360 Titles coming this month
Posted by pogowolf on January 15, 2008
Culdcept Saga – 02.05.08 – Strategy – Rating Pending
Features (from Xbox.com) :
Culdcept SAGA combines the luck and strategy of a board game with the depth of a collectible card game and puts it all into an exciting adventure on Xbox 360. Stop the war ravaging the land and bring peace back to the world. Control powerful beasts and spells summoned by mystical cards. Conquer the elements, take over lands, and vanquish your enemies. Amassing the cards into a valuable collection is your most important weapon. Take on up to three of your friends on one console or over Xbox LIVE!
[PogoWolf's Vue: Bargin Bin material]
Devil May Cry 4 – 02.05.08 – Action – Rated Mature
Features (from Xbox.com) :
Devil May Cry 4 immerses you in a gothic supernatural world, where a new protagonist clashes with a familiar hero. As the new leading man Nero, unleash incredible attacks and non-stop combos using a unique new gameplay mechanic with his powerful “Devil Bringer” arm. With the advanced graphical capabilities of Xbox 360, high-definition visuals and intricate detail come to life as you explore new and exotic locales. Dynamic action and undeniable style combine with explosive fighting options and a gripping story to produce incomparable experience that only a Devil May Cry game delivers.
[PogoWolf's Vue: SS/DD]
The Spiderwick Chronicles – 02.05.08 – Adventure – Rating Pending
Features (from IGN.com) :
Based on the movie and book series, The Spiderwick Chronicles recreates the fantastical world in a videogame adventure where twin brothers Jared and Simon, along with their sister Mallory Grace, embark on a perilous journey filled with adventure and danger.
[PogoWolf's Vue: Another stupid movie tie in game]
Turok – 02.05.08 – FPS – Rated Mature
Features (from Xbox.com) :
You are Turok, a member of the special forces squad Whiskey Company, in this epic first-person shooter set on a dark, mysterious planet in the future. Use your elite military training to elude an army of soldiers, the ravenous, unpredictable dinosaurs, and other massive creatures that populate this dangerous environment. Good luck, soldier!
[PogoWolf's Vue: Didn't he kill enough Dinosaurs yet? and SS/DD Developers really need a new gimmick on the FSP]
Conflict: Denied Ops – 02.12.08 – FPS – Rating Pending
Features (from IGN.com) :
When the US government needs intelligence but wants no association with an operation, deniable operatives are dispatched. Responsible for covert paramilitary actions, the Special Activities Division is a division of the Central Intelligence Agency’s former Directorate of Operations, now the National Clandestine Service. Members of the unit must bear no identity; no objects, papers or clothing that could associate them in any way with their employees… Conflict: Denied Ops draws its inspiration from this group of highly skilled individuals. An innovative new two player co-op FPS, Conflict: Denied Ops is set in today’s delicately balanced political climate, focusing on two covert field operatives, experts in weapons and military tactics. Conflict: Denied Ops allows players the freedom to switch seamlessly, at any point, between these two operatives to lay down cover fire, explore different paths through levels, create a distraction or pin down the enemy under crossfire.
[PogoWolf's Vue: Might have been interesting, but with a tag line like that.. you know the game is going to suck so the marketing team is trying to make it sound better.]
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic Elements – 02.12.08 – Action RPG – Rating Pending
Features (from IGN.com) :
Developed by the team behind the RPG Arx Fatalis, this entry in the long-running Might and Magic series brings the legendary RPG to life in new ways with the power of the Source Engine powering its character animation, graphics, AI and real-world physics to provide a wholly immersive first-person RPG experience. The second chapter in the new Might & Magic franchise allows players to experience ferocious combat as an expert warrior, mage, or assassin using a vast array of devastating weapons against vicious creatures in a captivating fantasy environment.
[PogoWolf's Vue: SS/DD.. Played it on the PC with superior controls.]
Jumper – 02.12.08 – Action – Rating Pending
Features (from IGN.com) :
A videogame based on the science fiction-action-thriller directed by Doug Liman. Jumpers, people with a genetic anomaly that enables them to teleport themselves instantaneously to anywhere on the globe, have existed for centuries. An age-old battle rages between the Jumpers and the Paladins, a clandestine organization set on eliminating them from the planet. The Jumper game extends the film’s storyline, following Griffin, a battle-hardened Jumper determined to avenge the death of his parents at the hands of the Paladins. Griffin’s quest to find the killer spans exotic locales around the world.
[PogoWolf's Vue: Stupid name.. might need to research this one.]
Lost Odyssey – 02.12.08 – RPG – Rated Teen
Features (from IGN.com) :
The second of two epic RPG projects for Microsoft by Mistwalker, the studio founded by Square-Enix’s Hironobu Sakaguchi. You play as Kaim, a man who’s been sentenced to live for 1,000 years. The game’s storyline takes you through Kaim’s life as he lives through multiple generations, becomes a part of many families, falls in and out of love and gets into conflicts. All this is set in a world that is on the verge of a “mystical industrial revolution,” where mankind has attained dark powers.
