While I'm sure there's criticism about Volition revamping
their last generation title for current hardware as so many developers are doing these days, at least there's new material involved.
While I'm not one to be a Nazi about game companies rehashing
last generation titles for an easy cash in (especially when they are at a discounted price, come with achievements, and are for systems that aren't backwards compatible), but even I can sort of see kind of a moot point to re-releasing games that in retrospect aren't really that old, were already popular, and did well in their original release.
Not exact matches
One conference in Milan this time
last year had as its
title «Family, Land and Tradition: What kind of world will we leave to future
generations?»
Smackdown Match History September 2, 1999 (Worcester, MA) WWE Tag
Title Match Mankind and The Rock (champions) vs. Shane McMahon and HHH Winners: Mankind and The Rock September 16, 1999 (Las Vegas, NV) Shane McMahon vs. Joey Abs Winner: Shane McMahon November 4, 1999 (Philadelphia, PA) Survivor Series Match DX (HHH, X-Pac, New Age Outlaws) vs. Shane, Kane, Rock, Stone Cold Winners: D -
Generation X November 11, 1999 (Baltimore, MD) Survivor Series Match Shane, Test, Kane, Rock vs. D -
Generation X Winners: Shane, Test, Kane, Rock November 25, 1999 (Rochester, NY) Triple H and X-Pac vs. Shane McMahon and Test May 18, 2000 (Detroit, MI) Gauntlet Match Shane McMahon vs. Big Show (after Big Show beat 6 wrestlers) Winner: Shane McMahon May 25, 2000 (Evansville, IN) Shane McMahon vs. Undertaker Winner: Shane McMahon July 12, 2001 (Birmingham, AL) Kurt Angle and Undertaker vs. DDP and Shane McMahon Winners: Kurt Angle and Undertaker (via DQ) Note: This was Shane's
last Smackdown match, will be updated when he is in another.
Where the game has been severely improved over its
last title on the Xbox, on a next -
generation system, the hardware is not effectively utilized to make this game a viable choice over its cheaper Xbox cousin.
Fire Emblem Awakening is a great game, certainly one of the best this
generation, but according to a recent interview with developer Intelligent Systems by Spanish magazine «Hobby Consolas», Awakening could have been the
last title in the long running series.
«Ever since the
title was first announced
last year, it was clear that Capcom was gunning for something grander than Monster Hunter
Generations,» wrote our critic, Ginny Woo.
The
last console
generation felt like the peak of the arcade racer games, with
titles like Burnout Paradise (recently remastered for current
generation hardware) and the MotorStorm series setting a new standard for the genre.
After the success of Tales of Innocence R in Japan, Bandai - Namco is moving another of
last generation's portable
titles over to the PlayStation Vita — this time in the form of Tales of Hearts R. Today at Jump Festa 2013, Kotaku East was able to spend some time with the first playable demo of this Tales series remake.
Last generation's UFC - licensed
titles were mediocre at best, which was a real disappointment for fans of the franchise.
Thankfully SEGA revisited this
title on the
last generation of consoles (PS3, XBox 36) with some stunning HD graphics and streamlined gameplay which worked like a treat but like the original, the difficulty remained.
Ever since the
title was first announced
last year, it was clear that Capcom was gunning for something grander than Monster Hunter
Generations.
Last generation's PSP was a bastion of great music games with
titles like Lumines and Project Diva — in addition to re-releases of classics like PaRappa the Rapper and Gitaroo Man.
The Wii U may not have been the
last generation's best selling system, but it did have a couple dozen games that most would consider «must - play»
titles.
We're happy to see Super Mario Galaxy getting the recognition it deserves, as it was truly one of the most revolutionary
titles that defined this
last generation of gaming.
After a world debut
last year and a US premiere this year, the new
generation Mazda MX - 5 is ready to defend its
title as the most popular roadster in the world.
Last year the second
generation platform Nook Press launched and allows authors to submit their
titles to the US, UK, and most of Europe.
The industry's changing — this
generation it seems like there are about a third of the number of triple - A
titles in development across the industry as there was
last time around — and each one seems to have about three times the budget of the previous
generation.
«This
generation it seems like there are about a third of the number of triple - A
titles in development across the industry as there was
last time around — his
generation it seems like there are about a third of the number of triple - A
titles in development across the industry as there was
last time around» Its because publishers had little faith in next gen consoles before they were announced and hit the shelves.
It skipped over the
last generation, with Square Enix only releasing small
titles such as Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance.
Amidst the
last console
generation, Codemaster's DiRT franchise has become the dominant off - road racing
title, thanks to its refined driving physics and accomplished visuals.
