Tomb Raider Trilogy
Available for PlayStation 3
Game Publisher: Square Enix
Release Date: March 22, 2011
Review summary:
PlayStation 3 owners have missed out on most of the modern adventures of Lara Croft but with the release of Tomb Raider Trilogy, gamers can enjoy her recent games in beautiful high definition. The frustrating camera and simplistic combat don’t detract from the unique set pieces. While the Tomb Raider games are showing their age compared to newer action-adventure games, they are still completely enjoyable and deserve a spot in any gamers library with the Tomb Raider Trilogy.
Game rating:
3.5 out of 5 stars
Read the full review here.
Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days
Available for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC
(Reviewed on Xbox 360)
Developer: IO Interactive
Publisher: Square Enix
Learn more about the game at: www.kaneandlynch.com
Score: 3.5 out of 5
Review Summary:
Kane and Lynch 2: Dogs Days is a gritty and violent game. The unique “guerrilla style” camera really adds flavor to a middle of the road third-person shooter. With a 6 to 8 hour campaign and only a few new multiplayer modes, the game falls a bit short on content and story. Kane and Lynch 2 is solid, but the flawed AI takes you out of the experience at many points. The small amounts of set pieces are amazing, however they are few and far between. Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days is better than the original game and the camera treatment is great, but overall the game is slightly above average at best.
Read the full review below.
A re-release of Batman: Arkham Asylum is now available in Europe and other PAL regions. The Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition is now available for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 (as well as PC). Besides packing in the downloadable Challenge Maps, there’s a new 3D gameplay feature for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
Square Enix and Eidos explain it, from the announcement:
"Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition adds a new dimension to the multi award-winning gameplay experience, with support for TriOviz 3D on both the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. TriOviz 3D is a patented 3D process which adds depth to the game, visible to players wearing the included 3D glasses. By leveraging the depth-of-field while maintaining the original gameplay and colour integrity, TriOviz 3D creates a far more immersive gaming experience, allowing console players to dive deeper into the gothic world of Arkham Asylum."
A North America release date has not been announced, but Amazon.com currently lists a May 11, 2010 release for the Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition. Would you replay the game to experience it in 3D (or on another platform)?
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Just Cause 2 is now available for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC in North America. Anything goes in the open world of Panau, where you play as Rico Rodriguez. If you enjoy sandbox games and want over 400 square miles of area to explore and enemies to ambush, check out Just Cause 2. Play the Just Cause 2 demo, available for all of the platforms, to get a taste of the insane physics, gameplay, and dizzying heights.
Here’s a summary of Just Cause 2 from Square Enix and Eidos:
"As Rico Rodriguez, the Agency’s most powerful weapon, players must take on the island of Panau and its military regime in order to track down Rico’s former boss and mentor, Tom Sheldon, who has gone rogue with millions in Agency cash and intel. Using a unique grapple and parachute combination, there is no vertical limit as the air becomes your playground: grapple a passing plane in flight, hijack helicopters, BASE jump from the tallest buildings or mountains and leave a trail of chaos and destruction in your wake. Just Cause 2 offers players the freedom to tackle missions any way they choose and, with over 100 vehicles and countless upgrades and collectibles, the choices for relentless adrenaline-fuelled action are limitless."
Just Cause 2 will be available on March 26th in Europe and other regions. Visit the official website at justcause2.com.
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Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days gets a release date of August 24, 2010 for North America and August 27th for Europe. The game is set to breakout an action-packed summer for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC platforms. One of the unique treatments of Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days is the visual style, which is described below from game developers IO Interactive.
"Introducing a new visual experience inspired by documentary filmmakers and the user-generated era. Players are pulled into the game world, with every move and shift of the camera capturing the mayhem, in an unscripted style."
“We believe the unique visuals and relentless gameplay has created an intensity never delivered in a videogame before,” said Niels Jørgensen, general manager of IO Interactive. “In a genre where so many games look and feel the same, Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days will make people double-take. We think it’s going to make quite an impression.”
Visit the official website from Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days at www.kaneandlynch.com for more details, screens and a new extended in-game footage video titled ‘Welcome to Shanghai’.
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