2011 seems to be a year full of comeback stories. Storied franchises like BloodRayne, Marvel vs. Capcom, and even Duke Nukem (no, I can’t believe it, either) have all returned after some years in hiatus. Not to be outdone, Square Enix-backed Eidos Montreal updated its beloved franchise, Deus Ex, with a blockbuster prequel, Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Though much of last year and the early part of this year allowed for game developers to entrust their sequels’ soundtracks to the franchises’ original composers (i.e. Bioshock 2, Fallout: New Vegas, Halo: REACH, Dragon Age II, Dead Space 2, God of War III) with surprisingly winning results, much of the rest of this year hasn’t been as kind to the original baton-holders. The Red Faction, Crysis, and Mafia franchises have all gone the way of bringing in different composers than their respective franchises’ previous outings. Now, the Deus Ex franchise joins this band of IP’s – but does it have equally successful results? (more…)
