2010 will be a great year for gaming. I can’t remember a time when I was looking forward to so many great games. Since the new year is just around the corner, I felt it appropriate to cover some the best upcoming titles in January.
First up is Bayonetta on January 5th. Created by former Clover Studios employees, known today as Platinum Games, Bayonetta is a crazy 3rd person action game. You play the role of a witch with four guns (2 in hands, 2 strapped to feet) and you fight against some pretty impressive looking monsters. The gameplay is very similar to Devil May Cry with the slowdown feature of Viewtiful Joe. The game will be released on the PS3 and Xbox 360 and demos for both systems are available now on their respective online services.
Then, we come to January 26th. On this blessed date, we will see the release of No More Heroes 2 for Wii, Mass Effect 2 for Xbox 360, and my personal favorite, Tatsunoko vs. Capcom for the Wii. It seems I just can’t get enough of that insane vs. gameplay. Now Capcom is promising the game will be online enabled, which is a rarity for Wii games.
The other possible late January early February Wii release I’m keeping my eye on is Data East Arcade Classics. The collection will be only $20 and feature (deep breath) BurgerTime, Peter Pepper’s Ice Cream Factory (the rare sequel to Burger Time), Bad Dudes vs. Dragon Ninja, Burnin’ Rubber, Caveman Ninja, Crude Buster, Express Raider, Heavy Barrel, Lock ‘n’ Chase, Magical Drop III, Secret Agent, Side Pocket, Street Hoop, Super Real Darwin and Wizard Fire. WHEW!! I’m sorry about the unconfimed release date, but every site I checked gave me a different date. Majesco’s (the game’s publisher) website says February 2010 and Amazon.com says Feb. 9th, so be looking out for it.
Oh, and lastly, Sega is having a temporary price reduction on their best-selling Virtual Console games. The following games will be available for 500 instead of their normal 800 points through Jan. 6th, 2010:
Sonic the Hedgehog 1-3
Gunstar Heroes
Toe Jam and Earl
Puyo Puyo 2
Shining Force
Golden Axe
Altered Beast
Streets of Rage 2.
This is just the beginning of 2010 and OMG I need a lot more money.
Till next time everyone,
- Erik
I’ve never was much of a BioWare fan. KOTOR and others never did it for me and I felt they were overhyped, but Mass Effect was a surprisingly good game. The sequel looks to be yet another great game in the series. I played a few hours of the first last night, and if they truly do improve some of the issues with combat and controls, this could be pure gaming sechs. Though what’s with the stupid cover art? The special edition looks much better.