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The perfect pitch gets even better in FIFA Soccer 09. Take the field with the world's top players and teams, this time with more than 500 new animations that add up to the biggest power boost for FIFA's game engine in four years. The new Collision Detection System lets players play - and collide - according to their size, speed, direction, and strength. During each collision, realistic physics determine who wins the ball. Boosted on-field acceleration abilities create quicker first steps and blazing attack runs. Four new skill moves - rainbow flicks, heel-to-heel knocks, ball rolls, and scoop turns - give you 32 tricks in all, enough to make even Ronaldinho proud.
The perfect pitch gets even better in FIFA Soccer 09. Take the field with the world's top players and teams, this time with new animations that add up to the biggest power boost for FIFA's game engine in four years. The new Collision Detection System lets players play - and collide - according to their size, speed, direction, and strength. During each collision, realistic physics determine who wins the ball. Be A Pro career mode makes its first PSP appearance, giving you four years to become a national legend. The unique Be A Pro camera gives you a firsthand look at what it's like to close in on the keeper, and much more.
When it comes to accuracy, 2K Sports "paints the corners" as well as anyone. So get ready for the return of baseball season with more detail than ever in MLB 2K9. Inside Edge uses six years of scouting to predict player tendencies. Take the reigns of your favorite franchise in GM Career Mode. Control up to four different teams as you carry out your owner's wishes, sculpt your roster, simulate seasons, and try and capture a World Series title. A new presentation features broadcasters Gary Thorne and Steve Phillips, real-time crowd noise that enhances the drama of every moment, plus a new soundtrack with tunes from Ted Nugent, Coheed & Cambria, and more.
Choose your pitches carefully - back the batter up? Nail the sweet spot? Heat through the wheelhouse? You've got major decisions to make when you're in the Show! Pitchers are now the aggressor and will have to use their pitches carefully. If a batter hits a double, triple, or home run on one of your pitches, you'll lose a bit of pitch stamina or energy. Too many hits, and you'll lose the pitch for the rest of the game! But if you strike out a batter by pitching through his wheelhouse, you'll gain turbo for blazing fastballs. Custom-build a player and play through Become a Legend Mode, where you'll start small and grow to superstardom. And of course, Home Run Pinball is back!
Choose your pitches carefully - back the batter up? Nail the sweet spot? Heat through the wheelhouse? You've got major decisions to make when you're in the Show! Pitchers are now the aggressor and will have to use their pitches carefully. If a batter hits a double, triple, or home run on one of your pitches, you'll lose a bit of pitch stamina or energy. Too many hits, and you'll lose the pitch for the rest of the game! But if you strike out a batter by pitching through his wheelhouse, you'll gain turbo for blazing fastballs. Custom-build a player and play through Become a Legend Mode, where you'll start small and grow to superstardom. And of course, Home Run Pinball is back!
Hit the ice once again as NHL 2K10 returns for another action-filled season the whole family can get into. The good times roll the moment the puck drops with unmatched attention to detail and pick-up-and-shoot controls. You'll experience NHL-quality playmaking with improved AI and realistic movements, including each player's unique skating and shooting styles. Improved stick-handling controls allow you to take a shot on goal as you fall to the cold, unforgiving ice. Face off online in a league, tournament, or with your own created team, among many other features. 2K's provided the puck, the hits, and everything a hockey fan would need. All you need to do is bring home the Stanley Cup!
EA Sports keeps the punches coming with Fight Night: Round 2. The main draw is again the Total Punch Controls, which allow virtual boxers to fight with ease and accuracy. As each punch hits its target, the boxers' ability to fight is altered. But boxers will also be able to heal between rounds as Round 2 allows gamers to control players outside the ring. But the newest trick Fight Night boasts is the EA Sports Haymaker, which allows gamers to add extra power to punches, allowing for more intense damage and the ability to knock out opponents with one well-placed blow. NOTE: Online gameplay requires Ethernet Broadband or Analog Modem and Network Adapter for 2 players.
Los Angeles is your playground in the first-ever Tony Hawk game to feature a completely open environment. American Wasteland is built with no levels and no load times. You're free to skate or bike from Hollywood to East L.A. and beyond, without repetition. New tricks and expanded controls include Bert slides, Natas spins handstands, wall runs, wall flips, and more. Accomplish goals and earn cash to customize your look at skate shops, barbershops, and tattoo parlors. In another first, you can choose a BMX mount for the entire game and experience BMX-specific tricks and goals. Two players can complete old-school THPS goals together via Xbox Live.
