Test Drive Unlimite 2 is only a few more weeks away. Atari and Eden games has some more videos to share. The game is looking quite promissing, and these two most recent videos show of the Mercedes brand within the game, as well as the large customization features.
While the videos may be on the shorter side, I’m sure they are appreciated for the readers out there who just can’t wait to get their hands on this sequel.
Just a few more weeks!
Test Drive Unlimited 2 comes out February 08, 2011 in the United States and February 11, 2011 in Europe.
So many cool titles were revelated last night at Nintendo’s 3DS Preview Event (Check it out here). This is a quick rundow of what we can expect on or around the 25th March in Europe / 27th March in the US. We’ll have more details on the games and more screenshots from the event coming up very soon. Stay tuned but for now check out the list below and start saving up your hard earned dollars !! 🙂
NINTENDO 3DS LAUNCH TITLES
Nintendo
Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
Kid Icarus Uprising
Mario Kart
Paper Mario
Steel Diver
Nintendogs + Cats
Pilotwings Resort
Animal Crossing
Face Raiders (already installed on the 3DS)
Capcom
Super Street Fighter IV
Resident Evil Revelations
Resident Evil Mercenaries 3D
Ubisoft
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell 3D
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars
Rayman 3D
Combat of Giants: Dinosaurs 3D
Asphalt 3D
Rabbids 3D
James Noir’s Hollywood Crimes
Driver: Renegade
Konami
Metal Gear Solid Snake Eater
Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 3D
Tecmo Koei
Dead or Alive Dimensions
Samurai Warriors Chronicles
EA
The Sims 3
Namco Bandai
Ridge Racer 3D
LucasArts
LEGO Star Wars III
Sega
Super Monkey Ball 3D
What games are tickling your fancy ? For me it’s pretty much all of them 😉
Did you hate how on previous Nintendo systems there was that horrible friend code system? Well the 3DS will be having a friend code to connect with your different friends through Wi-Fi. But wait don’t let your hopes down quite yet because the friend code, which used to be different for every game you played, will only need one friend code for your 3DS.
Not only have the friend codes been more streamlined but the 3DS will give players the ability to see what games their friends are actually playing so that you will be able to take the guess work out of trying to find a friend to play with. Plus if you are lucky enough to have two 3DSs in your house, or have a friend with one coming by, and you both use the same Wi-Fi connection, then you will be able to play with one another without the use of a friend code at all.
You read that right, get a $20 Amazon gift card for only $10. Click on this link to go to LivingSocial (great website for deals and special offers) and take advantage of this awesome deal. Limit 1 per customer, obviously. As an added bonus, after you purchase the gift card you get a referral link. Get 3 other people to take part in this deal and have them use your referral link and you get this for FREE. The way it works is that you get this gift card the day after the deal ends (which means tomorrow). Then, those who have 3 referrals just don’t get charged, those who simply bought the gift card will be charged the $10.
As I am writing this, the Nintendo 3DS event is going on with all of the developers sharing some of the awesome features as well as new titles for the handheld, but Nintendo’s twitter is surely the thing to watch at the moment if you are not at the event live, as an official price of $249.99 has just been named for the console (for those who are watching, there is a bit of a delay happening so this is why the date and price came forward first). This price is about what I exactly expected and really isn’t bad at all due to the massive amount of features (which we will get to in a bit) included.
Of course the main news here to go along with this is that the Nintendo 3DS will be hitting the states on March 27, 2011 and the 25th of March in Europe. Just a little over two months away! I know I am ready for this one and be sure to stay tuned as we will be covering even more highlights from this event.
Who likes FREE video games? Of coarse you do! And like we often do here at Capsule Computers, we’re running yet another competition for all you gamers out there! To celebrate the reaching of our 900th facebook fans, we’re giving away a random free game to a lucky winner! Will it be a Xbox 360, Ps3 or Pc Steam game? Who knows? Who cares, its free! 🙂
All you have to do is follow these two simple steps:
In under one hour from now (3PM CET); there will be an event. An online event. A monster online event. A preview!
A preview event for the upcoming 3DS. This is going to be epic.
We can only speculate on the titles and kind of conference being held, but that would be quite moot as seeing it would be the only way to experience the phenomenae.
But speculate we shall, we’re hoping to see some ‘The Legend of Zelda – Ocarina of Time’ footage; ‘Starfox 3DS’ which is a remake of ‘Starfox 64′(LylatWars down here in AUS); The new ‘Kid Icarus’ game; Both the Resident Evil games and hopefully some shots of the device in action!
Grab your popcorn, your beverage of choice and maybe even your DS; and sit back and enjoy the show.
Today, you should be greeted by a mandatory dashboard update from Microsoft that (re) enables the ‘Boot to Disc’ option in the Xbox 360 dashboard. After receiving the update, you’ll be able to set the option to boot to the Xbox 360 dashboard as normal, or thanks to the update, straight to the game you have in the tray. These settings can be altered in System Settings on the Xbox Guide or Dashboard.
Additionally, on Thursday January 20th the Xbox.com team have scheduled a further update that will make small tweaks to Gamercards. The changes are minor, with small design changes and the removal gamerzones from each card. Aside from that, they will contain all the same information and it is only really meant to oust the division between the online community that comes with being classed in different zones.
When Lara Croft first bounced onto computer screens back in 1996, she was the embodiment of the perfect woman.
