Tweaktown writes: "Even though I'm not a huge fan of the Olympics from a sporting point of view, I can appreciate the history, the passion, the competition and the message behind the event. When Sydney hosted the 2000 Olympics and Cathy Freeman took home the gold for Australia in the 100m sprint, it was definitely a defining moment for us here down under. It's just a shame the same can't be said for the various Olympics videogames we've seen over the years, which have been uninspiring at best. Like we see in the 'movie based video game' sector, the pressure to release in time overrides the pressure to release with quality, and with quite a few events to cover in videogame form, the end result has naturally been iffy at best. It's a surprise then to see the SEGA published and Eurocom developed Beijing 2008 turn out quite well relative to what we've seen in the past, although you'll still need to be an Olympics fan with sturdy agile fingers to get the most out of it."
Amazon have released their video game deal of the day for Thursday.
Nominations for Develop Industry Excellence Awards are unveiled, and two developers are likely to walk away with most of them.
Rockstar and Media Molecule will be contesting for the most category nominations. Rockstar snags six of them with GTA: Chinatown Wars and GTA IV: The Lost and the Damned from Rockstar while Media Molecule's LittleBigPlanet alone is nominated for another five.
Wouldn't be surprised if Rockstar takes all their 6 nominations and brings home several prizes =)
Do you still suffer from Olympic fever? Are you constantly checking NBC looking for any glimpse of a balance beam, pool, or waving country flags? Fear not, Summer Athletics is here with your cure. Sure, you would think that an Olympic-styled game would just add fuel to the fire, but Summer Athletics is all but guaranteed to drown it, like Michael Phelps treats other Olympians' dreams.
If you remember the ancient Commodore 64 title, Summer Games, you know what to expect. The title is surprisingly similar, given the twenty-plus years between the two games. You have the option to play a single event, compete in a set of events (including a traditional decathlon), or build an athlete from scratch with career mode. The game gives you twenty-six events to play, in seven different categories. Save the lame career mode and a handful of additional events, it feels strikingly similar to the classic Commodore 64 title, except the older title actually plays better.
I hate this game, is it that hard for the other competitors to actually have name?
Computer Spain wins the silver medal! yipee!