Three Bits News 4
News #1 - Bungie Counts Down
Suddenly yesterday, Bungie had their countdown go back online for a whopping 12 hours… You might remember Microsoft had them stop the timer right around E3 causing all sort of speculation.
So the timer went back up and for 12 hours we fretted and bit our nails and then this teaser trailer was posted on the Bungie website.
So… anybody have a clue of what this means?
News #2 - Super Extra Rare Dead Space Edition!
If you are a crazy Dead Space fan you should head out to the EA store. With $150 you can buy one of 1000 super limited editions that include…
The Dead Space game (360) Limited Edition packaging Dead Space Downfall Animated Movie (DVD) Bonus content DVD Exclusive lithograph art 97-pg Dead Space art book written and illustrated by the development team 160-pg Graphic novel Ishimura crew patch
News #3 - Force Unleashed > Connoisseur Reviewers
The Force Unleashed is currently the best selling Star Wars title ever - this when the timeframe its been on the market is compared to the same timeframe for previous Star Wars games.
Dispelling any concerns that middling review scores would effect its retail numbers, LucasArts announced that Star Wars: The Force Unleashed has achieved record-breaking sales. In just the week since its September 16 release, 1.5 million copies of the game have found their way into gamers’ homes worldwide, making it both the fastest-selling Star Wars and LucasArts game of all time.
“The record-setting sales of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed shows the undiminished power of Star Wars and its popularity across all media types, including videogames,” remarked LucasArts president Darrell Rodriguez, adding, “We’re blown away by the response to the game.” That popularity even extends to the game’s novelization, which rocketed to the top spot on the New York Times Best Sellers list during its first week of sales
But how bad were these review scores…
Pretty lame for what LucasArts was probably aspiring to. Were they deserved? You can judge yourself… below is a list from Gamerankings.
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9/15/2008
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7.5 out of 10
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75.0%
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9/15/2008
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7.3 out of 10
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73.0%
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9/15/2008
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7.7 out of 10
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77.0%
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 Official Xbox Magazine |
10/1/2008
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7.5 out of 10
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75.0%
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Electronic Gaming Monthly |
10/1/2008
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68.33 out of 100
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68.3%
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Game Informer |
10/1/2008
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8.75 out of 10
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87.5%
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9/18/2008
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6.5 out of 10
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65.0%
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9/16/2008
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7 out of 10
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70.0%
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9/15/2008
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C+
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70.0%
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9/15/2008
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C
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65.0%
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Personally I think that the Force unleashed is actually quite a decent game. I was at the Games Convention in Singapore recently and when I saw the demo on of the game on the Wii, I was blown away.
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I started playing TFU on wii, and I actually like that game.
I like the fact you have to struggle and move in order to make actions in the game… maybe in the long run I’ll be affected by the gorilla arm…
but anyway, the graphics on wii is limited, but beyond that, and beside the fact I’m forced to play it in italian (italian games translators simply suck at that work), I really like the game.
I can’t wait to finish it :)
What I like most, in the meanwhile, is that on wii you can play in vs mode. I’m not sure vs is available on xbox… or it is?
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On the Xbox 360 is single player only :(
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