The business of turning movies into video games has always been a brisk one, but it seems that publishers do especially well when the movie in question is geared towards kids. For example, the various Harry Potter games haven't been all that well ranked in the reviews on TeamXbox and other game-related sites, but that hasn't stopped Electronic Arts from selling a bunch of them with each new title it ships.
Sega is hoping to get some of that same consumer enthusiasm when it ships The Golden Compass this December, which is expected to coincide with the December 7 release to theaters of the film starring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig-which in turn was based on an award-winning novel by Phillip Pullman entitled Northern Lights from his "Dark Materials" trilogy.
What’s better than a sexy, leggy, busty, bodacious, badass, British brunette Umbran witch? Well, not much, honestly. But the voice actress behind her is a very close second.
From the article:
''Even though the PSP is blooming with great titles lately there's always the bad apples that make it to every gaming platform. The following list of games should simply stay in the bargain bin or even better…the rubbish bin.''
Wow, that article was very boring. Each mini review averaged maybe 2-3 sentences and it didn't really give much insight into why they were so bad. He could have done better.
I will honestly admit that the information provided to how poor the games are isn’t that descriptive. Unfortunately I didn't have much time to play around with them and in a way that's a good thing I guess. 5 Minutes of Golden Compass is enough to make anyone break the UMD. If I do however get around to playing these titles again I'll be sure to add some more information. Thanks for reading the article and providing valid feedback :)
This is a stupid list. Of course all the worst games are tv show or movie games.
PS3 Fanboy writes: "More games! While the US doesn't get Gran Turismo 5: Prologue until next week, they have Dark Sector as a consolation prize. What's the consolation prize for that? Here's the full release list:
US Games:
Dark Sector [Free digital comic at amazon.com]
Viking: Battle for Asgard [Circuit City is offering a free $10 gift card with purchase.]
EU Games:
Gran Turismo 5: Prologue
Everybody's Golf: World Tour
Viking: Battle for Asgard
40GB PS3 + GT5: Prologue
Asian Games:
Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga
The Golden Compass
woah
big week for Europe this week- GT5P would be enough, but there's also the best golf game around and a decent hack n slash
not bad for Americans too
very dry week for Japs though
I thought the PS3 had no games? I thought that it was just waitstation.
Fanboys miss out.
PSN: Lifendz
lol yeah
"youz sony trollz haf no gaymes, al ur gaymes suck nd dey look lyk ass compaired 2 360 gaimes kthxbye"
above sentence is an example of something us PS3 owners have had to get used to on the interwebz
lol lets try to look away and let the past be the past. PS3 clearly has games now and fantastic games too. This is the ultimate yr to get a ps3. Ps3 provides an excellent blu ray player plus a broad spectrum of games to satisfy the thirst of any gamers
With over a million pre-orders alone not counting PSN downloads...oh, they've already done so. Cant wait to pick this up next week
Come on, correct me if im wrong but is the first time Europeans get a "substancial" game first... you should edit the "luck" part heh...
I have my copy of GT preordered on amazon and I'm going to pick up Everybody's Golf on Saturday, maybe.
Got GT5:P on pre-order, and i wasn't going to get Everybody's golf until it was cheap, but a nice little £5 bet down the bookies today has left me with £45 to blow so will get it this week as well (thanks Man Utd and Chelsea ^__^)
lol gutted whats that 5 league games without a win yet and now down to 3rd? [/joke]
Anyway have a 360 already
His Dark Materials Trilogy is my second favorite book series ever, so I wish the movie the best of luck. So many people haven't heard of it, so it's going to be great to see the series get some recognition when the movie comes out in December.
As for the game, I think I have sadly out-grown the target demographic for it, and would probably spend a majority of the time complaining about this or that being wrong. But I hope it does well (why they're releasing a ps3 version is beyond me though; how many ps3 ownders are likely to want this game? A PS2 offering would have worked just as well).
Anyways, as long as New Line pumps as much into this trilogy as they did with LOTR, I'm going to be satisfied; Pullman's already given his approval on most everything they've done with the characters and filming thus far.