Street Fighter IV gamepads no longer available at Gamestop

I went yesterday to reserve my copy of Street fighter IV and a special Street Fighter IV Gamepad. I was told that all Street Fighter IV gamepads have already been reserved and Gamestop Nationwide will not be receiving anymore shipments for now. i live in Columbia, MO USA and don’t know if this is the same everywhere else. Also I donot know whether the joysticks are still available or not at Gamestop. I know for sure that they are not available at Gamestops anywhere in Columbia, MO and nationwide they will not be receiving any new shipments, according to a manager at one of the gamestops.

2009 Year of Hack and slash action adventure games

This years seems to have the kickass-iest entree of Hack and Slash action adventure games to have embraced our appetite for such games.

Starting of with the Big Daddy of them all, God of War III. The first two games made Kratos the Clint Eastwood, Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger fusion star of video gaming. The chained sword brutal 100+ hit combos, gallons of blood, the most intricate and bloody executions, ridiculous strength and the nasty “kill everything and accidentally getting your questions answered” attitude of the game makes it the top pick for this year. However, Sony are really testing the nerves of all God of War fans with these really ridicuous, bare bone, clips that redifine the meaning of “tease.” It is like a slutty-hot high school slut fooling a dork into thinking he has a chance. Why SONY WHY!!!!!!!!?

Next up is my personal favorite and the one game that i believe is going to be a close contender for title of Best Action Adventure for God of War III, Darksider; Wrath of war. It is my banner and i already believe that War looks a hundred times more kickass than Kratos, with the big sword and a massive gauntlet that looks like the powerfist from Warhammer 40k. I was sold when i heard the phrase that you get to play as one of the Horsemen of Apocalypse. After that i did not need videos or kickass kill scenes, the superb concept art and the most badass looking mofo of a protagonist in a game yet. But to those who have no idea what this game is here is taste.

The apocalypse has come early and the horsemen get blamed for doing it. Now the horseman war has to prove himself innocent by pretty much killing everything that doesn’t want to talk to him. And being a horsemen of the Freaking apocalypse, he is pretty good at it. You got swords, you got fists, you got Death’s Scythe, you got a horse and more guns and ammo than Duke Nukem. How can this game possibly go wrong. Here enjoy another video.

On the lighter side of hack n slash (or as light as an action adventure gets). There is Brutal Legend, a cartoon style comical yet brutal hack n slash game which primary attraction is the fact that Jack Black. The game can only be described as a dream a Rock n Roll star had after night of alcohol, speed, acid, meth, shrooms and most important of all weed. Nevermind, it can also be described as a rock n roll video on cocaine. Meh… what else can you expect when Jack Black is working on any rock n’ roll related projects. Here is what i mean:

What else makes me think that this is the year of the Hack n Slash. The fact that even Nintendo is getting in on the action. A Wii exclusive Title Madworld has become my one and only regret for not owning a Wii. Most titles for the Wii tend to stay from excessive gore on most occasions but this game makes up for all the family friendliness sins of Wii. The best way to describe this game is that it is what would come out if God of War and Mortal Kombat were to get together and have a baby:

These are all fine games and i am thinking there are more out there and i shall dedicate my entire week to find more examples of these glorious source of entertainment.

On the side note Dawn of War 2 HAS A FREAKIN RELEASE DATE HURRAY. Its Feb 18, 2009 I am off to gamestop to pre order Street Fighter IV, Dawn of War 2 and a Street Fighter IV special edition gamepad. THANK YOU SCHOLARSHIP!!!!!