Upcoming Fall Releases of Xbox Sequels Promises to Deliver New Challenges for Familiar Favorites

Marilyn Quinn
The most anticipated game releases scheduled from Xbox this Fall will give gamers more of the titles and characters they love to play while putting us in new settings and giving us new features.

Halo Reach is slated to be released September 14th of this year. Ten years of Halo has created a multitude of fans who are enthralled with the game and eager for new game content and enhanced features. Halo reach promises to deliver more this Fall. Players will fight with a squad of Spartan soldiers for the first time. Players get new and improved Firefight mode. New levels of customization allow you to make your own version of Firefight if you like and features have been added. You get matchmaking and drop-in/drop-out gameplay that was absent in ODST. The new Mortar Strike weapon looks promising as does the newest armor ability. Dropshield takes time to damage, but has the ability to regenerate health for anyone inside. This will allow a team player to act as a "Medic" and heal his teammates. Halo Reach includes four-player cooperative campaign play, split screen, and some yet to be revealed surprises.

Call of Duty Black Ops, scheduled for an early November release, offers up more fighting action for long time fans of the prolific series. This first-person shooter game has been providing gaming fun since it's first release in 2003. The graphic nature, blood and violence keeps it from being a game for all ages, but hardcore Call of Duty players eagerly await the latest release nonetheless.

Also scheduled for a Fall release is Fable III. Stunning graphics and the promise of an epic adventure puts this game on our anticipated release list. The Fable franchise has sold more than six million copies; that many people just can't be wrong. The newest sequel is set five decades after the last game and finds Albion matured into an industrial revolution. Will you work for your own gain or for the greater good? The decisions you make will affect the game world.

Star Wars The Force Unleashed II gives fans a chance to continue the epic sage of Starkiller in late October. A brand new story emerges with new powers of the Force at your command, combo attacks and the ability to dual-wield lightsabers. There are new enemies, more interaction with the environment and epic boss battles.

Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 will be available in stores in late September. This release offers online game play for the first time ever for the manga franchise. 3-D battles with over 40 characters and 18 interactive levels makes this a must-buy for Naruto fans.

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Xbox Website

Halo Reach Beta Website

Call of Duty Website

Lionhead Studios Website, Fable III

 

 

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  • Lee Andrew Henderson6/30/2010

    Looking forward to the new Fable game.

  • Nancy V Canfield6/30/2010

    Good info!

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