Game Review: Secret Files Tunguska 3/5 stars

This game is mainly geared to people who are new to; problem solving, detective and mystery type games. Due to the fact that not everything means something, not as much decoding of codes, and most of the problem solving work is just figuring out riddles, rather than decoding pictures statues etc...

Secret Files Tunguska is not your typical problem solver game. Why? Because not everything means something. For example, you are trying to decode the code to open a box, but can't seem to get the right code. Then you see a picture of some person hanging on the wall right above the box you are trying to open, holding 5 flowers in one hand, and 3 in the other. Automatically you would think, "hey this picture must be here to give me some kind of hint or clue to get into this box." But in this game, that picture don't mean nothin.
Therefore, this game gets boring fast, due to it's low difficulty level and shallow game play.

The storyline runs like a movie going through haunted house. It follows a European girl or guy (you) depending on which you choose. You will run into ghosts, a guy all in black who hits you in the back of the head etc... The cut scenes are rather dramatic, with sudden loud noises, jerking camera etc.... For example, in one of the cut sences you ride your motorcycle home. You walk in, and you call out saying "anyone home? hello?" but hear nothing in return all you hear is silence, then you walk up the stairs, and you hear some craking wood as if someone's right behind you. (very cliche) Then BOOM! The camera jerks back and you see a hooded man, and almost immediately you see red fading into your screen. End of cut scene.

The graphics in this game are average, nothing special but nothing awful. But probably not as good as your typical adventure game's graphics.


For what you get in Secret Files Tunguska, it is also very overpriced at $29.99. In my mind, it is probably worth $14.99.

Final conclusion: Secret Files Tunguska is geared mainly toward beginner detective/problem solver. But even for them, this game can get boring real fast. I do not recommend this game, to anyone who has experience with detective/problem solver type games. But if you are looking for a more advanced detective/problem solver, I would suggest the Traitor's Gate games.

Game Review: Bioshock 3.5/5 Stars

Bioshock: 3.5/5 stars

Bioshock has been one of the most; talked about, hyped up highly rated PC games of 2007. But now we here at Teh Geekopedia, will give you our perspective on this hyped up and popular game. ("..In a way, that only gamers can deliver it".)

Bioshock has a great variety of weapons mutation powers, and ways to defeat your enemy.
For example: You can use your wrench and go hand to hand with enemy. Or you can use a mutation power and then finish off your now weakened and dazed enemy. Or you can brainwash them to work for you.... The list goes on and on.
Bioshock also has, top of the line graphics especially with dx10.
Which makes the game just that much more fun. Although you may think graphics don't mean much. Once you play a high level graphic game like this, you won't want to go back. (This game might be worth buying just to see the water graphics alone. :O)

The storyline is basically a underwater society gone bad...terribly bad. The enemy you go against does not change, it stays with a few types of enemy, making it sort of boring at times. Most of the type of enemy you'll face are deformed/zombie/undead, humans screaming anything from, "you killed my johnny!" to "F**k you!", which is personally not my cup of tea.

Second, The weapons in this game are not really all that great. I mean yea they're cool, but not as cool as they can get. And the fact that you have to manually reload your weapons, just isn't super fun.

Third, The mutations you can apply to yourself are sweet. Because, they are effective and with the graphic level in this game, they look super cool!
The only downside to the mutations is:
The mutation don't recharge automatically. Therefore, you cannot run around spamming your mutation powers. :( You have to find kits to recharge your mutation powers after every couple uses by finding and using kits that recharge your powers. Which can get very frustrating and inconvenient, when in the middle of battle.

Fourth, Although, Bioshock says,

"Explore an incredible and unique art deco world hidden deep under the ocean."

There really isn't alot of "explore" in this game. You basically have to follow the track the makers of Bioshock want you to go to get through this game, rather than taking alternative routes to get your objective done. For example: Rooms usually only have 1 way to get out, rather than 3 ways to get out. Which, forces you to have to go the way they want you to go.

Finally, since you are in an underwater society, there isn't much light there. Therefore you are basically always in dark rooms, with 1930s-1950s advertisements and pictures on the wall, which again is not my cup of tea.

Bioshock is a good FPS, with a great variety of weapons and mutations and ways to kill your enemy. But, there isn't enough exploring in this game, the enemy does not change, instead you just go against a few generic types of enemy, manually reloading your weapons can get kind of old, the ligting in this game is always dark and depressing.

Final Conclusion: Bioshock is a good game to buy, but the quality of game play does not match up to the hype.