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Gamerverdict's Looking Foward to July
July 8th 2010 12:54
This month’s releases is about quality over quantity, as there aren’t many titles coming out, and two of the three games I’m about to mention happen to be by Japanese developers, but the third game more than explains why Australia is having a drought-like July... STARCRAFT 2!.... *Ahem* Now that I got that out of my system.
Let’s kick it off with a release for the DS called Dragon Ball Origins 2 on 9th of July. It is a third person, top down adventure game (think Zelda) which uses the stylus to execute most of the character’s moves. Created by Game Republic, I’ve played the first game on the DS and the developer was able to produce the MOST charming adaption of the cartoon, Dragon Ball, ever created. The touch sensitive controls are fun to pull off and there are several funny moments that mostly ended up with the 3D characters pulling the most exaggerated faces. It looks like Game Republic hasn’t messed too much with the first game’s formula, so it’s a solid bet this sequel is going to be a decent buy for fans of the series and gamers who like the adventure genre.
An interesting fact about one of the games by Game Republic, Genji: Days of the Blade, is for its infamous showing at the 2006 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), where the producer, Bill Ritch, has made the famous “Giant Enemy Crab” statement, which has been referenced in several video games. So whenever you hear about hitting a boss’s weak point for massive damage in a video game, remember Game Republic.
Next on the block is a game any Role Playing Game (RPG) fan will be interested in:
Dragon Quest 9: Sentinels of the Starry, four years in the making and has already set a Guinness World Record. Since its release in Japan, it aggregated the most use of a wireless mode in 8 months with over 117 million players. Now it is going to be released in Australia on the 22nd of July.... UPDATE! Kotaku has posted the official Australian release date for August 19th. I guess Australian's can save up their hard-earned coin if they are inclined for the upcoming RTS giant... Anyways!
As you can tell by the number ‘9’, this RPG game is part of a series considered to be the rival of Squaresoft’s Final Fantasy series. Hand chosen by Enix, developer Level 5 has created two Dragon Quest games in the series after Enix merged with Squaresoft to create what is now known as Square Enix in 2003.
Level 5 also created the fun and challenging puzzle adventure game: Professor Layton and the Curious Village, which I believe is the best game in its genre ever made on the DS. And they also made the PS2 RPG classics; Dragon Quest 8: Journey of the Cursed King and Rogue Galaxy.
I understand if naming developers of videogames is something the average gamer doesn’t really care about, such as Game Republic, but there are a handful of developers that are as popular as their games, such as Square Enix and another title that I’m about to mention. A developer that could single handily make other publishers rethink about launching a game title in the month of July, a developer whom produced a game that all gamers and most people who haven’t touched a controller know about, and that is BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT!
Blizzard has made 3 of the most highly prolific series in the gaming spectrum: the Diablo, Warcraft and Starcraft series. They rack in money daily, thanks to their Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG): World of Warcraft, which has made the genre as popular as it is today, and produced some of the craziest, depressing and weirdest stories concerning gaming obsessions. And now their latest offering is going to debut at the end of this month.
StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty, SEVEN years in the making and was only announced in 2007, is going to be released on the 27th of July. Considered to be the best Real Time Strategy (RTS) series ever made, which led to Korean fans famously turning the first game into a televised sport. And now the advent of this game’s release will refuel the dedicated fans for another decade. I never heard of such a game with a dedicated fan base playing the original created 12 years ago. For people who aren’t living in Korea and don’t know what Starcraft is; think Warcraft in space, and replace the dwarves and orcs with aliens and emphasis on group management.
Wow! What a month! It’s kind of a blessing to have fewer releases this month, as there are so many great games already released this year and are ready to be played! Oh, and most stores in Australia have been having pretty crazy sales for the past month, so keep an eye out for your nearest retailer!
Game on.
An interesting fact about one of the games by Game Republic, Genji: Days of the Blade, is for its infamous showing at the 2006 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), where the producer, Bill Ritch, has made the famous “Giant Enemy Crab” statement, which has been referenced in several video games. So whenever you hear about hitting a boss’s weak point for massive damage in a video game, remember Game Republic.
Next on the block is a game any Role Playing Game (RPG) fan will be interested in:
Dragon Quest 9: Sentinels of the Starry, four years in the making and has already set a Guinness World Record. Since its release in Japan, it aggregated the most use of a wireless mode in 8 months with over 117 million players. Now it is going to be released in Australia on the 22nd of July.... UPDATE! Kotaku has posted the official Australian release date for August 19th. I guess Australian's can save up their hard-earned coin if they are inclined for the upcoming RTS giant... Anyways!
As you can tell by the number ‘9’, this RPG game is part of a series considered to be the rival of Squaresoft’s Final Fantasy series. Hand chosen by Enix, developer Level 5 has created two Dragon Quest games in the series after Enix merged with Squaresoft to create what is now known as Square Enix in 2003.
Level 5 also created the fun and challenging puzzle adventure game: Professor Layton and the Curious Village, which I believe is the best game in its genre ever made on the DS. And they also made the PS2 RPG classics; Dragon Quest 8: Journey of the Cursed King and Rogue Galaxy.
I understand if naming developers of videogames is something the average gamer doesn’t really care about, such as Game Republic, but there are a handful of developers that are as popular as their games, such as Square Enix and another title that I’m about to mention. A developer that could single handily make other publishers rethink about launching a game title in the month of July, a developer whom produced a game that all gamers and most people who haven’t touched a controller know about, and that is BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT!
Blizzard has made 3 of the most highly prolific series in the gaming spectrum: the Diablo, Warcraft and Starcraft series. They rack in money daily, thanks to their Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG): World of Warcraft, which has made the genre as popular as it is today, and produced some of the craziest, depressing and weirdest stories concerning gaming obsessions. And now their latest offering is going to debut at the end of this month.
StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty, SEVEN years in the making and was only announced in 2007, is going to be released on the 27th of July. Considered to be the best Real Time Strategy (RTS) series ever made, which led to Korean fans famously turning the first game into a televised sport. And now the advent of this game’s release will refuel the dedicated fans for another decade. I never heard of such a game with a dedicated fan base playing the original created 12 years ago. For people who aren’t living in Korea and don’t know what Starcraft is; think Warcraft in space, and replace the dwarves and orcs with aliens and emphasis on group management.
Wow! What a month! It’s kind of a blessing to have fewer releases this month, as there are so many great games already released this year and are ready to be played! Oh, and most stores in Australia have been having pretty crazy sales for the past month, so keep an eye out for your nearest retailer!
Game on.
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