Hot Games on the Horizon
May 18, 2006 -- -- Though it may be hardware like the Playstation 3 and Nintedo Wii that stole the attention of the 60,000 attendees at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo, it's the games that make those machines what they are and keep video games a few steps ahead of the film industry in terms of yearly revenue.
This year's showing included next generation and last generation titles across all platforms that turned grown men into weeping little boys.
Of the hundreds of games on display at E3, here's a look at a few that stood out from the crowd and had gamers and game makers alike talking.
'Gears of War'
On Emergence Day, the sinister Locust Horde revealed itself and its nightmarish designs to destroy mankind. In this first-person tactical shooter, players take on the role of Marcus Fenix, a war hero whose fire team may be man's best last chance.
From Microsoft Game Studios, "Gears of War" puts players on the front lines of a movie-like battlefield against horrific creatures bent on totally destruction. The game caused a lot of buzz at E3 as the must-have title for Xbox 360 after being shown to a packed house at Grauman's Chinese Theatre.
Check out some game footage from 'Gears of War' by clicking here.
'God of War II'
The highly anticipated sequel to the hit 2005 game "God of War" follows the main character, Kratos, on another epic quest through the world of mythology to save himself from utter doom. Armed with massive twin swords bound to his forearms with chains, Kratos will once again face horrors like the mighty Cyclops and dispense with them using the bloody, punishing tactics he employed in the first game.
'SPORE'
The genius behind the blockbuster hit "The Sims" returns with a new game that had everyone talking at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo -- even rival game makers. Will Wright's "SPORE" gives players the power to create a life form at the microscopic level, and nurture it all the way up to a space-faring civilization. Once able to explore the universe, the player's creation can visit other planets to influence their development, conquer their inhabitants or simply observe their progress. Wright claims it would take 67-70 years of straight game play to visit all of the planets in the game's vast universe.
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