Xbox 360

Kinect Sports Gets New Modes

Kinect. It’s happening. It will feature such innovative and never been done before games such as “Kinect Sports.” And at PAX West, Microsoft announced two new modes for their completely originally title, Boxing and Party Play. Again, original.

The more interesting (my false sense of interest couldn’t be displayed through pressing keys so I’ll just say baaaaaah to signify my extreme interest) of the two modes, Party Play, will apparently be a “tournament-style multiplayer mode that will let your characters dress up like aliens and carrots and stuff.” (Thanks to Destructoid editor Nick Chester for that quote) I’m assuming Party Play will just be their mode that you play when you’re at a party… and you want to play Kinect with friends. Why in God’s name would you want to do that?

The Force Unleashed 2 Hands-On

I was beyond excited to get my hands on The Force Unleashed 2. It’s my most anticipated title of the year so imagine my joy when the Penny Arcade Expo this year in Seattle gave me access to play the first level on the 360 version. In short, the game is awesome. But more importantly it looks like LucasArts is out to improve the overall experience in every aspect, rather than just rush out a sequel for some quick coin.

Who’s Winning the Console Wars?

It’s been debated ever since the launch of the consoles in 2005/2006, who will win the war between the three big monster pieces of tech?  At first, it seemed like the Wii winning was inevitable but since then, the Xbox and PS3 have slowly started to take ground. The war between the consoles, money-wise, is all but over. The Wii averages around 300,000 consoles sold a month even now, four years after its launch. This proves we’ll see a Wii 2 (HD?), we can only hope they have an actual shot at winning the war next time around, and not just one battle.

Dead Rising 2 Case Zero Double Review

Respawn: Cilve Barker’s Jericho

Clive Barker Jericho is a horror themed first person shooter—not much else to say about. There are some squad mechanics if that means anything to anyone… there is some gore, there is some more shooting… there is nothing of this game that I can justify in saying that it’s groundbreaking as this game is so mediocre… it almost seems a tad bit funny. From the famed Clive Barker, this game is a very mediocre game but it looks pretty and that’s all there is to it. The art design is impeccable, the story is interesting and disappointing, a rollercoaster ride really. The premise is very tasteful and promising—on paper, it looked rad and that’s something I took into account when I got a copy… but when I look back at such a time… the execution left a lot to be desired. Factors such as lazy level design, sub-par friendly AI, and absolutely atrocious ending of a storyline, such factors help bring this down to be one of the worse games that the Respawn feature ever had to revisit.

Top 3 Most Anticipated Xbox 360 Games

Anticipation is something we all feel rather you love games or you don’t. Some people occasionally garner a certain level of anticipation that makes them want to explode with excitement for their favorite upcoming game. That is just what I (Jay Malone) and fellow Xbox Team member (and Blade Kitten reviewer), Jon Jamrog, will be doing below. This list is not limited to exclusives nor is it limited to games releasing in 2010.

Vanquish Preview

Vanquish has been a title that up to this point, I had no idea what it was. All I knew was that it was some sort of third person game with a guy in a suit. After sitting down and playing the demo, I feel like I know just about enough to conclude: Vanquish should be great.