Archives for August 2010

User Rating: List Price: $59.95 Sale Price: $56.99

Building on the FIFA Soccer 10 gameplay that won 50 sports game of the year awards, FIFA Soccer 11 reinvents player authenticity – on and off the ball – for every player and at every position on the pitch with Personality+, an all-new feature that sees individual abilities reflected in game, enabling clear differentiation for every player. New customization features will also give players the ability to bring their own style to the highest rated sports game ever on PlayStation3 and XBOX360

• Celebrating your goals becomes more interactive as your friends can now join in on the action
• The Personality+ system sees a soccer player's ability on the pitch mirrored authentically in game, creating clearly differentiated players with individual personalities
• True freedom in man-to-man interactions, transforming physical play from individual lateral jostling to full 360° collisions involving multiple players
• A new passing system where pass accuracy is determined by a gamer's ability on the control pad, and player skill, situation and urgency on the pitch
• For the first time ever, you will be able to take full control of your goalkeeper and command play from the toughest position on the pitch

User Rating: List Price: $59.95 Sale Price: $57.54

Celebrating its 20th year, the franchise that captured 22 'Sports Game of the Year' awards has raised the bar yet again with NHL 11. Powered by an all-new Real-Time Physics Engine, NHL 11 lets you create highlight reel moments as you experience adrenaline-pumping NHL action with bigger hits, broken sticks, and faster dangles. Whether you're beginning your career in the Canadian Hockey League, dominating rivals in the EA SPORTS Hockey League, or assembling Hockey's Ultimate Team, any moment can be a 'WOW' moment with NHL 11. All-New Hockey Ultimate Team—Build a team from the ground up by acquiring top Canadian Hockey League and American Hockey League prospects and training them to superstardom, or win now by acquiring current NHL superstars. Put your squad in retro jerseys and manage your team's chemistry to find out which players gel best throughout the regular season and monthly playoffs online.

• The all-new Real-Time Physics Engine brings real-world highlight reel moments in-game like never before. From face-offs to body checks, real-world puck and player physics trigger true-to-life reactions.
• More than 200 Gameplay Enhancements—An all-new faceoff system, quick dekes, the new Hit Stick, and hip checks are just some of the many gameplay improvements that make NHL11 the most authentic hockey video game experience to date.
• Broken sticks - After snapping your stick on a wicked slapshot or having it broken in two from a hit, the play is never dead. Kick the puck to your teammate or have your teammate pass you his stick if you can’t make it to the bench to get a new one.
• Be a Pro Enhanced—For the first time ever, begin your career playing for the Canadian Hockey League’s Memorial Cup. Get scouted, enter the NHL entry draft, and see if you can become the greatest player of all time.
• The EA SPORTS Hockey League takes online play to the next level as championship seasons are awarded with banner-raising ceremonies and new user celebrations that allow you to rub it in the faces of your biggest rivals.

User Rating: List Price: $39.99 Sale Price: $38.85

Major League Baseball 2K10 Xbox 360

• Authentic presentation with MLB Today featuring scores, standings, news and stats and up-to-date analysis and color commentary by Gary Thorne, Steve Phillips and now John Kruk.
• 2K Sports exclusive Inside Edge data service that allows for always up-to-date information on real players that influences the actions of AI representation of the same players throughout the game.
• Batter?s Eye functionality that uses a hitter?s real-life eye rating to help you identify fastballs, breaking balls and off speed pitches before they get to the plate.
• Updated Franchise Mode that improves your team from the warm days of spring training to the chill of the October Classic, with the option to jump into online leagues whenever you choose.
• My Player career mode, allowing you to create a player, choose your team and then play your way into the Hall of Fame; and Hurry-Up Baseball which allows you to skip cutscenes, animations, replays and commentary between plays.

User Rating: List Price: $59.99 Sale Price: $54.99

When you're the #1 selling NBA videogame two years in a row, the #1 rated NBA videogame 10 years in a row, and have collaborated with back-to-back NBA champions, Kevin Garnett (2K9) and Kobe Bryant (2K10) - what is NBA 2K11 to do for the next act? Simple: Michael Jordan. The greatest basketball player of all time debuts for the first time in this hardware generation and brings his passion for the game to NBA 2K11 with an all new Jordan Challenge mode, historic Bulls teams, and even a MJ: Creating a Legend mode offering gamers the chance to be a rookie Michael and craft a new career for him. This is on top of improvements to core gameplay elements - including an all-new IsoMotion dribbling controls, deeper My Player mode with new My Career feature, all-new breathtaking visuals, and much more. This year BECOME THE GREATEST with NBA 2K11.

