Are EA still relevant?

[Onyxmeth]

Euphoria14 said:
Someone please correct me if I am wrong as I have heard this somewhere on this site and I could be waaaayyyyy off.

Sin and Punishment was an on-rails shooter correct? If so, will Sin and Punishment 2 be the same thing?

Now if both are true, why would be people be looking forward to that and then push another "on-rails" (or so they say) shooter to the curb?

Just to clarify, there are two distinct types of "on-rails shooter".

There is the type that is also refered to as the "light gun shooter", which was born from games like Virtua Cop, Lethal Enforcers, Terminator 2: The Arcade Game and Mad Dog McCree. It involves a predetermined path the game chooses for you and the movement is automatic. You simply concentrate on shooting and reloading.Dead Space Wii will be this type of game.

Then there is the other on-rails shooter. This was born from Space Harrier I believe and was popularized by Star Fox and After Burner. Other notable games are Super Thunder Blade and Panzer Dragoon. Basically you are pushed along a predetermined path, but you can move and shoot anywhere within it. Sin and Punishment 2 will be this type of game.

So no, they aren't really the same thing, but they do have a heavy emphasis on shooting and being led around somewhat by the game, so they are technically part of the same genre.

At the OP, get real. There's nary a developer on the Wii doing a better job than EA. They are approaching different demographics and doing a fine job of delivering games people like to play. Did you forget the early praise their ports of Medal of Honor Heroes 2 and Godfather Blackhand Edition got? Have you forgotten about Boom Blox? How about the efforts made with Madden 09 All Play? The My Sims series has a lot of fans.