Earlier this year, Nintendo Ambassadors were treated to 10 original Nintendo titles for early adoption of the handheld, with one of those being Balloon Fight. Those who can’t get enough of the classic will be happy to know that Balloon Fight GB, the remake of “Balloon Kid” (which was only released for the Game Boy in North America and Europe), is now ready to grace the Japanese eShop on October 19th.
This title marks the third Game Boy Color title on the service and as of now, it only seems to be destined for a Japanese release. We did see Twinbee hit the US’ eShop though and that never originally released outside Japan, so we very well could see this little gem grace the Virtual Console sometime down the road.
Today marks the release date of Namco Bandai’s next generation aerial shooter Ace Combat: Assault Horizon! Available in all good video game retailers across Australia & New Zealand for Xbox 360 and PlayStation3, Assault Horizon brings many new improvements to the franchise and includes an intense single player, co-op and online multiplayer taking place in real world locations where you can take down enemy pilots and literally tear them apart, spewing oil and debris across the sky.
“This was a chance for us to take the franchise in a completely new direction, and that is exactly what we have accomplished with Ace Combat: Assault Horizon,” said the Producer at Project Aces, Kazutoki Kono. “We’re excited for both long-time fans of the franchise and newcomers alike to get their hands on the game and get closer to the explosive action than ever before.”
If that isn’t enough, fans of the Ace Combat series can also look forward to yet another title coming soon in 3D, as the forthcoming Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy for the Nintendo 3DS on December 1st, 2011.
Are you ready to hop into some of the best looking vehicles seen in a video game this generation! Well buckle up and get ready as Forza Motorsport 4 is now out on the Xbox 360!
Featuring a refined multi-player with a trunk full of content as well as the ability to inspect your ride with the Kinect controls, this title is gaining nearly perfect scores from critics everywhere.
Forza Motorsport 4 recieved an impressive 9.5 out of 10 in our review which you can view here. If our review is anything to go by, Forza Motorsport 4 is a must have. If you are a racing game fan, you will be doing yourself a grave injustice to not pick up a copy of this great game.
So what are you waiting for? Take to the road now with Forzza Motorsport 4!
Sentai Filmworks just can’t stop licensing things. In the past few months they have licensed just about every anime they could their hands on and now they have gotten their hands on the Akikan! anime.
Akikan! marks an all time wierd for titles licensed by Sentai, with Akikan! telling the story of a girl who is in fact a soft-drink can. Yes that’s right she is a can of soft-drink, somehow. As you might have guessed this series is incredibly wierd, but that’s not the half of it. The series main story is about the these soft-drink can girls battling to decide once and for all what is better, steel or alluminium.
What do you think of this odd new series licensed by Sentai Filmworks? What’s better steel or alluminium? Let us know in the shoutbox or comments section.
Ahoy mateys! Ready to come aboard a pirate ship and take to the lands unknown with the many monsters and slimes within the Dragon Quest universe? Square-Enix have just released a brand new trailer for Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime 3 that displays just that. This isn’t your run of the mill game teaser either, as this clip is fully animated and gives us a look at the gameplay and the many characters players will encounter.
I am crossing my fingers and praying that this title sees a western release, as Rocket Slime for the DS is still one of my favorite spin-offs from the series to date. That is still unknown though at the moment, but while we wait for an announcement, you can feast your eyes upon this new trailer and those with Japanese 3DS’ can prepare themselves as Rocket Slime lands in the region on November 2nd.
We all knew it was inevitable that popular shonen anime Fairy Tail would get a movie adaptation. Now it has been announced after 100 weeks airing on television in Japan (that’s 100 episodes for those of you playing at home), that Fairy Tail will be getting made into a feature-length film.
No details on the film’s story have been revealed however a release date of August 2012 has been confirmed. This news ties in quite well with the recent news of the english version dub from Funimation Entertainment which is due for release next month.
What do you think of this news Fairy Tail fans? Let us know in the shoutbox or comments section.
Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure, the must have kids entertainment property of the year, is spiraling into stores today. The game is set to shake up the toy market, bringing together toys and gaming: combining the physical world of toys with the virtual world of gaming.
Available now in retailers throughout Asia-Pacific, the starter pack includes the game, three Skylanders action figures, The Portal of Power peripheral, a poster and trading cards. With glowing endorsements from Toys“R”Us “Holiday Hot Toy List”, the Toy Insider “Hot 20 List,” and Time to Play’s “Power Ups” holiday toy list is sure to make an impact. Eric Hirshberg, CEO of Activision Publishing said “while it’s certainly gratifying to receive recognition from the likes of Toy Insider and Time to Play, we are most excited to share Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure with the most important audience of all, young gamers everywhere.”
Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure is the first game to deliver a cross-platform experience, allowing children to bring toys to life in magical worlds using the Portal of Power. The toys have the ability to remember experiences, making it easy to travel seamlessly from your house to a friends, or even from one platform to another, including: Nintendo Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and even PC and Mac. They can even travel online with Skylanders Spyro’s Universe. Kids can collect more than 30 characters, each with their own unique powers and personality that expand the gameplay experience. The story arc that gets the toys involved in the game is that sinister Portal Master Kaos has cast them from the Skylands and banished them to Earth, where they are frozen into a toy form. Players can free them by placing them on the Portal of Power so they can return to the Skylands to defeat Kaos.
The game and technology were developed by Activision’s Novato, California studio, Toys for Bob, led by creative director and studio head Paul Reiche. The story’s adventure was written by Alex Sokolow and Joel Cohen: two of the Academy Award-nominated writers of the original Toy Story movie, while Academy Award-winning composer, Hans Zimmer, created the game’s theme song and Lorne Balfe composed the score. With an all-star cast like this behind the game, it’s sure to be something special.
The game includes a vast single player adventure, co-op gameplay, battle modes, puzzle solving and treasure hunts: resulting in a line of highly collectible characters, and engaging story making for a unique interactive entertainment experience. The game has been rated G, and therefore suitable for all ages and can be purchased as of today.
Calling all monster scouts! Are you ready to crash land on a mysterious island and recruit the many monsters that inhabit your surroundings while aiming to be a Champion Scout? If you said yes, you are in luck as Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 has now been officially dated for Australia and will release on October 20th for the Nintendo DS!
This entry into the very established “Monsters” series also offers up new wi-fi connectivity that lets players battle their squads online and will allow connectivity between Dragon Quest VI & IX, where players will be able to scout monsters from both titles at anytime. We recently reviewed Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 when it hit the U.S. so while you wait for Joker 2 to drop, you can check out our review here.
To coincide with the release of the Dragon Age 2 DLC, Mark of the Assassin, EA has put out out an awesome launch trailer full of bloody slaughter, new creatures, dastardly Orlesians, and a flirty Felicia Day.
Embark on a thrilling adventure of deception and intrigue alongside a mysterious assassin. Infiltrate a estate outside Kirkwall and battle deadly new enemies with the help of Tallis, a new party member voiced by Felicia Day.
Hasbro and Majesco have been hard at work on their new title for the Kinect, Twister Mania. In effort to put a better “spin” on the classic, this re-imagining of sorts will have brand new modes such as “Shape Frenzy”, where players have to “duck, squeeze, bend and twist your body” to fill approaching shapes and “Twist and Fit” mode, which will have players perform various poses to fit into cutouts.
This motion based treat will also feature 16 variations and over 1,800 shapes across the the modes provided, which equals to a ton of content that families and friends can enjoy with the ultimate party game’s new gameplay styles. You can find Twister Mania when it hits shelves on November 1st for the price of $49.99, but for now check out the new set of screens below to get a better glimpse of the chaos inside the game.
