RobGroove.com ©

So here it is, Omac_brothers maiden voyage into blogging *cue applause*

Rob Groove (AKA The PS3 Junkie) has kindly allowed me to add a few of my thoughts and ramblings to his blog. For this, I thank him.
I would like to start my (hopefully) illustrious blogging career by spewing out my thoughts on a few PSN titles that truly are unsung heroes. These games could have been all time greats had it not been for low sales and a lack luster multi-player following.

I recently purchased “Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West” from the PSN, having seen few good reviews. I was as giddy as a kid at christmas while it was downloading. That feeling quickly disappeared. After installing and logging on, I went to the lobby and there were no active games. “Hmmm” I thought to myself “Perhaps If I start a game, some people will join”. So that’s what I did. 30 minutes later and I’m still dragging bags of money across the map alone. Closing the game, I felt very disappointed.
I have played the game several times since then, and have had the chance to play a match or 2 with other people and have realised what an excellent game it is. The controls are fluid, the graphics look great and the sound of a revolver popping off your team mate from the other side of the map really does sound brilliant. Imagine Team Fortress 2 but in the Wild West. Despite all of that, the game will never be a hit because of its low sales. Perhaps it was hampered by the release of Read Dead Redemption a week later? Perhaps the £9.99 price tag put buyers off? All I know is, If I could get a game with enough players for a decent match, I would be hooked.

The same situation has happened on a few PSN titles I have purchased. “The Punisher:No Mercy”, with its Unreal Tournament style mayhem, was simple and addictive. Anyone who had played the single player campaign will attest to that, but getting an online match with more than 3 players is like getting an Xbox 360 fanboy to admit that Killzone 2 is awesome – Impossible.

And then there is “Age of Booty”. The original trophy list released for this game included a Platinum trophy (it didnt make it past Sonys checks though) and rightly so. The single player campaign is fun, strategic and at times, brutally difficult. It has an faithful online following for the PC but unfortunately, this didn’t translate to sales on the PS3. I installed this game and went straight for an online game. A whole hour later, and I still hadn’t started a match. Not even a single person had joined the lobby. Frustrated.

What I’m trying to get at with my incessant ranting is that, I wish more PSN players would take a chance with a purchase every so often. All three of these games could have been big hitters for the PS3 had more players bought them. Lead and Gold “could” have been an enjoyable online experience, if more people had tried it. Punisher “should” have been a must buy for Marvel Comic fans, but it wasn’t. Age of Booty “might” have had teenagers pretending to be pirates all over the world, but it isn’t. Take a chance! Try one of these 3! The more of us that buy them, the better they get.

Omac_Brother