There is little question that nearly every hardcore Sonic fan out there plans on grabbing Unleashed the day it hits shelves come November, but it’s surely not the only title that has gained the attention of the gaming community. November has always been known to be a month for popular releases (you know, sucking us dry in cash, all in the name of the ‘Holiday Season’) and we thought it would be worth checking out the Blue Blur’s competition come Q4 2008.
1. Gears of War 2
Maybe you haven’t heard of Gears of War… Maybe you have - but we’re willing to bet on the latter. Gears of War 2 is the sequel to the blockbuster which has sold nearly 5 Million copies worldwide, and which also overtook games like Halo 2 in regards to the number of players on Xbox Live.
Oh, is your memory starting to return to you? So you have heard of it? Well, based on what’s been shown from Gears of War 2 so far, chances are you’ll be hearing a lot more about EPIC’s newest title come November when it’s scheduled for release. Heck, it’s already won several awards like IGN’s Overall Best Shooting Game and Best Graphics Technology of E3 2008 and we’re still 4 months til release.
2. Rock Band 2
Rock Band 2 will probably be one of the top Rhythm/Music games of November (or the top of it’s class PERIOD), but likely only for those willing to cough up an additional $200 for the second installment of the series. We’re all for awesome social, party style games where we can pretend to be rockstars performing our favorite songs, but all the hardware is starting to take a toll on our savings… and where the heck do we store all the old equipment? Our closets, garage and trunks can only hold so much!
3. Final Fantasy XIII
It’s exclusives like Final Fantasy XIII that keep bringing more and more gamers to the PS3, and make the mouths of 360 & Wii owners alike water for… Wait - you mean to say FFXIII isn’t a Playstation exclusive?!
In case you missed it, during a strange turn of events at Microsoft’s Press Conference at E3 2008, Square Enix revealed that the newest in the Final Fantasy series would indeed be released both on the PC and Xbox 360 alongside the PS3. As if the name Final Fantasy doesn’t speak for itself already, think about what a multi-platform launch will do for the title in terms of sales.
It’s been pointed out that it’s highly unlikely FFXIII will be released Nov 2008, or 2008 at all as Gamespot reports.
4. Prince of Persia (2008)
Recent installments of the Prince of Persia have been so well crafted, that some consider them to be the best adventure games ever developed, while The Sands of Time was recepted so well that it holds one of the top ratings for any Xbox, Gamecube or PS2 release.
The new Prince of Persia is certainly taking the series in a new direction, and it’s hard to say just how well the game will do at this point. That said, it’s definitely got the attention of many PS3, 360, and PC gamers out there.
5. Tomb Raider Underworld
Tomb Raider’s been around since the mid 90’s, where it first made its crater like impact on the gaming community - influentially, and as a gaming icon. Besides being one of the most revolutionary games in terms of graphics and gameplay, it’s also one of the first franchises to feature a heroine rather than the typical male protagonist (though admittedly, the game has been critisized for a sexist portrayal of it’s main character to appeal to a young male audience).
With 12 years of success behind the series, and a huge following of core gamers, Tomb Raider Underworld will surely be a hit this November.
Did we miss anything? What other games are you looking forward to?
Hee, hee, David Leggett just totally pwned me. But I still like the name hedgewolf. Also, “you guys” should indicate the casual nature of my comment, and I’m sorry if it was missed. I had no idea the word cr@p was censored here… The interntet was a good catch, by the way (and yes, of course I purposely didn’t capitalize it in this post). What gets to me the most is simply the incomprehensible posts made such due to their lacking grammar, but I’m also annoyed when I see that someone is taking the time to write a formal post on a website with some prestige and doesn’t bother to spellcheck. I will say that I have a bit more respect for this website now then when I wrote that memorable first post, but I still think you nostalgic Sonic fans are missing out on a lot, and will end by saying:
1) Knuckles, Tails, and E102 were all fun to play as in Adventure, and to ask SEGA not to include any playable characters other than Sonic is to discard some potential.
2) Shadow kicks butt in Adventure 2, and those who deny it are FAKERS!
those game suck sonic unleashed is going to cool
@David Leggett: You win at the Internet!
@Umiyuri: I believe I called him “Snuggles” when the first leaked pictures came out….
@KC Cross: Agreed.
Its an anthropomorphic hedgehog turning into another anthropomorphic animal…its not exactly rocket science and certainly nothing to take too seriously. XD
Sorry everybody but we gotta call him SOMETHING!
SEGA Titles him as “Sonic The WereHog” at E3
I call him Were-Sonic just to distinguish which Sonic form i’m talking about.
I don’t think anyone should care what we call him.
It’s just a game.
@David Leggett: I know this isn’t a grammatically correct phrase but: BURN!
Werehog does sound funny. I just call him Fluffy.
Flarf: i’m gonna speak on David’s part Hedgewolf is a *** name (just like you) but excuse my bad grammer ***hole! sorry bout that but i hate when people badmouth one of my favorite sites
@SpeedingHedgehog: Yeah but Brawl has, like, a million modes
SU is a straight 1-player adventure game.
Whuts there to say about it?
they could tell us what the other modes (if any) are.
i think that would be it.
SEGA should give more info about Unleashed. Remamber the hipe Nintendo made for Brawl with it’s dayly updates to the site telling you almost everything?
the only competitions are gears of war 2 and tomb raider but! the real competition is gears of war 2 becuase u can do almost everything in war exempt use the bathroom and sonic unleashed better have some good commercials. oh! i forgot it also has to compete with star wars the force unleashed they say it might be the best game of 08 so hope that sonic comes out with a bang and puts every other game on blast
@TailstheHedgehog & Final Rush: Nah, it’s all good. We definitely need to broaden our horizons. It’s something that’s being worked on
@Flarf: Well, while on the subject of grammar, here’s some pointers from someone who has trouble living with their self:
- The Internet is a proper noun. Capitalize it if you’re afraid of living with yourself for posting such **** on it.
- You’d have trouble passing off a colloquial like “you guys” in a research paper.
- You contradict yourself when you call our posts ****, and then go on to say that we have influence over Sega.
- Since I’m so terrible with grammar (as you’ve pointed out) I may have missed more (or won’t spend more time analyzing your post as you undoubtedly have done to mine).
But that’s not the real reason you’re here, is it? No, you’re simply here to make a personal attack against us for… well who knows what? Perhaps attention? Maybe just because you have no regards for other real people on the internet (excuse my lowercase use of it please)? Whatever the case may be, you’ve certainly added no value to this conversation, so we’ll excuse you from discussions here for the time being.
@Crazee: Thanks for tackling that one for me. Not to mention - technically speaking, Sonic is a hedgehog that can travel faster than the speed of sound.
@Crazee: it comes out on some of the same consoles that sonic does, well they both come out on 360 neway
@David Leggett:
That’s perfectly fine. Sorry if I came out upset myself. It’s just that I find it odd that you’d write articles that aren’t Sonic-related, even though there are two other Sonic games in development that you haven’t really talked about at all.
After all, this is CampSonic.