Remember that Nintendo Power article that revealed a bit of information on Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirrors of Fate? Well, things are a lot clearer now, as Nintendo and Konami officially revealed a trailer for the new game, and this is looking like a hot title for the 3DS this fall.
First thing you should know about this portable version is that is seems to utilize a similar engine that Lords of Shadow used, but will have a 2.5D style of gameplay to capture that classic Castlevania feel that we all know and love. The story of the game will of course revolve around the famous Belmont family – but to make matters more interesting, Alucard is also briefly shown in the trailer, which means this title may bring this plot full circle. Check out the trailer below, and hopefully more details will follow soon enough.
Who doesn’t love Scribblenauts? Well, as promised, Nintendo and 5th Cell will be bringing back Maxwell on both the Nintendo 3DS and the Wii U, and after getting a warm taste of the latter version yesterday, a new 3DS trailer has been revealed to give us a nice creative glimpse of what to expect.
This will mark many firsts for the franchise, including a story that will detail the origins of Maxwell. Also featured in this portable version will be more words than ever (hence the title, “Unlimited”), as well as Streetpassing that allows users to share their own ideas for words. It’s all sounding delightful, but you can check out the trailer for yourself below and let us know what words you’re looking forward to entering in Scribblenauts Unlimited when it hits shelves later this year.
While it was somewhat disappointing to see that no specific details of Fire Emblem Awakening were shown off at E3 this year, today Nintendo of America released a twitter feed that revealed that Fire Emblem Awakening is indeed receiving a US release. There has been no shortage of speculation amongst Fire Emblem fans regarding whether or not the latest instalment in the Fire Emblem franchise would actually see a Western release, but his confirmation comes as much welcomed news. Already a big hit on the Nintendo 3DS in Japan, this confirmation combined with the confirmation of a European release gives hope for an international release, though no release date has yet been announced.
So…E3 is moving along nicely, and Nintendo just showed their big line-up for the 3DS which was both expected and impressive. One announcement that stuck out from the crowd was a new show for Nintendo Video, which is supposed to be a comedy by the name of Threediots.
It’s nice to see Nintendo Video to be promoted in such a way and a new show is great as Dinosaur Office is running it’s course, but I think a lot of the 3DS’ won’t get such an out-there sketch comedy. Either way though, watch the trailer below and you can check out Threediots on the 3DS now via Nintendo Video. Who knows, it may actually be pretty damn entertaining, in one form or another.
Dance Central is still one of the strongest reasons why anyone would buy a Kinect. The accurate controls, amazing graphics and stellar gameplay have always been hallmarks of the series. Yesterday, during E3 2012, I was privileged to preview Dance Central 3 with two Producers of the game, a choreographer and a few other journalists. Although there were some slight hiccups in this beta pre-release version of the game, I was still quite impressed with the work that Harmonix has put it into this sequel.
Harmonix started off the demo by asking the people to divide into 2 teams of 4. And then the Kinect would take a picture of the entire team as they posed. The Kinect had a terrible time recognizing all members of each team. It would pick up 2 or 3 people and then have a hard time picking up the remaining people. With me especially, we had to restart the process about 6 or 7 times to get it to recognize me. However, the Producers said that this was because I was wearing a shiny new black shirt, and that this game is still in testing, so the final release of the game will have a much easier time with Kinect recognition. At one point, there were even jokes made that perhaps I “wasn’t a real person,” which was quite hilarious.
Harmonix has been focusing on “3 pillars” for Dance Central 3. First up, they have really been fine-tuning the choreography to teach dancing. For example, if a person would like to learn to dance before going to a wedding, Harmonix believes this game will enable you to do just that.
Closely related to the first pillar, Harmonix has been trying make the this game even more accessible. For example, Dance Central 3 will have full voice control over all menu options. In addition, there is a Party Time mode that promises to bring a DJ like experience to your living room. This will enable you to keep your parties going without any need to mess with ANY menu options, like choosing what song to play next. The “DJ” will do all the work for you, so that you and your guests can just enjoy the game without anything getting in the way of the fun.
Finally, the 3rd pillar is social interaction. They really want those in the room with you to be able to interact with each other. To that end, dynamic difficulty is standard in the game. If a less experienced person or child wants to play Dance Central 3, the game will automatically detect this and scale the difficulty up or down depending on how well they are doing.
