Video Game Consoles Blog

Now in its 6th season, Backyard Football is the best selling kids’ football video game of all time. Combine realistic 7 on 7 action with wild arcade style power moves and check out the new gameplay, graphics, and environments. Play all 32 NFL teams, 10 wacky Backyard teams, or create your own. Backyard Football comes loaded with top NFL Superstars as kids–Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, LaDainian Tomlinson, Brian Urlacher, Reggie Bush, Michael Strahan, Shaun Alexander, Frank Gore, and more.

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Holy algae! SpongeBob and Patrick tumble upon the lost magical amulet that will take them to the legendary city of Atlantis. Players will join them and the rest of their Bikini Bottom pals as they ride on a magical bus for a soaking new adventure. Hoping to uncover the treasures of Atlantis in order to fulfill SpongeBob’s dream of finding the “World’s Oldest Bubble,” players will control whether the city brings everything he desires, or if Plankton’s evil plan will burst his bubble.

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Published by Disney Interactive Studios, High School Musical: Sing It! PlayStation�2 computer entertainment system is the all new karaoke videogame based on the phenomenally successful Disney Channel original movie, “High School Musical.” Allowing fans to interact with the movie’s characters for the first time on any gaming console, High School Musical: Sing It! extends the “High School Musical” experience by offering players the chance to immerse themselves in the world of the hit movie. Fans show off their creativity and skills by mixing together their favorite characters, songs and scenes as they sing their way to stardom. Featuring motion-captured-choreography from the original movie’s dance routines, the games provide hours of fun for the entire family as they get to interact with some of their favorite movie stars.

Featuring three play modes, Story, Party and Quickplay, fans choose their character with either their favorite cast member (Troy, Gabriella, Sharpay, Ryan, Chad or Taylor). In Story Mode, players live the movie through song and dance, performing “High School Musical” and “High School Musical 2” songs, from “Start of Something New” to “We’re All in this Together,” solo or as a duet. In Party Mode, friends compete against each other. Players can also choose their favorite backdrop and belt out hit songs from other popular tunes sung by familiar Disney Channel stars. In Quickplay mode, players can jump into any song and pick from any characters, outfits, and environments they’ve unlocked.

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The evil Professor Calamitous is at it again! But this time he’s gone too far. He has created evil robots that look just like our Nicktoons heroes! Now, SpongeBob, Jimmy Neutron, Danny Phantom, Timmy Turner, and Tak must stop them and the Professor no matter what it takes. By using new attacks, and awesome mech suits, now you can help our heroes stop the evil professor before he wreaks havoc everywhere!

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Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground features deeper customization than ever before, including a Video Editor with full-featured editing tools and visual effects for creating epic skate videos, and a fully customizable online Skate Lounge where players can skate with friends in the ultimate pad. In addition, players will have the freedom to skate from single player to online seamlessly, as well as utilize new gameplay mechanics such as skateable terrain altering and building, and Bowl Carving, delivering the most empowered skating experience ever. Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground also features even more Nail the Trick moves such as Nail the Grab and Nail the Manual intensifying the thrill of pulling off big tricks.

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Help your Sims build a new life, after washing ashore on a deserted tropical island. Watch them overcome the forces of nature and survive in style as the ultimate survivors. Build shelters, craft unique items, and discover many treasures and ancient mysteries hidden within the deep jungle environment full of plants, fruits, and wildlife. Create a new life for your Sims on an uncharted island in The Sims 2 Castaway.

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Penned by script writer Scott Rosenbaum (The Shield), SWAT: Target Liberty is set in New York City where the SWAT team is tasked with thwarting an ever increasing number of international terrorist threats. Player’s will take on the role of Kurt Wolfe and his New York City SWAT Team in the only true Tactical Squad-Based Shooter on the PSP� system. Life and death decisions is the norm faced everyday by real-life SWAT teams and gamers are faced with an elite terrorist group that is planning to detonate a nuclear weapon in New York City.

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Following the second season of the Avatar animated series, this game will find Aang ‘n’ the gang defending the Earth Kingdom against the sinister Fire Nation.

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As an officially licensed MotoGP title, MotoGP 07 for the PlayStation�2 will feature all the riders, bikes, teams and tracks from the 2007 season. Players can faithfully re-create the excitement and passion of the sport and experience the rivalries and competition synonymous with the world’s premier motorcycling championship, as they ride for glory. Compete in a full season, create your own customised season, or select a one-off race either on your own or against a friend.

