Well I bet you have been wondering why I haven’t posted something on my website for some time now. Well I’ve been creating a new price comparer to put on it. Basically at the end of each post, for example Wii Fit, there will be a table with top superstores such as Asda, Amazon, Game & Gamestation. Then next to them there will be a price of how much it is online at the moment. Then there is a link which you can click on which will take you through to the website so that you can buy the product (if you want). I am test running this tonight on my Wii Fit Post so be sure to take a look!
Well I bet you are wondering why I’ve put this post under ‘Coming Soon’ the reason is because this is unfortunately not the review of Wii Fit. I will be doing the review shortly after I have been on the balance board for a bit of time, and I am very tempted to give it a 10/10 rating. Seriously if you don’t have it buy it, it really is brilliant.
I will tell you one cheat which I have found for the game though. Once you have played the game (and I mean that you have gone into the menu where you do your training) for about 2 days or something you should see the wii balance board in the background. Sometimes “it” can be seen punching the punching bag or jogging or the jogger. Anyway if you actually click on it you will be taken through to the “ultimate wii balance test”. This test is really hard. It was actually taken out of the games tests because it was too difficult. What you have to do is get your balance exactly on 50-50 on each foot. Now that might not seem to hard but you have to remember that you have to hold it for 3 whole seconds. Anyone beating this challenge must have a really great balance.
Anyway my Wii Fit Review will be posted in about a week!
Finally the time is here for me to write my review on which looks to be one of the best games so far in 2008. A lot of you would have seen the trailers on TV and the internet and even more of you would have been pre ordering the game before it came out. That’s right I’m talking about “Mario Kart: Wii” one of the most anticipated games of the year.
The Mario Kart Series is a long one which has been going on since 1992 with the Super Mario Kart on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) and the most recent one (besides the wii) in 2007 with Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 for the arcade (coin operated machine). This new instalment however looks to be the very best one yet. With more characters than ever before the selection is huge!
The character list is huge for the game. There are a total of 24 characters; 12 of which are playable from the beginning of the game and twelve of which you have to unlock. You can also play as a Mii for the first time ever which is excellent news. Some of the characters returning are of course: Mario, Luigi, Toad and Bowser of course there are even a couple of new characters that have never been in the Mario Kart Series such as “Baby Daisy”, “Baby Peach” and “Funky Kong”. There are also a number of new tracks. A total of 16 new tracks and a nice twist with 16 retro tracks.
Each character has a weight group which affects there abilities. There are three weight groups: Light (Toad), Medium (Mario) and Heavy (Bowser). These groups affect 3 categories: Acceleration, Top Speed and Off-Road. So the light driver is the best at acceleration, the worst at top speed and the best at off-road. The medium racer is obviously by the name in the middle of the heavy and light driver for all three settings. The heavy driver is the worst at acceleration, the best at top speed and the worst at off-road.
As well as this there are different types of vehicles which you can unlock throughout the game. Each vehicle however falls under two different classes. The kart and the motorbike. There has been a lot of discussion over which of these classes is better and in my opinion the motorbike is slightly ahead of the kart for one main point: speed. Although the kart is in away more stable (it has four wheels) there is no easy speed boost the motorbike has. As the motorbike only has two wheels you can do wheelies on it which gives you a speed boost which makes the motorbike faster than the kart.
Again there loads of different pick-ups you can use in the game which I will go into in more detail in another review. There are also a lot of cool techniques that can really make it easier for you to win against the computer and your friends. One of them being the rocket start. Now what this does is it gives you a speed boost at the start of the race which puts you in front of the competitors. In the instruction manual it tells you to hold down ‘2′ sometime in the start, this is not very helpful because if you do it wrong your kart or bike will stall and you will end up way behind the other racers. To do the rocket start hold down the two button just as the number two on the countdown is starting to fade away!
A great thing with this game is it gives you the opportunity to play online against other people and friends. If your connected to the internet you can go on it and vs up to 12 people online in a race. If your friends are online you can vs them as well. You can also do time trails online which will be posted. If you there is someone with a faster time than you then you can download their ghost data which you can vs again. Unfortunately already there are a bunch of cheaters which think it is fun to cheat and beat everyone else. Well in my opinion they are just a bunch of losers.
I think this game is great which is why I’m giving it a rating of 9.9!
