| was a pretty epic year for Sony with great exclusive | | | | there aren't very many details being released at the |
| titles like Uncharted 2, inFamous, and Killzone 2. | | | | moment, many gamers are attempting to speculate |
| Already, 2010 is shaping up to be a pretty decent | | | | whether the game will be stand alone like the |
| year for Sony with lots of great exclusive titles, as | | | | previous releases, or whether it will loosely tie into |
| well as multiplatform favorites like Bioshock 2. For | | | | the world set forth by the previously mentioned |
| those who are concerned that the Playstation 3 | | | | titles. |
| doesn't have a broad enough game library to justify | | | | Gran Turismo 5 |
| the purchase one in the coming months, you need | | | | Gran Turismo is the diving simulator that made driving |
| only turn your attention to classics like Heavy Rain, | | | | games fun on consoles and the fifth installation of |
| God of War 3, Gran Turismo 5, and even indie games | | | | the series looks to be revolutionizing how the entire |
| like 3D Dot Game Heroes. In fact, these titles don't | | | | genre plays. The final version will feature nearly 1,000 |
| even touch on what Sony has planned in the near | | | | different cars to collect with up to 60 tracks available |
| future, with games like MAG and Mafia II. | | | | at launch with more planned in downloadable content |
| Final Fantasy XIII | | | | for the game. A new feature to the game is car |
| FFXIII is currently in a death struggle with Mass | | | | damage that is true to life, for the most accurate |
| Effect 2 for claiming the RPG of 2010 title, but the | | | | racing experience you will ever have outside of a |
| biggest surprise of the game is the return to favorite | | | | race track. GT5 is a can't miss for any racing fans |
| elements featured in previous games. The turn based | | | | who are looking for a new game to add to their |
| menu driven combat has been revamped and the | | | | collection. |
| storyline stays true to the classic Final Fantasy | | | | Bioshock 2 |
| narrative that many people have come to love from | | | | Originally subtitled as the Sea of Dreams but no |
| the series. The release of Final Fantasy is going to be | | | | longer, this sequel to the smash hit Bioshock sees |
| huge for the Playstation 3 and will hard to be eclipsed | | | | players returning to the sunken world of Rapture 10 |
| as the RPG of the year. | | | | years later after the original protagonist. This time, |
| God of War 3 | | | | the player gets to step into the shoes of a Big |
| The epic storyline that concluded in God of War 2 is | | | | Daddy, fighting against the utopian society that has |
| picked up immediately in God of War 3, which sees | | | | devolved into complete dystopia. Sophia Lamb seeks |
| Kratos climbing the back of Gaia in order to resume | | | | to control whats left of Rapture by capturing new |
| his mission of revenge on the Pantheon. GoW2 sees | | | | Little Sisters and collecting all of the ADAM. Players |
| Kratos fighting from the back of Titans, attacking | | | | are charged with stopping her and protecting their |
| with the Cestus, and using tons of new abilities that | | | | own Little Sister charge. |
| add to the gameplay we've grown to love in the | | | | Just Cause 2 |
| original God of War games. The game will finish off | | | | The original open world environment of Just Cause |
| the trilogy and conclude the original story started by | | | | was so large many gamers felt intimidated by it. Sky |
| the first two games which is something many | | | | diving, car sufting and even airplane hijacking return in |
| gamers have wanted for a long time coming. | | | | the sequel and it looks like we'll be performing a big |
| Heavy Rain | | | | combination of these activities in order to navigate |
| Heavy Rain is a new genre of game called an | | | | the world as it is presented in the game. The aerial |
| interactive drama. The game plays as a series of cut | | | | stunts available in Just Cause 2 are some of the |
| scenes that feature quick time events to allow the | | | | most breath-taking stunts you will see in a game, so |
| player to direct the the story in the direction they | | | | if you enjoyed the first one, then the sequel will |
| want to go. In fact, though Heavy Rain is a relatively | | | | definitely be right up your alley. |
| newcomer to Playstation lineup and developer | | | | Army of Two: The 40th Day |
| Quantic Dream took a pretty big gamble on | | | | The first Army of two provided a solid co-op |
| developing the series, the interactive storytelling | | | | experience if marred by a few flaws such as AI |
| aspect seems to have captured and fascinated the | | | | glitches, but in the sequel to the original we are |
| heart of gamers everywhere. If you have ever | | | | promised more co-op goodness and an improved AI |
| made the statement, "Man I wish this game were a | | | | that will definitely fill in the shoes Gears of War has |
| movie", then Heavy Rain is definitely the experience | | | | left for being a 360 exclusive. Salem and Rios will be |
| for you. | | | | confronted with moral decisions at the end of each |
| 3D Dot Game Heroes | | | | chapter and the decisions each character makes will |
| This indie action adventure is a parody of all the 8-bit | | | | ultimately affect how the end of the game is played. |
| action games you grew up with as a child, but it pulls | | | | MLB 10: The Show |
| a lot of its inspiration from The Legend of Zelda. The | | | | Perhaps one of the greatest baseball game ever |
| game sees a 2D world thrust into the harsh and | | | | created, MLB: The Show returns this year to impress |
| unforgiving 3D realm by the king, but the storyline | | | | us with all new features while keeping core gameplay |
| sees the protagonist fighting against an evil bishop. | | | | the same. The biggest problem that was addressed |
| The RPG is a full on tribute to the gaming days of | | | | in this year's release is loading time and online play to |
| old with plenty of references to olden games like | | | | provide a much smoother and fluid online gaming |
| Zelda. The music fits into the 8-bit style perfectly and | | | | experience. Other additions include the Futures Game |
| if you have ever wished you could plug up your old | | | | and several other smaller features like stadium |
| NES system and relive the glory days of Zelda, then | | | | animations that truly make you feel as though you |
| 3D Dot Game Heroes is definitely something you | | | | are right inside the stadium as you play. |
| need to check out. | | | | Of course, these are just a few of the excellent |
| The Last Guardian | | | | titles you can expect to see in 2010. With such big |
| Team Ico is back at it again and likely to be dragging | | | | heavy hitters on the docket, its hard to see how |
| along the age old question of whether games can be | | | | people can say the Playstation 3 does not have the |
| interpreted as art with their latest offering. The last | | | | games base to support purchasing one. If there ever |
| Guardian will see players taking care of a very large | | | | was a better time to own a Playstation 3, it is now |
| griffin monster with a visual throwback to the styles | | | | with all of these top notch triple AAA releases. |
| developed in Shadow of the Colossus and Ico. While | | | | |