She cooks, she gardens, and now she babysits. Mama is back in action and headed to the Nintendo Wii for the newest entry in the popular “Mama” franchise which has sold nearly 7 Million units since release. Yes, the series mainly appeals to the female gamers out there but the solid gameplay and charm have kept the Mama games successful and still fun to play over the years.
Within the game, there are six different babies to choose from, each with a unique look and set of activities such as rocking the baby, teaching the baby to walk, taking photos, changing the baby’s clothes, and peek-a-boo. Babysitting Mama also honestly looks to be the perfect gift for any little girls in the family as the game will have a real plush doll that the WiiMote will fit right into then they can watch their newborn come to life as they enjoy 40 babysitting activities from feeding to bathing to playing. The game also features a two player mode.
So if you have a little gamer in the family and are looking for the perfect gift for the holidays coming up, Babysitting Mama has you covered and will be launching in November of this year for the MSRP of $49.99. Check out these new screenshots below showing off some of the newly added features and games withing Babysitting Mama.
With the HUGE release of Dragon Quest IX earlier this year, many RPG fans have been waiting for the next big release from Nintendo on the DS, Golden Sun: Dark Dawn. The problem was we haven’t really had an official street date, until now. Nintendo has officially announced a date for the highly anticipated entry into the Golden Sun series for November 29th.
Along with this info, Nintendo also gave a nice preview to the plot in the official press release:
Offering a planet-sized world of adventure to explore and conquer, Golden Sun: Dark Dawn puts the raw power of the elements in players’ hands. Each of the game’s playable characters is capable of carrying Djinn, spirits that imbue their owner with unique and powerful abilities. Players can collect more than 70 unique Djinn, granting them the ability to summon mighty deities who unleash devastating attacks that fill both Nintendo DS screens. Djinn powers can also be used to navigate puzzling dungeons and overworld environments that will have players flinging fireballs to burn away obstacles, freezing water to raise platforms, or summoning whirlwinds to create bridges out of floating objects.
Golden Sun: Dark Dawn takes place 30 years after the events is Golden Sun and Golden Sun: The Lost Age, both of which came out on the Game Boy Advance. In this entry, players will be introduced to a new generation of heroes that are struggling to survive in a radically changed world. Players will start out on a journey to save a lost friend which will suddenly turns into a dramatic quest to save the land from catastrophe as players are drawn into a world full of magical energy.
This will be one of the biggest portable releases this year for the Nintendo DS and now that we have a date, fans of the series can now comfortably place a pre-order for the newest entry which will be released right in time for the holidays. Check out the trailer if you haven’t seen it yet below and don’t forget to mark your calenders for November 29th when Golden Sun: Dark Dawn is released!
With recent news of one console charging more on it’s services comes news of a refreshing price drop from Nintendo on their latest portable consoles. Effective Sept. 12, the new suggested retail price of the Nintendo DSi system will be $149.99, while the new suggested retail price for the Nintendo DSi XL system will be $169.99. The Nintendo DS Lite model will remain at a suggested retail price of $129.99.
“We know shoppers want to get the maximum value out of every dollar they spend,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “Our new Nintendo DSi prices make it easier than ever for consumers to access the tremendous variety of games, applications and social tools on the Nintendo DSi and Nintendo DSi XL systems.”
This is awesome news for the holidays that should push the consoles into even further success sales wise before the 3DS drops next year. Through the end of July, total Nintendo DS family hardware sales are more than 42.3 million in the United States alone. Those are certainly some big numbers for the console that keeps giving with over 1300 titles.
All these games are pretty good. Zeno Clash is short, but definitely worth that price. Galaga Legions is actually pretty but pretty fun at the same time, check out the demo and see if you like it. Alien Breed is pretty fun, and definitely worth 400 so you can prepare for episode 2. The Alien Vs Predator DLC is up in the air. The online comunity of that game is pretty dead and you probably won’t get much use out of the DLC, hopefully this deals revives the online a bit for a week at least.
The Deals will last until September 6th, 2010.
This week also sees the release of “Dead Rising 2: Case Zero” which is only delayed in Japan (Sorry Japan, but you’ll have to wait a bit longer). We’ll be having the review up tomorrow if you are unsure about the game, but it is only 400 MSP and prepares you for Dead Rising 2 which releases in September. So if you like Dead Rising, you should definitely take a look at this game.
Dead Rising 2: Case Zero Releases Tuesday August 31st.
Gearbox has confirmed that it is going to release a GOTY edition for borderlands that will include all 4 of the DLC via Twitter. Although it was pretty much a no brainer that it was going to receive a GOTY edition, that and there was a leak for a GOTY edition guide on the gamestop website.
Borderlands Game of the Year Edition is scheduled for October 2010 and will have the game and all four DLC add-ons – The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned, Mad Moxxi’s Underdome, The Secret Armory of General Knoxx and the upcoming Claptrap’s Robot Revolution DLC. There is even a bonus map included, though the purpose or reason for the map is unknown.
Lost Horizon’s Demo has now been officially released ready for you to get some point-and-click action in anticipation for the games release on 24th September. If you don’t know much about the game then please follow the link and the bottom on the page to find out more the game. But here is a brief summary of what the game is about. The game is set in 1936 and soldiers of the Third Reich roam the world seeking occult weapons for world domination and its up to you to stop them. Your character Fenton Paddock is a former British solider who is a ex smuggler who has a talent for finding lost things that are not meant to be found. Fenton gets ask to track down a missing military expedition that went missing in Tibet. but he has no idea that this search will lead him across three continents to a secret that could turn the whole world upside down.