I’ll tell you something. If you don’t have this game then you are really missing out. Seriously this has to be the best game I have ever played. I mean this game was awarded with the ‘best-selling video game of 2007 in the United States of America’ with a massive 8.1 million copies sold. Now when you think about it the game came out in September so it has only had 3 months to sell. The fact that it has beaten over games that could have had 12 months to sell is unbelievable.
I think a unique angle to this game is unlike any of the previous games in the Halo Series this game is exclusive to the Xbox 360, as all the other games (Halo, Halo 2) have been on the Xbox and on the PC). It is definitely worth saving up to buy a Xbox 360 with Halo 3, you really don’t have a clue on what your missing out on if you haven’t played it before.
So anyway, for all of you who have never played this game before it is a first person shooter (although you can get into third person in certain occasions, like when holding a machine gun and when you are on a vehicle). Halo 3 has about 5 different modes (which I’ll go into more detail in a in-depth review) Single Player, Co-op, Co-op online, multiplayer and multiplayer online. All 5 modes will keep you entertained for hours.
In single player mode you will go through campaign mode playing as ‘Master Chief’ in the war between humans and alien races (Covenant) in the 26th century. In co-op and multiplayer you can team up with someone on your Xbox (up to 4 players) and play through missions etc. In online co-op and online multiplayer you can vs other players online. In my opinion this is the best part of the game and the different things you can play are so huge that you could end up playing for a day straight (I would not recommend this though) and still you would be finding new things.
For example maps. There are new maps all the time and most of them are good. However some are not so good, but bungie (Halo 3 Developers) have thought of that already and so you have the chance to ‘veto’ a map at the beginning. If more than half of the players playing also veto the map then another map will be played instead.
I think that a lot of people play games like this because there good at them, and if your good at a game you want to get noticed. Well you can on Halo 3. If you go to www.bungie.net you can search up people’s profiles which means people can see you. You can see all of the games you have played, all the medals you have got, how times you have killed people and with which weapon and how many times you have died from which weapons. The fact that bungie can get all of this information is great.
This game starts off just after the events of Halo: Uprising (Comic Book Series) which picks up after Halo 2 in the year 2553. . I won’t say much more on the plot because I don’t want to ruin the game for anyone who hasn’t finished it yet, after all knowing the ending of a game does spoil playing it. I will tell you however that again the Elites are back and the rest you can find out!
Halo 3 has won loads of awards which is deserves. It has won awards such as ‘Best multiplayer Game’ and ‘Most Addictive Video Game Fueled by Dew’. Also both TIME Magazine and the Guinness World Records: Gaming Edition book have labelled the game as ‘Game of the Year’. The game took in a massive $170 million in the first 24 hours and a even bigger $300 million in the first week.
I think that this game is truly magnificent and the graphics are stupendous. I mean obviously the game has a few bad points such as stupid enemies but every game has a weakness.
That’s why I would give this game a score of 9.8/10!
This is an in-depth review on the weapons lara croft has in Tomb Raider: Anniversary. These weapons are included in all 5 platforms the game is featured on. (PS2, PC, PSP, Xbox 360 & Wii)
Well then, I’m sure you all want to know how many shots it takes with which weapon it takes to kill which enemy. So I’m going to be explaining all of this including all the weapons you have (which isn’t many), as well as saying which weapons are better.
There are in total 6 weapons in the game, however two of them are secret so you might not even though of them. I’m going to say now the weapons in order (and explain them) from which you get them in the game. So the first weapon you get in the game will be first and the last one last.
Dual Pistols
Well this has to be the first weapon you have. Lara’s trademark weapons! Lucky for you you actually start off with these guns straight away! These guns have a lot of advantages about them, one of the main ones being is that they have unlimited ammunition. This way you can never ever run out of ammo in the game. Also the guns are very accurate so another great point. They have a magazine size of 40 and they cause 45 damage per shot. So animals like the bat (which has 60 life) can be killed in 2 shots.
Shotgun
This weapon has the lowest damage per shot of all 6 weapons (only 35!) however in some situations it is by far the most powerful. The closer you get to the enemy the more damage it will do. So when you are only a couple of feet away from a enemy it is extremely deadly. The magazine size is 8 and unfortunately you can only carry a maximum of 48 ammunition. Also this gun takes a long time to reload, a very long time. As well as this if you trying using it against a enemy that is far away you won’t even touch it. This gun is found in “Peru: The Lost Valley”. I would recommend this weapon for when you are close to the enemy.
