So, this past Saturday I played two demos that left me wanting more.  Here’s my review on the two.

First was Batman: Arkham Asylum for the PS3.  This game was already hyped to be the best Batman game ever (how many Batman games were ever actually good one would ask) the question is will it live up to its hype?  Well, if the demo is anything like the game, it will be.  I only played a short fighting section of the game, but that was enough to hook me.  Batman’s movements are smooth and fluid.  This is no warping from one foe to another.  He either flips, dash, or glides to each opponent.  The controls for the fighting are tight and well thought.  Square is your basic attack, Triangle is to counter, Circle does a spinning move using your cape to stun your enemies, and X is used to flip or evade.  Now I know these controls might seem mundane, but this is only the fighting section of the game.  Supposedly the game is broken up into 3 parts: Fighting, Detective work, and Stealth.  I didn’t get to play the stealth or detective parts, but the fighting was incredible.  You attack and parry your foes with ease and grace.  At first it might seem hard, but after a few minutes it’ll become second nature to you.  Doing something like flipping over one bad guy only to kick another in the face and then parry a third wielding a metal pipe will be mere child’s play before you know it.  now the game isn’t easy.  You’ll have three difficulties: easy, medium, and insane.  Insane will test your knowledge of all your attacks and counters to the point of no return.  If this demo is any notion of how this games gonna be, then this will be one of the best games coming out this summer.

Now the second:

  When i first heard of Rock Band, i thought someone was trying to rip off Guitar Hero.  In a sense yes, but not quite.  You see, Rock Band uses guitars, drums, and microphones.  So you gotta wonder, how does a game like this play on a PSP?  The answer:  like a dream.  For someone who doesn’t know how to use the periphals necessary to play Rock Band and Guitar Hero, this game is perfect for me.  And you just don’t just play one instrument (you can choose to in certain modes) but all the instruments.  You’ll play bass, lead, drums, and singer.  How?  The game incorporates the same way of playing with a little twist: you have to switch between positions.  Each time you complete a phrase of a song, you switch to the next positions and repeat the process.  This adds a whole new level of skill needed to play this game. Personally, I can’t wait for it to come out.