Jack Red reviews Serious Sam 2, 3 and Double D XXL

Special thanks to Croteam and Mommy's Best Games

Hi everyone I'm Jack Red, I been playing Serious Sam games the last few days. I wanted to see if I could finish them before the new year. Maybe with just enough time to review another somewhat lengthy blog entry. Oh wait that's what I'm doing right now my bag lol. Oh man I can now safely say I now like Serious Sam more than Duke Nukem.

OMG two of these are some of the absolute most ridiculous games I ever played. In fact, I might be able to do a follow up blog to my previous list. Trust me if you thought gaming couldn't get any more out there, mess up and straight up insanity. I guess you aren't playing the right games lol. I am very excited to do these following reviews.

1. Serious Sam II

Before I start talking about this game. To clarify anyone that might be confuse over the titles of Serious Sam games. As stated in my Serious Sam The First & Second Encounter review blog. Both of those are actually two games. Yeah I know not what most would expect when around that period it was more about expansion packs prior to dlcs.

Serious Sam II is in fact the second main entry following both those games. Originally they ported those on Xbox with some notable differences. Croteam decided to make a follow up that surprisingly pushed the envelope despite lackluster reviews. Serious Sam II is nearly as long as both games combine.

I felt in most categories this has to be the best main game out of the entire series. Sure some people won't like the more cartoony, ridiculous direction. Personally I grew up with a lot of classic cartoons including the Looney Tunes. So to me I felt right at home with it. This is the funniest out of all the main games for many reasons.

Most weapons are done well enough with some interesting new weapons like birds with bombs. Sure why not lol moving on there's vehicles including dinos you can ride. I felt several portions was parodying Halo series due to how they control. Serious Sam II has some of the most mess up lines I ever heard in a video game.

Even some levels has so many levels it puts the final levels of Serious Sam 1 combine to shame. I am really not kidding about that. The boss fights are the most interesting change of all. A lot of them requires using your head to figure them out simply some you can't just gun down. Some of them are among my favorite Serious Sam boss fights.

For a FPS to have over forty levels to be this good is a huge achievement. To me this is sorta like Duke Nukem Forever done right despite coming several years before that. This game packs so much that even some areas having invisible walls can be ignored. To clarify a lot of levels are surprisingly large.

Serious Sam II also has some of the craziest enemies yet. Yes a lot of them are similar to old ones but just enough for it to work. A great example of this are the clowns. They move on small unicycles laughing with bombs similar to kamikazes running scream aaaaahhhh. This one has a great variety for an enemy roster.

The actual story is very difficult to take seriously. Yes it does take place after The Second Encounter. Personally the cartoonish side really helps it stand out more. Especially to those claiming Serious Sam is a Duke Nukem rip off. More recently I realized despite some similarities they're very different characters.

To me the one character Serious Sam is ripping off without question has to be the classic Doomguy. I could do a blog on that if anyone is interested. Back to this There's plenty of changes to keep the game refreshing, addicting and the right level of challenge. It never truly feels like it's too much even with a ridiculous amount of enemies.

The sound design altogether is absolutely amazing. It quickly blows the entire Serious Sam 1 despite some songs I like more from those games. Serious Sam II is truly one hell of a game. This game took what I loved so much about the original then took it to a total different level. WOW I haven't been this blown away by a FPS sequel in a long time.

I am in all honesty that impressed by all the hard work that went into this game. Obviously I'm playing the PC version. I got to be honest it plays just right. The variety of everything makes it a truly unforgettable experience. I would even say it's a candidate not only among the best this franchise has to offer.

I personally debate this might possibly one of the absolute best shooters I ever played. It really deserves more attention than it currently gets. The cut scenes not only gave us more story but some great humor too. I won't spoil the ending but trust me it should get you laughing. OMG this is one intense game at all.

The final level by itself took me a long time to finish due to a very ridiculous amount of enemies. Some of the craziest hordes of enemies you will ever see in any game is found here. The final boss by itself is really worth playing this game for. It is surprisingly epic that I can't honestly pick a word or two to perfectly describe it any better.

There is a learning curve but you should quickly get use to whatever this game throws at you. Croteam made a truly amazing game for the genre. In almost everything possible ways tops the entire Serious Sam 1 experience. I do highly respect those games but after playing this I actually respect them even more.

2. Serious Sam 3: BFE with Jewel of the Nile dlc
Serious Sam 3 is a prequel that does go into The First Encounter. This explains some stuff not explained prior like how did he go back into the past. Yes there are some clear differences I must discuss. Before I do the very look of this game blew me away. For me it made some of the best looking Source engine games look dated compared to this.

To clarify most Source engines are amazing to what they bring to the table. Some weapons do require to be reloaded. Which may turn some people off although to me it really isn't that bad. Sure there's a small delay before you can fire it. At least it doesn't take forever see what I did there lol. Jewel of the Nile dlc is only three levels taking place during The First Encounter in between a few levels.

Thus it's their version to Doom 3: The Lost Mission but way better. Serious Sam 3 I would say it a good game. Honestly I'm not trying to turn the entire blog upside down by stating this. To me it does have a lot of great things going for it. But compared to the previous main games, I felt this does comes off as the weakest.

Usually when I say something like that I bash those games like no tomorrow. Serious Sam 3 does have some nice surprises too. You can use melee to kill enemies in violent ways predating Doom 2016 games by a few years. Just like Serious Sam II, most older weapons are done just right. I guess it's time to state the obvious this was way better than the entirely of DNF.

I actually like most of the levels including those with somewhat of a learning curve to them. I don't feel like anything was force at all. In fact in terms of taking a classic shooter to modernize this. I would definitely say this is one of them done right. There's mostly old enemies with cave demons that sorta remind me of those cat enemies from Turok reboot game.

Maybe I might be able to cover Turok in the near future. Who really knows anyway Serious Sam 3 nails the controls perfectly. I think one of the biggest surprises is you actually get a jetpack. Which has one of my favorite controls for one in any game take that GTA: San Andreas. You simply press or hold the jump button.

This alone spice up several portions for both the campaign & Jewel of the Nile dlc levels. A better way to put it I rather have fun with it than scripted like DNF. Sorry I honestly do like that game too but it sure made some questionable design decisions. We all know by now this game blew DNF away. The gore of this game is beautifully done.

I do like the boss fights with two of them becoming regular enemies. The only boss I didn't like & dislike even more as a regular enemy is Witch-Bride of Achriman. I believe she could be a parody to Metal Gear's Psycho Mantis. She could steal controls for a few seconds doing damage to you. The worst part is some areas more than one is in the area while other enemies are trying to kill you.

I felt she comes off as a cheap enemy at best. Serious Sam 3 is a solid follow up to everything it brings to the table. I am not saying I didn't enjoy it but I really did. It just wasn't as good as the previous games in some key areas. I would say one area it notably did was while listening to the voice over.

I did note the background music was much lower. Usually you can hear both of them just fine in the other games. I think a part of why they done it like this is some criticize you couldn't hear Sam's lines. I do question those stating that but here it is like the opposite happened. Which no one denies since we all agree it's a problem.

I will say Sam does have some great lines in this game. Some of them even got me to say what with a laugh. Back to Serious Sam II, a lot of them almost me to say wtf out load I'm not kidding. Serious Sam 3 has amazing graphics with just enough spicing up the game play. It just isn't done like the previous games in that area.

Obviously due to being a prequel they wanted it to be more like Serious Sam 1. Honestly I'm fine with that but I still expected a little more. I really don't feel cheated at all when playing this. Serious Sam 3 has a solid campaign from beginning to end. I will say if DNF does have anything over this it has to be dlc levels.

I am not saying Jewel of the Nile wasn't great. I did enjoy playing those three levels with a crazy final boss fight. Which can one shot you with his cannon. Yes a boss who can instantly kill you while other enemies are trying to kill you. I just felt The Doctor Who Cloned Me campaign was simply better in many ways.

3. Serious Sam Double D XXL

Serious Sam Double D XXL is the only Serious Sam game to rival the ridiculousness of Serious Sam II. Croteam contracted several teams to help tie in for Serious Sam 3. This was one of those games made by Mommy's Best Games. Recently I told them after playing a few minutes I like the game. They were very happy with my tweet.

A fact they became a part of those line up of games just a day prior to Croteam announcing it. This is sorta like Duke Nukem: Time to Kill & Zero Hour on consoles to help us wait for DNF. Which took much longer than anyone could've predicted lol. You can play as Serious Sam or a new character named Chuck.

You can play the campaign by yourself or with a friend. Even by yourself this game is very crazy fast. You can wield six weapons at the same exact time. I never seen anything similar to this anywhere else. Yes you could have more than one of the same weapon. The upgrades themselves are literately wow lol.

