On October 19th, DBZ: Tenkaichi Tag Team will be arriving on shelves for the PSP and Namco Bandai has brought out a medley of different screenshots showing off new Dragon Walker mode and even the customization features that the game possesses. They also have brought out a brand new trailer that better emphasizes these different modes and even a bit of gameplay.
DBZ: TTT will be the very first time that fans of the series will be able to do two on two battle with their enemies. This means that famous battles from the show can be better played out as there was often more than one pair of fighters attacking eachother at a time. Other features included are Battle 100, Survival Mode, and a single player storyline that covers the entire DBZ series. These different modes will be playable with 70 different kinds of characters that can all be customized as well to increase their fighting prowess.
Nail’d will be bringing a new type of arcade racing to Xbox 360, PS3 and PC on November 30, 2010. But if you want to see insane jumps RIGHT now, Deep Silver has created a website with all your favorite nail’d content. You can go to http://naild.deepsilver.com to see all the information available for the game. The website will also feature some exclusive music and wallpapers straight from the game. Finally, your high scores will be uploaded to the website when the game releases. So, the only missing nail is you.
If you had any plans to visit the world famous Nintendo World Store anytime soon, you might want to hold off a bit. Nintendo are doing a remodel on the building to improve some various areas of the store and will not be open until November 1st. Then on Nov. 7, the store will host a daylong grand re-opening celebration event for consumers.
What exactly are they remodeling? Here is a small list of some of the new upgrades:
Expansion of the Nintendo Showcase to twice its original size. The showcase will feature Nintendo products and artifacts in a visually impressive way.
New floors and new lighting.
New interactive stations for Nintendo DSi and Nintendo DSi XL.
New graphics throughout the store.
Besides the detour of some gamer’s travel plans, these upgrades are welcome to improve the already awesome tourist destination for gamers from all over the world. Nintendo will provide more information about the Nov. 7 event in the future. For more information about Nintendo World, visit http://www.nintendoworldstore.com.
The golden days of gaming can soon be relived once again on the Nintendo DS as Atari have announced Atari’s Greatest Hits: Volume 1! Featuring legendary titles such as Asteroids, Pong, and dozens of other classics, this new compilation looks to be packed full of nostalgia. One of the main features included will be the single & multi-card multi-player modes allowing for other players to join in on 20 various titles in the game. Additionally, Atari’s Greatest Hits: Volume 1 will feature the original game manuals for each title, an Atari memorabilia showcase, and special bonus extras – including an Atari Trivia game where gamers can race against the clock to answer questions about Atari history and then post their scores to Atari.com.
“Featuring 50 of Atari’s most iconic games that defined a generation, the launch of Atari’s Greatest Hits: Volume 1is a dream come true for casual players”, said John Burns, Vice President and General Manager for Atari Europe, “With the inclusion of a new single cartridge multiplayer mode, original game manuals and new special content, the compilation offers players the chance to re-live the old school days of classic arcade games”.
Along with the announcement a list of all the games were given as well. Here is what you can expect in Atari’s Greatest Hits: Volume 1:
Atari 2600 Favorites
3D Tic-Tac-Toe, Adventure, Air-Sea Battle, Asteroids, Atari Video Cube, Basketball, Battlezone, Bowling, Centipede, Championship Soccer, Dodge ’Em, Flag Capture, Football, Fun with Numbers, Gravitar, Hangman, Haunted House, Home Run, Human Cannonball, Math Gran Prix, Miniature Golf, Missile Command, Outlaw, Realsports Baseball, Realsports Boxing, Realsports Football, Realsports Tennis, Realsports Volleyball, Sky Diver, Slot Maching, Slot Racers, Sprintmasters, Starship, Stella Track, Submarine Commander, Surround, Swordquest Earthworld,Swordquest Fireworld, Swordquest Waterworld,Tempest and Video Checkers.
The ability to once again play Lunar Lander is enough to make me more than excited for this compilation and there seems to be something for every kind of gamer with the 50 titles in the mix. The scheduled date for arrival is November 2nd and you can also check out the trailer below and we will more updates about Atari’s Greatest Hits: Volume 1 as we hear it!
The mysterious project teased some hours ago is nothing less than DotA 2!
