Ninety-Nine Nights, Dead Rising and Spy Hunter: Nowhere to Run are the reviews this week. The first two herald the start of a hugely promising Q4 release list for the 360. I've spent a few hours on some of this list - Test Drive Unlimited and Lego Star Wars 2 - and TDU in particular looks very impressive. Once more people can actually buy the game - it's out tomorrow - the online element should take off, but the handling and sheer scope of the thing suggests that Test Drive Unlimited is a winner. Yup, Atari in great game shocker.
Lego Star Wars 2 is as enjoyable - and easy - as you'd expect. Not sure it will last long, but the urge to see the next cut-scene is likely to spur you on. And at least the save system seems to work - unlike the reviewed games, N3 and Dead Rising. I blogged about this earlier in the week, and I totally agree with some of the comments - developers need to recognise that their sudience has got older and design accordingly. Kids who played on their Speccy's and C64's are now in their 30s. Maybe it's time for a Games4Dads manifesto? You know, include things like needing to save anywhere or the ability to play at low, keep-baby-sleeping volumes. And maybe pressurise the hardware manufacturers to invent a forcefield around the pad/console to stop prying fingers. Any others?
