Too Human

The action / rpg game Too Human has a long history. Since a first draft was on the drawing board, it took until the game came out almost ten years. Developer Silicon Knights has taken the time, and the question is whether the quality has benefited.

For years, displays the three major console manufacturers with the term 'exclusive game. In advertisements and press releases do not hesitate to emphasize that a game is only available for their console. For gamers who have then missed the exclusivity often also reported on the packaging. Also at Too Human, only for the Xbox 360 appears. Now exclusive games are not always good games, as experience shows, and we were very curious what Too Human would bring.


Too Human is made by Silicon Knights, a Canadian developer who does not have. Least the titles to his name Names like Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes and Eternal Darkness adorn their honor roll. That creates expectations, and Too Human one tries to deal with the particular combination of Norse mythology and science fiction. Those where In the world of Too Human GM gods walk around among the people, that they must protect against an army of rebellious machines. Negotiate or nationals path forward is not there. The gods are real oerkerels, Norwegian, bearded alpha men who prefer the enemy himself staring into the eyes, armed with swords, hammers and guns.


It should be clear that Too Human revolves around fighting, though it gradually whatever puzzled and hunted. Players control the god Baldur, who, together with a computer-controlled army soldiers battle against the hordes of enemies that wander around the huge levels. The game starts with choosing a specialization, with five different options, with names like Berserker, Commando and Champion. Each specialization has its own strengths and weaknesses, but regardless of your choice gets Baldur a melee weapon and a firearm which he may let off steam. In particular, the control of that initial weapon is remarkable, because the right analog stick is used to indicate the direction in which to strike Baldur. The control of the firearm is much simpler, which consists of the rams on the shoulder buttons.

Preview: Tomb Raider - Underworld

In computer games men interpret and usually starring women usually portrayed as stereotypes. End of this year to virtual ladies happy to hear from him again, using titles like Velvet Assassin, Mirror's Edge and of course through the uncrowned queen Lara Croft in Tomb Raider: Underworld.


If a cursory glance at the screenshots, it may be inclined to think that Lara's brand new adventure is going to offer. Much news Again Lara travels the world, in search of mythical artifacts and climbs, climbs, jumps and swims them that it is a real delight. Indeed, there is not changed very much, but that's not really in this case.

In 2006, Tomb Raider continued: Legend series around Lara Croft back on the map. Legend brought the famous Tomb Raider gameplay in a next-gen jacket, with a good story, nice graphics and good control. In 2007 Anniversary came out. Herein the first Tomb Raider game was brought to life again, with the technology of Legend. And this autumn, in November to be precise, it is the turn of Tomb Raider: Underworld.


Underworld is all about Norse mythology, but that does not mean that Lara just wanders in Scandinavia. Myths from far and wide overlap with each other, and that data is used by the makers to bring to the imagination. Speaking locations around the world in contention So Lara visits include the Mayan temples in Mexico and delves them around in ruins in Thailand. Goal of her quest is to find the Hammer of Thor, the god of thunder and weather. This hammer is said to have powerful enough to kill gods along to help.


Nice touch for male players is that they can once again look. Towards the graceful ass Lara Although Lara went under the knife again, she still looks pretty much the same as in the last two games. Yet the technology that the game runs on higher quality than before, again resulting in further detail in textures, animations and light. The creators call it a new feature that Lara can be dirty. That's a strange promise, because they could also in Legend, but Lara will be nastier than ever. Roll your hair through the mud, then the Earth continues on her legs sticking. Same soil can be washed away as she walks through the pouring rain. A soggy Lara looks 'wetter' than ever and adolescents will have little to complain about the looks of our favorite archaeologist.

World of Warcraft - Wrath of the Lich King

Who has not had to have drawn or to be invited to the beta test of World of Warcraft lucky: Wrath of the Lich King, we give a glimpse into the icy Northrend, the new continent that Blizzard adds in the second extension of the mmo .

