Gamezone writes: "When it comes to open-world games, there are two types of players out there. There are those that like to play through the game's campaign, collecting hidden objects, playing through sub-missions, and generally going through the motions of the game's storyline. Then, there are those who just like to jump in and blow crap up, causing a ton of damage without scratching on the surface of the game's storyline. For the second brand of open-world gamer, there is Saints Row 2.
As far as Saints Row 2 is concerned, there is no avoiding comparison to Grand Theft Auto IV. They both touch on common ground in terms of gameplay and overall theme, but there are some things that Saints Row 2 does take to set itself apart from the latter. Whereas the Grand Theft Auto series has been taking an exceedingly realistic approach to the genre, Saints Row 2 seems to go the complete opposite route, allowing the player to truly get into some ridiculous situations that look insane, but are also a lot of fun to pull off. While the game certainly has some shortcomings, like technical issues and buggy gameplay, it's still a blast for gamers who just want to hit the streets of Stillwater and blow something up."
The 2000s was a great decade for a lot of brilliant video games. Here are the ten best games of the 2000s that you may not have played.
You know usually when someone says "you may have missed" it's games that were lesser known, hidden gems, underrated games. These are all super high profile games that sold extremely well.
What is this list? These are all hugely popular games. I was expecting games like Dark Messiah of Might & Magic, Advent Rising, Arx Fatalis, etc.
I've only played 3 on that list. Part of me feels bad about how little I used all the consoles I've owned as a kid. One bright side is, there's over 30 years of games to experience for the first time.
News Wire - "Today, we’re excited to reveal Games with Gold for July! On Xbox One, command your rally car to victory in extreme conditions in WRC 8 FIA World Rally Championship and rule the court with high-flying dunks and confidence-smashing rejections in Dunk Lords."
Dunk Lords has a sort of NBA Jam vibe to it so that might be fun. I like rally racers but much prefer the Sega type (arcade style) over the more realistic ones. So that may be a pass. I already have SR2 on disc so I dont need that one. Juju looks cute in a DKC/Rayman sort of way so that might be worth a try. Overall though... its pretty bland month.
Plenty of games seem guaranteed to get sequels. But sometimes, companies surprise people and give them the additional installments they didn't know they needed.