What's hot in 2009?

PIC PIC

Ha, wasn't that hot in 2007?

I'm looking forward to 1 vs 100.

Little Kings Story is amazing.

I'm looking at the release list and seriously wondering if I am excited for a single game this year. Like, Raiden Fighters Aces I'll probably get... everything else I am not at all hyped on. At least for 360. It's all "wait and see." Dark Void might be cool though.

I'm kinda hyped for Black Sigil on the DS. And Knights in the Nightmare. If I had a PS3, I'd add that new Pixeljunk game.

I am disappointed with my lack of hype so far.

Madworld gives me vague hope for using the wii every so often, so that.

well I'm nearly positive that MadWorld, Flower, and The Show '09 will end up on my C&P ballot, plus there's the whole slate of games set to come out this year - M&L3, Fight Night Round 4, Infamous, Muramasa, Prototype, Fat Princess, and PJM PSP just off the top of my head. fuck, that's 10 right there without even listing Peggle DS or Rhythm Heaven or GTA:CW - and any of those three could have made my top 10 for last year.

and then of course there's Pic Pic.

also the sequels to Uncharted and Dead Rising will most assuredly own

I'm currently most hopefully looking forward to Infamous and BlazBlue.

Way too hot on SFIV to care about much else anyway.

Psyched for Prototype - I still regularly play Hulk: Ultimate Destruction. Is Beyond Good & Evil 2 going to make it out this year or next?

I'm putting BG&E on the same timeline as, like, Sin & Punishment 2 (ie I'm confident that we'll actually get it, but we'll get it when we get it nahmean).

also oh yeah, all the fighting games! I wish I had an extra $250 laying around right now; I would totally pick up a TE stick just to take advantage of it (even though I'd probably only use it like five times since I am unmitigated shit at all non-Smash Bros fighting games ever)

also also Wii Sports Resort! god, this year is stacked.

Way too early to be sure, but optimistic about Fuel, Bioshock 2, and Brutal Legend (if it ever actually sees the light of day). cautiously optimistic about Red Dead Redemption, Singularity, I am Alive, and (much to my suprise) Mini Ninjas.

Oh yeah, and in the "already out" category, still really digging House Of The Dead: Overkill for what it is

Supposedly re: BGE2 most of the production team are working on Rabbids Go Home at the moment, then shifting to BGE2 in autumn. so next winter at the earliest (sob).
Sin & Punishment 2 i can see coming out later this year though. very interested in motionplus games, the tiger woods preview videos look good & i've been really wanting a good wii golf game.
still holding out for Infinite Space this year as well.

Bah! I want BG&E 2 ASAP!

But seriously, too many good games coming out this year. Not that anyone else will try it, but PES 2009 for Wii is outstanding, subtle but definite improvements over the '08 version.

oh and Assassin's Creed 2!!!!! that could easily end up being a top-5 game for me if they really end up making all the changes they're promising (much like the first one was for me back in 2007).

oh and add skate 2 to the list of contenders. and yes, I want Infinite Space too.

but really, the most amazing thing about this year is that pretty much everything listed so far is known. have there even been any stealth hits this year? My World, My Way perhaps? HotD: Overkill?

oh and EyePet this year too! I expect that I'll get at least as much enjoyment out of it as I did out of Noby Noby Boy.

also Cave Story on Wiiware. sorry for turning this thread into my own personal Twitter.

is my world my way any good?

I haven't played it so I can't say for certain, but it got a bunch of praise from jrpggots (particularly ones professing a love for wacky non-sequitur-driven Japanese humor).

So far, Big Word Puzzle Book is ridiculously addictive: http://www.ds-scene.net/?s=viewtopic&nid=7512
From the makers of Pic Pic I think?

oh shit that looks amazing!

it has a "random" mode with various settings to control how random, how hard, etc.
There's also an oddball ranking system so you can "level up" during play.

the individual games aren't anything super special (hangman is hangman is hangman) but they're well delivered (though a bit british; wtf is "lorries" doing in there?) and seemingly endless. this is definitely THE game for an international flight.

as a longtime vociferous advocate for Clubhouse Games I am alllllllllllllllllllll about some incredibly rudimentary games packaged in a thoughtful & efficient manner, so yes I'll be buying this ASAP (hopefully it won't be en Francais this time).

it's multi-5 actually

bought. CD-Wow has this for $22.50 shipped & insured2.50 shipped & insured, eff y'all's eye.

