I downloaded a new demo from the PlayStation Store last weekend and got a few surprises. Talk about Echo Chrome has been circulating for quite some time now but it was not until I tried it for myself that I was able to appreciate the game. Echo Chrome is so simple when it comes to graphics. It is like comparing a child’s art doodles to a masterpiece by Picasso.
Yet it delivers a different kind of gaming experience. Imagine black and white drawings (simplistic drawings – lines and curves) in 3D. That’s it! The beauty of the game lies in the 5 different laws that apply to the world of Echo Chrome. At the beginning of the demo, you are introduced to the 5 different perspectives – I forgot what they all are (too lazy to turn the PS 3 on as I write). You have to remember these perspectives in order to succeed at the game, though.
The challenge is in you, the player, being able to manipulate the environment so as to utilize the different perspectives and guide your character through the pathways in the game. The game seems easy and simple enough – until you actually try it. I think the graphics and the simplistic explanation of the perspectives are cunningly deceptive. They give you this false sense of belief that everything is easy. Trust me, it is not – and that is the fun of it!
The game will be released for the PS3 and the PSP.
You probably know by now that I am a big fan of the GOW franchise. Well, here is the moment that many of us have been waiting for – the GOW for PSP is coming out! In gaming lingo, when developers announce a game has gone gold, it means that the development is complete and that it will be ready to launch pretty soon. For God of War: Chains of Olympus, the PSP version of the popular game franchise, we could expect it to hit the stores early next month – that is, at least in the United States.
So what is notable about Chains of Olympus? Here’s Wikipedia’s take on this:
At a God of War II launch event on March 13, 2007, God of War II director Cory Barlog indicated that the PSP God of War game would be a spin-off, side story, or prequel of the main God of War video game series: “It is its own story that connects to the overall story. God of War, God of War II, and then if all the stars align God of War III will be the telling of a trilogy. This PSP story will be a further fleshing out.”
The Island of Rhodes website revealed that God of War: Chains of Olympus is a prequel to the God of War series. It chronicles the various adventures of Kratos throughout the ten years he spent in servitude of the Gods (hence the game’s name which implies a bond between the series’ protagonist and the deities of Olympus) preceding the events of God of War.
The Official UK Playstation site reveals that, “Kratos will journey to lands that no mortal has ever walked upon. With the world plunged in eternal darkness and the gods rendered powerless, Kratos will face the most feared creatures of Greek mythology, and ultimately be forced to choose between his own personal redemption and saving the ancient world from certain destruction.”
No matter what, we are going to find out what is in store for GOW fans in the coming weeks.
Tags: games, God of War, PSP, sony
Ever dream of being in the marines and reaching the stage of being part of the elite Special Forces that undergo special training in the military? Well, thanks to Tom Clancy, aspiring special forces units players can have the chance with this new installment where the called upon special forces known as “Ghosts” have to face the rising rebellion threat on the borders of Mexico to stave off the probable crisis that may extend towards the United States.
Such a scenario offers a realistic modern day life happening, with due reference towards the ongoing war in Iraq. Offered through game engines as the PC, PSP, PS3 and Xbox 360, people can make their own destiny and fight off the rebellion forces and make sure that they stay within their territorial bounds.
Ghost Recon offers high-end technological machinery to serve as the available weapons to fight off the rebellion forces. With the setting of the year in 2014, it will not be surprising why such new developed weapons are not possible once the real world reaches this date.
[tags]ghost recon, tom clancy, xbox, ps2, ps3, psp[/tags]
Tags: ghost-recon, PS2, PS3, PSP, tom-clancy, Xbox
It has been a common tradition that game consoles would come to a point of having to engage in price drops since immediate demands of purchase for them would not be selling as forecasted. Part of this can be attributed to their outrageous prices such as that of the Playstation 3 and the Wii series. The cost for owning one is simply too much and waiting for some time for prices to be lowered has been an expected trend as can be seen from previous game console installments such as the PS2 and the Xbox offers.
People are simply waiting in line before the price drops hit the markets. The initial purchasers will always be there, largely composed of game addicts who go for distinction and allow their excitement to get the better of them. While these people may afford to burn the extra cash, price discounts are offered after some time since not resorting to such may leave them with a heap of game consoles that will just gather dust and eat up their inventory space.
[tags]timezone, ps2, ps3, xbox, wii[/tags]
Tags: PS2, PS3, timezone, Wii, Xbox
The more advanced a gaming package the higher the need for better hardware specifications. Such has been the method adopted by PC games, PlayStation and Xbox today. The sequels to game consoles have been done for the purpose of providing better quality game play and graphics above all. It is quite obvious that the higher fine graphic turnout has become the darling of most game enthusiasts today. While it is true that preference for overall game play is important for hardcore gamers today, these are sometimes overshadowed by high resolution graphics that people get people glued to the fine graphic representations used in most games like role playing and sports games today.