50 Caliber Pistol
These weapons are by far the best “non-secret” weapons of the game. I mean come on with 85 damage per shot this weapon is nearly double all the rest. While I’m adding the good news I can also tell you that this weapon is very accurate and it has a long range of fire. What else can you ask in a weapon? The magazine size is 30 and the maximum ammunition you can carry us 630! All good so far, however there’s is only one point left in a weapon and unfortunately it is not good. Ammunition. You can store plenty but the problem is finding it! There isn’t a lot around and it is usually in hidden places etc. Unless you know where to look it is pretty useless using this gun. You don’t find the gun until “Greece: The Coliseum” so you do actually have a reasonable amount of time to find a lot of ammo by then. I would recommend using this gun when ever you’re up against hard enemies (such as lions) but remember, you probably don’t have a lot of ammo.
Dual Mini SMGs (Sub Machine Guns)
These guns in my opinion are also great (well any weapon that you have two of is great!). I think the best thing about this gun is that you can fire the bullets so quickly. So your very likely to kill a enemy quicker with this weapon than any other. The magazine size is 50 and the max ammo is 650! Also the damage per shot is 40, although that doesn’t matter considering the speed the bullets come out the gun! However there are some bad points. Being able to fire like nobody’s business is good but it will also get you saying “Huh, where’s all my ammo gone?”. It goes so quickly that would have used it all up with 10 seconds of rapid fire. You find these guns at “Egypt: The Sanctuary of the Scion”. I would recommend you using these weapons against larger enemies but be careful with your ammo!
Now on to the secret weapons:
Both of the following weapons can only be got under the following two conditions:
You finish the game.
You complete the time trial for the “Lost City”.
Dual Silver SMGs (Sub Machine Guns)
Yea if you though the mini SMGs were good wait until you see the silver ones! The silver SMGs carry all of the same features of the mini SMGs so unfortunately again the range isn’t massive. However it carries one important improvement. It is double damage! Yep, the mini ones were 40 damage per shot while these silver ones are 80 damage per shot!
Golden Shotgun
Were many people believe gold is better then silver and when your comparing the gold shotgun to the silver SMGs they are certainly right. This is one hundred percent the best and the most powerful gun in the whole of the game. Come to think of it probably the most powerful gun in all of the tomb raider games, it literally is powerful. Obviously again it carries a lot of the features of the original shotgun so it does take along time to reload. But you won’t care about the time it takes to reload because the enemy will be dead long before you need to reload it. This gun is special because it is called a “one shot kill gun” yep that’s right. No matter who you are facing you will kill them in one shot. Whether it is a gorilla or a cat flesh mummy they are dead in one shot! If only you had unlimited ammo.
Enemies
Okay now I’m am going to show you a list of all the enemies there are and how many life points they have. You can do the maths to see which gun kills them the quickest! Lucky for you I have put the enemies in order from lowest life to highest.
Large Rat (50) Giant Bat (60) Wolf (400) Lion (650) Panther (750) Crocodile (800) Winged Demon (800) Cat Mummy (900) Cat Flesh Mummy (900) Bear (1000) Velociraptor (1000) Gorilla (1000) Centaur Mummy (1000)
I hope that this in-depth weapon review has helped you and if there is anything I’ve missed all something you don’t understand simply add a comment or go into the about me section and email me.
This tomb raider game has to be the best one yet, I mean the graphics are great and it is so much a improvement of the first tomb raider game in 1996. Yea, for all you who didn’t know this game is a remake of the original tom raider game in 1996, and what a remake it is. The storyline for the first game in my opinion was good but unfortunately due to the time it was made the graphics are rubbish. Well they were good when it was made but it’s rubbish now. However this game has now put great graphics into a great storyline which has to be great news.
Even better good news is the fact that it is on 5 platforms: PSP, PS2, Xbox 360, PC and the Wii and nearly everyone has one of these platforms so nearly anyone can get the game. Although this game is a remake of the first game it is not a exact one. There are changes in the game (obviously) most of which are for better. There are also changes from the last tomb raider game (Legend). Unfortunately some changes such as lara no longer having a headset and no binoculars etc are some disappointing points. However there are plenty of comebacks such as the grappling hook and weapons such as the shotgun. There are also some improved features such as more graphics etc. Also you should expect a minimum of 15 hours of gameplay unlike tomb raider: legend which was lower.
