Two interesting games I stumbled upon during a recent trip to Gameworks in Long Beach. 2Spicy, a new Sega arcade shooter that is really trying to get the player into the sense that they are really in a 3D space, and Let's Go Jungle, a 2 player shooter with a quirky social twist.
The first one, 2Spicy is a standard shooter with the inclusion of multiple storylines and challenges based on the character you choose. Each character also has their own weapons and playstyle. The neat thing here is the ability to not just duck behind static objects during the on-rails gameplay, but the ability to move and evade to get a better shooting vantage point or to just get the hell away from your opponent.
2Spicy Cabinet
2Spicy is also primarily intended as a single player game, but there is also a versus mode where players can outmaneuver and outshoot each other. I haven't tried that yet, but it looks a lot like the single player, which is mostly one on one gun battles. Other neat features include the ability to obliterate objects players are hiding behind to encourage a fast and furious atmosphere and the ability to zoom in and take headshots if the player keeps their aim on their opponent for long enough.
The foot controls for 2Spicy
The other game, Let's Go Jungle, is a pretty standard sit down shooter ala Jurassic Park. The one quirky thing I saw in this game was that the computer would tabulate a "Compatibility" score between the two players depending on a few choice situations that included:
Players shooting at the same target.
Player protecting each other.
Timing and cooperation during action scenes.
Let's Go Jungle Cabinet
