Activision dropped the ball

Okay when it comes to games based on movies the consensus is generally that they suck. The rare exception is the Chronicles of Riddick and Spiderman 2 the game. Now Spiderman 3 has come out, and so did the game. It took the same brilliant swinging system from last Spiderman movie game, and put it on numerous platforms making the area you can swing around much larger. Well they screwed it up.

Spiderman 3 is a horrible excuse for a sequel. The camera controls suck, you can’t climb a wall without it going utterly bonkers giving you a headache. The graphics look like ASS, even on a 360. The combat is decent, but nothing to write home about. Sure, swinging is fun, but swinging around for hours on end gets quite tedious.

From what I’ve seen of the Wii version it’s the same deal. Poor controls, bad graphics, and an almost worthless experience. If you want a superhero Sandbox game pick up either Spiderman 2, Crackdown, or Hulk Ultimate Destruction, but avoid Spiderman 3 at all costs.

The Lizard is Back!

Spider Man The Lizard

In Spider Man 3: The Game: Based on the Movie: Based on the Sequels: Based on the TV Shows: Based on the Trading Cards: Based on the Comic Books you’ll be able to fight the Lizard! And no this doesn’t sound as cheesy as it looks. Check out the new video in The Pipeline under Xbox 360 Game Videos.

I’ve also added the trailer for the Wii version of the game under Wii Game Videos. If you don’t pee in your pants for this trailer – you’re not a gamer. Using the Wii-mote and the nun-chuck to control webshots looks fantastic!

Tony Hawk’s Downhill Jam

Tony Hawk’s Downhill Jam

Activision is porting this previously exclusive Wii title over to the PS2! Why would they do this though when Tony Hawk’s Downhill Jam was built around using the Wii’s unique controller? Judge for yourself whether or not this game will be worth your time on the PS2 by watching a gameplay video in The Pipeline under the PS2 Game Videos section.

OBJECTION… wait, scratch that.

Today Capcom held their annual Gamer day in San Francisco. As usual they took the time to announce several titles for the upcoming year, along with other big announcements. Amongst the announcements was Lost Planet going to the PC, a Harvey Birdman game for the PSP, and the official announcement of the third Gyakuten Saiban game(AKA Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney) being released in america under the title Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney- Trials and Tribulation.

Much more was announced, but I gotta say these Attorney games are what really caught my attention. I loved the original Phoenix Wright, along with the sequel, and Harvey Birdman’s just beyond awesome. I just hope that Harvey Birdman ends up being a more adult Phoenix Wright instead of some boring Platformer or something of that nature.

A few more big announcements from Gamer Day 2007.

Resident Evil 4 Wii

SingStar Pop (+)

I just got the review copy today and I had to make a review for it immediately! It’s that amazing. Check out the video review in the Product Video Review section on The Pipeline.

For those of you who don’t know SingStar Pop is a karaoke game developed by Sony and is for the PS2. The game revolves around pitch and keeping your voice in tune. It features 30 tracks/music videos from various artists such as the Guerillaz and U2.