E3 2010′s Hidden Gems (Feature)
With over 800 games on show at E3 2010, some were always going to fall between the cracks of coverage as we all clamoured over the like of Gears 3, Killzone 3, Halo, Need for Speed, Call of Duty, Zelda, Kinect and Move. We’ve covered our picks of the big games, so let’s have a look at some other titles that we feel deserve a little push too.
Shank
As the name should indicate, this little title is looking like quite the vicious bastard. The comic-book style visuals look stunning even in motion with the character animation looking super slick in this 2D action platformer. Think of it like Metal Slug, but a lot more stab-happy. Shank will involve a lot of climbing and jumping across rooftops. The way Shank jumps with two blades arched over his head, ready to pounce on enemies is sinister as hell. We’ve seen him use pistols too, with which he can dual aim left and right with ease. You get the feeling he’d prefer to get up close and personal though.
Time Crisis: Razing Storm
The light-gun genre has really fallen on its ass over the last few years, with mainly remakes on the Wii and Time Crisis 4 embarrassing itself when Namco thought it would be a good idea to attach half a control pad to the game. Worst. Idea. Ever. But with PlayStation Move on the way, maybe the genre can climb back, gone is the plastic gun, but we’d imagine you’ll be able to put the Move controller in a gun-like frame. The main difference from the games we enjoyed on the PS2 or the arcade is the constant presence of an onscreen target reticule, which takes out a lot of the skill, hopefully we’ll be able to turn it off and Move will be accurate enough without it. We’ll miss the old G-Con gun, but there’s only so much clutter we can take around our TVs today.
