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ON THE HUNT WHAT WE’RE PLAYING Believe it or not, the Pixel Hunt staff actually play some video games now and then. Here’s what has tickled their fancies of late. KEN LEE Dance Central I got the Kinect as a birthday present from my wife, and getting my dance on seemed the most natural and obvious thing to do. Dance Central is really quite impressive. There’s a huge list of songs, and a huge variety of dance moves to emulate. And the game’s Break It Down tutorials are very effective in teaching those moves to a beginning player. It’s not quite a killer app, but it’s a must-have if you’ve got a Kinect. JAHANZEB KHAN Final Fantasy XIII (International Edition) This is pretty much Final Fantasy XIII with an Easy difficulty option. I’m glad Square-Enix finally decided to release FFXIII for the Japanese Xbox 360 because after spending 15 hours with it, I realise that this is truly the next-generation RPG I dreamed about back when the term ‘next-gen’ was still hip and the PlayStation 2’s Emotion Engine was considered to be godly. MICHAEL PINCOTT Donkey Kong Country Returns I’ve been super impressed by this game. It looks great, plays smooth as butter and sports some fantastic level design. It feels as though developers Retro Studios paid a lot of attention to Super Mario Galaxy in terms of constantly throwing fun, new things at the player. Even the motion controls, which have caused some people to gripe, work quite well. ANNIKA HOWELLS Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood I was addicted to Assassin’s Creed II, and this one is pretty much exactly the same, so why am I not enjoying it Maybe it’s because it’s exactly the same. I’m looking at a massive map of icons, but instead of fun opportunities all I can see are chores to be repeated; complete special platform puzzle areas and find hidden hieroglyphs. Didn’t I already do all of this only a year ago Screw this, I’m going back to Minecraft. JAMES O’CONNOR 999: 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors Easy puzzles, awful writing, hammy dialogue, messy cliches and enormous logic leaps all combine to create....a surprisingly compelling and enjoyable game, actually. The overarching ideas and story are good enough to elevate what should have been a bit of a mess into a real ‘take it to the toilet with you because you don’t want to put it down’ DS affair. 26 www.pixelhunt.com.au JANUARY 2011
ON THE HUNT PATRICK LANG Deadly Premonition (Import) An open world actionadventure thriller that appears to have escaped from the brain of David Lynch. PS2-era graphics, awful controls, yet utterly, utterly brilliant in its oddness. DYLAN BURNS Everything A lot of catch up. I’ve spent my holidays going back to BioShock 2, Dragon Age, The Witcher, Dante’s Inferno, Nier and heaps more. I’m loving Bad Company 2: Vietnam and I still have the urge to swan dive back into Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood and get those last few secrets. But more than anything I’m just enjoying this small period of game release silence, a reprieve from the weekly avalanche of truly great games. 2011 looks like it will be just as crazy, so get ready! ALEX WALKER World Of Warcraft: Cataclysm So far, I’ve enjoyed spending the last week exploring the changes that Deathwing has wreaked upon Azeroth. My first encounter with Armageddon involved me dying from his burning fury while selling items to a vendor inside a building. I enjoyed the surprise, but hopefully Blizzard won’t overuse their new trump card. BRENDAN KEOGH Just Cause 2 I’m a bit late to the party, I know, but this game is incredible! It’s one of those rare games where you think “I wonder if I can do this...” and 9 out of 10 times, you can! When I used my grappling hook to tie that first speeding jeep to the road and made it forward-flip and explode, I knew I would be playing this game for some time. TIM HENDERSON Darksiders I’m playing the PS3 version, despite how insanely cheap this was in the Christmas Steam sales. It’s the sort of game that should be played on a larger TV while reclined on a sofa, even if it feels a bit flat in the visual department. That bit that rips off Shadow of the Colossus is awesome. Shameless, but awesome. AARON SAMMUT NBA 2K11 I can not put this game down. After completing the amazing Michael Jordan career highlights mode, which you can play out the most lauded of his Airness’ defining moments on the court. I have moved on and started creating my own legacy: Aaron Sammut is a 5”8”, 220 pound shooting guard with a field goal average of 15% and is currently hired by the Orlando Magic to warm a seat for Dwight Howard. Australia’s best gaming -zine www.PIXELHUNT.com.AU 27
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