The Week in Games
Hype of the Week
Three games make a strong running for the title this week: Left 4 Dead 2 (all, 90 on Metacritic), Assassin’s Creed II (Xbox, PS3, 91 or so on Metacritic) , and the New Super Mario Bros. Wii. (Wii, 87 on Metacritic). All three are worth playing, although, personally, I got a little [...]
Trine – fantasy platformer on the PS3, PC: $20
Trine / PS3 and PC (83 at Metacritic) is a very pretty 2d action platformer, in which the action shifts between a thief, a knight, and a wizard. In the single-player game, you flip between these characters. In the co-op mode, up to three players can join up and fight the good fight together. Each [...]
FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage / Xbox – $12
As part of their Early Black Friday Sale, Newegg has FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage / Xbox (80 at Metacritic) for $11.99. It’s a racing game, with a heavy emphasis on car-to-car contact.
In their ‘A’ review, 1up said:
Strip away all the glitz, glamour, and pretension from Electronic Arts’ Burnout series and you get FlatOut — a [...]
The Week in Games
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Psychonauts / PC – $9.99
Psychonauts / PC (87 at Metacritic) is $9.99 at GoG.
This title is possibly the most likely game to wind up on the “great overlooked games” list, right next to Beyond Good and Evil. It’s a smart platform game with an original setting, an interesting premise, and a wicked sense of humor. (The trailer starts with [...]