If you’re reading this then the Zombie/Mayan apocalypse has not wiped us all out and we can continue to game away in 2013! Either that or you’re one of the lucky few survivors – so might as well get your game on. Here are the top five games to look out for this year:
February 5 & 8: Dead Space 3 is released in the US and Europe respectively. This is going to be pretty awesome with customisable weapons, drop in/drop out two person co-op and the conclusion to Isaac Clarke’s horrific Necromorph slicing journey. More action oriented than the first two installments, you get cool new combats moves, new enemies and hopefully, some answers to all the deadness in space. (Horror Survival, XBox, PS3)
March 12: God of War: Ascension. Kratos is still an angry demi-god and continues to mete out some serious butt whooping. Seeking freedom and revenge for all the things that were ultimately his own fault…he will kill a lot of…things, so you know it will rock. (Hack and Slash, PS3)
March 19: Gears of War: Judgment. The welcome prequel to the Gears of War trilogy features Damon Baird’s journey, along with Augustus ‘Cole’ Train, shortly after monstrous creatures emerge from below the ground; Emergence Day we call it. It comes with a campaign and multiplayer, and lots as shooting and killing. Oh yeah ! (TPS, XBox)
March 26: Bioshock Infinite. Making it a trilogy, a new dystopian adventure sees Booker trying to find, save and return (to whom we don’t know) the mysterious Elizabeth who is kept captive by a giant terrifying bird (a finch perhaps). It all happens in the floating city of Columbia and promises to have that disturbing combination of good wholesome values and maniacal insanity that make the Bioshock series so awesome. (FPS, Xbox, PS3)
May 7: The Last of Us. I have this PS3 exclusive as one of 2013’s most anticipated games, and think it has potential for Game of the Year if it lives up to the trailers and game play demos seen thus far. Grizzled Joel must take young Ellie across a USA destroyed by a plague that turns people into zombie-like creatures (again with the zombies!) But the most dangerous enemies are other human survivors. The story, game play and the characters look top class. (Survival, PS3)
We are well aware that there are a bunch of other worthy games, including Tomb Raider (March, Xbox/PS3), Beyond: Two Souls (Q2, PS3), Metal Gear Rising…we could go on, but that’s what February is for.
Happy New Year and Happy Gaming!
By Blakniss – Original Game Head from Atari to XBox!