# Format: DVD - Plastic
# No of Discs: 1
# Platform: Nintendo DS

?

no worries; I've ordered from CD-Wow a billion times in the past and while they suck eggs through a straw at describing stuff, they do deliver what you order.

please please please let this get released over here:

http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-9g-49-en-70-3a69.html

whoa! that sounds pretty awesome. can't imagine it won't come overseas, tho.

fyi, you can play imports on a u.s. ds lite. (and maybe others too.)

actually that would be one of the few games I wouldn't be able to import; the language barrier just seems insurmountable in this case

I broke down and finally got a 42'HDtv last night, holy shit.
What are good 360 games to see beautiful images on this thing.

you seen Fight Night in HD yet? even like four years on, it's still probably the biggest "whoa" moment of this generation for me so far.

also Assassin's Creed and BioShock and FO3 and all the usual suspects. oh and Rez HD.

now i wish i'd waited for bioshock and fallout.
Bio2 and FFXIXIXLXIXL can't get here fast enough.

you seen Fight Night in HD yet? even like four years on, it's still probably the biggest "whoa" moment of this generation for me so far.

Fight Night 4 looks even better.

oh I'm sure it does, but I doubt it's going to have the transformative "$500 for a video game system man that thing better come with a warm hole to put my dick in" -> "well maybe I can afford one if I only eat twice a week for the next three months" effect that its predecessor did.

blazblue & kof xii reprazentttttttttt

oooooooh and fight night

tht looks sickkkkk

stoked for bioshock 2 and inFAMOUS too, while we're at it

I think I might be retarded tho cs I rlly enjoyed the mgs iphone game

: /

uh, the Ulduar patch in World of Warcraft

don't judge me (fukkin pally)

GHOST

BUSTERS

also still not played the demo but popular opinion seems to be tht the ufc game is going to be really good

I think "really good" is a stretch, but the demo was fun. I like that it has some ground stuff, although it's pretty rudimentary.

I have read three separate threads on three separate forums and they were all full of raves fr it : /

literally every new tidbit of information about Infamous makes me want it about a thousand times more. and then they had to go and tack the Uncharted 2 multiplayer beta on too!

i am so confused by that because having gone back and tried it again to see if i was just out of sorts, that demo was fucking awful. (hint - if you want to win, just be chuck lidell and whack buttons randomly and you will win every time. AWESUM CHALLANGE.) xpost

prototype, too

prototype should be fun but it's at the back of a loooooooooooooooooooooooooong-ass line.

also the new PSP at E3

might be interesting

did i hear someone say sequel to dead rising?

I am buying Plants Vs Zombies today.

Plants vs. Zombies is my favorite game this year thus far.

Planning on pre-ordering Brutal Legend later this week. What I'm looking forward to is primarily the smaller indie or downloadable stuff, and the Boom Blox sequel and Beaterator. I clutch onto the hope that LMNO is still alive.

I wouldn't count out Rabbids Go Home - it seems proper very much in the vein of Rayman 2, and production cycle will have been close to three years by release. (Not to mention BG&E is inappropriately canonized.)

I'm baffled as to why Popcap games cost twice as much on their own site as they do on Steam. Especially dismayed because at $10 I might've bought it today on Mac...

naseem hamed

GET HYPE
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r274/Saxyboy15/ScannedImage.jpg

oh nas is dlc and not actually on tht list lol

(Not to mention BG&E is inappropriately canonized.)

― litcofsky

What!?! That game was so much fun; one of my three favorite games of last gen (along with Psychonauts and Hulk: Ultimate Destruction).

plants vs. zombies is :DDDDD also looking forward to phantom brave wii

was someone here talking about The Path? it sounds interesting and disturbing.

