Week in Review - 08/04/03

Great big shout out to all you Snackbarians out there in the gaming land. I'm Pretzel and I will be guiding you through the WIR. Before I can give you a rewind on last weeks haps, let me give you quick spill on the drama around here. I have been super busy in trying to transition out of the department that I am currently working for and into another department at my job. Yes folks its true, Pretzel does have a job regardless of what you have heard from Soda and Pickle. You ask why I am telling you this. Well for the simple fact that I am really backed up with gaming at my pad. I mean, I have like three new PC games, one new PS2 game, and two new Xbox games that I have not gotten to yet. Its really frustrating folks not to be able to dedicate your time to gaming. Last week in midst of all the drama, I was able to stop by the EB Games here in Houston and buy Ghost Recon: Island Thunder. So far I have liked it a bit more than the last one. I will hopefully game on it a lot more so I can get a review out for you folks. To add to the horra, I have been harassed from some friends of mine here about getting Counter-Strike for the longest time. So finally I did. First off, if you know me, then you know that FPS is my favorite genre in the gaming world. I was promised that this game would be the most dominated FPS of all. It wasn't! Not only did the graphics blow, but the game was giving me massive problems on my comp. It was big disappointment for me. Needless to say I returned it and got No One Lives Forever 2. Now that's a fun FPS, I have not given it enough playing time, but the time I have spent on it has really impressed me a ton. That says a lot to me cause I still think the best FPS of all time is Halo. That's enough about me, let me get to the news.

To start the week off Vivendi announced that it has signed a deal with graphics developer NDL to use their 3D graphics technology. The 3D graphics has already been used in several games such as Morrowind, Freedom Force and about 60 other Vivendi titles. "LucasArts'" announced it will give those who pre-order Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike, a bonus disc. The bonus disc will have tons of features, surprises, demos, and other cool stuff. The game will be released sometime next month, so expect it to be on the shelves for pre-order soon.

EA Games announced the release of "Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII" demo for download. While we are still talking about EA, they also released the news that they will be developing "Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault" for the PC in 2004. With the soon to be released MOH for The Xbox, EA will have a lot up their sleeve with the PC title.

If you haven't already heard, Konami has released the third installation to their survival/horror genre of "Silent Hill". Wraith and I have been talking about this game recently and I have read that this is going to be freaking scary. Some features include the full soundtrack to the game and tons of goodies. Another game that I totally thought looked cool was "Chaos Legion". I have not been a huge fan of the typical hack and slash genres, but this one looks really cool. Make sure you Snackbarians stop by "EB Games Huebner" to get yours elf a copy of those titles.

For those of you who love the whole Judge Dredd thing, well you might get a kick out of this. Vivendi and Rebellion have teamed up to bring you an FPS titled, "Judge Dredd: Dredd Vs. Death". Personally, I am not a Judge Dredd fan myself but it's a FPS. So I might give it a try.

Activision's upcoming World War II title, "Call of Duty" has signed actors "Giovanni Ribisi"(Saving Private Ryan) and "Jason Statham"(The Italian Job) for voice over talent. Another bonus sign, was writer/producer "Michael Schiffer"(Crimson Tide) to the Hollywood talent list for Call of Duty. Call of Duty will be one of the first FPS WWII games that will have intense campaign gameplay. And will also allow you to experience the war through the eyes of Russian, British, and American soldiers. This is one WWII game that will be on my hit list to get. Call of Duty will be released for PC this fall, and 2004 for consoles. Well folks that wraps up the WIR, I hope you guys enjoyed this time we spent together. Don't fret; Soda will be here next week to give you the low down in the gaming world.

Aug 11, 2003 - 8:36 pm | 0 comments
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