Valve announced today the sequel for one of the most popular mods ever made, Defense of the Ancients, DotA.
DotA 2 will keep all the things which made DotA so famous, merging strategy and rpg in one addicting formula. The game will features the original DotA cast of heroes, skills, maps, the game style will be keep intact.
What is new? The game will be completely rewriten using a updated version of Valve’s Source engine, so expect all new shiny graphics, bots will be added to take over disconnected players, Steamworks (achievements, match making, and other things) will be used in new ways, with a lot of community features to be added, native voice chat support, and many more. The main idea behind DotA 2 is to bring the players together, with new content being added from time to time.
Another nice feature is the addition of guides and a coaching system, where players will have the opportunity to help newer players, with a personal voice chat channel and a spectator system.
The television ad for Fable III’s US debut has surfaced online before making its way onto the airways. It features what looks like a revolution of the people against their tyrannical leader King Logan. The trailer plays to the music of The Black Angels, which also had their song “Young Men Dead,” featured in Alan Wake. The song is available on the game’s soundtrack and also plays after the ending to one of the chapters.
Fable III comes out at the end of this month on October 26th in the US and October 29th in the UK.
First the information was leaked onto Amazon.com and later was quickly pulled down, EA has confirmed now that they do have a special edition for Dead Space 2, but have named it for UK releases only.
The bundle pictured above includes a piece of artwork from the game, though we are not sure if there will only be one piece standard with each edition, or a number of pieces spread across different copies. Also included is a redeemable DLC card exclusive to the special edition, the soundtrack for Dead Space 2, and a very amazing looking replica Plasma Cutter.
No price yet for this edition but the Plasma Cutter looks extremely well made, and hopefully is just as detailed in life as it is in the picture. Catch this edition and the normal game when it releases on January 25th for the PC, Xbox 360, and PS3. This special edition however is only for the PC and 360 version, as the PS3 will come with Dead Space Extraction.
As the title says folks, Gran Turismo 5 has been delayed until the holiday season. No longer November 2nd release date. Here are the words straight from the PS blog:
“We can confirm that Gran Turismo 5 will not be available this November 2nd, but the game’s release will be coming this holiday season.
We sincerely apologize to GT fans for the delay, however, creator Kazunori Yamauchi and the team at Polyphony Digital want to make certain they are creating the perfect racing experience, and we are confident that this ambitious game will exceed expectations when it launches.
We’ll have more information for you in the near future.”
Hopefully holiday season means December. Lets also hope that it won’t delay again and jump on the bandwagon with Gran Turismo PSP.
Game Name: Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes
Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom
Platforms: Playstation 3, Wii
Genre: Action, Adventure
Released: October, 12th 2010
Price: $39.99
Rating: T
Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes hit stores yesterday. Thinking about picking it up? Heard of it but don’t know what to think? Never heard of it at all? Well, read on to find out if this is a game you want to be playing.
What is it?
Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes (SBSH) can easily be described “like dynasty warriors, but…”. At its most basic, it is a carbon copy of the tried and true formula that dynasty warriors has been using for almost a decade now, putting the player in control of an overly powerful general in battlefields with thousands of generic, nameless soldiers ripe for slaughter. To go with the previous description, SBSH is like dynasty warriors, but with style. I wouldn’t call dynasty warriors a bland or boring game, it certainly has its faire share of style and intrigue, but what SBSH does is on an entirely different level. The game breathes style, from the way each character is designed right down to their movesets, the game can sell itself based solely on the eyecandy. Even though this game is based off of historical events, with each character being a general or soldier that actually existed, the game takes a few liberties with fleshing them out in this stylized world. For example, a man famous for arming troops with guns(Magoichi Saika) is now represented as a woman while a general famous for being the survivor of over 60 battles yet never having been significantly wounded (Tadakatsu Honda) is represented as a giant and powerful robot. Needless to say, despite the fact that this game actually has some history in it, players would never know it as the characters are more like super heroes than simple generals in an army.
What does it play like?
