PC Games 2008 Gift Guide - Page 3

Part of: 2008 Gaming Gift Guides

Damnation (Dec. 16) features intense firefights in single-player campaign, drop-in-drop-out co-operative play and innovative multiplayer modes. The shooter game Huxley (Nov. 25) pits sapiens and alternative humans while Rise of Argonauts (Nov. 18) has Greek mythology action. The sequel Gothic 3: Forsaken God (Nov. 18) feature new quests and monsters plus a collector’s edition.

Epic battle titles include Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI, Dynasty Warriors 6 (Nov. 18), Steel Fury – Kharkov 1942 (November), set in World War II, and Legendary (Nov. 4) a Pandora’s Box action shooter that sets up a full scale war between man and myth.

Wanted: Weapons of Fate (Nov. 25) adapts high paced action from the movie as does James Bond 007 in Quantum of Solace (Nov. 4). The younger crowd can choose from Tale of Despereaux (Dec. 2), Bolt (Nov. 18), Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (Nov. 4) and Shrek’s Carnival Craze (Oct. 28). Other kids titles include Neopets Puzzle Adventure (Nov. 25), Littlest Pet Shop (Oct. 14), Pet Pals: New Leash on Life (Oct. 1) and two Petz titles – Sports: Dog Playground (Nov. 4) and Horsez Club (Oct. 21).

The SAT Prep video game begins a new futureU learning game series to help students learn while having fun in reading, writing and math. Players can experience the more negative side of school with Bully: Scholarship Edition (Oct. 21).

Save those gift card balances for Gravity (Dec. 29), Tom Clancy’s HAWX (Jan. 13, 2009), Mirror’s Edge (Jan. 6), Hei$t (Jan. 13), Diner Dash Hometown Hero (Jan. 12), Burnout Paradise (Jan. 20), Pictureka! Museum Adventure (Jan. 13), Secret Margrave Manor (Jan. 13), Red Faction Guerilla (Jan. 9), The Agency (Jan. 1), Lord of the Rings: Conquest (Jan. 13), East India Company, Velvet Assassin (Jan. 13) and the serial series game AOsphere.

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    Legendary is a first person shooter for PC and next-generation consoles. Developed by Spark Unlimited, Legendary tells the story of a thief – Charles Deckard - who is duped into stealing the mythical Pandora’s Box. ...

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