We show a view of the world where the once noble prince Arthas Menethil withdrew after being transformed. The evil Lich King A look into exactly one hundred screenshots. Blizzard has indulged in the landscape of Northrend, which is a lot nicer than Outland, the continent with the first extension was added. Northrend is icy, but certainly not just white and gray. There are big green areas and even tropical forests included in the game world. The extension is not ready and not all parts of the new world are already accessible. Here you can see the southern regions of the new continent. The northern parts of Northrend are designed for players level 80 approaching, the new highest level, but the top of the test is at level 77. Northern parts which are not all accessible. What to see there is still a surprise. Our journey from west to east, and we start with the Borean Tundra, where players can begin their adventure. In Northrend

Preview: The Godfather II

When publisher Electronic Arts, the first images of the original The Godfather showed the breath of the gaming press. Faltered Also - albeit limited - cooperation of leaders like James Caan and Robert Duvall reinforced the feeling that it was going to be something very special here. Marlon Brando might even, from a hospital bed, his text for Don Vito Corleone in the game have spoken. Already rattling Unfortunately, these recordings were poor, a voice-alike had to do thereafter.


EA's The Godfather was ultimately disappointing. Many gamers got the game Mafia by Illusion Softworks still vivid in my mind as the ultimate Cosa Nostra game, and there was not over The Godfather. The game was limping a little too much in two minds. On the one hand it was a mobster variant on GTA and secondly EA wanted Mafia-sphere to image, waabij famous movie moments to be relived.


For The Godfather II is a clearer concept chosen. It is not so much another sandbox game, it's a 'Organised Crime empire building game "in which the adoption of business and boost your power plays a central role. Biggest innovation is the Don's View, a strategic map you can see exactly what business and buildings in your possession and how the competition is doing. The ultimate goal is to clear all the competing crime families out of the way and take over. Their business As you increase your power and you can take more people dirty work for you redecorate

Preview: Dragon Age - Origins

We have to wait a long time, but finally we saw the end of August at the Games Convention in Leipzig, the "spiritual successor" to Baldur's Gate II. Dragon Age: Origins seems already one of the best RPGs of 2009 should be. Though, given the reputation of developer Bioware really no surprise.


In Dragon Age: Origins depends much with the origin of your character, hence the subtitle 'origins'. Race, class and the background story of your character determines how the non-playable characters in the game react to you. Before you arrive in the general part of the game, each "original" three hours of unique gameplay. You choose the Mage, then the first three hours of the game completely different than if you had chosen. Example for the Warrior Only after three hours you come to a point where all roads go together, and then the main story begins.

In the main story takes the player - regardless of the prelude of the relevant origin - his place next to the king, as the youngest of the Grey Wardens. These elite soldiers are the bravest and best soldiers in the army, so they accompany the king as his majesty finds it necessary to fight a war. Out In Origins, the rather arrogant head of state does not have much to choose, because there is a huge army of Darkspawn before the gates of his city Ostagar.

Spore

Spore is and that's great news. It is the first truly new game from Will Wright since The Sims, and moreover, the expectations are high, because Spore is seen as very innovative.

First reports Spore would godgame that in divine aspirations Sid Meier's Civilization would shame. Curiously, however, the game begins with a purely scientific explanation of the beginning of life on the planet that the first half of the game you will form home and later serves as a base for your intergalactic extensions. In the intro movie overwhelms a chunk of stone from the limited space on your planet. The lump of stone disintegrates, comes up in the sea and the debris formed the first life - there is no god to pass. It creates small-celled organisms that can develop in all directions. In the latter, you have as a player the guiding hand, you determine how the single-celled creature that you get under your care evolves into a spacefaring nation. Of course you have the necessary impact on that process. With the now famous and freely available Creature Editor, you can fully control how your creature looks like, and later in evolution in the same way you can control the appearance of your people, their housing and their vehicles. But it is not only the physical characteristics that determine how the other life forms in the universe perceive you. Spore shall define precisely how you behave and other life forms will adjust their behavior accordingly.