There are two modes, quick battle and heroes story. Quick battle is just as its name entails, you pick your character of choice and select any mission you want, with all the experience/money/items you get being saved to the overall game. Heroes story is the meatier of the two, with you picking a character and playing out their story, their role in this war. This part is a bit like a board game of sorts. Each faction is represented as a little icon over the island of Japan. You are given a choice of which other faction to do battle with, each different choice slightly altering the story for each character. After your battle, the game updates you on what happened with the rest of Japan, which factions won their own battles, effectively slimming down the competition for future battles. This is likely where most of your time will be spent, as you need to play this mode several times with various characters to unlock not only more characters to play as, but other scenarios that can play out as you play this mode.
Each character has a basic combo that can be done just by mashing the attack button. You also start out with two abilities (special moves) and can unlock a total of 5 more, couple that with the fact that each ability may or may not upgrade over time and each character has a significant level of depth to their playstyle. At its most basic, the formula for the game is “capture all enemy bases then kill the boss”, but that is just at its most basic level. Similarly, halo can be described by saying “shoot everything while moving forward”. Each level will have its own unique set of objectives (usually involving killing an enemy general or capturing bases). After each level you are rewarded with experience based on your performance, money and materials based on how you played along with any items/materials/weapons you got from killing enemies during that level. The items and materials you get throughout each level can be used to create accessories that you attach to your weapons, granting you various bonus’s.
Unlike dynasty warriors, this game doesn’t have more characters than one can count. It has only a handful, which some will like and others won’t. Due to the smaller roster, each character feels uniquely different, creating a wholly different experience when playing the game with different characters. The story for this game is based off that of the Sengoku period of Japan, one of the iconic feudal era’s of Japan, just like how Dynasty Warriors is based off of the romance of the three kingdoms, a similar situation that took place in China. The more astute of you know that this game is called Sengoku Basara 3 in Japan, meaning this is a sequel, yet this is the first installment of the series in the west. Despite this fact, the story is still easily understandable, requiring no knowledge of previous games to get the overall message. If you by chance had imported previous games, there are things players will notice from SB2 to SBSH, but not having played SB2 won’t hinder you in any way.
Why should you care?
Let’s be honest, if you know you don’t like games like Dynasty Warriors, you likely aren’t going to like this. However, if you do like those games or even if you have never played them but are open to the idea of trying them out, this is the game for you. Dynasty Warriors has fallen into a bit of a pit the past couple years, just like how Sonic has been in the ditches lately (though it seems to be pulling itself out). If you liked Dynasty Warriors back when it was good then this game is made for you. Unfortunately, for the super fans or those well versed in Japanese culture, you will notice some flaws in the localization. There is a small bit of engrish (only in item/ability descriptions as far as I’ve seen) to those who can recognize it and some of the locations of certain battles are just plain historically incorrect, but these will go unnoticed by most players. With the addition of couch coop (no online here, sorry guys) this is a great game to play with a friend if you are just looking for a bit of mindless fun without having to invest a lot of time to leveling up a character. Though if its depth you are looking for, go no further. I’ve invested easily 20+ hours and the games completion counter is still only at 17%. Although, players who are looking for a challenge, a la Devil May Cry, this will disappoint a bit. The game is a bit on the easy side, though there are harder difficulties to play on (which you will need to if you want to find the rarer equipment).
Final thoughts
So, to recap…
Good
– Highly stylized setting and characters
– Lots of content
– Easy to get into
– Has co-op
Not So Good
– If you don’t like Dynasty Warriors, you won’t like this
– Localization has flaws
– No online play
– Doesn’t require much skill
If you even think you might like this game, I urge you to try it out at the very least. As a fan of the older Dynasty Warriors, this game was a blessing. Coupled with the immense replay value and ability to play with a friend and this game should keep you occupied for a long time.
It was the announcement everybody was waiting for, the classic SEGA arcade game, made famous on arcade machines around the world, has been given a release date and trailer. Due to a leak everybody already knew about the game, but it’s nice to get it fully confirmed, and the release date is some new information which we’re sure will be of interest to a lot of you.
Countless coins have fallen victim to this game in the arcades, slotted into the slit for an eternity of imprisonment in the dark box inside…Which is why you’ll be happy to know that from 24 November, this game will be on XBLA and PSN for 800 msp and about $10 respectively. No longer will you have to plunge into your pocket for change for this addictive game once you’ve made this one-off payment, for you will be able to play it as much as your heart desires from the comfort of your own home.
