2010最值得期待游戏一览

2010年1月9日,PSP年度大作《王国之心:梦中降生》正式,标志着虎年新一轮游戏潮的到来。今年的作品名单中不乏众家神作,可以说所有游戏平台都有值得关注的亮点,感兴趣的同学千万不要错过哦!

Say, how would you conclude the gaming

industry in 2009? Yeah, it was a little rough, with consumers tightening their belts and only a few mega-hits. However, we did see price drops for all major consoles[控制台], a lot of new iPhone games, and a smattering[少量] of amazing titles, some of which we’re still playing.

But forget about the past. It’s

time to look ahead and search out this year’s most anticipated games. It’s quite a list with many famous titles, so there is a lot to get

excited about.

Portable Console: PSP

Without a doubt, some of the biggest and latest news for Sony’s portable[便携式的] console, the PlayStation Portable, is the release of Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep on January 9th. The new game is a prequel[前篇]

to the first Kingdom Hearts game for the PlayStation 2,

taking place ten years before the original, and features many previously unseen characters and unexplained plots. The journey of Terra, Ventus, and Aqua also

utilizes[利用] a battle system with new elements.

Everyone is aware how huge Monster Hunter is, and the release of Monster Hunter Tri in 2009 only helped to further its reputation. However, where the franchise[专卖权] has been most successful is on the PSP. In fact, the top three PSP games of all time in Japan all have the words Monster Hunter in their titles.

Though there used to be worries that the company might move away from the portable platform, Capcom staff said, “We are absolutely not finished with Monster Hunter on the PSP.”

The release date has not been confirmed yet, but

Monster Hunter Portable 3 or Monster Hunter Freedom 3 in the West is surely something PSP owners can look forward to in 2010.

Portable Console: NDS

Behold[看] the remake of Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Reverie, Nintendo DS

owners. With the series

remaining one of the best RPG注1 titles ever even my non-gamer friends can recognize Akira Toriyama’s注2 character design immediately

DQ6 is still many

gamers’ favorite chapter to date. It’s not the general shape of a Dragon Quest game that makes it so appealing, but rather the specifics[细节]:

the story, the characters, and the system. In this vast, complex world, the hero sets out from his small town and is joined by other characters along his trip. They get to know each other, spend time training

and gaining experience together, and

defeat enemies to continue the self-

discovery adventure.

The other great news is the arrival of a new Harvest Moon game. The legend

of this farm SIM series started in 1996, and the goal has never hugely changed since then: you must

maintain a farm, tend the crops and

livestock[牲畜], make friends with the nearby townsfolk[市镇居民], get married and even have children in some games. It’s a series that can basically go on forever!

Over the years, Harvest Moon games have been produced for almost every console. The latest one, Harvest Moon: Village of Twins, will return to the NDS platform with new crops to grow in winter

and new animals like alpacas[羊驼] and honey bees. The Wi-Fi interaction is back, allowing up to three friends to interact with your farm and steal your crops! How fun can that be? Just ask those Happy-Net

addicts[沉迷者]!

Other Platforms

One of the forthcoming[即将到来的], big releases in 2010 for Wii and probably for the whole industry, too is Super Mario Galaxy 2. Back in 2007, Nintendo’s first 3D Mario game was amazingly creative and innovative[创新的] and one of the most technically impressive Wii games ever. Now this all-new adventure follows directly on from the original game.

There’s one huge change to the game that will make a lot of difference: the return of Yoshi. Yes, everyone’s favorite hungry green dinosaur makes his long-awaited comeback in Galaxy 2.

Riding on Yoshi provides much more than just a change to the gameplay. You’ll need his

special abilities to complete some of your tasks.

Finally, don’t forget the most popular online game around the world gets the third expansion set in the form of new zones, two new races (Goblins[哥布林,小妖精] for the Horde[游牧部落] and Worgen注3 for the Alliance), and an increase of the level cap to 85.

