Darth Vader

Ah Darth Vader. The main character of the Star wars trilogy.
After playing the Force Unleashed II I realised that Vader, despite being the main character, has rarely been a playable character in games. It's only in these modern times that Vader manages to get free of the boss battle chains and grabs hold of the playable character lightsaber. that didn't make much sense did it?
Well, I figured I would do some research and get you up to speed on the dark lords appearances as a playable character in a special post.

Star Wars: Dark Forces Jedi knight II: Mysteries of the sith
In a special download pack for this pretty good star wars game, Darth Vader appeared as a multiplayer character skin. However the dark lord seemed to be missing a glove and had a normal human right hand.

Star Wars: Podracer-II
A young anakin Skywalker made an appearance as a special playable character in this classic racing game. and it's sequel where he had grown up into a moody teenager.

Star Wars: Lego
Anakin as a boy, teenager, Jedi knight, ghost, Clone wars hero and finally as Darth Vader.
These where all special characters that you could play in the famous star wars game.

Star Wars: Episode III revenge of the sith movie game.
For most of the games levels, players got to play as a good anakin and as a evil before his 'accident' anakin. Also after playing the secret Revenge of the Sith level, players could get there hands on the mechanical Vader, who had to fight an elderly obi-wan on the death star.

Star Wars: The clone wars games
In the games that where based of the still running and highly successful, clone wars series, Players got to play as Anakin while he was still the hero every one looked up to.

Star Wars: The force unleashed
Vader was playable in the first level of this brilliant game, in which you took down multiple wookies and then got into a fight against a powerful Jedi knight. Also in the Wii version, if you type in Sith Lord (Please note I might have mispelt this) into the cheat code section, Darth Vader became unlocked as a special costume.

Soul Caliber IV
Lucky PS3 owners got to take Vader along for a pretty cool ride as they cut in to popular characters from the series.
All xbox owners got was Yoda.

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II- Lord Starkiller will return

Even if you where hiding under a rock, with a sound proof helmet on and had sworn not to come out until 2009, then you would have undoubtedly have heard of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, a mediocre game that was set place in between Episode III and Episode IV , a rather dark period in Star Wars history.
In 2009, Two DLC packs where released that took place after the evil ending to the force unleashed.

Spoilers:
the main character was badly injured and was forced to don some Darth Vader armour.
Spoilers end:

Seeing what would have happened if Starkiller had taken Vader's place in the original movies, The 2 DLC managed to get past episodes IV and V but didn't get to VI.
The last DLC ended with a cliffhanger as Starkiller took Luke to be his new apprentice. But with the Force Unleashed II out, that ending we are hoping for is gone.

Or so we thought.

Before he left Lucas arts, Haden Blackman the creator of the series, has confirmed that some more DLC will be released that will show us what will happen to Luke and his new master.

When will it be released? Unknown. But I bet it will be sometime next year.

All I know is that I can't wait to get my hands on the Force Unleashed II.

Fallout: New Vegas

Genre: Post apocalyptic RPG
Console: Xbox 360, Ps3, PC.
Players: 1
Developer: Obsidian. Bethesda softworks.
Release date: 22th October
Ah Fallout. Ever since I put your third game in my Xbox, I've been addicted to your amazing series. Of course old Fallout fans have had a mixed reception to the game. They have called it an oblivion rip off. Of course Bethesda made oblivion which does make it seem like a pretty ridiculous reason. So, has Obsidian done a good job on this game? Or have they made a truly awful game that should be put in quarantine?

Plot:
You are the Courier. A simple person trying to make it along in life. Whether they are old or young, male or female it's up to you. One day you receive an important assignment. Deliver a platinum chip to the owner of Las Vegas, the mysterious Mr House. Unfortunately, your knocked out and awake to find you hands tied, on top of a lonely mountain, with a few other graves. A swave gangster loads up his gun and shoots you in the head.
But the next day you wake up, with a headache, inside a doctors house with multiple questions:
"Who the hell shot me?" "Why did they want the chip?" "Where am I"
So starts your grand journey, that will end with the fate of the wasteland in your hands.
The plot is good. It starts of interesting but it is kinda off weak. It's not until the end, when you decide which side your on, that the story gets interesting. Besides the main story, there are an array of side quests. And let me tell you, they are incredibly nuts. A female super mutant that has kidnapped a Spanish ghoul and has him holed up in an abandoned radio station.
A cybernetic dog needs a new brain, so you have to traverse the wasteland looking for one.
And finally, A bunch of ghouls who want you to take care of some special mutants, then help them fix their space ships so they can go into space. How insane. But there are a few weak quests. Like the brotherhood of steels quests. Run and fetch. Run and fetch.
9

Gameplay:
Fallout is game that can be played a different way depending on your character. They could be a good guy who would rather talk his way out of a confrontation. Or he could be an evil cannibal that inflicts pain with his chainsaw. Or she could be an eagle eyed sniper, that protects the innocent but if a more promising offer comes along that could be an evil act, she'll take it.
Of course combat can be a bit difficult. Sniping can be tricky, shooting people in and out of cover is slow and shooting people with a rocket launcher is bit random.
But vats save it. Yes I know, you may be saying that VATS requires no talent, but I don't want to hear it. It takes skill. You have to get close to the enemy and then calculate which is the best place to hit. It is interesting feature and with a few good perks you can play the whole game as a turn based combat experience.
Of course companions are easier to keep a hold of. A new feature, called the companion wheel, allows you to give companions commands without all the hassle of pointless dialog. It works perfectly.
Weapons are also awesome. Mods allow you to take your favorite machine gun and turn it into a bringer of death.
And finally hard core mode is amazing. With it switched on you must regularly feed your character, make sure they sleep and also get them to drink some water. But remember it's not for the faint of heart. Companions can die and even with very easy difficulty on, You can still take pretty big amounts of torture.
Of course there are some bugs. Sometimes a quest cannot be completed because the game won't allow the npcs to react to new developments. Also the game may freeze unexpectedly for no reason meaning any progress you made is now gone. Of course there are some good bugs. Like killing an NCR ranger while, say, being behind a rock a mile away means you don't get any bad karma or bad reputation with the NCR.
Still, remember to save regularly!
10

Graphics:
Okay. There not pretty. There actually a bit ugly. There is a lot more colour, but the old fallout 3 engine is showing it's age. Of course you can't blame it. We already have a massive wasteland full of detail. So for a game this big, there okay.
6

Music, Sound and Voice acting:
Music: Composed by the original fallout composer, it's full of emotion. One minute your scared. The next you feel slightly lonely. Then your going along to the sounds of battle. Truly inspiring.
Sound: The sound of battle echos throughout the canyons. Guns, Cash machines, explosions it's all there and it's all sounds realistic. And awesome.
Voice acting: I'll admit, The voice acting in the last fallout was flat. But in this it's full of emotion, and portrays the character brilliantly.
10

Conclusion:
Fallout: New Vegas is very similar to Fallout 3. But, it's so much more. It's not perfect, but it's getting close. In short buy this game. You'll be sucked in. See you later, I'm going to go Gecko hunting!

Diamond