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10 Sweaty Hot Games for July
StarCraft 2! And Other Games for July By
Briana Lawrence
July 06, 2010
10 Hot Sweaty Games for July
© Bob Trate/Mania
After the giant gaming fest of E3 we're all left waiting for a metric ton of new games that will force our game systems to work overtime. But until the epic games of fall and spring of next year arrive, we still have a summer of games to keep us... slightly entertained. There's not too much going on in July (StarCraft StarCraft StaaaaaaarCraaaaaaft!), but there are at least 10 StarCraft StarCraft to keep us all StarCraft. Urm, at least 10 games... to keep us all... yeah StarCraft hits this month.
10. DSi XL Midnight Blue
Another color for the DS? This is our surprised face... only its not very surprised at all. That was the joke... you'd have to be here to get it, I guess. Anyhow... this time the DS is going into the realm of blue. Sorry, midnight blue, Nintendo loves to describe their colors: crimson red, metallic rose, even the black DS is called onyx. So if anyone is even interested in the XL anymore -- though the screens ARE huge -- you can now get it in a 3rd color. Though honestly, after the 3DS show at E3, most of us are just waiting for that and all of its 3D games.
9. Clash of the Titans (360/PS3)
A game based on a movie that's a remake of an older movie? Normally, that would have us running away screaming, but we're surprised to say that the Clash of the Titans game looks... good. The graphics are good and the fighting looks to provide brutal hack and slash against ginormous monsters. Maybe this is the trick to making decent movie games? Waiting until AFTER the movie comes out and taking your time?
8. Ninety-Nine Nights 2 (360)
For some reason we thought that this came out this month, but it looks like it was released at the end of June. So we're going to talk about it now since we missed our chance last month. We never played the first N3 -- we didn't have a 360 at the time -- but the second game intrigues us. If the massive Dynasty Warrior battles were increased by a trillion with better graphics and enough blood to make it a mature rated experienced, you'd get N3II. And don't forget to invite a friend for some co-op slaughter.
7. Harvest Moon Grand Bazaar (DS)
Another ridiculously cute Harvest Moon game is hitting the DS, and it's sure to make your teeth rot like all of its predecessors. The grand bazaar in Zephyr Town has finally arrived, only the bazaar isn't as grand as it use to be. Perhaps you can make the difference with your Harvest Moon powers of crop growing, animal raising, and craft making. Yeah it sounds silly, but the games are always a lot of fun.
6. Arc Rise Fantasia (wii)
A calm and cool mercenary armed with a sword twice his size who has set out to fight off the ferocious creatures attacking the land. Yeah, the plot doesn't sound like anything we haven't heard before, but there aren't enough rpgs on the wii so we're always happy to see another one. So get your party together, summon some monsters, do some awesome attacks, and enjoy the newest turn-based rpg on the wii.
5. Blazblue: Continuum Shift (360/PS3)
There seems to be a rise of games being re-released with extra content: Batman Arkham Asylum, Resident Evil 5, Grand Theft Auto 4, the list goes on. This time its Blazblue's turn. For those of you who don't already own this stylish 2D fighter with insane combos and a crazy storyline, this $39.99 bundle is a great deal for you. For those of us who already own the game, well... this version still might be worth it. Three new fighters, new music, new moves for characters, and new game modes -- including a mode that's more strategy then fighting and a challenge mode for the more experienced players. At some point what we really want is a true sequel, or maybe even a next-gen Guilty Gear that isn't Overture, but for now Continuum Shift will tide us over.
4. Dragon Quest IX (DS)
Nintendo showed a bit of this at E3 this year, which kind of surprised us because there hasn't been too much talk about this game. But now that we've seen it we have to say that we're quite pleased. The Dragon Quest series has always been entertaining, but now there are a lot of new editions to it that will make it incredible. Four player co-op, the ability to interact with others by having the game active and with them (think of the poke-walkers and trading things with others), sidequests -- including ones available for download -- that continue the adventure outside of the main plot, the list goes on that make Dragon Quest IX sound like a very long, but fun, adventure. What did Nintendo say at E3? That one of their staff members had clocked in around 170 hours? And is still going?
3. Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 Portable (PSP)
It's no secret that we're big fans of anything Shin Megami Tensei and the Persona series is one of our favorites. This time we're getting a revamp of Persona 3, that timeless family classic where your characters... shoot themselves in the head... to summon... monsters... all right besides that disturbing fact the game is amazing. For those of you who already own Persona 3 on the PS2, you're probably wondering why you should buy the game again. Thirty-one words: for the first time in the Persona series players get to choose the gender of their main character, giving two different perspectives of the plot and your relationships between the characters.
2. Crackdown 2 (360)
We don't really remember the plot to the first game -- something about gang violence and whatnot -- but running around in a completely open world and destroying things is always fun. The second game, however, has an interesting plot on top of the open world destruction. Mutants running loose on the streets due to events in the first game, civilians revolting against said mutants and revolting against the Agency who has failed to keep peace in the city, and the Agency trying to fix the situation... or hinder it, depending on how much destruction you cause.
1. Starcraft 2 (PC)
We know we've been making a big deal about this, but for those of you who aren't into StarCraft think of it like this. Imagine your all time favorite game/movie/book/whatever getting a sequel. But instead of waiting a few months or a couple of years, you're waiting over a decade -- 12 years to be exact -- before a release date is given. 12 years ago, we were still in high school taking driver's ed! All we can say is that on July 27th fans of StarCraft have a right to be lined up outside of stores. It's been 12 years in the making, it's time to celebrate.
And, as usual, we're going to mention the big sports game coming out this month. NCAA 2011. We're not into the sports games, but we know that it's time for some football. First we'll start with the college football, a good appetizer before Madden 2011 is released next month.
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