The plot of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm revolves

around[以……为中心] the return of the evil black dragon, Deathwing. In preparation for his return to Azeroth, he destroys the barriers that keep different dimensions apart, triggering a cataclysm[灾难] that reshapes the earth. In the flames of war, new heroes arise to fight for the world…

你会如何总结2009的游戏业状况呢?没错,形势不太乐观,消费者纷纷勒紧腰带,游戏巨作也不多。不过,我们也确实看见几大游戏平台都下调了价格,市面上涌现出大批iPhone游戏和少数几部优秀作品――有些我们现在还玩着呢。

但这些都是过去式了。是时候向前看,寻找今年最值得期待的游戏。以下这份名单中出现了很多著名作品,相当令人振奋哦。

移动平台:PSP

对索尼公司的移动游戏平台PSP来说,最近的大新闻无疑是《王国之心:梦中降生》于

1月9日。这部新作是PS2上的第一部《王国之心》的前传,发生在原作的10年前,涉及许多之前从未出场的角色和悬而未决的剧情。在泰拉、维恩图斯和阿库尔的这趟旅程中,战斗系统还会出现不少新元素。

所有人都知道《怪物猎人》是一部巨作,而2009年的《怪物猎人3》更是进一步提升了该系列的名气。不过,这个游戏系列最大的成功来自PSP平台。在日本,有史以来最畅销的三大PSP游戏其实都是《怪物猎人》名下的作品。

尽管曾经有人担心卡普空公司会逐渐撤离移动平台,但是该公司的员工说:“我们压根儿还没把PSP上的《怪物猎人》开发完呢。”

虽然日期尚未确定,但《怪物猎人P3》――或者西方人熟知的《怪物猎人便携版3》――想必一定是众多PSP玩家在2010年翘首以待的游戏。

移动平台:NDS

各位NDS玩家,迎接《勇者斗恶龙6:幻之大地》重制版的到来吧。这个系列一直是史上最优秀的角色扮演游戏之一,连我那些不玩游戏的朋友也能马上认出鸟山明的角色设定;对许多玩家来说,第六部至今仍是(这个系列中)他们最喜爱的一章。《勇者斗恶龙》引人入胜之处不在于其游戏概貌,而在于具体细节:故事情节、角色人物以及游戏系统。在这个庞大而复杂的世界里,主人公从自己的小镇出发,沿途不断有其他角色加入旅程。他们逐渐了解对方,一起训练,取得经验值,打倒各种敌人,继续这段自我发现之旅。

另外还有一则大新闻:一款新的《牧场物语》游戏即将。这个农场模拟经营系列的传奇始于1996年。从那时起,每部作品的游戏目标一直没怎么改变过――你要管理好这个农场,照顾作物和牲口,与附近的小镇居民交朋友,在部分作品中甚至还要结婚生子。这个系列基本上可以一直玩下去呢!

这些年来,《牧场物语》的游戏几乎遍布所有平台。最新的《牧场物语:双子村》将回归NDS,带来冬天也可以种植的新作物和羊驼、蜜蜂等新动物,还有Wi-Fi联机互动功能,可以让最多三个朋友来你的农场玩――以及偷菜!会有多好玩?问问那些“开心网”迷吧!

综合平台

2010年即将在Wii的其中一部重大作品――可能也是整个业界的重头戏――就是《超级马里奥银河2》。回首2007年,任天堂公司的第一部3D版马里奥游戏充满创意,新颖得令人吃惊,也是史上最有技术含量的Wii游戏之一。如今这个新游戏将紧接着原作开展全新的冒险旅程。

新作品出现了一个巨大的改变,游戏的感觉完全不一样――耀西回来了。没错,盼星星盼月亮,这头人见人爱、总是饿肚子的绿色小恐龙终于在“银河2”回归。骑着耀西旅行不仅意味着游戏的玩法将发生改变,你还需要它的特殊技能才可以完成某些任务。

最后,别忘了全世界最受欢迎的网络游戏即将推出第三部资料片,带来新的游戏区域和两个新种族(部落阵营的地精以及联盟阵营的狼人),等级上限也提高至85级。

《魔兽世界:大灾难》是关于邪恶的黑龙“死亡之翼”卷土重来的故事。为了重回艾泽拉斯大陆,它打破了分隔不同元素位面的屏障,从而引发一场浩劫,彻底改变了大地的面貌。在熊熊战火中,新的英雄纷纷崛起,为保卫世界而战……