The overall length is much shorter than what you're used to in a Serious Sam games. But trust me you will want to replay these levels often. Yes you can select which levels to replay too. There's also challenges you could do. The audio department is truly amazing here. For a game developed by a different game I will say this does feel like another game in the franchise.

The boss fights are ridiculous in so many ways. Even if I took time to talk about just one of them. You really wouldn't know much until you take them on yourselves. There are some ridiculous new enemies but mostly classic enemies. I will say femikazes are among my favorite new enemies. I'm already a huge fan of kamikazes but this took it to a more ridiculous direction lol.

The game itself is broken up into three portions. Just like Serious Sam series, there are secrets hidden through out the game. Some of the later stuff you get makes replaying a lot more enjoyable experience. So much is going on at several times that it bags the question. Why doesn't this crash while Serious Sam: The Random Encounter does lol?

I guess we will never know but I truly enjoy playing this game. Croteam chose the right team for this game. Obviously they had little involvement with it but they knew they had something here. I wish Postal III would've been that to Postal series. Serious Sam Double D XXL as a bonus also comes with the classic version.

You can save by going up to those white orbs wait a few seconds then press r. In some levels they act as checkpoints in many games where you just touch them it automatically saved your process there. Speaking of confusing mechanics sometimes buying or editing your weapons the controls changes. I don't know exactly why this happens.

Serious Sam Double D XXL is already title by itself well done guys lol. The main antagonist isn't Mental for a change. General Maxilla is commanding his own army of them. I got to say he, Sam and even the merchant get some truly rememberable lines lol. There is so much care to the source material here.

In fact I was talking to the same friend that got me into Serious Sam series. I talked him into getting this game which he did shortly afterwards. I can tell you based on our conversation he loves it too lol. I do like Sam's voice actor does reprise his role in this game. Despite playing somewhat differently from other Serious Sam games.

It sure took many things I love so much about those game. This comes off a rather refreshing new took on the concept. It is almost like well aged wine you really can't get enough. But you problably should stop drinking lol. Everything about this game is very unique in it's own right. I am very impressed how well damn it truly is.

Extra stuff if you are still here just don't blame me please lol...
Oh wait I'm not done yet. Sadly I don't think I can get any further in Serious Sam: The Random Encounter. Unless by some miracle I can get pass the first boss without it crashing. Until then I won't be reviewing it. Also if you want me to cover what's left in Serious Sam Complete Pack. I can surely do that in the near future.

The same purchase I got Doom II yes again so what lol and Heretic & Hexen collection. Which doesn't including Heretic II as well as Hexen II's expansion since those didn't involve id Software. I know a crazy Christmas present from my brother that I do enjoy. I can not wait to see what 2019 will bring.

Death Battle Fight Prediction Clayface (DC) vs. Sandman (Marvel)

Special thanks to The Rappter and jedah dohma

Hi everyone I'm Jack Red, for awhile I even wondered if Clayface vs. Sandman could actually happen on Death Battle. More on why I thought that later on. I do need to point out a lot of people shared the atlas having similar powers for Clayface. Obviously in my blog as well as their show we will be using Basil Karlo for many reasons.

https://www.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/86r6vc/respect_clayface_basil_karlo_dc_post_crisis/

https://www.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/4je15z/respect_the_sandman_marvel_616/

Clayface

Basil was a talented actor but when news came about remaking one of his movies. Karlo went insane to hunt down some of the people involved with the movie. He did most of this under a disguise of another character he played in one of his movies. Thankfully the dynamic duo stopped him from killing the star of that movie.

Eventually down the road he became like other Clayface characters. At one point he formed the mud pack with three others sharing the name. Clayface is one of the most difficult villains the dark knight has ever encountered. Imagine a giant walking mud creature capable of nightmarish things. Clayface has a long history of directly attacking those pissing him off.

Sandman

William Baker aka Flint Marko was a caring father that couldn't keep paying for treatments for his daughter. He chose to become a criminal to help save her. In doing so quickly had a run in with Spider-Man. At some point an accident occurred transforming him into living sand. Sandman has been in many super villain teams.

Not a lot of know he also has did some good with his powers. Marko is not actually a violent guy just determine to save his daughter. This guy is probably the most innocent among all of Spider-Man's enemies. Sanndman doesn't like getting into conflicts. Technically speaking he could live forever due to his accident.

Powers & Abilities
Clayface

+Shape shifting
+Can act like anyone so well to fool you
+Generating more of his own mass
+Physically attacks are useless
+Superhuman Strength
+Superhuman Speed
+Limitless Endurance
+Can poison people by touch
+Capable of creating clones
+Can copy similar being's powers

Sandman

+Shape shift
+Generating more of his own mass
+Physically attacks are useless
+Superhuman Strength
+Superhuman Speed
+Limitless Endurance
+Capable of creating clones
+Can copy similar being's powers
+Depending of the amount of sand can greatly boost his stats including size

Weaknesses
Clayface

I should point out over the years his weaknesses are very inconsistent. For example sometimes his body quickly breaks down while making contact with water. In other stories not so much same goes for electricity. Also extreme cold can turn him into a statue state. Over time his body will eventually dry up.

Sandman

Unlike Clayface, Sandman's weaknesses are very consistent. In water, he breaks apart while one piece maintains his mind. Spider-Man figures this weakness out to trap him. He was able to determine which piece Sandman's mind was in. Despite his abilities, he isn't willing to fight unless he's force to.

Clayface


Advantages
+More overall experience
+More versatility
+Generating more of his mass
+Could gain some of Sandman's power or absorb him altogether
+Faster
+More willing to fight
+More likely to fight dirty
+Very good at tricking people while disguised as someone else
+More stable while in the water
+Less predictable

Disadvantages
-More arrogant out of the two
-Overtime his body will dry out
-Weaker towards cold temperatures

Sandman


Advantages
+The piece of sand with his mind can eventually rebuild a new body
+Stronger through absorbing larger amounts of sand
+Tougher through absorbing larger amounts of sand

Disadvantages
-Not as close as experience as Basil
-Can't prevent from being absorbed
-More likely to water a part in the water
-Depending on the amount of sand in the area can greatly increase his stats
-His own body doesn't generate more sand
-Less willing to fight
-Weaker towards heat temperatures
-Despite being a criminal, he's a decent person
-Very likely to get caught off guard to Clayface's disguise trick
-More predictable

Verdict

This is the single easiest verdict I ever written. Similar to Gaara vs. Toph, this is a battle between two beings made of different minerals of Earth. In this case Sandman is small pieces that could turn one of two forms of rock. But enough heat applied to it turns sand into glass. In Clayface's case what he's made out of very likely to be mud & clay.

Which is a more stable substance in the water. Both also could use water to mold things. Obviously doing some of those will take awhile to get down. Anyone can build a sand castle especially kids. There is another reason I'm brought this up. When sand gets wet it is more likely to fall a part in the water.

Technically during this state it could be considered mud. Thus making it easier for Clayface to copy or absorb Sandman. But he is more likely to wait for his chance. Obviously neither can use each other's temperature weaknesses since they are still affected by them. Clayface still can feel extreme heat while Sandman might get slow down by extreme slow.

On the surface this may look like a fight that would never end. In this particular case I had to take a closer look to determine who was more likely to win in a fight. Clayface does have more overall experience. Yes it is true when he first became a criminal he didn't have powers. But he quickly mastered his powers easily making him among the toughest of Batman's enemies.

Basil was a talented actor before a life of crime. One time Commissioner Gordon was kidnapped. Karlo impersonated Gordon for a few weeks even tricking Batman. If he can trick someone like Batman than Sandman is in trouble. Clayface's own body generates more of his mud/clay substance. In the other hand, Sandman's body can't do that.

He would need nearby sand to fix himself sometimes or upping his stats to insane levels by a larger amount. Let's be honest physically attack along with Clayface's poisonous touch is useless here. Sure Sandman can become a giant in minutes like he did in Spider-Man 3 movie. But Clayface's regular default form is already notably bigger than a human.

Despite that he can move a lot faster especially transformed into a giant ball. Basil is more experience dealing with those having similar powers. There was one time Sandman fought a clone doppelganger of his. The fact while fused to three other Clayface characters to secretly copied their powers. Ultimately means if given the opportunity can absorb Sandman essentially killing him or at best unable to fight.

Remember some fights didn't end with death but in a sense had a fate worse than death. Like the most recent being Thanos having an endless death. He still dies but he dies differently every single time with no way to stop it. The point is even if this doesn't kill Sandman, it is likely he can't do anything. Clayface is more unpredictable out of the two.

Winner: Clayface (DC)

My thoughts on Death Battle: Thanos vs. Darkseid

Hi everyone I'm Jack Red, I been busy the last few days. But yes I seen the season 5 finale of Death Battle several times. Usually I wouldn't go out of my way to describe my thoughts but this is a special case. Not because I picked the winner or I think I'm better than people. Deep down I really feel the opposite truthfully.

