There are many reasons console gaming has become so popular over the last ten or so years. Least of which isn’t that the three console giants spending billions of dollars on marketing, exclusivity deals and movie and TV-show tie-ins. Factor in the success of motion and touch gaming with the Wii, Kinect and iDevices and it’s easy to understand why people turn to their living room for their gaming fix.
These are not the only reasons though.
Spider-Man first made his way into our hearts in 1962 and since then his popularity has spread like a web to all facets of our media consumption channels. Believe it or not, the first Spider-Man game was made in 1978 called Questprobe which was a text based adventure.
Driver began its road raging life as a sibling of GTA. The game was seemingly inspired by the 1978 film “The Driver” where an astute driver must prove his driving skills to a bunch of gangsters. It’s been 12 years since the game arrived to our consoles and has always had inspiration from 1970′s car chase movies at it’s heart.
Understanding the relationship between Driver and GTA explains why the title has been stuck in it’s shadow for so long. GTA innovated while Driver desperately tried to keep up. 12 years later the developers at Ubisofts Reflections studio dropped the whole “chase” thing and decided to invent their own pie all together.
When the iPhone first arrived there was a slurry of Labyrinth – get the ball through the maize type games. We all played them because they were the first but since their introduction a few years ago the genre has become a little stagnant. That’s where vParticle Plus comes in by injecting a rush new life into a once fun genre of games.
This past weekend 8bitbot had the opportunity to attend the 9th Taipei Game Show. With a limited Chinese ability and a camera we hit the train to the center of Taipei on Saturday to experience the expo.
Possibly the most anticipated game for the Playstation 3, Gran Turismo has finally arrived after a long 10 year wait and many delays. I’ve always been a big fan of the franchise and could wait to get my hands behind the wheel for this game. Read on for my review.
Rage HD is easily the best looking fps game we’ve seen on the iPhone and provides a stunning example of just how far the hardware on the iPhone 4, iPad and 4th gen iPod Touch can be pushed with some exceedingly smart development. Even though it’s somewhat of a teaser game for the upcoming Rage HD PC game, it does not fail to satisfy in the leased and will provide a somewhat addictive lust for splattering mutant blood all over the walls and floor.
It’s safe to say that there is going to be a lot of disappointed Star Wars: Force Unleashed fans out there once they get their hands on the sequel. With improvements far and few between from the first game and a story that seems written by someone who has no insight into soul of the Star Wars saga, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 is sadly lacking the midichlorians it needs to be one with the force.
As gamers we like to blow things up, there is no explosion that is too big and when it comes to explosions there is no such thing as “unrealistic”. Bigger and better is what we expect. Treyarch (Black Ops developer) has taken this approach to the latest installment of the ever-popular Call of Duty franchise.
It has been officially announced that Gran Turismo 5 will be hitting stores on 24 November and because of this there is no better excuse to buy yourself a new force feedback steering wheel to get the most out of the game. We’ve put together a list of what we think are the best steering wheels to go with your Playstation 3.
