XBOX360
Gears Of War
The problem with hype is that you start to believe it. Once that happens, you're not going to be happy with a game that's merely great. That's why it was frustrating to play Gears of War. After being told time and time again that this was going to be the best thing since sliced bread, that this was going to look just as good—if not better—than anything on the PS3, my expectations were so high as to make almost anything less a disappointment. After adding in the trailer using the Donnie Darko track "Mad World," even a great game won't be enough. I'm expecting an experience.
Fortunately, Gears of War lives up to most of these things, but the actual act of playing was much different than what I expected.
At some point in the future man has colonized a planet called Serra, and turned it into a beacon of civilization, filled with proud and handsome architecture. Think Roman Empire before it fell. Of course, what we didn't know was that underneath the surface of the planet lived the Locust, a race of violent, brutal creatures who one day decided enough was enough. That was Emergence Day, when the Locust broke through and slaughtered most of the populace. We decided if we couldn't have the land, no one could, so we razed the cities from orbit. Thus began the war, a war we were losing. Marcus Fenix was a soldier who broke ranks to save his father, and was sentenced to imprisonment for it. Years later, things have changes, barely any soldiers are left, and he has busted out to try to turn the tide of the war.
Marcus emerges into a Serra he can barely recognize. Everything is gone, rubble. There's not much of a planet to fight for, but what other option is there? It's fight or die. So he picks up a gun, and our game begins.
Lost Planet Extreme Conditions
Background:
Lost Planet: Extreme Conditions, takes conditions to the extreme. Fierce monsterous aliens known as the Eecrid are at the top of the food chain here. Here, you awaken with only the memory of your father being killed by the Eecrid, you yourself saved by space pirates. Better bundle up in a vitality suit though, temperatures on this icy world run well below zero here. If the Eecrid don't get you, the cold just might.
Gameplay:
Battles also include fighting with mechs which you control as your character enters them.
Features:
* Xbox Live enabled – Experience an array of gameplay possibilities with online cooperative battles.
* Vehicle based gameplay – Jump in and out of a variety of heavily armed vehicles not only to help players traverse the treacherous terrain, but eliminate the terrifying enemies that threaten their survival.
* Vast arctic environments - Snowstorms, arctic winds, towering mountains of ice are all stunningly realized, creating a truly immersive and cinematic event of epic proportions.
* A premier team of developers – The creators of the Onimusha and Devil May Cry series have come together to create the expansive world of Lost Planet.
Worms
Worms is a turn-based strategy game in which teams of heavily armed worms battle across bizarre, randomly generated landscapes for supremacy. Each team takes turns picking off opposing team members using crazy weapons, tools and other utilities along with whatever foul strategies they can devise. The simple and cute appearance belies the deep strategy of a game that is easy to play but difficult to master. A mix of strategy and arcade action that, although simple to understand, contains real depth and massive re-playability. Turn-based multiplayer action for up to four players locally or over Xbox Live. An assortment of game options: Landscape on which to do battle, Turn and round times, Starting weapon arsenal for each team, Three detailed tutorials to introduce the mechanics to first-time players, Twenty increasingly difficult single-player challenges, Three graphical themes for play, A random landscape generator to ensure that no two landscapes are ever the same, Twenty-two weapons and utilities to deploy against your enemies, Many customisable elements, including what worms and teams are named, what worms say, and which gravestone they have when they die, Twelve achievements, Weekly, monthly and overall leaderboards.
