What is going on with people releasing games during the third week of November? Uh, hello, Super Mario Galaxy is coming out that week; talk about sent to die ...
Midway is hoping that not everyone is interesting in hopping all around planets and making high-pitched whooping noises, and will be releasing their first-person shooter, BlackSite: Area 51, for the PC and Xbox 360 on November 12. While the PC and Xbox 360 versions have gone gold and are getting ready to ship, the PlayStation 3 version will have to wait; Midway says the game is schedule to ship in North America this December.
While many people will write off BlackSite as "another shooter with aliens," I've had a blast playing areas beyond just what you see in the Xbox Live demo. The combination of the Unreal Engine 3.0 and Stranglehold's massive destruction make for a pretty game, with some intense and fun action moments. I'm not going to pretend the loss of online co-op hasn't angered the Gods, though. It most certainly has.
Looks fun enough, for another generic shooter :P
I can't believe they first said: "We'll release this around Halo 3 so people will buy this, because they will be in a scifi-shooter mindset", only to delay it because of Halo 3.... to november where COD4 and Assassin's Creed and SMG are released.
Maybe they should price it at 40-50 bucks or something?
The demo was a bit choppy but this still has the potential to be an interesting single player bash. Keeping an eye on this. The 360 lineup this christmas is a FPS mega-fest. There is some real stiff competition on offer.
Should've released this a couple of weeks earlier. It looks like a COD4/Gears of War mashup, though probably not as good as either of them. Still, doesn't look bad. Assuming this is a sequel to the mostly-shitty Area 51, this one looks much better than the first.
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12:17 PM on 11.03.2007
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I can't believe they first said: "We'll release this around Halo 3 so people will buy this, because they will be in a scifi-shooter mindset", only to delay it because of Halo 3.... to november where COD4 and Assassin's Creed and SMG are released.
Maybe they should price it at 40-50 bucks or something?
More Shooters PLEAZE! ( Especially FPS' )
Shoulda pushed it back to '08.
good enough impression. If the reviews are good then i will maybe buy
it.