Downloadable content is again the story this week, although there’s a long awaited big budget exclusive title for the Xbox 360 as well. Here are the games I’m excited to play this week:
Too Human (Xbox 360, $60) – 8/20/08 – Too Human is an Xbox 360 exclusive that has been in development for almost 10 years. It’s an ambitious action/rpg game that aims to be as addictive as Diablo, but with the graphical prowess and combat depth of a Devil May Cry. The internet has already been torn in half by drama over the game. Suffice to say, I’ve been excited for it and have it pre-ordered. I enjoyed the demo and the promise of co-op play still has me itching to play it. The mediocre reviews are troubling though…
Ratchet and Clank: Quest For Booty (PS3, $15) – 8/21/08 – One of the surprises of Sony’s E3 conference was the announcement of an original downloadable Ratchet and Clank game for the PS3. Boasting the same Pixar-movie quality production value as last year’s Tools of Destruction, Quest For Booty is a 3-4 hour experience that continues the storyline from Tools of Destruction. With a manageable gameplay length, the value proposition of quality over quantity is huge here.
Galaga Legions (Xbox 360, $10) – 8/20/08 – Old school game remakes are the flavor du jour of digital distribution lately. Anyone over the age of 20 probably remembers Galaga, the seminal top down space shoot ’em up from the 80’s. Namco has remade the game with pretty graphics and some extra gameplay changes, such as the ability to move in all directions and deploy “satellite” ships to attack for you.
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Demo (PS3, Xbox 360, free) – 8/21/08 – How nice of Lucasarts to be platform neutral and release the demo for the most anticipated Star Wars game in years on the same day. With a crazyawesomecool physics engine and an actual honest-to-god interesting new story, The Force Unleashed actually has the potential to be the first Star Wars game in nearly a decade to not completely suck. (How awesome are these videos!) I’m still skeptical, but will eagerly download and try the demo the first chance I get on Thursday.
