Fighting games were in a rough place prior to , but Street Fighter 4 brought the series back to the roots of its popularity, including the more popular cast from Street Fighter 2. Its highly stylized art style proved odd but ultimately appealing, and its online play was serviceable enough that the genre no longer felt like a total nonstarter.
It was the genre's bedrock game through the release of Ultra Street Fighter 4, which most consider to be Street Fighter 4's apex due to its large roster and strong balance.
Its influence has since waned, but it is inarguably one of the most important games in the genre's history, and still one of the PS3's best games. The ability to experiment with new parts to customize your weapons and the addition of Hoverboots add a lot more mechanical depth to the combat and exploration. Add on top of that a moving story that really digs into why the titular duo is so enduring - and has endured for so long - and A Crack in Time delivers one of the best action games on the PS3.
Batman blew the doors off what the Arkham franchise could be, extending out beyond the confines of its prior though still fantastic first entry, Arkham Asylum, for a larger, engrossing sequel.
While it does have a story mode with over 50 levels, the robust and refined customization notches it above the original LittleBigPlanet for us, and demonstrated the imaginative possibilities Media Molecule has continued to explore in Dreams. Portal 2 is the perfect example of what a sequel can be. The writing is funnier, the campaign longer and more layered in its puzzles and storytelling. Throw in one of the greatest standalone co-op campaigns ever made, and you have an all-time great filled with unforgettable moments, from the GLaDOS potato sequence to the final moon shot.
It's been over a decade since we got this incredible sequel, but it's hard to imagine exactly how a third entry would top this modern classic. Still: we'd love to see Valve try. Rockstar Games sets a new bar when it comes to open-world games with each new release, and GTA V is no exception. More than that though, the game resulted in a huge amount of similar crime-driven sandboxes coming out of the woodwork True Crime, Saints Row and a emerging focus in the industry on giving players more control in games.
Grand Theft Auto III might be rough to go back to, especially when you look at all the implementations that future entries built on top of the foundation it laid, but the importance of its release and its effect on the industry — and culture at large — cannot be overstated.
Vice City is perhaps the most important game for Rockstar in terms of establishing its reputation because it proved that the studio was more than a fluke, that it could create an interesting story and a world worth inhabiting. Rarely do games ever eclipse Vice City as a setting. Engulfed in a storm of neon lights and brown packages of cocaine, Vice City exudes personality and storytelling ambitions out of the gate with Tommy Vercetti slowly getting reacquainted to the world of drugs and crime after a stint in prison.
Moreover, Vice City is an improvement upon the original when it comes to slowly making you feel powerful, as you take over real estate littered throughout the city to become a business man by day and drug lord by night. Do we even need to waste your time talking about how good the soundtrack and radio stations are? However, Red Dead Redemption is far better than any of the mocking Grand Theft Horse criticisms that were thrown at the game when it was announced.
The result is one of the best stories ever told in a game, with a lengthy collection of memorable one-liners as well as an unforgettable final act. The activities you can pursue through The Old West ranging from capturing bounties and rescuing travelers from cannibals to playing five finger knife fillet with folks helped create an odd but intriguing world.
Vistas encompassing snowy mountains and miles upon miles of deserts make Red Dead one of the best-looking games of the last generation. A fun online multiplayer suite filled with varied modes also made revisiting Red Dead Redemption after completing story an intriguing prospect. Undead Nightmare, a goofy but huge expansion pack featuring an all new alternate campaign filled with zombies, gave players even more reason to return.
For many people at Game Informer , Red Dead Redemption marks the high point of open-world video games thanks to its beauty and blend of brilliant storytelling as well as a gazillion side activities. On release, V offered a deep, engaging story mode filled with great missions and sympathetic if occasionally annoying characters in gorgeous, glitzy Los Santos.
