So tomorrow I'm planning on picking up
Metal Gear Solid 2. It'll definitely
be a challenge to pull myself away from
Grand Theft Auto 3, but the freeform
nature of the game should make it easy to pick up again after a brief hiatus.
- I guess I'm not the only one picking up MGS2,
as Konami
has announced that they have already shipped over a million copies of
the game. Yowza.
- This isn't too surprising: Sony
is hinting that the Xbox' inclusion of a hard drive and ethernet connection
is forcing them to speed up development of their Playstation 3, which will
no doubt include these features out of the box. If everything goes according
to their plans, PS3 should finally realize Sony's dream of having a hub for
all forms of entertainment.
- It took a little while, but all of Xbox.IGN's
reviews are now open to the
general public. They have reviewed every first and third party launch
title for the system.
- Sega's Charles Bellfield has
been talking with GameSpot about the company's goals as a third-party
developer, and he
also has gone on record to say that the recently-added $9.95 Sega.net
fee will only apply to their Dreamcast games.
- According
to Cube.IGN, Japanese uber-mag Famitsu has reviewed Super Smash Bros.
Melee, awarding the game a 37 out of 40.
- Sony may not be dropping the price of the
PS2 anytime soon (sorry, but it really looks that way) but they
will be re-releasing some games at a lower price.
- The GIA has posted a few things of note for
RPG fans: they have some
new details from Shining Soul and new
shots from Lunar Legend (both for the GBA), as well as new
previews of Arc the
Lad II, and Dragon
Quest (Warrior) IV. for the PSOne
- A preview
of The King of Fighters EX - Neo Blood, the GBA revival of SNK's
KoF series can be found at GameSpot.
- Here are a pair of console FPS reviews: GameSpot
has a
review of Half-Life (8.8), and PS2.IGN has a
review of Soldier of Fortune (4.5 - yikes!) both for PS2.
Console Game of the Evening (continuing Launch Week):
Panzer Dragoon for
Sega Saturn. While this game isn't nearly as good as the two that followed it,
even with its dated graphics it is still quite a visual marvel with a great
soundtrack, and the only real winner among the first batch of Saturn titles.