10 kickass games arriving in 2009 (Part 2)
ByJoygasm! You see that word? That’s the word that sums up EXACTLY how I feel about the 2009 new games releases. I’ve already given you the skinny on the first five of my fave games (see here), but now it’s time for the lowdown on the next five – they are big, bad and somewhat brutal… But hell, they’re going to be a whole lot of fun!
So in the immortal words of one of the smoothest bastards to strut the stage “let’s get it on”!*
Brutal Legend (PS3 & 360)
I love me some Jack Black! His movies are always a rip roaring trip into absurdity (and he plays a mean guitar too), but how will a game based on him play out? Well to start off it’s got a headbanging roadie (JB himself), alternative universe, f*ckoff big axes, hot chicks, demons, shredding guitars that spew lightning, choppers, hotrods and… Hell it’s got plenty more, but just think of all your heavy metal album covers rolled into one awesome game and you’ll get the picture! This game is defiantly on my Most Wanted list! It will be mine, oh yes it will be mine!
Halo Wars (360)
This game is going to be freakin’ awesome! It’s a RTS game built exclusively for a console (no bad PC Ports here thank you very much) and it’s based in the Halo universe. What I ask you could be better than that? There has been talk that the game controls are going to revolutionize RTS game play for the 360 with streamlined and easy to play functionality. I for one can’t wait to see what that means. Bring it on boys! I want more Halo!
Batman: Arkham Asylum (PS3, 360)
Look ma it’s Batman! Ok, every Batman game ever made up until now has sucked, but I have a sneaky suspicion that this time we could be in for a (dare I say it?) treat… Word is that Arkham Asylum is going to include lots of stealth and more than a few mind games to mix in with the regular punching and kicking that has become the staple of the genre. The next gen graphics of the PS3 and 360 are also apparently going to bring Gotham City to life like never before. That in my humble (yea right) opinion makes Batman: Arkham Asylum a must have for 2009.
The Beatles Harmonix Project (PS3, 360, Wii and PS2)
This can be summed up with the sentence: “Beatles music in a digital format in a game designed by the creators of Rock Band and the original Guitar Hero”… OMG, OMG, OMG (can you see me screaming like a schoolgirl?)! This is going to be the most awesome thing since the invention of sliced (and buttered) bread! PLUS! The surviving members of the Beatles are involved with this games production! On a 0 to 10 on the scale of awesomeness this bad puppy is a 20!!! A must have item for 2009 in my books!
Ghostbusters (PS3, 360)
Spin up that record player and break out the Ray Parker Jr. records, because the Ghostbusters are back in town! Atari has decided to resurrect a defining moment of my childhood by launching a new Ghostbusters game in the same year I turn 37. I will finally be able to get my grubby little paws on a few proton packs, poltergeists and please oh please Sigourney Weaver! Man that woman was (and still is) hot!
*Marvin Gaye