^^^ srsly u guyz

EZ, it was very enjoyable - but it's status as some artistic triumph in gaming is ridiculous, the game is superficial and archetypal.

Guess we'll have to disagree; I think it is a marvelous Zelda-esque adventure story, with many memorable characters and a world I want to explore further. I didn't find it superficial, nor any more archetypal than any other "hero's quest" story. That's kind of the point, after all.

I liked it but I lost interest after awhile.

Ha, the help screen in plants vs zombies is great, it's just a note which basically says "when zombies come, do nothing. When zombies reach your house, you have won. Love from teh zombies".

Fat Princess has finally captured my interest. I wish it was coming out on PC though - on PS3, I doubt it'll get the necessary player base :(

OMG plants v zombies has kept me up past 2.30 two nights in a row. $20 seems expensive for a desktop defense clone, but damn is this ever polished. May have to buy.

Isn't is still cheap on steam? I got mine for £7, and got a copy of Heavy Weapons thrown in for free (Heavy Weapons is shite though).

I was pretty hyped for Prototype until the latest promo video- developer guy goes over all the awesome, innovative missions in their game and it's the same crap we've been seeing over and over since GTA 3. Chase this guy! Find and destroy these objects! Protect this helpless chucklefuck from hordes of enemies and if you fail START ALL OVER AGAIN! Admittedly, I play most sandbox games for an hour or so of Explosion Therapy to unwind after work with the actual story mode a distant second consideration, and Prototype's rampagey bits still look incredibly fun and well-executed, so that takes some of the sting out of it, but Jesus, dev team, don't act like escort missions are the second coming.

Also: the Red Faction: Guerrilla demo is surprisingly great for a game I expected nothing from.

was not aware of the steam option. I'll be buying tonight.

I briefly played a demo of the new Red Faction at Comic Con last summer and thought it was awful, but now I keep hearing everybody say it's pretty neat + I do like the idea of an open world game set on Mars = think I'm going to finally give it a second shot.

The demo on PSN/Xbox Live is pretty tightly controlled- time limit, short mission leading into two back-to-back setpieces- so I get the feeling it might not be truly representative of the final product, but what's there is great fun. My only complaimt (aside from the time limit) is that the on-foot shooting controls are a bit iffy, but they're at least functional, and it's much more fun to kill enemies with bombs and trucks and giant robots anyway.

bit.trip beat is one of the most frustratingly difficult games ever, but somehow i love it. its like a pong version of rez.

It kills my eyes & the levels are too long, I think. When I finally unlocked the second level I was too beat to even play it. Still, yeah, a cool game, but my eyes go bad even thinking about it.

Yeah, I enjoyed my new romp in the Red Faction demo - it has real powerful feel. I didn't mind the on foot shooting at all (360 version). The only possible weaknesses I saw were a.i. related - sometimes the bad guys in the demo are shooting at you from who knows where with frightful accuracy - other times Ive walked up to them, bumped into them from behind and the don't seem to notice until I start shooting? Also confused about the different factions, but imaging the game itself will make it more clear. Love the destruction, even if I wish it was a little less blocky / clunky. Really loved the mech section! Will wait for reviews, but if the game presents enough variety (weapons / missions) and doesn't have too many bugs, the new demo has definitely put it on my radar. Unfortunately it's currently scheduled in kind of a packed section of the year w/ at least Infamous, BlazBlue, King of Fighters 12 & Marvel vs. Capcom 2 all probably knocking it out of my budget.

Does Rad Faction still have a multiplayer component?

Doesn't Dragon Age: Origins come out this year?

probable footage from Beyond Good & Evil 2, looks very Assassins Creed/Mirrors Edge.
even though it doesn't look like gameplay footage still looks haaaaaaaaawt
http://kotaku.com/5246177/is-this-new-beyond-good--evil-2-footage

Red Faction demo was definitely a surprise, might be worth buying for remote charges only. ok no, but it was fun.

BG&E2, if that's what it is, looks good but fairly anonymous.

