Doesn’t image above just scream day off? It better because it was the winning drawing for the Toki Tori 2 Miiverse Drawing Contest Round 3. Developer Two Tribes has gone through and personally picked it as the winning drawing, which means its time for the 4th and final round of the drawing contest for fans of the Wii U game.
The theme for this last round of the contest is “Draw Toki Tori’s greatest enemy!” Players wanting to take part in this round can participate by drawing what they feel best captures the theme, posting it in the Toki Tori 2 community of the Miiverse, comment on the drawing with “#contest”, and finally collect lots of Yeahs. The top 25 with the most Yeahs will be in the running for Two Tribes to pick the winner.
The winning drawing will be announced July 4th and be included in Toki Tori 2. Players can check out Capsule Computer’s Toki Tori 2 Review to see how it is, while Toki Tori 2+ is currently set to release on July 11th (after another delay) via Steam for PC.
Aarklash: Legacy sees players picking a team of four characters from a pool of 8 to create the best step up for their style of play. With each character having specific strengths and weaknesses, players will have to cover all their bases and if they run into trouble from one of them falls in battle, quickly rescue them to ensure the team doesn’t fail their mission. But don’t mistake this for an all out melee, players will be able to pause the combat at any time to plan out actions, which will be very important as positioning and placement is equally important to keep healers healing their teammates and not the enemy.
Players wanting to see more can check out the screenshots by clicking on the images in the gallery below. Aarklash: Legacy is currently slated to release in Q3 2013 for PC.
Island Paradise allow you, for the first time ever, to dive beneath the waves and explore what lies on the ocean floor, build and cruise along on your very own houseboat to discover uncharted islands or create and run a five-star resort experience. It’s a radically different experience to be had within the franchise.
In The Sims 3 Island Paradise, The Sims Studio has brought to life a tropical vacation for players to experience without ever having to leave home. With so many new gameplay features included in this game, players will be able to explore, inhabit and discover beachside bliss just as they would in real life.
Scuba diving below the water’s surface allows the opportunity to discover an aquatic world filled with sea life, collectibles, caves and sunken treasure. Underwater explorations can lead to many new adventures including befriending mermaids, spotting legendary sea monsters and potentially life-threatening encounters with sharks; don’t know if I’d call that an adventure though…more like a nightmare! The houseboat, meanwhile, is the perfect new abode to travel between the various islands. These are fully customizable, floating, liveable homes.
Management opportunities also arise, with the chance to reap the benefits of building and owning your own resort. Be it a family-friendly resort full of waterslides and buffet tables, a romantic retreat with bungalows in the sand, or a singles resort that features pool bars, players will make management decisions that will affect their resort’s success. Whether it’s adding in pools and fire-walk pits, upgrading guest rooms or selecting from daily beverage specials, players will be able to fine-tune their resort’s amenities based on feedback received from customer reviews.
And exclusive to Origin is the Carnaval Costumes Pack, featuring two exclusive outfits to make any tropical night more festive. Female Sims will be the life of the party in a feather-clad costume, while male Sims can spread their wings like a peacock in an ostentatious ensemble. If you’d like to see more before deciding whether to purchase or not, check out our gallery of the latest screens directly below, and this trailer which showcases the elements described above.
For those of you Magic the Gathering fans out there, Wizards of the Coast has launched Magic 2014 – Duels of the Planeswalkers. The game doesn’t suffer from summoning sickness, so you can tap your wallet and buy it now.
Building upon the foundations of Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 and 2013, Magic 2014 has you in the role of a Planeswalker, who must help a fellow Planeswalker, Chandra Nalaar in a quest for revenge as you track down a manipulative and dangerous Planeswalker foe. The game’s story is said to be engaging and will feature a strong integration with the Magic 2014 TCG Core Set.
Duels of the Planeswalkers will introduce 10 brand new decks, 15 new encounters, 10 new puzzle challenges, and the much requested Sealed Play Mode. Sealed Play will allow players to open up booster packs and build decks against the AI and other players.
As an added incentive, Planeswalkers players will get the first look at cards that will be appearing in the Magic 2014 Core Set. The game will also feature the highly anticipated Slivers cards, which like in the games themselves are all about team work and integration.
Both the video and trading card games will band players together from all over the world, culminating in a Magic Celebration on September 7th, 2013. You can purchase the game on XBLA for 800MSP, or on PSN, Steam, iOS, and for the first time ever Google Play and Amazon App Store for $9.99.
