The game really is just the start of the home entertainment experience with the launch of the PlayStation®Network Video Delivery Service. Australian's will now be able to enjoy movies on demand, with hundreds of titles available to rent or own, at the click of button. Movie lovers can now watch more of what they want, when they want, with the PlayStation Network Video Delivery Service, available on PlayStation®3 (PS3™) and PSP® (PlayStation®Portable). A wide range of titles will be available in High Definition and Standard Definition, from all the major movie studios, with additional content being added weekly. This brand new service goes live across Australia at 1am on Thursday 20th May 2010.
While some video games overwhelm you with sheer scale, titles like Asura's Wrath and Doom Eternal make you the boss player right upfront.
Wolfenstein: The New Order turns ten years old today, so we decided to play it again and discovered just how much of an extinct kind of game it is.
It's an outstanding game and so was The Old Blood. Also a lost era of gaming. Interesting, I received a physical copy of The Old Blood 9 years ago today from Poland. It was digital only in North America initially upon release so I had to import.
Wolfenstein: The New Order launched 10 years ago today, but can it stand up to the modern FPS titles it inspired?
I disagree. Its still a fantastic game, with very good gunplay and a surprisingly loveable cast of characters and a good story trough many different and interesting setpieces
All The New Order needs for my tastes is a this gen enhancement patch.
I played New Order a couple of years after launch and I give it an 8/10. The shooter holds up because it is focused on being a good shooter. There is no crafting, no RPG elements, no open world find the question mark Weapons are fun. Enemies are fun. Levels offer a nice mix of stealth and shooting. You get to be the predator; this isn’t a game about fending off waves of enemies while a robot companion unlocks a door. Most importantly, New Order is the last of a dying breed of single player shooters.
Singleplayer shooters are still getting released every year, just look up "boomer shooters" and you'll find an an abundance of them. AAA fps campaigns, not so much.
Last year had Trepang2, RoboCop: Rogue City, Turbo Overkill, Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun, Dread Templar, Sprawl and more
The games you mentioned are not from AAA developers. Wolfenstein likely had a budget that was probably as big as all those games you mentioned combined. I'm not knocking the new wave of retro shooters. I absolutely love them (I think some get much higher review scores than they deserve though). I just really wouldn't describe Wolfenstein as purely a boomer shooter based on the relatively cohesive story, with cut scenes and is fully voice acted. Full set piece moments.
AA development seems to be focused keeping the single player solo experience alive. But the big developers are only concerned about the MTX and milking players who enjoy multiplayer.
The age of AA shooters. I’m not saying it’s a bad thing. I like less expense, shorter games.
Weird all the Wolfenstein articles.
Can you guess what will be announced at Xbox showcase?
What Machine Games did with Wolfenstein franchise is awesome. The game play definitely to me , is still very fun to play !!!
Good news for everyone in Australia. I just hope they do not rip them off in terms of how much it cost. Have some friends there I hear prices for games etc there is ridiculous
Well it's about time we got the video store here.
Yeah the games here are ridiculous! I pay $120 AUS for a new game. $100 AUS if I'm lucky. So in US dollars thats:
$120 AUS = $105.343 USD
The movie prices also revealed:
Rent: $3.99 AUS = $3.50550 USD
Buy: $7.99 AUS = $7.01978 USD
Argh , When will we have this in saudi :(
too bad the world hates us
I mean don't get me wrong or anything, this is fanastic news for Aussies but WHY HASN'T CANADA GOT THE VIDEO STORE YET!? First the US gets it, then about over a year later or something, Europe are the ones to get it next. Now Australia next!? Does Canada not exist or something!? Why the hell doesn't Sony just f*cking launch in the rest of NA first before moving on to the rest of the world? One fricken continent at a time please! This is just REALY pissing me off!