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Eurogamer Expo: Top 10 Article
Article by Eurogamer staff
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The Eurogamer Expo is long over, and once again we must say thanks to everyone who attended and especially to anyone who took the time to fill out the exit survey online, which helps us to figure out what we can improve on next time.
The other thing the exit survey does, of course, is allow us to work out which were the most popular games of the Expo. Last year the winner was Mirror's Edge - a sign of your cultured palate. Read on to find out which game won out for 2009.
10. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
- Sony
- PS3 review
- Out now
The fact that Uncharted 2 came out over a week before the Eurogamer Expo opened in Leeds, and two weeks before we hit London, just goes to show the immense pulling power of Naughty Dog's action-adventure masterpiece. It's the only game on this list that had been released at the time of the show, and it's still the only PS3 exclusive to score 10/10 on Eurogamer - a very worthy 10 at that.
9. Mass Effect 2
- EA/BioWare
- PC/Xbox 360 hands-on
- Out: 29th January 2010
The demo itself may only have lasted a few minutes, but evidently you saw enough in Shepard's office assault and the resulting conversation with a fish-faced assassin to pique your interest, because Mass Effect 2 - just three months out from release at the time of the Expo - was another popular fixture throughout the show. Mass Effect with all the original's problems solved? Yes please.
8. Battlefield: Bad Company 2
- EA/DICE
- PC/PS3/Xbox 360 preview
- Out: 5th March 2010
It's not out for a while, so apart from the upcoming PS3 beta this was the only chance for many of you to check the game out for several months. DICE has worked hard to get more destruction out of the already enormously destructible Frostbite engine, and it shows.
7. New Super Mario Bros. Wii
- Nintendo
- Wii hands-on
- Out: 20th November 2009
Out next Friday, Nintendo's classy-looking attempt to bring classic Super Mario Bros. platforming and packed-couch multiplayer together made for the highest-placed Wii game on the Expo list. The 10-level Eurogamer Expo demo was popular throughout the show, and came with its own nervous German code-watcher. Sehr gut. Look out for our review as soon as poss.
6. Aliens vs. Predator
- SEGA
- PC/PS3/Xbox 360 hands-on
- Out: February 2010
We've known for a while that Rebellion's 21st century stab at bringing squishy humans together with devious preds and snappy aliens was looking like a return to form, but even we were surprised by the scale of the response at the Eurogamer Expo, with quite a few people naming it their game of the show.
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Doctor_What
09/11/09 @ 15:27
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It's a good looking line up for the next year, and it's nice to see so many strong platform exclusives too.
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charliemouse
09/11/09 @ 15:32
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Square, square, triangle, L1 & square, circle.
Loved it! Split/Second was my game of the show as it was unexpectedly exciting and shiny but this was a close second, even though my demo machine was a bit wonky and the graphics looked crap, torn and washed out compared to the other screens. Still had a blast which is testament to the game, even if it's largely the same as the PS2 games but well tarted-up. Edit: The thumb-up pic for this article looked like a man squeezing his moob for a moment and I needed to share.
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Surprised with GoW3 at the top there but cool nonetheless.
L4D2 and Aliens Vs Predator were the top games for me. Heavy Rain was a pleasant surprise too. Tell you what I'm glad I didn't see in there was MAG: I was in Leeds with 2 friends and we all thought in equal measure it was absolute guff, I'm wondering how many other people thought so! |
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beastmaster
09/11/09 @ 15:49
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Bayonetta for me on 360. Tiny screens at Leeds Expo but I loved that game. Dante's Inferno was another good one. I don't usually go for hack & slashers but was well impressed with them. But yep, God Of War 3 looks great too.
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M_of_the_sys
09/11/09 @ 16:00
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@MrMarc
MAG was set up all wrong at eurogamer. There was no headset and you can't just jump in guns blazing as you were forced to do. I wouldn't base my opinion of MAG on what was played at Eurogamer. I thought AVP looked a bit crap to be honest and I was looking forward to it. :( |
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Ignatius_Cheese
09/11/09 @ 16:12
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Hmmmmm not sure about that selection.
Despite looking stunning, Heavy Rain was a buggy crashfest. So long as the release version stands on its feet and isn't tearing up the place like the demo, it'll be all good. Mass Effect 2 should be boycotted on the basis that EA were being twunts about photos being taken of their "in progress" titles. Edit - To clarify, I have no issue with ME2 itself, rather the EA staff who were manning their published titles, none of which appeared to have any knowledge of games whatsoever. As for the guy attending L4D2, don't get me started... ;oP
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kangarootoo
09/11/09 @ 16:39
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"I hope AC2 is good, but the stories about Ubisoft only giving review copies in exchange for good scores are worrying"
Source link? |
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mungolikebeans
09/11/09 @ 16:42
+1
I thought MAG was pretty clucking good.
