2009 PS3 Exclusives Empire.

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[SIZE=+3]The list of 2009 PS3 Exclusives [/SIZE]



   [size=+1]Killzone 2[/size]
 
  Guerilla Games
  Release Date: 26th Feb 2009






    Game Background:
 
  Two years after the Helghast assault on Vekta, the ISA is taking the fight to the enemy\'s home world of Helghan. The ISA goal is direct: capture the Helghast leader, Emperor Visari, and bring the Helghast war machine to a halt. Assuming the role of Sev, a battle-hardened veteran and a member of the special forces unit known as Legion go on a mission to take out the Helghast threat. For Sev and his squad, the invasion of Helghan is just the beginning. Tasked with securing the enemy capital of Pyrrhus, the team quickly discovers that the Helghast are a more formidable enemy on their home planet.
 
 
  What the press says:
 
  “technically, no first person shooter we\'ve played can compete on an even keel” - IGN
 
  “an absolute stunner in motion”  “an intense and exciting experience” – Gamespot
 
 
 




[size=+1]Death Animations Video[/size]

YouTube - Killzone 2 Death Animations


[size=+1]Killzone 2 beta gameplay videos[/size]

http://ve3tro.com/1592/killzone-2-beta-six-hd-videos-action-destruction-beauty/

OMG !!!!!   Great Video :eek: :eek:

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=3kc0j0FncCA&eurl=http://forum.newsgroup247.com/forum/ags/topic/1005



       [size=+1]Infamous[/size]
 
  Sucker Punch
  Release Date: May 2009




 

    Game Background:
 
  inFamous follows the story of Cole , a resident of a fictional Empire  City. At the start of the game, an explosion rips apart six city blocks, leaving behind a crater and Cole as the only survivor. The explosion has granted Cole several electricity-based powers, but he falls into unconsciousness, waking up two weeks later to find that Empire City has fallen into chaos; without police, gangs have taken over areas of the city, and a plague has infected many of the residents causing the city to be quarantined by the government. It is revealed by "The Voice of Survival", a surviving disk jockey that broadcasts across the city, that Cole was the cause for the explosion, and thus setting the population of Empire  City against him. Cole must come to terms with his powers, and opt to help those in need or simply survive on his own, facing off against larger threats that have manifested in the city due to the explosion and its aftermath. – Game Informer
 
  What the press say:
 
  “Infamous is awesome. Period. End of statement” – IGN
 
 











 [size=+1]Uncharted 2: Among Thieves[/size]
  Naughty Dog
  Release Date: Q4 2009



   Game Background:
 
  The adventures of protagonist Nathan Drake as he uncovers the mysteries behind 13th-century explorer, Marco Polo, and the ships that he "lost" while returning home to Italy.
 
  What the press say:
 
  Not previewed yet
 
 









      [size=+1]God of War 3[/size]

  Sony Santa Monica Studios
  Release Date: Q4 2009 expected - possible early 2010
 


   Game Background:
 
  The story of God of War revolves around Kratos, a former captain in the Spartan army who sets out to kill Ares, the God of war. It is the goddess Athena who requests him to destroy Ares, as his army is attacking her patron city Athens. Since Zeus has forbidden the gods from directly declaring war against each other, only a mortal can stop Ares. But Kratos is already motivated by revengeafter the god tricked him into killing his own family. The successful slaying of Ares sees him ordained a God and infused with enormous powers. The second instalment sees Kratos betrayed by Zeus and slain. He is resurrected through intervention by the Titans and Gaia, their leader. After a long journey and with the help of powerful characters and magics, he is able to go back in time to the battle to try and destroy Zeus. Athena intervenes and is slain, saving her fathers life. Zeus escapes back to Olympus and gathers the remaining Gods for its defence. Kratos gathers his Titan allies and the last we see of him, he is climbing Mt Olympus screaming "Zeus! Your son has returned! I bring the destruction of Olympus!"
 