I wanted to explain what I liked and disliked about this particular episode. I will try not go much longer than necessary or ignore several factors entirely. I really want to show my respect towards ScrewAttack. This had to be one of the most difficult fights they ever pulled off. Honestly I can care less who won or the fact it was more of a stomp than a great fight that could go either way.


I predicted Darkseid could easily win this fight. Obviously Death Battle didn't want to disappoint on delivering a truly epic fight. Of course there was a few things I didn't know around the time I wrote my blog. I actually found more on Darkseid with help from a friend. Let me just say some of the really ridiculous stuff Darkseid ever done didn't get mentioned.

One time he nearly destroyed Doctor Fate & Nabu on his own. By pure luck they were able to escape. The fact some of his most powerful artifacts didn't do much to him is impressive. I also found more direct details on True Darkseid. They made a very good argument about his very existence would destroy the entire multiverse.

He does exist outside the multiverse possibly meaning he can survive such a powerful explosion. Obviously Thanos would be lucky to survive one universe explosion. I know what some people are saying relating to this fight. How would it play out if Thanos was given the Heart of the Universe instead of the Infinity Gauntlet?

I just stated True Darkseid exists outside the multiverse. It is possible Thanos can't do anything to True Darkseid at all. Also Darkseid did destroy a green lantern ring that's capable of creating anything through sheer will. If he could destroy that as well as some of Doctor Fate's artifacts. Then I am sure he wouldn't even need his temporary overpowered state.

You heard me correctly there was a time The Source was absorbing the new god's souls. Darkseid absorbed just enough to overpowered The Source. Keep in mind, The Source is really high on the power scale of being multiversal. I believe this happened through one of Darkseid's avatar but still impressive.

Right there that's two great reasons why Thanos would lose with the Heart of the Universe. I guess I should explain exactly what this artifact is to those that don't know. Imagine a mystical box that's virtually infinity times that of the Infinity Gauntlet. Thanos got this artifact during a non canon story. It also turns out The One Above All aka Marvel's God created this thing.

Yeah you thought the Infinity Gauntlet was ridiculous, the Heart of the Universe can do the same exact thing on the entire multiverse. Although this would make their fight a little longer. Darkseid still has many options to win. As stated in my blog, he has two ways of erasing people out of existence.

Another way was already done on Death Battle being the Omega Sanction. Imagine the movie Groundhog Day but every time it repeats following your death. It keeps getting worse basically a better describe would be. Imagine a personal Hell but instead of punishing you by reliving the same events repeatedly.

Darkseid would alter it every single time thus you can't even prepare at all. I think Death Battle said it best, the Omega Sanction is virtually endless death. You simply are trapped in an alternate reality doomed to die with no end in sight. Keep you believe the legendary Batman is one of the select few Darkseid has done this to.

Darkseid also could fight Thanos until he isn't able to do anything. Of course this could take awhile but Darkseid doesn't even need to fight back if he chose to. Hell he could easily overpowered Thanos in record time. I should mention the original Infinity Gauntlet got destroyed by the Living Tribunal. Whose clearly on a multiversal level.

It is likely someone as powerful as Darkseid could easily destroy either artifacts with no problem. Darkseid does have a lot more experience greatly trumping Thanos by such a huge amount. Another weird possibility is Darkseid uses the Omega Beams to temporary disable his powers or alter him altogether.

For example he could have it to where you can't use his particular skills at all. Thanos has no real counter to any of these possibilities. I really don't want to sell Thanos short. He clearly is close at being universal level. You could even say for a being that isn't a cosmic being or a god. He is as powerful one could be.

The problem is most of Darkseid's avatar are universal levels. A rare few of his avatars are much more powerful than that. True Darkseid himself is on a multiversal level. Which means even if I didn't even compare True Darkseid's power to Thanos. There's a still clear difference in their power class.

Also there is another thing a lot of people didn't even consider for this fight. I am basically combining two reasons together here. Thanos with the Infinity Gauntlet defeated even the most powerful beings in his universe. But he was only able to do so because that Infinity Gauntlet was in the right universe. Sure some of them are considered multiversal level.

There does exist proof every universe has their own variation of all the cosmic beings. Which means for Thanos to do that on a multiversal scale, he would need the Heart of the Universe. Hell in the same non canon story, The One Above All actually allowed Thanos to absorb the Living Tribunal. Of course this story stayed in one universe.

Even after he defeated the cosmic beings. He temporary became the new Eternity. The reason why this was so short lived was because his soul left his body leaving it vulnerable. Thus one of his adopted daughters stolen the Infinity Gauntlet to quickly undone Thanos has done. Darkseid obviously can't be manipulated like that for many reasons.

This also means Thanos has more than enough ways to lose the Infinity Gauntlet or at least it's powers. Darkseid once took on the entire Justice League going all out. He clearly was fine from all of those attacks. Clearly even one avatar of his could seriously tank damage as shown in the actual fight. I have requested this fight so many times through out the years.

I know I took a long time fully breaking this fight down that wasn't even in my prediction blog. Sorry you had to wait to hear my thoughts on the actual episode. I felt this episode was almost perfect. It was very good even for a season finale. In fact it was so good that my minor complaint was Deadpool himself.

Not because he appears in the episode a few times. I just prefer the other voice actor that did him twice on the show more. I never said he wasn't funny but he was lol. The actual 3D animation battle was mind blowing. This was similar to a lot of times I imagine these two going at it. End of the day I do see many reasons why so many wanted this fight.

Obviously they're each other's counterpart in the other comic book multiverse with very strong similarities. Even Thanos without artifacts has some impressive feats. They were incredibly different making this a truly exciting battle. Thanos was more let's fight kind of guy while Darkseid will do whatever he feels like.

I am not calling Darkseid lazy or not willing to fight. OMG he really can dish out some ridiculous stuff. I already figured Thanos' ego was going to cost him his life. He never backs down from challenging a god. Let's be honest these two are very impressive comic book villains in their own right.

I felt this fight could hold it's own against many fights done online especially other 3D animation fights. Which for some reason chose to use Thanos from the new Avengers movie. Darkseid was more than enough for who or whatever he faces. Sure there was the time Doomsday defeated him quickly.

Although that avatar was in a weakened state. This fight was really worth the waiting ScrewAttack. I wouldn't even surprised if Galactus vs. Unicron plays out the same. Which brings me to a request I'm noticing shortly after this episode became public. I been noticing requests for Galactus vs. The Anti-Monitor.

This section covers Galactus vs. Unicron & The Anti-Monior fights.

Before I even go into that one, a lot of you are already aware they confirmed Galactus vs. Unicron right? Well it doesn't matter because both fights will essentially play out the same. Both Unicron & The Anti-Monitor are multiversal beings capable of traveling to any universe at all. On the other hand, Galactus is more a universal being that's restricted to one universe.

Yes I know what a lot of people are going to say. Doesn't Galactus have the Ultimate Nullifier? Yes but no matter what he does with it can't actually affect Unicron or The Anti-Monitor. The reason behind that are very different. Unicron is a multiversal god while The Anti-Monitor destroyed thousands of universes.

Every time he destroys one a very rare energy appears. Which he absorbs increasing his already insane level of power permanently. Simply by doing this won't actually affect The Anti-Monitor. Also Galactus has never been shown at full power in any canon. We have some tips of how truly powerful he is at full power.

Most of what we do is a greatly weakened Galactus that's still among the most powerful cosmic beings. His very existence requires the life force of planets that can't be gathered by destroying it outright. For Unicron, he simply feeds on cosmic energy the very thing Galactus is the host of. He also gets his insane power from Chaos itself.

Thankfully due to Shuma-Gorath's existence, this very concept of a god being powered by chaos in the multiverse can be considered for their fight. Obviously this doesn't apply to The Anti-Monitor. Even he has too many powers Galactus can't handle. One time he defeated Darkseid despite being weakened.

Clearly both Unicron & The Anti-Monitor are powerful enough to destroy the Ultimate Nullfier. Yes I know I already wrote a prediction blog with Galactus vs. Unicron. But some of those points do apply to The Anti-Monitor as well. Galactus would simply being powering Unicron up for using cosmic energy making him quickly too powerful for him to handle.

Galactus has no real way of stopping chaos in the multiverse actually no one can do that. So even if he were to avoid using attacks with cosmic energy, he still will lose this fight. In The Anti-Monitor's case he already at full power at start of this fight. Considering we still don't know the exact number of universes he destroyed.

The best possible conclusion to this has to be The Anti-Monitor is infinity times more powerful than Galactus. Sure there was one time Galactus took down one of the Celestials. They quickly combined into one to own Galactus shortly afterwards. They are higher up on the overall power scale meaning there is a limit of beings Galactus can't win against.

