It’s not often that I dig into a demo on Xbox Live but hey, it’s my party and I can dig if I want to. The demo for The Bourne Conspiracy was much more than I expected. If you haven’t downloaded it, make sure that you do. I thought it did great in capturing the intense action that I love about each of the three Bourne films. I didn’t even care that it wasn’t Matt Damon’s likeness. I felt like a serious agent who couldn’t be stopped. And really, who doesn’t love the intro music? It’s a perfect suspense track.
The hand-to-hand combat in the game was pulled off with multiple presses of the X and Y button. The A button was used to block. (I never quite mastered blocking) I hope there are more combinations than those 2 buttons but even if there isn’t, it was cool I thought. Pressing the B button was for performing a variety of sick beat downs that I never got tired of looking at. Once you beat your guy up enough, the B button take-down option comes up.
The one thing I didn’t like was having to start over so many times. It could’ve been my lack of experience but I’ll chalk it up to the difficulty because I kept getting my ass kicked for some reason. The crazy thing is that I enjoyed every minute of it. I didn’t care too much for the “press (whatever button) to escape” scenes either. It seemed to just kill the action for me. I’m ready to jump between buildings and evade sniper fire in one awesome flow but then I have to “hit A” all of a sudden. Kill joy.
I didn’t get a chance to fire any weapons. I’m not even sure if there are weapons in the demo but I can tell you that I’ll be all over The Bourne Conspiracy when it releases. I had my doubts about this game but the demo has settled those doubts. It made me feel like I was in an actual Bourne action film. I am Jason Bourne and I am preparing to hunt you down! The hunt & action begins June 3rd. Be sure to hit up www.bournethegame.com to find out more about The Bourne Conspiracy.
Screenshots: The Bourne Conspiracy
You’ve hopefully seen the videos here on U360 already for Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit and now you can actually get your Vegeta and Goku action on with the demo on Xbox Live!
I almost soiled myself a little bit when I got the word from Sierra Entertainment that they released some free downloadable content for TimeShift. It’s called the Futures-Past Multiplayer Map Packand it features five new multiplayer maps for players to unravel while annihilating online enemies with time-bending chrono grenades and 2 new multiplayer modes. Each map presented in the DLC package supports classic multiplayer modes: One-on-One, Deathmatch, and Team Deathmatch.
And if you’re tired of the same old Deathmatch modes, it also includes two exclusive multiplayer modes, King of Time and Meltdown Madness, that they claim will reveal the future of multiplayer fragging. We shall see about that claim. The best and most ubertastic thing about this is that it’s all free! Yes, that’s F-R-E-E kind of free as in you don’t have to use any Microsoft Points on them.
That’s 5 new maps and 2 new modes at your disposal. What’s that reason again for constantly being charged for everyone else’s map packs?
Shortly after we’ve all wrapped up in the Unscripted Nights event tonight, Epic Games will unleash the very first look at actual gameplay from Gears of War 2. The trailer is set to hit the Xbox Live Marketplace tonight following the 10PM PST / 1AM EST premiere on Spike TV’s “Gametrailers TV with Geoff Keighley”. It’s supposedly a 2-minute trailer featuring a look at some insane chainsaw duels. I’m really excited to see the new Unreal Engine 3 in action!
It should be one hell of a night tonight with a little thuggin’ with Unscripted Nights followed by some good old fashioned COG Town action to wrap things up. Be ready to thug it up and then download the world premiere gameplay trailer for Gears of War 2 tonight!
[Update] - Check out the video below
June 3rd is seriously getting closer and that means some serious slicing & dicing action is near. I know you all have Liberty City on the brain right now but there are other games coming this year. Ninja Gaiden II is one of them.
There’s a demo set for next month (May) and to help you ease the pain of waiting, you can try your hands at the Ninja Gaiden II mini-game. Click here and register to get your mini-game on. It’s time to practice your ninja skillz!
Finally after a little delay and of course after the game has already been on store shelves, the Condemned 2: Bloodshot demo arrives in the Xbox Live Marketplace. So if you’re up for being frightened and back into the forensic role of Ethan Thomes, then head out and download it today!
I’ve seen some cool prizes before and this one just about trumps them all for Xbox.com’s All-Nighter fests. Xbox, Toyota and Peavy have teamed up to grant 24 lucky Guitar Hero III players a most awesome prize. Glaze at the prize below. Crafted from a real-wood, life-size Peavey guitar and modified for play with guitar-based music video games, this custom Peavey AG RiffMaster guitar controller features the sleek finish, dimensions and feel of a real Peavey guitar to provide a truly authentic music video game experience.
Check here for more details. All you have to do is download the Toyota Matrix Xbox All-Nighter Registration Gamer Picture to be officially registered for the Play & Win and a chance to score the custom Peavy.
The event is on the weekend of April 26-27 so make sure at some point you’re rocking on these two days!
[Update] Just confirmed with TriXie that these custom kick ass guitars are indeed WIRELESS! That makes these 24 custom exclusives even hotter! They won’t be anywhere for sale so make sure you rock out for your chance to win one.
I was reminded about this early this morning while trying to catch up on some Lost Odyssey. Turok got five (5) new maps a few days ago. You’ll have to dish out 400 Microsoft Points. (which is what other developers should strive for) The new maps (and variations) are called Co-Op, Desolation, Sentinel, Inconclusive Tests, and A Rivarly Continues. You can check out a description of each below.
“Turok has captured the imagination of video game players throughout the world,” said Craig Relyea, senior vice president of global marketing, Touchstone. “We’re now able to expand the multiplayer experience with the release of new maps. These five new maps are sure to satisfy Turok players who are hungry for more multiplayer challenges.”
I’ve gotten plenty of amazing feedback on the content U360 has in the Xbox Live Marketplace. Some of it has been centered on not being able to quickly locate it. I decided to cook up a quick video to show you all how to be a champion and find your way to download U360’s content in XBLM.
I appreciate those of you who have already downloaded the picture packs and I hope this video leads to many more heading out to grab the packs in the future!
Video: How to Find U360 Picture Packs in Xbox Live Marketplace (check out a higher res version at U360’s Veoh Channel)
If you’ve been waiting on a reason to pick up Army of Two beyond my outstanding review of it, then today is your lucky day. A demo for EA’s Army of Two is up in the Xbox Live Marketplace for you to try so head out and get some Aggro!
