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June Gaming Sees Host of Releases

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the rush-and-flush dept.

June gaming is certainly off with a loud roaring noise that should leave your wallet empty and your thumbs tired. Seeing titles like Ninja Gaiden II, Grid, Bourne Conspiracy, Lego Indiana Jones, Kung Fu Panda, The Incredible Hulk, and a whole host of games for handhelds and download is bound to make game reviewers weep with exhaustion.

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  1. Lego Indian Jones? by QUILz · · Score: 3, Funny

    Just stick with 'Indy' if it will help...

  2. ScuttleMonkey is competing by PhrostyMcByte · · Score: 3, Funny

    On how many products they can fit into a single slashvertisement.

  3. June Sees Crappy Movie Tie-Ins... by morari · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Most of the movies sucked, so why should a cheap promotional videogame even be worth mentioning?

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    1. Re:June Sees Crappy Movie Tie-Ins... by vux984 · · Score: 2, Interesting

      Yeah, if the Lego StarWars stuff was anything to judge by, the Indy lego game will be great light-hearted fun, and amusing. The devs really have a sense of humor, and from the indy trailer it looks like that sense of humor has been preserved.

      I'm looking forward to more lego tie-ins in this series. In addition to the Indy, there's also a lego-batman game coming out too -- apparently its based more on the animated series/comics rather than being a direct movie tie-in. (So much the better if you ask me...)

  4. Why are... by AKAImBatman · · Score: 2, Insightful

    ...only movie-based games mentioned in the summary? Those are the games most likely to suck! The actual Gamespot page has titles like "Toki Tori" in its summary, which is a game that I was far more excited about than any movie rip-off. (It's a great game, BTW! Has a very Amiga-ish feel to it, too.)

    That being said, the Kung-Fu Panda game does look interesting. The real questions are if the Wii controls really work as well as the previews suggest, and if the developers really put the time and effort into making the game interesting rather than a quick cash-in.

    (Anyone remember back when Capcom used to NAIL Disney properties? Chip n' Dale Rescue Rangers & Duck Tales are some of the best games ever made for the NES.)

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  5. Racedriver GRID by Aranykai · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I for one am really looking forward to this title. If the demo is anything to go by, this will be one of the best non-rally racing titles ever to hit the PC.
    Codemasters might redeem themselves with this one.

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  6. Just say no to slashvertisements by Jor-Al · · Score: 4, Insightful

    What a shitty list of games in the summary. I can't really see anything in that list emptying out my wallet or making my thumbs sore.

  7. This is idiotic... by 7Prime · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Third biggest release OF THE YEAR, in June: "Metal Gear Solid 4"

    And you spout a bunch of movie spinnoffs? And Ninja Gaiden II, which has been totally pwned by critics and in which the creator immediately resigned from the company in disgrace.

    You just showed your lack of knowledge on the subject, prepare for a barage of hate mail.

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  8. Lego Indian Jones? by Kingrames · · Score: 4, Funny

    Does he answer tech support calls?

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  9. PS2 GITS! by John+Whitley · · Score: 2, Interesting

    [Movie-based games] are the games most likely to suck! Yeah, a lot of movie-spawned games are pretty banal. On the other hand, one of my favorite console games was the PS2 Ghost In The Shell game -- jumping and skimming around as fast as you can in a fuchikoma. Sweet! The whole game felt well thought-out, from basic controls and game play, to level design, and niceties such as being able to replay any cut-scene you've already seen in the game(*). Even the practice mode was essentially a great little sub-game.

    (*) It boggles the mind that publishers ever don't provide this feature.
    1. Re:PS2 GITS! by p0tat03 · · Score: 2, Informative

      and niceties such as being able to replay any cut-scene you've already seen in the game

      Most Japanese games have this, particularly RPGs. For them gaming is a means to a story, whereas storylines in Western games tend to be there for the sake of gameplay.

  10. Re:Not to be cynical or anything, but... by Altus · · Score: 2, Interesting


    But man... goldeneye was a damn good game.

    All of the lego starwars games I have played have been very good. I wouldn't be surprised if the Indiana Jones game was as well. Even if it is based on a movie.

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  11. Re: Ninja Gaiden II by 7Prime · · Score: 2, Interesting

    You're too trusting of video game reviewers to be non-biased, and non-paid-off. The bigger the game, the more weight is put on game reviewers to review them favorably. There's both financial pressure from game companies, and psychological pressure from outside the industry. When was the last time that a Final Fantasy scored a meta-review of below 90%... how many of them deserve that? I'm a huge FF fan, but even I'll admit that some (particularly FFX and FF12 IMO) didn't warrent that high a score.

    All I'm saying is that, from my experience, large series are rated very differently from the rest of games, and an 81% is usually a pretty bad sign.

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