One of the nicest things I can say about most of the frippery that passes for content on Xbox Live is that it’s miles and away better than Playstation Home. But sometimes I’m paging idly among those little panels on Xbox Live and I’ll duck into one, only to immediately wonder what I think I’m doing. For instance, I couldn’t help but duck into a panel promising the “Top 10 Racing Games”. On the list, among seven perfectly cromulent racing games available for download, I found Dark Void, Tranformers: the Game, and Tron: Evolution.
Still, calling Tron: Evolution a racing game is better than anything I’ve ever seen on Playstation Home. Is that thing still going?
We can all agree that videogaming needs more Westerns, right? And, in particular, a strategy game, because Red Dead Redemption will only get us so far. Enter through the saloon doors Six Gun Saga.
Six Gun Saga just went from its beta to its release version, so it’s time for an official review. Read it here.
If you only have a PC, that means you haven’t played Bastion yet. I’m a little jealous because that means you can play Bastion for the first time. It’s an experience you’ll treasure and it’s available to PC gamers this week. When you’re done, listen to this interview with writer Greg Kasavin and then buy the fantastic soundtrack here.
If you have an Xbox 360, you’re also in for a treat this week! Toy Soldiers: Cold War on Xbox Live Arcade is an energetic tower defense game every bit as good as the original Toy Soldiers. And then some! I’ll have a review posted tomorrow. Suffice to say, I’m a little bit in love. Unless you’re allergic to tower defense games, you’re going to want to fork over the requisite Microsoft space bucks. The only reason Bastion and Toy Soldiers: Cold War don’t merit an elevated wallet threat is because they’re relatively inexpensive.
If you’re bound and determined to play From Dust, that’s also out for the PC this week. I’m guessing the PC will be the platform of choice, given the graphics and interface problems I had with the 360 version. However, you have to be willing to play an Ubisoft release on a PC, which is a bit like contributing to a Tim Pawlenty Presidential campaign.
On the unknown front, El Shaddai is out this week. It’s…uh…I don’t know. I got nothing. I saw posters for at E3 and thought they were for Assassin’s Creed. I guess it’s some sort of anime thing about the Old Testament.
Finally, Age of Empires Online goes live this week. I feel strongly about it and I’ll have a full review posted tomorrow.
After a week off, we’re back with a few surprise recommendations which may or may not include Rise of the Planet of the Apes, The Change Up, Final Destination 5, and/or The Help. Then we get down to the unfortunate business of all having seen 30 Minutes or Less. If you just want to hear our 3×3 of the finest moments of slow motion, fast forward to the 1:01:30 mark.
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