We will have a full review of Magic 2014: Duels of the Planswalkers coming in the very near future, but in the mean time, to get up to date with all the Magic the Gathering happenings, take a look at the card game’s Official Website and Facebook page. Be sure to stay tuned to Capsule Computers for all your Duels of the Planeswalkers news as it becomes available.
Looks like Codemasters has no plans on slowing down or letting their competition overtake. After releasing Drift 2 last month (check out our review here) and its Super Modified Pack DLC yesterday, it would have been safe to assume that the studio would shift back a gear and cruise around for a couple laps. Instead they have reached back into the garage, and dusted off their old classic; Colin McRae Rally 2.0.
After a quick engine test, a coat of paint and a nice amount of polish, Colin McRae Rally is Codemaster’s first rally game to make its way onto iOS. Peter Harrison, Senior Producer of Colin McRae Rally is understandably excited at the prospect and has said that;
It’s an exciting challenge to bring Colin McRae Rallyto iOS for the first time … We wanted to make tackling every turn and jump of the point-to-point courses on your smart device as satisfying as playing those classic Colin McRae Rally games on home consoles of the day. We’ve worked hard to make sure that the physics and car handling systems let you feel the wheels gripping and slipping on different surfaces like gravel and asphalt. We’ve also paid attention to improving the graphical models and textures to look super-sharp on today’s screens, along with sourcing high quality engine sounds.
Featuring 30 classic stages (at a combined distance of over 130km) and a range of different game modes including quick races, full rallies and Championships, Colin McRae Rally looks like it will be the definitive portable racing experience. While the game doesn’t link up with Grid 2’s RaceNet, it does have its own leaderboards, challenges, and achievements. You can grab Colin McRae Rally on iOS by clicking here. ($5.49) Remember that for all the racing game news as it becomes available, stay tuned to Capsule Computers.
Welcome to another episode of CC Indie Spotlight with Senior Editor Jamie Laike Tsui where we demo the latest and greatest of indie gaming.
Today’s episode features Hashbang Games’ physics based puzzle platformer, Gravi. The game stars a little blue ball of energy named Gravi as he attempts to break out of the factory full of deadly traps and strange contraptions. The game is advertised as a test for the player’s tolerance for pain, and lives up to it. It is a challenging game that features forty levels, including four boss fights.
Find out more about Gravi at our review and vote for Gravi on the official Steam Greenlight page. The game is available for Linux, Mac, and Windows for $9.99 at Desura.
Level-5, the amazing stuido behind Ni No Kuni and Inazuma Eleven have released the latest installment in the Professor Layton franchise; Layton Brothers: Mystery Room. Mystery Room is out today for all iOS devices
The game features investigator; Inspector Alfendi Layton, son of the world-loved Professor Layton, and his newly assigned assistant, Detective Constable Lucy Baker. Together the two must delve into the dark secrets of each of the game’s nine cases. However, the like the rest of the Layton games, it is really up to the player to investigate the evidence, find the contradictions and finally unravel the truth.
Level-5’s president and CEO, Akihiro Hino is quite excited about the game’s launch, and had this to say:
We are excited to bring LAYTON BROTHERS MYSTERY ROOM to iOS in North America and Europe, where so many have already grown to love the puzzle-solving fun and whimsical adventure that the Professor Layton brand is known for … This is a brand new title that puts players in the middle of fascinating crime scenes that can be compared to an interactive mystery novella, creating the same sense of page-turning urgency that we hope will compel players to continue the story beyond the initial two case files that are being offered for free.
Mystery Room will have nine cases in total to solve. The prologue and first two cases will come with the game, while the remaining cases will be available as in-app purchases. You can grab Layton Brothers Mystery Room from the App Store by clicking here. The game itself is free, and you can purchase the remaining cases at your leisure. For all the Layton Brothers news, stay tuned to Capsule Computers.
Ubisoft has announced that the critically acclaimed RPG Puzzle game Might & Magic Clash of Heroes will be launching on Android devices through the Google Play store in a re-mastered and optimised version for the low price of $5.72.
Set in the universe of Might & Magic universe, Might & Magic Clash of Heroes blends together a story driven adventure and an innovative and dynamic combat system based on puzzle mechanics. The game was very well received by critics on its first release on the original Nintendo DS. From then a HD version was released for the PSN and Xbox Live Arcade. This new mobile version brings the best parts from the previous two iterations and combines them with HD graphics and a natural touch based interface.
Might & Magic Clash of Heroes takes place 40 years before the Heroes V saga. Scattered across five different regions of Ashan, 5 special heroes must travel their own dangerous paths to grow in strength, unravel a demonic plot, and ultimately save the world from Chaos.