The three protagonists Trevor, Michael, and Franklin all have their own stories that are united by a single storyline and each of them has their own character-unique gameplay elements, including clothing that they wear, hideouts they can access, haircuts, and more. The gunplay, driving mechanics, and physics have been retooled since GTA IV to make combat more exhilarating. At its core, Grand Theft Auto V is a glorious, ambitious interactive television show about robbers and the lives they lead — a mixture of Heat and The Wire.
GTA V's version of Los Santos is also one of the most vibrant and beautiful worlds Rockstar has put together, with literal ocean floors that players can explore, huge deserts, mountains for them to leap off of with a parachute, beaches, as well as the thriving metropolis of the city itself and the small town charm of Paleto Bay. The entire world feels alive and rarely wastes any of its acreage, proving to be a place that's worth examining every nook and cranny for random events and memorable treasures.
As the name implies, GTAO, taking inspiration from MMOs and the like, allows players to roam Los Santos untethered, letting them run solo or in groups, to take on everything from liquor store hold ups to multi-million dollar heists in order to accumulate cash that they can use to buy cars, houses, clothes, guns — everything. In the years since then, Rockstar has steadily supported its online world, dropping content pack after content pack filled with free missions and items, and even new systems.
Over the years, GTAO has grown thanks to influx of content as well as zany events like insane stunt races and PVP modes, giving players new reasons to return to Los Santos. The game's success has spanned two console generations, leading the series to become the most profitable entertainment media of all time. GTA V is a phenomenon, plain and simple. The sequel to Red Dead Redemption had a lot to prove. Players were skeptical from the get-go, with Rockstar revealing that the game was a prequel focusing on the days of the Dutch Van Der Linde gang instead of a chronological sequel that number in the title suggested.
No doubt this world is the perfect playground for those already entering Red Dead Online. So far the multiplayer component is a far cry from the behemoth that is GTA Online but riding across the plains with your pals and working with one another to build a small fortune for your own gang is gripping enough that countless players are just find raising a ruckus in the old west until the content drops arrive.
Constructed as an idealistic society for a hand picked group of scientists, artists and industrialists, the idealism is no more. Now the city is littered with corpses, wildly powerful guardians roam the corridors as little girls loot the dead, and genetically mutated citizens ambush you at every turn. Take control of your world by hacking mechanical devices, commandeering security turrets and crafting unique items critical to your very survival.
Upgrade your weapons with ionic gels, explosives and toxins to customize them to the enemy and environment. Genetically modify your body through dozens of Plasmid Stations scattered throughout the city, empowering you with fantastic and often grotesque abilities. Explore a living world powered by Ecological A.
Experience truly next generation graphics that vividly illustrate the forlorn art deco city, highlighted by the most detailed and realistic water effects ever developed in a video game. Make meaningful choices and mature decisions, ultimately culminating in the grand question: do you exploit the innocent survivors of Rapture The Mass Effect trilogy is an emotionally charged science fiction adventure set in a vast universe filled with dangerous alien life and mysterious, uncharted planets.
In Mass Effect 2, players will once again step into the role of the heroic Commander Shepard, commanding their crew of some of the most dangerous operatives from across the galaxy on a mission so challenging that it's potentially suicidal. Featuring intense shooter action, a rich futuristic storyline, space exploration and emotionally engaging character interaction, the game delivers an unparalleled cinematic experience.
Characters and environments are rendered in high definition 3D, while the game is played in the classic Street Fighter 2D perspective with additional 3D camera flourishes. Six-button controls for the game return, with a host of new special moves and features integrated into the input system. Street Fighter IV also incorporates state of the art online match making and worldwide online gameplay.
Mixing classic genre-defining game mechanics the franchise is known and loved for with all-new, never-before-seen gameplay systems, Street Fighter IV brings a brand new fighting game to fans the world over.
With the inclusion of Capcom's latest advancements in new generation technology, Street Fighter IV promises to deliver an extraordinary experience that will re-introduce the world to the time-honoured art of virtual martial arts.