At the start of the game you can see it takes place in New Mexico in 1945 on what looks to be a radioactive dump. You can see a explosion and then a weird winged creature flies out. You can see the opening just below here:
Basically the storyline CONTAINS SPOILERS is about lara racing against Natla where both of them and trying to capture the scion. Natla is trying to rule the world while lara is trying to save it. The game ends with lara confronting Natla in the final boss battle and Natla being killed by the collapsing of the island they are on. Lara manages to flee and sails off into the horizon. Maybe for the first time in the tomb raider series lara has actually killed a human enemy. She shoots her enemy Larson in the chest three times.
There are 4 different locations in this new game which include Peru, Greece, Egypt and the Lost Island, on them you will meet a lot of new enemies as well including mutants, crocodiles and centaurs. You will also meet just like in the first game a lot of dinosaurs such as Velociraptors and you even get a big boss battle with the legendary Tyrannosaurus Rex quite early in the game.
As I wrote earlier this game is still quite a bit different from the first tomb raider game. In the main aspect that the fact it is a lot harder. For example there are a lot of cliffs in this game as there were in the first game, however in the first game you could not fall off cliffs. It just wouldn’t let you, it was like there was a invisible forcefield along the cliff edge. Unluckily for you this is not the case in this new game. So yes you can die by falling off the cliff, there are many positive points for this, one of the most obvious being that it makes the game a lot more challenging, another being it is easy to kill lara and watch her splat on the floor.
There are many references in this game to other tomb raider previous games. Such as many references to the second tomb raider game: Dagger of Xian. For example lara reads about the dagger of xian which she tracks down in the second tomb raider game. She also reads about other artifacts such as the Isis Stone which she finds in the third tomb raider game.
Keeley Hawes makes a comeback appearance as the voice of lara croft as does alan shearman as Winston the butler. There are also many newcomers such as Dave Wittenberg who plays Larson who has been in a few tomb raider games before. The game has been given a average of 8/10 on al consoles scoring highest on the PC with a score of 9.8/10. You can see the trailer of the game just below here:
I myself would give this game a score of 8.9/10 for the PS2 version.
I’m going to be re-writing the ‘Tomb Raider: Anniversary’ instruction manual in a more user friendly way. This can be also useful for any one who has bought the game second hand and does not have the instruction manual.
This is the PS2 version and here is my manual:
This is for advanced controls in the game
Introduction
Well as you know I have already done the basics for the tomb raider game so now it’s time to do all the advanced controls. I decided to do it in a new post because quite frankly there is a lot to cover and the previous post is already massive.
Main
Okay so now I’m going to say all of the main advanced controls in the game. In my opinion this includes climbing, grabbing, shimmying and jumping.
Well lucky for you you can get lara to jump and climb pretty much anyway in any area, however there are a lot of difficult situations where you need to have precision in making the perfect jump or grab. In most situations you will need to jump and then grab onto a ledge. To do this press to jump and then hold R2 to grab the ledge/rope etc. You will sometimes find that lara only grabs it with one one hand, in this case you need to quickly press to regain control.
If you feel you need to drop off the ledge for whatever reason press to do so. To shimmy (move) along the edge move the left analog stick in the direction you want to move. To move in that direction faster keep repeatedly pressing . If you need to pull up on a ledge then press and move the left analog stick up. There will also be some cases where you need to jump up the ledge, or jump behind the ledge or even jump to another ledge. To do this press and move the left analog stick in the direction you need to jump.
Grappling/Wall Running
In this section I am going to tell you how you can use your grappling hook in different ways including enabling you to wall run.
The grapple hook is a default object so you will always have it. There are certain times when you need to use the grappling hook. If for example a pit is to far to jump etc. You can only use you grapple on certain objects though. Shiny ones! So the most common type you will find is a shiny ring above you. Now you need to have really good timing to do this. Run towards the ring and just before you reach the edge jump by pressing then quickly press to get out your grapple. Hopefully it will attach itself to the ring and you can swing across. You can change the height you are on the grapple by holding down and moving the left analog stick in the direction you want to go in. You can also change the direction you are moving in by again using the left analog stick.
