TANGLED THE GAME

THE STORY

Adapted from the movie Tangled by Disney studios the game obviously made for the younger gamers does a fairly good job in making the world of Rapunzel and Fynn alive.
Based on the famous fairy tale Rapunzel,Tangled tells about princess Rapunzel who is kidnapped and locked away in a tall tower in the middle of forest by an evil woman named Gothel who pretends to be her mother.While happy to be safe in her tower, she yearns to see the outside world, and more importantly, the floating lights(which her paraents lit every year,hoping one day they will meet their lost daughter). Rapunzel asks Gothel to let her see the floating lights on her birthday, but Gothel denies her request.When she met Flynn Rider,a thief who accidently climbed on her tower,she decided to go to the outside world where a wonderful and adventerous journey awaits her.

FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Different is the first word that pops out from my mind when talking about Tangled.Menu system and the game map  is designed in a way that Rapunzel and Flynn can actually walk and selected various game elements.Story is told in 2d and 3d format where the 3d part(the game levels) looks beautiful and attarctive whereas the 2d part(which tells the story by hand drawn scenes) should have been much better.Like many movie-game adaptations this is a 'puzzly' game which can only be loved by fans of such games.

GRAPHICS
Similar to many titles such as 'Cloudy with the chance of meatballs tangled used a 2d and 3d combination to tell the story.Graphics are just ok as we know this game this game is meant for younger kids(dont expect it may be as good as crysis II or mafia II :)

Majority of the story is told through 2d drawing which are fun to watch.
Overall i wish the graphic quality was much better.

AUDIO
The music syncs perfectly with the game and developers had done does a good job when compared to the movie which was a musical animated masterpiece.

GAMEPLAY
Tangled is one of those games that is quite simple and quite difficult all at the same time.The player needs to complete different puzzles inorder to progress throrugh the levels which might get boring  sometimes.For example the level 'The Snuggly Duckling' is so boring where the player is asked to roam around in the bar searching and asking for various things the bartender asked in order to show them the secret passage way to escape from the soldiers who are waiting outside to catch Flynn.

Puzzles are simple but are executed well and there are specific set goals for each challenges.
The co-op playing is a good little feature enabled in Tangled where the both players can be controlled for making the gameplay much more fun and easier.In many places Rapunzel and Flynn must work together and help each other to overcome obstacles(Rapunzel can use her hair to swing Flynn can cut through bushes).

FINAL WORDS

Tangled is obviously meant for children who are big fans of the movie.The co-op mode can be best used by the elders to join their kids to make the game fun for the whole family.Its not the best looking game ever but its gets the job done.

RATINGS
Experience-7.5
Graphics-7.0
Audio-8.0
Gameplay-7.0
Overall-7.3

NEED FOR SPEED SHIFT:REVIEW

Finally,the most awaited Shift is here.After the below par performance of Undercover and Prostreet this game marks a fresh start for the long running NFS series.The NFS had ups and downs sadly the last two years where the time EA hit the rock bottom with mega flops such as prostreet and undercover.So lets find out what's the future of the mighty NFS series
 

FIRST IMPRESSIONS
The game is superbly detailed.Everything from cars to crowd have great graphic quality.Iam not a great fan of sim racing.Frankly saying the stunts and violent races were the greatest qualities of NFS series and the shift misses it and it looks just like another 'Dirt' or 'Gran Tourismo'.The game involves ZERO story and i am unhappy about that.On the other hand its a grat treasure for arcade racing fans.
 
GRAPHICS
The most imperessing factor in all nfs games,its even better in Shift.The developers 'Slightly Mad Studios ' had given thoughts in improving graphics and done their best in giving superb car physics.The cockpit driving is superb everything is beautifully designed inside.The crash effects are awesome,most of the time i can find my Car's body parts flying in the air.The crashing also affect players visuals(vision will be blurred for some  seconds after a serious crash)
 

AUDIO
Simply awesome.Sounds better than any racing games around.Its great to hear the roar of a Bugatti Veyron or chevy corvette.The visual crash effects become more realistic with the superb sound effects.
 

GAMEPLAY
I will say that gameplay is much superior than former NFS games.The AI is brilliant and will take advantage of your smallest mistakes.They know how to adapt and are hard to beat.The entire game is based on points and there comes one of the cons of AI,they will always drive through the race line which is not necessary for the players if u decide money over points.I find the races are easy if you compromise on the points and aim for the fisrt place.
 

The aim of the game is to became the top ranked player and race in Nfs World series.The ranking system is pretty cool.The rankings are bases on our gaming style,which can be aggressive or precision.In order to procede in rankings earning points is necessary.
 

The most intresting thing is,money is no longer a problem you will have enough money to buy the best car in the class and finish all modifications too.
 

Drift races are a bit harder.Its much difficult to control the car and it will spin around if carelessly drived.
Overall the gameplay is good but not great.
 

FINAL WORDS
After the flops of Undercover and Prostreet this game does a much better job in keeping the hopes of gamers all around the world alive.The game is missing the stunts and violent chases which were the unique feature od old Nfs releases.Well, I miss the good old illegal racing.Its sad that EA had decided to stick with 'Legal Racing'.Hopes it will be solved in future releases.
 

RATINGS
Experience-8.2
Graphics-9.2
Audio-9.6
Gameplay-8.8
Overall-8.9