Game Glut
It always happens around this time and it’s consistently one of the most brilliant bits of the year. It’s the Christmas game glut - yey! The last few weeks (as will the next) have seen the release of loads of AAA titles, of which I have sadly managed to play but a few. Little Big Planet, Motorstorm Pacific Rift, Gears of War and Call of Duty - World At War are those that have graced my new loft based in-activity centre, and here’s a quick round up thus far. Please note: if you can’t be arsed reading the following, all of these games are worth getting.
The first thing you’ll notice about this Motorstorm is that it is arguably the best looking car based game on the PS3, which could arguably make it the best looking car game on any console. The track design, modelling and detail is stunning considering it all runs at an incredible speed, which, when viewed close-up on a large LCD style screen, makes your eyes bleed and your nose run. It’s bold, bright and beautifully with 16 huge sprawing tracks, each of which offers variety and numerous alternative routes and combos.
Basically, the dudes that made it have taken the original and added lots of stuff that vastly imroves the experience. Making MPR an ace game, or the game the original would have been if it had been released now.
Awesome.
Little Big Planet is the only original IP in my pile and (you guessed it) it is just that; original. I have long been waiting for LBP (as I am going to call it), as I am keen to experience a revolution in gaming. Gaming for the people, by the people - and by jove, it works.
My head almost fell off as played the first few levels. This is a fecking brilliant game, from the moment you slot the disc my jaw became loose and I started dribbling. It looks like a video film and plays like it’s real. Absolutely stunning and I haven’t even got to the bit where you make your own levels yet.
Very awesome.
Basically the best bits of the original with some new good bits. GOW2, is pretty much the same game, which unlike Call Of Duty 5 (below), is a good thing. It’s still feels (surprisingly) solid and heavy compared to anything else out there and has some fantastic set pieces.
If you’re a gamer and you played the original then you’ll love this, if you didn’t then you are a divvy, so it’s unlikely you’ll be able to use a computer and therefore won’t be reading this.
Awesome.
Last and actually least, Call Of Duty - World At War is the most dissapointing game of the bunch. I think the error Activision have made is making 4 modern and then returning to World War 2 for 5, it kinda sucks.
The weapons are poo compared to it’s predessessor, on top of that the scenarios I have played (admittedly only two), are pretty much exactly the same as in previous titles, which fmakes the whole thing feels very repetitive (this is episode 5) and a bit of a swizz. I haven’t played the multiplayer yet, which to be fair, is ’spost to be ace. This is without doubt a good game, just one I don’t like all that much.
Not quite so awesome.
Roll on December.
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