Archive for June, 2010

Posted By Malcolm Owen On June 17, 2010 at 1:47 pm Comments Off on E3 2010 – GoldenEye 007 Fact Sheet

GoldenEye 007 Fact Sheet Short Version: Remember GoldenEye for the Nintendo 64? Ok, think that, except better looking, uses the Wii’s controls with the option to use the classic controller, and Daniel Craig replaces Pierce Brosnan. Got it? Good…

Posted By Malcolm Owen On June 17, 2010 at 1:42 pm Comments Off on E3 2010 – echochrome ii Fact Sheet

echochrome ii Fact Sheet Short Version: It’s the return of the game with the mannequins except this time it revolves around you casting a shadow from objects and the mannequin reacting to those. The Playstation Move becomes the torch for you to cast the shadows, cue hilarity.

Posted By Malcolm Owen On June 17, 2010 at 1:37 pm Comments Off on E3 2010 – PokéPark Wii: Pikachu’s Adventure

PokéPark Wii: Pikachu’s Adventure Short Version: Play as Pikachu whilst competing in various park attractions, so you can collect the others to get their help in other attractions. And you can take photos of your Pokémon.

Posted By Malcolm Owen On June 17, 2010 at 1:32 pm Comments Off on E3 2010 – Space Invaders: Infinity Gene Fact Sheet

Space Invaders: Infinity Gene Fact Sheet Short Version: It’s Space Invaders from the phones, but on your console. More stages, more bosses, random level generation, levels made by your own music, and moves from 2D to 3D.

Posted By Malcolm Owen On June 17, 2010 at 1:23 pm Comments Off on E3 2010 – Professor Layton And The Unwound Future Fact Sheet

Professor Layton And The Unwound Future Fact Sheet Short Version: It’s Professor Layton, with more animated segments and 165 more puzzles involving matchsticks and logic. The reason for puzzlegeddon this time is that Prof Layton received a letter from 10 years in the future. Calamity!

Posted By Malcolm Owen On June 17, 2010 at 1:19 pm Comments Off on E3 2010 – Killzone 3 Fact Sheet

Killzone 3 Fact Sheet Short Version: Fight the Helghast army in a futuristic war, again. New weapons, new vehicles,  but fundamentally the fighting you know and love. And it’s also available in 3D-o-Vision.

Posted By Malcolm Owen On June 17, 2010 at 1:16 pm Comments Off on E3 2010 – Deca Sports 3 Fact Sheet

Deca Sports 3 Fact Sheet Short Version: Play various sports on your Wii. Using Wii MotionPlus, play in Indoor Volleyball, Racquetball, Air Racing, Freestyle Kayaking, Lacrosse, Fencing, Halfpipe (Snowboarding), Giant Slalom (Skiing), Springboard Diving, and the greatest non-Olympic event of them all, Log Cutting.

Posted By Malcolm Owen On June 17, 2010 at 1:00 pm Comments Off on E3 2010 – SAW II: Flesh And Blood Fact Sheet

Saw II: Flesh And Blood Fact Sheet Short Version: It’s Saw again. This time, you’re Detective Tapp’s son, Michael. There’s new traps, new “mind-bending” puzzles,  a new combat system and the potential for a 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th game…

Posted By Malcolm Owen On June 17, 2010 at 12:39 pm Comments Off on E3 2010 – Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light in Microsoft’s Summer of Arcade

Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light will apparently be in the Summer of Arcade, Microsoft’s showcase of downloadable gaming happiness. Or words to that effect. For 1200 points, you can download Lara’s romp with Totec in the wilderness.  And yes, it’s got co-op, which for a Tomb Raider game is quite a change. Full […]

Posted By Malcolm Owen On June 17, 2010 at 12:34 pm Comments Off on E3 2010 – EA Creates The “Gun Club”

The words “Gun Club” conjure up images of men in tweed shooting at pheasants on a Yorkshire moor, sipping Pimms. Your mental picture of the Gun Club may differ, as does EA’s, where they are making it a place for people to earn unlocks in various EA games involving shooting, such as BF: Bad Company […]