14 DAY TRIAL // Andrei Dumitrescu: Test Drive Unlimited 2 was one of the strangest games I had to review in the last few years, delivering an experience which was disjointed but enjoyable on some levels, and after writing a review I don't plan to ever return to island driving.
This weekend I will spend my gaming time with the Retribution beta stage, playing the three new Imperial Guard heroes and trying to develop some good tactics for the rather fragile yet powerful squads of the new faction.
Dawn of War II is one of the games that have managed to advance the real-time strategy formula in a significant way in the last few years and I hope that, beyond the multiplayer that is shown in the beta, the single player of Retribution also manages to deliver some interesting innovation.
At the moment my favorite hero is the Lord Commissar, a capable fighter that can provide crucial support to my infantry and can help with their survivability, especially when engaging factions that are stronger in melee than at range.
Andrei Dobra: This end of the week will be spent with two pretty interesting Xbox Live Arcade titles, Double Fine's Stacking and Capcom's Bionic Commando Rearmed 2.
While I already finished Stacking, I'm keen on going back through some of the levels and collecting all of the unique dolls and finding all the solutions to the many challenges the game throws at me.
Double Fine really managed to create a thoroughly interesting title, even if it's a bit short, so I'll be making the most of it.
After that, I'll continue my playthrough of Bionic Commando Rearmed 2, Capcom's newest attempt at trying to squeeze a bit more money out of the Bionic Commando franchise and profit from the surprise popularity of the first Rearmed game.
Up until now, the game has been pretty good, but there are a few moments that leave you bubbling with anger, especially when during boss battles that almost always require a certain trick or tactic that's very well hidden.