PSU's Top 5 Must Have PS3 titles this Xmas
- Posted November 12th, 2007 at 13:10 EDT by PSU Staff
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After slowly gathering momentum since its inception in late 2006, Sony’s PlayStation 3 now offers consumers a variety of some of the best software available on the market; with the holiday season fast approaching, we at PSU would like to take the time to remind gamers what games they should not miss out on, or indeed what titles are simply that great to warrant purchasing yourself a PS3. Join us now as we guide you through our definitive Top 5 Must Have PS3 titles this Xmas.
5. Need for Speed: Pro Street
Developed by EA Black Box, Need for Speed Pro Street takes gamers to a whole new world of racing. Instead of underground, run from the cops, style of gameplay players have seen in the past years, EA taking everything to the professional league raceways. This year gamers will drive muscle and show their scares instead of flashing bling and stylish imported parts.
Need for Speed Pro Street looks to be one of the most promising racing titles this year, providing more realistic racing and new gameplay. To read more, check out our hands on with the title here.
4. Haze
Developed by Free Radical Design, Haze is a futuristic first person shooter taking place in the year 2048 where players assume the role of Sergeant Shane Carpenter; a new recruit in the Mantel Global Industries army. From the start, Carpenter is sent to fights rebels in South America in the war between which began in the year 2032. As gamers progress through the game, they find secrets hidden behind this drug called "NECTAR" and the evil agenda plotted out by the Mantel Corporation.
What could rival being one the best first person shooters of the year, Haze offers players all the right ingredients for the perfect game; twist and turn sci-fi story, balanced and deep multiplayer, unique weapons, and four-player split screen co-op. For more details read up on Haze in any of our interviews with Rob Yescombe.
3. Assassin's Creed
Developed by Ubisoft, players take control of an assassin named Altair, bent on murdering specific leaders during the medieval Crusades. Equipped with daggers and agility, players will run along rooftops and stealthily leap upon unsuspecting prey.
What makes this game so good you ask? Well from our perspective, Assassin's Creed offer more than just 3rd person action gameplay. Outside of the amazing animations and beautiful landscapes, Assassin's Creed offers an intense and mind bending storyline as well as unique AI that brings the world to life. To read more on why this is a must buy this holiday season check out our hands on preview of the title here.
2. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
Developed by Crash Bandicoot fathers Naughty Dog, Uncharted casts players in the shoes of Nathan Drake; a long lost descendant of the legendary explorer himself, Sir Francis Drake. Hot in pursuit of the mythical lost treasure of El Dorado, Drake finds himself on a remote Island somewhere in the Pacific Ocean, where he must defend himself from unscrupulous mercenaries and employ a variety of acrobatic manoeuvres and other tactics to thwart his adversaries and unravel the Island’s many secrets.
Amusingly dubbed “bloke Raider” by many, as a nod to the games similarities with the Tomb Raider series, Uncharted is the adventure highlight of 2007; featuring dense jungles, ancient ruins, meticulously rendered lighting and particle efforts and an intuitive combat system (in both gunplay and proximity battles), Drake’s Fortune is quite simply one of the most highly anticipated single player experiences on Sony’s PlayStation 3 thus far – make sure you don’t miss out.
1. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Dropping the ubiquitous World War II setting in favour of a more contemporary affair, Infinity Ward’s Call of Duty 4 takes players through a series of harsh, gritty battles whilst commanding a variety of troops from American, British and Middle Eastern forces. COD 4 incorporates a variety of modernised weaponry and equipment, and features both single player and multiplayer experiences in the series traditional first person perspective.
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DeadOnArrival06 |
DeadOnArrival06- 12:19pm GMT - November 12th, 2007
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What about Timeshift, UT3, or even Beowulf? I personally think NFS shouldn't have been on this list. EA games havent been too PS3 friendly as of late and NFS is no different. I played the demo and think that the graphics are a bit choppy and sloppy on this game. If UT3 is seeing a 2007 release than that should be a definite must have!
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Clarky_psu |
clarky-132- 12:24pm GMT - November 12th, 2007
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Already have Call Of Duty4(CoD4). Getting Assassins Creed next week, Haze+Uncharted for Christmas.
Not getting ProStreet. Not a racing guy!
