The 11 Best PS3 Games (Page 6 of 7)

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2. Everyday Shooter

Yup, another $10 (it was on sale for $5 during part of November) PSN game made the list, but this isn't your average downloadable title.

One of the best PS3 games yet released is also one of the least-known. Everyday Shooter is the brainchild of Jonathan Mak, who provided the floaty guitar-only soundtrack, graphic design, and core programming for the game. "Indie" in the truest sense of the word, Everyday Shooter plays similarly to other popular retro-styled shooters like Geometry Wars and Super Stardust HD. The player controls a tiny ship (in this case, a dot) with one analog stick; the other analog stick controls aiming and firing. So far, so good.

Its simplistic nature (there are no bombs or special moves; all you can do is shoot) belies its complexity. There are several reasons why Everyday Shooter goes way, way beyond Geometry Wars in both presentation and gameplay. For starters, the sound effects and soundtrack are limited to acoustic guitar samples.

Yes, we know how weird that sounds, but it's a genius move because it gives Everyday Shooter a less manic pace than Geometry Wars (though later levels get plenty hectic) and helps draw you into the retro-styled world. Almost every action in the game, from collecting point power-ups to destroying chains of enemies, expands upon that level's harmonies and helps influence the music. You're not exactly "creating" music by blowing up enemies, but it's close.

But just when you think you've figured out Everyday Shooter, it adds a new wrinkle. Each of the game's 8 levels is a completely different beast, each with its own art direction, music, enemies and gameplay. That's part of the bliss that is Everyday Shooter: figuring out how to succeed in each level and score massive amounts of points.

One level faces you off against a gigantic evil eye, which quickly multiplies and bombards you with attacks; another, more whimsical level pits you against tiny toy-like biplanes and hawk-like gliders. It's all very trippy, especially when it's set against the game's all-guitar soundtrack.

But the best part is, earning points in the game allows you to unlock fun secret features, starting with extra lives (to help plow through all eight levels), mind-bending visual effects like contrast boost and color inversion, and a whole host of other upgrades. It's all minor stuff, but it's a surprisingly compelling reason to keep playing. And keep playing we did -- Everyday Shooter is one of the most compulsively re-playable games we've ever played.

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Killzone_Riot

WHOEVER MADE THIS LIST IS A F***ING IDIOT, GAMEPRO APPARENTLY HAS NO CONCEPT OF GOOD TASTE.

METAL GEAR SOLID 4: IS IN THE #1 SPOT ON JUST ABOUT EVERY WEBSITE YOU LOOK AT AND IT WON GAME OF THE YEAR AWARD MAKING IT MORE AFFORDABLE AND ITS STILL A KICK A** GAME, EASILY THE GREATEST 3RD PERSON SHOOTER STORY LINE, AND AN OKAY ONLINE GAMEPLAY

RESISTANCE 2:THE LARGEST SCALE MULTIPLAYER GAMEPLAY ON THE PS3 AS OF NOW FEATURING 60 ONLINE PLAYERS AT THE SAME TIME.(EXCEPT WHEN M.A.G. COMES OUT WHICH WILL FEATURE UP TO 265 SIMULTANEOUS PEOPLE IN ONE GAME AT THE SAME TIME(ANOTHER REASON TO GET A PS3)

FALLOUT 3:AWESOME GAME EXTREMELY GORY MADE BY THE CREATORS OF ELDER SCROLLS 5:OBLIVION(ALSO AN OKAY GAME)IT'S A 3RD OR 1ST PERSON SHOOTER/RPG AND HAS AN INTERESTING STORY LINE ALTHOUGH IT'S NOT ONLINE IT'S STILL A GORY AND BAD A** GAME

CALL OF DUTY-WORLD AT WAR:NOT A BAD STORY LINE,CHALLENGING, AND HAS THE GREATEST MULTIPLAYER ONLINE

KILLZONE 2:WON'T BE RELEASED UNTIL FEBRUARY OF 2009 BUT IT'S DEF. A PRE ORDER FOR ANYONE WHO PLAYED KILLZONE 1 AND LIKED IT, I HAVE THE BETA FOR KILLZONE 2, AND I CAN TELL YOU IT'S A HANDS DOWN BUY

AND JUST ABOUT EVERYOTHER GAME FOR THE PS3 IS DESCENT,SAVE FOR A HANDFULL OF GAMES THAT AREN'T BUT THE GOOD DEF. OUTWAY THE BAD

BUT AGAIN THESE ARE MY PERSONAL OPINIONS SO NOT EVERYONE MAY FEEL THE SAME WAY
BUT FROM COMPETING WITH OTHER PS3 PLAYERS I THINK THERES PRETTY MUCH AN OVERALL CONSENSUS ABOUT THE GAMES

farm777

Check the date that this article was posted and then try and work out who the 'F***ING IDIOT' is.

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