Sega presents Border Break

After the failure of the Dreamcast, Sega has never really got back into a groove. However the year is 2009 and Sega has really begun its path on redemption. The recently announced Border Break for the Arcade has to be one of the most impressive looking games I have seen in a while.

Border Break is a 20 player mecha combat game with 10 players on each side. There is a choice between many different classes much like Valves mega hit Team Fortress 2.
An interesting thing to note is the fact the game is running on Segas new RingEdge system which is based on the PC. Could there be a PC port? Such thought is wishful thinking at this point. However the game does have a very interesting control system. Not only does it use a mouse and joystick but there is also a touch screen. It will be very interesting to see how these all work together.

From the trailer the game resembles Segas Virtua On which is no bad thing indeed. The mech design looks outstanding as do the graphics. All in all this is a very impressive looking game from Sega.

Look for more news on Border Break as new details emerge.

Lost Planet 2 Announced

This past week Capcom announced a sequel to its impressive game Lost Planet. Lost Planet 2 is set on the same planet but this time due to a bit of global warming(ripped from the headlines of today) the world is no longer completely frozen over. That is right some of the snow and ice has melted pathing way to an awesome and lush looking jungle setting.

The trailer hit Xbox Live this past week and it is impressive to say the least. As opposed to the original game it looks like Lost Planet 2 will work with the player in a squad instead of working solo. The first thing to say about the trailer is wow those graphics are impressive. Much like the first game Capcom is setting a high standard with its graphics. We can also see that mechs return but this time with the ability to have upto three people on board which should make mech combat a bit more interesting. The love for big epic boss battles also seems to return as seen with the huge creature at the end of the trailer.

Lost Planet 2 has already made its way to the top of my most looked forward games. It will be interesting to see if this game will have co-op play which will definately send this game way higher in my estimations.
Lost Planet 2 is announced for the Xbox 360 only at the moment.