[PogoWolf's Vue: There was a first? must not have been THAT epic...]
FIFA Street 3 – 02.18.08 – Sports – Rating Pending
Features (from Xbox.com) :
FIFA Street 3 brings to life soccer superstars from around the world as stylized action heroes in the ultimate arcade soccer experience. Hit the streets with some of the best pro players and experience all the style and attitude of street soccer. Decked out in authentic training kits and street wear, every player boasts their own distinctive style of play with unique abilities to match. Whether you’re after brawn, brains, silky skills, or crunching tackles, the perfect street team is out there. Take your soccer heroes to the streets and experience the revolution in street soccer.
[PogoWolf's Vue: Boring.. if you want to play sports.. get your phat butt on the field.]
Supreme Commander – 02.18.08 – RTS – Rated E10+
Features (from IGN.com) :
In the 37th Century, the galaxy is torn apart by three rival factions, each vying to eradicate its enemies from the universe, end the Infinite War and become the reigning power supreme. Supreme Commander represents the next evolution in the Real Time Strategy genre through its truly strategic and tactical gameplay and mind-blowing scale and scope, which is coupled with unrivalled zoom and control features.
[PogoWolf's Vue: *sigh* Consoles can't pull off an RTS. Good on the PC.. but the controls are going to suck.]
The Club – 02.19.07 – Action – Rated Mature
Features (from Xbox.com) :
Step into the shoes of eight modern-day gladiators thrown in an underground bloodsport controlled by a faceless, obscenely wealthy elite who place their bets on who will survive the bloodbath before them. Do you have what it takes to survive in The Club?
[PogoWolf's Vue: Backstreet DOA?]
Dynasty Warriors 6 – 02.19.08 – Action – Rating Pending
Features (from IGN.com) :
Another entry in the massive battlefield simulator/action game from Koei. On top of the usual updates, including all new weapons, the gameplay formula has been changed significantly, adding the ability for players to perform practically unlimited combos.
[PogoWolf's Vue: And another SS/DD Game.]
Frontlines: Fuel of War – 02.25.08 – FPS – Rated Teen
Features (from Xbox.com) :
Natural resources are depleted. The world’s economy is in a tailspin. Depression takes hold. The world’s superpowers struggle to maintain control … and they will clash in Frontlines™: Fuel of War. Frontlines brings players into the next great war. Society is on the verge of collapse, and people are desperate. The two superpowers, the Western Coalition and the Red Star Alliance, are headed for the inevitable conflict. Join the battle on the frontlines today!
[PogoWolf's Vue: They should have said, hey! if you liked Metal of Honor buy this also!.]
Lost: Via Domus – 02.26.08 – Adventure – Rated Teen
Features (from IGN.com) :
As a passenger of Oceanic flight 815, you survived the crash and find yourself on an uncharted island somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. As you begin to unravel mysteries of the island, you begin to discover secrets of your own. You will have to understand your past mistakes in order to survive and find your way home…
Based on the popular TV show, the game incorporates familiar locations and will feature main characters from the show. Solve puzzles, outsmart enemies, battle the smoke monster, and overcoming many other challenges to survive the island and ultimately come out alive.
[PogoWolf's Vue: Never watched the show. Can believe the Fans will scoup this up, but the rest of us? pass. ]
Turning Point: Fall of Liberty – 02.26.08 – Shooter – Rated Teen
Features (from Xbox.com) :
In the alternate history of Turning Point: The Fall of Liberty, unstoppable Nazi forces win World War II, and take over Europe and the United States. Now it’s up to you to save the country, and the world, in this story-driven, provocative shooter that redefines WWII-era action.
[PogoWolf's Vue: And another SS/DD Game.]
Universe at War: Earth Assault – 02.26.08 – Strategy – Rated Teen
Features (from Xbox.com) :
Powerful forces from across the universe have brought war to our planet. Now, in Universe at War: Earth Assault you must command different factions, each with their own powers and fighting units, and take to the battlefield to emerge victorious. The latest title from real-time strategy pioneers Petroglyph Games features unprecedented levels of customization, and the ability to take on opponents cross-platform. Control massive alien war machines, determine your own tech tree, and retrain units in the midst of battle to turn the tide. Wage war across familiar Earth cities and landmarks, in a persistent fully destructible world. Stay true to the cause, keep your eyes open, command your units, it’s Universe at War.
[PogoWolf's Vue: *sigh* Consoles can't pull off an RTS. Good on the PC.. but the controls are going to suck.]
[Primary list via: Hawty Mcbloggy]
Wow, this must be the month of be there.. done that.. games.
