The Tokyo Game Show is in full swing and Capcom have now shown the trailer for the brand new Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth 2 which will be headed to the Nintendo DS. Not much is known at the moment but Capcom did bring an awesome new Japanese trailer showing off the game which looks to be another awesome entry in the Ace Attorney series.
You might even catch some familiar faces such as Will Powers and Shelly De Killer in the new trailer meaning other past characters could very well be making a return as well. Miles Edgeworth 2 at this moment is only confirmed for Japan but I look for a North American/EU release to be announced a bit down the line so check back for more updates. You can check out the trailer below.
Exciting announcements have been spilling out of Tokyo all throughout the day, but this one seemed to have come out of left field. Phantasy Star Online 2 was revealed during Sega’s live stream of their part of the show.
The trailer shows how Phantasy Star has evolved over the many years, ramping up to the announcement of PSO2. The game is said to be out next year on PC.
PixelJunk’s latest trailer for their upcoming project, Lifelike, is certainly cool and unique to watch. Omar Cornut, Q-Games, and Baiyon, musician, take to the first with Playstation Move controllers and pink hats to do weird things. Throughout the trailer the visualization part of Lifelike comes in the play, suggesting you can waggle the Move controller to the music to create different visual effects. Other than that, I have no idea what’s going on.
PixelJunk lifelike does not have a set release date at his point.
It has been a big release week for gamers so Swords might have went under the radar for some. We recently told you about Majesco’s Swords which is now out for the Nintendo Wii which looks promising and perfect for those wanting a new sword-fighting fix on the system. Swords uses the motion-plus and the Wii-Mote to fully utilize the motion detection for a superb sword fighting experience.
Swords transports players through time and space to battle eight highly skilled opponents, including the celebrated Sir Lancelot of the Round Table, Razor – a Jumandi hunter droid capable of unbelievable acrobatic moves and the vicious Viking chieftain Armin. After each victory, players are rewarded with an upgraded sword that offers unique capabilities-like poison, fire and extra damage blades-designed to prepare them for their next foe.
Players begin their quest in the training dojo where Sensei Musashi helps them develop skills and master combo attacks to defeat even the most challenging fighters. Players can continue to develop their skills in between fights with additional drills involving carving, sparring, blocking and even battling a horde of zombies. Swords also lets players train together with a friend or go head-to-head in the arena to determine the ultimate blade master.
If you have a Wii, this title is sure to be great for any gamer and is out NOW at a price of only $29.99 (US). For additional information about this game or Majesco’s exciting line of products, please visit http://www.majescoentertainment.com/.
EA have now released information and a few screenshots of their first game for the Nintendo 3DS. The new game has the working title of “My Garden” which will allow players to plant their own virtual gardens in a beautiful 3-D environment. Just from the first screenshots alone, this unique title is looking like it could be one of the most visually pleasing games we have seen so far for the 3DS as it seems to use the 3-D to full effect and with the bright colors and world that seems to be plucked out of Pikmin. My Garden was also one of the many new titles announced at the Tokyo Game Show today.
“With My Garden, our aim was simple: to make something beautiful that comes to life on the Nintendo 3DS like no other platform,” said Rod Humble, Executive Vice President of the EA Play Label. “We hope to offer a game that’s so immersive that it truly brings the delight of owning a garden to life through a visually stunning 3D experience.”
Players will also be introduced to the their new sidekick that goes by the name of Tanuki. As you can see by the image above, Tanuki seems to be a cross between a butterfly and a chipmunk. With Tanuki’s help, players will test their green thumbs on a variety of missions that inspire them to create beautiful outdoor spaces in six unique environments such as an arid desert, the banks of a cascading brook, and a lush rainforest. Gardeners will snap a photo of their creations with the game’s free-roaming in-game camera in order to unlock rare and exotic flowers. Along the way, My Garden players will also unlock more than 20 different abilities for Tanuki, who uses those attributes, plus a little magic, to help the garden reach its full potential.
