Some gamehelden knows everyone. Even people who have little or no computer games to play know, for example, what is the status of plumber Mario. The mustachioed Nintendo icon is timeless, even decades, and will always be with the Japanese company are associated.
Microsoft missed ever a convincing mascot for his Xbox, but now is Halo’s Master Chief inextricably with the console connected. The green helmet with the gold visor is for years with the Xbox and Xbox 360 are associated.
As handhelds cannot be taken into account, the takes Sony with its Playstation 2 is still the top when it comes to the sale of consoles. Oddly enough, miss the company of a true icon, but the attempt to Sack Boy, the cute character from Littlebigplanet, as a mascot to push forward for the Playstation 3. Furthermore, heroes like Jak & Daxter and Ratchet & Clank, of course, inextricably linked with Playstation.
Some heroes tower above everything and everyone. Lara Croft is back in top form, in Tomb Raider: Underworld, which is in november. Lara is more agile than ever, and she looked never so sexy. Actually is there in all these years not much has changed on the gameplay of Lara. They climb and scramble, puzzle and shoot their way through gorgeous, whether or not fictional environments. That was so, that is so, and that will always remain so.
There are also heroes that the ravages of time do not endure, that to disappear because there are no new parts in their series more appear or slowly a caricature of herself. Take Leisure Suit Larry, a character from the heyday of Sierra, when adventures unprecedented popular and Sierra and Lucasarts ruled with their series. The Larry adventures were hilarious, but after the first three parts dropped down to the level. The later games were less fun, and then Sierra in 2004, in a spasmodic attempt to keep his franchise to breathe new life into nephew Larry Loveage forward and shoved, was the series doomed. Therefore, I expect very little of Leisure Suit Larry Box Office Bust, which is currently in production.
Another hero who for years, as paljas to book, is Duke Nukem. The ever so sturdy retractor muscle can wait for more than ten years on his new game, Duke Nukem Forever, in the corridors now Duke Nukem Whatever called. 3D Realms will never make it to the game, which is about four times of the engine is changed, to get it off. The DNF trailer earlier this year was a nice sop, but I believe there is not more in. The Duke is a entertaining fossil from a distant past, and we demonstrate that doing so.
Also shameless was the inspiratieloze presentation of the new Crash Bandicoot game at the Leipzig Game Convention. Where Spyro the Dragon in a nice way on the map once again with Dawn of the Dragon, Crash Bandicoot: Mind over Mutant, a salt-free refresher exercises. “Yes, it is more of the same”, said the producer of the game while he’s not really screaming of enthusiasm his game to the international press showed. Crash can retire.
Meanwhile, enjoy Max Payne revival, thanks to him the said film in October in the cinemas is shown and in which Mark Wahlberg the tormented policeman plays. The movie seems interesting, but I look more forward to a third part in the franchise. Come on, Rockstar, let’s what hear. We know that you are working on!
And even then, a high-profile valve. The new studio Eidos Montreal is working on two new games, Deus Ex 3 and, as is whispered, a new Thief. That would mean that my favorite anti-hero again the light. Sometimes it makes sense to continue to hope.