Games of the Week: Lara and Odama
You know you’re near the end of a generation with a release list
like this one. A handful of strong releases mixed in with ports and
tons of licensed shovelware (Hummer: Badlands, IHRA Sportsman Edition,
AMF Extreme Bowling 2006…).
Tomb Raider: Legend (PC, PSP, Xbox, Xbox 360)
Now under the helm of Crystal Dynamics, Lara’s seventh adventure promises a return to her roots.
Auto Assault Online (PC)
The car-battlin’ post apocalyptic MMO from NCsoft will hopefully prove
that you don’t need elves and crap to compete in the online market.
Odama (Gamecube)
Yoot Saito’s voice-controlled military pinball hybrid (sigh, another one?) emerges from the barren wasteland known as “the Gamecube release list”.
Battlefield 2: Modern Combat (Xbox 360)
The console version of the team-based shooter gets the Xbox 360 port treatment.
Major League Baseball 2K6 (PSP, Xbox 360)
2K Sports follows up the PS2 and Xbox versions of their MLB exclusive
with PSP and 360 editions. What can I say? Roster updates are surely
included.
King of Fighters Neowave (Xbox)
Budget release of the extremely long running series of SNK 2D fighters.
Condemned: Criminal Origins (PC)
Sega’s first person horror adventure finally arrives on the PC. Yay!
I’m definitely getting Odama and will consider Condemned (If you’re
keeping up, no, Microsoft still hasn’t sent my complimentary Xbox
360!). I’m also going to sit tight and wait for the Tomb Raider reviews
to pour in. What about you? Getting anything?
Source: Kotaku