• Relive 10 different legendary games from Michael Jordan's career and replicate in NBA 2K11 what MJ did on the court. Successfully reenact all 10 game scenarios to unlock the MJ: Creating a Legend mode.
• Delivering the most realistic feeling and reacting dribbling system to date with seamless transitions between ankle breaking moves allowing users to translate thought to motion and dominate like Michael Jordan from the perimeter to the paint.
• Take your offensive game to the next level with an unprecedented amount of control via the enhanced Shot Stick. Dozens of new shot types, from layups to jumpshots to dunks and everything in between, are under the user's control with the flick of a stick.
• Updated AI systems across the board make The Association the smartest franchise mode in sports gaming. Featuring a revamped NBA Draft with draft day trades, and a user-friendly trade finder, the Association brings an entirely new level of realism.

User Rating: List Price: $24.99 Sale Price: $24.99

FIFA Soccer 10 gives players new levels of control and innovation to experience the beautiful game like never before. Featuring core gameplay refinements based on responsiveness and intelligence, on top of an already potent game engine, FIFA Soccer continues to set the benchmark as the most complete soccer simulation.

• You have complete control over your players, with the ability to assign a specific role and movement to every outfield player on your team one at a time, and then combine them for the perfect set piece.
• The first true 360 dribbling system in a soccer game gives you precise control to skillfully play spaces between defenders that previously was not possible.
• Advanced animation warping technology lets skilled players face defenders and maneuver around them with highly-responsive lateral dribbling.
• More intelligent AI with more authentic behavior. Players now avoid passes not intended for them, avoid blocking teammate shots, and throw themselves in the way of attacker's shots in defense.
• Work on individual skills in a fully featured practice mode before stepping on the pitch. Select exactly how many attackers and defenders you want in play, and practice set pieces.

User Rating: List Price: $29.99 Sale Price: $29.36

NBA 2K10 is ready to tip off another Championship season. NBA 2K9, the #1 selling & #1 rated NBA videogame*, set the standard for all basketball videogames, and NBA 2K10 aims to surpass that that by delivering an even better basketball experience this year with all-new gameplay components, out-of-this-world graphics, even more realistic Signature Style animations, all-new presentation elements and an unrivalled online system - this season you won’t just play the NBA, you’ll live it.

• The game features 1-4 player support in versus and coop play locally and 2-10 player support in versus and coop play online with up to a full five man roster on each side.
• The NBA Today feature, in which all the real world matchups, news and stats are automatically streamed right into your game providing dynamic commentary and presentation elements based upon what is happening in the real NBA.
• My Player Mode, a career mode, allowing players at home create the ultimate NBA player from the ground, up and guide his every career move.
• Crew functionality, allowing you to round up your friends and build the ultimate squad, using either your created players from My Player mode or an actual NBA team, then go online and battle other Crews for bragging rights and progression points.
• Living Rosters, which allow you to keep NBA 2K10 fresh with up-to-date team with real player information, including roster and lineup moves, trades, injuries and player ratings via interactive menus and analysis.

User Rating: List Price: $14.99 Sale Price: $14.99

Following on the success of the original Dirt as well as a decade of videogame development in partnership with the late Colin McRae, DiRT 2 explores various disciplines of off-road racing. Dirt 2 features a roster of contemporary off-road events, taking players to the most diverse and challenging real-world environments. This World Tour has players competing in aggressive multi-car and intense solo races at extraordinary new locations, from canyon racing and jungle trails to city stadium-based events.

• DiRT2 enables players to pick their favorite rides and drive them across multiple disciplines.
• Multiple race disciplines, encompassing the best that modern off-roading has to offer and fueled by the 3rd generation of Codemasters? world-renowned EGO Engine technology.
• DiRT 2 will take players on a World Tour to compete in aggressive multi-car and intense solo race events in the most diverse and challenging real-world environments. Career paths will span the globe.
• Events include exhilarating rally cross in the massive Los Angeles sports stadium?s 'Stadium King Shootout', edge-of-control canyon racing of Utah's 'Creek Trailblazer' event and the 'Rawang Rally Run' along Malaysian rainforest tracks.
• DiRT 2 invites players to become part of an extreme sports community, with full online multiplayer race events and community integration across multiple disciplines.