Our Guide to the Holiday Season’s Biggest Video Games and Consoles
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Our Guide to the Holiday Season’s Biggest Video Games and Consoles
“Not only does it have two of the best games released this year — The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey — it’s also an impressive piece of gaming tech
that works well both as a home console and a portable machine,” Mr. Ramsay of GameSpot said.
Super Mario Odyssey is the first main Mario platforming game — in which players must make well-timed, precise jumps across a series of platforms while collecting power-ups
and avoiding enemies and obstacles — for the Nintendo Switch.
EA is also starting a live service for the game so fans can get free content, including new playable characters, like Finn and Captain Phasma from the film“Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” as well as new multiplayer maps
that tie in with the release of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” in December.
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
The last Star Wars Battlefront, in 2015, was criticized for a dearth of content, said Joost van
Dreunen, chief executive of SuperData Research, a video game data and market research firm.
The arrival this week of Microsoft’s new Xbox One X console — featuring more processing power
and 4K resolution, which means more defined picture quality — is also expected to make waves.
Odyssey is less linear than previous 3-D Mario games, rewarding exploration
and introducing players to new mechanics — for example, Mario can use his iconic cap to "possess” other characters or objects, allowing him more freedom to explore.
“Not only does it have two of the best games released this year — The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey — it’s also an impressive piece of gaming tech
that works well both as a home console and a portable machine,” Mr. Ramsay of GameSpot said.
Super Mario Odyssey is the first main Mario platforming game — in which players must make well-timed, precise jumps across a series of platforms while collecting power-ups
and avoiding enemies and obstacles — for the Nintendo Switch.
EA is also starting a live service for the game so fans can get free content, including new playable characters, like Finn and Captain Phasma from the film“Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” as well as new multiplayer maps
that tie in with the release of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” in December.
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
The last Star Wars Battlefront, in 2015, was criticized for a dearth of content, said Joost van
Dreunen, chief executive of SuperData Research, a video game data and market research firm.
The arrival this week of Microsoft’s new Xbox One X console — featuring more processing power
and 4K resolution, which means more defined picture quality — is also expected to make waves.
Odyssey is less linear than previous 3-D Mario games, rewarding exploration
and introducing players to new mechanics — for example, Mario can use his iconic cap to "possess” other characters or objects, allowing him more freedom to explore.