Totally reminds me of my hate for Ancel - he steals and passes his stuff off as original profundity.

It was much better when it is was in the Bourne Ultimatum.

into this:

http://www.rpgamer.com/games/other/nds/bloodbahamut/screens/bloodbahamut24.jpg

starting to really really really want the UFC game, but considering that inFamous (and the Uncharted mp demo) comes out one week later and FNR4 a month later I'm just sure that I don't have the time to play it.

did you try the ufc demo? I never did get round to it : /

cod:mw2 up in this thread obv

+1 on MW2; I loved CoD4 despite being inexcusable shit at it, but I gave it up once the PS3 version turned out to be the least of all possible worlds.

and yeah, the demo's really fun (if absurdly limited). there are a bunch of alleged issues w/ the final game (only 10 recorded nicknames and a max weight limit of 235 pounds [when the current IRL champ weighs like 265 right now] for CAW being the biggest one) but it's really obvious from the way the game plays that the devs liked FNR3 almost as much as I did. also the single-player mode is supposed to be surprisingly deep & engaging.

Plants vs. Zombies worth bringing up again as a GotY candidate; certainly best thing out so far.

I'm intrigued by all the dap PvZ has been getting but for the life of me I can't figure out what sets it apart from other TD games

popcap's trademark super finely calibrated learning curve.
You are never unchallenged, but never frustrated. i beat the game and died maybe twice? But I wouldn't call it too easy.
It's the essence of "just one more round".

whoa i just downloaded the demo and lo and behold... A GAME THAT TURNS OFF THE MUSIC WHEN YOU SWITCH TO ANOTHER APPLICATION! my god. that's genius.

first 10 minutes of Punch Out. so awesome.
http://www.dagbladet.no/tv/index.html?clipid=31538

ps3 slim

if those pictures are true ugh why are they keeping the foreman grill look?

they look pretty convincing to me and yeah I've no idea; bring back the ps2's blockiness pls

forks:

enjoying plants vs zombies but doesn't seem that different from any free (desktop tower defence) or very cheap (geo-defense for iphone, which i've spent HOURS on) or cheapish (pixeljunk monsters, which i've also spent hours and hours on) game in the genre. is there any particular reason i should "fork" over $20 for it? from the demo it doesn't seem any better than the three i just mentioned.

never knew glass joe was french

s1ocki, I don't think you're wrong really, the core game in PVZ is a very good example of its genre but nothing more than that. But there's an enormous selection of minigames/puzzle modes/mini-tamagotchi-type-plant-cultivation games, etc etc which open up once you've beat the main adventure mode, and I think it's the combination of those with a perfectly good tower defence game that makes the overall package great.

Zen Garden is worth the PVZ price of admission alone.

(Well, maybe not alone... But it's pretty awesome.)

Yeah, I will probably pick it up when it goes to $10 or so on the Mac. (Still peeved that it's already that price - the right price - on Steam only)

new bioshock looks like some more of the same but I enjoyed the first one loads

Yeah, I will probably pick it up when it goes to $10 or so on the Mac. (Still peeved that it's already that price - the right price - on Steam only)

― Nhex, Thursday, May 14, 2009 8:57 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

WHAT? that's outrageous. and annoying.

if it was $10 i'd buy it in a cleveland minute.

agreeing with Jim here; if I was privy to pixeljunk i might be less enthralled.
it IS ten bucks on steam so that's where I got it. Are you on a mac or somethin'?

ya I wd buy for £7 not £15

agreeing with Jim here; if I was privy to pixeljunk i might be less enthralled.
it IS ten bucks on steam so that's where I got it. Are you on a mac or somethin'?

