Sonic Unleashedis a bizarre paradox of a game, because never before have I played a game that is at once both jawdroppingly exhilarating and unbelievably frustrating. On the one hand,Sonic Unleashedis a fantastic experience, but for everything it does right, there is something it does atrociously wrong. I’d been looking forward to this game for a long time, ever since I played it at the Tokyo Game Show and found myself having quite a bit of fun with it....
PAX Prime 2010starts this Friday! This will be the fourth year in a row that Destructoid has attended the nerd mecca and in Seattle, Washington and we have some awesome things in store for you during the entire weekend! We’re doing another panel on Saturday at 10:30AM in the Unicorn Theatre! Niero, Chad Concelmo, Jonathan Holmes, and Jim Sterling will be hosting Destructoid LIVE! where we will be discussing all sorts of things,giving out fabulous prizes, and we’ll even have aworld-exclusive game revealat the panel!...
Gamesradardelivers utter hilarity and complete horror in equal measures today, as it provides us several artistic renderings of what the world would be like should the “big three” game companies ever put their differences aside. The above image is Sony’s Jack Tretton resting upon the mighty, comforting bosom of Microsoft’s J Allard — and that’s just the opening gambit. It could only get worse from there, and believe me, it does....
Lima Sky, developer of the unnaturally successful and addictiveDoodle Jump, has announced that its iPhone poster boy just passed the four million downloads mark. Since the game has never had a “lite” version or a limited free offer, all those downloads have been bought and paid for. Doodle Jumphas always exemplified the success of iPhone gaming to me. A game about a little green fellow who jumps from platform to platform with the aid of the iPhone’s tilt interface, it’s priced perfectly at 99 cents and has constantly been a fixture in the top ten iTunes charts....
If you don’t have a camera, an MP3 player, or a DS already, then surely your curiosity has been piqued by the official announcement ofthe DSi, Nintendo’s new iPhone-flavored system. It has some fancy new tricks up its sleeve, but those trickshave a price, and the currency is battery life. According to spec comparisons, a DS Lite at the maximum brightness lasts you about five to eight hours, while a DSi at the maximum brightness will net you a mere three to four hours of fun....
[dTunes is a community organized blog showcasing the musical tastes of Destructoid’s users. For two weeks, the editorial team is commandeering the series because, hey, we like music too. To further expand your horizons, ensure to check outthe dTunes blog.] I absolutely adore pop music and I’m not ashamed of it. When I started to write my contribution to dTunes Editor’s Week, my first inclination was to fill it with David Bowie, Elvis Costello and Lady GaGa....
I’m not entirely sure what I’ve seen here, but I kind of want it. A game where RPG-like battles involve such special moves as knocking an ice cream out of someone’s hand or playing loud music at your enemies kind of wins, as far as I’m concerned. The fact that giggling cylindrical monstrosities are the stars of the show makes it even better.Everyone over at Gametrailers seems to have writtenZubooff as just another crap EA game, but it looks somewhat inventive and fun to me....
Gameloft had one more game for the console crowd to check out, this time for the Playstation Network. CalledBattle Tanks, it’s a twin-stick shooter where you control tanks. In the campaign, you are sent missions to drive over and shoot the other tanks. Along the way, you can get pick up power up in improvement to the typical cannon: rocket launchers, flame throwers and the sort. For fans of these sorts of games, there are multiplayer modes as well....
Infinity Ward knows a thing or two about showing off its games during a press conference. After watchingModern Warfare 2be played in front of a live audience at Microsoft’s 2009 shindig, and thinking about how many ways the demonstration could have gone awry, I have settled on that conclusion. The last time my eyes were this glued to the screen, I was watchingCall of Duty 4’s“All Ghillied Up” levelduring E3 2007....
Yeah, so, we just saw a presentation at the Nintendo E3 press conference that Nintendo is holding right now forDisney Epic Mickey, and let me tell you: you are so not ready. SO. NOT. READY. Described as a mix of adventure, platforming and RPG, this sounds like the game that I’ve been waiting for for YEARS. We learned a bit more about how players can erase characters and surroundings, which can affect character behavior and possibly limit what they will tell you to help you out....
Venture Beat recently cornered Epic Games’ President Mike Capps, who revealed that the developer isnotcurrently working on a newUnrealgame. But that doesn’t mean its sleeping on the job, either. “We might have a new one coming,” he says of an upcoming game reveal, “I think E3 is going to be really exciting for fans of Epic.” We already know that Epic is working with People Can Fly an Electronic Arts published shooter, which is set to ship early next year....
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrimis one of the most talked about games on the E3 show floor, and with good reason — it’s f*ckingridiculous! The demonstration’s first example of combat features a wolf getting KICKED IN ITS STUPID WOLF FACE! That’s theopeninggambit, and it only gets better from there. Finishing moves are just part of a completely overhauled combat system in which you STAB GOBLINS IN THE BACK AND SKEWER ELVES THROUGH THEIR DUMB NECKS!...
To saythelastfewinstallments of the NHL series are pretty good is an understatement. Every year EA Canada comes up with great ideas on how to improve their amazing line of hockey games. This year is no different as they’re showing off how they’ve made their AI even better inNHL 12by being able to better anticipate your next move and react accordingly. You can get your hands onNHL 12September 9th in Europe and September 13th in the U....
