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inFamous (PS3)

Welcome to the world of Infamous, created by Sucker Punch studios. The same people that brought us the Sly Cooper franchise. Well, this isn’t a Sly Cooper game. Or even close to it for that matter. In the world of Infamous you play as Cole, a man who works as a bike messenger. Until one day the package his was delivering went off in his hands and levelled a majority of the city and altered him in ways he couldn’t have ever imagined. Soon after the blast you wake up in the middle of a crater and with no recollection of what just happened to you. This is your tutorial, after that your game begins.

Infamous is an open world game that allows you to go anywhere and climb anything. It’s a combination of Assassins Creed, The Force Unleashed and Grand Theft Auto. Your electricity gets more and more powerful as you go through the game. Now, one of the main points of the game is whether you want to be good, or bad. You will come up to point in the game where you have to make a choice and this choice will determine how the game plays out. People will hate you, and when they don’t like you they will shoot at you. If they like you they’ll leave you be.

As you fight and claw your way through the city you can unlock sectors of the city to be safe havens for you to escape from enemies where people will protect you from your enemies. However one of main problems with the game is how fast you can die. The enemies have amazing aim. They will pick you off and you have to hide and as soon as you pop out you’ll get shot again and again, so you will die numerous times. That and the controls will take a little getting use to with L1 being your aim and R1 being your shooting. Other than those there’s really nothing wrong with this game.

One of the coolest features is the cutscenes, they are shot like a comic book and you get a real feel of the characters and the story and it develops very well. Sucker Punch has delivered one of the best PlayStation 3 experiences for an open world game, and anyone that has a PlayStation 3 should play this game.

Game Access Staff Rating: 4 STARS.

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NEWS AND REVIEWS

Mortal Kombat 9 to be "M" Rated

Ed Boon, co-creator of the Mortal Kombat series, has revealed the development team is aiming at a Mature rating for the next Mortal Kombat game. Boon said in his Twitter page:

People want an M-rated MK....dammit we will give them an M-rated MK.

Don't expect the game to ship any time soon. With Midway in bankruptcy and companies around the world bidding for its assets, we won't know about the publishing plans for the next Mortal Kombat for a while.

NHL 2010 New Features

NHL 10 isn't scheduled to launch until September 8, but that hasn't stopped GameStop.com from posting a host of the game's features on its website. We'll have more details on EA Sports' sequel to the reigning sports game of the year next month, but for now, sink your teeth into the underlying details courtesy of GameStop.

New Battle for the Cup Mode: Experience the intensity of NHL playoff hockey. Play through injuries, intimidate rivals, and match lines as storylines carry across the entire series.

Build a Stanley Cup Champion: All-new GM mode lets you scout amateurs, put players on the trading block, hire staff, and earn experience points to become a legendary GM.

Battle on the Boards: Shield the puck with your body, kick-pass it to teammates, or pin your opponent against the boards with an all-new board play engine.

All-New First-Person Fighting: Change the momentum by trading blows with an NHL enforcer. Tug an opponent's jersey to gain an advantage—before or after the whistle.

Become the Ultimate Pro: Improve your draft status by dominating the prospects game, then use new coaching tips, improved teammate AI, and detailed position instructions as you build the ultimate career.

Capture Multiple Championships: The coveted EA SPORTS Hockey League Cup is always up for grabs as new seasons start on a monthly basis online.

New Intimidation Tactics: Fore-check defenders, pressure the puck, and finish checks to force your opponent into mistakes, as players fatigue, bobble passes, and avoid collisions under threat of physical pressure.

All-New Post-Whistle Action: The action never stops! Antagonize opposing players, finish checks, retaliate for late shots on goal, draw penalties, and pick fights—all after the referee blows the whistle!

We've contacted EA Sports PR to get a comment on these features and the validity of the info. We'll post their response as soon as we hear back.

Crackdown 2 to feature 4 player co-op

When Microsoft Games Studio said that "Crackdown 2 takes multiplayer gaming to unprecedented levels for the ultimate co-op and competitive multiplayer experience," we just took it as the typical marketing lines used by publishers to promote a new game. This time, such claims turned out to be true. The official Crackdown 2 page found at Xbox.com has been updated, revealing that the sequel to the sleeper hit of 2007 will support four-player cooperative gameplay as well as up to 16-user competitive multiplayer.