― the toxic Internet art of constant callous one upsmanship (forksclovetofu), Friday, May 15, 2009 12:33 AM (14 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

ya i am

gottit. I wouldn't have paid 20 for it either, but in retrospect it would've been worth it.

fnr4 demo is up on tpb btw

http://gonintendo.com/?p=82826

well add another one to the list

wii only still :(((

add whatever this turns out to be to the list
http://www.konami.jp/kojima_pro/next/

punch out is fuckin great. helps that i'm kinda rubbish at it as well.

you playing it with buttons or with flailing?

wiimote sideways, NES style.

scans from famitsu of ds game by level 5/studio ghibli. looks gorgeous. http://gonintendo.com/?p=83149

They better bring that to the U.S.

ufc getting very well reviewed btw

The Ghibli game comes with a book apparently, which ties into the gameplay somehow. Clever bit of anti-piracy maybe, but no doubt it's going to mean GORGEOUS PACKAGE too.

I'm actually going to hold off on getting UFC until it's like $30ish; it's fun to play but since everyone I know got it for 360 instead of PS3 I'm in no rush. besides, this is an exponentially more pressing concern.

yup cosign, this has bargain bin written all over it

been picking up some good bargain bins lately: battlefield bad co., kane & lynch. got my eye on call of juarez too. what other 7/10s are now worth £10?

I know Valkyria Chronicles was selling at like $30 a few weeks ago - I'm not smart enough for strategy games but it's been getting deafening praise since it came out.

Metroid Prime Trilogy coming in August with widescreen and wiimote controls.

http://wii.ign.com/articles/985/985793p1.html

SOLDSOLDSOLDSOLDSOLDSOLDSOLD

looks like Layton 2 is coming out in August. about time!

metroid prime trilogy coming to 360?

--

also uhhuh, valkyria chrons looks straight dope

Call of Juarez? Is it about how many ¡PHARMACIAS! you can count in five minutes?

boss stage: El Paso

can't wait to play my friend's copy of valkyria

Wii Punch Out is fantastic, highly recommended if you liked the old games.

Bald Bull was the dude I couldn't beat this evening. He was a handful.

Gladiator A.D. is not a traditional 3D fighting game. It's more of a hybrid between 3D Fighting games like Bushido Blade and Boxing games like Fight Night.

I mean someone still needs to be making an actual Bushido Blade for the Wii but that's my interest piqued right there.

punching bald bull in the nuts is so satisfying.

i just had the weirdest madeline moment reading that.

I don't mean to be a downer, but I have no idea why I keep clicking on this thread.

Fragile is finally getting localised (at least in the US), out by end of year. http://uk.wii.ign.com/articles/987/987312p1.html

oh alright, by "winter"

As I wrote on t'other thread... Plants v. Zombies. Does this game get hard, ever? Am on to stage four and I think I've let two a grand total of two zombies through, pretty much by accident. I have 2000+ sun power left at the end of every game.

not "hard" per se. wait for the minigames/survival stuff.

we'll see. kind of annoyed i've spent cold hard cash on two popcap games neither of which i've enjoyed.

http://www.offworld.com/2009/06/e309-nintendo-to-localize-ds-p.html

pic pic is old news

Rittai kinda is too; we beat that into the ground. Pic Pic, otoh, lasts FOREVER.

as does that Big Word Book game which finally showed up and rules very much

505 ftw

glad you diggit! didn't want to give you a bum steer.

yeah, it's pretty much great so far (although I haven't turned up the "guess what word the DS is thinking of" game yet). feature set is just insane; it's gonna be sad when quirky little games like these go digital distribution and stop feeling compelled to come up with a cartridge full of content.

Oh man, the guess what word i'm thinking of game is totally my fave because it's completely insane.

One of the words I eventually got was PAROXYSM which drove me nuts.

any1 picking up fight night then?

had it preordered and it OWNS.

bahahahahah cozwn, your name

jamescobo man of fine style, how are the controls?

fu if u pick ali in this btw

say one thing for EA: they really know how to build a HUD for sports games: the little news ticker, ESPN updates etc are dope

I kno their games are quite often like menu sims bt I don't mind cos they give u lots of settings. love me settings

do you have any tips jc?

not really, I'm still getting used to the controls. I tend to be a bobbing-and-weaving-ass dude so I'm having a little trouble adjusting; also four years of FN3 have conditioned me to preload the haymaker so I'm kind of struggling now that they've changed the mechanic. the game's still great, of course; it's just a matter of acclimating myself to the new game balance and training minigames. still rules, though.

yup, this game rules so much

so satisfying counter punching someone. like most things on live: playing randoms is obnoxious but playing folx off yr friends list is heaps of fun

a+++ recommended imo

the new cornerman interface is teh suxxxxxorz though.

oh yeah, I did it once and have auto'd ever since

0-5 online :(

I'm all abt the hitman hearns, fuck the jab mashers and body spammers

eat my reach bitch!