This also means The Anti-Monitor is very likely to overpowered him often in this fight. He might get a break from Unicron if he is lucky. I highly doubt he would let him survive the encounter. It is very safe to say The Anti-Monitor vs. Unicron would've been a much better epic fight. Galactus has some major flaws preventing him from winning against both of them.

I should mention both Unicron & The Anti-Monitor trump Galactus in experience too. Even if I took the time to compare their absolute best feats. Galactus has a long history of relying on his servants while both of his opponents aren't afraid to take on anything. Galactus does require planet life forces to survive otherwise he dies which this was decided by the cosmic beings themselves.

This by itself means Galactus isn't technically a god. Although he has stronger god like qualities than someone like Thanos. I think the absolute best way to describe both fights perfectly is no matter what Galactus does. He won't be able to do any real damage while wasting his very life away literately. Neither of them are restricted to the multiverse structure making his most powerful weapon completely useless.

Keep in mind, I didn't even need to bring up Imperiex. A being stated to wield the power of the Big Bang itself. Yes a force so powerful it can destroy or create universes with ease. Clearly Galactus haven't even come close to that level of force tanking. All three of them would easily defeat Galactus similar to how Darkseid defeated Thanos.

Jack Red reviews Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero and Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks

Hi everyone I'm Jack Red, I already reviewed most of the Mortal Kombat games. I think it's about time I finish up with doing some of the spin off games. I never got to play what many considers to be the worst MK game in existence. I am talking about Mortal Kombat: Special Forces on PS1. Based on footage alone I could say as a kid.

I would very likely get very angry over it. For me, those games were very good for their time. Obviously I love fatalities in general. Yet this game doesn't even come close to feeling like a Mortal Kombat game. This is also coming from the same guy that did own Batman Forever on Sega Genesis. Strangely felt like a MK game despite being a Batman game.

1. Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero (1997)
I had this game on PlayStation 1 before Mortal Kombat 4 on the same console. To be honest The Nerd broke down the game very accurately. Why do we need an extra button to simply turn around? You know it's horrible controls when the jump button so happens to be the up button. Obviously in fighting games that works fine but in something like this?

Imagine trying to play a poor man's beat em up game with very limited options while quickly getting loss. As the title suggests you play as the original Sub-Zero. There are some RPG elements although the entire game I spent playing it I actually wasn't aware of it. I only got pass the first level by pure luck.

Yes I tried out codes to see how more of the game was like. Trust me if you felt the first level was going to be frustrating. What makes you think it would get any easier? One interesting fact, the god of wind Fujin debuts in this game with several characters. Quan Chi actually first appeared on the cartoon prior to this game.

I haven't got to play the N64 version but I can only imagine how much worse it can possibly get. The PS1 version isn't much better. The sound effects are among some of the absolute worst I ever heard in a game. Now I get it a lot of people wanted more story for several characters. It is a real shame they went about it this questionable direction.

In fact we wouldn't have Konquest Mode or Story Mode because how much this failed. The fact it didn't even tell it's story good makes we're in for a piece of garbage of an game. Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero is very confusing where to go or what to do in many levels. Trial & errors are virtually a cruel joke of this game.

Sure you can save your process among beating a level or simply use passwords. This game does not show you any mercy at all. Considering this was the guy to become Noob Saibot I did expect more. He took down four elemental gods in one MK game. The acting is mostly terrible actually worse than Mortal Kombat: Annihilation more.

Even Mortal Kombat: The Journey Begins has better overall acting than this. Honestly they must've been smoking dry ice when they came up with this. Very recently, me and my wife were around a small size dry ice. Trust me watching the cold smoke coming from it was way more entertaining than this game.

2. Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks (2005)

This is an alternate MK2 game that does follow the events of the original Mortal Kombat. In a way it is a precursor to MK9 since that covers the first three games. Although in this case parts centering around MK2 and this game have major differences from the original game. They did a much better job at platforming this time around.

At first you have two characters to play as in the campaign. You can unlock two fan favorites or more characters in versus mode. Yes this game actually has a versus mode. The basis leads up to a confrontation with Outworld's emperor Shao Kahn. I did get very far in this game but never finished it.

I do recall acting a great amount of it despite using the terrible Xbox fat controller. OMG that hurts your hands to the point you really don't want to play anymore. Yes this game does get repetitive but at least it's more balance than the previous spin offs. I would you can play Mortal Kombat II with one of two ways.

You could find Smoke whose found in the same spot he appears in the original game or input a code. The fact one of the greatest fighting games was an unlockable in this game makes it worth playing. The actual game is hands down one of the finest games in the franchise. A lot of your favorite characters appears.

They did an amazing job with this game. Everything is a major step up from the ones we shouldn't whisper their names. Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks can be challenging in many ways. For example trying to figure out what you're suppose to do is more clear than in Mythologies: Sub-Zero. I also like the boss fights do spice up the game play.

They also introduced a new finisher called Multalities. They are virtually fatalities meant to kill a group of enemies at once. Now this was such a nice addition to the game. Overall I was very happy with this one. Clearly they have learned from their past mistakes. It is a shame the follow up got canned.

Although Ed Boon did show interest in possibly following it up. Honestly keep what you already have there while expanding a few key areas. Hell it could even be one of the greatest games ever made. Considering MK9 and X did so amazingly well. I don't question this game will be well worth the wait.

Jack Red reviews Killer Instinct series

Special Thanks to Rare

Hi everyone I'm Jack Red, today I get to review what recently became one of my absolute favorite fighting franchises. I am talking about Rare's answer to both Capcom's Street Fighter & Midway now NetherRealm Studios' Mortal Kombat. Killer Instinct was an unique hybrid that took what made both of those so great with a more ridiculous combo system.

1. Killer Instinct (1994)

I briefly been around this game in the arcades. I did own Killer Instinct on SNES many years ago. More recently thanks to Rare themselves for gifting me Killer Instinct Definite Edition. I got to play the actual arcade game. I would like to take this moment to personally thank you guys so much. For me no MK clone was worth mentioning except Killer Instinct.

Obviously the soundtrack is amazing even for a Rare game. Sure it quickly gets repetitive even on easier difficulties. At the same time, you still got to try your best. Trust me beating this every single time feels very satisfying. You also can play as Eyedol in most versions. I am not sure why the code for Xbox One version isn't working.

The achievements themselves are very well selected. It is one of my favorite fighting games of all time. I am very surprised not many people compared this to Capcom's Darkstalkers. Seriously they are very similar even with the clear differences between them. I just found out those two also came out the same year too.

The roster itself is very interesting for it's time. Back then you didn't have a lot of characters like you do now. The fact we had a dinosaur hybrid creature & a walking skeleton blew my mind. Even on SNES, this game looks absolutely amazing. Some actually prefer the SNES soundtrack over the original arcade version.

My favorite character to this day has always been Fulgore. I knew the moment I seen him on the cover I was going to love him. Fulgore is the sub boss that doesn't hold back at all. Just when you thought the game couldn't get any tougher. You bet it does with Eyedol wow this guy will own you repeatedly.

Sure he does have the fewest moves of all the characters. He can easily get around your combos while you are trying to add more to them. Sometimes he will regenerate some of his health. Most of the damage he delivers is enough to piss a lot of people off. Thankfully after using some character tricks you can defeat him.

I would even say Shao Kahn in most versions of MK3 is easier to predict. Thank god he doesn't require any health at all. Also it is very easy to interrupt him at the right time with either a special move or an uppercut. Basically despite being more aggressive out of the two boss characters. I more recently found that version of Shao Kahn to be more forgiving.

2. Killer Instinct 2 (1996)

This will be me reviewing both the arcade and Killer Instinct Gold on Nintendo 64. Which does alter several things about KI2 on the console. Unlike Killer Instinct 1, there were major changes this time around. Some parts of the levels didn't look nearly as good in the arcade version. Personally I mostly notice a few parts of the background while everything else looks similar enough.

I am playing both versions of KI2 on Xbox One. Both of them has great selection of achievements to keep you busy. Believe it or not, I almost got all of them. Killer Instinct 2 is notably easier than the original. I do like the newer looks of older characters for the most part. The newer character do bring such needed appeal to the game.

Before I go any further Mortal Kombat 4 got release on consoles in 1998. Two years after both versions of KI2. But wait a year later an updated version of MK4 called Mortal Kombat Gold hits Sega Dreamcast. What no Mortal Kombat just ripped off Killer Instinct lol. Based on what I heard of that version, stick with Killer Instinct Gold.

I will say playing as Fulgore is even more fun in this game. Not only the combos are much easier to pull off than in the original. Some of the newer moves Fulgore now has steals the show. This time the final boss is Gargos whose a rival of the last game's final boss Eyedol. I should mention a lot of character went back in time for this new tournament that Ultratech put together.

