E3 07: New Brunswick Pro Bowling Screens/Video (Wii)

August 14, 2007, keep your eye out for the above final box art on store shelves. Fresh off the press FTP, here are some new screens. The graphics might not be anything to write home about, but it looks like a much more precise sim than we are use to with Wii Sports. Bowling with the Wii-mote just feels so right. Now you will get more realistic physics and a career mode to work your way through.

See it in motion after the break (video)…

Prince of Perisa IV: The Sands of Spinoff

With E3 just around the corner, I can’t help but wonder…WHY IS ASSASSIN’S CREED SO OVER-HYPED?

After watching a bunch of game development videos, I’m still a tad skeptic. (Keep in mind that we’ve hardly seen any gameplay). The most over-hyped game this year might just be a short lived Prince of Persia spinoff. With only nine targets to assassinate, this game promises little to no replay value. Now don’t get me wrong, I am looking forward to the three part gameplay of (pursuing/assassinating/running like hell), but that fighting system looks blasé. Yeah, the interactive environment is cool and all, but this isn’t a big leap from the POP franchise. (They’ve gone from running on walls to climbing them). So instead of implementing some trite matrix-esque plot, perhaps Ubisoft should spend some time tweaking the gameplay.
(p.s. I hate Prince of Persia) =)

Fearing the worst, hoping the best.

As for the rest of E3:
*Bungie needs to give us some fresh campaign footage to keep the buzz alive.
*Fighting games need to make a comeback cause I’m getting sick of FPS. (apparently a new Mortal Kombat for the DS is in the making).
*Naughty Dog’s Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune – sleeper hit for PS3.
*Super Smash Bros. Brawl to take over the world.
*Killzone 2 will still suck.

Only one question remains…shall he heed the call?

Oh, and if you haven’t already, check out Chief’s customizable headgear!

E3 Summit 07 invitations arrive

If you don’t have one now, or get one in the mail in the next few days, you’re not going. Gone are the good old days of any old blog being able to get in (except this one, of course). I actually wasn’t expecting one of these, so imagine my surprise when I checked the mail today. I feel like Charlie when he found the golden ticket!