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Call of Duty 3
‘Call of Duty 3’ brings history to life Activisions Call of Duty 3 for the Xbox 360 takes you deep into World War II during the Normandy Breakout and gives gamers the opportunity to liberate Paris and get one step closer to Berlin. The latest installment of the popular series goes deeper than ever before and is packed with unrelenting battle scenes. The game opens with a tutorial of how to play, but in just a few short minutes, players are involved in shootouts, engaged in hand-to-hand combat and attempting to drive jeeps, tanks and motorcycles. The hand-to-hand combat gives the game a more personal element, though its not complicated and easy to win. Driving is also a welcome diversion from the non-stop shooting, but the vehicles can be difficult to control at times. But the staple of every Call of Duty game is the first-person shooting, which there is plenty of. Brothers In Arms Making Its Way To The Wii? It has been no surprise that the next generation of Brothers In Arms is nothing short of impressive. While its still a ways off from release, every gamer is probably questioning whether Brothers In Arms: Hells Highway is going to make its way to the Wii? Well, with the success of Call of Duty 3, another World War II shooter probably wouldnt be a bad addition to Nintendos lineup.
Gears of War takes top spot in Xbox Live chart Xbox Live's director of programming, Larry Hryb, has revealed that Gears of War has finally overtaken Halo 2 to become the most popular game on Microsoft's multiplayer service. Even with Call of Duty 2 and titles like Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter attracting huge crowds in the Xbox 360's early months on sale, Halo 2 has always managed to maintain its position on the top of the pile - and its ousting in favour of a new, 360-exclusive property is likely to be seen as significant. Elsewhere in the most-played charts, Call of Duty 3 overtook its predecessor to slot in behind Gears of War. Contra is the third most-played 360 game amongst connected users, despite the release of Midway's Defender last Wednesday.
Nintendo: Five Wii Sports games, including tennis and bowling, come with the console. The company also is releasing ``The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess'' and ``Excite Truck'' at launch. Activision: ``Call of Duty 3,'' ``Marvel: Ultimate Alliance'' and ``Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam'' will be available at launch. ``World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions'' and ``Rapala Tournament Fishing'' are scheduled for later next week. Atlus: ``Trauma Center: Second Opinion'' will be available at launch. Electronic Arts: ``Madden NFL 07'' and ``Need for Speed: Carbon'' will be available at launch. ``Tiger Woods PGA Tour'' and ``SSX'' arrive in early '07. Konami: ``Elebits'' is scheduled for December. Midway: ``Happy Feet,'' ``The Grim Adventures of Bill & Mandy'' and ``Rampage: Total Destruction'' will be available at launch. Sucks to be Santa this year, what with the absolute deluge of new video games, consoles, accessories and other goodies begging to be put under good boys' and girls' trees. Better buy a bigger sleigh, fat man. Not surprisingly, it gets harder every year to put together a gamers' gift guide and whittle this cornucopia of digital delights down to a few choice fruits. If the editors would let me, I could fill a dozen pages with suggestions for holiday gift giving aimed at the thumbstick-twiddling set. Somehow, they fail to see how cool that would be. But these handpicked items are all games or gaming gadgets that I've used myself, have been duly impressed with and would actually buy for someone, if I loved them enough. Which isn't likely. Bah, humbug! For the gamer with a spouse/roommate/grandma who's a light sleeper: Tritton AX360 Gaming Headphones ($165) The sonic barrage of an intense gaming session can rattle the nerves of even the most understanding cohabitant, especially when it's German mortar fire in Call Of Duty 3. |