E3 10: Kane & Lynch 2 Dog Days Impressions
Kane & Lynch 2 Dog Days does a lot of things well visually. When you take damage the visuals shift into a mode that looks like your looking at the game through a security cam recording or handicam. Its a very interesting and unique style choice. The characters also have a very nice art style though the combat is where the game fell apart for me. The guns I used had too much recoil. I dont min...[Read More]
E3 10: Killzone 3 Impressions
The playable Killzone 3 content at E3 this year included three main sections. The first is what begins as an on-rails ride on one of the ISA hovercrafts. You man a gun turret as you glide around Helhast bases destroying everything in your path. The explosion effects are great as expected and blowing up things is always fun. After a bit of fun with the turret you land and your on foot in some shoot...[Read More]
E3 10: Spec Ops Impressions
I got a chance to see a demo run of Spec Ops. It’s a game by 2k games that is a third person shooter. The over the shoulder perspective is reminiscent of Gears of War and Resident Evil 5. The game takes place in Dubai after a huge sandstorm has wiped out most of the city. Most of the action takes place in and out of huge opulent buildings. The game initially at least revolves around a missio...[Read More]
Socom 4 @ E3 2010
Socom 4 is on display and playable but the Killzone 3 line around the corner from it is much longer. Granted Killzone 2 is in 3D as well and lets not forget Medal of Honor another first person shooter that looks excellent.
Dead Rising 2 @ E3 With Caged Zombie
Yes, Capcom has a poor soul in a cage at the Dead Rising 2 demo area. Funny.
E3 2010: Motorstorm Apocalypse 3D Impressions
The 3D version of Motorstorm Apocalypse was on display and of course I stopped dead in my tracks to check it out. I spent some time first viewing others play the game in 3D with the Stereoscopic glasses on. After that I played a few times. The 3D really does add to the experience of the game. I kind of hate to admit it because the thought of buying an expensive 3D flat screen television makes me q...[Read More]
Gran Turismo 5 Impressions
We now have a release date of November for Gran Turismo 5 and after some quality time with it at the Sony E3 area I must say that I do plan to purchase it when it is released. The game was presented in small cockpits that featured the Logitech GT Wheels I reviewed a few months back. The graphics were much better than the time trial contest demo released a few months ago. With the default driving s...[Read More]
Battlefield Bad Company 2 Onslaught Mode Impressions
Onslaught mode is an upcoming paid DLC pack coming to Battlefield Bad Company 2. The mode features Co-op missions where with a squad of buddies you try to complete missions comprised of capturing and holding down points etc. The opposition are computer controlled soldiers and they were no pushovers. I immediately though about how nice it would have been to have co-op in the actual main campaign mo...[Read More]
Mafia II Impressions
Mafia II plays like a mix between Gran Theft Auto IV, Resident Evil 5. Sound strange? It’s a third person action game and at times felt like the camera was up too close on the back/neck of your character. The way the camera felt behind your character was remenicient of Resident Evil 5. The feel of the guns and shooting in general was pretty nice though the cover mechanics were not any where ...[Read More]
Castlevania Lord of Shadows Impressions
Good Lord this game is not so good but more like okay. Did that sound weird? I played through the Castlevania Lord of Shadows demo and it came across like a rip off of a rip off game. Did that also sound weird? Let me try again. Castlevania Lord of Shadows feels like bad rip of Dante’s Inferno. Actually it felt like a rip of a mix between Dante’s Inferno and God of War. The combat, nam...[Read More]
E3 2010: Sonic The Hedgehog 4 Episode 1 Impressions
I played a good twenty plus minutes of Sonic 4 at the Sega area today and it just did not do it for me. I actually feel bad for the developers because the game seems exactly like what fans have asked to get in a new Sonic game. What seems to be the problem is that the game itself is something I may have had fun with in the past but do not really enjoy anymore because there are new games with advan...[Read More]
Dead Space 2 Screens
In Dead Space 2 hero Isaac Clarke returns for another adventure, taking the fight to the Necromorphs in this action-horror experience. New tools to gruesomely slice and dismember the Necromorphs complement Isaac’s signature Plasma Cutter, empowering him as he meets new characters, explores epic Zero-G environments, and fights against a relentless necromorph onslaught. Survival isn’t th...[Read More]