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The legendary action game Castlevania: Rondo of Blood is reborn on the PSP� system with incredible 3D graphics and timeless side scrolling gameplay in Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles. The first time Rondo of Blood has been released outside of Japan, Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles lets gamers take up the Vampire Killer whip as Richter Belmont as they seek to destroy the maniacal Dracula once and for all in this pivotal piece of the ongoing Castlevania saga. Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles also includes unlockable versions of the original Rondo of Blood and Symphony of the Night games, delivering incredible gameplay and value while updating two of the most beloved video games of all time for a new generation of gamers.

• The classic action game Castlevania: Rondo of Blood re-imagined for the PSP� system with 3D graphics, enhanced gameplay and new music.
• Includes unlockable versions of the original Rondo of Blood and Symphony of the Night games, optimized for the PSP� system.
• Old-school side scrolling action through more than 10 gothic stages and additional hidden areas.
• New song collection system adds additional depth to classic gameplay.
• Complete special event to unlock an additional playable character.
• Return to previously completed levels to explore over and over.

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Sony Computer Entertainment introduces a new concept in trading card games with THE EYE OF JUDGMENT™ developed exclusively for PLAYSTATION�3 computer entertainment system. Utilizing Hasbro� and its Wizards of the Coast subsidiary’s trading card expertise, the immense power of the PS3� system, and the PLAYSTATION�Eye, Sony’s groundbreaking next-generation USB camera for PS3, THE EYE OF JUDGMENT provides a visually stunning experience that adds a third dimension to the trading card game genre.

Developed by Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios, JAPAN Studio, THE EYE OF JUDGMENT presents a new style of gameplay where collectable trading cards, embedded with a CyberCode, are brought to life in the 3D game through use of the innovative PLAYSTATION Eye. Players compete by selecting a card and placing the coded card in front of the PLAYSTATION Eye for their respective creatures to come to life and battle on screen. Players take turns placing cards as they jostle for control; the winner is the first player to conquer five of the nine squares of the “9 Fields” battle mat. The gamers task is to conquer the board by deploying their cards more skillfully than their opponent.

Players have four ways to play THE EYE OF JUDGMENT, single player against their PS3, against an opponent in two-player mode, against an opponent online, or letting the PS3 play out a round with the cards the player owns. THE EYE OF JUDGMENT comes with a starter deck of 30 character and spell cards manufactured by Hasbro. Pre-constructed decks and booster packs, sold separately in stores, can be purchased to strategically build the perfect deck using the 110 cards unique cards available.

KEY FEATURES

• A revolutionary new way to use the PS3 system, based on traditional trading card games and given a new dimension in 3D by next-generation technology.
• Developed in collaboration with Hasbro and its Wizards of the Coast subsidiary that produces MAGIC: THE GATHERING.
• Four ways to play - player vs. PS3, player vs. player offline, player vs. player online, PS3 vs. PS3 using players own deck.
• High Definition 3D animated characters and vehicles come to life seamlessly into the on camera view of your tabletop.
• THE EYE OF JUDGMENT will be bundled with PLAYSTATION Eye, 9 Fields mat, stand, a starter deck of 30 cards, and a booster pack of 8 cards. More than 100 different characters and spells will be offered via additional booster packs and pre-constructed decks, available at major retail chains.
• THE EYE OF JUDGMENT is a socially engaging title that will appeal to gamers of all ages and abilities.

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Clive Barker’s Jericho sets you somewhere in northern Africa, in a walled city which is not just a walled city but walls within walls within walls. Like Russian dolls, spaces within each other, and trapped inside each space is a slice of time where the warriors of good have gone against ultimate evil and have lost. The first battles encountered on the quest are against relatively modern imprisoned soldiers, while further in are World War I infantrymen, Crusaders and other warriors, each drawn from an earlier historical era than the last.

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Oblivion Game of the Year Edition presents one of the best RPG’s of all time like never before. Step inside the most richly detailed and vibrant game-world ever created. With a powerful combination of freeform gameplay and unprecedented graphics, you can unravel the main quest at your own pace or explore the vast world and find your own challenges. Also included in the Game of the Year edition are Knights of the Nine and the Shivering Isles expansion, adding new and unique quests and content to the already massive world of Oblivion.

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