E3: Trailers for new Tomb Raider, Halo and God of War

Jaime Lutz/The Star-Ledger By Jaime Lutz/The Star-Ledger The Star-Ledger
on June 06, 2012 at 2:40 PM
god-of-war-gamers.JPGAttendees play the "God of War: Ascension" video game at the Sony Corp. Playstation booth during the E3 Expo in Los Angeles.

Everyone loves to hate sequels and franchise reboots - "No creativity!" people cry, or "Shameless money-grab!" - except, perhaps, for video games.

That's because for many games, each successive sequel is actually better than the first - at least in terms of gameplay.

Still, there's nothing like the first time you meet the characters and world of a game -- which may explain why game designers are taking old stories to new beginnings in these sequels. The new "God of War" and "Tomb Raider" games take the prequel route, while the new Halo starts a second trilogy.

Will they recapture that first-time magic? Who knows - but their trailers (plus a gameplay demo from "God of War: Ascension") sure look pretty.


"HALO 4"