As 2011 approached, the developers at Crystal Dynamics decided to give Lara a look overhaul. It might have been a stupid decision or a brilliant one as the new sex symbol is unveiled to a new world of possible judgment and stubborn fans when the game Lara Croft and the guardian of Light is released in 2011.
With softer features, blond ash hair and almost tomboyish figure, Miss Craft has a lot of explaining to do.
But Lara isn’t the first character to be given a makeover. Cole MacGrath from the Infamous series had multiple changes made for the sequel, hoping to give new life to the protagonist. As fan’s negative reactions to the new look shadowed the release, the developers at Sucker Punch had no choice but to change Cole to a look more similar to the original design.
Dante from the Devil May Cry series had always maintained his look of snow white hair and bad ass attitude since his conception in 2001 but the developers at Ninja Theory took a huge risk in giving him a new look for a series that was failing. The fifth game, DMC Devil May Cry, which is to hit the market later this year, will involve a more modernized, westernized version of the favourite hero.
Images have been released of a younger, almost ‘emo’ inspired Dante, looking worse for wear. Already, Ninja Theory has been branded with a scarlet letter as devoted fans shunned the new Dante but the developers and publisher Capcom hope to attract new fans of the game.
Even though his face wasn’t unveiled until the very end of the game, Isaac Clarke from Dead Space was an unsung hero and an unlikely candidate for sex symbol status. Aged in his early 40s, fans loved Isaac’s slow, inhibited movements and devoted love for his doomed girlfriend Nicole.
At the end of the game, Isaac removes his helmet to reveal a tired, battered, heartbroken man. He wasn’t good looking or was never going to be a heartthrob but it was his devotion and loyalty to Nicole which won hearts.
Dead Space 2 is soon to be released on January 27th in Australia (25th January for USA) and with images and trailers disclosed to blood thirsty fans; Isaac’s look appears to be altered. His greying hair has been replaced and his etched face has reversed in time to reveal a younger, attractive man.
How wise is it when developers chose to change the look of a beloved video game character? As a new look may freshen and breathe new life into a character, sometimes it is best to leave it alone as less is always more. As competition grows, we as players are more likely to see our favourite men and women change to keep up with the times. It is our job to remain loyal and keep their legacies alive.
Earth Defense Force Publisher: DotEmu Developer: DotEmu Platform:iPhone (reviewed)/ iPod Touch Genre: Shooter Release Date: January 14, 2011 Price: $2.49
Anyone who remembers the classic 16-bit days of gaming in the early 90s or Shoot ’em ups will get a kick out of Earth Defense Force, an iPhone remake of the original 90s SNES game. Aliens have invaded earth and it’s up to you to defeat them. Much of this game has been tweaked from the SNES original which may distance the purest out there, but those looking for a good shooter and old school nostalgia will be pleased here.
Presentation
The game is very much an arcade shooter, even the menu screen a mock up of arcade system. The game provides two game modes, Freeplay and Arcade to play though six stages. Freeplay is a “training mode” players are given unlimited health to blast through the levels, great for those on-the-go and short gaming sessions. However in freeplay, player progress is not tracked and to unlock new levels and weapons players must play though the very challenging arcade mode, and I mean “very challenging” this game gets very hard in the later stages. Players are only given two credits to play through the entire game, luckily however each time you unlock a new stage you can start from that point. There are a number of major game-breaking glitches in this game, from time to time the game freezes midway through a boss battle and most annoying, the game will freeze if you have more than one finger on the screen when pressing the continue button after you die. This caused much frustration, exiting and re-entering the game. Hopefully an update will be released soon to fix these issues.
Gameplay
This game can get very frustrating in later levels as it gets very hard due to a very steep learning curve, which I guess is why the developer included Freeplay mode. Earth Defense Force is a retro shooter which requires many play throughs just to memories enemy wave patterns along with trying to get the highest score on the leaderboard. The game requires players to both shoot and dodge bullets, this makes up the core of the gameplay of the six stages with an added boss fight at the end of each stage. Players are rewarded for their efforts by unlock new stages and weapons. Players should experiment with the different weapons as each plays very differently from one another. As players progress through the game, their weapons level up becoming more powerful and gaining a different firing mode. Switching through the firing modes can give players the advantage and additional manoeuvrability to dodge incoming bullets. Thankfully, the game offers auto-firing as part of its default control, which may be turned off if the player chooses to. Controls are smooth and work well in manuring your ship which is so vital to the game.
Graphic and Audio
Earth Defense Force retains its retro look and feel, which is great. The 16-bit graphics and audio are a great through back to the classic of the 90s. The soundtrack brings back a lot of memories from that gaming era. The soundtrack itself is worth the price of admission, its very 90s techno, electronic and unmistakably retro with each level packing its very own unique level music. The graphics and animations themselves look very smooth, retaining that retro feel without slowdown. You’ll be fighting some very inanes looking robotic bosses and super alien ships across the game’s six stages.
Overall
Earth Defense Force is good, that is when it works. The retro shooting is fun, mixed in the dodging and a great classic soundtrack. However it’s unfortunate that a few major game braking glitches brings down the entire experience, freezing because you had more than one finger touching the screen when pressing continue. Asides from this, Earth Defence Force is a nice through back to the classic 16-bit era of gaming with its graphics and soundtrack. It isn’t perfect but Earth Defence Force is still very much playable and is definitely worth checking out for those who love a challenge or just like retro gaming.
I give Earth Defense Force for the iPhone and iPod Touch:
