As the second act of the Reclaimer Saga, Halo 5: Guardians is a fairly dark story. The Covenant is broken and embroiled in Civil War, while Chief now leads Blue Team, a four-person squad dispatched to an ONI space station to investigate Covenant interest. While there, Chief has a “vision” in which he speaks to Cortana, who was thought to have perished at the end of Halo 4.
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Live ’16 is capable of looking really good, though it’s not consistent in that regard with the game’s more notable players seeming to have received more care than others. The ESPN license is used effectively, and the creation of that TV broadcast vibe is one of the highlights of Live’s presentation — that includes the enjoyable halftime/post-game shows that recap some of the game’s best plays. Animations can be a bit clunky but not to the point that it really pulls you out of the experience.
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Like any worthwhile episode of Transformers, Devastation has Megatron attempting an insane scheme that will have disastrous effects on Earth and its flesh creatures. This time, he has located an object that has the power to “cyberform” the planet, turning Earth into another Cybertron. Once again it’s up to Prime and his band of Autobots — Sideswipe, Grimlock, Wheeljack and Bumblebee — to stop him and save the human race from extinction.
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Remember the time you started up THPS2, picked Tony Hawk and pulled off a 900 Christ Air in the first nine seconds? That will not happen here, as every skater needs to be leveled up separately. So you’re forced to jump in and play as skateboarders who are just as bad in-game as you probably are in real life.
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One of the consistently enjoyable things about the Skylanders series is the world itself. Characters have a silly charm and locations are suitably varied. It creates a very adventurous feel as you dash around the Skylands to thwart yet another scheme from Kaos. The race tracks aren’t as interesting as the on-foot segments, though, and with them making up a significant chunk of the action it does make things feel a little more homogeneous as you advance.
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God of War III picks up right where God of War II left off, which makes the package itself a bit of an odd choice by really limiting the target audience. After all, why would someone that didn’t play the first two entries jump in at this point? And if they did, they’re bound to be confused — the game doesn’t even bother to include a summary of events leading up to the opening scene when Kratos and the Titans are scaling Mount Olympus.
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Headlining The Taken King is an all-new, lengthy campaign surrounding the arrival of Oryx, the father of Crota, who you previously eliminated, around the rings of Saturn. Oryx is out for revenge for the death of his son, and he boasts the unique ability to “take” over the will of sentient beings. This leads to the arrival of shadowy versions of previously seen enemies, albeit with some new tricks up their sleeve, such as quick teleportation and shooting balls of dark energy.
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