Gargos is one cheap boss if I ever seen one. Not only he often goes for cheap hits, he also regenerates some of his health. He also can interrupt your combos even at the very beginning if you aren't careful. I was able to play as Gargos in both versions of KI2. Gargos also requires a particular action among his health bar being low to gone.

Usually a correctly done uppercut gets the job done. Sometimes even nailing it doesn't trigger his defeat sequence. This game has some of my favorite songs of the franchise. The finishers aren't as variety as the last game. But do not count them out because they're still entertaining to watch. Killer Instinct 2 is easily the best version to play.

I do need to mention one interesting change Killer Instinct Gold has. I believe this depends on what difficulty you beat the game on. Depending on which difficulty you will get more cheat options. By beating the game on the hardest difficulty gives you codes to completely break the challenge. You can remove blocking altogether for ridiculous combos.

You also can perform finishers as early as your opponent is on their second health bar I'm not kidding. This means you or your opponent could end the match out of the clear blue. This doesn't affect Gargos as much but it does make him much easier. There's more endings in the arcade version. I will say this is a solid follow up but I still prefer the original more.

3. Killer Instinct (2013)

I do need to clarify I haven't got to play a lot of Shadow Lords. Which is season 3's story mode but I played plenty of everything else. To be honest, a lot of gaming stuff keep up that I was very behind on this game. There's a lot of great dlcs with most of the roster. This game really blew my mind how damn good it is.

Killer Instinct pulls another one from Mortal Kombat since they're both reboot games. I will say both of them are very great games. This has three story modes that are done very differently from each other. Season 1 plays just like the previous games while maintaining certain conditions for other endings.

Season 2 is more interesting since it tells much more story. Fulgore was the final boss of Season 1. Although on a strict condition you could face Shadow Jago. A new villain named Aria aka founder of Ultratech is the main antagonist of Season 2. She also fights very different since she is technically three different robots.

Each one has their own health bar that's notably weaker than most of the roster. At the same time, Aria can alter which one gets to fight at any given time. This is a very solid 2D fighting game that truly bring you back to the past. Thankfully to not suck ass like someone we know lol jk. Killer Instinct does make it clear during Shadow Lords that Jago was the one to defeat Gargos in KI2.

I love you can unlock stuff simply by playing. A lot of newer fighting games are doing that now. Same with the new season concept since this was one of the very first fighting games to do that. Basically in a few years, the developers were constantly adding stuff to the game. OMG a lot of these are very worth having.

I still can't believe Killer Instinct has three guest characters whose part of Season 3's roster. We have The Arbiter from Halo series, General Raam from Gears of War series and Rash from Battletoads series. Speaking of Battletoads, I can't wait to play the new game coming next year. Maybe these characters were the reason MK9 wasn't allowed to have an Xbox exclusive character.

Sony ended up with Kratos from God of War series. This is a surprisingly well made game in every possible category. The soundtrack is really good with amazing sound effects. The biggest roster in franchise history. Sure most of the content is dlcs which could be annoying. Thankfully you can get the entire game right now for forty bucks or if you wait closer to Christmas possibly cheaper.

I grew up with the original on SNES loving it like no tomorrow. I really felt that nostalgia coming back the moment I started playing. This is hands down one of the absolute greatest fighting games I have ever played. There's plenty of colors you can change your characters to. Ultra has gone even more ridiculous than ever before.

More recently Ultimates got added to the game. Last seen in the original Killer Instinct. Where it sorta similar to some way to MK3's Brutalities since they start with a short combo. Then they do a finishing move that kills their opponents. Sadly you can't kill anyone but stage finishers are still present.

Killer Instinct is also a part of Xbox Anywhere program. Which means if you downloaded it like I did. After connecting your Xbox account to a Windows 10 computer. You can now play the game on both of them. As of right now the only other game I can do that with is Resident Evil VII: Biohazard. Every single mode will keep you busy for hours.

There is one important fact that a lot of people don't realize. Originally a different team that made alright games worked on this. Around Season 2, a decision was made to bring in Iron Galaxy. They are recently known for porting some of Capcom games while adding some new stuff. For example there's a lot of in game challenges you can do.

You will be able to see exactly what level both you the player & whatever character you selected. This means going for a lot of achievements much more fun. Speaking of those, this has one of the absolute most achievements in my entire Xbox One collection I'm not kidding. The only two to have more was Rare Replay and The Walking Dead Collection.

Overall this was a solid trilogy of games. Each one in more ways than one got me more into fighting games. Killer Instinct took what I already loved about the original then took it to a totally new level. Just like Mortal Kombat 9 did in it's own right. There's just so much to do that I'm very thankful Rare gifted me this game.

Jack Red reviews Evil Dead series including Ash vs Evil Dead show

Hi everyone I'm Jack Red, more recently Evil Dead has become one of my favorite demon horror movie franchises. Sure it could also pass for zombie movies as well. This is one of the most bizarre franchises I ever got into. Evil Dead is not for everyone but still a great time regardless. Just trying to explain one of them in full details especially the show requires a lot of well written blogs I'm not kidding.

1. The Evil Dead (1981)

The Evil Dead was a low budget movie. Sam Raimi was an independent movie director working on a strict low budget. The actors themselves were doing several drugs during production. In a way this made some moments more believable. The Evil Dead centers on a group of people staying at a cabin in the woods.

Please no not that movie Cabin in the Woods. They are literately staying at a normal cabin that so happens to be in the woods. One of them found a recording that has translations of the Book of the Dead aka Necronomicon Ex-Mortis. Which caused demons called the deadnites to stalk them. In a way it's similar to Hellraiser franchise.

Except that was done by a complex puzzle box that summons order demons called the cenobites. Except it is a free for all with the deadnites showing absolutely no mercy at all. Just when you watch movies about one or more getting possessed. You probably have seen the craziest of this movie yet. The special effects are surprisingly great.

The Ash character is somewhat notable. I should mention like many directors did back in the day. There is a short film called Within the Woods that was the basis for this movie. Bruce Campbell acts in both films. I do like the gore especially some of the later scenes. The Evil Dead doesn't have much humor.

I will say for being truly different from both demon & zombie movies. It is a breath of fresh air with not a lot of movies similar to them either. The Evil Dead is a great beginning for what's to come. Sure there was better 80s horror movies before & after. What truly makes this stand out on it's own is how it prefers in using demons.

The deadnites are virtually racist against all the living. They don't care what they need to do in order to kill you. Sometimes they pretend to be the person possessed to suddenly attack you. Trust me that's a recurring theme in this franchise. I would even say they are among the evilest horror movie villains I have ever seen.

2. Evil Dead II (1987)

OMG Evil Dead II is so damn good. Before I start breaking it down, there's something that must be brought up. Due to ownership issues since Raimi had to work with a movie company to get The Evil Dead release. This cause problems for what he originally was going to do in the beginning of this movie.

Raimi at the time couldn't get around this issue that quickly led to confusion among fans. He had to quickly reshoot the entire opening sequence since it was directly following the original. Remember how Halloween 1 and 2 took place on the same night. The same thing happens here with the first two Evil Dead movies.

Ash really steals the show this time. There is some twisted dark humor parts as well. The special effects are once again amazing for it's time. For a lot of people including James Rolfe, this is the best 80s horror movie ever made. Honestly I do think it is very good. Evil Dead II follows Ash more closely since he was the only person alive in the cabin.

Some of the craziest moments ever in a horror movie happens in this movie. Like when he was forced to use a chainsaw to cut off his own hand. Bruce Campbell gives off a truly amazing performance. Briefly Ash becomes possessed but turns back to normal. Yes the famous saw off shotgun & chainsaw appears in this movie.

Due to licensing issues, some characters from the original got removed entirely. Thanks to Ash vs Evil Dead show for correcting it in more ways than one. Evil Dead II really shows you how crazy the deadnites actually get. This movie is not only better than the original, I also think it is the best Evil Dead movie.

This movie is like a roller coaster from start to finish. The ending itself is very unexpected among first time watching it. Unless you watched either Army of Darkness or Ash vs Evil Dead prior. This is one of the most twisted movies I ever seen. This is the very movie that put Ash on the map. WOW what can I honestly say about Evil Dead II that already haven't been said.

3. Army of Darkness (1992)

I actually got a somewhat funny story how I first got to see Army of Darkness. Comcast used to do double feature deals where the newer movie would play first. Then it goes straight into the older movie. My family has done Walking Tall double feature. The very one I always will remember is Dawn of the Dead remake/Army of Darkness.

At the time I didn't understand why they chose Army of Darkness instead of the original Dawn of the Dead. Over the years I quickly realized why. Both movies had the undead attacking the living. They also had parts where the characters customized vehicles & weapons. Both also had their own twisted dark humor parts.

I was the only person wanted to watch Army of Darkness from that deal. Honestly I am glad I did because I like this movie a lot. I will say this is the funniest Evil Dead movie by far. Army of Darkness follows Ash after being sucked into a portal. Where he ends up during the medieval ages. No I mean literately during the medieval ages with real knights not the restaurant.

