Spring Break
'Tis the season to be a gamer
Fernando Dutra
Issue date: 9/2/08 Section: Focus
A remake of "Dragon Quest IV" will be available for the DS on the following day. On Sept. 16, Natsume's "Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility" will be released for the Wii on the same day as LucasArts Entertainment's "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed" for the Wii 360, and PS3. A week later the "Wario Land: Shake It" and "de Blob" are released for the Wii alongside "Kirby: Super Star Ultra," "Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure" and "Disgaea DS" for the DS.
Survival-horror fans have "Silent Hill: Homecoming" to look forward to during the last week of September. The fifth entry in the series was developed by an American studio, a first for the franchise. Combat has received an overhaul and, taking an idea from the "Silent Hill" movie, Silent Hill turns from normal to gruesome in real-time now. The game will be available for both the 360 and PS3. Bioware's RPG take on Sonic ("Sonic Chronicles: Dark Brotherhood") will also be released for the DS.
"Motorstorm: Pacific Rift" will be released on Oct. 7 for the PS3. A week later, "SOCOM: Confrontation" will be released simultaneously in stores and the Playstation Network. "Saints Row 2" comes out during the same week of the 14th for the 360 and PS3. A week later "Wii Music" comes out for the Wii. Peter Molyneux's "Fable II," an open-ended action RPG that allows players to choose to be good or evil, will be released on Oct. 21. On the same day, the PS3 will receive "Bioshock," the 360 hit from last year that draws on Ayn Rand's objectivism. "Littlebigplanet," a game focusing on online communal collaborations (though this is a grand generalization), will be released on the same day as "Bioshock" and "Fable II." There's a possibility "Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia" might be overlooked as a result of this. On Oct. 24 new Electronic Arts' IP "Dead Space" sees release. It is a survival-horror game set in space. "Guitar Hero: World Tour" sees the franchise add a microphone and drum set to its repertoire-much like "Rock Band." Unlike "Rock Band," the game will allow players to create their own tracks and share them, though without vocals. The game sees release on Oct. 26 and will cost 180 dollars for the full set of instruments. Two days later Bethesda's "Fallout 3" will be released for both the 360 and the PS3. It was the winner of the "Best of Show" award at E3 this year, with many publications anticipating the title as the game of the year.
Survival-horror fans have "Silent Hill: Homecoming" to look forward to during the last week of September. The fifth entry in the series was developed by an American studio, a first for the franchise. Combat has received an overhaul and, taking an idea from the "Silent Hill" movie, Silent Hill turns from normal to gruesome in real-time now. The game will be available for both the 360 and PS3. Bioware's RPG take on Sonic ("Sonic Chronicles: Dark Brotherhood") will also be released for the DS.
"Motorstorm: Pacific Rift" will be released on Oct. 7 for the PS3. A week later, "SOCOM: Confrontation" will be released simultaneously in stores and the Playstation Network. "Saints Row 2" comes out during the same week of the 14th for the 360 and PS3. A week later "Wii Music" comes out for the Wii. Peter Molyneux's "Fable II," an open-ended action RPG that allows players to choose to be good or evil, will be released on Oct. 21. On the same day, the PS3 will receive "Bioshock," the 360 hit from last year that draws on Ayn Rand's objectivism. "Littlebigplanet," a game focusing on online communal collaborations (though this is a grand generalization), will be released on the same day as "Bioshock" and "Fable II." There's a possibility "Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia" might be overlooked as a result of this. On Oct. 24 new Electronic Arts' IP "Dead Space" sees release. It is a survival-horror game set in space. "Guitar Hero: World Tour" sees the franchise add a microphone and drum set to its repertoire-much like "Rock Band." Unlike "Rock Band," the game will allow players to create their own tracks and share them, though without vocals. The game sees release on Oct. 26 and will cost 180 dollars for the full set of instruments. Two days later Bethesda's "Fallout 3" will be released for both the 360 and the PS3. It was the winner of the "Best of Show" award at E3 this year, with many publications anticipating the title as the game of the year.
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