Some Quick Thoughts About DJ Hero 2...

It was inevitable that DJ Hero 2 will show up at E3 next week and releasing this fall for the three major consoles. Even though the trailer above seems kind of silly (dudes singing Lady Gaga may scare some peeps), it is still pretty much DJ Hero with more modes and now vocals supporting mics for whichever console you're using. I didn't really read in-depth with how gameplay will change other than additional multiplayer modes since that was the first game was missing. It is still the mashup fest of two songs as expected as different artists will be featured in the game like Deadmau5, but it is going to be hard trying to top Daft Punk's appearance in the first game. The featured mix in the trailer which is Lady Gaga's "Just Dance" vs. Deadmau5's "Ghosts 'n' Stuff" and it is also downloadable on the first DJ Hero for free until Monday, so if you have not gotten around to downloading that, don't hesitate because its free whether you like Gaga or not (Its a pretty good mix personally). DJ Hero 2 is out this fall and it will be tough competition for that with Rock Band 3 out around the same time reinventing the wheel, but maybe it can be a preference of music of which to buy if you have to choose one or the other (There's also Def Jam Rapstar, which I'm really curious about as I will mention something about that next week during E3). In the meantime, enjoy a new mix for DJ Hero 2 in full below...

Is Transformers: War for Cybertron Worth It?

I didn't know an exclusive multiplayer demo of Transformers: War of Cybertron rolled out earlier this week on Xbox Live till tonight, so I got around to watch some demo videos wandering if it is worth it when it comes out at the end of this month. So far, the multiplayer seems decently fun with deathmatch and territory-like modes (your typical multiplayer modes you expect out of something like this). Then again, it is the Autobots and Decepticons going at it in these maps, which is crazy stuff at first. From what I seen, it looks like it could be cool and it is already way better than the movie games, which sucked as expected. It is probably worth a rental for both the campaign and even the multiplayer because it is something worth playing for like a month as people will eventually go back to the other competitive shooters like Modern Warfare 2 and other shooters that have been on top of the XBL charts. We'll see how Transformers: War of Cybertron will pan out soon enough, but I think its something worth checking out to get the stink off those "horrible" movies. You never know, this could be the "Batman: Arkham Asylum" for this franchise in terms of being a phenomenal game that could set up future games.

G Unit Ver1's World gets a New and Better Look...

So Blogger got better templates to mess around with and its finally time my blog gets a makeover as if it is some reboot or something. Good thing I changed it up in time for E3 too next week as there will be some updates on that. We'll see how things go as the post-undergraduate life begins for me next week. In the meantime, enjoy a song...

Top 3 Games of E3 2010 Before the Show Even Starts...

Well I haven't blogged here in a month, but I'm now done with college (graduating this Sunday) and I guess I can do this thing for a bit more especially E3 being next week (Note - My Super Mario Galaxy 2 Review will be up after E3 and also pending if I 100% the game by then too). Then again, the show pretty much started with previews after previews of some of the big games for the upcoming year before the floor opens. I will be a stream monster for the big three press conferences on Monday and Tuesday, so expect recaps of those after they're done as Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony are saving the big guns for them (Natal, 3DS, Move, more first-party stuff, etc.). In the meantime, with these all previews and trailers rolling out before the show, its a good time to present my three games of the show before the show even starts in no particular order.

Rock Band 3 - One of the more impressive games to expect to be a contender to be best of show next week is Harmonix's next big entry in their Rock Band franchise, which is well Rock Band 3. It looks like the extra year off letting spin-offs like The Beatles and Green Day do the work was worth it as they are going the extra mile in attempt to revitalize the rhythm game genre, which they made popular again. The obvious new addition is a fifth instrument, which is the keyboard, adding a whole new dimension to the game as I'm very curious how it will turn out when the final version is in shelves. Other additions such as the revamped career mode, Pro difficulties for all of the instruments seems like it is going in the right direction. I'm already expecting RB3 to be my return to the genre after almost two years off of owning one of these damn games with plastic instruments as it comes out this fall.

Mortal Kombat (reboot) - This has been a crazy week for Mortal Kombat fans from the teaser of a possible movie that will likely be greenlighted due to the word of mouf from the internets to this trailer of the new game. This is a reboot of the legendary franchise still by Ed Boon and his team of people, but now WB is publishing it and its good news for fans. It is already making a good impression because it is bringing back truly to its 2D roots of gameplay with no 3D shenanigans or gimmicky fatalities. It is more bringing back to what Mortal Kombat was meant to be in the first place: violent, gory, simple, and fun. Most of the characters in the game are from the original series of games and it is best it stayed that way roster-wise. From the trailer, some elements from the recent games are there like air combos and other things, but it is 2D MK at its finest. It is coming out next year and fans are already pumped for MK to become relevant again in the fighting game genre, but I'm sure serious fighting game fans that play competitively won't care, but MK is all about being fun and casual.

I expect Marvel vs. Capcom 3 to have a huge showing next week even though it won't get game of the show honors. The new trailer shows the characters revealed so far as well as Dante and Deadpool going at it. Some of the big boys of the fighting game community will be there to try it out as I'm looking forward to see what they think of it so far. Has it gone too simplified like Tatsunoko vs. Capcom, or some of that Marvel 2 is still there for us to be excited about? If Dante and Deadpool are playable, how will they crossover to the fighting game world gameplay wise? It is still my most anticipated game for now even though it is out next year as well.

That's it for now... more from E3 next week party people!