Activision-Blizzard have today updated their latest European release schedule for the first quarter of 2009. With a collection of Wii games and some intriguing PLAYSTATION3 and Xbox360 titles on the list – as well as, of course, Monsters Vs. Aliens based on the Dreamworks' movie of the same name – the line-up will almost certainly do well at retail; convincing Hardcore Gamers may well be more difficult.
We decide the president isn’t worth taking a bullet for in this game.
Chris B. of TGF writes:
"By now most gamers are immune to being sucked in to purchasing a video game that is based off a movie. For the most part the games aren’t based off the movie itself, and are usually a side story created using loose parts of the movie to tell it. Developer Beenox and Amaze Entertainment, with publisher Activision decided to throw their hats into the ring and take on the project of creating the home based console and handheld versions of the movie by DreamWorks Monster vs. Aliens."
Movie-tie-ins are almost always universally panned by critics and are seen by the majority of the industry as an opportunity to cash in on something big at the box office. Usually criticism levelled at said productions is due to poor game play elements resulting from a short development time and a rush to release the game on a tight schedule, unfortunately for Activision Monster vs. Aliens fits this trend to a tee.
I hate the Activision-Blizzard name. Articles like this get my hopes up that Blizzard might be releasing Starcraft 2 soon, but then I realize it's pretty much about more Activision shovelware and nothing to do with Blizzard.
PS3 owners will be spared Secret Service. Cauldron, the guys that made Soldier of Fortune:Payback, are working on this masterpiece.
WOW a complete list of nothing all that exciting :D
Hopes up... YAY
Shoot down... BOO!!!
What a stinker list! The Wii effect will be taking over in 09 just look at that Shovelware. Paintball? Movie Tie-in and Secret Service which I think has already scored 4/10 from OXM. No thanks!