There have been a number of revisions on games today, a lot of where improvement in representation once the game console is in use can be significantly noticed. War games, sports and arcade games have been the sought after preferences in demands for gaming preference today.
Among the games notable for such innovations include that of Gears of War, Gran Turismo 4, NBA Live Series, and the Raw vs. Smackdown sequels. A lot of them are highly touted and rated based on actual gamers’ experience.
[tags]playstation, ps2, ps3, xbox, xbox360, online gaming, graphics accelerator[/tags]
Tags: graphics-accelerator, Online Gaming, PlayStation, PS2, PS3, Xbox, xbox360
Once a good movie that has caught so much attention is about to hit the theaters, people would do anything to find out what the possible storylines, twists and character roles in the movie would be. For hit movies, there would usually be corresponding games in the playstation 2 series such as Lord of the Rings, Cars, Matrix and so on where players are given missions and tasks to take on certain levels.
To spice up the game, short film clips of the movie are inserted where players can somehow depict each of the scenes shown and somehow be able to analyze and get an idea of what the whole storyline is all about. Tricky as it may seem but some people can even get the gist of the movie based on factual trailers. It is these trailers which have been placed strategically for interactive purposes and to easily understand the main objective of goals to achieve per level during game play.
[tags]playstation2, ps2, playstation, dvd games, movie games[/tags]
Tags: dvd-games, movie-games, PlayStation, playstation2, PS2
Most game enthusiasts would agree that games would usually follow the practice of movies in providing follow-up sequels such as Diablo, Warcraft and The SIMS. These games develop new installment packages for the fact that ones the original game has been completed, fans clamor for new twists and enhancements that would make the game more interesting.
Sequels are risks as well. Not all sequels are considered to be successful as expectations are taken to another level. It is entirely a new challenge and raising the bar towards the level set by people for the latest installment such as Warcraft 2 or 3, The SIMS 2 and Diablo 2, it cannot be avoided that they will be compared to the earlier version for review and comparison.
Such as been something to consider. While the area of graphics is something that is almost automatic, game play is also important. It should not be done in a way to which it covers only one side of a game developed, but the overall demands as solicited from avid gaming addicts the world has.
[tags]warcraft, diablo, sims, sequels[/tags]
Tags: Diablo, sequels, sims, Warcraft
In any place we go to today, we would see little tykes holding a small contraption that makes them glued and readily attentive to it. Most likely, these are games, since they are the easily identifiable attention getters for kids and the young at heart with the vast innovations that technology has to offer today.
This is not the first time that such innovations have been offered to the world. In the early 80′s, games then known as Game and Watch hit the streets and had everyone crazy about these arcade games.
Today, it has been more advanced, with the influx of the PSP and GameBoy Advance portable game consoles making it easier for people to take their games anywhere.
Another difference is that today, anyone can choose the game with the use of only one contraption since game cartridges make it flexible for them to choose the game that they are hooked on the most.
[tags]gameboy, game and watch, psp[/tags]
Tags: game-and-watch, Gameboy, PSP
Slam Dunks, trick passes and lots of shake and bake moves are what Xbox 360 owners have in store for this off the court basketball game. The street basketball segments of the hottest sport of NBA basketball today has been elevated to entirely new levels in this new rim rocking installment of basketball.
The game focuses entirely on showcasing the latest and creative new moves that are seen today in the hardwood by the different NBA stars. Combines with an eccentric play list of tunes, the era of basketball fever has been raised a notch to provide entertainment and electrifying moves that can only be seen and controlled through the Xbox 360 console.
If there is one thing that this game may lack, it is that of being too concentrated towards fancy moves and rim rocking dunks by players. While it offers a short career mode game mode, it is obvious that this game was created mainly for the dunking delights as avid fans love to see and imitate through game play.
[tags]nba street, xbox 360, freestyle, dunking, nba, basketball[/tags]
Tags: basketball, dunking, freestyle, nba, nba-street, Xbox 360
It is a known fact that the gaming fever has obviously invaded the private lives of people today. The usual games like the NBA Live Series, car racing stuff and the usual role playing games are so addictive that people tend to become hooked on to their PlayStation sets and stay at home to play them vividly. But with the introduction of the PSP, another demand has been satisfied.
The PSP, a portable game console that can be brought anywhere a person pleases offers a totally new name towards compact and handy entertainment within their fingertips. PSP owners can have the luxury of using the various known DVD Games parallel to the PlayStation series everyone is aware of today.
Don’t get the PSP concept wrong. Many would consider it as something only for the sake of adhering towards the kids’ demand for flexibility and mobility. But anyone would be surprised that even the adult and avid gamers would really be the leading purchasers of such new portable game consoles such as the PSP.
[tags]psp, playstation, ps2, ps3[/tags]
Tags: PlayStation, PS2, PS3, PSP
