Nothing explosive or distinctive has happened much in the much innovative area of the first-person shooter genre but that it is the annual Holiday slump. That and the two man onslaught of Bioshock and Call of Duty 4 and Halo 3 which have already ruptured up a surge in the industry. A surge with enough space for some more creative properties to emerge out hopefully. ‘Cause, we’re not playing CoD4 forever. Okay we are. Here’s the spotlighted console titles set to premier during the 2008 year. Starting with our favorite console for good measure in no particular chronological order.

PLAYSTATION 3

Ahhh yea, our lady of hope the PS3 had-had a difficult time catching up with that white hardcore-communal behemoth and the wee-little infrared family gadget. Yet a number of publications have discussed the chance of 2008 as the Year of the PS3. And its just a headache trying to estimate a way the PS3 can fail.

~Resistance 2 as discussed earlier will be a powerhouse of the alternate history kind. Europe is ravashed by an unknown alien enemy, and of course the ol’ US of A is facing an invasion of the Chimaeran kind. A CO-OP campaign that branches with a single-player campaign that branches with a following massive multiplayer campaign is all enough reason for me complete the first Resistance, which I have not yet for some reason.

~Rainbow Six Vegas 2 is back with ANOTHER WAKE UP CALL for VEGAS! In a hard-on inducing arsenal of gameplay features. Including a seamless form of gameplay similar to Gears of War where an additional player can slip in to join a another in an in-progress single-player campaign which also uses the RPG-like PEC(Persistance Elite Creation) system where the player constructs their own counterterrorist. Implementing with more initials in the form of the ACES(Advanced Combat Enhancement Specialization system). Its a sort of stat-tracking where the game provides weapons and equipment to the player pertaining to their play style. I’m not old enough to gamble but my ATM’s bets are in.

XBOX 360

The pinnacle first-person shooter console, or the “jock-console what with its Halo 3 and Call of Duty 4 and Bioshock may also have another good though less bright year ahead in the distance. Though it is an iffer because of the trio just mentioned earlier. Their stardom and dominance will lead to a only a trickle of FPS titles that dare mess with them. Despite that the green circle is still going well and strong.

~Condemned 2: Bloodshot continues the dark, gritty tale of an afflicted special FBI detective beating shites out of possessed druggies, hoodlums, and thugs in cramped and oft-dilapidated urban environments in this melee-based horror title. Still need to try out the first Condemned though.

~Operation Flashpoint 2 is deploying in the second quarter as the sequel to the once wildly popular FPS of the early millenium. Hardly any info in the air about it aside from several press-release photos and the subtitle of “Dragon Rising” as it covers a fictional war between NATO and the P.R.C instead of modernized Soviet Union. Players looking for the more hard-edged military simulation should look forward to this. Though it might be better on PC.

Wii

The little brother of the seventh gen is looking forward to a larger a year in gaming. Unfortunately not on the grounds of main title FPS’er. The Wii has a built up a formidable library of excellent titles but most of which aren’t FPS. Maybe another time my infrared friend.

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