09.06.07

Game Previews-The Simpsons Game, Burnout Paradise, Skate

Posted in Game Previews at 9:01 am by earl

The Simpsons Game- One of the games I am looing forward to this year is The Simpsons Game. The game basically follows The Simpsons characters zapped into a video game, and of course, there is a satirical spin on things. Whenever jumping into a moment of cliches, Comic Book Guy will pop up and explain it, which is one of the high points of this game. You will play as almost each of the Simpsons member in about 16 “epsiodes”, or levels. There will be boss fights, there will be variety, and hopefully it can save this license and bring it back to the days of Hit and Run. The game will probably release late this year. And the multiple box art idea was genius.

   

Burnout Paradise- Another one of my favorite game series is the Burnout Series, which has me constantly wrecking other people and wrecking myself…..for fun. The new installment will send players into a free-roam environment where they can do as they wish for as long as they want. The city will be huge, taking about 15 minutes to drive from end to end, which is huge compared to 15 seconds in some games. There will even be a new feature including webcams where you can see the picture of the person you just pwned and the look on his frightened face. The car models look great, the crash mechanics will probably be as awesome as always, and I look forward to playing this when it comes out…..next year.

  

Skate-It looks like EA is going to try to take down the skating master himself, Tony Hawk, later this year. The new game will go back to the basics of skating, far from the never-ending jokes of the Tony Hawk games. What if this game does dethrone Mr. Hawk? Well, I say more power to them. The game iwll feature prominent skaters like Danny Way, PJ Lad, and Rob and Big. This game looks to create a bitter rivalry September 11, 2007.

  

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