The War on Terror has been all the rage for the last two console generations, making Islamic extremists the go-to punching bags for military shooters. But even before 9/11, video games often put players up against terrorists. Player Affinity’s writers offer up our favorite classic games that let us fight for freedom against terrorists in all their forms.
Let me start by saying that I’m a big fan of Ugly Americans the television show. I’ve seen every episode from both seasons, and I absolutely love its quirky and often dark humor. While the video game adaptation Ugly Americans: Apocalypsegeddoncertainly has some of what makes the show so enjoyable, the lack of polish takes away from the experience.
Console gamers got to enjoy Crysis 2 earlier this year, but the first game in the series was a PC exclusive that could only be enjoyed by gamers with top-of-theline gaming rig. That’s all going to change next month when Cryteck bringsCrysis to both Xbox and PS3 as a downloadable game.
The day after Labor Day marks an enormous release date for the industry, with big name titles like Dead Island, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine, and Driver: San Francisco all being released to this week. As the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee soak the Northeast to its core, gamers in the region should be happy to have a great excuse to sit back and enjoy a new release or two this weekend. In case you missed any of our coverage of the games released this week, here’s a short rundown of each.
A new trailer for eagerly-anticipated shooter Gears
of War 3, entitled ‘From Dust to Dust’, has hit the internet, showing
off some stunning footage of Marcus Fenix and Delta Squad battling to save the
earth and the rest of humanity.
There
has been, in certain quarters of the gaming world, a frenetic buzz around the announcement
that classic action-RPG-brawler Guardian Heroes would be released
with shiny, updated HD graphics on Xbox Live Arcade since the story was
announced back in May. The hype is
surely due to intensify with the news today that the game will be released on
October 12th, for a mere 800 Microsoft points.
Ryan Payton, the man in charge of overseeing the creative team behind the next trilogy of Halo games, has walked away from 343 Industries. Payton claims that the game had become a “crazy endeavor” and that he had “a great run at Microsoft.”
