April looks like a sparser month for big name game release which some should find as a welcome reprieve for their wallets after March.
Mortal Kombat
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| Let the blood pour! |
One of gaming's oldest franchises is back after a side trip mash-up with DC Comics that took the series into the uncharted territory of an M rating. Mortal Kombat (aka MK9) looks like a reboot, and a bit of fan service as it takes the series back to a setting around MKII, borrows stages from MKII, and returns the game to a 2s plane for fighting with 3D visuals. Series first are X-Ray attacks (think Street Fighter IV Supers), and true tag team action. Needless to say, I am excited
Mortal Kombat releases April 19, 2011.
Portal 2
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| Portal 2 features co-op. |
The first Portal was a pack-in puzzle game included in Valve's Orange Box collection. A few years later we are presented with a full-priced sequel featuring more of the great puzzles that made the first title so popular, and you have the inclusion of co-op to bring your friends along for the mind-bending ride.
Portal 2 releases April 19, 2011
SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs
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Zipper Interactive is back on the case for the SOCOM franchise after taking a detour with MAG. The SOCOM series is a squad based third person shooter that was one of the earliest PS2 titles with online play, and developed a big fanbase. Needless to say, anticipation among the SOCOM fans is probably sky high after Confrontation.
SOCOM 4 releases April 19, 2011.
Darkspore
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| Not as cute anymore |
I will be honest, and say that I have not followed much about the Darkspore press. For the most part all I can tell it is an action rpg-esque game base off of Spore from Will Wright. How much it truly borrows from the original Spore I have no idea, but I still figured this would be a pretty big April release.
Darkspore releases April 26, 2011.
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