You can’t deny that Deep Silver hasn’t picked a good week to release Risen 2: Dark Waters. There’s absolutely nothing else out at retail.
The PC version of Risen 2 was released to a sea of 6s and 7s back in May. There are no reviews of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 version at the time of typing, but we can’t imagine it having come on leaps and bounds since then.
Those who have pre-ordered it from certain retailers will receive a Treasure Isle DLC mission which contains a legendary item and also helps to wrap up the plot from the first game. A special edition is also available, containing a soundtrack CD, poster, pirate flag, amulet, art-cards and a set of stickers.
We were sent the first Risen game to review, and although it was ugly when compared to the PC original and the combat wasn’t up to much, it still had a strong sense of exploration and discovery.
Over in the world of downloads, the third game in Microsoft’s Summer of Arcade promotion has been released. Deadlight is that game. Previews looks quite promising, but reviewers have found it to be rather on the short side – clocking in at just two hours long – and subsequently quite expensive for what it is. Hopefully next week’s Hybrid will fare better.
Next week: Agarest: Generations Of War 2 (PS3), Hybrid (XBLA) and a belated PC version of The Amazing Spider-Man.