5. Resistance 2 (Sony Computer Entertainment, Insomniac Games)
I really enjoyed the first Resistance. It was really fun with friends and had a bunch of cool, unique weapons. Insomniac looks like its making the sequel a ton better and they haven't let me down before. I've actually seen quite a bit of Resistance 2 on GameTrailers TV otherwise it might be higher on the list. I'd love to hear about some new weapons, more on how the co-op campaign will work, and maybe see a new level. Either way I'm pretty much sold on Resistance 2 already, but I'm excited to see a bit more on it.
4. Beyond Good & Evil 2 (Ubisoft, Ubisoft)
They haven't actually announced the name to this game as far as I know, but Ubisoft released the first teaser trailer at their show in May. It told us basically nothing, but it told us that there would be a new BG&E. The original was a great game and I'm hoping we'll see something more on the game at E3. I'm guessing we'll just get a second teaser trailer maybe featuring Jade or another character, but seeing anything more would be great.
3. Infamous (Sony Computer Entertainment, Sucker Punch)
Sucker Punch is stepping in a new direction with Infamous. They'll be leaving the cartoony platformers behind in favor of their new sandbox, superhero game. We've seen a trailer and a nice article in Game Informer on Infamous, but from what I understand there should be a gameplay demonstration at E3 which should really help us to see how this game is coming along and I'm excited to see how it looks and plays.
2. Tomb Raider: Underworld (Eidos, Crystal Dynamics)
The old TR games were pretty good, but they were getting stale and I thought Crystal Dynamics did a good job of reinvigorating the series. With Legend, they brought a more up to date control scheme and made a pretty good game. Anniversary was another solid title, but Underworld looks to improve on what the previous titles did with a new game engine, bigger levels, more elaborate puzzles, better combat, and new abilities for Lara. The only problem is I haven't seen any video of the game. So, I'm really loking forward to finally seeing how it looks in motion later this week.
1. Prince of Persia (Ubisoft, Ubisoft Montreal)
The new Prince of Persia sounds incredible. Ubisoft easily could have cranked out another sequel similar to the last few (and to be honest I would have been fine with that), but instead they've decided to really take some new directions with the franchise. The level-design has become more open giving players more choices and the game more replayability. The combat has been overhauled to focus on fighting one enemy at a time. The Prince (a new one) now has a new partner in Elika who helps you with combat, platforming, and puzzles. But it also keeps the focus on the series' great acrobatic platforming. All this sounds great, but finally seeing some gameplay footage will really help us to understand how it will all work out. Plus, Ubi has come up with a bold new artstyle that looks beautiful in the screens, but I can't wait to see in video. That's coming this week and it really can't come soon enough.
Those games plus all the potential surprises has me really excited for E3. I hope you guys liked my Pre-E3 coverage. I'm going to have some updates throughout E3 about what I think of what is going on. And then when the show is over, I'm going to give out some best of show awards by platform and for things like graphics, maybe best trailer, and other stuff like that. I hope you guys enjoy E3.
