Games out this week!™: Ending Friday 29th June 2007

Post by **TezzRexx** » June 28th, 2007, 14:49

Welcome one and all to another edition of "HEY! Look what I actually remembered to do for a fucking change" &
Games out this week!™: Ending Friday 29th June 2007.

PC:
<s>Army of Two</s>
Driver - Parallel Lines
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Lost Planet
Overlord
Sword of the Stars Born of Blood
Black Buccaneer

Playstation 3:
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Tom Clancys Rainbow Six Vegas

Playstation 2:
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Shrek the Third
WWII Battle Over Europe
Black Buccaneer

PSP:
Exit 2
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
HOT Brain
HOT PXL
SBK 07 Superbike World Championship
Tom Clancys Rainbow Six Vegas

Xbox 360:
Tenchu Z
Overlord
Project Sylpheed
Hour of Victory
The Darkness
Vampire Rain

Nintendo Wii:
Bust A Move Revolution
Resident Evil 4
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
G1 Jockey Wii
Driver - Parallel Lines
Fantastic Four Rise of the Silver Surfer
Bionicle Heroes

Gameboy DS:
Dino Master
Harlem Globetrotters World Tour
MechAssault Phantom War
More Brain Training

GameBoy Advanced:Metal Slug 1

Conclusion:

spoodie · Post by **spoodie** » June 28th, 2007, 15:14

Yay! I missed this.

Game says Army of Two is delayed. I'm looking forward to the 360 version for coop loveliness.

The Darkness looks interesting. And maybe Overlord.

Post by **Dog Pants** » June 28th, 2007, 17:41

RE4 for Wii?

*Holds breath*

Post by **FatherJack** » June 28th, 2007, 18:54

Overlord on 360 I think, the "sweep the minions" control feels like it would would best with a joypad. The demo really sold it to me - great voices and characters, and the chance to incinerate a field full of hobbits.

The Darkness has been advertised a lot, but I haven't actually seen what sort of game it is, only pictures of the cover plastered everywhere. I would guess at a third-person action adventure similar to Devil May Cry, in which case, I'm not that excited about it.

Post by **Joose** » June 28th, 2007, 18:59

Ive been playing Overlord quite a bit over the last couple of days, and it works quite nicely with the mouse.

My only gripe with the game is that I dont feel particularly evil when im given missions such as "get our food back please" and "go and get my luggage". I feel i should be given a "NO! *death-grip*" option. Ordering a gang of lunatic goblins around is very amusing though, especially with their cackling and wearing dead rats on their heads as helmets.

"FOR MEEEEEEEE! For you."

spoodie · Post by **spoodie** » June 28th, 2007, 19:04

FatherJack wrote:The Darkness has been advertised a lot, but I haven't actually seen what sort of game it is, only pictures of the cover plastered everywhere. I would guess at a third-person action adventure similar to Devil May Cry, in which case, I'm not that excited about it.

Actually, The Darkness is a horror FPS. It's different from other FPS in that you have tentacle things which do stuff. You probably need to read a review if you want something more useful.

Post by **FatherJack** » June 28th, 2007, 19:14

spoodie wrote:Actually, The Darkness is a horror FPS.

If anything, that makes me less interested. I've never got on with Console FPS games, I thought Gears of War was a bit meh - I haven't played it much but it was more a repetitive slog than actually fun.

I'll still look at The Darkness though, but it could use a demo.

Killavodka · Post by **Killavodka** » June 28th, 2007, 19:32

Played Lost Planet demo on steam and I thought it looked rather pretty, think gears of war with snow. Only gripe was with the "collecting heat off dead bodies" which forced you to move at pace and if you got stuck you were knackered, as your health slowly disappears from the "extreme" temperature. If you like third person shooters then you will probably enjoy this, and for £17.99... Even I am very tempted

Post by **tandino** » June 28th, 2007, 20:41

Spore?

Post by **Dog Pants** » June 28th, 2007, 21:44

Killavodka wrote:Played Lost Planet demo on steam and I thought it looked rather pretty, think gears of war with snow. Only gripe was with the "collecting heat off dead bodies" which forced you to move at pace and if you got stuck you were knackered, as your health slowly disappears from the "extreme" temperature. If you like third person shooters then you will probably enjoy this, and for £17.99... Even I am very tempted

Makes me think of The Thing. Not that similar, but a very tense horror FPS in the cold. Spoiled by a defender mission I couldn't be arsed getting past.