If you want to download Might & Magic Clash of Heroes for your Android device, you can do so from the Google Play store. If the reviews on the store are anything to go by this game should not be missed, especially at that low price. The game is also avaialable on iOS devices. You can check out our review of that version here.
Tommo Inc has teamed up with SNK Playmore to re-release some of the greatest games on the NEOGEO on their NEOGEO X console. The NEOGEO X is a hand held console that comes with 20 titles pre-loaded onto the device.
Owners who need more games will be thrilled to hear that Tommo Inc has released the NEOGEO X Classics: Volume 1-5 and the NEOGEO X Mega Pack: Volume one, containing fifteen of the best titles. The games available are:
Vol. 1: SENGOKU, METAL SLUG 2, TOP HUNTER: RODDY AND CATHY
Vol. 2: SAMURAI SHODOWN 3, SAVAGE REIGN, SUPER SIDEKICKS 3
Vol. 3: THE KING OF FIGHTERS ’96, BLAZING STAR, KIZUNA ENCOUNTER
Vol. 4: GAROU: MARK OF THE WOLVES, SHOCK TROOPERS, WORLD HEROES 2 JET
Vol. 5: THE LAST BLADE, BLUE’S JOURNEY, ART OF FIGHTING 3
For those wanting all of the games, the Mega Pack: Volume One contains all fifteen titles on one card. The packs are available in North America at all major online game retailers.
Heaven’s Lost Property: Forte Studio:AIC Publisher:FUNimation Format: Blu-ray Release Date: June 25, 2013 Price: $64.98 – Available Here
Overview When it comes to anime releases, Western companies such as FUNimation have to abide by various terms that they have agreed to with the Japanese publisher of an anime. As such, every so often an anime is given only a DVD release while Blu-rays of a series have already been readily available in Japan. This is due to the aforementioned deal where Japanese companies fear reverse importation. Now over a year after the DVD release of Heaven’s Lost Property: Forte, the Blu-ray version of the series has been released. The question is, should fans have waited or was the aforementioned DVD release good enough?
Story Tomoki Sakurai may have wanted to live a peaceful life, spending his days thinking of perverted things, harassing all of the girls in his school and getting karate chopped to death by his childhood friend Sohara Mitsuki, but that all changed in the first season of Heaven’s Lost Property. A mysterious winged girl named Ikaros crashed down to Earth and began calling Tomoki her master.
Ikaros revealed herself to be a “pet-class” Angeloid and could grant any wish her master wanted. With Tomoki’s perverted mind this led to many instances him of spying on girls, stealing their panties and even becoming a girl himself to peep without restraint.
When we last saw Tomoki and his “friends” at the New World Discovery Club had just saved Nymph’s life from the evil and mysterious man of the Synapse. With this threat gone and Nymph free to live her life as she please, it seemed like Tomoki’s days may just become peaceful once again… that is until the blonde bombshell Angeloid type Delta, also known as Astraea, is sent to kill Tomoki and prevent the humans from learning more about the Synapse through his dreams.
However there is one small problem with Astraea… unlike the emotionless but well-meaning Ikaros and intelligent Nymph, Astraea is a complete idiot that is incapable of even finding food, let alone killing Tomoki. While the main story for Heaven’s Lost Property: Forte follows the storyline of the first season very closely, one of the main highlights of the series is Astraea’s stupidity and inability to take care of herself makes her the butt of most of the jokes this season.
Besides that we see plenty of perverted humor and plenty of strange moments as entire episodes are devoted to off-the-wall events that the whole cast takes part in no matter how nonsensical it is. A fishing contest where you must catch girls with the biggest breasts? A snow war referencing Sengoku period warfare? How about a wrestling match with a grope-happy masked wrestler?
All of these things may seem strange and out of place, but with Heaven’s Lost Property: Forte each occurrence flows fluidly alongside serious plot development and drama. For with Astraea’s failure to slay Tomoki… the man of the Synpase has unleashed a new, insane Angeloid that dwarfs past Angeloids in power and she has set her sights on killing Tomoki and defeating Ikaros.
As mentioned before, Heaven’s Lost Property: Forte follows the story of the first season very closely. More mysteries of the Synapse are revealed and the mysterious Man of the Synapse’s intentions are revealed and even the creator of the Angeloids is revealed.
Now while Heaven’s Lost Property: Forte may be a comedic powerhouse, there are still elements of romance as this is indeed a harem comedy. In the previous season the aspect of Tomoki’s feelings for Ikaros and Nymph was barely explored, though it was hinted at. In this Forte however this is expanded upon as Nymph grows more as a character after being freed from her previous master. Astraea also receives quite a bit of development as she starts to question her own purpose, though she still continues to serve as a walking fan-service punch-line.
