The biggest games of the summer have launched.
Grand Theft Auto IV and
Metal Gear Solid 4 have found places on the shelves of millions of gamers and all is well and good. Or is it? What will you do when these games are finished, in your eyes? Is there more to be had this summer, or is it time to pull out the ol' SNES and finally master that
F-Zero track? Maybe even crack out the ol' NES and finally realize games have become much simpler since the days of
Battletoads?
We've always got plenty of use for our PS3 -- it's playing our movies, music, and anything we've got stuck on our external hard drives. There are a ton of games to rent and even more in our backlog. While there aren't any big releases until later on in the year, we'll be plenty busy until then. Want to know
last week's poll results? Take a look after the cut.
What did we expect when we put this poll up? The results are what we feel also -- this is one of the greatest games we've played. It holds a special significance if you've spent the last twenty years of your life following the path of Solid Snake. It's like you've grown older with him (but at a much slower rate). If it's your first time journeying with Snake, Otacon, and the rest, do yourself a favor and go play the others. Emulators may be necessary for the NES and SNES games. As always, thanks for voting!
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
6-22-2008 @ 10:41PM
dodos said...
I'm waiting for Wipeout HD and that's my next game-to-play for the summer, other than that there isn't much on the list. I completed my backlog before MGS4 came out due to boredom and lack of owned games to cycle through.
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6-22-2008 @ 10:42PM
alice said...
No option for "will be playing the games I already have"?
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6-23-2008 @ 4:05PM
SimbaDogg said...
....backlog
6-22-2008 @ 10:43PM
boarder4021 said...
I'm waiting for Wipeout HD and that's my next game-to-play for the
summer, other than that there isn't much on the list. I completed my
backlog before MGS4 came out due to boredom and lack of owned games
to cycle through.
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6-22-2008 @ 10:51PM
Pistolaero said...
Screw the backlog, Battlefield: BC & Overlord are asking to be played. Also, trying to finish my 3rd MGS 4 playthrough with no kills, no alerts..etc..on The Boss Hard. I've also got MGO, which truly shines when you play the team-based games, like capture.
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6-23-2008 @ 12:12AM
rainking187 said...
Yes, very excited for Battlefield. I'd like to get Overlord as well, but $60 for a slightly improved port of a game you can get on the 360 for $20? What? Definitely waiting for a price drop on that one.
6-22-2008 @ 10:59PM
halebound00 said...
Battletoads....thanks Nick, I will have nightmares about those jetski-thingy scenes, or the rappelling pits. I effin hated those parts of the game. In fact, that was probably the most difficult game I ever played. I hate that game. I gotta find some place to DL it and play it just to work out some of my unresolved teenage angst.
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6-23-2008 @ 2:25AM
eclipse27 said...
Join the club, Loved Battletoads but it too damn hard indeed, the final stage is no joke.........i have an emulator for NES if you want it as some type of an attachment
6-22-2008 @ 11:12PM
Burns11 said...
Top Spin 3 and Bad Company release this week, as well as Hail to the Chimp and Overlord. Two weeks later Civ Revolution and NCAA football release. Two weeks later Soul Caliber 4, two weeks later Madden two weeks later Tiger Woods, Hell's Highway and Mercenaries 2 and that takes us through august until the fall releases start.
Where does the idea that there will be nothing new to play come from?
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6-22-2008 @ 11:19PM
EDW said...
what are you talking about Nick? i've yet to pick up MGS4 (i know, i know, but i was out of town over the last 2 weeks) and i still have Bad Company, SC4, and Disgaea 3 to look forward to before the summer is officially over.
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6-22-2008 @ 11:25PM
ElStefio said...
I've decided to play though Final Fantasy VII... again
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6-22-2008 @ 11:26PM
A person said...
I definitely have games to go through that are already out. They're just so expensive to buy, so I usually only buy one every 4 or 5 months.
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6-22-2008 @ 11:37PM
edge said...
Waiting for Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, probably the game I look forward to the most right now. ;) And with online play, I suspect it'll keep me busy all summer long.
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6-22-2008 @ 11:47PM
Mattchewie said...
I'm going to rent titles as BF:BC and QW. I still need to beat No More Heros on the wii, Play all MGS in order :D.
...Uhh.....what else....Oh mass effect..just to try it....and....I think with that I will be pretty busy till August or so...I believe the next titles on my "ohh yeah need to play that" list is Force Unleashed....However, I need to recheck release dates...
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6-23-2008 @ 12:00AM
Prince King said...
theres no option for CoD4
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6-23-2008 @ 12:02AM
Alex said...
this is definitely the YEAR OF THE FIGHTER!!!
what i'm looking forward to for this summer (and this year as a whole):
- Street Fighter II: Super Turbo HD REMIX
- Soul Calibur IV
- Tekken 6, prolly not a summer release
- Street Fighter IV, definitely not a summer release
fans of fighting games like me have to cherish this time...
because i may have to wait almost a decade for something new. (that is a jab at the Street Fighter series ;p)
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6-23-2008 @ 12:29AM
Lt-Amuro said...
I voted for the Backlog option, but in reality, there are a few games coming out for the PS3 that I still want this summer, Soul Calibur IV being chief in my mind. (This should be called the generation of games with 4 in the title.)
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6-23-2008 @ 1:41AM
lobotomies4free said...
Metal Gear just has to last me till LittleBigPlanet, and I'm sure it will
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6-23-2008 @ 2:16AM
dancingtosirens said...
Im waiting for my copy of Metal Gear Solid: The essential collection to arrive in the mail.
In the meantime I have been playing Super Mario RPG.
I love the SNES more then anything.
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6-23-2008 @ 2:42AM
klexam said...
Metal Gear Online will last a while. I also never got a chance to ramp up my Burnout Paradise the way I wanted to. I will also be playing COD4 multiplayer again. I never finished GTAIV before playing MGS4. There are several things to keep us all busy.
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