New special moves that go beyond any Street Fighter fan's wildest imagination, including Focus attacks, Super Combos, and the revenged-fueled Ultra Combo system. Classic Street Fighter characters recreated for a new generation of gamers, including the original cast of Street Fighter II. New brawlers: female super-spy Crimson Viper, lucha libre wrestler El Fuerte, mixed martial artist Abel and more. New gameplay elements provide new challenges for both newcomers and the most seasoned Street Fighter pro.
Online gameplay features, including instantaneous online challenges, versus mode, tournament mode, and world wide online gameplay. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots features an aging and exhausted Solid Snake in the middle of a futuristic battlefield. In spite of his failing body, Snake is equipped with a crucial new device tentatively known as "OctoCamo," a high-tech suit that dynamically transforms its texture based on Snake's surroundings.
This revolutionary new gameplay mechanic allows him to seamlessly blend into the environment, providing him with the means to stalk his enemies like never before. This latest chapter in Hideo Kojima's legendary tactical espionage actin series marks the return of several characters from previous Metal Gear Solid games including Revolver Ocelot, Meryl Silverburgh, Naomi Hunter and Raiden, and features an unforgettable story that depicts the desperate state of the future as seen through the eyes of an older Solid Snake.
Oblivion is a single-player game that takes place in Tamriel's capital province, Cyrodiil. You are given the task of finding the hidden heir to a throne that sits empty, the previous emperor having been killed by an unknown assassin. With no true Emperor, the gates to Oblivion the equivalent of hell in the world of Tamriel open, and demons begin to invade Cyrodiil and attack its people and towns.
It's up to you to find the lost heir to the throne and unravel the sinister plot that threatens to destroy all of Tamriel. In keeping with the Elder Scrolls tradition, players have the option to experience the main quest at their own pace, and there are plenty of opportunities to explore the vast world and make your own way.
Numerous factions can be joined, such as the thieves or mages guilds, and each contains its own complete storyline and the chance to rise to the head of the faction and reap further rewards. Oblivion features a groundbreaking new AI system, called Radiant AI, which gives non-player characters NPCs the ability to make their own choices based on the world around them.
They decide where to eat or who to talk to and what they say. They sleep, go to church, and even steal items, all based on their individual characteristics. Full facial animations and lip-synching, combined with full speech for all dialog, allows NPCs to come to life like never before. In each world, you have a different power to affect the way time behaves, including the ability to rewind, create parallel realities and utilize time dilation to overcome the many obstacles in your path.
There is no filler in this game; every puzzle shows you something new and interesting about the game world. Earth is burning. Striking from beyond known space, a race of terrifying machines have begun their destruction of the human race.
As Commander Shepard, an Alliance Marine, the only hope for saving mankind is to rally the civilizations of the galaxy and launch one final mission to take back the Earth. User Score: 5. Skyrim reimagines the open-world fantasy epic, bringing to life a complete virtual world open for you to explore any way you choose.
Play any type of character you can imagine, and do whatever you want; the legendary freedom of choice, storytelling, and adventure of The Elder Scrolls is realized like never before. Skyrim's new game engine brings to life a complete virtual world with rolling clouds, rugged mountains, bustling cities, lush fields, and ancient dungeons.
Choose from hundreds of weapons, spells, and abilities. The new character system allows you to play any way you want and define yourself through your actions.
Battle ancient dragons like you've never seen. As Dragonborn, learn their secrets and harness their power for yourself. Set in the realm of brutal Greek mythology, God of War III is a single-player game which allows players to take on the climatic role of the ex-Spartan warrior, Kratos, as he scales through the intimidating heights of Mt.
Olympus and the dark depths of Hell to seek revenge on those who have betrayed him. A search for the fabled "Atlantis of the Sands" propels fortune hunter Nathan Drake on a trek into the heart of the Arabian Desert. When the terrible secrets of this lost city are unearthed, Drake's quest descends into a desperate bid for survival that strains the limits of his endurance and forces him to confront his deepest fears.