Army of Darkness further explains a few key things further explored in Ash vs Evil Dead show. Remember when Ash got possessed. This time, his darkside separates from his body to have his own to lead the army of the dead. This movie has some of the absolute strangest scenes in all of movies. For example, a lot of small evil Ashes are attacking Ash.

One particular part I'm surprised made it in the movie is he forced boiling hot water down his throat laughing. Imagines like that stay with you forever lol. I love the new metal hand Ash creates. This movie really shouldn't work at all but surprisingly it does. Ash's personality changes a lot from the previous two movies.

The deadnites are even more aggressive than ever before. They don't do some of their classic tricks. At the same time they do go to war against the living. The amount of work especially on the army of the dead was impressive. Keep in mind, there wasn't CGI at the time. They had to move several figures with wires while other had remote controllers similar to those of toy cars.

4. Evil Dead (2013)

Evil Dead remake I got to be honest was actually good. There I said sure I had a few issues with it. I personally prefer the classic deadnite looks especially the eyes. Although the newer ones are just as sick possibly more self harming nature. The big surprise is Mia was the Ash of this movie along. Despite being the first to be attacked by them.

The very plot is similar to the classic movie. Obviously this plays heavily on CGI effects. The characters themselves are much better than I was expecting. The same also goes for their acting. Usually you have the older version with better acting while newer version ends up not being great. Thank god that doesn't apply to this movie.

Similar to the classic horror movie it follows a group of people staying at a cabin. Yes this again I swear if Cabin in the Woods wasn't made I didn't have to make any references at all. They did change some key things like the only way to free anyone possessed is burn them alive. I believe Ash vs Evil Dead revealed the souls don't stay possessed after death.

The actual ending can be a bit confusing to explain. The real question would you rather have ruin it or go watch the movie instead? Obviously the choice is yours but I will say it is kinda dark too. It turns out there was a way to bring Mia back to her body in a way that would be killing someone. Her body loses oxygen with her heart stopped.

He then uses a defibrillator to bring her back to life. Sadly this lead to him getting killed by the abomination. The fact our heroine was already gone to suddenly be revived to become the lone survivor is pretty mess up. Especially considering how she got possessed in the first place. Yeah I would say she classified as another Ash in my book.

Obviously minus his personality and weapons. Mia spends most of the time being possessed up til close to the end. The actual gore is very good although parts of it does go a little over board. This is coming from a guy who loves seeing blood & gore all over the place. Evil Dead is a still great movie but I still prefer the original Evil Dead more.

5. Ash vs Evil Dead (2015-2018)

Oh yes the big one has finally arrived. I started getting into this show around close to half way in season 2. OMG this is one of the most awesome horror shows I have ever seen. For me in terms they allowed everything on Stars for this show is mind blowing. Many years ago HBO did the same thing for Tales from the Crypt.

Another personal favorite horror show of mine. Ash vs Evil Dead does make the actual time line very confusing to discuss. The very beginning of it takes place 30 years after the first two movies. Some point very late in season 2, they were able to discuss Army of Darkness on the show. Speaking of that, several characters from those movies does return.

Just when you thought you seen how crazy the deadnites gets. You really haven't seen a damn thing until you watch this show. Trust me there's plenty of stuff I honestly wish I could unseen. Bruce Campbell does a great job being Ash. There's much more humor this time around. WOW the gore is so disturbing, sick & disgusting that you would think it simply couldn't be aired on TV.

Guess what all of it has now take that to the bank. A lot of great moments you really won't see coming at all. Most major questions you may have about Evil Dead is very likely answered on this show. I still can't believe Ash killed himself to bring back souls of his allies. The fact he got to life after they returned is mind blowing in & of itself.

This show has a lot of death with especially for a Stars show. I am very surprised Sam Raimi got this show on there. Then again he was the same guy who directed three Spider-Man movies. So in a way I guess I shouldn't be surprised. Ash vs Evil Dead is essentially Evil Dead 4. Although there were plans of connect those movies to the remake at one point.

I got to be honest I was heavily disappointed this show got canceled. I became such a huge fan of it during season 2. Yes I officially watched every episode awhile back. I would even say this is actually better than Evil Dead II I'm dead serious. I really don't think we will get shows like this in a long time.

Jack Red reviews Leprechaun Returns

Hi everyone I'm Jack Red, today I got to see the new sequel/reboot of Leprechaun franchise. I didn't expect much after watching the first trailer. The later trailers is what sold me on watching this movie. Syfy has a hit or miss reputation on doing horror movie sequels to several franchises. I am happy to say this wasn't a miss.


Leprechaun Returns is a direct sequel to the original Leprechaun. This sorta answered the big question about this franchise since Leprechaun 2. Despite Warwick Davis playing the character six times in a row, were they the same leprechaun or not? It turns out they were different leprechauns. I got to be honest this movie surprised me in many ways.

The actor who played Ozzie in the original Leprechaun returns. Officially making him the second recurring character in the entire franchise. Prior to this it was only the leprechaun himself. A group of young adults goes off grid at the O'Grady Farm. I am not going to lie I will likely spoil some of the movie.

I highly recommend skip to the end or go do something else instead. Leprechaun Returns has a new actor playing the leprechaun. Thankfully unlike Leprechaun: Origins, they stay true to it's roots. Look I get it they wanted to make the leprechaun scary. We all figured out it wasn't actually a leprechaun killing people.

Don't worry I already reviewed the previous Leprechaun movies. This new actor does make it his own. He sorta comes off being even crazier than Warwick Davis of the original Leprechaun. Yes I know that's a huge statement. The kills themselves really didn't disappoint. I would say some of the humor does work but he just isn't as funny as Davis.

I actually look the appearance of the leprechaun being notably better than Leprechan: Back tha Hood. They sure had the leprechaun stealing the show this time. OMG all the stuff that happens to him. Yet he just keeps coming back for more. I do like most of the movie takes place in the same setting as the original Leprechaun.

Obviously going by the original trailer, they made the gold coins Leprechaun owns very different. I did like they didn't forget their roots. Yes other characters from the original are also referenced in some way. I won't spoil how but trust me it caught me off guard. Leprechaun Returns is very true to it's name.

This was the movie a lot of us Leprechaun fans has been waiting for. This is way better than Red Clover aka Leprechaun's Revenge that also aired on St. Patrick's Day several years ago. Which makes this movie the second Leprechaun movie to air originally on the same channel. Although Red Clover is a stand alone movie that so happens to have a killer leprechaun as well.

The gore was a lot better than I was expecting. Hell I'm not going to hide it this is very likely the most disgusting entry by far. Just some of the stuff that happens to the leprechaun really caught me by surprise. A little spoiler the leprechaun just notices a long tree branch that goes right through one of his eye sockets.

I also found out a few days ago, one of the writers of Ash vs. Evil Dead. Which reminds me I can review the series very soon. I am not spoiling much if you seen the trailers. There is a scene where there's several small leprechauns similar to small evil Ashes from Army of Darkness. Sure the acting from everyone else besides the leprechaun and Ozzie are alright at best.

I do want to say this sorta feels like a true Leprechaun movie. Which is always a great sign sadly there is no cameo of Warwick Davis at all. I did come across a recent interview with Davis explaining why he declined the role. Honestly I respect his decision, he already did the character six times. I think it was about time to pass the torch.

This following statement is not related to the review but I'm sure some Chucky fans wants to know. Yes I am waiting to watch the show. I am heavily against the reboot please blow it up as soon as possible. I might even consider refusing a review on it I'm not kidding. Considering I reviewed some of the absolute worst games & movies, that's saying a lot.

My apology in advance, back to the review. I did like how creative they were at using the leprechaun. Way more exciting as well as original than Leprechaun: Origins. I will never stop crapping on that movie. I would like to see a sequel in the near future. Most things you want in an Leprechaun movie is here.

Trust me this would be perfect to watch on St. Patrick's Day. I would even say this is one of the absolute best entries by far. I am willing to rewatch it that day coming in a few months. This movie really step up from the previous entries that became more of a comical horror. Well oh okay the idea of a leprechaun killing people is already silly.

At the same time, Warwick Davis and Linden Porco did a great job twisting a folklore character. Maybe Syfy should redo Rumpelstiltskin in the near future too. In fact, some of the horror movies they plan on remaking is already a total order especially a personal favorite of mine. Leprechaun Returns has a lot of great things going for it to keep bringing people back.

Jack Red reviews GoldenEye

Hi everyone I'm Jack Red, finally it's time to talk about my absolute favorite Nintendo 64 game. A game I love so much I quickly get loss within seconds of playing it. A game that is so good it might remain as the possibly greatest movie game ever made. I am talking of course about GoldenEye. This game is truly amazing in every regard.


