Spiderman 3
Bullet Witch...Meet Alicia
Bullet Witch Video
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Bullet Witch is set on a bleak planet earth in the year 2013 with human kind on the brink of extinction and hideous demons creating a tidal wave of destruction and havoc. All hope of mankind's survival rests with Alicia, a witch blessed with magical skills and a swift trigger finger. Set in a realistic world, Bullet Witch includes numerous features inspired by American horror and Japanese fantasy monsters. Combining shooting and magic, Bullet Witch will take advantage of Xbox 360's advanced physics engine by showcasing massive environmental damage, explosions and destruction. Through Xbox Live online entertainment network, Atari, Inc. will provide fans with downloadable Bullet Witch content post-launch such as character costumes and extra levels.
Halo 3
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Halo 3's Autumnal Hattrick
Posted Mar 16th 2007 12:44PM by Micheal Mullen
Filed under: Xbox 360, Xbox
Microsoft/Bungie's upcoming "take the whole freaking day off to play" release of Halo 3 still lacks an exact date (other than Fall 2007) but the first details about what gamers can expect when it does release were unveiled today.
Basically, Microsoft wants more money and two of the three versions of Halo 3 come with premium features at, wait for it, really premium prices. Here's the tally:
- Legendary Edition -- $129.99 -- This highly limited edition comes with a collectable Spartan helmet and two bonus discs. The first containing exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, a bunch of video featurettes, a high-definition "Making of Halo 3" documentary (no word on if that means HD-DVD though) and a special audio-visual calibration kit to squeeze out better audio and visuals from your game experience. The second disc spins remastered scenes from the first two games with developer comments along with exclusive content from Red vs. Blue and This Spartan Life. Finally, purchasers get a storyboard art book inked by artist Lee Wilson depicting key moments from Halo 3.
- Limited Edition -- $69.99 -- Wrapped in a metal casing, the Limited Edition comes with the first bonus disc (noted in the above Legendary Edition) along with a special Halo fiction and art book that details the creatures and the factions entwined in the Halo saga.
- Standard Edition -- $59.99 -- Just the game. Albeit we expect Halo 3's potential as an amazing game.
So we expect retailers to start taking preorders for the only version that you'd be offered for purchase (namely the highly priced Legendary Edition) along with some sort of bundle that would include a copy of Windows Vista and a T-shirt.
Fantastic Four Game Fails to AmazeReview : Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer
The Silver Surfer loses his shine with 2K's latest.
by Robert Workman
Poor, poor Fantastic Four. Stan Lee's crime-fighting quartet has never starred in even one good video game. Their PlayStation game, from Acclaim, is a side-scrolling abomination. Activision's 2004 movie inspired release fared better, but didn't achieve comic book-adapted glory. This year brings the latest failure, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, a game that suffers from numerous issues.
A lack of background info makes the game feel disjointed. Instead of an opening narrative, it hurls gamers into the thick of the action and forces them to figure things out on their own. Now, considering that the game shares its likeness with a big-budgeted film of the same name, one might think that it would contain film clips; that is not the case here.
In addition, the in-game combat grows monotonous quick. Players can select any of the Fantastic Four with the D-pad, whether they make use of Mr. Fantastic's stretch abilities or The Thing's brute force. However, another game, last year's Marvel: Ultimate Alliance by Activision, already put this feature to better use, adding an expanded cast with their multiple superpowers. Here, the lack of variety hurts the game, following the formula of "go into a room, beat up bad guys, bash equipment and boxes for tokens and repeat".
Silver Surfer also suffers from an average presentation. The graphics don't look bad by any means, but they don't amaze either. Aside from a few bosses, most of the enemies basically look the same. 2K Games also seems they took a rain check in the sound department, using ineffective sound-alikes for the characters (no sign of the movie cast) and a routine hero-related soundtrack. No variety can be found in the sound effects either. When Johnny lights up his flaming powers, it sounds like a barbecue grill switching on instead of a huge burst of energy.
Aside from the lack of variety in gameplay and presentation, Silver Surfer also stalls in multiplayer. Four players can hook up and battle hundreds of enemies. Gamers looking for online action won't find it here at all -- this game doesn't even support leaderboards or downloadable content. The extras offer very little reward -- only a virtual shop to purchase alternative costumes and comic book covers, along with a few hidden (and useless) Doom spy bots. Even additional comic book villains can't compensate for the glaring flaws.
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer doesn't bomb like the PlayStation release, but it still feels average, thanks to its unimpressive presentation, lack of online options and bland gameplay. Even the most keen comic book fanatics and Jessica Alba fans will leave it on the store shelf.
Final Score: 5 (out of 10)
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Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer Game Guide
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