaming the seas. You'll come in contact with enemy fortresses which you can capture to reveal parts of the map, sharks, whales, ships and more. Unlike AC3, you won't be restricted to using stealth only, it's completely upto you how you complete your mission. Stealth or without stealth.

Naval is the most important part of the game. While cruising around the oceans, you'll be able to listen to Shanties, which will give you a realistic experience. Also, you'll be able to upgrade and customize your ship fully. Few upgrades would require you to unlock " Upgrade Plans " which can be obtained from looting buried treasure chests or progressing storyline and completing abstergo achievements. You will need to collect metal, wood and cloth to upgrade your ship which can be obtained from plundering enemy ships, you'll be able to check how many resources the enemy ship has with your spyglass. You'll also be able to loot these resources from Warehouses which can be found on islands. After progressing the storyline, you'll unlock the diving bell which will allow you to swim under the oceans for treasure, which sounds pretty awesome.

The combat system hasn't changed much except you can dual wield guns and carry more ammo, along with rope darts which you'll find useful in tackling crowds. You'll still be able to hunt on land and also on sea. (sharks, whales etc) and use their skin to craft uniform or upgrades for your character.

My rating: 9.3/10

 " Gives you a whole wide amount of things to do, although you might get bored quickly as there a lot of repetitiveness but other than that the game's great, has a lot of features and a nice storyline. "

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