Film's still fucking brilliant though.

buzzmong · Post by **buzzmong** » June 28th, 2007, 22:00

Killavodka wrote:Played Lost Planet demo on steam and I thought it looked rather pretty, think gears of war with snow. Only gripe was with the "collecting heat off dead bodies" which forced you to move at pace and if you got stuck you were knackered, as your health slowly disappears from the "extreme" temperature. If you like third person shooters then you will probably enjoy this, and for £17.99... Even I am very tempted

So, it's a game where teabagging is not only encouraged, but a necessary part of the game?

I'd be sold if I had a 360.

Post by **HereComesPete** » June 28th, 2007, 23:55

That lost planet looked alright, but the floaty lumps of 'heat' you got, as well as the big shitty weapon icons could be so much better. You got a 360? You got gears of war? Dont waste money on this. Pc wise its cheaper price would sway me toward buying it. On a sidenote, I've been looking forward to Huxley for ages http://www.huxleygame.com because its like Gears of War, but mmo, but now its sounds shockingly like its going to be bad because the beta is happening in asia and a small part of America, even though its made by a German studio.

Also, Driver, parallel lines on the pc? Isnt that a ps2 game thats about 3 years old or something? And Wii res4 sounds win, I watched a short clip of some bloke doing a reaction cutscene, and he was bogling like he was on disco-biscuits in hs attempt to avoid a big ogre thing.

Post by **Joose** » June 29th, 2007, 6:47

HereComesPete wrote:bogling like he was on disco-biscuits

Post by **FatherJack** » June 29th, 2007, 8:56

HereComesPete wrote:Also, Driver, parallel lines on the pc? Isnt that a ps2 game thats about 3 years old or something?

That's Driv3r, which sucked very hard. Driver PL came out last year and while being a GTA-a-like is a decent game, probably the best of the series and the dual time-line story 1978/2006 is quite fun.

Maybe I need to play more Gears of War, people tell me it gets better, but right now I'm not seeing it.

I tried the Lost Planet demo on PC, but not being able to see anything because of all the snow pissed me off quite quickly.

Woo Elephant Yeah · Post by **Woo Elephant Yeah** » June 29th, 2007, 11:45

Dog Pants wrote:RE4 for Wii?

*Holds breath*

Yep, this is a definite buy for me as well, I have never played the original game on PS2 or GameCube anyway, and almost every single review of the game on the Wii, states that it is quite possibly the best use of the Wiimote & Nunchuck so far in any game.

The game was already stated as the best Horror game made, and nearly everyone gave it a 9 or 10 out of 10 rating.

It's dead cheap too, only £25, so if you haven't played the game before on any other console, it's a bit of a no brainer.

You can check for the latest prices by going here http://uk.gamestracker.com/wii/resident ... prices.htm

Post by **Dog Pants** » June 29th, 2007, 12:47

Ooh, that's good to know. I love the principle of the RE games, it's the controls that always put me off them. I was hoping the Wii would address than and by the sounds of things it has.

Post by **TezzRexx** » June 29th, 2007, 16:14

spoodie wrote:Yay! I missed this.

Game says Army of Two is delayed. I'm looking forward to the 360 version for coop loveliness.

The Darkness looks interesting. And maybe Overlord.

Cheers

Post by **Dog Pants** » June 29th, 2007, 16:18

Overlord got a really bad review in PCG, which is disappointing. I'll be interested to hear what 5punkers have to say about it. I know a couple of you have got it.

Lee · Post by **Lee** » June 29th, 2007, 16:26

Dog Pants wrote:Overlord got a really bad review in PCG, which is disappointing. I'll be interested to hear what 5punkers have to say about it. I know a couple of you have got it.

I tried the PC demo and it seems pretty crappy narf. I have a 360 controller for my PC and even on that the controls are badly implemented, there's no way to move the camera without first holding down one of the shoulder buttons which is really annoying.

Most of the game consists of moving your minions towards an enemy or object and watching them either attack it or pick it up, I can't see it holding anyones interest for long.

eion · Post by **eion** » June 29th, 2007, 16:29

Dog Pants wrote:Overlord got a really bad review in PCG, which is disappointing. I'll be interested to hear what 5punkers have to say about it. I know a couple of you have got it.

So far, after an hour or so, I mostly like it. (tnwss)

What I do like:
- sweeping minions. It's all of the win.
- the way minions wear pillaged pumpkins on their heads.
- the general feel of the game.

What I don't like:
- the camera. It's kind of annoying - normally the right stick would be used to control it, but obviously that's not possible.

Runs reasonably okay on my machine - and yes, I am using the xbox 360 controller (which is a highly recommended accessory anyway).