In a surprise twist (No not really) we get a short video from Randy Pitchford, President of Gearbox Software telling us…well you better sit down first and watch for yourself.
Randy Pitchford, President of Gearbox Software PSA
Now I am going to take this with a grain of salt, simply because of the way it is presented and well we are so close to April 1st. But be prepared. Duke Nukem Forever will get here and even if delayed another month, it’ll be worth the wait. At least after all these years it better be! What do you think? Sound off below.
Cybertron, a once peaceful planet, is torn a thunder as Megatron disbands from his brothers and forms a new faction to wage war on his former brothers to take ultimate control of Cybertron. This is the story you’ve waited to hear. This is the game you’ve waited to play. Before the battle of Unicron, before Earth…the beginning when Zeta Prime is killed (presumably in action) a young Autobot must rise from the ranks of a simple soldier to lead. Optimus’ story, the story of the war itself, this is the game to capture your heart and imagination.
Transformers: War for Cybertron is set to release June 22 on all major consoles. Although the title for the Wii was changed to Cybertron Adventures and the DS version will feature two titles: Autobot and Decepticon. The game play mechanics we have seen in the trailers left me breathless. This could very well be the best game of 2010. They resemble Gears of War and the graphics are awesome. The Transformers themselves look one hundred times better than the creations of Michael Bay. The characters resemble our fan favorite childhood days of Generation One.
We will get both Autobot and Decepticon missions in the 360, PS3, and Wii versions of the game. Obviously the Autobot campaign will be of the Heroism nature while the Decepticons shall endeavor on the more devious and destructive paths. These will be Single player and online Co-Op, along with a head to head multiplayer environment. They are using the Unreal Engine, which is an awesome engine for overall game play and graphics. Expect a lot of high octane action and being able to transform on the fly with easier methods than the movie games.
What characters are we to expect? From the large and tall to the mighty small we get them all. Well maybe not all, but quite a few. Of course Peter Cullen returns to voice Optimus Prime. Many of our favorites are also set to appear. We shall see on the side of the Autobots: Air Raid, Bumblebee, Grimlock, Ironhide, Jetfire, Ratchet, Silverbolt, Warpath, and the towering lovable big guy himself Omega Supreme. We also see Zeta Prime, but he is not a playable character. As for the bad guys; the Decepticons will feature Brawl, Breakdown, Demolishor (exclusive to Amazon), Megatron, Shockwave (exclusive to Gamestop), Skywarp, Soundwave, Starscream, Thundercracker, and their biggest bot Trypticon. I actually suspect that’s not all. Especially since a few on each team are part of a combiner team. Maybe the Aerialbots get to battle the Stunticons?
As for the background and lore the teams over at Hasbro and High Moon Studios diving deep and leaving no circuit board uncovered. Expect to see places and events from way back in the comics, cartoon and more. Even some lesser known things may be expanded upon. Maybe we will see the story of Optimus and Dion or Iacon and Alpha Trion? What of Arcee or Elita 1?
I for one can’t wait. Check out the trailer and be blown away by the cinematic used.
How would you react to an invading force of giant alien ants? If I were Hank Pym I would simply step on them, all of them. But alas, these creatures are called Ravagers and we don’t have Mr.. Pym. We do however have a soldier from The Earth Defense Force armed with two weapons at any given time. I should take a moment to point out, least anyone be confused, The Earth Defense Force should not be mistaken for the Robotech Defense Force as that is of a different story and different people and aliens. Like the A-Team, if you can find them or rather it-Let’s go shoot some bad guys (yes, alien bad guys).
What is all this about? It’s a little gem of a video game I was introduced to at the Anime Conji convention. It was released here in North America back in March 2007; previously it had been released in Japan. It’s a budget title and is now the way I like my steak-rare. It’s actually a sequel to Global Defense Force, which was never released here in the states. Did you guess the title? That’s right folks. Earth Defense Force 2017.
While I waited on Jorge to compete in one of his video game tournaments, I sat down and played this odd looking game on the Xbox 360 console. At the time I didn’t know a thing about it. It looked interesting and fun, so why not, Right? Right was indeed correct! It turned out to be mildly addicting. Let us take a good look into this game.
You are an EDF soldier and you can play co-op or with yourself (pun intended). Your armed with two weapons which can be upgraded any of 150 different weapons by collecting upgrades and playing higher difficulties. Did I mention there are 5 difficulty levels? Yep and you have 53 levels to get through. And I’ll be honest; it is not an easy task at even the normal difficulty setting. You can also collect armor, which adds to your overall health one point per armor collected. There are even a few vehicles you can access.
Your enemies are crazy and your odds of beating them are slim. You will face giant ants, robots, spiders, and UFOs. You literally have levels of hundreds of these aliens attacking you. Wave after wave, in some cases they never seem to stop. It’s crazy. The environment is destructible without penalty. So go ahead and let the buildings crumble as you go. I played through about 5 levels in about 2, maybe 3 hours without dying. It was not easy with so many enemies at once.
The game play was simple controls, very easy to work with. Basically run, jump, and shoot. The graphics are average, nothing special and the movement can be clumsy at times. The voice acting was poor as is most games that are translated from Japanese. What more can I say? Other than a few short falls which are typical of budget games, this game delivered a fun filled gaming experience. Sure some will get bored with the lack of story or seemingly endless combat and destruction, but I feel it is an awesome game for the average gamer. If you can find it, go ahead and pick it up- I’m sure you’ll enjoy it.
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