
With 2007 in the can, all we have to look forward to is 2008...and all the great games that will probably be delayed till 2009. So, assuming that these developers get their asses in gear, here are the top games that we are looking forward to getting our grubby little hands on this year.
-Haze - PS3
OK, so this is one of the many games that was supposed to come out this year but didn’t. This is also a game that has received a ton of bad press but you know what, I for one am excited about using a drug to turn into a jacked up super-soldier. I am imagine lifting cars and destroying entire armies in a PCP like rage, or staying up for three days on a crystal meth binge...
Wait...that actually doesn’t sound that fun.
-Ghostbusters - Xbox 360, PS3, Wii
Like most people, Ghostbusters is one of the few positive memories I have of my horrible childhood. The hilarity of Peter Venkman, the brains of Egon Spengler, the sliminess of Slimer, all made one of the best movies of all time. When I heard that they were developing this into a game, I immediately thought of all the shit-tastic games that have come from movies and tried to hang myself. After the makeshift noose broke, I did a bit more research and found out that not only did the preliminary movies look good, but Dan Akryod and Ahrold Ramis were actually going to write the game. My will to live has returned, but I am just one bad review away from overdosing on Advil.
-Grand Theft Auto 4 - Xbox 360, PS3
I had a friend who started visiting prostitutes, jacking cars, and assaulting old ladies since he was unable to get his hands on this game in October like promised. He is now doing 25 to life. Real cool Rockstar.
-Too Human - Xbox 360
I think that this game would have gotten less bad press if it was called "More Human than Human". Man that song rocks! Also Silicon Knights might want to lay off suing the company that has provided the engine to many of the most popular games of last year. If anything that just makes you look like morons as so many others have gotten such good results out of the technology that you had so many problems with.
-Super Smash Bros Brawl - Wii
Man most Wii games suck! Any game that doesn’t involve Mario, Zelda, or Samus tends to lick more balls than a Thai hooker. Luckily for everyone, this game has all three and many more A listers that hopefully won’t make it another Wii-tarded POS, and instead as good as it’s prequel.
-Splinter Cell Conviction - Xbox 360
Don’t you think that Sam Fisher would get arthritis from all that crouching? I know that I can barley go a minute or two in that position but this guy can do it for hours. Hopefully this version will switch up the formula, which at this point has gotten as painful as the cramps in his legs.
-Brutal Legend - Xbox 360, PS3
I have always lobbied for a game based on the life of a roadie. Hauling amps, taking acid, having sex with left over groupies...what a game! Unfortunately Brutal Legend isn’t taking my approach, but with the maker of Grim Fandango on board, it could still be as awesome as a Pink Floyd laser lights show.
-Any Final Fantasy Game - PS3
As an avid cosplayer, I am pissed that there have not been more fey boys and underage girls in skimpy outfits to model costumes after this past year. Having grown out of both my Squall and Tifa outfits, I demand a new Final Fantasy game for me and my band of brothers and sisters to creep out the masses with! Rumors abound that this won’t see the light of day for another year, so I guess that I will need to work on my Little Sister Bioshock costume.
-Mario Kart Wii - Wii
Man most Wii games suck! I am hoping that they will allow us to play with a normal remote so we don’t have to get stuck trying to drive our karts like one of those Dragon Wars rejects from Lair. I love Mario Kart so lets hope they don’t Wii-ject up this game to much.
-Metal Gear Solid 4 - PS3
And the award for biggest douche of 2007 goes to...Hideo Kojima for ruining 2007! Seriously man, why do you even bother putting release dates on your games...I don’t think that you have ever stuck to one. Why don’t you just put "Coming when I feel like it...and it doesn’t matter since making one of these games is like printing money...so screw you all".
-Ninja Gaiden 2 - Xbox 360
Tomonobu Itagaki is probably the smartest guy in the world. As leader of Team Ninja, he should be offered the Nobel Prize in technology for creating games that simulate the bounce of huge, monstrous boobies. In fact, he has a whole series of games that only exist to show this off. Seriously, who do you know that plays DOA Volleyball for the gameplay? That being said, I am excited about the shit you pants intensity of Ninja Gaiden 2. Blood and boobies, what more do you want?
-Fallout 3 - Xbox 360
Have you ever seen that episode of the Twilight Zone with that bookish guy who only wants to read, but his wife and boss don’t get it and give him shit? And then a nuke gets dropped on his city while he is in the vault at his bank and he survives, giving him "time enough at last" to read? Well this game is directly based on that episode but doesn’t instead of reading, you get to kill mutants and freaks! Booyah!
Oh and he steps on his glasses at the end...oh the irony!
-Devil May Cry 4 Xbox 360, PS3
Dante once again takes his suppressed homosexual rage out on legions of innocent demons and monsters, as well as his lover Nero. Or that is how I think the game will play out. Devil May Cry 4...gives a new meaning to button masher...
-Killzone 2 - PS3
This game is set up to be like that hot girl that you fell in love with on MySpace. You showed her off to all your friends, and they were so impressed. When you finally visited her, she was 300 pounds and tried to eat your fingers. If it ever comes out this game will have to give the latest Pixar movie a run for it’s money to impress anyone.
-Gears of War 2 - Xbox 360
Call this wishful thinking on my part, but I am JONESIN’ for some more overly muscular and grizzled dude action on my 360. You know that they are making a sequel, and with no Halo this year, it makes sense that Microsoft would be chomping at the bit for Epic to get this done. How else is Bill Gates going to subsidize the losses he’s taking on Vista...