Every gardener will have a bouquet of flowers and items to choose from in creating his or her own floral paradise. As new growth begins to push, the flora comes alive in a resplendent array of colors and textures, attracting natural garden visitors ranging from birds to butterflies, insects and other creatures. If a player wants a few more feathered friends in the garden, simply whistle bird calls into the Nintendo 3DS microphone to summon additional members of the flock. Alternatively, if too many unwanted visitors arrive at the garden gate, a quick shake of the Nintendo 3DS will send them scattering while also dispensing in-game coins that can be used to add a variety of new garden tools and more plants.
“My Garden” seems to be a great choice for EA and is looking quite promising. The title will be releasing as a launch title for the 3DS and be sure to check back as we will be bringing more information about My Garden as updates come out of the Tokyo Game Show. You can also check out EA’s new site for My Garden at www.ea.com/mygarden.
Atari has announced that they will be releasing a new game, The UnderGarden, for XBLA, PSN and PC download. The game will feature physic based puzzles and new life forms. It will include local cooperative gaming for players to explore 20 unique levels. John Burns, Vice President and General Manager for Atari Europe, said, ” The UnderGarden offers an imaginative and novel take on the puzzle genre with its beautiful striking visuals, hypnotic soundtrack and taxing physics puzzles, The Undergarden is a underwater journey of triumphant discovery.” The UnderGarden will release in Autumn 2010.
Here’s a new, absolutely crazy trailer for Catherine. The trailer shows more interaction between Vincent and Catherine. It also shows sheep-men wearing ties again, insane looking monsters, and yeah, boobs.
The trailer doesn’t give us a great sense of how the game will actually play, though it’s reported to be an “adult oriented” action adventure title. With the Persona team working on Catherine, it’s sure to be an interesting ride.
Catherine is scheduled to be released this Winter in Japan. Unfortunately, still no release date for any other territories.
As was stated yesterday, there is a new demo for NBA 2K11. From the demo, it appears that the game is smooth and well executed. Also, the visuals have definitely received an upgrade. The full game features moments from Michael Jordan’s career such as the 1992 playoff game where Jordan scored 6 three pointers in the first half. This video showcases some elements that will hopefully draw the player into the full NBA experience even more. There is also a link from 2K Sports to show off Michael Jordan’s mad skills and air worthiness. NBA 2K11 will release in Australia on October 8th,2010 and in the United States on October 5th, 2010 for PC, PS3, Xbox 360, PSP and Wii.. Enjoy!
A huge step for an even more streamlined experience for PC players via Steam, from this new partnership between Valve and AMD players will be provided with the latest AMD Videocard Drivers (Catalyst) directly from the Steam platform, which will detect and show the latest drivers available for ATI Radeon users.
“Steam represents an evolution for PC and online gaming, and the availability of ATI Catalyst graphics driver updates directly on the Steam platform can help further enhance the PC gaming experience for users of ATI Radeon products,” said Ben Bar-Haim, corporate vice president of software for AMD. “AMD Gaming Evolved and Valve share the belief that ‘Gamers Come First’ – we now have the opportunity to work together to help ensure the best possible experience for PC gamers.”
“Valve is extremely pleased to be working with AMD to provide automatic driver updates for AMD’s leading edge products on Steam,” said Jason Holtman, director of business development at Valve. “PC gamers demand the most of their gaming hardware and providing these updates automatically will help ensure those playing via Steam are playing at optimal performance.”
This announcement is another example of the AMD Gaming Evolved initiative in action. The program, which represents AMD’s commitment to the PC gaming industry, is dedicated to creating the best possible gaming experience on the PC. With auto-notification of driver updates delivered via Steam to users with ATI Radeon graphics hardware, this relationship will provide gamers the opportunity to optimize their PC gaming experience.
Nvidia still haven’ttalked about the possibility of using this same strategy for Geforce users on Steam.
Plants Vs. Zombies is a tower defense game with zombies, plants, plants versus zombies, disco zombies, pea shooters, a guy named Crazy Dave, a zombie bobsled team and oh…I don’t want to spoil everything. Your goal in this game is to keep the zombies out of your house and from eating your brains, all with the protection of the plants you place strategically on your lawn or other environments you may encounter in the game. This is possibly the best remake of a tower defense game there ever was or ever will be! Oh no! The Zombies Ate Your Brains! Can you stop them before it’s too late?
