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Your Sims have toured the town, made dozens of friends, held down fulfilling careers, and developed all sorts of fun skills. Now it’s time to reward them – with a vacation! The Sims 3: World Adventures is the very first time your Sims have been able to leave town and go on exotic travels. In World Adventures, your Sims can visit three destinations: Egypt, China, and France. In each location, your Sims meet new people, learn new skills, and explore dangerous tombs in search of treasure.
While working on World Adventures, I did not develop a favorite between the three destinations. Each location offers something special — a certain unique local flavor. It’s not just limited to the architecture either, which is definitely different for each location. Local identity is also quite personal. You find it in the little things. Egypt, [...]
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I have 300+ hours into Dragon Age: Origins, and I’m still going back for more. Not to replay the quests (I’ve done them all), not to load a new character up with fancy loot (though, admittedly, there are some cool weapons I still want to check out), not to discover a secret location in Ferelden (the unknown frontier has been colonized for me a while back). No, I miss the party scene.
I do miss chugging some ale around camp with the fiery dwarf Oghren, but it’s more about wanting to go back and see all my friends. My companions that journeyed with me from the Grey Warden Joining to the final battle against the Archdemon. Sounds sappy, maybe, but I’ve never played a game before that had this much interaction between you and your pals. We’re all used to the [...]
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You can’t trust anything in the Fade. The dream realm that borders on Ferelden’s material world hosts demons, allies that become enemies, and enemies that may be allies. When the Veil tears and the Fade’s magic permeates the world of Ferelden, nothing is what it seems.
And you enter that insanity to save the Circle Tower in the “Broken Circle” quest line.
My party chose the “Broken Circle” quest line as its first major challenge, and wow did it get the adrenaline flowing. You hook up with the exceptional mage healer Wynne at the base of the Tower, then fight your way through a series of abominations, blood mages, and other monstrosities that have overrun the magi’s home. The ultimate bad guy in this mess, however, won’t go down easy and has other plans for you when you meet up at the [...]
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Tags: bioware, Dragon Age, Dragon Age Origins, EA, prima games, strategy guides, video games
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It has been a long way for kids across the United States as Bakugan Battle Brawlers finally makes its way to retail shelves. Activision has pleased fans by putting the game on every modern videogame platform, including the Nintendo Wii and DS, Sony PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3, and Microsoft Xbox 360. All of the games play relatively similar, with the primary difference in the console versions coming from the variety of controllers. The Nintendo DS version has a few other differences dealing with the control options and the stats of the Bakugan and cards, but the main game is still very similar to the console versions.
The official strategy guide covers every version of the game, offering detailed strategies to compete against the computer characters and human opponents. While every player wants the freedom to create a Bakugan deck any [...]
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If there was any one thing I noticed while playing Brutal Legend, it was how quickly time passed when I was playing. Well, I guess that might actually best be stated as one thing I didn’t notice. I’d start up the game, grab a frosty brew (root beer, I’ll have you know), start playing, and before I knew it, six hours had passed.
So now that you have the game in your grubby little hands and the guide sitting right next to it (right? If not, get it now. I can wait….. Ok. Good.), I’d like to impart one final piece of advice for you that was not included in the strategy guide. Grab a clock and set it right next to your TV. If you have an egg timer, that works too. Set the timer, hop into Eddie’s kickass world, [...]
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I began the mammoth undertaking of writing a strategy guide for Fallout 3 on May 24th, 2008, along with a huge amount of help and support from everyone at Bethesda; our efforts have culminated in the newly released Game of the Year Edition guide, now available in softcover and limited edition, numbered hardcover versions. Over a year in the making, these take the very finest elements from the previous Fallout 3 guides, add a huge number of exclusive sections, and squeeze everything into 752 packed pages. Heck, we even added an index.
The first thing you notice about the guide is its sheer weight. The hardback version, for example, is a full pound heavier than the previous iteration, and it should be: there’s every possible piece of information you’ll ever need in there. But it’s the content inside that matters, and [...]
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Right about now some of you are readying to join the fight. Whether it’s because you have a deep sense of sympathy for the Republic or because you just want to kick some serious Sith butt, it doesn’t matter. You’re in for a treat. As any Star Wars fan will tell you, the Clone Wars are one of the best settings available for Star Wars magic. I mean, sure you know that Anakin eventually turned to the Dark Side. And sure, you know that the rebels eventually won, but what of the fine details in between? That’s where the Clone Wars setting comes in.
That’s why the Clone Wars is one of my favorite events in the Star Wars mythos. I’m almost certain that many “purists” out [...]
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By Bryan Dawson
The wait is finally over! PlayStation 3 owners are heading to stores to pick up the latest from Tecmo; what’s the final verdict? Well, it’s certainly different from the original Ninja Gaiden II, but that’s not a bad thing.
When I was working on the Ninja Gaiden II guide, I tried to make sure that everything I would want to know as I progressed through the game was included in the guide. This meant everything from maps of the stages to details on how to defend against every enemy and the best way to take them out. The locations of all 30 Crystal Skulls were also a must, but I found that the boss battles were where I could really get detailed when explaining exactly how to conquer each boss.
In Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 there’s a different focus. The [...]
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Prima commands the Helljumpers to offer the only official game guide for Halo 3: ODST.
September 22nd, Roseville CA.
The Official Game Guide to Halo 3: ODST has finally dropped, and takes you directly into the action as the Battle for New Mombasa rages on. Playing as key members of the ODST “Helljumpers” squad assigned to a classified mission within the hellscape of a major evacuated city under constant Convenant bombardment, it becomes imperative to learn precisely where you are, what enemies you face, the crucial weapons for all manner of foe takedowns; essentially how to survive the mean streets of New Mombasa. This is where the Prima Game Guide comes in.
Written over a period of months with the help and support of Bungie, this 320 page book is packed with tips, hints, and takedowns; tactical knowledge that’s not only been battle-tested, [...]
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The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash-Up guide is done and will be on store shelves soon. But to give you a little insight into all things Turtles, I’ve got a top ten list of Smash-Up tips. Brawl veterans will certainly have an advantage when it comes to Smash-Up, but TMNT fans should be able to quickly catch up with a few pointers and the official strategy guide. Just make sure you don’t tell the Brawl vets that the guide includes frame data, it might take a little longer to catch up if they start studying frame data on day one.
Stage Hazards – Many stages have an element of surprise that can significantly alter the course of the match. Pay close attention to your surroundings and take advantage of every stage hazard by forcing your opponents into them.
Wall Attacks – Jump [...]
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