Of course, all the tracks available in the previous two games, plus your DLC, will be available to be imported into Dance Central 3. Plus, there will be many of the same modes that have been in DC and DC2, like dance battles and regular dancing. However, there are also two new modes. The two new modes that were shown off were called Keep the Beat and Make Your Move. To start any game, as long as your playing with another person, all you need to do is high-five the other person and the game will start.
Keep the Beat is a very interesting experience. This mode allows you and the other people playing to do freeform moves. Any move you want to perform will be recognized. Whoever is doing the most unique moves at the time will have a crown placed on top of their avatar. If the second player can duplicate the other persons move and/or make their own unique move, then they can steal the crown away. Each unique dance move, plus how long each player maintains their “kingship”, is counted towards overall score.
Make Your Move also allows you to make up your own dance moves, but it is an incredibly different experience. It is easiest to compare it to playing a game of HORSE in basketball. The game will give you a category, like Goofy Dance Moves, and then task you to make up a move. Once your turn is done, the other player’s goal is duplicate your move exactly. Then, it is their turn make up a move, and so on. The really incredible feature of this mode is that Dance Central and Kinect are able to name your moves and dynamically turn them into in-game assets.
Harmonix continues to innovate in the music genre. Every time you think they have run out of ideas for music or dancing games, they manage to come up with more awesome ideas in their next game. If you liked Dance Central, or even Rock Band, chances are that you’ll enjoy Dance Central 3.
Exciting news for fans the hugely popular Magic the Gathering card game! The newest instalment of the Duels of the Planeswalkers video game series is set to be released on the 20th of June! That’s only 2 weeks away my fellow card players in arms. This title will the 3rd game in the series, taking part of its name from the EA sports system of numbering the game one year ahead of actual release. Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 promises 10 new core decks, an insight into the future releases of cards from the physical card game itself, as well as new challenges and game modes.
Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 is set for release on Steam, the Xboxlive Arcade, Playstation Network and Appstore for Ipads. Check out the trailer below!
Fans of both the Dynasty Warriors franchise and avid viewers of One Piece will be pleased to note that One Piece Pirate Warriors was one of the key titles to be shown of at E3 2012 by Namco Bandai. Those fortunate enough to be in attendance have also had the opportunity to play test it for themselves. Unfortunately, for those of us not lucky enough to count ourselves present can still make do with the large amassment of screenshots to sate our appetites before the game’s international release outside of Japan. The game has already proven to be a best-seller in its country of origin, and many gamers who also consider themselves anime fans are eagerly awaiting any details we can get! One Piece Pirate Warriors releases later this year for Playstation 3! Check out the screenshots for yourself below!
Lucius’ birthday is soon, but his real father is about make an appearance. With a name like Lucius, his father is no other than the Devil himself. Lucius must now bring Satan as many souls as possible in this new upcoming 3D horror adventure for the PC. Using their wits and Lucius’ demonic powers, players will create deadly accidents to murder his family and those who work in the mansion one by one with out getting caught.
Lace Mamba Global has announced the release date for Lucius, October 26th, 2012. Just in time for Halloween. In the mean time, feast your eyes on the E3 trailer.
Though it went a bit under the radar for most at E3 thus far, Nintendo are steadily preparing for New Super Mario Bros. 2 for the 3DS. A new trailer was shown off recently, which shows the game in action and for the most part, the gameplay is what you would expect to see from this series.
The Power-ups within however are a completely different story, as there are a good number of new shells, flowers, and boxes to obtain, all giving Mario the power to gain more coinage. Throwing shells with streams of coins being left behind, a coin flower, and a coin block hat of sorts are just a few of these new techniques Mario can acquire, and you can see them all in the new trailer below.
After seeing Ubisoft demo the new Rayman Legends for the Wii U, we were pretty sold from what was shown. Using Murphy on the Gamepad while Rayman and co. performed the heavy lifting seemed to flow smoothly, and if that sneak peak wasn’t enough, Ubisoft have released a new trailer for Legends, displaying some of the many levels and puzzles players will encounter.
Expect to see those stunning environments, a bit of classic puzzle platforming, and Murphy buzzing around as he clears a path for our heroes. Yes, this will be a fantastic launch title for the Wii U, and you can check out the clip below at your own merriment. Not long now, we hope.
While it was somewhat disappointing to see that no specific details of Fire Emblem Awakening were shown off at E3 this year, today Nintendo of America released a 
