I feel I should preface this review by saying that I have not played any other God of War games before. So, if you feel I am wrong in my overall positive opinion of this game, based on the games in the series then feel free to share.
Any kid who had access to an arcade in the 90′s surely spent a good chunk of their allowance pumping quarters into The Simpsons arcade cabinet, but is the game still worth your time and money on the PS3 and Xbox 360? That’s debatable.
Downloadable titles, I personally feel, are the future of how console gamers will digest their games. With consoles every year offering hard drives with more available space, the ability to save a full game locally and play off the hard drive is inevitable.
A steampunk alternate-history vertical bullet hell shooter. Jamestown is a very interesting concept and a very good indie game that’s worth getting if you ever get the chance. I had received the Humble Indie Bundle 4 from a generous person when it came out, and Jamestown, one of bundles titles, and I had overlooked it right away, though, after later installing it, I found a very good game.
This year, 2011, has come and gone and with it brought some of the most amazing games, so many that it may actually be the best year for games of this generation. It was certainly hard enough to narrow that list of countless AAA games to just five, but below is my personal choices for this year, ordered by my overall enjoyment of them(hint: you won’t be surprised by my number one choice).
Let’s face it: Sonic is kind of a joke nowadays. Despite some solid recent releases like Sonic Colors and the Sonic Rush series, most of the games he’s appeared in over the last decade are mediocre at best and unplayable shovelware at worst; garbage like Sonic Unleashed and the 2006 Sonic the Hedgehog has transformed Sega’s premiere mascot from gaming icon into the biggest joke in the gaming industry. Every time I mention to someone that I like Sonic games, I quickly have to qualify my statement with “I mean, the good ones. Y’know, the old ones,” unless I want to be laughed at and mocked (and rightfully so). Sega’s been making gradual steps towards improving Sonic’s tarnished imaged, but they’ve still got a long way to go. Thankfully, be re-releasing Sonic CD on PSN and XBL, they’re giving gamers a much needed reminder as to why Sonic was such an icon in the first place.
Batman: Arkham Asylum was to superhero video games what Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins was to Batman movies; just as Nolan’s film proved that it was possible to create a gritty, intelligent crime drama starring The Caped Crusader (who’s film appearances up until that point had been limited to campy garbage,) Arkham Asylum likewise proved that, after years of appearing in shovelware and quick movie cash-ins, it was indeed possible to create a good game starring Batman. So does that make Arkham Asylum’s sequel, Arkham City, the gaming equivalent of The Dark Knight? Well, not quite, but it’s still an amazing game in it’s own right.
Sequel to the PSN-exclusive eroge-esque RPG, Record of the Agarest War 2 has been given a release date of Summer 2012. The previous game was notable for its cast of characters, multiple protagonists, ecchi dating sim elements, plenty of cute girls, ecchi, and a story spanning multiple generations (did I mention the ecchi?). Very few RPGs have utilized the generations mechanic, and I personally can only name two that have; Romancing SaGa 2 and Phantasy Star 3.
You remember when you first heard about the Wii? You remember all those promo videos that Nintendo released of people doing wildly exaggerated motions with the Wii Remote, and how those motions were perfectly recreated in the completely fake gameplay trailers? You remember how everybody’s imagination ran wild with the possible gameplay applications of the new controller, and how awesome you thought it was going to actually swing the Master Sword in Twilight Princess?
The King of Fighters XIII is a game that successfully blends new school aesthetics and style with old school skill-based gameplay. KoF has got the depth and balance to be ranked in with genre classics like Third Strike or Garou: Mark of the Wolves, and its more than pretty enough to compete with Capcom’s latest, but unfortunately, one major technical shortcoming keeps it from truly being the king of the fighting genre.
Electronic Arts yearly installment of their Need for Speed Hot Pursuit-esque racing game has finally come out. The game was originally shown off at E3 and it brought me nothing but joy playing it as an action packed driving game and heavy duty policing to add a nice twist to my racing game addiction. However, getting into the game after release was a significantly different story!
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