Publisher: Valve Corporation
Developer: Certain Affinity
Player(s): Offline 1-2, Online 2-8/Co-op 2-4
Genre: Survival Horror, First-Person Shooter
Release Date: (NA) November 18, 2008 (EU) November 21, 2008
Platform(s): Xbox 360 (also on PC)
Rated: Mature
What couldn’t be perfect about a game featuring not only zombies, but also the ability to fight off the hordes of infected with your best pals? Well Valve came pretty close to perfection but sadly didn’t quite reach it.
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Games Thirst Review: Left 4 Dead (Xbox 360)
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Games Thirst Review: Grand Theft Auto 4 (Xbox 360)
Publisher: Rockstar Games
Developer: Rockstar North
Player(s): Offline 1, Online 2-16
Genre: Action, Sandbox
Release Date: April 29, 2008
Platform(s): Xbox 360 (also on PS3, PC)
Rated: Mature
Story:
As you would expect from Rockstar and the GTA series, the stories never seem to disappoint and Grand Theft Auto 4 is no exception. This time, we are introduced to a new protagonist named Niko Bellic.
Niko is a Russian war veteran from some undisclosed country in Europe who has come to the newly modeled Liberty City to live the “American Dream” with his cousin Roman.
As you can already tell however, this doesn’t go over so well and suddenly, Niko and Roman are head over heels in trouble with virtually every single person in Liberty City. Nice welcome right?
Presentation:
Remember back on the age of the Playstation 2 where the Grand Theft Auto series was actually a very ugly game? Low-res models and what not? Well no more! GTA4 is one of the best looking games on any of the consoles today.
Games Thirst Review: Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360)
Publisher: Activision
Developer: Infinity Ward
Player(s): Offline 1-4/Co-op 1-2, Online 2-18/Co-op 1-2
Genre: First-Person Shooter
Release Date: (NA) November 10, 2009
Platform(s): Xbox 360 (also on PS3, PC)
Rated: Mature
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare was one of most successful and highly praised FPS games of all time, so how exactly do you top something like that when the bar has been raised so high?
What Infinity Ward managed to do with Modern Warfare 2 is create a game that manages to immerse you in a way that Call of Duty 4 couldn’t do as well. Unlike in other war games where the battle takes place in foreign countries, Russia brings the fight to American soil making you feel like there is far more at risk then before.
Games Thirst Review: Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: Nintendo EAD Tokyo
Player(s): Single 1, Co-op 2
Genre: Platform
Release Date: (NA) November 12, 2007 (JP) November 1, 2007 (CA) November 14, 2007 (EU) November 16, 2007
Platform(s): Nintendo Wii
Rated: Everyone
Story:
Do I really need to explain this one? What has the plot been for a Mario game ever since the very first game? Bowser decides to rip Princess Peach’s castle right from it’s foundation and carry it off into space where he plans to use the power of the Grand Stars to create his own universe with his own newly created sun at the center of it all with Peach by his side.
As Mario, you must travel into space collecting these Grand Stars to power up an observatory you are traveling on and make your way to Bowser.
Does it really get more epic then that? Bowser is seriously never going to learn.
Presentation:
I’ll start by saying that if Super Mario Galaxy is not the Wii’s best looking title then it’s a close 2nd. It’s graphical polish and colorful visuals even match wits with some of the games on the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. Now that is saying something.
Games Thirst Review: Crackdown (Xbox 360)
Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
Developer: Realtime Worlds
Player(s): Offline 1, Online 2
Genre(s): Third-Person Shooter, Sandbox
Release Date: (NA) February 20, 2007 (EU) February 23, 2007
Platform(s): Xbox 360
Rated: Mature
Story:
Crackdown doesn’t put all that much emphasis on story but there is one, hidden behind the explosive, chaotic exterior. Our story takes place in metropolis known as Pacific City where several districts have been separated from each other through islands. The city is controlled by three crime organizations known as the Los Muertos, the Volk, and the Shai-Gen.
Peacekeepers have been put in place to keep the city under control but their forces were overwhelmed by a sudden rise in crimes. This is where “the Agency” comes into affect. Using cybernetic technology and advanced surgical procedures, they succeeded in creating super-soldiers which you take the role of.
Presentation:
Crackdown is quite a looker in the graphics department. Instead of going with a typical cel-shading look or normal graphics, Crackdown has a comic book style appearance. All the models have heavy black outlines around them giving them a hand-drawn look.
