Awesome Play with “Playstation Move”.

Hey there my good tosser friends out there! As you all know, we at Monkey Toss rocked it while at Comic-Con 2010, and my top pick of the Con was the amazing Dead Space 2.

But, I did spend my time scouring the entire building to get my hands on whatever demo I could play. So for the next few days I will be submitting my final say on all the games I played at Con! So, today I’d like to start with…
The Playstation Move

At the booth for Playstation, there were tons of games they were showing off. They had Littlebig Planet 2, an all new Gran-Tourismo and a 3D version of Killzone 3, but I was there for the Playstation Move. Considering all of the buzz on Sony’s step into motion controls, I figured I’d take a look into the “future of gaming”.

The first game that piqued my interest was The Fight: Lights Out. It was every UFC fan’s dream, or should I say every UFC fan who is afraid of bodily harm. The short demo features a quick calibration to determine where your hands and head are and then thrusts you right into the action.
I experienced one big problem while testing it out, my character looked like his arms were outstretched and longing for a hug. Which is sort of a buzzkill when you’re looking to play a gritty beat-em’ up. So they definitely have some sensor issues to work out.

Despite the funny looking stance my avatar had, I enjoyed the game. The instructor told me that the more you get into the game, the better it responds. Once I started to really lose myself in it, it really seemed like I was really fighting an inmate with a bad mullet.

They had some problems with tracking the player (which was even worse and more hilarious the second time around.), but this was an early version that was sure to be full of first-run bugs. In short, I was surprised that the PS3 equivalent of Wii Sports was that much fun.
Sports Champion is the game that comes bundled within the starter pack for the Playstation Move. I only had a chance to check out one mini-game at the demo station. Since I was still feeling a bit feisty from my last game, I went with Gladiator Duel. It’s a one-on-one fighting game that has you control a generic athlete who wields a sword and shield, in a competition to defeat all other opponents in a tournament.
The gameplay has you swing one hand as it swings the sword, the other controls the shield. This could have been very easily been screwed up, however, this was just a very early version. Instead of getting another dose of disappointment, it surprised me. The controls reacted pretty damn well. If I wanted to try to trip up my opponent with a sword sweep, I could that. If I wanted to shield bash them in the face, I could do that. If I wanted to flail my arms around almost dancing in hopes to win, I couldn’t do that. I actually had to put more effort and precision in the strikes to win, this was no Wii boxing.

To wrap things up, what little I played of Sports Champion was a blast. I look forward to testing out the other mini-games when I pick up my own Playstation Move in September.
There were a few other motion games that called out to be tested, but Comic-Con was short and the other games were calling me. I had to take my leave, cause I was ready to get my groove on at Rockband 3, which will be my next preview into the world of gaming to come! That’s it for now! So hang tight for next time, Tossers!

Brandon “Dead Pirate” Chesney