Spring Break
E3 and beyond
The Electronic Entertainment Expo has come and gone. What Impressed us and what left us wanting more?
John Bailey
Issue date: 6/15/09 Section: Focus
I barfed: Halo 3: ODST
Meanwhile, Microsoft is drawing gallons of profit-scented milk from the growth hormone-riddled teat of Bungie. So... you're not a Spartan. You're a different guy. You need to shoot the Covenant. They are attacking your planet. There will be a multiplayer mode. In it, you will have to shoot the Covenant. They are still attacking your planet. Or maybe you're attacking their planet. Revolutionary! Oh, and it's still gonna cost 60 dollars.
I cheered: Scribblenauts
Got a problem: the star is in the tree. You need to get the star down. What do you do? Use a ladder. Duh. Oh, but wait. You could use a football, and knock the star down. Or wait! Solve it with beavers! The beavers can gnaw the tree in two, leaving you to retrieve the glowing prize. Or... could you solve this problem with Albert Einstein? Maybe. In this DS game, developer 5th Cell's boast is that you can write any noun in the touch screen, and that noun will appear, glistening, ready for your use. And yes, Albert Einstein counts as a noun. Narwhal is in there. Are the possibilities endless, or is the star-grabbing puzzle title going to be a gimmick? I'm not a betting man, but if I were, I'd bet on the former.
I barfed: Assassin's Creed 2
Assassin's Creed wasn't much fun, and that's sad, because Ubisoft tried so hard. They aimed for the stars: a living, breathing cityscape where you, the ruthless, lightfooted asssassin, can romp and slay. However, the verisimilitude fell down the stairs when you realized that you could hide in a pile of hay and stack 80 dead guards in the town without anyone batting an eye. Or that you could murder hundreds of city law officials to stop an old man from being insulted, and he would call you "an angel." Or Ubisoft could make another sequel, and instead of fixing any of these problems, do a quick palette swap to the Renaissance. Oh, and you can hold two knives now. Two knives! Imagine what you could do with those knives! Maybe you could assassinate people.
Meanwhile, Microsoft is drawing gallons of profit-scented milk from the growth hormone-riddled teat of Bungie. So... you're not a Spartan. You're a different guy. You need to shoot the Covenant. They are attacking your planet. There will be a multiplayer mode. In it, you will have to shoot the Covenant. They are still attacking your planet. Or maybe you're attacking their planet. Revolutionary! Oh, and it's still gonna cost 60 dollars.
I cheered: Scribblenauts
Got a problem: the star is in the tree. You need to get the star down. What do you do? Use a ladder. Duh. Oh, but wait. You could use a football, and knock the star down. Or wait! Solve it with beavers! The beavers can gnaw the tree in two, leaving you to retrieve the glowing prize. Or... could you solve this problem with Albert Einstein? Maybe. In this DS game, developer 5th Cell's boast is that you can write any noun in the touch screen, and that noun will appear, glistening, ready for your use. And yes, Albert Einstein counts as a noun. Narwhal is in there. Are the possibilities endless, or is the star-grabbing puzzle title going to be a gimmick? I'm not a betting man, but if I were, I'd bet on the former.
I barfed: Assassin's Creed 2
Assassin's Creed wasn't much fun, and that's sad, because Ubisoft tried so hard. They aimed for the stars: a living, breathing cityscape where you, the ruthless, lightfooted asssassin, can romp and slay. However, the verisimilitude fell down the stairs when you realized that you could hide in a pile of hay and stack 80 dead guards in the town without anyone batting an eye. Or that you could murder hundreds of city law officials to stop an old man from being insulted, and he would call you "an angel." Or Ubisoft could make another sequel, and instead of fixing any of these problems, do a quick palette swap to the Renaissance. Oh, and you can hold two knives now. Two knives! Imagine what you could do with those knives! Maybe you could assassinate people.
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