Video Game News

I thought I might as well make my first post about gaming. I'm gonna miss Otronicon this weekend (shut up Carlos), which is sad. But, to make myself feel better, I'll post about gaming and gaming news. I'll start with Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

For those of you out of the loop on this, I'll add some recent updates here. But seriously, if you really care, you'll go to http://www.smashbros.com/.

Some big news this week, another delay! Now the release date is scheduled to be March 9. I feel safe posting this given that I'm at my commputer...alone...out of harm's way.

Also, Sheik has finally been added as a character. The bad news? She hasn't changed. A bit. Every move is exactly the same. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but really, they couldn't have just spiced her up a bit? Like Link (I'll use this comparison since he's from the same series), they made his boomerang now unleash a tornado when used, making it more powerful. They couldn't have at least let her use her chain to grapple? Or maybe lit some dem darts on fiah. But maybe there's a reason for this. But I don't know (or really care...).

More character news. Olimar!!! Your favorite little dog-like thing from Pikmin! I'd say he's my new most anticipated character, now replacing Pokemon Trainer. I like these guys simply because they've got such a unique fighting style. I'm most excited though, to see the Pikmin in action. Those guys are awesome. I want to see each of their effects on enemies...what the red ones will do, blue, yellow, purple, white...And their final smash was also announced this week. It's called "End of Day," and fans of Pikmin will understand how at night Olimar and his pikmin leave the planet so as not to be slaughtered by nocturnal creatures. Like gangstas (but not really). Their final smash will be just that. They jump into the ship and fly out of the stadium. In their absence, the remaining brawlers are mauled by nighttime creatures. And to finish it, the ship comes crashing back down in the morning and causes an explosion, which will hopefully finish whoever didn't get KO'ed by the animals.

Now since I don't have a Wii, nor do I really care for one, I'll put some other news here. 360 games to come in 2008! (I don't care if they not exclusive)

Fable 2 - Sequel to one of Xbox's best games, due out Q3 2008.

Lost Odyssey - Due out in America Febrary 12. One of Microsoft's attempts to appeal to (no offense) ignorant Japanese gamers...you know, the ones who play Final Fantasy 24/7. The good news is, this one's made by Mistwalker, which was founded by *ahem* Hironobu Sakaguchi. You might know him better from Square Enix.

Halo Wars - got no news on when this is supposed to be shipping. Just think, Halo RTS.

Too Human - One of my personal favs. These guys been workin their butts off still, after so much bad luck and so many cancellations, Too Human's finally due out in '08. This one's story is for another post, or you could check it at http://www.ign.com.

Turok - Didn't appeal to me at first, but it's shaping up to look like a good game. Due out 2/5.

Rainbow Six Vegas 2 - Not being a big fan of the franchise, I got no comment. Due out 3/11.

Dead Space - I know, its developer is EA, but I think it has potential...a lot. And the director's comment on how he plans to make "the scariest game ever" has got me psyched. Due out some time in 2008. Gamestop says it ships October something.

Mercenaries 2: World in Flames - First game was awesome, let's hope #2 (which is working under a different developer) will be better! Due out April 08.

...that's all for now. Yes, there;s other games, but I have to pack, and my mom wants me off the compy. My next post won't be til at least Monday. Til then check out my friend Carlos' (http://carlossspot.blogspot.com) coverage of Otronicon at OSC this weekend.