Volume 1 Issue 3 August 2005 Serious Sam II - Hardcore Gamer

Publisher : 2K Games
Developer : Human Head
Release Date : 2006
Genre(s) : Action
Category : FPS
# of players : 1
Publisher : Capcom
Developer : Capcom
Release Date : September
Genre(s) : Arcade
Category : Retro Collection
# of players : 1-2
Preview by Wanderer
Preview by Racewing
Prey is based on Native American mythology,
chronicling the story of a going-nowhere-fast
Cherokee mechanic named Tommy. One day, events
from off-world change his life forever. Suddenly, he
finds himself in control of powers he never knew
he had, and is charged with a job he doesn’t want—
saving the world. We’ve seen this before, but Prey
promises to be a well-executed form of the premise,
where it’s possible to interact with almost everything
you can see in the game.
Prey’s built with the Doom 3 engine, so you’ll know that the
adventure will at least look good, especially since the game’s
a first-person shooter at heart. Most of the game takes
place inside of a living ship that reacts to Tommy’s
presence, and is capable of outright attacking as
well. On Tommy’s side are the powers of the spirits,
which let him walk on and through barriers, move his
body to the astral plane, and wield lots of weapons.
He’s also got a bird sidekick, which helps him make
sense of his quest.
It wasn’t long ago that arcade collections were some
of the biggest ripoffs in the market. For thirty bucks,
you’d get five classic games, at least three of which
were only “classics” in the vaguest sense.
Midway changed that a couple of years ago with its first Arcade
Treasures disc. Now Capcom’s following suit with Capcom
Classics Collection, which puts more than twenty of their
arcade quartermunchers together on one disc.
Personally, I’ll be picking this up for 1943, Final Fight,
Forgotten Worlds, and the original Street Fighter II.
The disc will also contain Bionic Commando, Commando, Gun
Smoke, Ghosts ‘n Goblins, Ghouls ‘n Ghosts, Trojan, Vulgus,
and at least ten more games, many of which
have never seen a truly arcade-perfect home
release.
Since the
price point’s
reasonable
($20), this
looks like a
great buy.
Otherworldly powers, original puzzles, and good
action and storytelling are the order of the day in
Prey. Look for it on the next-gen systems next year.
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