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EGM June 2008 Reviews and Rumors


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Cover Story: Retro Revivals

 

Splatterhouse

Bionic Commando

Sonic Unleashed

Street Fighter 4

Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff for Wii/DS

Alone in the Dark

Tetris Wii

Alien Crush Wii

Bomberman Wii

1942: Joint Strike

Commando 3

Space Invaders Extreme

Golden Axe: Beast Rider

 

Next Month Cover Story: Gears of War 2

Next Month Previews: Banjo Kazooie 3, Infamous, Project Origin

Next Month Reviews: MGS4, Ninja Gaiden 2, Wii Fit, Final Fantasy Tactics A2

 

Rumors:

 

- Third Person Halo Prequel for Holiday 2009

- Bioshock PS3 in September with all DLC and better visuals, Bioshock 2 shown around same time

- Max Payne 3, Red Dead Revolver 2, LA Noire for 360 as well, GTA MMO

- Persona 4 in North America before the end of 2008, Persona PSP and PS3 in the works

- Rock Band 2 with new modes

- New Castlevania for DS, Wii, and a 3D 360/PS3 game

- MGS4 PS3 bundle will be VERY limited. If you haven't pre-ordered by June you might be screwed

 

Reviews:

 

Mario Kart Wii - B+, C+, C

Good: A few great new tracks and powerups

Bad: Dumbed-down gameplay, predictable design

 

Blast Works: Build, Trade, Destroy - A, A-, B-

Good: Rich level/object editor

Bad: That's pretty much if after beating the campaign

 

Castle of Shikigami III - C+, C+, B-

Good: It's a shoot-em-up on Wii

Bad: It's too short and too tough

 

UEFA Euro 2008 - B+, B+, A

Good: Through passes finally work, online integration

Bad: Goalkeepers are unnaturally good

 

NBA Ballers: Chosen One - D+, D, C

Good: Chuck D live in studio, brings the noise

Bad: The lame "into the crowd and back" pass

 

Grand Theft Auto IV - A+, A+, A

Good: World, relationships, story

Bad: Some missions canned, control takes getting used to

PS3 or 360 version: 360 for DLC, PS3 version looks slightly more vibrant and sharp

 

Viking: Battle for Asgard - D+, C-, C+

Good: Epic, bloody battles

Bad: Repetitive fetch quests, no replay value

 

Persona 3: FES - A, A, A

Good: Plenty of new content, $30 price

Bad: Some questionable soundtrack choices

 

Myst - C-, D, D

Good: Some of the new tools help

Bad: though most of them are useless

 

Super Dodgeball Brawlers - C+, C, C+

Good: A content-rich remake, new special moves

Bad: Short on bells and whistles, outdated presentation

 

 

source:Neogaf.com

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- MGS4 PS3 bundle will be VERY limited. If you haven't pre-ordered by June you might be screwed

 

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!1111one!!one...

hmmm willl have to keep an eye

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- Bioshock PS3 in September with all DLC and better visuals, Bioshock 2 shown around same time

- Max Payne 3

 

Please pleeese let this be more than a rumour!!!

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