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The Games to Look Out For (Summer 08 Edition)!
darksydex3226 | 12:46 PM on 06.01.2008 6 comments


The Games to Watch For in 08 and 09!!

Garbage games come & go in the world of gaming (and are even hyped up), but great
games are always a hard thing to come by. However, we're reaching a
pretty fine season of good games on the horizon (and plenty of bad ones, so don't worry
about that). Now here I am, self-proclaimed Gaming Guru Extraordinaire... here to help you
on what to pick
and what not to pick in this summer edition of Games To Look Out For.

Definitely Don't Avoid: Ninja Gaiden II

Have you ever played the first one? Thought it was too hard? Fucking pussy, you're a mess
of a gamer. That's where NG2 comes in. This game is going to totally kick ass AND pussies
can still play it on the Easier difficulties! Now the losers of gaming can embellish in the
many joys of dismembering body parts and being a 105% complete bad ass. With sweet
downloadable
costumes, and other DLC... what is NGII not going to have? Besides a hand that jerks you
off
while you play while tickling your asshole? I can't imagine... it's the follow up to one of my
greatest games ever made list, enough said.

Release Date: June 4th

DEFINITELY AVOID: Hulk

Sorry Hulk, but you have to bear the burden of a movie licensed game, and that
automatically puts you on my SHIT LIST. Now, don't get me wrong, I believe this game will
be fun and entertaining. How can it not be? Going around destroying things in an open
world? Never done that before. No, seriously though... I'd pay like twenty bucks for it, but
sixty? Come on. Get real! Buy this when the price drops (and believe me that will happen
quick). I don't doubt this game won't get bad reviews, per-say, but I know it will just be one
of those games that you play... beat... do a little extra... then sell in a weeks time. Pretty
much any Marvel game you've ever played. Avoid Hulk! Wait a few months for it, then pick
it up cheap or rent it. Plus it's coming out the same day as Gaiden II, so what the hell would
you be picking up anything else for anyway?

Release Date: June 4th

Definitely Don't Avoid: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

Yep, finally... all the PS3 boys have an exclusive they can call their own. A real reason to
own their hefty twenty-five pound system. Hell, even I want one for this game. After getting
garbage exclusives like Lair, and Haze... there's finally something to rejoice for. Finally, a
reason for having a PS3 (Minus NG:Sigma of course)! If you want to get the most out of
your PS3, you're going to want to buy this the day of release, because if it ever becomes
multi-platform your PS3 will once again collect dust and lose any value it ever had (until
FF13...I hope). Not to mention the game is going to be fucking sweet.

Release Date: June 12th

Definitely AVOID: Bourne Conspiracy

Again, movie based, and apparently the shooting mechanics aren't that good and when the
majority of the gameplay is shooting, it doesn't sound to me like it will add up. I love
Bourne, but I won't be buying this until I can get it for 20-30 bucks, tops. Plus I'm sure it's
going to be another short, uninspired movie game just like the rest of them. Worth picking
up in the bargain bin on a rainy day though. Plus it's coming out the day of NGII. Fuck you
going to get this for? Idiot!

Release Date: June 4th

Definitely Don't Avoid: Final Fantasy IV DS

Why? Fucking hell man, it doesn't take a brain surgeon to figure this out. Greatest RPG ever
made + new graphics + new story and dungeons + enhanced music = Greatest RPG ever
made +3. Magical Enhancement bonuses STACK too. Totally not an opinion either, fact.
Period, the end. BUY THIS GAME!!!!

Release Date: July 22nd

Definitely Avoid: Wall-E The Game

C'mon. Movie looks cute, but a game? I don't have to tell you twice!

Release Date: June 24th

Other Games to Highly Consider Not Avoiding (but they'll get their full coverage when their
times come):

Star Wars Force Unleashed (September 16th)
Prince of Persia (Q4 08)
Resident Evil 5 (March 09!)

Other Games to Consider Avoiding:

Just about everything else.

The summer of 08 looks like it's going to be a good time to be a gamer, without a doubt!
Games on the horizon!



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covah's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/01/2008 13:24
covah
The only games I'm buying this summer are Ninja Gaiden II, Soul Calibur IV and maybe Too Human. I'm gonna rent BoomBlox, DBZ Burst Limit, Unreal Tournament.
D-Nez's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/01/2008 15:49
D-Nez
how about battlefield: bad company, mercenaries 2: world in flames, little big planet, gears of war 2, brothers in blood: hells highway & fallout 3?
darksydex3226's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/01/2008 18:34
darksydex3226
::shrug:: I don't like shooters.

Plus GoW2 isn't coming out in the Summer.
Conrad Zimmerman's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/01/2008 23:22
Conrad Zimmerman
I'll be getting Bourne Conspiracy, mostly because I find Ninja Gaiden to be an unnecessarily difficult experience intended to show off Itagaki's huge penis.
darksydex3226's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/02/2008 01:21
darksydex3226
I dunno man, that Acolyte mode is disgustingly easy (at least that's what the demo made it seem like). Obviously I'm not one to make any decisions for anyone, however I think you should at least try borrowing it from a friend or renting it (if you like action games). I mean, from what I gathered the first stage in NGII is a walk in the park compared to the nightmare that is the first stage of the original. I mean, I'll admit that stage beat me to a pulp (in noob phase of course)... the beginning was in no way forgiving, but I don't see that being the case in NGII.
ShawnKelfonne's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/02/2008 10:33
ShawnKelfonne
I find your lack of Disgaea 3 disturbing.
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