Can you tell a difference? I could not even with in the HD version.

HD Lovin, as always.

It was bound to happen sooner or later. GameVideos put together a mash-up of Ninja Gaiden 2 and Ninja Gaiden Sigma to compare the gameplay. To me, it looks like the sequel is more fluid. Team Ninja has certainly put in some work on the game.

I’m not a sissy, but I really hope there’s an easy mode in Ninja Gaiden 2. Many people never finished or picked up the first title on the Xbox (and now PS3) because of the difficulty level. Would it really kill Team Ninja to slap an easy mode in there to appease the mass market?

GRAW 2 (PS3) versus Rainbow Six (Xbox 360), which game provides more hours of enjoyment? The fact that I am debating this means I spend too much of my own time playing tactical shooters than anything else, so theses opinions might only matter in my head. After writing the mini review on GRAW 2, I felt compelled every word to mention how I felt it matched up against Rainbow 6, which in my opinion is one of the best tactical shooters for campaign and multiplayer. The options it gives for customizing a shotgun with a rifle scope or any other weapon with a players prefered scope is a top notch feature. I think on 360 the one issue I had is the amount of time needed on multiplayer to unlock the uniform options and upgrades for your personal character. While I haven’t dove into GRAW 2 multiplayer yet, I still think the Tom Clancy team had the right game plan set with Rainbow Six.One issue which I think is much better on GRAW 2 is how players can actually sneak and slide into areas, this is extremely lacking on Rainbow Six, something that just never made sense for a game built more on inside environments rather than outside areas as in GRAW 2. Secondly, GRAW 2 provides the UAV which helps identify enemies, yet Rainbow Six only gives you a snake cam, which in certain scenarios is amazing to use, but it doesn’t help much if you can’t sneak up on the enemy.Whether or not this games are supposed to be different in certain gameplay areas, I still believe if each of these games used the same format, yet made the story different it would broaden the equality of the games. I mean, you really can’t use an Apache helicopter or Abrams tank effectively in Rainbow Six. Well you could, it just wouldn’t make the game much fun blowing up the building you are in. Is it too much to ask to combine Splinter Cell, Rainbow Six and GRAW into one game? LOL.

Assassin’s Creed is coming this November for the PS3, Xbox 360, and PC. But what kinds of differences will we see between the two console versions? BBPS got a chance to ask that exact question of Mathieu Mazerolle, the Lead Engineer on Assassin’s Creed. Here’s what they found out:

Our goal is to ship the two versions of [Assassin’s Creed] to be within 5% or less of difference between each other. That doesn’t mean the PS3 is 5% “better” or “worse”, it’s really just an approximation and a statement that while the two versions are very similar, there will be (as there always is) small, hopefully inperceptible, differences between the two versions within a very small threshold.

Hopefully they can achieve that goal and the differences will really be imperceptible. If not, expect fanboy wars to ensue. I’m still undecided as to which platform I’ll be using to stealth killing people in the Middle Ages.

Puzzle Fighter HD Remix was a much anticipated release that has been talked about for months. The release of it on both the PS3 and Xbox 360 poses a dilemna for those that have multiple systems and can’t decide.

Both games look great in HD, you can really tell that the gems have been updated and look crystal clear. Also the effects on the different colors have been enhanced, the red gems when they burst have a fire sound, the blue ones sound like water and the yellow ones sound like lightning. Also both versions have different modes where you can play with the classic drop rates or the new adjusted drop rates, this is pretty coool so people can’t complain that it was changed and they don’t like the new drop rates.
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I’ve put in a lot of time with both the PS3 and Xbox 360 demos of Tiger Woods 08. My average score is 5 under for the 3 holes (I did get a 7 under once). Comparing the two, I personally would have to side with the Xbox 360 version.

The 360 version clearly looks better. I have both my PS3 and 360 hooked up with HDMI and to my 1080p DLP. The 360 version looks sharper with better colors. The PS3 version seemed a bit washed out with less defined lines and edges.

I personally prefer the PlayStation controller for my Tiger Woods gaming, because that’s what I’m most used to. However both controllers felt layed out properly and the controls were tight.

So if you’re debating, based on the demos, I’d say get the Xbox 360 version. EA has stated they don’t put much effort into the PS3 versions, which explains the graphical differences.

We all know the PS3 version only runs at 30fps. Yes, it sucks. For whatever reason, EA can’t get a proper handle on the PS3 hardware. Saddening as it may be, here’s a video to show the differences between the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of this year’s title.

I’ve been playing the 360 version for a while today and it looks damn good. I did play the PS3 version, and unless you’re looking side by side, you can’t really see the differences, other than minor framerate changes that are easily noticeable.

Here’s your HD goodness.

There’s some distinct similarities between Prey and The Darkness, both published by 2K Games, as pointed out by John Davison over at 1up.

Both games surround the use of special powers and dealing with how to use them (Darklings in The Darkness, Talon and Spirit Walking in Prey). There’s also some very deep revenge issues tied into the story lines.

I don’t want to get into all the specifics right here, because there’s some major spoilers involved, so hit the jump to find out all the similarities.

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Well, the PC version is cheaper, and I think it looks better. The colors are warmer and the textures seem a bit better. I’m sure you need a pretty nice PC to get these kind of graphics, but even still, my opinion is that it’s nicer on PC.

We showed you some pictures before comparing the titles, now we bring you some video footage to compare Forza 2 and Gran Turismo HD.

Personally, I think Gran Turismo HD looks slightly better.

Here’s your HD goodness.