{"id":44140,"date":"2012-11-27T09:00:43","date_gmt":"2012-11-27T17:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/?p=44140"},"modified":"2019-04-02T14:09:19","modified_gmt":"2019-04-02T21:09:19","slug":"videogames-nov-25-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/videogames-nov-25-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Videogame Releases: Week of November 25th, 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post-Black Friday release slate of videogames is almost startlingly devoid of the big-time titles common to the weeks surrounding it. Fortunately, the seldom-mentioned ‘Mass Effect 3<\/a>‘ brings some noise this week, and that noise emanates from Omega.<\/p>\n

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First, a brief side note: The Wii U goes on sale across Europe late this week.<\/p>\n

Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault (PS3, PS Vita)<\/h5>\n

Let’s start with the good: The ‘Ratchet & Clank’ series has done such a good job of establishing fun, colorful environments that merge mechanical and organic elements, with appealing characters and a light-heartedly epic storyline, that the game world can be quickly reshaped into a number of game genres. <\/p>\n

This leads us to the bad: There are a dizzying number of ‘Ratchet & Clank’ games, many of which are spin-offs. <\/p>\n

‘Ratchet &Clank: Full Frontal Assault<\/a>‘ is a tower defense game built using the series’ game world. The action takes place from a third person POV, and the player is expected to run and gun while activating and earning new defenses. The focus of the game is multiplayer, but the lack of a real campaign and the recycling of the series’ many aspects is evident in the game’s value price and cross-play bundle. <\/p>\n

This brings us to another “bad”: The game is being sold for the PS3 and includes the cross-play compatible Vita version for free. What’s bad about that is that the Vita version is not expected until January.<\/p>\n