GoldenEye is based on the movie of the same name. Unlike many movie games, this actually came out two years later. By this point we had Tomorrow Never Dies movie. At one point, Rare was asked to make Tomorrow Never Dies game but quickly turned it down. They felt they were in James Bond universe for too long.

Clearly we ended up with Perfect Dark not too much longer on the same console no less. Trust me avoid Tomorrow Never Dies on PlayStation 1 at all costs. This game is widely known for it's multiplayer. Keep in mind, a lot of people used computers to play similar modes in many shooters. This is like get them to come to your house with a controller.

Even right now a lot of people are still playing this game even if there's no parties. WOW guys you are hardcore. In fact there's a great mod called GoldenEye: Source. Right now it is only multiplayer but there has been talk to adding a single player campaign. I can say based on my own experience playing it.

This is the remake of GoldenEye to play. I still haven't got to play GoldenEye remake with Daniel Craig. There is also GoldenEye: Rogue Agent that's sorta a spiritual successor. OMG. I rather play Perfect Dark Zero than to play that game ever again I'm not kidding. The fact all of that and more happened due to this game is absolutely mind blowing.

Obviously you play many missions based on the film GoldenEye. There is also two bonus missions that can be a little confusing to talk about. Aztec is mostly based on the film Moonraker. The only henchmen to appear in more than one Bond movie Jaws appears in this mission. The other mission is Egyptian that's taking several things from a couple Bond movies.

You must hunt down Baron Samedi from Live or Let Die film. One of the objectives is finding the golden gun from The Man with the Golden Gun film. You have to defeat this guy three times to finish the mission. The actual objectives was inspired by Super Mario 64. Another amazing N64 game I do recommend to people.

Each difficult adds more objectives. It also gives you a chance to unlock codes by strict conditions. This also unlocks the bonus missions. Personally the fact there exists a code to unlock the developers and unused characters in multiplayer. Although for unexplained reasons kept Oddjob & Mayday available despite their appearance got removed during development.

Here is another cool fact that connects to Perfect Dark. There is four particular similar characters that's referring four of the Bond actors. They originally wanted to do this while having the choice which Bond actor to play during the campaign. Neither game kept that but it is still cool parts of that concept exists in Perfect Dark's multiplayer.

Hell GoldenEye also inspired Timesplitters series. This game blew away a lot of amazing shooters at the time of it's release. Sure the original N64 game never got ported off the console. It is even more interesting this was almost an entirely different game on Virtual Boy. It was going to be more of a driving game.

A concept that eventually happened in 007 Racing. Believe it or not, the same friend to introduced me to Tomorrow Never Dies also had this game. GoldenEye is a game that might not be aging well. At the same time it was truly ahead of it's time. In fact stuff like Halo owes itself to GoldenEye. This game inspired so many people that I doubt the listing will stop anytime soon.

I love a great shooter that has a lot of weapons. Especially with great codes and plenty modes to play. GoldenEye no matter how you play it is such a fun experience. There is people crazy enough to attempt beating every mission on 007 difficulty with all options maxed. Which makes the game virtually impossible to complete.

GoldenEye also has some interesting unused stuff found on Gameshark. This game is legendary even right now. The legacy alone really made way for the future of shooters in general. You could even say most newer online multiplayer ones owes itself to GoldenEye too. This is easily the greatest stand alone Rare game I ever played.

Jack Red reviews Perfect Dark series

Hi everyone I'm Jack Red, I get to talk about what many considers to be a mixed bag Rare franchise. Mostly due to having one very good game to another being more recent being alright. Of course I'm talking about Perfect Dark series. You can get both of them on Xbox One either separately or together with twenty eight Rare games in Rare Replay.

Before anyone is like where's GoldenEye on N64. Don't worry I do plan on reviewing it. In fact it is my favorite N64 game out of all the games I played.

1. Perfect Dark (2000)

Perfect Dark at the time was quickly seen as a spiritual follow up to GoldenEye. Also likely due to how disappointing Tomorrow Never Dies was on PlayStation 1. This predates Timesplitters series by a few years. Although all of them shares many similarities. Basically most of GoldenEye made so great comes back in ways you will be surprise.

The multiplayer itself is a very unique experience. You could play against other people or bots or both. Hell you could work with a friend to take on several bots. In many areas greatly expands over what GoldenEye has done. To be perfectly honest, if you took the campaign of GoldenEye with this game's multiplayer.

I would say that's the perfect shooter to play on any consoles. You play as Joanna Dark to stop an aggressive alien race. Along with GoldenEye weapons, Perfect Dark has some of it's own. OMG a lot of them are actually very sick man. You have an alien sniper rifle that can shoot through walls or laptop gun.

Which could be fired like a rifle or turn into a turret. I also like you can alter parts of characters. In fact doing that does build up your stats in multiplayer more. There is a few bonus missions that do alter how the game is played. Duel has Joanna facing three opponents for each difficulty. It goes from someone you can beat with both hands behind your back to pure luck.

Well let's be more honest than that you are more likely to die before you even move. Trent has his famous golden magnum. Which means one shot it is game over. Speaking of that, getting access to it in the campaign can be a pain. I use the method many people use where you have to quickly disarm Trent in one particular mission.

If done right, it should be listed among all your weapons at the firing range area. This game looks & plays amazing for the console. A few years ago, Perfect Dark got ported to Xbox 360 that did a great job updating a forgotten classic. Perfect Dark does have a learning curve similar to GoldenEye. I would say this is my favorite Rare game in Rare Replay.

This was also one of the select few N64 games to have voice acting. OMG don't they sound very good for their time or what. You also can play coop or counter operative versions of the campaign. Obviously coop you and a friend play together. Counter operative version has the players going after each other.

One of the players gets to be an enemy. I haven't played many games that done this feature well except Resident Evil 6. Yeah a game with a mixed reception did it too. I will say it is done much better here. Perfect Dark has a lot of potential for such an ambitious N64 game. You wouldn't think that prior or after hearing the actual development was in their words dog slow.

2. Perfect Dark Zero (2005)

Perfect Dark Zero is a prequel to the classic N64 game. This was also one of Rare's first Xbox games.
For an early Xbox 360 game it has some good things that are often ignored more recently. I mean it sorta looks alright for what it is. I didn't care for any of the character designs especially Joanna's. I also wasn't crazy how they use some of classic Perfect Dark weapons in this.

I will be honest Perfect Dark has a much better campaign. Even the bonus missions were more fun than this. It sorta comes off being an uninspired, generic shooter. This game doesn't even feel like Perfect Dark at all. The multiplayer is a huge step up from the campaign but yeah I still prefer the previous game.

They actually made most of the achievements for multiplayer I'm not kidding. At least there it was a good move because I quickly loss interest in replaying the campaign. You do get several characters to play as. Unfortunately you can change their heads. The controls do take time getting use to. I even felt N64 game had notably better controls.

Perfect Dark Zero is not necessary a bad game. The soundtrack isn't exciting like you would expect from Rare. At the same time it doesn't flat out suck. Of course there's plenty better Rare soundtracks you could be listening to instead of this. Perfect Dark Zero feels like in a way to Duke Nukem Forever.

This maybe a possible controversial statement. Despite the long development period, Duke Nukem Forever to me was way more fun than this. Sure it wasn't perfect with it's own problems. At least it had a better multiplayer experience and a later second campaign that completely blows this game away.

The AI of enemies can be a little misleading. The overall accuracy is way better in the N64 game. Even the voice acting itself was way better. This game was a follow up to one of the absolute greatest shooters of all time. It is a shame it doesn't live up to that legacy. I will say if you had to play it please stick to the multiplayer.

Several projects I want to do next year

Hi everyone I'm Jack Red, I am getting use to doing blogs like this one. I want to review several shows that are personal to me in some way. If I could I will also give a possible idea when to expect them as well. No guarantee if it would be on the money. I just feel sad for some of my favorite shows are ending soon.

1. Jack Red reviews The Simpsons

This show is one of my absolute favorite cartoons of all time. I actually own a lot of Simpsons stuff. Hopefully one day I can make my own personal Simpsons museum. I won't reveal what exactly got me into the show since I felt that really belongs in that blog. This show has been on the air for thirty years.

I hopefully plan on doing this review a day or two after the season finale coming in a few months. I felt if I waited longer, I may lose the best chance at reviewing it. This show actually means a lot to me and my wife. In fact, we are very thankful for channels that constantly plays it. The Simpsons has broken so many records in it's long run making it a possible candidate for most successful cartoon.

2. Final Thoughts on Gotham

I already did a couple blogs on both Batman 1966 and Gotham. As promised I do plan on finishing what I started. It is becoming clear we won't actually get a true Joker on the show. But I still felt this is a solid adaptation. This show does have some questionable moments but very well written for the most part.