The follow-up to Street Fighter IV further redefines the fighting game genre with classic 2D Street Fighter fighting action, a host of new and returning characters, more advanced online gameplay, new ultra combos and much more. The impressive new roster includes classic combatants from previous Street Fighter games like T. Hawk as well as all-new characters such as the mysterious and deadly female fighter, Juri. Super Street Fighter IV adds new Ultra Combos and advancements to the state of the art online matchmaking and online gameplay introduced in Street Fighter IV with numerous additional features.
Super Street Fighter IV takes many of the groundbreaking features introduced in Street Fighter IV and refines everything to deliver the ultimate vision of Street Fighter to fans the world over.
Play together in your living room or across the world! Major record labels and leading music publishers have signed on to provide unrivaled access to master recordings and legendary rock artists — from punk, metal and alternative to classic and southern rock. Full support for downloadable content delivers never-ending challenges. New content will be available every week. Metallica has signed on to offer several tracks as digitally-distributed game levels for Rock Band as well as "Enter Sandman" for the Rock Band ship disc.
Create your own rock avatar! Mold a unique rocker using Rock Band's character creator. Chose from gender, body shape, face, hair, clothes, tattoos and signature moves. Drumming in the spotlight! Showcase a real drum solo with Rock Band's freestyle drum fill windows featured in each song. Break out your own rhythm and style as anything goes! Ad-lib your own words or shout to the crowd to raise the rock intensity of the performance.
Band mates can fail out of a song for poor performance, but the band still plays on. Rescue your failing mate by busting out signature moves and blistering solos to wow the crowd with showmanship. Enter the world of Journey, the third game from indie developers thatgamecompany creators of "flOw" and "Flower". You wake alone and surrounded by miles of burning, sprawling desert, and soon discover the looming mountaintop which is your goal.
Faced with rolling sand dunes, age-old ruins, caves and howling winds, your passage will not be an easy one. The goal is to get to the mountaintop, but the experience is discovering who you are, what this place is, and what is your purpose.
Travel and explore this ancient, mysterious world alone, or with a stranger you meet along the way. Soar above ruins and glide across sands as you discover the secrets of a forgotten civilization. Several new modes will also be available to test a player's pellet-munching aptitude. In Time Attack Mode, players will vie for the quickest clear time. Fulfill a series of objectives in Mission Mode or compete to devour the most number of ghosts gobbled in Ghost Mode. Rock Band 2 builds upon its foundation as the first music game to introduce co-operative band gameplay, multiple instruments, a robust online multiplayer experience, an unrivaled offering of downloadable content and raises the bar by delivering an entirely new level of depth, connectivity, authenticity and features including: Backwards compatibility with Rock Band downloadable music content.
All previously purchased tracks immediately load into your Rock Band 2 song list. No need to re-purchase or re-download. The biggest and most diverse soundtrack ever featuring some of rock's most prolific acts, comprised entirely of master recordings.
Major new and dynamic online modes that connect the entire Rock Band community in more ways than ever before both locally and globally. More variety of instrument choices than ever before with new and improved drum and guitar peripherals, enhanced functionality and innovative new designs - all fully compatible with the original Rock Band instruments. Media Molecule and Sony Europe are already working on a follow-up to their critically acclaimed platformer.
Rock Band returns with another iteration of the popular music game featuring new songs and instruments. On the pitch, critical gameplay fundamentals have been enhanced to ensure that FIFA Soccer 10 mirrors real-world soccer, providing more sophisticated ball control, and physical interaction between players.
In addition, players now move, behave and position themselves more realistically. On attack, players analyze space more effectively, curve their runs in an attempt to stay onside, create passing lanes naturally, and drive for more variety in attacking options.
On defense, new concepts like position priority enable defenders to multitask so dangerous spaces left open by teammates out of position are covered.