"chris eubanks"
http://cdn.content.easports.com/media2/fn4/1022475/972A0001_3_FN_BOXER_PORTRAIT_ESD.jpg

kenny powers
http://cdn.content.easports.com/media2/fn4/839758/972A0001_1_FN_BOXER_PORTRAIT_fIk.jpg

oh hells yeah the FN3 stick controls are an alternate scheme! okay, I should be playing this a whole lot more once I get all my sliders properly set. that just leaves the shitty training games and barebones corner interface.

I've played Prototype more or less non-stop for the last two days. I haven't been this addicted to a game in awhile.

Guys, I was rocking out 1v100, like #3 out of the entire group, when the game just dumped me back into my 360 dashboard and when I logged back in, I was at 0 points again. FAIL.

So has anyone tried Blood Bowl yet?

i am baws rank at this fight night, i can't do anything except just button bash. If I try and dodge or block I just get cuffed. Only done a few fights, but can't get into it at all.

Blood Bowl is one of the most shoddily made games i have ever played. the presentation is embarrassing, the interface sucks and it's buggy. everything about it has the cheap ring of a tin plate. however the gameplay is just passable enough that with the assistance of a huge dollop of nostalgia i am loving it.

oh yeah loved me some blood bowl growing up :D

jim let's fight on fn, u can beat me up cos I am gash

I had a fight last night w/these stats

opponent (hagler)
score: 98
total punches: 566/942 (60%)
counter: 7/10
knockdowns: 2

coz (robinson)
score: 90
total punches: 392/593 (66)
counter: 62/90
knockdowns: 0

I know he landed more punches thn me but I wsn't just spamming jab but looking for opportunities, blocking and countering. look at his counter stats vs mine. but he totally raped me on scoring. :(

right cool, i'll give it an evening tonight (want to actually learn to block and dodge) and play you some time tomorrow.

pokewalker is hot
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y50/TakeOverWiFi/Pokewalker.jpg

how long before they make a pokewalker that connects to your nike+ and your ipod that tells you how far you've walked, how levelled your jigglypuff is and how long it will be before you ever get laid

megan fox
http://cdn.content.easports.com/media2/fn4/15266039/971A0001_2_FN_BOXER_PORTRAIT_Gea.jpg

how long before they make a pokewalker that connects to your nike+ and your ipod that tells you how far you've walked, how levelled your jigglypuff is and how long it will be before you ever get laid

― wacky out of context phrase is the worst look (forksclovetofu), Monday, June 29, 2009 12:32 PM (6 hours ago)

see obv you made the mistake of getting pokewalker LITE

better be bluetooth compliant is all i'm saying

KOs are too good in FN
http://beta.easports.com/media/play/video/6708764

http://beta.easports.com/media/play/video/6620766

jamescobo, wht is ur take on headbuttin ppl during online fights? y/n?

For sale: Fight night Round 4 - XBOX 360 - $55 (hawthorne)

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I'm selling a brand new fight night round 4 for xbox360 game.

everything is in perfect condition, i played it once...and got so mad at losing online, i must sell it.

save yourself 5 bucks + tax and get it from me.

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tbqh I haven't even taken it online yet, mostly because I do not wish to have a reaction mirroring ^^^^

so i am been keeping on keeping on with Blood Bowl and the good stuff is showing through more and I have become gradually inured to the crap stuff so it is now a high quality game experience. the online mp is a bit weird to figure out at first but i haven't had a single problem with connecting or finding a game, and it seems like a decent community of players, if you are okay with a bunch if frenchies dominating proceedings. in summary: WOULD RECOMMEND