*Dutch

You start the game so the cell phase. Phase and Phase not because Spore is fully translated into Dutch, as usual with games of Elecronic Arts. The Creature Editor is therefore called us the Creature Creator. You start the game with the Oerwezenschepper, which you initially can not get much more than determine the color of your oersoepzwemmer. However, there will soon change. The first choice you get put in Oerwezenschepper is whether you want to eat or greens. Your animal meat In the primordial soup in which you swim around, floating green and red pieces and decide which you prefer you can consume creation. By eating chunks he grows. Every now and then there is a fragment DNA hidden in the food and that you can use to evolve. Creature you What dna parts you pick is entirely arbitrary. You can pick three different jaws and no fins, but soon you'll have everything. The differences are immediately noticeable.


*The first evolutionary steps

The control of your creature seems very stiff to expire, a tail and fins are picked up. Especially for a carnivore, this choice is important, because what further in the cell stage where you find yourself in a cat-and-mouse game. In the primordial swim larger creatures, and it's eat or be eaten. What extra speed so can not hurt. Vegetarian beings are primarily served by taking speed to escape the carnivores. Carnivorous creatures have more maneuverability, so they can focus on the enemy. Their spine You can also equip your creature with gifspuit and to share it. Electric shock from With some luck you cock the part that makes your being an omnivore, which makes it easier, especially in the next two stages in order to find food. The cell stage is a glorified Pac-Man, with the bonus of the pieces of DNA that you essentially can pimp. It's a little less exciting than Pac-Man, but you're there for half an hour sometimes done with it - too short to be bored, especially because it is fun to experiment with the equipment of your creature. After a number of times to be doubled in size, you'll pick up a piece of DNA that gives a cautious beginning of intelligence. Then it's time to leave the water and move on to the Creature Stage.

Preview: Guitar Hero World Tour

Guitar Hero World Tour to be a superlative on all fronts. The game should be better than predecessors Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock and Guitar Hero: Aerosmith and it should show competitor Rock Band far behind. How's developer Neversoft about it?

Neversoft must Guitar Hero World Tour especially to fight back. It is up against rival Harmonix, a hefty thump handed out with Rock Band, this studio where the concept of "guitar game 'worked out into a real band play. Guitar Hero is fun to play alone and it's still entertaining to play with someone but Rock Band is especially nice if you're with its celebration. It is a real board game, guitar, bass, vocals and drums. And that is catching on, especially in North America. In Europe, the less rafts with Rock Band, would particularly because publisher Electronic Arts brings the game at a high price and in only a few countries in the market. In the Netherlands and Belgium, the game is difficult to obtain, so we are still at the mercy of the guitar from Guitar Hero. Moreover, this change in autumn, both Rock Band 2 and Guitar Hero World Tour will appear.


*Gezellie

Not unexpectedly tries to outdo a drum kit and to be included in Guitar Hero World Tour. Microphone success of Rock Band Neversoft The main starting point for the designers was that the party game Guitar Hero Rock Band should be noted that although more. That means it can be played together in various ways. In World Tour That can be both local and online, and these forms may be combined effortlessly. You proverbial aunt in Morocco online can take the vocals on her behalf, while the guitar, bass and drums are located together in another room. That's not all, because two full bands to compete against each other, it does not matter if everyone in the same room or that part of the musicians playing along over the internet.


*Ram

The most striking thing GH World Tour is the addition of the drums. As was seen from the first announcement about to do, because according to Neversoft this drum much better than that in Rock Band. Where the set of Rock Band is a platform with four drums and a base drum pedal, the set of GH World Tour three drums, two cymbals and a base drum pedal. Moreover, the drums velocity-sensitive, so you can hear whether hard or soft is beaten. The drums in Rock Band are not, but Electronic Arts has already announced that the drums in Rock Band 2 will be. Velocity sensitive This set will contain no basins. There is a deluxe version of the Rock Band 2 drum set though equipped with basins, but this will be sold separately. Approximately $ 300