Da li ste razmišljali o napredku grafike u igrama? Čak i da niste, sigruno ste primetili ultra-mega-giga lepe texture itd. itd. Međutim, kakava je situacija sa veštačkom inteligencijom vaših protivnika? Komentar na ovu temu osvanuo je na next-gen.biz :

“As graphics have improved, the behavior of characters has got more and more embarrassing. When characters looked cartoon-like, any vaguely lifelike behavior was impressive, but now that characters have fluid movements, realistic textures and complex facial expressions, they tend to engage different circuits in the players' brains. The better the graphics become, the worse the behavior looks. “AI isn't so much unappreciated as nonexistent. Most of what counts as AI in the games industry is actually a bunch of 'if/then’ statements. If a computer character doesn't learn something for itself then the programmer must have told it what to do, and anything that does exactly what it's told and nothing else is not intelligent. This is changing, and neural networks and other learning systems are beginning to creep in. But games programmers tend to devalue the phrase 'artificial intelligence’.”

 Sve u svemu, da li u grafici leži više novca nego u inteligenciji i gameplayu? Očigledno je odgovor na ovo pitanje pozitivan, nažalost.

Liste najprodavanijeg igračkog hardvera i softvera za mart 2007. za područje Severne Amerike:

Hardware Sales
Nintendo DS 508 000
PlayStation 2 280 000
Wii 259 000
Xbox 360 199 000
PlayStation Portable 180 000
Game Boy Advance 148 000
PlayStation 3 130 000
GameCube 22 000
Xbox n/a

Top 10 Software

PS2 GOD OF WAR II 833 000
360 TOM CLANCY'S GHOST RECON: ADVANCED WARFI 394 000
360 GUITAR HERO 2 W/ GUITAR 291 000
WII PLAY W/ REMOTE 273 000
PS3 MOTORSTORM 199 000
NDS DIDDY  000ONG RACING 189 000
NDS SPECTROBES 165 000
360 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2 0007 165 000
PS2 MLB '07: THE SHOW 164 000
360 DEF JAM ICON 148 000

Sve u svemu, dominacija Nintendo DS nad Sony PSPom je trenutno ogromna. Situacija sa igrama je očekivana jer kada izbacite hit igru kao sto je GOW II na platformu koja je prodata u preko 100 miliona primeraka, prodaja ne može da omane.

Jedna od franšiza koja je proslavila PS2 platformu će dobiti nastavak, no ovog puta za Nintendo Wii igračku konzolu. Konkretno govorimo o serijalu Resident Evil, odnosno igri Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles. Iz Capcoma najavljuju da će se igra dešavati na lokacijama iz RE 0, 1, 2, 3 ali i na potpuno novim i do sada neviđenim lokacijama (Umbrella's stronghold). Naročitu zanimljivost bi igračima trebala da prestavlja upotreba Wii Remote-a kao pištolja.

Zvanični detalji o igri:

• 480p and 16:9 Widescreen support
• Certain weapons can destroy environments and items. Shoot objects and watch them splinter, explode and disintegrate.
• Interactive paths – choose various routes and pathways through the game, allowing for multiple levels of replayability
• Multiple weapons, including pistols, submachine guns, rocket launchers, the trusty knife, grenades and many more.
• Classic locations from previous Resident Evil games in full 3D, including the mansion from the original and RE 0, and elements of Raccoon City from RE2 and 3.
• Umbrella's stronghold, a new location, holds many secrets to events throughout the RE series
• Returning characters from many RE games, including Billy Coen, Rebecca Chambers, Chris Redfield, Jill Valentine and Carlos Oliveira.

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