CLiX Games

If that isn’t a long game title I don’t know what is.  This is a remake of one the most acclaimed fighters of all time.  People still play the original Street Fighter II just like people still play the original Counterstrike.  The reason they do this is because these games are legendary, perfect.  

The one thing that everyone will immediately notice is the visual style.  The graphics are incredible.  HD looks gorgeous, especially on a 2-D game.  The characters animations are fluid and amazing.  Another thing that is a big upgrade are the backgrounds to every match.  Every level has very animated scenes in back of the players, sometimes so lively that you forget who you should be punching at!  

Besides the visual overhaul, there are some changes to the players moves and also a full online mode.  You can take your skills and fight people from all around the world to see who the true world warrior is.  I’ve heard from beta testers that the connection speed is fast and fluid, and there are no hiccups during matches, which in any fighting game, really matters.  

Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix will be available for download on the  Xbox Live Arcade, or the Playstation Network sometime this month, which means within two weeks.  This will surely tide me over until Street Fighter IV.  More on that later.

Valve, the company of Half Life fame, is about to release a first person zombie shooter called “Left 4 Dead”.  The single player element is designed so that you play several “movies” each in a different setting and each with their own terrifying “infected”.  The infected are the zombies and there are many kinds of them, from ones that vomit up on you which causes your screen to be all blurry green to ones who travel in packs and ravage you as they tear you apart.  

In the single player you play as one of the “survivors” trying to survive through the madness.  From the videos I’ve seen, this game looks crazy.  It’s really fast paced and looks like it will get your blood pumping.  The multiplayer is another huge aspect, probably one that will take up most of your time.  This mode also has  co-op which is a nice touch.  You can play as either the survivors or the infected in an all out brawl.

With heavy hitters such as Gears 2 and Resistance 2 this fall this game might get slightly overlooked, but this game is worth the purchase just as much as the other two.  After all this is Valve were talking about.  Expect the game on shelves November 18th 2008 for the PC and Xbox 360.