Playstation 3

Enslaved: Odyssey to the West PS3 Review

Ninja Theory has teamed up with Namco-Bandai in order to remake one of the oldest Chinese folk tales ever written—Journey to the West. The developers took a leap in terms of cinematic presentation and interpretation in order to tell the story in the best way possible, so what happens when a hot red-head and a monkey man team up to fight killer robots? Ironically, you get a pretty competent version of Wu Cheng’en’s work and an incredibly gripping epic that may have evolved story-telling in games.

Netflix to Become Disc-free on PS3

From October 18 you will now be able to watch Netflix movies and TV shows without a disc on your PS3. Netflix have provided an online streaming service on the PS3 for a while, but it previously always required a special disc to be in the machine anytime you were using the service

Sonic Anniversary Coming Next Summer?

A mysterious Sega project has once again been brought to light, this time as Sonic Anniversary. Izaskun Urretabizkaia, the marketing director at Sega, has let some details slip on the rumored title. Apparently Sega is planning to release a compilation of classic Sonic levels from the Genesis heyday with an advanced graphical overhaul.

Sonic 4 Episode 1 (PS3) Review

It’s probably safe to say Sonic never really coped with the move to 3D with the same ease that his old rival Mario did. And although some of the first Sonic Adventure titles on the Dreamcast were decent enough games they never seemed to progress into anything that would catch peoples attention like the original games did back in the 90’s.

The thing that made the original Sonic games so good was the mix between very fast gameplay, strong clean graphics, and a good challenge. Sonic 4 Episode1’s main aim is to go back to basics and only be a slight evolution of this format. From that perspective it is a definite success. The visuals are highly colored and detailed but remain easy to understand even when Sonic is running around at full speed. Sonic’s movement also feels and controls much like it did, with the original spin dash and the power-ups like Speed Shoes still in tact.

PSN And Store Releases For The Week of 10/12/10

The biggest store release for this week is probably Medal of Honor, which EA have been trying to suggest for a long time will be a Modern Warfare killer, although the early reviews so far have not been completely positive for it. 
There are 4 new releases for PSN, which includes a Sonic game Sega have finally committed themselves to calling Sonic The Hedgehog 4. They will be releasing it in episodes on PSN with the first part now available, and there also is a demo version available to test out

GT5 Delayed Again

It has just been confirmed that Gran Turismo 5 will now miss its November 2nd release date. This is the latest in a long string of delays for what is possibly the most anticipated PS3 game to date. Considering Polyphony Digital’s last full console release was GT4 way back in 2005, that makes GT5 an easy contender for the longest time a game has ever been in production.

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow

There is artistry behind the visual presentation of Castlevania:Lords of Shadow, and it pays off wonderfully. I enjoyed this game on a visual level more so than any game since Shadow of the Colossus, but all of that would be for naught if it didn’t make sense within the context of the gameplay and this is the games biggest success.