I’ve been looking over my release list of games coming out between now and the end of the year, suffice to say I’m quite impressed, actually no, I’m extremely impressed. I’d go as far as to say that I couldn’t be happier than if I was the happy man living in happy land on gumdrop lane. Yes, the line up is that good.
This is when I figure having a car with upward opening doors, a dog named after a deceased scientist and of course, a flux capacitor would come in handy.
I’ve recently moved house and with it I ran the risk of getting involved in the “weird neighbour lottery” of which it seems I must have acquired five numbers plus the bonus ball. Let’s just say my new neighbour spends most of his time in Hawaiian t-shirts and looks like the spitting image of the Doc from back to the future fame. Sadly I get the feeling he’s just a bit of a strange case and not one of my favourite movie characters ever – life can be so tormenting sometimes.
So yes, a time travel device would definitely be handy in these coming months, so let’s start at the beginning.
September the 5th is where the epic journey begins, and it’s a triple hitter with no less than both Mercenaries 2 and Viva Piñata 2 releasing on the same day, oh and did I mention Spore is being released on this fine day too? By the power of maths, or rather my PC’s calendar I’ve worked out that it’s only two weeks away. Two weeks until three of my most wanted games of the year are released. It’s like buses, you wait ages for one, and then three turn up all at once. What a gaming fuelled day it’s going to be, yet only one question remains, which to play first?
Thankfully we then have a bit of a breathing space, or at least until the 18th of September, which is when the MMO fans amongst us get to sink our teeth into Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, which will surely do nothing for time management, especially when you take into account on September 19th another title is released.
Yes, the 19th sees the release of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, a demo of which is available today by the way. So just two weeks on from the opening day of the season if you will, I have a weekend planned in a fantasy world as a beer swigging Dwarf, followed by the next day surrounded by midichloreans recklessly throwing Stormtroopers to the death with just a wave of my hand.
So September passes me by, and I predict by now my hair to have grown an extra few inches, my Cherry Coke intake to have doubled and to be living off a diet of Space Invaders and Wham bars.
The thing is, it keeps getting better and better!
October rolls around and first up is the magical date of October 24th. Probably one of the most anticipated games of the year, yes Fable 2 will be hitting shelves and door mats across the land. I predict a couple of marathon sessions of Fable 2, as just around the corner is Little Big Planet, releasing on October 29th. Within a space of a week, two of the biggest names of this year will be out and with it my gaming intake for Q4 of the year will surely explode, especially when you take into account that just a few days later on October 31st, Fallout 3 arrives.
Halloween sees the end of October and with it a week of fantastic games will be released. So, anyone planning a trick or treat at my house, don’t bother, as all you’ll hear is sword on sword, magic clashing against foe and laughter at the expense of friends as I create a plethora of death levels and shocks of horror on a post apocalyptic world.
I would find it easy to just call it a day here and now, if the year was to end on a random whim then I would be happy, but no, it seems November is just as blessing.
We get reacquainted with Dom and friends on November 7th for some chainsaw duelling action, the same day as Valve’s Left For Dead, which, although may prove costly on Valve’s part is just another huge bonus for us.
Fast forward to the 14th and it’s time to visit an old friend or two. Banjo-Kazooie return and may I be the first to say welcome back! The last time I took you for a spin it was many years ago and on another old friend, the N64, it’s going to be good fun getting to know you again old pal.
That’s it for November, and the rest of my list. Of course you have to figure in a World of Warcraft expansion in there somewhere, not to mention some hidden gems that nobody is counting on, of which I’m sure there’ll be a few.
Last year’s Q4 releases were very impressive and ones I didn’t think would be beaten, but so far so good, 2008 looks extremely pleasant on the eyes. So yes, if anyone happens to have a Flux capacitor lying around that would indeed be most helpful.
Life’s good, but this year, the gaming is loads better!
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