  What the press say:
 
  “looks like nothing you\'ve ever played”  “like a painting come to life- it\'s THAT good looking” – David Jaffe, director God of War
 
   
   
 

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Gran Turismo 5
 
  Polyphony Digital
  Release Date: Q4 2009 (thanks James Armstrong)
 



   Game Background:
 
  The Gran Tourismo series is the premier real racing simulator on the planet. Bar none. The appeal of the Gran Tourismo series is due significantly to the graphics, the number of licensed vehicles, the extent and detail of simulation, and the ability to tune performance. Handling is modelled on real-life driving impressions, tuning based on principles of physics, and sound on recordings of real-life vehicles. The game has been a flagship for the PlayStation console\'s graphics capabilities, and is often used to demonstrate the system\'s potential. The series has seen massive sales; GT1 sold 10.8 million, GT2 sold 9.3 million, GT3 sold 14.8 million, GT4 sold 10.3 million around the world.
 
  What the press say:
 
  Not previewed yet
 
 
 






Heavy Rain
 
  Quantic Dream
  Release Date: Q4 2009





   
Game Background:
 
  Details of the game are few and far between at the present time. What we do know is that, according to director David Cage, Heavy Rain “will be a very dark film noir thriller with mature themes", a psychological thriller in a 3rd person perspective. Heavy Rain is a different sort of adventure, one in which you control the story with your actions.
 
  What the press says:
 
  “The scenes that were shown looked amazing.”  “Heavy Rain will look incredible.” – IGN
 
  “Visually, the characters come strikingly close to looking real” “watching the events unfold is just as intense and exciting” – Gamespot
 
 















    Demons Souls
 
  From Software
  Release Date: Q1 2009 (Japan)





   
Game Background:
 
  Demons Souls is an action-RPG with a "dark fantasy" theme. Demon\'s Souls takes place in the kingdom of Boletaria, currently enshrouded in a deep fog thanks to its king inadvertently unleashing an ancient monster from his slumber. You, a nameless hero who you\'re free to customize Elder Scrolls-style, must penetrate into Boletaria and save the kingdom.
 
  What the press say:
 
No previews yet

 
 


















    MLB 09 The Show
 
  SCEA
  Release Date: March 2009
 
  Game Background:
 
  The game is a baseball simulation in which, depending on the gameplay mode, the player controls one or all of the players on a Major League Baseball team or some select Minor League Baseball teams. Depending on the gameplay mode, the player may control a team for a single game, season, or franchise, and can also create a player and control his career.
 
  What the press say:
 
  “a game that follows in the Cooperstown-worthy tradition of an 08 game widely considered to be both the best baseball game of the year and one of the most accurate sports simulations ever created.” – ESPN
 
 

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[size=+1]MAG[/size]
 
  Zipper Interactive
  Release Date: Q4, 2009 – possible 2010







    Game Background:
 
  MAG will utilize a new server architecture to support online battles with up to 256 players, with users divided into 8-player squads. Each squad will be led by a player who has advanced through the game\'s ranking system. Character statistics and development will also increase with frequent gameplay. The players most advanced in rank will be able to either direct the battle or participate directly in combat. Basic battles will take place within ongoing, faction-based campaigns to encourage the player to actively play, with at least three factions being considered for inclusion; including American, European and Middle Eastern factions.
 
  What the press say:
 
  Not previewed yet
 
 



[size=+1]Yakuza 3   (Ryū ga Gotoku 3)[/size]
 
  Sega
  Release Date: Feb 26th 2009 (Japan)




 

    Game Background:
 
  Ryu ga Gotoku 3 is an action adventure title covering the continued adventures of mobster elite Kazuma Kiryu aka the infamous "Dragon of the Dojima Family". This third instalment in the series (not counting Kenzan) will take place two years after the events of Ryu ga Gotoku 2. All the living characters in the previous game will make their return and there will also be introduction to new characters, some being other cultures. The voice work will be an all star cast rivaling that of Kenzan! Setting for the game will return to Kamurocho district, Osaka, and new comer Okinawa.
 
