WorthPlaying writes: "The original Saints Row had some interesting and exciting multiplayer modes, with Blinged Out Ride and Protect the Pimp being two of the most popular. Unfortunately, the multiplayer always felt kind of tacked on; yes, the two modes related to the rest of the game, in a way, but they didn't transfer smoothly from the single-player experience. The single-player and multiplayer experiences contained in Saints Row were distinctly separate.
In their presentation talks at a recent event in San Francisco, designer James Tsai and producer Roje Smith explained how they changed that for Saints Row 2. They had three main goals for multiplayer: make the transition from single-player to multiplayer smoother, make sure multiplayer had constant action, and implement what they called the "megamode" - a collection of more focused gameplay modes that enhanced the overall action. Tsai also indicated that he hoped this all-inclusive gameplay type would help to avoid fragmenting the community as the different modes did in SR."
The 2000s was a great decade for a lot of brilliant video games. Here are the ten best games of the 2000s that you may not have played.
You know usually when someone says "you may have missed" it's games that were lesser known, hidden gems, underrated games. These are all super high profile games that sold extremely well.
What is this list? These are all hugely popular games. I was expecting games like Dark Messiah of Might & Magic, Advent Rising, Arx Fatalis, etc.
I've only played 3 on that list. Part of me feels bad about how little I used all the consoles I've owned as a kid. One bright side is, there's over 30 years of games to experience for the first time.
News Wire - "Today, we’re excited to reveal Games with Gold for July! On Xbox One, command your rally car to victory in extreme conditions in WRC 8 FIA World Rally Championship and rule the court with high-flying dunks and confidence-smashing rejections in Dunk Lords."
Dunk Lords has a sort of NBA Jam vibe to it so that might be fun. I like rally racers but much prefer the Sega type (arcade style) over the more realistic ones. So that may be a pass. I already have SR2 on disc so I dont need that one. Juju looks cute in a DKC/Rayman sort of way so that might be worth a try. Overall though... its pretty bland month.
Plenty of games seem guaranteed to get sequels. But sometimes, companies surprise people and give them the additional installments they didn't know they needed.