Although the ending events deviate from the source material in regards to a number of closing events, it is worth noting that a third anime season of Heaven’s Lost Property has been announced and this means that the build-up of events and the debut of Chaos in season 2 all will lead into further events in the third season, giving fans something to look forward to. Plus with the Angeloid of Clockwork movie already available for purchase, Heaven’s Lost Property fans will not be left wanting for content.
Visuals Heaven’s Lost Property: Forte is a feast for the eyes in more ways than one. Sure there is plenty of fan-service that litters the show as most of the female cast possesses breasts that range from large to unbelievably large, but that service never actually reaches the point of nudity. As far as the character designs themselves are concerned, all of the characters are well detailed and feature a wide arrange of costumes that are changed regularly.
The anime does take pride in its chibi format however, as the characters will quickly shift to chibi form when something comedic happens on screen. In fact, Tomoki often remains in chibi-style throughout most episodes which is a bit of a detriment as it begins to wear thing towards the end of the series. Thankfully it seems that all of the extra effort that was saved by the chibi artwork has been transitioned to the fight scenes as Forte features fluid and fast paced combat featuring plenty of explosions and intense action as the Angeloids battle with one another.
Being the Blu-ray release of the series, the brightly colored animation and characters of Heaven’s Lost Property: Forte are quite a sight to behold as the anime practically glows in Blu-ray format. It is worth noting that there is no additional nudity or any extra fan-service that was withheld for this release, as everything is still kept to panty shots, bikinis and groping which is rather tame.
Audio As per usual with a FUNimation anime release, Forte possesses both the original Japanese dub as well as an English dub for those who don’t want to read subtitles. As one may expect, the Japanese voice work is superb. On the other hand, so is the English dub. In my previous review for the first season of Heaven’s Lost Property I took issue with Greg Ayres portrayal of Tomoki.
In Forte Greg offers a much better performance as Tomoki and it feels like he has truly captured the character properly this time, making him sound less whiny than in the first season. Another performance worth mentioning is Carli Mosier’s portrayal of Astraea. As mentioned before, one of the highlights of Forte is Astraea’s idiocy and Carli provides an excellent voice for her as a character.
Those who appreciate Japanese music will be pleased to know that rather than take the standard route of having only one opening and one ending song, Heaven’s Lost Property: Forte actually features a different ending song for every episode. These songs usually are related to whatever the plot was for that episode and range in quality from being excellent to bad. There are also two opening songs, with one comedic opening and a main opening song “Haato no Kakuritsu” which is performed by Blue Drops.
Extras Before I get into the bonus features, it is worth noting that this Blu-ray release of the series does not feature any special added content at all compared to the DVD release. While the clean theme songs are now presented in Blu-ray quality, the lack of any extra content is disappointing.
As mentioned before, Heaven’s Lost Property: Forte features a different ending song for eleven of the twelve episodes that make up the series. To top it off, it also has two opening songs, though the one is only used once throughout the series. The best part of all of these different openings and endings is that FUNimation has included a clean version of all of them for the viewer’s pleasure.
Alongside the multitude of clean songs there are trailers for past and upcoming FUNimation releases as well as the trailer for, Heaven’s Lost Property: Forte and the first season. Closing out the extras we have two commentary tracks, one for episode 04 and one for episode 09.
The audio commentary for Episode 04 features Christopher Bevins, voice director, Greg Ayers, voice of Tomoki, Trina Nishimura who handles the voice for Sohara and Jamie Marchi, the voice of Mikako sitting in. This audio commentary is very funny and will provide plenty of laughs as the crew spends most of the commentary commenting on the episode and their roles.
Episode 09’s commentary also features Christopher Bevins, voice director, as well as Jamie Marchi, the voice of Mikako, and Carli Mosier the voice of Astraea. This commentary will provide a few laughs, though it is worth noting that as mentioned in the commentary it is the first time Carli Mosier takes part in a commentary and they spend most of said commentary discussing Astraea and the episode itself.
Overall
It has been an extremely long wait for those Heaven’s Lost Property fans who have been waiting for the Blu-ray release of Forte. So long in fact that we’ve seen the release of the series’ Angeloid of Clockwork movie on Blu-ray before Forte’s release. Despite the wait however, the series remains the same hilarious harem comedy ranging from simple lewd situations and actions, slapstick comedy and complicated jokes that make sure that there is something for everyone. Even with plenty of comedy ad more breasts and panty shots than you can shake a stick at, there lies an interesting storyline that continues to develop throughout season two and will eventually lead into the a third season.
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