The demo includes the prologue of the game and pretty much most of the first chapter of Lost Horizon. The demo is action packed from the start with a great cast of characters with a strong dialogue which pulls you into the story right away. The music of the game sounds really good and makes you feel like you are in the heart of Tibet.
Below are the specifications that you will need to be able to run the demo:
Windows® XP/Vista™/Windows 7™
Pentium IV 2 GHz Single Core or 100 % compatible CPU
512 MB RAM
DirectX® 9-compatible AGP or PCI Express 64 MB video card or better
Okay hot off the press this is above amazing i really cant wait to share this news ……..
Disney have announced a 360 collectors edition of Tron:Evolution. Ok here comes the good news it comes with the most amazing replica of the Tron lightcycle which has been made by Sideshow and it lights up too. The lightcycle comes with its own case which also stores the game in a little hidden draw which is cool. Now here comes the bad news the price will retail in the US from around $130.
The game is released on 7th December 10 days before the movie hits the cinema.
Right off the back of the previous announcement from Microsoft that voice communications on the Xbox Live service are having improvements, it has also been announced that the price of Xbox Live is set to rise for some. As of November 1st, 2010, around the release of Kinect, the cost of the service will have a rise which will affect Xbox Live members from the UK, US, Mexico and Canada. Could this be an effort to earn more money from new Xbox 360 players who join the service after being introduced through Kinect, as well as gain from existing members? Perhaps it’s to compensate for the improvements being made to Voice Comms? Either way, the announcement only went live on Major Nelson’s website a very short while ago and has already met huge outrage from disgruntled players.
Shinji Mikami’s latest action game, Vanquish is releasing on October 19th of this year and is getting quite a bit of buzz from gamers as of late for the fast paced combat and brilliant array of futuristic weaponry. What better reason to have everyone pick up this new title than a pre-order bonus that will be sure to add some more flare into your arsenal in game.
Sega recently revealed the trailer, yes a whole trailer just to show off all of the goodies that will be included in the Tri-Weapon DLC Pack that players can receive for pre-ordering the title from Gamestop.
The Tri-Weapon pack contains a small arsenal of experimental technology, made up of the Boost Machine Gun, Anti-Armor Pistol and Laser Cannon. This triple threat of futuristic weaponry gives players an edge in surviving the frenetic and massive battles on board the vast space station setting of Vanquish. The Boost Machine Gun is an early experimental weapon with impressive overall fire power and the speed to dispense rounds similar to that of a heavy machine gun. The Anti-Armor Pistol fires a special penetrative shell and was manufactured to tackle hostile forces with much stronger armor. Finally, the Laser Cannon is a miniaturized space warship laser and is more powerful than any other weapon available for infantry.
Check out the trailer below to see these brand new additions in action.
Zombie Flick is a really fun game. The goal? Well, you flick stuff at zombies! Flick random items to decapitate, de-limb and destroy zombies! Zombies are coming from 4 different directions at you and you have to stop them before they get to you and eat you! Flick a bunch of items at the zombies’ heads and behead them! Flick them across the screen to decapitate or de-limb a bunch of zombies at once! There’s a whole bunch of flicking and huge masses of zombies! Need a zombie game? Get this one!
Sound and Graphics:
The sound is great! The graphics: perfect! This game is addicting, a lot of fun and filled with zombies! These gory-looking zombies are amazing! These may be the best looking zombies on the iPhone so far! The whole look and feel of this game is great and easy to understand. The sound effects went well with the game and the graphics made this game so much more fun than expected. The blood effects and body parts look great and when you chop part of their body off, it looks great! It looks the way zombie apocalypses should look like. Smooth transitions and awesome sound effects make this game one of the best zombie games to date. Even the menu and menu buttons look and sound great! Yeah, even the menu buttons have sound effects – the type you want from a zombie game! The sound effects, along with the graphics, make this the best realistic zombie game available on the App Store.
Gameplay and Controls:
Zombie Flick. The controls? Flick. It’s that easy! Or is it? The controls are of course just flicking and a little bit of tapping. You flick the zombie(s) where you want to hit them with the random item waiting to be thrown. Flick across to wipe out a bunch of zombies at once with only 1 item and gain extra points! Get the high score! This game is amazing. Besides flicking, you also have to repair your barriers by tapping on the repair icon (wrench) and then tapping your barriers in all 4 directions that the zombies are coming to eat you from. There’s a Slow-Mo button that fills up after more zombie kills. After it’s full, you can slow down all the movement to get precise aim in all 4 directions of the zombie apocalypse. This game has to be the best just because the controls are so simple! The game is anything but simple. It gets really difficult, which makes this a great zombie game! Killing zombies shouldn’t be easy – and it isn’t! The first few levels are easier, but once you get further in the game the later levels become really difficult. Gameplay is great. Controls are great. Does that make you a zombie killer? No. If you can get to the end of this game, you probably have a better chance surviving a real zombie apocalypse than those who couldn’t get near the end. This does not guarantee you will survive a zombie apocalypse, nor does it guarantee a zombie apocalypse in the first place. If this game becomes real, then we’re all doomed.
Summary:
With awesome graphics, insane gameplay, amazing controls and realistic zombie sound effects, there is only 1 rating I could give this game. I give this an EXCELLENT rating of 9.5 because this is the most realistic intense zombie game in the App Store right now. The reason I did not give it 10 capsules is because I do not believe anything is perfect. There is always room for improvement, but this tops all my favorite zombie games in almost every way! Enjoy Zombie Flick, the zombie game that’s better than zombie movies. It’s like you’re holding the apocalypse in your hands.
