Sooooooooooooooooo.......I know this thread has been "dead" for quite a while, BUT it has returned!!!! (Again...
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In order to inaugurate this return, this post is going to be related to those games being released from now till Christmas. The major releases o the year have all been shelved till the end of the year, so its only fair that the hype starts building up!!!
01. Prince of Persia
Platform(s) - Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
The adventure begins with a new Prince of Persia, a wanderer, a vagabond, is returning home from an adventure on a donkey laden with treasure, which he earned on his previous venture. He desires to spend his treasure on many luxuries, including women and liquor. But suddenly, he is caught in a fierce sandstorm. When the sandstorm subsides, he finds himself in a mythical garden of beauty, dominated at its center by a massive Tree of Life. The Prince and a girl, Elika, find each other, and, in the same predicament, decide to help each other. Together, they venture to the center of this grand oasis. When they arrive at the center, they witness the destruction of the tree, and the freedom of Ahriman, the ancient god of darkness. After being set free, Ahriman starts corrupting the lands with darkness and evil. The Prince, with the aid of Elika and her new found powers, take up arms against Ahriman's corruption, in an attempt to drive it back and cleanse the world.
Notes - Graphics will be cel-shaded as shown in the picture.
Your prince will never die because Elika will always save you!
02. Lips
Platform(s) - Xbox 360
The vocal elimination also helps make possible what is likely the biggest feature in Lips. iNiS demonstrated how you can hook an MP3 player to the Xbox 360, and the game software will detect all of the tracks on the offboard player, then include them in the counter of available tracks that can be sung. The makers aren’t talking too much about how it’ll all work, but it means you’ll have some incredible flexibility in how many songs are available for you—and maybe your friends—to perform.
Note - You can now sing to all your favourite tunes!!!
03. Star Wars - Force Unleashed
Platform(s) - Consoles: PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360
Handhelds: Nintendo DS, N-Gage, PlayStation Portable, iPhone
The game's developers wanted each platform to offer players a distinct, "unleashed" experience of "kicking ass with the Force". The Wii version will use the Wii Remote to simulate the ability to wield a lightsaber, while the Nunchuk attachment will simulate Force power use. In addition to duel mode, the Wii version also includes five levels not included in the Xbox 360 or PS3 versions. The PlayStation Portable version will feature an exclusive "historic mode" that allows players to reenact five battles and events from the Star Wars films as well as multiplayer for up to four players. The Wii, PlayStation 2, and PSP versions will allow the player's character to participate in Jedi trials, encountering the spirits of long-dead Jedi. The N-Gage version will use a "CellWeaver" gesture system: each enemy will have a symbol above its head that corresponds to a "gesture," or button combination, that will result in the player's character using a Force power to attack the enemy.THQ has also developed a version of The Force Unleashed for use on Apple's iPhone. The Nintendo DS version will allow players to use the stylus to input a chain of lightsaber effects combined with Force powers.
04. Gears of War 2
Platform(s) - Xbox 360
Gears of War 2 takes place six months after the detonation of the Lightmass Bomb at the end of the first game. Though most of the Locust Horde was destroyed, the explosion also caused much of the liquid Imulsion underground to vaporize, causing a fatal disease called "Rust Lung" to spread among the diminished human population. After months of peace, the cities of Tollen and Montevado suddenly and mysteriously disappear underground, leading the COG to suspect the resurgence of the Locust. Soon after, the once impenetrable Jacinto Plateau, one of the last remaining safe havens for humans, begins to show signs that the same fate awaits it. In order to stop the fall of Jacinto, the COG responds with a large-scale counteroffensive against the Locust. Senior Producer Rod Fergusson says "In order to save Jacinto, they (the COG) have no choice but to take the war to the Locust." Comic book writer Joshua Ortega says "The stakes are raised. This is humanity's last stand. Everything is at risk. Nothing is safe."
05. Rock Band 2
Platform(s) - Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, PlayStation 2
The game features special Rock Band 2-branded guitar controllers modeled after the Fender Stratocaster. The guitar is nearly identical to the original Rock Band Stratocaster in terms of gameplay. To use the guitar controller, players must hold the fret button that corresponds to the scrolling colored note on-screen while simultaneously pushing the strum bar. The Stratocaster controller has five additional fret buttons of smaller size located lower down the guitar neck, allowing for notes to be played as hammer-ons and pull-offs during solos. The controller also features an effects pickup switch that can toggle between five different effects. Overdrive for guitarists can be deployed by holding the controller in a vertical position or pressing the "Select/Back" button. Rock Band 2 features a "Lefty Flip" setting, supporting left-handed guitar players. Improvements to the new guitar include a sunburst paint job, a more reliable strum bar and Overdrive accelerometer, a self-timing calibration, and quieter fret buttons.
06. Fallout 3
Platform(s) - Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
A karma system will be an important feature in the gameplay. A players actions, including conversation and combat choices, will affect the player's status in the game world; a player who makes good choices will be received more positively by NPCs, and a player that makes bad choices will have the opposite reaction. Crimes can also be committed by a player, and whichever faction or group that is harmed by a crime will be fully aware of the player's action. Other factions that were not affected by the crime will not be aware of it, and since a town is usually its own faction, news of a crime committed in one town will not spread to another. Factions can range in size and boundaries, however, and may not be restricted to a single area. The game world itself was planned to be significantly smaller than that of Oblivion's but is now expected to be similar in size.
That's all for today, but more updates will follow!