Cobb: XBox Fantasy

June 04, 2004

XBox Fantasy

The game world just gets better and better. This weekend I'm going to be immersed. Say bye bye family, daddy's going gaming. I've got four new titles to play with and it's going to rock.

Riddick
This is a big surprise. I've only played a little bit but this is a really innovative game. It's one part Splinter Cell, one part Doom, one part Deus Ex. It's totally cool and confirms that Vin Diesel is going to be the next Bruce Willis. It's got the most fabulous use of shadows I've ever seen in a game. I'm going to have a lot of fun with this one. I thought the latest Hitman was too dark. This one seems to have struck the right balance.

MX Unleashed.
OK this one is for the kids, but I had to try it. Not bad. Not quite as engaging as Moto GP or Rallisport Challenge, but not bad.

Full Spectrum Warrior
I'm going to write a whole piece for this game. The greatest thing about it is that it's not cool.

Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow
I turned this one in much too soon. Forget Blockbuster, this is on Gamefly now, so I'll keep it until I finish all the levels. I just got to Paris and am still in the subway.

Posted by mbowen at June 4, 2004 10:26 PM

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Fight Night 2004 comes from Gamefly on Monday. I'm very excited.

I gotta remember to put Chronicles of Riddick on the queue.

Posted by: Jason at June 5, 2004 01:04 PM

Nothing matters until Half Life 2 comes out...

Posted by: Christopher Cross at June 5, 2004 01:56 PM

Don't miss the chance to try out the new Thief game, out for the X-box and PC. The levels in haunted asylum are some of the scariest sh!t I have ever seen in a game. It may not have the raw action of Riddick, but I've never been more on the edge of my seat than I am with this game.

Posted by: scsiwuzzy at June 11, 2004 01:37 PM