With the holiday season close at hand, retailers are counting on receiving some blockbuster video games to prove the recession wrong. And two heavyweights kicking the last sales quarter off are Metroid: Other M and Halo: Reach. Yes, everything's cooler with a colon.
Self proclaimed hardcore gamers the world over scream into the night wanting more "hardcore" Wii titles and Metroid: Other M should be just that. Developed by Project M (a collaboration between Team Ninja of Ninja Gaiden fame and Nintendo SPD Production Group 1) Other M combines the sidescrolling action/adventure of Metroid's 2D glory days with the exploration and general wonderment of the 3D prime series. Metroid: Other M releases August 31st.
A mere two weeks later (September 14th) Microsoft's ace in the hole Halo: Reach hits retail shelves. A prequel to FPS sensation and money printing phenom Halo: Combat Evolved, Reach introduces new abilities like the use of jet packs and holograms to take down opponents. Reach also introduces a new protagonist, a Spartan who responds to the call sign Noble 6, to fill in for the events prior to Master Chief's role in the space opera. Expect plenty of Bungie polish both on and offline and you're set to go for what could be one of the best selling games this holiday season.
The question is oh frugalistas, which camp do you back? Within the coming weeks will you be pinching pennies for Samus or Noble 6? Bounty Hunters or Spartans? Sign off in the comments below!
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