Record Store Day - April 2009 - (Page 17)

The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena X360, PS3, PC [AtAri] Does the difficulty and speed of the songs appeal to the average Guitar Hero player? People view Guitar Hero as something to aspire to. We’ve worked really hard to address all playing levels. We have the Beginner level. We have Easy, which is totally accessible. Most people play Medium, but the Expert and Expert+ levels are for the hardcore Metallica and Slayer fans. If you’re an Easy or Medium player and you think you’re getting better, there’s really a lot of gameplay. What were some of the challenges you faced as developers and game designers? Trying to capture Metallica’s essence. We wanted an authentic Metallica experience. There’s a lot of Pushead artwork in there. The UI is themed to be a true Metallica experience. But we had to make the as accessible to everyone as possible. You took the Guitar Hero: World Tour band concept into a single band game. Is this something we can expect to see in future Guitar Hero titles? I think so. We’ve evolved beyond the original Guitar Hero. If there’s a great song, people are going to want to have options. Even if it’s a great guitar song. guitar hero: metallica will hit stores in March for PS3, X360, and Wii An expansion of The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, the new Chronicles game reprises brawny Vin Diesel as Riddick in this updated sci-fi shooter. Featuring the entire Butcher Bay title with current-gen graphics and the Athena campaign, Atari’s first foray into the Underverse should herald as much praise as the original. If only they packaged it with the upcoming Blu-Ray DVD Riddick titles. In Stores April 7 The Godfather II X360, PS3, PC [EA] “Act like a mobster, think like a don” is EA’s premise for The Godfather II. The idea may not be an original one—Grand Theft Auto has it nailed—but suburban kids reenacting the exploits of streetlevel thugs and all-powerful dons is always a win-win. Based on Coppola’s legendary film, The Godfather II’s violence level should be high enough to piss off the ESRB and errant parents. In Stores April 7 Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus PS2, PSP [Arc SyStEm WorkS] Play as 25 weapon-wielding fighters in this 2-D fighter dream. Though wonders never cease—they still make PS2 games?— Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus is parading around as the definitive iteration of the cult VS-fighter. Newbies can still button-mash into oblivion and walk away with a smile. Veterans will get the most out of the tweaks and improvements. Force Breaks and Slash Breaks abound! In Stores Now Velvet Assassin X360, PC [SouthPEAk GAmES] Velvet Assassin may sound like a James Bond porno title. It’s really a WWII-theme stealth shooter. Infiltrate Axis camps and disrupt enemy wrongdoings as Violette Szabo, a real-life Allied spy. True to the stealth portion of the game, Szabo must not attract undue attention. So, Velvet Assassin isn’t an all-out run ‘n’ gun. Rather, like the Metal Gear Solid series, success is in misdirection and causing havoc unseen and unheard. In Stores April 14 Damnation X360, PS3, PC [codEmAStErS] If the Civil War lasted into the 20th century, it’d look a lot like Damnation. Or so supposes Codemasters. A cross between Unreal Tournament and Prince of Persia, Damnation finds rebel leader Hamilton Rourke climbin’ and shootin’ against well-armed industrialist Prescott. The idea is very patriotic: Protect America against a dictator. Like Star Wars with a six-gun and stirrups. In Stores April 30 X-Men Origins: Wolverine X360, PS3, PSP, Wii, DS, PC [ActiviSion] Mega movie. Über tie-in. Play as the brooding Wolverine, julienning baddies in the most spectacular of ways while searching for answers to a past life. Unlike most X-Men titles, Activision’s take is darker and bloodier. Think God of War or Devil May Cry. Fight against a variety of foes—even a helicopter—across exotic locales in what might be spring’s most graphically impressive title. In Stores May 1 [ april 2009 + monitorthis! + 17 ]

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