You will also be able to pull out objects which have a shiny object on. To do this press to attach the grapple and then press to pull the object out. To wall run basically attach the grapple as I said in the last paragraph and go towards a wall and literally run across it!
Pole
Poles play a big part in the available exploration in tomb raider. You can swing on poles to get past pits etc. To swing on a pole simply run towards it and jump using . Then you can use the left analog stick to do many things. First you can control where lara is on the pole, wait for her to stop swinging and then move the analog stick left to move left and right to move right. You can also change the direction of the swing by moving the left analog stick up to go forward and down to go backwards. When you want to jump from the pole to whatever is next press , to release from the pole press .
Columns
Columns are another aspect in the game. Just like poles except vertical and a lot bigger. You can climb up columns or you can even jump on top of them. Just like poles to jump on a column press , now if you aren’t at the top of the pole then you can climb it by moving the left analog stick up or down if you are at the top then you can press to jump off it. If you stay at the top for too long you will lose balance so you will need to press to re-stabilize yourself. To release from a column just like from a pole press .
Ropes
Just like the grapple hook the controls are exactly the same. So go up to where I have written the controls for the grapple and see there!
Ladders
There are many ladders around the game which you must use to reach your destination. Use the left analog stick to move up and the ladder, use to jump onto/off of the ladder. You can also speed up be repeatedly pressing , and as usual to release from the ladder press .
Moves
There are 3 moves I’m going to be talking about in this section: Swan Diving, Knockdown Recovery and tumbling.
The first move, the swan dive, is completely for show so apart from looking good it has no value in the game. To do a swan dove jump of a area with and then quickly (I mean really quickly) press .
Next is knockdown recovery. This move can be done when an enemy has hit into lara and she falls to the ground. Hopefully you will not need to use this move because you won’t let an enemy get near you. But anyway, when the enemy has just hit you press to flip instead of hitting the floor.
Tumbling is also a show move. You can do a variety of somersaults and acrobatics by pressing a mixture of the and buttons. So to somersault you press and to flip you press .
Adrenaline Dodges
Some enemies can become enraged when you shoot them (naturally) so they will charge you. You can see when this happens because you should see a burst of light around the enemy and then it will charge at you. Get ready! As it nears you the screen will blur and go into slow-motion just before it will attack you quickly press and move the left analog stick either left, right, up or down. Then you should see a target reticle appear on the enemies face. When it turns red press L1 to shoot and if done correctly you will kill the enemy in one shot!
Breaking Free
Some enemies have the tendency to bite lara and keep a hold of her. You must break free from the grip or you could die. To break free move the left and right analog stick up and done in quick succession to break the hold.
I hope that this instruction manual has helped you and if there is anything I’ve missed all something you don’t understand simply add a comment or go into the about me section and email me.
I’m going to be re-writing the ‘Tomb Raider: Anniversary’ instruction manual in a more user friendly way. This can be also useful for any one who has bought the game second hand and does not have the instruction manual.
This is the PS2 version and here is my manual:
Introduction
Well this is the most recent tomb raider game available at this moment in time. Until December 2008 that is. Anyway the game as usual is an adventure and you can do things like dive of platforms etc. There are quite a lot of controls for the game so I will try my hardest to get everything in. Be warned though this might be quite a long post, which is why I’ve gave everything headers.
Main Menu
Ok the most important controls are the ones you use at the main menu. Otherwise you can’t play the game. So to move up or down you can use the direction buttons or the analog stock and move it up or down. To select the option press and to cancel press .
On the main menu there are 5 options. The first is ‘Start/ Play Game’ this option is pretty self explanatory. The next option is ‘Play Croft Manor’ if you click here then you go straight to the mansion, which is a game in itself. Next is ‘options’ where you can change various settings for the game. The next is ‘Rewards’. Here you can see all the bonus content you have unlocked. If you have just started then nothing will be there! The last is ‘Change Profile’ where you can change your profile!
Game Menu
The controls are the same here than for the main menu, however instead of 5 options there are only 3. The first one is ‘Resume Game’, the second is ‘Load Game’ and the last is ‘Replay level’. All of these don’t need explaining. The only thing that does is how to get onto the menu. To get onto it press as your playing the game.
HUD (Heads Up Display)
Okay well lets start in the top left hand corner. The light blue bar is the health meter. The one below that is the breath meter (it will only be there when you are in water). Below that shows how many large and small medipacks you have. This can be very useful because you can see how many you have when you need to use one.