  What the press say:
 
  “If eleven minutes of Yakuza 3 can\'t get you excited, nothing can” – Kotaku
 
  “the game definitely looks great”  “It\'s hard not to get excited about Yakuza 3” – 1UP
 
   














  [size=+1]Quantum Theory[/size]
 
  Tecmo
  Release Date: Q3 2009
 
 
  Game Background:
 
  Quantum Theory is a third person shooter that utilises cover mechanics similar to those in Gears of War2. From 1UP: In one of those world-rocked-by-cataclysmic-destruction situations, the "dark destroyer" Syd seeks to scale and raze an art nouveau styled-spire alive with mystical energy called the "Living Tower," but he encounters a mysterious female warrior named Fillena along the way who has a different agenda.
 
  What the press says:
 
  “Quantum Theory has a great sense of style” – 1UP
 
 









 [size=+1]White Knight Chronicles[/size]
 
  Level-5
  Release Date: Dec 25th 2008 (Japan), Q4 2009 Rest (expected)





    Game Background:
 
  The story begins in Balandor Kingdom, where Princess Cisna is having her coming of age ceremony. All is not well, however, as a dark organization known as Wizard interrupts the party and raids the banquet. The protagonist, Leonard, takes the princess away to safety and while doing so uncovers a mysterious armor that transforms him into the White Knight of ancient legend. With this power, he is able to defeat the monsters summoned by Wizard. During the battle, Cisna is captured and so Leonard must set forth with his new powers to rescue her.
 
  What the press say:
 
  “A beautiful world with huge monsters and intense battles.”  “easy to get into” “Fighting is fun” – Famitsu
 
 
 


 
















    [size=+1]The Agency[/size]
 
  Sony Online Entertainment Seattle
  Release Date: Q3 2009







   
Game Background:
 
  This ambitious title is a MMO shooter. The game will feature FPS-style gun fighting (with the ability to switch between third and first person views), with some driving and other vehicular segments as well. The developers had stated that the title will be primarily a shooter, where enhancements will be unlocked by the player depending on what they accomplish in the game. Upon starting the game the player has the opportunity to join one of two agencies, which will determine the style of missions they receive during gameplay: The United Nations Intelligence and Tactical Experts (U.N.I.T.E) or The Paramilitary Global Operations Network (ParaGON), each having differing types of missions to complete.
 
  What the press say:
 
  Not previewed yet
 
 


 

[GmanJoe]

I can\'t wait! But I have no choice.

[BizioEE]

DC Universe Online
 
  Sony Online Entertainment Austin
  Release Date: Q4 2009





    Game Background:
 
  A massively-multiplayer experience, DC Universe Online brings high-energy action to the forefront with a combat system designed to deliver a fast-paced action experience with the extraordinary powers of your personally created heroes and villains at your disposal. Battle with or against their favourite DC Super Heroes and Villains including Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and The Joker. For the very first time, players and fans will be able to enter this fabled world as an active force for good or evil.
 
  What the press say:
 
  Not previewed yet
 
  What I say:
 
  I’ll be the first to admit that this is not my genre. But looking at the quality that comes out of the screens, it seems as though this may be a very successful project. Just wish they’d use ole Heath’s Batman instead the Jack Nickaulson’s version. Still, any MMO that allows you to customise a superhero and fight with or against Batman sounds kinda cool. Keep an eye on it if its your thang.

















    Cross Edge
 
  Compile Heart
  Release Date: Q1 2009





    Game Background:
 
  The game features turn-based battles, a plot that involves rescuing souls, and the ability to dress the female characters of your party in a wide variety of outfits, from PE clothes to devil costumes. The game features characters from Darkstalkers, Disgaea, Ar Tonelico, Spectral Souls, Atelier Marie, and Mana-Khemia





Supercar Challenge

Eutechnyx
Release Date: Q2 2009

Game Background:

SuperCar Challenge is a high-octane racing game featuring both arcade and simulation tarmac thrills. With over 40 cars available on 20 tracks around the globe, in game styles such as Trophy Mode, Career Mode or 16 player online racing, this title looks set to continue the pedigree of racing sims on the Playstation brand.












