Ottimo per Okami. Sono curioso di sentire pregi e difetti. Buono pure per Minna no Golf e FES (ma di FES si sapeva già.Scores out of 10, second opinions listed... second.
Dark Sector (PS3, 360) 7.5 / 8.25
Viking: Battle for Asgard (PS3, 360) 7.25 / 5.5
Sega Superstars Tennis (PS3, 360, Wii) 7.25 / 7.5
Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (PS3, 360) 7.75 / 8
Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds (PS3) 8 / 8.75
MLB 08: The Show (PS3) 8.5 / 8.25 *GAME of the MONTH
Persona 3: FES (PS2) 8.25
Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis (PS2) 7
Okami (Wii) 9.25 / 8.5
Obscure: The Aftermath (Wii, PS2, PC) 3
Destroy All Humans: Big Willy Unleashed (Wii) 5
Worms: A Space Oddity (Wii) 6.75
Major League Baseball 2K8 (Wii) 6.75
Castle of Shikigami III (Wii) 6.5
Command & Conquer 3: Kane’s Wrath (PC) 7.75 / 8
Lost Empire: Immortals (PC) 7.25 / 7.5
Seven Kingdoms: Conquest (PC) 4 / 5
The World Ends With You (DS) 8.25 / 8 *HANDHELD GAME of the MONTH
Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword (DS) 7.75 / 8
Wild Arms XF (PSP) 7.5 / 6
Lost in Blue 3 (DS) 6.25
Teenage Zombies (DS) 6.75
Puchi Puchi Virus (DS) 7.5
FlatOut Head On (PSP) 7.5
Insecticide (DS) 5.75
...Sony developing a Wiimote like device internally being called the Waggle. Likely to be packed in with a game. Full functionality not known at this time, but it will contain motion sensing. Sony's Waggle will not require a sensor bar or be based on IR.
Activision cleaning house. All future projects at Sierra are being reviewed (we knew this already).
Road Rash rumor... is this the secret game being developed by Starbreeze Studios for EA?
Xboxmote + Miicrosoft.
PSmote.
Chi e' che diceva che la vittoria del Wii non avrebbe influenzato il modo di giocare, e che ci sarebbe stata coesistenza pacifica tra i due metodi di controllo (tradizionale vs nunchuck)?
Spero si sia ancora sulla scia dei fake del primo Aprile. Spero.
EDIT: C'e' un inserto di dodici pagine su Gears of War 2.
Nuovi personaggi:
La storia inizia 6 mesi dopo la fine del primo GoW.Tai Kaliso: While Cole and Baird are still a big part of the story, they won’t be attached to Delta Squad as the new game opens. The reunion with those popular characters will have some lead up first, and until then, you’ll be meeting some new personalities. The most memorable of these new additions may be Tai, a spiritual and meditative warrior from a tradition of honor-bound fighters. This familiar archetype should add a fun and perhaps mystical dynamic to the squad.
Chairman Prescott: Lots of gamers found themselves wondering if Marcus’ domineering superior officer was the head of the human government. It turns out that Hoffman is only second in command. Above him stands the Chairman, an almost dictatorial military leader who nonetheless has made the hard choices necessary to keep humanity alive through decades of warfare. As Gears 2 opens, this leader of the COG forces will deliver a speech to the troops before sending them reeling into the suicidal mission ahead.
Dizzy: In the seemingly unending struggle with the Locust Horde, the military forces of the COG have taken massive casualties. Somewhere along the way, Operation Lifeboat was enacted to bring in some fresh blood. Under this new act, the Coalition government will rescue a Stranded family and bring them into the relative story of a COG-protected zone. In return, the able-bodied men of that family join up and contribute their skills to the war effort. Such is the case with hardened soldier Dizzy, a new character who drives the massive Derrick on which Delta Squad ascends into the mountains. With a trademark drawl and an insistence on calling his truck "Betty", he's a colorful new addition to the cast.
Maria Santiago: When Emergence Day struck, Dom's wife Maria became a victim as surely as if she had died in that first attack. On that day, her children were killed. Unable to deal with the shock and loss, Maria lost herself in the ruins of civilization. For Dominic, who joined the COG to protect his family, no priority is higher than to retrieve his lost love - his very personal quest to find her is a major part of the story that unfolds in Gears 2.
Saranno proprio gli umani ad andare a cercare le locuste per combatterle."We want to fulfill the promise - it is a war. It's more than just these four guys. The first game felt very personal, and in a lot of ways that was good," senior producer Rod Fergusson tells us. However, it's clear from our time with the team that Gears 2 will shoot for a much larger conflict. "In order to save jacinto, they have no choice but to take the war to the Locust," Fergusson continues. "They're going to push back and go underground, and bring the battle to them."
Chiacchiere tecniche: nuova illuminazione per migliorare la resa dei personaggi negli ambienti, molti piu' nemici su schermo, stupendi effetti acquatici, fisica migliorata e cosi' via.Lots of talk about the new Unreal tech. GI says the story and gameplay are a pretty major leap forward from the original game, but an equally large step is being made in the behind-the-scenes tech. Gears 2 is set to impress just like Gears 1 did. New character lighting, it's a step away from realistic lighting and towards cinematic lighting. New version of Unreal 3 constantly shifts the lighting technique in order to make a character stand out in the environment. Ambient occlusion is another tech being used. Unreal's new ability to render huge numbers of individual creatures at the same time... hundereds of Locust troops, each moving independently and as unique individuals. Awesome water effects, soft body physics.
Most multiplayer details are under wraps. There is a remake of Gridlock. Step up in technology is obvious. "We hear hints of all sorts of new multiplayer features, from dramatically expanded co-op modes to multiplayer content that takes advantage of Unreal's new ability to deliver huge numbers of the Locust horde at one time, but confirmed details will have to wait until a later date."
Inoltre, per quanto riguarda il multiplayer, dice che ci sarà il remake dell' arena Gridlock, oltre al fatto che sfrutteranno il discorso di poter avere piu' nemici su schermo.
Per le altre info vi rimando direttamente al post su gaf, altrimenti qui facciamo mattina. :/
GoW2 suona come un more of the same, però con millemila modifiche. Sembra un paradosso ma e' cosi'.