More Rapture + Some Divine Comedy = Love?

Big release day today for games. Two highly anticipated games, Bioshock 2 (PC,PS3,X360) & Dante's Inferno (PS3,X360) are out today. We've only just enetered the new year, and already we've got a ton of great games. If this is any indication of what the rest of the year is going to be like, consider me stoked!

First off we have Bioshock 2. Set approximately 10 years after the events of the first game, you take control of the very first Big Daddy. You get to dual wield in a sense in this game, with one hand holding your gun/drill/tools, and your other hand using different plasmids. It also features an in-depth Multiplayer mode. I had the opportunity to pick this up today and hope to have a full review on this game a little later in the week, possibly tomorrow depending on the weather.





Next up, we have Dante's Inferno. Developed by Visceral Games and published by EA, is a straight action/adventure game. It is loosely (and that may be pushing it) based around the Inferno part of the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri. It seems like a pretty straight forward game, going off the demo we got a couple of months back. This is as close as you can get to copying God of War without calling it so.

The game is very atmospheric, and the music is pretty heavy at times. Combat is also very smooth, but the style is literally a clone of the God of War series. It's definitely a fun title as far as action games go, but God of War III will be out in about a month, and at that time we'll all have the real game we were waiting for instead of quenching our thirst with a copy. I really hate to mention another game so much, but the two are so similar, it is hard not to compare.

Maybe this is better considered a homage to God of War, and them using so much from it just means they respect everything Santa Monica Studios (developer of God of War) has done with their franchise. Hopefully if there is a sequel, it will try to branch out a little more. It looks okay enough, but I'm sure sure it warrants a "new" purchase at $60. Maybe a few months down the line when it's going for $30 used, I'll check it out then.



Both of these games + Heavy Rain will be featured on this week's podcast, hopefully available Thursday morning.