{"id":71715,"date":"2015-02-03T13:47:48","date_gmt":"2015-02-03T11:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=71715"},"modified":"2015-02-03T14:14:50","modified_gmt":"2015-02-03T12:14:50","slug":"games-of-february-past-vs-present","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/71715-games-of-february-past-vs-present","title":{"rendered":"Games of February &#8211; past vs present"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>February is upon us, and with it comes a wave of new games to play.<\/p>\n<p>Just like previous years, February normally provides a breath of fresh air after the dry December and January months.<\/p>\n<p>With this in mind, we decided to take a look back at the February releases of previous years to see how they stack up against what we can expect this month.<\/p>\n<p>Below are some of the popular games released in February in recent years, along with their Metacritic scores.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">2009<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>F.E.A.R 2: Project Origin (PS3, Xbox 360, PC) &#8211; 79<\/li>\n<li>Flower (PS3) &#8211; 91<\/li>\n<li>Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride (DS) &#8211; 84<\/li>\n<li>Killzone 2 (PS3) &#8211; 91<\/li>\n<li>Tom Clancy\u2019s EndWar (PS3, Xbox 360, PC) &#8211; 76<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and the Damned (PS3, Xbox 360) \u2013 90<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nJStlMr1AQE\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n2010<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>BioShock 2 (PS3, Xbox 360, PC) &#8211; 88<\/li>\n<li>Dante\u2019s Inferno (PS3, Xbox 360) &#8211; 75<\/li>\n<li>Aliens vs Predator (PS3, Xbox 360, PC) &#8211; 68<\/li>\n<li>Heavy Rain (PS3) &#8211; 87<\/li>\n<li>White Knight Chronicles (PS3) &#8211; 64<\/li>\n<li>Dynasty Warriors: Strike Force (PS3, Xbox 360) \u2013 64<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JKPPdgBK3r8\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n2011<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Test Drive Unlimited 2 (PS3, Xbox 360, PC) \u2013 70<\/li>\n<li>Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelations (DS) &#8211; 78<\/li>\n<li>Marvel vs Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds (PS3, Xbox 360) &#8211; 80<\/li>\n<li>Bulletstorm (PS3, Xbox 360, PC) &#8211; 82<\/li>\n<li>Killzone 3 (PS3) &#8211; 84<\/li>\n<li>Knights Contract (PS3, Xbox 360) \u2013 53<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_fTpztdqeWQ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">2012<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Simpsons Arcade Game (PS3, Xbox 360) &#8211; 62<\/li>\n<li>Asura\u2019s Wrath (PS3, Xbox 360) &#8211; 71<\/li>\n<li>Kingdoms of Amalur: The Reckoning (PS3, Xbox 360, PC) &#8211; 81<\/li>\n<li>Twisted Metal (PS3) &#8211; 76<\/li>\n<li>Uncharted: Golden Abyss (PS Vita) &#8211; 80<\/li>\n<li>Syndicate (PS3, Xbox 360) \u2013 74<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6lhzDkaKi1w?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">2013<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Fire Emblem: Awakening (DS) &#8211; 92<\/li>\n<li>Dead Space 3 (PS3, Xbox 360, PC) &#8211; 78<\/li>\n<li>Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time (PS3, PS Vita) &#8211; 75<\/li>\n<li>Aliens: Colonial Marines (PS3, Xbox 360, PC) &#8211; 43<\/li>\n<li>Crysis 3 (PS3, Xbox 360, PC) &#8211; 77<\/li>\n<li>Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (PS3, Xbox 360) \u2013 83<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8PdGUZauShA\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">2014<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Outlast (PS4, PC) &#8211; 78<\/li>\n<li>Rayman Legends (PS4, Xbox One) &#8211; 90<\/li>\n<li>Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII (PS3, Xbox 360) &#8211; 66<\/li>\n<li>Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 (PS3, Xbox 360, PC) &#8211; 78<\/li>\n<li>Strider (PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PC) &#8211; 77<\/li>\n<li>Thief (PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PC) \u2013 70<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6FtOFv5oGEI\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Coming out in February 2015<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Evolve<\/li>\n<li>Resident Evil: Revelations 2 Episode 1 and Episode 2<\/li>\n<li>Total War: Atilla<\/li>\n<li>The Order: 1886<\/li>\n<li>Dragon Ball Xenoverse<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/63BJB9bECB0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Order: 1886 and Evolve both look like solid games, while the remainder are sure to have fans of the respective franchises all excited.<\/p>\n<p>Are they better than previous years&#8217; releases? Well that&#8217;s subjective, but I am sure you are willing to let us know in the comments and forum.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More gaming news<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/71915-is-your-pc-hard-enough-to-handle-battlefield-hardline.html\">Is your PC hard enough to handle Battlefield Hardline?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/xbox\/71667-xbox-one-and-led-tv-bundles-from-fnb-deal-or-no-deal.html\">Xbox One and LED TV bundles from FNB: deal or no deal?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/71867-the-worlds-leetest-psu-2000w-super-flower.html\">The world\u2019s leetest PSU \u2013 2000W Super Flower<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are games getting better with time, or did February of yesteryear give us better titles?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":213,"featured_media":71931,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[12012,8759,21,10296],"class_list":["post-71715","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","tag-evolve","tag-games-of-february","tag-headline","tag-the-order-1886"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71715","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/213"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71715"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71715\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71929,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71715\/revisions\/71929"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}