Plus, slide tackle targeting, press marking, and better-urgency clearance logic provide new options that make defending a tactical skill in FIFA Soccer In goal, a myriad of improvements and refinements to goalkeeper intelligence result in a more responsive and powerful rushing system and ultra-realistic saves. Better balance on lofted through balls, improved goalkeeper intelligence, more realistic shooting mechanics with less shots hitting the goal posts, a practice arena to perfect skills, and a more immersive soccer experience through continuous play and quick free kicks are just a few of the issues raised by fans and addressed in FIFA Soccer Three new innovations revealed today at E3 have been developed to change the player control experience in FIFA Soccer The first-ever true degree dribbling system gives players finer control of the ball, enabling them to find spaces between defenders that previously were not possible.
Using an all-new animation technology, skilled dribblers now have the ability to face the defender and use highly responsive lateral dribbling to skip past him. An innovative concept called Freedom in Physical Play enables players to perform wider dribble touches and new collision sharing creates a varied, less predictable, and extended fight for possession between the dribbler and a defender. FIFA Soccer 10 also features a deeper iteration of the ever-popular Manager Mode with more than 50 major improvements, including new match realism, realistic player transfers based on multiple decision points, and true-to-life player growth curves.
Assassin's Creed II is the product of over two years of intensive development by the original creative team behind the Assassin's Creed brand. In a vast open world environment, the game invites players to incarnate Ezio, a privileged young noble in Renaissance Italy who's been betrayed by the rival ruling families of Italy. Ezio's subsequent quest for vengeance plunges players into an epic story that offers more variety in missions, surprising and engaging new gameplay elements, diverse weapons and a profound character progression that appeal to fans of the original Assassin's Creed as well as entice players new to the brand.
For non-stop competitive action, players can choose from two multiplayer options: two-player Duel mode, or Peg Party mode, where up to four players can compete against one another simultaneously. Play as one of four new vault hunters facing off against a massive new world of creatures, psychos and the evil mastermind, Handsome Jack. Make new friends, arm them with a bazillion weapons and fight alongside them in 4 player co-op or split-screen on a relentless quest for revenge and redemption across the undiscovered and unpredictable living planet.
Online Gameplay Improved — This year the online gameplay experience has been vastly improved and will detect and respond better to adverse network conditions along with reduced bandwidth to help the speed and flow of online gameplay.
User Controlled Pick-Offs — Surprise a base runner with a quick move or lull him to sleep with our new pick-off mechanism. Custom Music, Fan Yells, and Chants — Assign music or a recording to an entire team, edit tracks to assign batter walk-up music, or record your own voice and assign it to play for the team or player during the situation of your choice. In God of War: Collection, players will experience the dark world of Ancient Greece through Kratos, a brutal warrior determined to murder the God of War and alter what no mortal has ever changed Assuming the role of Sev, a battle-hardened veteran and a member of the special forces unit known as the Legion, players lead a group of highly trained soldiers on a mission to take out the Helghast threat.
For Sev and his squad, the invasion of Helghan is just the beginning. Tasked with securing Pyrrhus, the Capital City, the team quickly discovers that the Helghast are a formidable enemy on their home planet.
Not only have they adjusted to the planet's hostile conditions, they have also harnessed a source of power they can now use against the ISA. Sev discovers his squad isn't just fighting enemy forces — their fiercest opponent may be the planet itself. There, the imprisoned super-villains have set a trap and an immersive combat gaming experience unfolds. With an original script penned by Emmy Award-winning Batman writer Paul Dini, the game brings the universe of DC Comics' detective to life with stunning graphics.
Batman: Arkham Asylum offers players the chance to battle Gotham's worst villains with Batman's physical and psychological strength in a graphically distinct and story-driven game. Rayman Legends is the follow-up to Rayman Origins and brings multiplayer interactions for you to employ.
The Glade of Dreams is in trouble again. During a year nap, the nightmares multiplied and spread, creating new monsters even scarier than before. These creatures are the stuff of legend… Dragons, giant toads, sea monsters, and even evil luchadores.
