robio said:

That list of free games that Sony is offering with a PSPgo for the upgrade program is kind of weak.  Then again I suppose if you look at the entire library, there's not exactly a gold mine of offerings to choose from.  

Rabbids just keeps sounding better and better.  First day buy for me.  Plus Ubisoft always gives good preorders for the Rabbid games, so I'm looking forward to seeing what we get. Red Steel 2 is also once again looking good.  Glad that at least one 3rd party has nailed it on how to develop for the Wii.  

And as one more present for Nintendo, Eurogamer gave a surprisingly high score for Extraction.  Didn't see that coming.  Still not really my kind of game, but possibly a rental at some point.

Dont forget that one of the Gameinformer scores for Extraction was 8.75

EDIT: I am so tired right now my eyelids are closing. I'll check a few things out later but I guess I'll have to check most of the stuff out tommorrow or saturday.

Dead Space extraction walkthrough vid, game actually looks purchase worthy.

Rabbids go Home customization trailer. WOW, full of WIN video Obama Rabbid.

Wow:

Oh hell no:

New pics in the thread.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/dead-space-extraction-review

The short version:

- the game's tense and absorbing narrative criss-crosses in a satisfying fashion as you explore the increasingly treacherous innards of the Ishimura in an attempt to locate an escape shuttle.

Visceral Games has done a fine job replicating all the key elements that made the original's so frantic and exciting. As a result, the game feels less like a cheap spin-off downgraded to the Wii and more of an essential companion release that fans of the original will be delighted by.

Getting the feel of the combat right is one of the game's triumphs, and in this area it's no less than exceptional, with no end of heart-in-the-mouth moments as you fight off wave upon wave of determined and deadly Necromorphs, targeting the limbs to stop them in their tracks.

Replayability is always one of the most attractive aspects of on-rails shooters, and Extraction certainly scores highly in this regard.

Extraction also scores extremely highly in the technical department, ekeing an impressive amount out of the generally under-utilised Wii hardware. Few would have expected Nintendo's console to be able to do the richly detailed environments of Dead Space justice, but it does so with aplomb. Likewise, the Necromorph character models are faithfully replicated throughout, the boss segments are every bit as overwhelming, and the human avatars are excellent.

-does a fine job of weaving an engaging sci-fi narrative into a slick action game. Far from being a stripped-down side-show to the main event, Extraction provides yet another reminder of how brainlessly entertaining the on-rails shooter can be when it's done properly. With brilliant core combat and an array of heart-pounding set pieces, this provides ample proof that the Wii can service the hardcore when it wants.

8/10

Ravenprose said:

I just got back from my video rental store. Those idiots only ordered two copies of ODST, and both were rented out by the time I got there.   So, I decided to rent The Conduit instead. This better not suck!

Go in for Halo come out with Conduit. That's like being the Hobo Gourmet, going into a fine french restaurent and then eating from the dumpster outside instead.

I just realised that the Rabbids trailer is a spoof of the GTA IV trailer of sorts when Niko walks into the screen.

http://gamevideos.1up.com/video/id/26524

Dvader said:

That think is ugly. It doesnt look comfortable at all.

This looks like one of the light-up toys that they sell to kids during the night-time parades at Disney World.

gamingeek said:

What what what? What games have you been playing man?! The graphics aren't good. Okay some of the enemies look okay.  

The controls are great. Try making your bounding box a giant rectangle, really slim in width and reasonably high in height. Try the options though, you can tweak the hell out of them.

It's has realistic-ish graphics that contain more color than just mulitple shades of gray, brown, and red. In my book, that makes it graphically better than other games that try to go for a realistic look on Wii (i.e. CoD, MoH). I think it looks very good.

I'll try those control settings.

It's really cool how the game tries to simulate dying as your low health goes down by muffling the sound, blurring the screen, reducing the color to B&W, and having your heartbeat pound loudly in your ears. It's a nice touch.

Ravenprose said:

gamingeek said:

What what what? What games have you been playing man?! The graphics aren't good. Okay some of the enemies look okay.  

The controls are great. Try making your bounding box a giant rectangle, really slim in width and reasonably high in height. Try the options though, you can tweak the hell out of them.

It's has realistic-ish graphics that contain more color than just mulitple shades of gray, brown, and red. In my book, that makes it graphically better than other games that try to go for a realistic look on Wii (i.e. CoD, MoH). I think it looks very good.

I'll try those control settings.

It's really cool how the game tries to simulate dying as your low health goes down by muffling the sound, blurring the screen, reducing the color to B&W, and having your heartbeat pound loudly in your ears. It's a nice touch.

I turned off the screen blur on reloading.

Be aware that there are significant difficulty spikes, you can adjust the difficulty in the menu whenever you want though.

gamingeek said:

I turned off the screen blur on reloading.

Be aware that there are significant difficulty spikes, you can adjust the difficulty in the menu whenever you want though.

I have the difficulty set on High, one setting below the highest. I've come close to dying a couple of times, but they haven't finished me off yet!