London Underground Simulator RECOMMENDED: LONDON UNDERGROUND / GOD OF WAR VOLUME II
Dominic Sacco checks out this new realistic simulation, minus the angry commuters and real life train delays Released:
CALL OF DUTY: Modern Warfare 3 isn’t the only game to include underground trains this year. Introducing London Underground Simulator, the latest in Excalibur’s line of quality PC simulation titles that cater to the specialist market. But forget the seemingly never- ending delays, crowds of angry commuters and expensive tickets in the real world – this game lets players wander platforms and drive trains in peace.
Users can travel across the Circle Line complete with its 25 stations and more than 54km of track, picking up passengers and completing various missions along the way. It’s the third instalment in the World of Subwaysseries of games following the New York and Berlin versions.
Players can view the cockpit area in full 3D with a rotatable camera, walk wherever they like on the train
and the platforms, watch other carriages pass and enjoy the game’s realism from accurate track bends to reflecting headlights. It has the high level of detail you’d expect from Excalibur. Even the station announcements have been recorded by the original speaker. With a new 3D engine, real platforms including High Street Kensington and realistic train simulation gameplay, London
Underground Simulatorwill go down a treat with anoraks, train lovers and PC simulation fans. “We are really thrilled to be publishing this product,” says Excalibur’s head of PR and marketing Charlotte Gunn. “We feel it will have a long-term position within the market and appeal to a wide variety of consumers as it is a fantastic, high quality product.”
September 16th
Formats: PC
Publisher: Excalibur
Developer: Aerosoft
Price: £29.99
Distributor: Contact Sales
Contact: 01869 338833
God of War Collection: Volume II
Two PSP games in Sony’s mighty hack ‘n’ slash series land on PS3. Dominic Sacco takes a look at the new bundle Released:
GOD OF WAR has become one of the most popular brutal action games in recent years, selling over 11m units worldwide.
With two full PS2 titles, one PS3 game, two PSP iterations and a mobile game under its belt, as well as a PS3 HD collection, Sony recognises the strength of its bloody take on the world of Greek mythology. In God of War: Collection II, PS3 owners are granted the chance to own the two PSP games, Chains of Olympusand Ghost of Sparta, on one Blu-ray disc. Both titles are critically acclaimed with Metacritic scores of 91 and 86 respectively. In fact, Chains of Olympusis the highest-rated PSP game on Metacritic of all time.
The games come remastered in 1080p HD and stereoscopic 3D, giving players an extra incentive to
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buy, whether they already own the PSP titles or not. The release comes as part of a string of game collection packs from Sony. Chains of Olympus follows protagonist Kratos as he opposes the goddess Persephone who wants to destroy Mount Olympus, while Ghost of Spartasees him explore his past against the advice of Athena. Both titles feature the bloody hack ‘n’ slash gameplay that God of Warfans have grown to love as well as epic bosses and environments based on Greek mythology such as the Temple of Poseidon in the city of Atlantis. With improved visuals, surround sound support, unlockable trophies and two popular God of Wargames, Volume IIis an essential purchase for fans of the series and those who may not have played the PSP titles.
September 16th
Formats: PS3
Publisher: Sony
Developer: Ready at Dawn / SCE Santa Monica Studio
Price: £30.99
Distributor: Open
Contact: 01462 476 130
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