Month: December 2010

New Windows Phone Games Now Available 12/14/10

This week brings the release of Crackdown 2: Project Sunburst and Puzzle Quest 2 to the Windows Phone.
Crackdown 2: Project Sunburst: $2.99

Project Sunburst is the latest Crackdown title and brilliantly uses real-time backdrops from Bing Maps, based on your location, to provide an endless array of game play environments.

Puzzle Quest 2: $6.99

Puzzle Quest 2 is a brand new adventure from Infinite Interactive, the award winning developer of the supreme puzzle-rpg experience. Featuring a hallmark blend of match-3 gem matching and fantasy, Puzzle Quest 2 offers a captivating, rewarding, and accessible journey for players of all skill levels as they make their way to reclaim the once peaceful village of Verloren from the evil clutch of the demon Gorgon. Players will get closer to the Puzzle Quest action than ever before with a more intimate viewpoint of the world and choose from any of four character classes, Sorcerer, Templar, Barbarian, or Assassin, each providing interesting twists on class-specific mechanics for hours of replayability. Players will level up their character to progress through the adventure in Story Mode or dive into Instant Action, Tournament Mode, or Multiplayer Mode for a rich and diverse gameplay experience.

New Windows Phone Games Now Available 12/14/10

This week brings the release of Crackdown 2: Project Sunburst and Puzzle Quest 2 to the Windows Phone.
Crackdown 2: Project Sunburst: $2.99

Project Sunburst is the latest Crackdown title and brilliantly uses real-time backdrops from Bing Maps, based on your location, to provide an endless array of game play environments.

Puzzle Quest 2: $6.99

Puzzle Quest 2 is a brand new adventure from Infinite Interactive, the award winning developer of the supreme puzzle-rpg experience. Featuring a hallmark blend of match-3 gem matching and fantasy, Puzzle Quest 2 offers a captivating, rewarding, and accessible journey for players of all skill levels as they make their way to reclaim the once peaceful village of Verloren from the evil clutch of the demon Gorgon. Players will get closer to the Puzzle Quest action than ever before with a more intimate viewpoint of the world and choose from any of four character classes, Sorcerer, Templar, Barbarian, or Assassin, each providing interesting twists on class-specific mechanics for hours of replayability. Players will level up their character to progress through the adventure in Story Mode or dive into Instant Action, Tournament Mode, or Multiplayer Mode for a rich and diverse gameplay experience.

Racing Game of The Year

There weren’t a lot of racing games on the 360 this year but there were some really good ones. I still wonder if fan reaction and sales of Blur and Split/Second were hurt by releasing the same week. Would it have changed your perspective had they been a month apart? Does it matter once you compare either of them to F1 2010 or Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit? Find out who won after the break.

Best Racing Game of the Year

Worst Racing Game of the Year
THQ
2/9/2010
WoO! Sprint Cars a $20 budget title based on a discipline of racing involving short track left handed circles in the dirt. The Cars in this game are extremely hard to control. I assume that is partially due to “realism” and partially to flawed game design. They take the authentic racing action to the next level with the ground breaking wipe your face mask feature. I suppose if you are a fan of the Sprint Car circuit you may love this game. If you are looking for a good racing game or quick and easy achievements avoid it!
Quotes From the Staff:
Stallion83:
StophJ: Wooooooooooooooooooo!!! I’m glad that is over is what I said when I was the first to complete it.