Greg Howson 

E3 thoughts

People were queuing for two hours to see the Spore presentation - and still coming out smiling after
  
  


  • Love, hate, or indifference, everyone had to try Wii
  • Mobile games were featured, but almost always unplayed. Disappointing for the suits, great for tired punters needing some space away from the crowds.
  • There were more poker games than platform (and that's even when counting Super Mario Galaxy as a "platformer")
  • Rumours of the "booth babe" demise have been exaggerated
  • People were queuing for two hours to see the Spore presentation - and still coming out smiling after.
  • Gears of War will be massive - and if the multiplayer demo is anything to go by, it will deserve to be.
  • Army of Two's buddy buddy dynamic impressed, and could work brilliantly online.
  • WoW's success has lead to a swathe of new MMO titles. Sadly the fantasy and sci-fi template remains unaltered.
  • Lego Star Wars 2 was bringing out the inner geek in everyone who saw it.
  • Test Drive Unlimited looked like a decent Atari game. I repeat - a decent Atari game.
  • Assassin's Creed was one of the finds of the show - barging through the crowd in the game's 12th century marketplace was reminiscent of the Verve's Bittersweet Symphony video.
  • Saints Row looked utterly utterly awful.

 

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