Chase one of soccer's greatest championships in UEFA Euro 2008. The world's best players and most prestigious clubs are all here, and they're all after the same goal: becoming the 2008 UEFA Champion. Lead one of 52 teams though qualifying and into the tournament, playing in the official stadiums of the 2008 UEFA Euro. The new Captain Your Country Mode lets you play on the same team with three friends, all vying for the team leader role. Experience Dynamic Player Ratings, shifting weather conditions, enhanced penalty kicks, goal celebrations that you control, and the most authentic soccer gaming engine around. Customize your character, battle for national supremacy online, and much more.
Chase one of soccer's greatest championships in UEFA Euro 2008. The world's best players and most prestigious clubs are all here, and they're all after the same goal: becoming the 2008 UEFA Champion. Lead one of 52 teams though qualifying and into the tournament, playing in the official stadiums of the 2008 UEFA Euro. The new Captain Your Country Mode lets you play on the same team with three friends, all vying for the team leader role. Experience Dynamic Player Ratings, shifting weather conditions, enhanced penalty kicks, goal celebrations that you control, and the most authentic soccer gaming engine around. Customize your character, battle for national supremacy online, and much more.
Football has plenty of rules to protect its players from injury. Blitz: the League throws them all out the window. The League returns for a second season of intense football action that makes the average football contest look like a lazy Sunday drive. Hard-hitting enhancements include a new Story Mode hatched from the mental playbook of Peter Egan, a writer for ESPNs gridiron drama "Playmakers." You'll also find an enhanced onfield Clash Mode, online multiplayer options, precision arm-tackles, and touchdown celebrations that you control. Rosters have been expanded and restocked with new characters. However, Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor does return, along with The League's trademark post-whistle late hits.
Football has plenty of rules to protect its players from injury. Blitz: the League throws them all out the window. The League returns for a second season of intense football action that makes the average football contest look like a lazy Sunday drive. Hard-hitting enhancements include a new Story Mode hatched from the mental playbook of Peter Egan, a writer for ESPNs gridiron drama "Playmakers." You'll also find an enhanced onfield Clash Mode, online multiplayer options, precision arm-tackles, and touchdown celebrations that you control. Rosters have been expanded and restocked with new characters. However, Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor does return, along with The League's trademark post-whistle late hits.
Ride the world's most gorgeous, dangerous, and tricky waves as a world-class surfer, choosing from pros like Kelly Slater, Lisa Andersen, and Tom Curren. Test the waters of South Africa, Australia, Tahiti, Hawaii, Spain, North America, and Australia with a one-of-a-kind wave graphics program that conveys the majesty, power, and motion of real waves. Weather conditions and attention to environmental detail add to the ambience, while the surfers' styles and looks match their real-world counterparts'. Easy, intuitive controls allow you to perform and perfect the sport's hottest tricks. Game modes include Career Mode, Special Events, and Surf Trip.
Fore! Mario Golf returns to the handheld! Picking up where the popular Game Boy Color classic left off, Advance Tour updates the swinging control system so you can finesse your putts and power-drive your tee-offs with style. Tons of new outlandish Mario-themed courses filled with clever suprises, obstacles and pleasing designs, range from the desert to the forest to the sea, providing that perfect otherworldly Mario vacation. Add a golf pro and club house to the mix and you'll be ready for the ultimate, portable Mario Golf tour!
When Rockstar sets its sights on the sport of table tennis, we're not talking about knocking a ball back and forth with some dudes in your basement. We're talking about the intense, smash-filled, blink-and-you'll-miss-it world of top-flight international table tennis. You know, the matches where the players stand way behind the table firing rockets at impossible angles. Authentic physics bring the game to life with incredible speed and fluid control. Choose from 11 players, each with unique game, and compete in 19 different environments. Master an array of shots and techniques, including power shots, heavy spin, and precision accuracy. Refer to it as ping pong at your own risk.
Sure, the football field in Blitz: The League has sidelines. But don't be fooled. Nothing's out of bounds in this win-at-any-cost football experience. NFL great Lawrence Taylor returns as the League's top player Quentin Sands. This time he's got competition. Former NFL bad boy (and admitted steroid user) Bill Romanowski provides the voice and personality of Bruno Battaglia, franchise player for the Baltimore Bearcats and one of the League's most hated players. Build the League's greatest franchise in a football storyline that goes both on and off the field in Blitz's trademark hard-hitting style. The game's added new evasion moves, more customizable options, online play, All-Star teams, and more.