With the help of Murfy, Rayman and Globox awake and must now help fight these nightmares and save the Teensies. Prepare to die Dare yourself to engage against intense gameplay in a vast world powered by a new engine. Immerse yourself into mind-bending environments filled with new twisted monsters and deadly bosses.
More intricate customization options provide weapons and armor tailoring to player style. With Far Cry 3, players step into the shoes of Jason Brody, a man alone at the edge of the world, stranded on a mysterious tropical island.
In this savage paradise where lawlessness and violence are the only sure thing, players dictate how the story unfolds, from the battles they choose to fight to the allies or enemies they make along the way. As Jason Brody, players will slash, sneak, detonate and shoot their way across the island in a world that has lost all sense of right and wrong.
FIFA Soccer 12 brings a new physics engine into the soccer gameplay. Vault-Tec engineers have worked around the clock on an interactive reproduction of Wasteland life for you to enjoy from the comfort of your own vault. Included is an expansive world, unique combat, shockingly realistic visuals, tons of player choice, and an incredible cast of dynamic characters.
Every minute is a fight for survival against the terrors of the outside world — radiation, Super Mutants, and hostile mutated creatures. Vault - Jewel of the Wastes. For years, Vault has faithfully served the surviving residents of Washington DC and its environs, now known as the Capital Wasteland.
Though the global atomic war of left the US all but destroyed, the residents of Vault enjoy a life free from the constant stress of the outside world. Yet one fateful morning, you awake to find that your father has defied the Overseer and left the comfort and security afforded by Vault for reasons unknown. Leaving the only home you've ever known, you emerge from the Vault into the harsh Wasteland sun to search for your father, and the truth. Road to the Show 3. Franchise Mode 2. Improvements include the long awaited man roster!
The drills will be of various concentrations of the game. These drills are a perfect way to polish and improve your baseball skills in The Show. Details and subtleties play a huge role in legitimizing a game and helping you lose yourself in the suspension of disbelief.
MLB 09 The Show sinks it's teeth into the details with realistic stadiums and signage, wear and tear on field, dusk to night lighting transitions, stadium Jumbotron animations and even crowd atmosphere - reaching up for foul balls out of play and home runs in addition to crowd rivalries and weather appropriate clothing. The critically acclaimed single-player experience of Assassin's Creed is back and better than ever as Ezio returns in an epic struggle against the powerful Templar Order.
Now a legendary Master Assassin, he must journey into Italy's greatest city, Rome, center of power, greed and corruption to strike at the heart of the enemy. Defeating the corrupt tyrants entrenched there will require not only strength, but leadership, as Ezio commands an entire Brotherhood that will rally to his side.
Only by working together can the Assassins defeat their mortal enemies. In Okami, the legendary monster Orochi has come back to life and turned the world into a veritable wasteland. Players must assume the role of a wolf, an embodiment of the sun god Amaterasu, which is capable of wielding unimaginable power. The state of the world lies in gamer's hands as they must fight ominous beings and reclaim the earth from a curse that plagues it.
It is crucial to help Amaterasu make the world a place where all living creatures can dwell once again. LIMBO, a black and white puzzle-platforming adventure, puts players in the role of a young boy traveling through an eerie and treacherous world in an attempt to discover the fate of his sister.
For the first time ever, all dribble moves have been mapped to the right analog stick, as well as shooting, passing, and post moves. String together devastating crossovers and clutch shots for maximum control and effectiveness. Shots are now dynamically created on the fly, with all-new collision physics created in real-time.
Each player has individualized abilities that can alter the course of a game. Improved fast break passing gives players more control. The Eliminator game mode allows you to release all that pent-up aggression as you use the full arsenal of Wipeout weaponry to destroy your opponents. Forget those racing lines; this is all about destruction, with the victor being the first to reach the target score. Zone Battle is about risk and reward.
Acceleration is automatic as you swoop over zone pads to fill your zone bar.
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