Xbox Knowlege
Date: Tuesday, July 20 @ 11:56:40 UTC
Topic: Xbox General
We know stuff so you don't have toFPS Blowout
E3 has come and gone, and if nothing else, one thing is certain: Xbox is up to its black plastic ass in first-person shooters. And while it's easy to be cynical about the sheer overload, most of them actually look quite good. Allow me to recap.
Aside form the recently released (and brilliant) The Chronicles of Riddic, E3 provided the first public viewing of an avalanche of first-person shooting. Doom 3 was on display, looking scary as hell and sporting an Xbox-only Xbox Live mode to boot. Far Cry: Instincts looks to be on its way to becoming a superb reworking of the PC hit, and Conker: Live & Reloaded suprised even the most jaded Rare haters with its frenetic multiplayer.
The military line was also well tapped, with Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow, Ghost Recon 2, Men of Valor, and Brothers in Arms all looking to provide hearty doses of lovable armed conflict.
EA's GoldenEye2 will include Xbox Live support, while Unreal Championship 2 looks to be a tremendous leap past the original, employing a surprisingly polished hand to hand combat element. Micro Fotes Citizen Zero even brings the FPS into the realm of massively multiplayer. And then there's Halo2.
Now let's just hope that by the time virtual reality truly arrives, we've figured out something to do from the first-person perspective besides shoot each other in the face.Info Source: GMR August 2004
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