Release Archives: WEEK OF JANUARY 24, 20061.24.2006 Devil May Cry 3: Special Edition Dev. Capcom Pub. Capcom MSRP: $19.99 Systems: PS2 A very good game in it's own, this budget-priced Greatest Hits redux will surely hit the spot of any action gamer. The main point of frustration with the original release was it's obscenely unforgiving difficulty and checkpoint system, but this edition offers thankfully easier alternatives. Oh, there's also a second playable character, a new boss, and a couple other tweaks/bonuses. I would still recommend God of War over this any day of the week, but for $20, you're getting a hell of a lot of game. Torino 2006 Dev. Take 2 Pub. Take 2 MSRP: $19.99 Systems: PS2, XBX I'll be honest - I don't know the first thing about the specifics of this game (outside of having 15 events across 8 sports), and I DON'T care about the olympics. However, I can hazard a pretty educated guess that it's a collection of very simplistic button-tapping and simple movement mini-games, not too far removed from any other olympic game from the last decade. Wouldn't it be cool to actually be able to train a character, and develop a true athlete from scratch? I can dream; in the meantime, if you won $20 betting against the Dutch in the biathlon, you might as well treat yourself to a reenactment of sorts. Or just buy the previously mentioned DMC3. True Swing Golf DS Dev. T&E Soft Pub. Nintendo MSRP: $34.99 Systems: DS It's weird that I'm more excited about an unlicensed golf game than every winter sport combined. The DS can do that to a man though. In what could be the first truly dynamic representation of the feel and finesse of the sport, you use your stylus as a club on the touch screen, which apparently works quite a bit better than Tiger Woods. Power, accuracy, slicing, fading - you have complete control, minutiae and all. Yes, when it comes down to it it's just golf, but it's portable, cheap, and from the looks of it, damned entertaining. - Nick |