Sound and Graphics:
Plants Vs. Zombies has a great tune to it and it makes it fun to play. Don’t forget the zombies randomly begging for “BRAINZZZ!” Everything in this game has a sound effect. Pole-vaulting zombies, jet-skiing zombies, other secret zombies I can’t tell you about, pea shooters….everything! The sound effects in this game are amazing! Different types of zombies have different attacking sounds and different defenses make different sounds when they attack, too! The game sounds great, but what does it look like? Plants Vs. Zombies looks great! It’s smooth and everything looks amazing. Of course, all the plants and zombies are animated very well. There is not a single glitch in the graphics and nothing looks choppy at all. I’m amazed at the way PopCap Games nailed the graphics in this game. Everything runs smoothly, even on older PCs. The Mini-Games look great, too. There’s really nothing to complain about with the graphics, in fact it should be praised. It looks well-polished and the game design looks like a family game, meaning it’s cute. Yes, cute. Never thought a zombie game could be cute? This one is and it’s the best zombie game out there that the whole family can play!
Gameplay and Controls:
Plants Vs, Zombies has an easy drag and drop interface. The entire game is only dragging and dropping, but it’s so much fun! You move your mouse over to the plant that you want to use to defend your home and simply drag it to where you want to it to attack zombies. This gets harder in the night levels when there’s fog and other obstacles that get in the way. There are a few mini-levels, like bowling and such, that make this a great game. It helps you relax between levels when you get to a bowling level. You have football zombies, conehead zombies, disco zombies, bobsledding zombies and more, all being kept out by you and your plants. This game has a great concept and the way it is designed is great. There are so many different combinations of plant attacks, levels, zombies, achievements and more! There’s even a level where the….nevermind, you’ll have to check it out for yourself. All the levels are outdoors, as the goal of the game is to keep the zombies from eating your brains in your house. You’ll meet a crazy guy that sells some zombie-killing goodies for the coins you can collect during each level. Coins pop up when you kill a zombie or a group of zombies. Just click on the coin and it’s added to your stash. Talking about a stash, there are some pretty awesome cheat codes for this game! Want your zombie to wear a mustache? Type “mustache”. Want them to be futuristic zombies? Type “future”. There are others, but I don’t want to spoil them all here. Less spoiling, more soiling! Start planting now and get those zombies away before they eat you! Don’t say we didn’t warn you! 😉
Additional Info:
This game is well executed, well polished and perfect in every way for almost every game lover. Looking for a game to spend $20 on? Definitely check out Plants Vs. Zombies! There’s even a demo version on PopCap’s website so you can check out some zombies before buying it! Surprisingly, there’s replay value to this game! I don’t want to ruin it by saying how there’s replay value, so let’s just say you’ll meet some pretty interesting zombies. There are so many features in this game that I can’t list them all or think of all them at once. If you’re ever stuck on a level, which shouldn’t happen too often, people have uploaded many YouTube videos to help you through levels. Comment below if you want to know more! Ask, and we shall answer! There’s just no room for so much information in this review. I personally have played this game since it’s original release and this happens to be in my personal top 5 PC and iPhone games out there. I definitely recommend this game and if you can’t afford it, at least play their demo! It’s an amazing and great game! BRAINZZZZ!!!!!
Summary:
If you’re looking for a great game that you could play for hours, anytime, then this is the right one for you. It’s non-stop action and fun, which is hard to find in a lot of PC games. In this Game Of The Year edition, there are many more achievements than the original Plants Vs. Zombies, along with different zombies. Owners of PvZ can update to the G.O.T.Y. edition for free. Overall, this game qualifies for an EXCELLENT rating of 9.5 capsules, which is well-deserved. There is no other game on PC I have ever played for so long without stopping. Need a game? Like zombies? Buy Plants Vs. Zombies (Game Of The Year Edition).
