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Late Night Consoling

by Alec Matias, Aug 27, 2004 8:00pm PDT
Related Topics – Sega, Bungie, Games: Console

They're here: the first reviews of Fable. We've gone through the hype, we've seen the E3 trailers, and read the many near-final impressions. Is it the "best RPG ever?" According to IGN's Hilary Goldstein, the answer is that "it's not even the best RPG on Xbox." Don't fret, obviously it's hard to overcome the massively successful Knights of the Old Republic, and it appears Fable comes in a close second. Remember, these reviews are not the Bible, so let's not jump to conclusions. Two scores of 9.x are comforting as I was sincerely hoping this wasn't another Sudeki.

Xbox Just Add Monsters Working on Something "Revolutionary" The company responsible for Kung Fu Chaos, Just Add Monsters, has been hard at work on a "revolutionary" title for the past 18 months. Details are incredibly sketchy at the moment, but a source for GamesIndustry.biz has called the game "truly stunning and totally original." The game should feature combat and possibly online gameplay, but the biggest rumor is that this is an Xbox 2 launch title. Hopefully, more details will surface soon, but it's anticipated that this will be a major player at next year's E3.
PS2 GCN NubyTech Launches New Controllers A pair of fashioned controllers will be available soon from peripheral maker NubyTech. First up are the Street Fighter pads, which greatly resemble the old six-button Genesis pads. In the middle of the pad is holographic image that shows specific characters in three different frames of animation, such as Ryu charging up and releasing a fireball. The pad will be exclusive to the PS2. On the other hand, a pad for the PS2 and GameCube will sports everyone's favorite blue bomber, Mega Man.
Xbox Bungie Weekly Update I suspect that a few of you out there can't go to bed Friday nights without reading the Bungie Weekly Update, so here it is. It's fun reading about the game progressing each week as it gets closer and closer to being finished. With this update, Frankie talks a ton and it's quite apparent things are wrapping up very nicely. November 9th can't come soon enough.
PS2 Xbox GCN Misc. Q&As/Features GameSpot talks with the creative director of Area 51. They also speak with a developer on Shadow Hearts: Covenant. TeamXbox has a write-up about the Midway Summer Gamer's Day 2004 while GamesAreFun reports on Gamers' Nite Groove. IGN talks with the SCEA Executive VP, Andrew House, and the storytellers of X-Men Legends.
  Misc. Media/Previews
PS2 GameSpot treats us to video of Phantom Brave. HomeLAN Fed previews Outrun 2. GamesAreFun hosts three mp3s from Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. GamerFeed previews Death By Degrees, the Tekken spinoff. 1up gives us new details regarding Front Mission Online. IGN delivers shots of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex.
Xbox Can't get enough Fable? Here's an impression of the final version at GameSpot. They also have a video preview and buttload of footage. 1up takes a hands-on approach with Unreal Championship 2. IGN has video from a European gaming event that was displaying Halo 2.
GCN GamesAreFun has the intro mp3 of Metroid Prime 2 Echoes. GameSpot has impressions of the final version of WWE Day of Reckoning and ten screenshots of Resident Evil 4.
PS2 Xbox GCN Impressions of Def Jam: Fight for NY (PS2, Xbox, GCN), a trailer of Guilty Gear X2 #Reloaded (PS2, Xbox), screens of Outlaw Golf 2 (PS2, Xbox), footage of Test Drive: Eve of Destruction (PS2, Xbox), shots of Colin McRae Rally 2005 (PS2, Xbox), and a whopping one whole screen of Constantine (PS2, Xbox) are at GameSpot. TeamXbox hosts a trailer of FIFA 2005 (PS2, Xbox, GCN). IGN gives us the goodies with screens of Virtua Quest (PS2, Xbox), ESPN NHL 2K5 (PS2, Xbox), and Street Fighter Anniversary Collection (PS2, Xbox) along with videos of Terminator 3: The Redemption (PS2, Xbox, GCN) and The Urbz: Sims in the City (PS2, Xbox, GCN).
Console Game of the Evening: Gaires for the Sega Genesis. "Classic (and unfortunately forgotten) scrolling shooter with a unique power up method that should be revisted today." (submitted by subskin).


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