![]() One of the better stabs at the somewhat tired first-person shooter genre is Far Cry 2 from Ubisoft. There’s even an option for creating cover artwork for your song. Using the guitar controller or the new drum set, gamers can program a variety of beats and lay down guitar and keyboard tracks as well. This is more of the simple, intuitive fun Nintendo is known for.īut for those seeking something a little more serious, Guitar Hero World Tour offers the ability to actually create and share songs that can be played by others with the game. And a drum mode was added, giving players a chance to make all kinds of racket when it is released next spring. Their Wii Music game uses the Wii remote as an instrument that is played simply by tilting it or poking at some buttons. Leave it to Nintendo to make music accessible to anyone. ![]() ![]() With the unbelievable success of the Guitar Hero and Rock Band franchises, music games have become all the rage. Intense, exciting and realistic, Mirror’s Edge is, we hope, a glimpse into the future of immersive gaming. Games don’t get any more “first person” than this. What makes Mirror’s Edge so spectacular is the lack of anything on the screen except what the character is seeing. (Remember the chase at the beginning of “Casino Royale”? Same idea.) She must jump from rooftop to rooftop, climb fences and run along walls to get away. Players assume the identity of a female courier whose mission is to make her deliveries despite the intentions of government troops sent to stop her. The most intense and original game at the show was probably Electronic Arts’ Mirror’s Edge, a first-person “runner” game. ( God of War 3 is coming for the PlayStation 3? With the success of the other installments, who would have guessed that?) * With the exception of using the soon-to-be-released platformer Little Big Planet to show off its sales figures, the 65 flat-screen TVs that Sony used for its event were probably the most exciting thing at its show. * Nintendo’s big news was the addition of a new dongle for the Wii Remote that will add more play options to new games, and the introduction of the clever Wii Music (more on that later). Gears of War 2! Fable 2! Fallout 3! Resident Evil 5! Even the new stuff they showed off was copied from elsewhere: The reinvented avatar system of Xbox Live is a rip-off of Nintendo’s Miis, and You’re in the Movies! is a new take on Sony’s Eye Toy games from five years ago. * Microsoft’s news conference lineup was made entirely of sequels.
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