    PSN Games:
 
 
 
  Fat Princess
 
  Darkstar
  Release Date : Q1 2009
 
  Game Background:
 
  A zany, online capture-the-flag alternative that sees two 16-player squads, each with their own castle and princess, in an all-out war to capture the opposing side’s princess. The twist is that the home team fattens their princess by giving her cake that is scattered about the map, thus taking more effort and manpower to carry her out of the castle. It includes a class based system where players can choose to be a Swordsman, Priest, Mage or Builder adding to the level of replayability.











    Savage Moon
 
  SCEA
  Release Date: Q1 2009
 
  Game Background:
 
  Savage Moon is a frantic, action-packed tower defence game in a gritty sci-fi setting. You are tasked with protecting mining facilities from ravenous space bugs using some truly fearsome weaponry. And you’ll need as much strategy as firepower as you fend off wave after wave.












   Flower
 
  Thatgamecompany
  Release Date: Q1 2009




   Game Background:
 
  The goal in Flower? To search out the other flowers in a level, make contact with them, and restore life back to dead areas of the levels you will explore. As you zip through the levels, all you need to do is touch a planted flower to restore it to life; doing so will add petals to your ever-growing collection until you have a veritable storm of flower petals following your every whim. To clear a level, you simply have to activate all of the flowers in an area then move on to the next.




 

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Trine
 
  Frozenbyte
  Release Date: Q3 2009
 
  Game Background:
 
  Trine for the PS3 and PC is a fantasy action game where the player can create and use physics-based objects to beat hazardous puzzles and threatening enemies. Set in a world of great castles and strange machinery, three heroes are bound to a mysterious device called the Trine in a quest to save the kingdom from evil.












Noby Noby Boy
 
  Namco Bandai
  Release Date: Q1 2009
 
  Game Background:
 
  The player takes control of a worm-like quadrapedal character referred to as BOY. Using the DualShock/Sixaxis controller, the left analog stick moves the front of BOY while the right stick controls the back. By moving both ends in opposite directions, BOY\'s abdomen will stretch to great lengths. The player may manoeuvre BOY around its environment, interacting with stationary objects like houses, or AI-controlled characters such as barnyard animals.
  The player accumulates points by how much they stretch during gameplay. These points can be submitted online via a character called GIRL. Points submitted online by players to GIRL will be added cumulatively, causing GIRL to stretch. Beginning on Earth, GIRL will stretch to the Moon, then to several other planets, each unlocking new playable environments for BOY to stretch in. The Noby Noby Boy team expects players to take between one and two weeks of cumulative play time to reach the Moon.











    Under Siege
 
  Seed Studios
  Release Date: Q4 2009 (expected)
 
  Game Background:
 
  None as yet












    Others to mention:

Ico Devs Project

R&C2 !

PS3-exclusive Rockstar franchise ?  

 
  As part of the re-up agreement, Take-Two also "agreed to fund the future development of certain new intellectual property to be owned by a newly formed company controlled by key Rockstar Games team members." Given its role as financier, Take-Two will publish the unnamed game, which may or may not be the mystery PlayStation 3-exclusive project announced in July 2007.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6202435...dlines;title;1
 

Red Dead Revolver 2 : not officially announced
 
  Metro 2033: The Last Refuge : not officially announced
 
  Data-Fly: Not officially announced
 
  Dark Cloud 3: Not officially announced
 
  SuperCar Challenge: No release date known
 
  Syphon Filter: Not officially announced
 
  Wardevil: No release date known
 
  Final Fantasy Versus XIII: Likely 2010 release
 
   Free Realms: No release date known
 
  Jak and Dexter: The Lost Frontier: Not officially announced
 
  Eyepet: No release date known
 
  Twisted Metal PS3: Not officially announced

Hmmm...

- Flower looks interesting. Maybe a bit ghey, but if it\'s not more than 25 bucks, perhaps worth it.

- Heavy Rain : I really want to try that game. Somehow I have a feeling that game\'ll deliver suspense the way Silent Hill 2 did.

- Ico 3 of course !

