A short list of games but games that are amazing nonetheless. I have been busy this week and am currently still out of town on a vacation of sorts, but that didn’t stop me from picking up two new games this week. I need to clarify what “new” means though: One game is new in every sense of the word: it came out this week, I bought it, and it was wrapped in that plastic that is so satisfying to tear open. The other game, while also new in that it came out this week, is actually a collection of older titles and some other swag (if the picture hasn’t given it away yet).
 Borderlands 2Xbox 360 Release Date: September 18th, 2012 Purchased at: GameStop (Michigan City, IN – $60) Oh my god, Borderlands 2! I cannot think of any other game this year that I was more excited to play. Honestly, I can’t think of any! And from the hours I’ve spent with the game so far it has not disappointed. The game remains largely the same from the previous, which is not a bad thing at all. But the new characters to play as, the new story, the new bad guys, the small tweaks to the formula, the added guns and abilities, it all makes an excellent first game seem obsolete in comparison. I expect to be playing this way for a long time, so get used to hearing about it. |
 Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Collector’s SetXbox 360 Release Date: September 18th, 2012 Purchased at: GameStop (Michigan City, IN – $150) I very, VERY rarely purchase a box set of games. Mainly for two reasons: the first being I usually already own all the games that are in the set, and the second being I decide that I don’t need to fork over extra money when all I really want are the games. But then Capcom came along and released this absolutely epic Street Fighter 25th Anniversary set. This baby packs a huge punch, or should I say Dragon Punch. Hahaha… anyway. It comes with four games (Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike, Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition, and Street Fighter X Tekken), all the DLC for those games, an 11-disc soundtrack from the entire series, a bonus Blu-Ray that has a brand new documentary film, both Street Fighter IV movies, and the entire animated series, as well as a highly detailed Ryu statue and a replica Ryu belt, an official tribute art book, and lastly a letter of authenticity, all in a nicely designed collectible box with Akuma’s Heaven kanji. Man, all that shit for $150 is a freaking steal to SF fans. So I bought it. And since I had all these games already on the PS3, I went the Xbox 360 route. |
Laters,
Jsick