AvP - Hell, yeah. WET - amazing! (Not) |
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SeesThroughAll
09/11/09 @ 16:43
+1
the stories about Ubisoft only giving review copies in exchange for good scores are worrying.
Nah, not worth worrying too much. Besides, it's not like Ubisoft are the only ones who would ever do such a thing, if it was true. Certain perks for certain reviews are rumored to be a rather frequent practice in this industry for quite a long time. Of course, that's just gossip, and we all know how gossips start. As far as AssCreed 2 is concerned, there will probably soon be a demo on XBL/PSN anyway... |
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PlugMonkey
09/11/09 @ 16:54
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Of course, that's just gossip, and we all know how gossips start.
With a kernal of truth? |
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Not a bad Top Ten all-in-all but I wouldn't include Battlefield Bad Company 2, Left 4 Dead 2 or Assassin's Creed 2 personally. It's not that I've played them or anything, just that I can't think of three games that excite me less at the moment. The others I'm sure will, especially God of War III. :)
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JediMasterMalik
09/11/09 @ 17:07
+2
Great line up, didn't get a chance to go on HR but it looked good, GoW was great. Would have played ME2 if it was the PC version, but had no inclination to wait in line to play it a 360. Did look great though, loved the first one.
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Ignatius_Cheese
09/11/09 @ 17:09
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"As far as AssCreed 2 is concerned, there will probably soon be a demo on XBL/PSN anyway... "
Not according to the rep from Ubi... :o( No plans for a demo. Still, its a definite purchase for me. Improvements over the first + Italian Renaissance = InstaW1N! |
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kangarootoo
09/11/09 @ 17:18
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"Uncharted 2 is of course superb, but don't be under any illusion that your website has added to its honour."
Well thats it, a thumbs down from you and EG might as well just shut up shop and be done. "is perhaps even less prestigious than being hit on by John Prescott." You've really never got over that, have you. |
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serpantdarius
09/11/09 @ 17:30
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interesting, no 'true' 360 exclusive in that list at all (its not true unless its only on 360, if its on pc its not true imo) I think microsoft need to show a few new games or something, wouldn't mind a few more jrpgs like magna carta 2.
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designerheadache
09/11/09 @ 17:30
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Wel defo GOW III and #Heavy Rain were they high points of the show for me, although i have to admit to being charmed by The Blue Toad Murder Files, and not because they had some very pretty women eager to "help" me through such a taxing affair promise!
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Britesparc
09/11/09 @ 17:36
+1
My game of the show was Alien Breed Evolution, despite just being in the Dev Sesh/Careers Fair bit in Leeds. But then again I'm a creaky old Amiga junkie, so that kinda makes sense :-)
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PlugMonkey
09/11/09 @ 17:42
+1
Miiguel: Not to mention he know(s) what makes a good game, and what makes a bad game... I've been wasting my free time playing the bloody things long enough to tell the difference (unlike most gamers out there).
Leading me to wonder what exactly it is that most gamers out there are doing, if not wasting their free time playing the bloody things? (Still, least he's backing up his opinions with his actual identity, rather than hiding behind the internets like cowards like me.:D Even if he is a big emo poseur.) |
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@kanga, not saying it's true, but here's the link:
http://videogamesrepublic.com/?p=12553 I enjoyed AC1, despite the repetitiveness and flaws, so hope they have sorted it for AC2. |
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Crofto sighted!
"Yeah, a big gamer with pretty strong but informed views on gaming, which often leads to me looking down on most gaming reviewers since they talk complete nonsense. I know what makes a good game, and what makes a bad game... I've been wasting my free time playing the bloody things long enough to tell the difference (unlike most gamers out there). You'll not often find me lavishing unfounded praise upon the likes of Grand Theft Auto or Gears of War, but rather on actual high quality games such as Okami and Super Mario Galaxy, which really are examples of excellent and polished gaming design." |
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serpantdarius
09/11/09 @ 17:50
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@miiiguel what? no, i mean it as i said it, i dont view a game as a exclusive unless its on only one platform/pc.
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OrgasmicMutton
09/11/09 @ 18:56
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No Joe Danger?!
If Heavy Rain turns out to be good it's going to be another of those games that makes me wish I had a PS3. |
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asphaltcowboy
09/11/09 @ 19:10
+1
Well, Split/Second was easily my game of show, it was brilliant! But I was in Florence at the weekend and it's made me super-excited to play Assassin's Creed 2 :D
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