The Resident Evil series has come a long way from that first mansion where the T virus was discovered. Taking the cue from Silent Hill, the Resident Evil series has branched out and this time, most of the gameplay is outdoors instead of in a crowded but empty city, or in a sole mansion.
The game takes place in different areas situated around Africa, where volcanic activity threatens to release a previously dormant virus. You’ll be playing Chris Redfield, which you may remember as one of the original members of the S.T.A.R team which invaded the mansion where the virus was discovered.
The shining star which concerns this game is the online co-op play. Never before have you been able to play online with a friend to complete the main campaign of the game. This is what Resident Evil 5 will be based around, co-op play. That’s not the say the game won’t have a great single player aspect, but everyone knows that two heads are better than one.
Capcom recently released a few more screenshots of the horror survival game, with many of the screenshots highlighting the games cooperative aspect. The game will be released on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It is slated to hit Japan around March 12th, and a European and North American release will follow on March 13th. For us, March just can’t get here fast enough.
Fallout 3 is perhaps the most anticipated non-MMORPG since the release of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. The game is set in a post apocalyptic world with the beginning of the game seeing your character emerging from the nuclear shelter for the first time.
The game pulls this off expertly, with the first thing you’ll be seeing are the bones and picket signs of those left outside to die. It’s a bit stunning at first, but heading above ground into the Wasteland is everything you would imagine it to be.
Your characters eyes must adjust to being above ground after several years underground. What’s left of the world above is what you’ve seen from old pictures detailing the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The area is a ghost town, with nothing but a few burned out cars and the remnants of a few wooden buildings.
The game’s control system is called the Pip-Boy 3000, which lets you access all local and world maps, though initially, just as in Oblivion, there won’t be any landmarks on the map. The Pip-Boy presents all the information you’ll need, including your inventory, weapons, your food items, and any information regarding your quests. It also picks up local radio stations, which change as you move around the game world.
It seems like Bethesda has really polished Fallout 3 to follow in the footsteps of the two games before it, while being both innovative and graphically superior. There are clear elements which were taken from Oblivion and implemented in this post-nuclear world, but the formula works well. Fallout 3 is scheduled to hit the shelves on October 28th for PC, 360, and the PS3.
For fans of the upcoming RTS game by Capcom, Age of Booty, you should be very excited.
Last week the game went into open beta and this week, Capcom has announced that it will be hitting both Xbox LIVE and the Playstation Network on October 15th and October 17th, respectively.
PC users can expect to see the game available to them through several digital distribution networks such as Steam and Direct2Drive.
The game, formerly known as Plunder, is set to cater to the casual audience more so than the hardcore strategy audience, but that’s not to say long time strategy fans won’t find the game any fun.
For you Xbox LIVE gamers, you can expect to pay 800 Microsoft Points for this beauty. The game focuses on a simple control system and less on resource collection. There is also no time consuming base building in Age of Booty, players are pitted against each other in an 8 player multiplayer map and must become the top dog on the sea.
War World
For those who aren’t into the whole strategy appeal, Microsoft announced today that War World, a third person shooter which features a mix of action and tactical game play will be available in the Wednesday update, this October 1st. In the game, players take control of a variety of armored war machines which are known as mechanoids. Each mechanoid has its own unique attributes and abilities. The game includes an expansive single player campaign consisting of 100 levels, as well as a multiplayer mode in which players can compete online in four game modes, including capture the flag, bomb assault, death match, and team death match. War World will cost 800 Microsoft Points.
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