Twisted Metal is back and it looks better than ever.
In my opinion, Sony's biggest surprise of E3 was the reveal of Twisted Metal for the PlayStation 3. I've enjoyed the series in the past, and a new entry in the series is quite welcome as it has been dormant for far too long.
The follow-up to The Conduit seems to be a step up from the original.
In my opinion, The Conduit was a mediocre shooter at best. It lacked a lot of the polish that you see in most shooters today, and it suffered from a number of bugs that could often make multiplayer very frustrating. From what I saw of The Conduit 2, the developers are addressing some of the concerns I had with the original game.
FlingSmash is an enjoyable, simple sidescroller that Nintendo brought back to the show this year, renaming last year's little-talked about game, SpanSmasher.
When I picked up FlingSmash, I didn't know much about the game, despite its presence last year. From the name, I knew it had something to do with smashing, and perhaps a flinging motion, but that was about all. I spoke with the man in charge of the demo station, and shortly after, began playing the first stage in the game.
Brotherhood is much more than just a multiplayer mode for Assassin's Creed.
There's no denying that I love the Assassin's Creed series. Assassin's Creed 2 was my personal Xbox 360 Game of the Year, thanks to its focused missions, faster paced combat and overall better composition from its predecessor. As I've come to learn at E3, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood is a full-fledged sequel to Assassin's Creed 2 that also happens to include a mulitplayer mode.
There's not much that can be said about Super Meat Boy that fans and gamers interested in the title don't already know.
While I, personally, didn't receive hands-on time with the game, I can say it looks like it'll play a lot like the flash-based version of the game plays. That means quick, reflexive platforming, wall-cling-jumping, and lots of blood every time Meat Boy dies. New features include instant replays of every attempt to complete the stage all at once, a newer, sharper, sleeker art direction for Meat Boy and the gang that looks great and fluid in action, and even boss stages, though I didn't get to see any in action.
Golden Sun, how I’ve missed your warm embrace.
Golden Sun: Dark Dawn cycles to a familiar rhythm, but a brighter presentation makes it all the more inviting.
An old classic returns… or does it?
Proximity mine battles or Man With the Golden Gun - for many classic gamers, these phrases can only correspond to one game, a game many have dubbed the greatest first person shooter of all time: Goldeneye 007 for the N64. During its time, this game set a very high standard for first person shooters that many developers have strived to reach, but have failed to meet.
I didn't realize they were porting Mario Tennis to the PSP.
Hot Shots Tennis: Get a Grip is the latest in the Hot Shots series and the second Hot Shots Tennis title in particular. I can't say I'm familiar with the original title, but I can say confidently that Hot Shots Tennis is more or less a Mario Tennis clone.
Maybe you've had Pac-Man Fever, but couldn't get enough partying in with the pizza-shaped ghost-runner. Will Pac-Man Party provide fans with a fix?
Some games on the show floor didn't demo very well. At the same time, others did play great, were easy to pick up, and needed little real explanation of the controls. Naturally, though, there's several games that I'd say wound up being right in-between.
Puzzle-based platforming? I'm there.
Limbo is part of XBLA's Summer promotion, and definitely created a compelling effort on the show floor this year.
