What exactly is art? Opinions on that subject range from the inclusion of pretty much anything to very stiffly-defined critical definitions. Over time, different mediums have each struggled to be recognized as true art. The most recent struggle is, perhaps, one of the most fiercely debated: are video games art?
The past decade has seen video games begin to define themselves more and more in terms of other artistic mediums, like film. 2007's Bioshock and Mass Effect, for example, both feature complex stories on par with many films and novels. Mass Effect has also been praised for its stunning cinematography, detailed character development and film-like musical score. GameZone.com even went as far as to call the game's universe the best they "have encountered since George Lucas created Star Wars."
However, the new standards being set by modern games are just the tip of the iceberg. The argument for games as art goes back much further; all the way back to the beginning. On the surface, Pong is completely inartistic. It is comprised of three lines, four numbers and a square. The game could be called generic and bland; it certainly lacks any semblance of story or character. However, there may be more underneath the surface.
Pong, in many ways, is like a painting that has a white dot in the middle of a black canvas. Simple and safe, it may be totally unremarkable, but if you look at it long enough you begin to see more. The simplicity has merit. If the painting were hung in a gallery, most people would call it art. Could Pong not be called art as well? If not, what is the difference?
VGChartz's Mark Nielsen: "Upon finally finishing Devil May Cry 5 recently - after it spent several years on my “I’ll play that soon” list - I considered giving it a fittingly-named Late Look article. However, considering that this was indeed the final piece I was missing in the DMC puzzle, I decided to instead take this opportunity to take a look back at the entirety of this genre-defining series and rank the entries. What also made this a particularly tempting notion was that while most high-profile series have developed fairly evenly over time, with a few bumps on the road, the history of Devil May Cry has, at least in my eyes, been an absolute roller coaster, with everything from total disasters to action game gold."
Me leaving it out should be telling of my thoughts on it. Better than 2 as a DMC game.
Still a good game though.
3,1,4,5 to me, never played 2. 5 gameplay is amazing but level design was really disappointing to me, just a bunch of plain arenas, the story felt like a worse written rehash of the 3rd and the charater models looked weird ( specially the ladies ). Another problem with 5 was that there was not enough content for 3 charaters so I could never really familiarize with any of them
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God DMC2 was an awful game.
And in case this isn't obvious it goes worst to best
Activision and Raven Software's 2006 action role-playing game, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, has found its way to the Xbox Store.
Used to love this one, but X-Men Legends 1 and 2 will always be my favorites, especially Rise of Apocalypse. Would pay some good money to play it today with online multiplayer, back then I had no way to get a modem
I remember buying them dirt cheap on the PS4 and then a few days later I read they were delisted. I was wondering why the bundle was price so low and got my answer when that happened.
Sad to say this is one game franchise next to the Xmen that needs a sequel. I use to play the hell out of Xmen Legends and Marvel Ultimate Alliance. Was great when my cousin had the OG Xbox play with four other people and then playing online. Great games glad to see it reappear even though I own the discs love the mechanics of this game.
Misleading. This page is whats available for people who owned the game prior to delisting.
Get the scoop on Comedy Central's exciting new cartoon show inspired by the iconic Golden Axe video game
Golden Axe is a great game I enjoyed it on the SMS, Genesis and in the arcade. Great game but it truly was a quarter eater back in the day. I wish Sega could get the rights to the arcade port of Moonwalker another great arcade game I enjoyed. Collect so many monkeys and become Robo Michael lol.