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BlueSteel18 |
BlueSteel18- 12:28pm GMT - November 12th, 2007
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This list is ok. I think Ratchet and Clank should have been on there instead of NFS. Plus, it's kind of lame that 3 of those games can be purchased on 360. Uncharted, Haze and R&C are going to be keeping me busy this holiday season.
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Shadowfyre |
Shadowfyre- 12:34pm GMT - November 12th, 2007
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Great list, though I really don't care for NFS prostreet. Also, I think that Uncharted should be number one, not COD.
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Mike_Harradence
- 12:42pm GMT - November 12th, 2007
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The only reason NFS Pro Street made it to the list is because: <br>
#1. It's a great game <br>
#2. The list is already full of FPS titles to include Unreal and Timeshift <br>
#3. Guitar Hero and Rock Band are just more of the same thing...same gameplay, different songs.
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NFS is different as it moves away from the arcade like gameplay and pushes for more realistic racing. -
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HalfOfZero |
HalfOfZero- 12:57pm GMT - November 12th, 2007
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Haze and HFS:PS are the only two I'm gonna get, but whatever tickles yer fanny, eh I mean fancy :D :P
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Mondax |
Mondax- 1:12pm GMT - November 12th, 2007
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Published -396 s ago haha thats funny anyways , im getting assassins creed wed but im not getting the rest because i have no job at the moment. i have money for the other games but im going on no more buying anything i absolutely dont need phase until i get another job, then i will buy uncharted and possibly COD4, as for haze and NFS, niether of those two titles interest me
edit: why is my font so small?
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Dave-The-Rave |
Dave-The-Rave- 3:32pm GMT - November 12th, 2007
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WTF is NFS doing on that list !!??
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njc3190
- 4:22pm GMT - November 12th, 2007
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2, 3 & 4 would definately be my day-1 purchases if i had a PS3.
Assassin's Creed definately has something up its sleeve. Looking at spoilers on youtube (I kno i really shouldn't have- i stopped myself looking at too much!), there is much more to it than what we have been shown so far!
it really will more than blow away peoples expectations.
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kingiceeater |
The_Fifth- 4:26pm GMT - November 12th, 2007
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I more or less agree with the list. Would have been nice to have R&C on there. Thanks for the communication Mike, the reasons you gave made NFS at #5 legit.
Side note: Is it just me or have the servers been a little sluggish recently?
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XSpike_SpiegelC |
XSpike_SpiegelC- 5:36pm GMT - November 12th, 2007
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first off....without Christ there would be no CHRISTmas, and second Need for speed????? there are soooo many other games out there that totally trump that one....it was just plain crap
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JMelillo57 |
jmelillo57- 7:07pm GMT - November 12th, 2007
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All I will be asking for is Assassins Creed.
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UltimaEnder
- 9:35pm GMT - November 12th, 2007
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WOW, one exclusive, and I wonder why my PS3 gathers dust....to be honest if it weren't for achievements I would probably buy more games on the PS3 that are out on the 360 as well, and some are not nearly as polished but still....
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Alpha2
- 10:31pm GMT - November 12th, 2007
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Poor choices to put two M rated games in and leave out two of the best exclusive PS3 titles assuming you;re talking about games for people just getting a PS3 now. If you dont have them Ratchet & Clank and Heavenly Sword should be on that list.
End of story.
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DefTechPioElite |
Extreme_rkmn- 10:48pm GMT - November 12th, 2007
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Wow Ratchet & Clank should definitely be on this list. That's wierd.
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LittleBigPimp
- 4:52am GMT - November 13th, 2007
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Goos list, but I can't believe that you include NFS: ProStreet.
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Blasphemous1 |
ThePrevaricator- 8:12am GMT - November 13th, 2007
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I will grab NFS, but mostly for sake of a complete collection. Almost the same for Medal of Honor Airborne but Im def stoked about it.... An awesome series. Far as the top 5, the only one I really agree with is Creed. Mine would go a lil somethin like this....
1. Assassin's Creed
2. UT3
3. Kane N Lynch
4. Timeshift
5. Medal of Honor Airborne
(this lists assumes you already have Heavenly Sword and Warhawk, as you damn well should!)
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