There are yet more weekend deals to mention today. The recent Medal of Honor game was given a dishonorable discharge by the gaming community, and is already getting its first markdown. A substantial one to boot, as it is now cut by 20% as part of Amazon’s daily deal. You can buy it for $39.99 on PC, XBox or PS3. This is only for today, Friday, so grab it while you can.
James Bond 007: Blood Stone takes on many action game styles, and while it does each of them fairly well, the overriding concern of the game is impressing a sense of dramatic flair and urgency upon the player. Developer Bizarre Creations has had a solid resume in driving titles, including such popular hits like the Project Gotham series, but also has shown itself to be a capable shooter developer in this title. The game consists of two gameplay modes: on-foot sequences that combine exploration, 3rd-person shooter combat with stealth elements and driving sequences that involve chasing a fleeing villain through city streets, hills and construction sites, narrowly avoiding hazards and dodging traffic.
Us PC Gamers are all feeing a bit spoiled right now. Last week all the online stores had a bunch of great sales, and our hard drives are now bloated like vampire bats, gorged on our feast of succulent horror games. Yet, just when we’re ready to pop like ticks, along comes a new weekend of downloadable treats for us to sink our fangs into.
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 was released as a challenge to the hugely popular Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, keeping its unique Battlefield teamwork and coordination celebrated in previous titles in the series but introducing gameplay on a smaller and more directed scale. Streamlined to a degree, with smaller maps and more limited objectives, the latest BF title allowed for greater detail and interaction with the environment and opened up new strategies and tactics that were absent in larger and more empty landscapes. Basically acting as almost a reboot to the series via gameplay and graphics, it comes as no surprise that, like BF1942 before it, BF: BC2 has in the works a Vietnam expansion that is sure to impress.
So you thought you’d have to wait until March 2011 to get your chainmail-clad hands on the next Dragon Age game? Think again because, EA is releasing a browser-based 2d Dragon Age game on Facebook this February. It’s true that Facebook games are all crap, but this one at least shows promise, and even if you hate it, forcing yourself to play through will unlock stuff in Dragon Age II.
Krabbitworld Origins is a game that I wanted to like. It’s an independent title developed by two people, it has wonderful music, distinctive character design, and a long history behind it dating back to a 2D MMO from ten years ago which proves that Krabbitworld is a labor love rather than a quick app intended to cash in on the latest commercial trends. Unfortunately, I didn’t enjoy my stay in Krabbitworld as much as I had hoped.
Call of Duty: Black Ops is coming soon, and since this is a Treyarch developed Call of Duty, of course there’s a zombie mode. But no official word had surfaced on the details of the zombie mode in Black Ops, which has frustrated some fans of the game. Now there’s been a huge leak at Activision and the details on the zombie mode are finally out.