- Killzone 2 : seems intense, yet tactical at a basic level ; which would fit me well, since i don\'t like frantic shooters. Source engine gets me nausea :sick:

- Uncharted 2 : If only for graphics and the adventure story/atmosphere.

On the flipside : missing from that list ;

- Splinter Cell Conviction : Even though the concept turned me off initially, I\'m looking forward to this one. MGS4 didn\'t deliver enough stealth gameplay for me (only act 1,2 and 4).

- Velvet Assassin : taking over SC\'s torch of Light & Shadow gameplay ? Where are PS3\'s stealth games !?

- Where\'s a new Formula 1 game !?

A diss : God of War 3 looks like crap imo. I don\'t get what the fanboys are raving about.

[GmanJoe]

Savage Moon is another Tower Defense game. WANT.

[clips]

A diss : God of War 3 looks like crap imo. I don\'t get what the fanboys are raving about.

Well,..i don\'t think it neccessarily looks like crap, but it doesn\'t look much better than it\'s ps2 version....and not to knock the ps2 version, because i think both god of war 1 & 2 pushed the machine to it\'s limit..to this day both games look amazing...now for the ps3 this god of war is a bit of a dissappointment....it doesn\'t really look like a next gen game at all.

Maybe the game will look better later on, but i\'m assuming that this firm is using the same engine from previous games, so it really shouldn\'t be that hard to enhance the visuals....hopefully the game will develop into a true next gen-game graphically in the coming months.

Maybe the game will look better later on, but i\'m assuming that this firm is using the same engine from previous games,

But that\'s exactly the issue : they (Santa Monica studio) stated it\'s using a brand new PS3 optimized engine to run it all in 1080P @ 60 fps. And then there was Jaffe hyping the visuals of the mysteriously unseen GoW 3 footage....

[Paul2]

1080p @ 60fps means 4 times the performance of 720p @ 30fps...
Or Twice the pixel fillrate and twice the framerates of 720p @ 30fps...

Running games at that amount probably means reduce texture, lighting sources, and maybe polygons count than 720p/30fps but you do get very smooth motion and picture detail.  Knotter8, you are an expert in these kind of stuffs.  what\'s your thought?

I think most 2-D games should be in 1080p/60fps.  But 3-D requires a lot of graphical performances, so most should runs at 720p/30fps for better lighting, and texture.  But of course, for games that require precision like fighting games, maybe 720p/60fps is the better choice.

Well, as you can see, the game still features quite a lot of enemies onscreen with medium detail : so the polycount is certainly up there.

Basically, they went for max fluidity. A design decision with pros & cons. Seeing how recent top games fair well at a locked 30 fps @ 720P, you might argue that decision though.

The polycount is there, the fluid animation is there and so are the lighting FX, shader FX (incl. normal mappings) and postfilters ; However, the latter 3 seem rather limited, basically at low fidelity.  

Thus, Jaffe\'s hyperbole about it "looking like a painting come to life" is, absurd....until proven otherwise. A true showcase for the PS3 ? No ffing way !

[Paul2]

you know what.  I just realized now that FX is short for effects.  LOL.  I been wondering what FX means for all these years since mid 90s.

I am curious, just to be clearer, does games running at 720p can draw more polygon counts than 1080p?  Also, does frame rates effect polygon counts too?  Say does 720p @ 30fps draws more polygon counts than 720p @ 60fps?

I\'m not really an expert, but it does involve the GPU fillrate & frame buffer.

Personally, I would have suggested 720P for this game ; and trying to achieve a locked 60 fps at that resolution, without V-lock ; I can tolerate some screentearing in favour of overall motion fluidity.

The nighttime setting can also be an indication that they can only use a limited amount of realtime lightsources. Fierce balls-of-fire (lol) and bolts of lightning, as seen in the trailer, don\'t equate great/complex lighting.

[Paul2]

Oh, I thought you are a pro in this because I remember years ago you made some 3-D animation.

Yeah, I agree about the trailer using the nighttime setting to avoid using much of light sources.  Didn\'t thought about that.  I wouldn\'t mind if 3-D games like that run in 720p @30fp as long as it\'s solid in that framerate.