You'll start at the top in this Tony Hawk skater but you won't stay there long. Feel the rush as you plunge downhill on the steepest skate courses in the world. Skate as one of eight original characters or Tony Hawk himself through over 90 events in eight environments, including Hong Kong, Machu Picchu, and San Francisco. Out-trick and outmaneuver your opponents in arcade style racing. Customize your rider with the Create-A-Skater feature, experience new levels of control with the Wii Remote, go head-to-head with up to four friends in Race, Trick, Slalom, and Attack Modes, and more.
Hockey fans, get ready to lace 'em up for the most realistic on-ice experience yet with NHL 07! Favorite teams can make home stands, and hit the road with Season and Dynasty Modes that are fully transferable between PS2 and PSP! Play with teammates with specific skills: snipers, power slotmen, dazzling playmakers, and more. Create a model franchise as team GM in Dynasty Mode, where you'll make trades, manage the salary cap, and try and keep that watchful owner happy. Graphics keep up with the PS2 version, and player AI is just as advanced. But you've also got shorter load times, easy controls, and simple suspend features geared toward on-the-go-gaming.
Take the field and experience the world's most popular sport from the ground! The realistic, fast-paced action never stops, whether you play a one-off Random Match, defend your country in an International Challenge, or go all the way to number one in the in-depth Master League Mode. Unmatched gameplay realism and improved artificial intelligence make for an incredible soccer experience. Skill moves have been updated with feints, sliding tackles, and more control while dribbling. All your favorite licensed teams are here, including Australia and Spain, as well as new club teams.
Take the field and experience the world's most popular sport from the ground! The realistic, fast-paced action never stops, whether you play a one-off Random Match, defend your country in an International Challenge, or go all the way to number one in the in-depth Master League Mode. Unmatched gameplay realism and improved artificial intelligence make for an incredible soccer experience. Skill moves have been updated with feints, sliding tackles, and more control while dribbling. All your favorite licensed teams are here, including Australia and Spain, as well as new club teams.
Ever wonder what it's like to play nine innings in the Bigs? MLB 07: The Show lets you find out! In new Road to The Show Mode, you'll play offense and defense through a first-person view. You can even fast-forward to the next point in the game where you're involved. Other new features include Adaptive Pitching Intelligence, which has catchers calling the game based on strengths, weaknesses, and habits of pitchers and hitters. Trust your catcher or shake him off. The game really takes off online, where you can share game settings, get MLB news and real-time scores, set up fully customizable leagues for up to 30 teams, and more.
After all the hard work, training, sweat and adversity, you've finally made it - to the Bigs. Put an entirely new spin on MLB action with over-the-top graphics and intuitive gameplay mechanics that encompass a fast and fun learning curve. Go up to bat against larger-than-life players in ballparks stylized to highlight the unique parks across the country. Combine this with fantastic pitching, batting, fielding controls and animations and you've got yourself a game! Take advantage of spectacular power-ups and watch outrageous special effects. Dramatic wall grabs, amazing diving plays, and epic homeruns round out the huge nature of the game.
It's time to combine your power, finesse, and speed in ways never seen before. Take an up-and-coming player from the NHL and turn him into a major superstar! The Skill Stick lets you shoot anywhere on the net, deke and pass, knock players off the puck or check your rivals into the boards. Choose your favorite team and attempt to nab the Calder Cup. Create your own custom plays, but make sure to follow through, because the enhanced new AI will give you the best challenge yet. The all-new skating engine gives you ultimate freedom to have perfect control, pour on a burst of speed, or carve a tight turn.
It's time to combine your power, finesse, and speed in ways never seen before. Take an up-and-coming player from the NHL and turn him into a major superstar! The Skill Stick lets you shoot anywhere on the net, deke and pass, knock players off the puck or check your rivals into the boards. Choose your favorite team and attempt to nab the Calder Cup. Create your own custom plays, but make sure to follow through, because the enhanced new AI will give you the best challenge yet. The all-new skating engine gives you ultimate freedom to have perfect control, pour on a burst of speed, or carve a tight turn.