All those games, every single one on that list are AAA
titles, whilst some of the gaming blogs may have downplayed them (as there is a agenda from most gaming blogs, to see Sony fail this
generation because of their success the
last 2 times around).
It has been 12 years and 2 console
generations since the
last mainline Kingdom Hearts
title, and the anticipation grows every year.
In many ways, I view Assassin's Creed as the spiritual successor to
last generation's Prince of Persia
titles.
The game joins the growing list of
last -
generation titles which are slowly but surely making their way to the current platform.
The
last title to delve into is none other than DICE's popular shooter from the previous
generation, Battlefield 3.
And as the
Title of this article Suggests, it is currently, in development for
Last generation consoles, like the Xbox 360, and PS3 and as well as being on PC and no word on it being on Mac as for now.
Its release comes a year and a half after the first episode (PlusXP review by Leon here), during which time Sonic
Generations, which happened to be the most well received Sonic
title since the Megadrive era, rocked fans» worlds
last November.
While this year didn't have the consistency in releases as
last year had, with the new
generation PS4 and Xbox One still being in their infancy, there were some fantastic
titles in there, which we've celebrated over the
last few weeks in their individual genres.
The new Virtual Console can not trickle in
titles as they have done for the
last two
generations.
After the initial boom in the
last five to ten years thanks to Steam, current
generation consoles are also embracing indie
titles more than before with the ID@Xbox program just one example.
Yet over the course of almost three years, the
title has become one of the most talked about games of the
last generation.
The new
title bundles Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City, two of the most critically acclaimed videogames on the
last generation of gaming consoles.
Whether it's been the constant arrival of some of
last generations best
titles arriving on Xbox One's backwards compatibility program that has had you shouting with joy, or the arrival of some fantastic new
titles that have hit the Xbox Games Store in recent weeks, either way there has been more than enough on offer to ensure you have something to spend a few extra hours with.
PSX is about giving breathing room to smaller
titles that make Playstation the brand that killed it in the PS2 Era, did strong
last generation, and is outselling the competition combined this gen. PSX is for giving breathing room to smaller
titles that would get lost in obscurity during E3 amidst the 50 + million dollar budget
title anouncements.
There's no denying that Xbox Live Arcade was home to some of the greatest indie
titles to grace the
last generation of gaming.
Thankfully SEGA revisited this
title on the
last generation of consoles (PS3, XBox 36) with some stunning HD graphics and streamlined gameplay which worked like a treat but like the original, the difficulty remained.
Current
titles include: Batman: Arkham Asylum, Beyond: Two Souls, Bioshock Infinite, Borderlands, Crazy Taxi, Flower, Heavy Rain, Journey, The
Last of Us, The Lego Movie Videogame, Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time, Resident Evil Revelations, Sonic
Generations and Unchartered Trilogy.
It is not only an Xbox Live Arcade / PlayStation Network
title released August of
last year, but also the second game in the the Namco
Generations series which also includes reboots of Pac - Man Championship Edition (which we also have on the platform) and Metro - Cross.
If you haven't played any Batman Arkham series games or haven't played Batman Arkham Asylum definitely would go back to the
last generation to play this fantastic
title.
The Wii U may not have been the
last generation's best selling system, but it did have a couple dozen games that most would consider «must - play»
titles.
Last generation when there was more
titles being developed (all with significantly smaller budgets), publishers were willing to have a few risky
titles in their portfolios on the chance that one would become a smash hit.
Batman — Return to Arkham (PS4 / XB1): Return to Arkham and experience two of the most critically acclaimed
titles of the
last generation — Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City, with fully remastered and updated visuals.
The 300 + slot games currently available at BGO Casino include evergreen
titles as Monopoly and Battleship, and innovative
last -
generation interactive online video slots as the impressive Murder Mystery and Masques of San Marco.
Known as «Monster Hunter Cross» in Japan when it release
last November, Monster Hunter
Generations is now the official
title for the western port.
From Bastion to Minecraft, games ™ compiles a collection of the most game changing indie
titles of the
last generation.
With thriving content - driven communities like Steam, free and mostly - free development tools, and powerful content
generation application suites such as Adobe CC, indie is no longer a
last resort for cult
titles.
GameOnDaily Opinion: Split on this, on one side I'm extremely happy because Enemy Unknown was one of the stand out
titles during the
last generations console run and I thoroughly look forward to playing the sequel.
It's a
title for
last generation but that doesn't mean it should be overlooked; like any good adventure, this game is about the journey and it's a trip worth taking.
What is interesting about the gameplay of this game however is that it doesn't really change that much in comparison to the
last generation of Winning Eleven
titles.