Higher Plain Music

Live Vault – Cara Winter

Higher Plain Music — Sat, 19 May 2012 15:12:06 +0000

Having been privileged to play a few sets before her once a few years ago in Essex, Cara Winter has returned with her third disc release which will be reviewed later. For now though feast of “Butterfly” which has been re-recorded for the new CD.

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Video Vault – Derek Bishop

Higher Plain Music — Sat, 19 May 2012 15:04:18 +0000

Note to self – don’t get on Derek’s bad side! Reminds me of War of the Roses – “Where’s Benny?”

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Video Vault – Delta Heavy

Higher Plain Music — Sat, 19 May 2012 14:58:44 +0000

The songs nice enough but the video is simply a classic in the history of music videos!

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Samara Movie Trailer

Higher Plain Music — Wed, 16 May 2012 22:20:43 +0000

Possibly the film I’m most excited for in 2012 Samsara appears to arriving in the UK late summer time. I cannot wait.

Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess Playthrough (PSP/PS3)

Higher Plain Music — Mon, 14 May 2012 17:39:33 +0000

Short and sweet, but good fun while it lasts.

Pacman Rally (PS2) Playthrough

Higher Plain Music — Mon, 14 May 2012 17:31:43 +0000

I do enjoy a cutesy kart racer and Pacman’s is certainly one of the finer ones from the last generation.

Watch the playthrough of all the tracks here – battle modes will be added at a later date.

“Salaryman Champ – Tatakau Salaryman!” Playthrough

Higher Plain Music — Mon, 14 May 2012 17:27:15 +0000

Cult Japanese only PS1 title Salaryman Champ makes it onto my playthrough list. Sadly this was the last Bishi Bashi styled game. We need more. I crave more BISH BASH! Watch the playthrough here.

Sam Hulick scores Baldurs Gate: Enhanced Edition

Higher Plain Music — Thu, 10 May 2012 23:33:16 +0000

In something that has completely passed me by, Balders Gate is getting an Enhanced Version. That’s awesome news in its own right. Interestingly, Sam Hulick – composer recently of Mass Effect’s 1 2 and 3 is on board scoring new material for the new gameplay segments. Its uncertain as to whether the music will only appear there and the old music from the original games will appear in their original places but I shall keep a beady eye over the project and watch with intrigue.

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Video Vault – Garbage

Higher Plain Music — Wed, 09 May 2012 20:19:43 +0000

Welcome back – it’s been a long time.

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Game Review: Stick Man Rescue (PSP Mini)

Higher Plain Music — Wed, 09 May 2012 20:10:22 +0000

I do enjoy a game that’s heavily stylised and one of the styles that works well on the PSP Mini systems is the stick man / paper style. It’s been used a few times at TikGames return to it for Stick Man Rescue.

The goal, similar to Choplifter, is to get your stick man army back to HQ! You pilot the chopper to do so, can shoot at enemy crafts and tanks and can carry your members back to base. Each level is laid out well and the difficulty curve is relatively gentle. There are a couple of other surprises to discover over the game but sadly the game doesn’t stay around too long and at 30 levels can be done in a single sitting easily.

Positives

~Artistic visuals

~Good control system

~Nice level design

Negatives

~Artistic visuals (if stick men aren’t your thing)

~Too short

~Double the price and you can get Choplifter HD!

Conclusion

Stick Man Rescue is a strange one. It’s fun while it lasts but goes out to look and feel like a cheap rip off of a classic game. As a result it feels a bit hollow, is over too soon and feels a bit trapped by the platform its trying to sell. Maybe it’s because I’d recently played the game it’s trying to emulate. Either way, it is fun while it lasts at least and that’s something.