Jan 30 2009
UFC 2009 Undisputed, should I be excited?
UFC 2009 Undisputed, I can’t decide whether or not to be excited about this one. I like MMA for the most part, but how good can an MMA game without Fedor be? I already wasn’t a real big fan of the UFC games in the past, because I just don’t think that MMA is something you can really accurately capture in a videogame. Most other sports like football or basketball are fairly easy to capture, because of the tactics involved, the on field strategy, the movement of the players and the fact that none of those are that hard to reproduce in the digital realm.
But measuring up fighters so that weight, height, and reach all mean something seems a bit harder. Especially deciding how to fairly execute ground moves, like submissions and jostling for position, and the way it’s been done in the past just hasn’t convinced me that a new game will do better.
But just look at those visuals. That might be the one factor that makes me at least rent Undisputed, but I’m still not expecting a mind blowing virtual fight experience.
I just saw a new video for Chronicles Of Riddick: Dark Athena, which features the entire intro video to the game, looks like complete awesomeness. I loved Butcher Bay, and I can’t wait to re-enter that sort of world, only with a completely new area to wreck havoc in. Not to mention the fact that Dark Athena comes with the revamped upgraded version of Butcher Bay.
Riddick was one of the best stealth games ever, and probably the best looking FPS in Xbox history. I can’t wait to see how the limits are pushed this time.
And finally, do you love your Nintendo DS and DS Lite? Are you excited for a new DS that’s basically the same thing only with like two new features? Well you’re in luck then because a brand new Nintendo DS is coming this Spring, the DSi. Which features all the excitement of a few cameras, and slightly larger screens for your video gaming enjoyment. So go buy the same console for the third time over, Nintendo really enjoys your money, and they especially enjoy not having to do much to earn that cash!