Moving on to the top right hand corner. There are two bars here but usually they aren’t visible, that is until you start fighting. The top yellow bar is the enemy health meter which shows the health of the enemy. The red/orange one below that is the enemy rage meter. This shows the rage level of the enemy. When it is full they will probably charge you.
Onto the bottom right hand corner now, and again there is usually nothing there. Well when lara goes near like a switch you will get a ‘triangle’ sign. This is the hint icon. It tells you what to push. Then when you are playing a time trail there will be a little timer in the bottom right hand corner telling you how much time you have remaining to complete the level.
Now the bottom left hand corner. These will only appear if you have a weapon drawn. The first one is the selected weapon(s). So it will show a picture of the weapon you have selected. The one below that is the ammo count. So it will show you how many rounds there are in the clip and how many there are in the weapon.
Basic Movement
Easy, just move the left analog stick to move lara, whether it is sneaking, walking or running. To crouch hold down the button. You can also press this button while running to roll. To jump press , the longer you hold it for the further you will jump. To interact with objects press the button. You can also use the button to pick up a item/weapon or to balance. If you want to walk hold down the R2 button. This button is also used for grabbing ledges.
Camera
To rotate the camera move the right analog stick, to reset the camera press the L2 button. This button is also used to view the HUD.
Swimming
Use the left analog stick to swim forwards, left, right etc. To dive press the button, the longer you hold it the deeper you dive. To swim to the surface press the button, just like diving the longer you hold it the faster you surface. You can also swim faster by pressing the button repeatedly.
Other
Click the R3 button (push down on the right analog stick) to go into manual aim mode. You can press the button to throw or retract your grapple. Then press to pull the grapple. To use a small medipack press the down directional button. To use the large medipack press the up directional button. To cycle through your weapons press the left and right directional buttons.
Combat
This when you have a weapon out!
Press L1 to lock onto a target and then press R1 to fire the weapon. If there are multiple targets to lock on to move the right analog stick to switch between them.
These controls are when you are locked onto the enemy
Move the left analog stick in any direction. If you press then you will do a roll. If you press then you will do a somersault. If the enemy is performing a rage attack press and move the left analog stick to do a adrenaline dodge.
I hope that this instruction manual has helped you and if there is anything I’ve missed all something you don’t understand simply add a comment or go into the about me section and email me.
We all remember the first Bioshock game. Back in ….. well 2007. Yes I know it was only 4 months ago but that still hasn’t stopped 2k games from announcing that their will be a second part to the game.
Bioshock is coming back! That’s right on the 11th March 2008 it was announced that Bioshock 2 will be on the market soon! Developed by 2k Marin and published by 2k games this game could prove very popular.
It has been announced so far that it will be available on the Xbox 360 and PC but could there be more console? Obviously it is so far away that neither me nor many people know much about this game but it will definitely be a first person shooter.
The game will be available around October 2009. Yes I know it’s over a year and a half away but will it be worth the wait.
For everyone who has played Gears Of War on the Xbox then hold on to you seat because Gears Of War 2 is coming out. Like the previous game it will be on the Xbox 360. Unlike the previous game it won’t be on any other consoles such as the PC. That’s right, this game is exclusive to the Xbox 360 only so all you Xbox 360 owners out there are in for a treat which no other console owners can have. This game is likely to get people to buy the Xbox 360 because some of the best games out their are on the Xbox 360 such as Halo 3.
The game will be a third person shooter and the game will carry on from Gears Of War. The game is being developed by Epic Games and being published by Microsoft Game Studios.
The game is set to come out in November 2008 and features a single player mode, multiplayer mode, system link and a cooperative mode. The game has also been announced that you will be able to play it over the Xbox Live System.
Set for release on the 3rd November 2008 the game has been said to be a much improvement of the original Gears Of War. There has also been announced that there will be a Collector’s Limited Edition of the game.
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to jump and then hold R2 to grab the ledge/rope etc. You will sometimes find that lara only grabs it with one one hand, in this case you need to quickly press 
to regain control. 
to do so. To shimmy (move) along the edge move the left analog stick in the direction you want to move. To move in that direction faster keep repeatedly pressing 
to get out your grapple. Hopefully it will attach itself to the ring and you can swing across. You can change the height you are on the grapple by holding down 
as your playing the game.
