Oh, wait. He already has a copy. Don’t watch too much TV.
It’s Sonny Outside
Zombies? Check. Turn-based RPG style of play (think Final Fantasy)? Check. FREE? Check. Achievements? Check.
Say hello to the zombie, Sonny. Namely, you!
In an interesting twist, you play as a hero–a zombie hero. With over 5 million plays (I’ve added a few today), it should be obvious that it is a sure-fire winner.
I don’t know why I’ve been on a Flash game kick lately. Maybe it’s because I’m sick and tired of paying premium dollars for dreck.
The Space Game
I’ve been lost in this almost all evening. It’s an instant must-play.
Yes, it’s like a dumbed down cross between GalCiv II and Sins of a Solar Empire. Yes, it was done in Flash. Yes, it’s a great diversion.
Burnout Paradise Legendary Cars on Thursday
This actually came out earlier in the week, but the pricing wasn’t mentioned. Basically all the cars are $2 save for one. Can you guess which?
Yeah, the 88 Special will set you back $4. However, if you buy all four as a set for $8 you save $2 making the car priced like all the others. The incentive is to buy all four.
Uh, I was going to anyway.
Wake Up and Smell the Defense Grid
I’m not a big fan of tower defense games, but I have dabbled a little in Ninjatown (Wow. That’s another story. Uh….squee?) and a couple of web versions. Something about the sit/wait mechanic makes me somewhat anxious when I play. However, it didn’t stay that way.
Enter Defense Grid: The Awakening. It was at a reasonable price during the Steam holiday sale so I figured why not? In short, I love it.
It has that right sense of gameplay and a surprising amount of humor in the form of your AI interface to the defense towers. The game is full of Steam achievements and has a good deal of levels and challenges (being amped up difficulty replays). Online leaderboards? Yes.
The only reason I’ve not done a 2 Minute Review is because I’ve not completed it yet. I’ve been too busy taking my time with this game, enjoying and replaying the levels with different strategies.
Basically this writeup is a shill for Steam once again because it looks like it’s being sold for 25% off. I think it’s worth $15, but no more.
Needing a New Desktop Wallpaper?
Lifehacker has the answer.
DeviantArt member Orioto’s high-resolution, you-won’t-believe-your-eyes paintings of classic video games for your desktop—a must-see for any gaming enthusiast.
His work, which has been featured in Nintendo Power magazine, is based on the idea of what high-definition versions of classic video games might look like with today’s powerful gaming platforms, with stunning results. Click each image to download the full version, or hit the link at the bottom for the full gallery.
A lot more cool images at the site.
Guess What’s Been Announced, Tony
..or in other words, vote for Capcom. They make your wildest dreams come true.
I’m gonna steal the text from where I got it, Colony of Gamers. These guys are cool enough to have a flickr pool of images as well.
Capcom has officially taken the wraps off of the long awaited sequel to Dead Rising.
Dead Rising 2 takes place several years after the Willamette incident, and zombie outbreaks are now taking place across the nation. This game is set in the fictional Fortune City, where you should expect to encounter a whole host of new weapons with which to take on the zombie hordes.
Developed by Canadian studio Blue Castle Games, Dead Rising 2 is slated for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC platforms.
For YOU, Tony
Can you tell what this is?
A city like Vegas? A casino? Sign me up.
Party in Paradise
The new Burnout Paradise Party Pack is out for both 360 and PS3 for $10. I think even if it sucks, I’m getting it on principle alone because of the awesome support this game has received. Of course, I imagine that every DLC Criterion has from now own will be priced, but, bah, time will tell.
Now, do I get it for 360, PS3, or both?
An Open Question to Gamefly
What is the queue for again?
I was sent a game 6th or 7th in my list. The previous games all said “High Availability” and were games released almost a year ago.