注1:即角色扮演游戏。几大常见游戏类别详见本文的“Know More”小栏目。

注2:鸟山明,日本漫画大师,代表作为《阿拉蕾》(又译作《IQ博士》)及《七龙珠》。

注3:“Worgen”是《魔兽世界》里一个半人半狼的种族,相当于我们平时所说的狼人(werewolf)。

1.《黑暗虚空》(Dark Void)[Xbox 360 / PS3]

2.《质量效应2》(Mass Effect 2)[Xbox 360 / PC]

3.《大规模行动》(MAG)[PS3]

4.《猎天使魔女》(Bayonetta)[Xbox 360 / PS3]

5.《英雄不再2:负隅顽抗》(No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle)[Wii]

6.《星际迷航在线》(Star Trek Online)[PC]

7.《生化奇兵2》(BioShock 2)[Xbox 360 / PS3 / PC]

8.《但丁地狱》(Dante’s Inferno)[Xbox 360 / PS3 / PSP]

9.《分裂细胞:定罪》(Splinter Cell: Conviction)[Xbox 360]

10.《失落的星球2》(Lost Planet 2)[Xbox 360 / PS3]

11.《最终幻想13》(Final Fantasy XIII)[Xbox 360 / PS3]

12.《战神3》(God of War III)[PS3]

13.《红色死亡救赎》(Red Dead Redemption)[Xbox 360 / PS3]

14.《心灵杀手》(Alan Wake)[Xbox 360]

15.《赤铁2》(Red Steel 2)[Wii]

16.《暴雨》(Heavy Rain)[PS3]

17.《罪与罚2》(Sin and Punishment 2)[Wii]

18.《合金装备:和平行者》(Metal Gear Solid: Peace

Walker)[PSP]

19.《波斯王子:遗忘之沙》(Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands)[Xbox 360 / PS3 / NDS]

20.《星际争霸2》(Starcraft II)[PC]

21.《银河战士:Other M》(Metroid: Other M)[Wii]

22.《超级马里奥银河2》(Super Mario Galaxy 2)[Wii]

23.《我还活着》(I Am Alive)[Xbox 360 / PS3 / PC]

24.《黑手党2》(Mafia II)[Xbox 360 / PS3 / PC]

25.《GT赛车5》(Gran Turismo 5)[PS3]

26.《恶魔城:黑暗领主》(Castlevania: Lords of Shadow)[Xbox 360 / PS3]

27.《星球大战:旧共和国》(Star Wars: The Old Republic)[PC]

28.《魔兽世界:大灾难》(World of Warcraft: Cataclysm)[PC]

29.《马克思・佩恩3》(Max Payne 3)[Xbox 360 / PS3 / PC]

30.《摩登大赛车》(ModNation Racers)[PS3]

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常见游戏类别

 RPG 角色扮演游戏(Role-Playing Game),部分战斗方式不同的游戏还可以细分为动作类(ARPG)和战略类(SRPG)。现在大多数网游都是MMORPG,即大型多人在线角色扮演游戏(Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game)。

 ACT 动作游戏(Action Game),如马里奥系列、《波斯王子》、《战神》等。

 FTG 格斗游戏(Fighting Game),如《街头霸王》、《拳皇》等。

 STG 射击类游戏(Shooting Game),其分支之一就是第一人称视角射击游戏(FPS),如《反恐精英》。

 SLG 策略游戏(Strategy Game),其分支之一就是即时战略游戏(RTS),如《星际争霸》。

 SIM 模拟类游戏(Simulation Game),如《模拟人生》、《模拟城市》等。越来越多人将养成游戏(TCG)也归为广义上的模拟类,如《美少女梦工厂》。

 AVG 冒险游戏(Adventure Game),根据游戏方式可分为动作类和文字解谜类。

 LVG 恋爱游戏(Love Game),如《心跳回忆》。

 RCG 竞速游戏(Racing Game),如《极品飞车》。

 SPT 体育类游戏(Sports Game),如《实况足球》。

 PUZ 益智类游戏(Puzzle Game),如《俄罗斯方块》。

 CAG 卡片游戏(Card Game),如《游戏王》。

 TAB 桌面游戏(Table Game),如《大富翁》。

 MSC 音乐游戏(Music Game),如《太鼓达人》。

 ETC 其他类别游戏(Etc. Game),适用于无法归入以上任何一类的游戏。