Normally, I’m not really into puzzle games, they just aren’t my thing. Ever since Tetris and Dr. Mario I just haven’t been able to get into them. So, when I picked up Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords I wasn’t really sure what to expect. I knew it had RPG elements, I just wasn’t sure how it would all come together. Well, it all came together awesomely. In fact, so many people liked it that a sequel is now headed our way. Puzzle Quest: Galactrix is set in the future. Instead of round pieces like in the previous game, Galactrix uses hexagonally shaped pieces which play differently then in the original. Also, gravity plays a large role in this game, affecting how pieces move.
Bionic Commando: Rearmed looks sweet as hell. Seriously, I don’t understand why there aren’t more 2D side scrolling games released on the latest consoles. Once everything hit 3D, it’s like there was no real going back. Imagine how cool a 2D Castlevania, Mario, or Sonic game would look if they did something like this on a current gen system. But no…it’s like most companies have relegated 2D to handhelds.
I think way more people are excited about Rearmed then the 3D one. I don’t even know what the 3D Bionic Commando remake is called, because I don’t even care. I know it won’t be as sweet as Rearmed, especially with the two player co-op.
Cloud vs. Samus vs. Master Chief, all fighting as super deformed sprites. What more could you want? Card Sagas Wars is a game that uses the M.U.G.E.N engine, a 2D fighting engine that allows users to create backgrounds, characters, and other game objects. I’m suprised Nintendo, Microsoft, or Sony hasn’t put a stop to this yet, actually. Nintendo especially seems to frown on “homebrewed” games using their characters. Anyway, the game looks really cool, and whoever did all that artwork did an amazing job. You can check out the official site here.
Bionic Commando for the NES is basically totally awesome. The Japanese version placed the character in a battle against futuristic Nazis. The final boss was Adolf Hitler, who had been resurrected by evil scientists. Unfortunately, the U.S. version had all of that removed, but it was still a fun game. I remember playing this a lot as a kid and loving it.
This new remake, Bionic Commando Rearmed (available on PC, XBLA, PSN) looks really nice. Seriously, from the video it looks very well done, the graphics look totally sweet. I wonder if it will have all of the future Nazi stuff included. It is scheduled to be released in Spring of 2008. Here’s the whole press release: (more…)
If I even tried to do this on my computer it would just blow up. I don’t know how any computer can stand up to 3,000 barrels moving around and interacting with one another like this. This is totally awesome.
I’ve been interested in Warhammer 40K for awhile now, but never really got into plain old Warhammer. I don’t know why, it just hadn’t done it for me…until now. This trailer really looks nice, I wonder what the actually game play graphics will be like. I honestly knew nothing about the game, so I did a little research. (more…)
New Bioshock downloadable content is available today. This content is for both the Xbox 360 version of the game, as well as the PC version. The download includes new plasmids and gene tonics:
Sonic Boom (1 & 2): Hurls creatures and objects back with a blast of force
EVE saver: Enables Plasmids to use less EVE
Vending Expert (1 & 2): Reduces prices in the vending machines
Machine Buster (1 & 2): Increases the amount of damage players deal to cameras, bots and turrets
Blizzard has a nice right up over at starcraft2.com detailing the Starcraft storyline leading up to Starcraft II, which takes place four years after the events of Starcraft: Brood War. I never really paid a lot of attention to the story, so this little write-up is a great refresher. I think I just have a problem remembering who’s who in a story when there are more then like 4 characters involved in a story. (more…)
Recently I’ve been playing Dawn of War: Dark Crusade a bunch. I really like how many different races there are and the gameplay is just generally very fun. With so many races I wonder how much balance there is overall (I’ve only played the single player campaign, I assume playing online I would notice any imbalances more). Warhammer 40k: Soulstorm will add to the current number of races, featuring two new additions: the Dark Eldar and the Sisters of Battle. The expansion is due out June, 2008.