I do plan on finishing comparisons between characters present on both shows. I also plan on keeping a lot of this focus directly on the final season. It is coming back next month in fact. I can't wait to see how crazy this season will get. I will miss this show when it ends. The fact it took almost fifty years for this to happen is mind blowing.

3. Jack Red reviews The Big Bang Theory

There are some real life sitcom shows I like. The Big Bang Theory is easily one of the funniest shows I ever got into. They actually contacted experts in their respective fields to make sure their math or science equations are accurate. I actually dated a girl whose last name was Leonard true story. It didn't work out but thankfully my wife is exactly the person I needed.

I also own three different Sheldon's Bazinga shirts. What I love so much about this show is the humor itself evolves at a rate it never truly gets old. You could be laughing at the same episodes for hours. It is seriously that damn good. The Big Bang Theory also has a spin off show called Young Sheldon that I'm also watching.

4. The Flash (1990) vs. The Flash (2014)

I went back and forward with this one. A few years ago on the CW Seed, I did watch the entire original live action The Flash show. Honestly I thought it was great with some corny things here & there. The theme song itself made it fun to watch. I also been watching the newer The Flash show on The CW.

OMG there's so many differences that it will take a lot of time. Just to cover some of the villains. Very recently in Elseworlds, Barry from this show aka Universe 9 cameos. Which technically makes that show the oldest DC show connected to Arrowverse. Although the first DC show to do that is Constantine.

Jack Red reviews Postal 2 Revisited Edition

I just want to make something crystal clear. Yes I am redoing an old review but I still got plenty of ideas for newer blog entries. Especially after Christmas trust me it should be worth keeping an eye out for. By the way once again special thanks goes to Running with Scissors.

Hi everyone I'm Jack Red, I also realized I didn't say enough about the main portion of Postal 2. All I did in my Demon Bundle review was quickly describe it. I felt it truly deserves much more respect than that. Which is exactly why I am going to review it again. I am very happy with my reviews on all it's expansions.

To clarify I don't plan on redoing anymore reviews from Demon Bundle. Yes I am aware of Lucius III coming out very soon. I do not know when I'll get it. I own most of them now including both versions of Lucius 1. Back to the topic at hand, Postal 2 is hands down one of my absolute favorite games ever.


You play as The Postal Dude doing chores from Monday to Friday. This is a mix between FPS and a smaller scale open world game. Considering it Apocalypse Weekend came out a year before Capcom's Dead Rising 1. This game in many ways was ahead of it's time. Postal 2 is also one of the most controversial games I currently own.

Let's be honest a lot of people will not make this game. They didn't hold back on offending anyone. In fact this game really doesn't care about that at all. Among beating the game you will unlock enhanced mode and cheats to spice things up. Steam version has Steam workshop that also supports Paradise Lost dlc.

I love you could do both sides of most chores to see what happened. It is possible to play through the game without killing anyone. As stated before you don't actually have to play the chores. You could go around attempting to do achievements or kill people or befriends a dog. Postal 2 is a rather twisted dark humor game.

The following point also applies to Paradise Lost. Every day you will have one group of enemies that could attempt killing you. By some point on Friday, five of them will be angry at you. Sure every now & then the game crashes but it isn't a bad one like Serious Sam: The Random Encounter. It is no secret this also served as the basis for Postal the Movie since there was little to nothing from Postal 1.

The reason I said that is because you sorta had to look up what is known of the story. Most of them centers on killing people with not much reason given at all. Obviously you couldn't make a video game movie out of that. As a joke, all Talibans looks like Osama Bin Laden, a real life famous terrorist.

The audio department by itself is amazing. The map is just the right size to not be too big or small. You quickly learn how to get to each location you need to do stuff at. But every day unlocks portions of the map. Which also applies to Paradise Lost but it is more stricted about that. Postal 2 is a game that never was meant to be taken seriously.

In fact, I seen stuff in this that wouldn't make it in bigger game companies titles at all. Considering it was a notably small game company that made something this great. I wish I could personally shake all of their hands. You will be surprised at the creative of the actual game design. Of course cheating is a lot of fun.

Sometimes playing without the codes can be a enjoyable experience. This game does have a lot of difficulties you can choose from. Slightly more if you chose A Week in Paradise. Interesting fact, this variation that adds Apocalypse Weekend levels to the main game was originally a mod. It was given enough praise for Running with Scissors to include it in the actual game by default.

I also felt the other reason being in Postal 1 you could play with some extra levels or every single one of them. Thus it would be mirroring the original in that regard. I did state this in Share the Pain review. Areas added in that expansion got brought in the main game. It is still not common when actual game developers appear in their own games.

Postal 2 is easily one of the absolute best PC exclusive game sequels I ever played. Not only they built on top of Postal 1 but greatly expanded everything about it while adding ridiculous stuff. A while back I done a Top 10 Ridiculous Video Games list with Postal 2 at number 3. Only Saints Row IV and Garry's Mod got higher.

Trust me, you haven't seen stuff like Postal 2 until you sit down to play it for yourselves. A major criticism of the original Postal was lack of humor. It was a very dark game with little to no funny lines. Of course, this would affect people wanting to play more of it. Running with Scissors chose to not hold back on being funny.

I also like they did updated the game to insult Postal III in more ways than one. They made it publicly clear they shouldn't had another game company making it. At least they will not repeat that same mistake again. Hell I would drop everything to play the true Postal 3 when it comes out. The additional gore effects from Share the Pain are also present here.

I spent a good amount of two weeks playing Postal games. Yes it was mostly Postal 2 going for a lot of achievements. I believe I ended up in just Steam version getting fifty six achievements I'm not kidding. Of course that also included many achievements from Paradise Lost dlc. This game really makes you feel like you are The Postal Dude.

You know what I'm going to say something a lot of people won't like. Postal 2 even without including it's multiplayer expansion was way more fun than GTA V. Truthfully so was Saints Row IV. This game knows exactly what it is and refuses to hide. A game that's so out there you will be mind blown it even exists.

To be honest, this game after I played another game called Harvester has some striking similarities. Obviously their genres are different but you can shoot & fun with melee weapons in both games. They also have levels centered around Monday to Friday. Not only that both of them really don't want back on bringing out it's disgusting side.

I wonder if there maybe a possible connection between these two games. Postal 2 is easy to pick up & play. At the same time you have to get issue to some of the in game mechanics. Thankfully it isn't like some games that can be very strict about doing that. In that regard thank you Running with Scissors.

Keep in mind, Grand Theft Auto III was out two years prior. A year before this game was Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. The main reason I'm bringing that up is because you also don't have to play story missions. You get to explore the world at your own pace. Thank god you can do that in Postal 2. In fact some later portions it is critical you do know them well enough.

Sure you can't drive around in vehicles. You do get more gore as well as a few ways of entering in cheats. You can simply type them in or beat the game to have the cheats option available. The later is better because you can keep pressing it for awhile to get a ridiculous amount of what you want. This is way better than doing the money code in GTA games regardless.

Postal 2 has a lot of potential for being one of the greatest FPS ever made. I would even say it is without question one of the absolute most addicting shooters I had the pleasure of playing. Hell you can use cats as silencers on some of your guns. I was surprised the movie used that lol. I felt they did a truly great job.

When you do chores the good methods it could be a little frustrating to wait awhile in some cases. Sometimes it just simply more fun to do the bad side of them. For example you could wait in line at the bank to get your check cash in or rob the bank. Regardless what you do, the police will be there. There's a couple of health items you can use as well.

Your best health item are pipes but they also can harm you at awhile. You could suddenly lose a lot of health due to those increasing your blood pressure. I should mention there is an optional chore on Friday. By the way before I go into this since it's very disgusting. I highly suggest skip this part to the end or leave to go do something or go grab a bag just in case you throw up.

The Postal Dude will say something about his thing. You can actually pee in game being one of the few shooters I played that does it. If you can count Conker's Bad Fur Day, another funny controversial game or Duke Nukem Forever. You will notice by peeing your health is slowly going down with him groaning over the pain.

You now have the chore to getting the cure to what he currently has. The fact they chose to put something this disgusting in the game tells me they have balls. What can I say ever since I first watched The Angry Video Game Nerd, I love stuff like this. Postal 2 has a lot more weapons than those of Postal 1.

In later versions, some weapons from Apocalypse Weekend like scythe can now be used in the main game. I should mention some posters advertising the movie is also present in the game now. Not only this was among the very best Demon Bundle had to offer. Postal 2 to me is a very inspiring game. You have many possible ways to play it even altering routes.

This game will never over stay it's welcome. The moment you start playing chances are you won't stop playing any time soon. I guess I'm what you call a sucker lol. Honestly this is one of the absolute best indie video games I ever played. I really couldn't say anymore about it without repeating myself. Postal 2 is a game to the right people will always be thankful they have it like myself.