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Track & Field Not everyone can compete in the Olympics. Konami solves that problem by introducing its new Nintendo DDS video game: New International Track & Field. Without even leaving your chair you can compete against other athletes in 24 various track and field events. Up to 4 players can play, with a selection of 15 old and familiar and new characters to choose from. Players can select single-player and training modes along with multi-player. Choose form the long Jump, Steeplechase, Javelin, Discus and other well-known and less-known track and field events. If you crave competition and love a challenge, be sure to pick up this handheld Wi-Fi Connection to exciting track and field events against formidable competitors. Fast moves, cool characters and environments coupled with some crowd excitement thrown in and you’ve got your game on! Who says a couch potato can’t be athletic?
By Tim Grubbs With any major summer action movie, there is
typically a tie-in video game released to cash in on the movie’s
popularity. These games normally fall
into two categories: 1) A cheap adaptation with little to do and no replay value,
and 2) An adaptation that expands the story and creates an enjoyable gaming
experience. The Incredible Hulk for
Xbox 360 falls into the second category. The basic gameplay is an amalgamation that plays
like either ‘Grand Theft Hulk’ or ‘Rampage: Hulk Edition’. It builds on the mechanics of the original
Hulk game that was based on the first Hulk movie. You get to run around a very nice map of Manhattan Island
throwing cars, destroying buildings, and defending yourself from the
military, which is trying to capture you.
The game adds a new nemesis in “The Citadel”, a criminal think tank,
which is testing out various scientific invention on innocent New Yorkers,
while also incorporating the comic-book villains the U-Foes, a villainous
version of the Fantastic Four. The
game even has Rick Jones, Hulk’s perennial sidekick in the comics who has
been ignored in the movies, as a fellow adventurer trying to stop the
Citadel. Characters from the movie,
including General “Thunderbolt” Ross, Emil Blonsky/The Abomination, and
Samuel Sterns (a.k.a. The Leader), make appearances to better tie the game
into the movie’s story line. There is no linear progression to the game. You can really do the missions in any
order you want. You have to complete
several of them to unlock later missions, but if you just want to run around
New York and destroy the city for fun, you can do that too. There are several Gamma and Rage canisters
to find, which rewards you for exploring the city by boosting your life and
‘rage-meter’. The Hulk has several
attacks he can perform, but there are more powerful ones (including different
variants of the Hulk) he can attain by completing specific objectives that
are given on the Options menu. These
range from the simple, such as progressing the story line by completing a
certain mission, to the very fun, such as destroying a set number of Army
vehicles and destroying certain ‘landmarks’ in New York. You can even destroy such marvel icons as
the Daily Bugle, Four Freedoms Plaza, and Stark Tower. All in all, the game is pretty fun. After a while it may seem monotonous with
the typical mission of ‘Go here, smash that’, but if you enjoy won-ton
destruction you’ll have hours of fun.
The game is impressive by its efforts to incorporate non-Hulk aspects
of the Marvel Universe into it. Since
the movies are trying to show a large cohesive universe where characters
crossover, it only makes sense for the games to follow this pattern. With luck, we’ll have full appearances by
Marvel mainstays in future video games, such as Iron Man’s appearance in the
Punisher game from a few years ago. Finally, if and when you decide you want to give the Incredible Hulk a
try, I suggest getting your copy from Gamestop. Gamestop is the only source for the ‘Red Hulk’ variant, which
you can play as in the game by going to the Extras menu.
He's conquered comic books, books, animation, movies and
now Hellboy (everyone's favorite red devil) takes on video games with Konami's
Hellboy: the Science Of Evil PSP game. Play Hellboy or his friends Liz Sherman or Abe Sabien as
you take on assorted demons, ghoulies and bad guys while you rack up some
impressive bonuses depending on who or what you defeat. The video game emulates Mike Mignola's art style while
retaining its own fluidity, character mechanics and impressive background and
environments. Game play can be a bit clunky and slow (Hellboy could use
a few more moves) but overall the game plays well and is visually interesting
enough to keep PSP players glued to their tiny screens. Hellboy creator Mike Mignola and Hellboy movie director
Guillermo del Toro provided creative direction but unfortunately the movie's
cast members were not there to lend their voices. Hellboy's characteristic sarcasm lacked a bit. Use strategy and power to foil a nasty Nazi plot as you
glide through the dynamically lit environments on your quest to stop The
Science Of Evil.
He
was made for the job. He's suave,
debonair, a fancy dresser, a skilled fighter, irresistible to women and comes
complete with some of the coolest gadgets around (of course he does, he's a
robot). He's Clank, and Sony presents
the fist solo adventure for Clank without his buddy Ratchet. In
Secret Agent Clank, Ratchet has been convicted and jailed for a crime he did
not commit. It's up to Clank to free
his friend and stop the diabolical fiend, the Kingpin, from carrying out his
dastardly plans. Clank
will use all of his wits, fists and charm to get himself out of tight spots
as he slowly, methodically closes in on the bad guys and comes one step
closer to saving his friend. Beautiful
woman, both human and robot, aid and/or deter Clank on his quest. Players can chooses to play Clank, Ratchet
or their superior, Captain Qwark, as the action heats up in some of the most
ingenious traps, trials and environments ever created for a PSP game. Crisp
graphics, smooth scene transitions and imaginative background and character
design combine to make Secret Agent Clank a 'Bond'ified hit!
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