on the shelves
MLB 2K8 (The W at Amazon) (gamestats)
MLB ’08: the Show (gamestats)
IGN says Sony’s ’08 is an improvement, not just a patch + roster update. The AI fielding issues aren’t all gone, but they’re a lot better. Visuals have improved, and the Road to the Show career mode is highly recommended. Gametap goes crazy for the quantity and quality of animations.
2K has changed it’s pitching and hitting mechanics, making them too hard according to 1UP. 2K has lesser video on the PS3 version, again. Regardless of the platform, there’s lots of visual issues. The franchise mode is deeper here, including 90 minor league teams and 20 minor league stadiums, though IGN says it’s showing it’s age. The commentary is inferior to the other game.
Army of Two (gamestats) – a two person military shooter, which you probably could tell from the name. Pushed back from a Holiday release, this game has marked improvements from the what it was looking about then. The idea is supposed to be that you can play single player, and the AI playing the other guy will react just like a real person reacting off of you, but the game still doesn’t quite reach that level and you’re mostly directing them around. It sounds pretty fun when you’ve got two actual live bodies.
Rescheduled:
Karaoke Revolution: American Idol Encore – March 18th
Destroy All Humans! – June 16th
in the store (blog.us.playstation.com)
Downloadable Game
– Rocketman: Axis of Evil {$10 and a free demo, though I couldn’t find it last night) –
Add On Content
– Guitar Hero III: Modern Metal Track Pack {$6.25, must buy as a pack)
* Almost Easy by Avenged Sevenfold
* the Arsonist by Thrice
* Hole in the Earth by Deftones
(no)
– Rock Band: Grateful Dead Pack {$10 for 6, or $2 each}
* Casey Jones
* Sugar Magnolia
* Truckin’
* Franklin’s Tower
* I Need a Miracle
* China Cat Sunflower
Game Video
* NBA Ballers: the Chosen One
Movie/Blue Ray Trailers
* Hancock
* 21
PS3 Themes
* Lost Planet
PS3 Wallpaper
* Condemned 2 (3)
over the horizon
03/11: Condemned 2: Bloodshot
03/11: Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2008
03/18: Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2 (and limited edition)
03/18: Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds
03/18: Sega Superstars Tennis
03/18: Karoake Revolution: American Idol Encore
03/25: Dark Sector
03/25: Viking: Battle for Asgurd
04/01: NBA Ballers: Chosen One
04/17: Gran Turismo 5 Prologue
04/22: Monster Madness
04/28: Midnight Club: Los Angeles
04/29: Grand Theft Auto IV (and special edition)
05/02: Fatal Inertia
05/02: Iron Man
05/13: The Chornicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
05/19: UEFA Euro 2008
05/20: Haze
05/27: Kung Fu Panda
06/01: Soulcalibur IV
06/02: Civilization Revolution
06/03: LEGO Indiana Jones
06/03: The Incredible Hulk
06/03: Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway