Explodemon! is a 2.5D platform action game brought kicking and screaming into the HD era. Influenced by classic Japanese games from the golden era of the SNES, players use Explodemon’s self-destructive nature to combat enemies and fly through the air, all while solving a huge variety of physics-based puzzles (and, naturally, causing incalculable collateral damage).
When the peaceful planet of Nibia is attacked by the malicious Vortex forces, the fate of the star system is thrust into the one pair of hands it shouldn’t be: the malfunctioning Guardian Robot, Explodemon. His comic quest to repel the onslaught and restore peace will take him across three distinct planets over 12 levels, with new abilities and gameplay mechanics introduced throughout.
“We’re really excited to finally be able to reveal Explodemon! to the world,” explains design director Jonathan Biddle. “The game is chock full of gameplay nuggets carefully mined from the greatest titles ever to grace our joysticks. Whether you’re experiencing its intense combat, head-scratching puzzles, or classic platforming, you’ll find we’ve combined all of these elements into an addictive and elegantly balanced package.”
Explodemon! is unrelenting, hard-core brain-tickling action for those who grew up playing platformers, as well as those who’ll discover just how awesome they are an will be hitting the Network during Q4 of this year.
In a random personal tweet I lamented the fact that Explodemon! would only be appearing on the Playstation Network and not also on the Xbox LIVE Arcade. Not to get anybody’s hopes up, but Curve Studios intercepted my tweet and responded with the following: “D’awww. Who Knows? We aren’t ruling it out!”
Our beloved worms are back with Worms Reloaded for the PC, a game that merges some of the best 2D Worms features in an all-new game.
Worms Reloaded sports a large amount of new additions to almost every facet of the gameplay experience. Over 60 single-player missions (including new Warzone Campaign and Bodycount Mode), a fully featured landscape creator, Steam Achievements, Leaderboards, 45+ plus weapons spanning the entire Worms series and a huge currency based customization system – all wrapped up in HD quality visuals – means that Worms Reloaded will be a highly enjoyable experience, whether playing alone or with friends. The game main features are:
EXTENSIVE SINGLE-PLAYER CONTENT:
Campaign mode. Play through 35 single-player missions as well as 30 more in the Warzone Campaign that is tuned for advanced players.
Bodycount mode! How will you survive with having just one worm pitched against never ending spawning enemy worms that get increasingly tougher? Compete against friends in the scored leaderboard.
Training Mode. Comprehensive tactics tutorage that includes 3 tutorials and 3 different firing ranges.
ONLINE AND LOCAL MULTI-PLAYER:
Up to 4-player online and local multiplayer action – with full Steamworks support, for pain free game updates, friends-lists, leaderboards, achievements and chat.
Leaderboards! Multiple different leaderboards to track different game types and stats. These can be sorted globally or by friends enabling and encouraging competition between friends.
MASSIVELY INCREASED CUSTOMISATION:
Wild customisation and personalization – change appearance of worm skin, choose victory dances, gravestones, voices, HUD, title and over 70 different cute, funny and downright stupid hats!
Shop ‘til you drop! Players can buy hats, landscapes, weapons, missions, forts and gravestones with currency awarded for completing single player campaigns.
Over 70 speechbanks – 50 re-mastered from the classics and over 20 new speech banks including the insane Cheese sound set!
A range of great classic and new custom levels to play on, plus make your own!
NEW FULLY FEATURED LANDSCAPE CREATION TOOL:
Fully featured landscape editor including the welcome return of bridges and the ability to import your own custom levels into game so you can share your creation with friends and play online. Add your own start positions, mines and scheme to effectively create wild new play modes and styles of game.
All new vertical landscapes – to take the battle to new heights!
The scheme editor enables the changing of all aspects of the game to fit your own style, including new random objects such as the sentry guns and electro magnets, and a new fire hazard.
WORMS™ WEAPONRY AND UTILITIES:
47 weapons and utilities including classic weapons from Worms™, Worms™ 2, Armageddon, World Party and the recent Open Warfare series as well as 14 brand new weapons!
New weapons include Super Bunker Buster, Ferrets, Poison Strike, Worship, Sentry Gun, Electromagnet, Buffalo of Lies plus new persistent fire and surprise Easter Eggs!
Classic Weapons returning include Armageddon, Concrete Donkey, Napalm Strike and yes, the Holy Hand Grenade!
GAME MODES:
Select from a range of classic Worms™ game modes and new modes for this edition – Crate/Shopper modes, BnG (Bazooka and Grenade), Forts and Rope Racing.
Use the customisation tools to make your own mode!
HIGH DEFINITION VISUALS:
13 HD graphical themes for millions of random levels – never play the same game twice!
Worms™ has never looked this good with all new High Definition landscape artwork – based on the most loved Worms™ game ever made.
Widescreen support, optional blur effect for backgrounds, 16 specially designed forts for the fantastic Fort mode.
PC SPECIFIC CONTROLS:
User defined controls with classic settings as standard.
Function key support for fast access to common weapons.
Works with compatible USB gamepad.
It also runs on all modern Windows Operating Systems.
“Worms Reloaded has been a labour of love for the team given the legacy of 2D PC Worms titles such as Worms 2, Worms Armageddon etc. It has been almost 10 years since the last 2D game was released on personal computers. In bringing Worms Reloaded to PC, we’ve reintroduced so much of what gamers loved about the good old days, and it’s fitting that it is also the first Worms game we’ve self-published since the early games. We are very much looking forward to supporting the game through the community on Steam as well as our own Facebook page.” – Martyn Brown, iconic figure in the world of Worms and Business Development Director at Team17
We all know that this week everybody’s hyped up for Starcraft 2. And it’s normal, but that doesn’t mean you don’t have to check out Creative Assembly’s new RTS game, Shogun 2: Total War.
The action is taking place during the 16th century in Japan, the player taking control of a daimyo clan lord with a burning wish: becoming a shogun.
Let’s not forget the good times we had with the first Shogun: Total War. This sequel seems to step on it’s brother’s footsteps, because the trailer is very good-looking, with gameplay footage ONLY! So by the looks of it, we should get ready for some epic battles…
With the release date coming closer and closer each day, Microsoft and Bungie released their new Halo: Reach trailer, for our viewing satisfaction.
If you were already hyped up for the game, you will be even more now, because this is one of those really well-made trailers, showing in-game content and a choice of music that will make you scream “I AM THE ONE !
Sega’s remake of their classic RPG from 1992 has made its way onto your portable iPhone, and it definitely has made the jump of 18 years well. Sure the game has seen remakes before both on the Dreamcast and on the Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection that came out in 2009. But now you have the chance to carry it around on your person and jump into the action whenever you wish!
You will be playing as a young swordsman that must lead your allies to battle against the dark forces of Runefaust and bring peace back to the world of Rune. Thousands of years in the past the Dark Dragon was defeated by legendary warriors and driven from this dimension. Could these evil forces be the Dark Dragon returning to the world to attempt to take over the world again? It all falls to you to save the world.
Expect to see the following features when your playing the game:
Select from 29 unique characters to form your team of 11.
Explore eight intriguing chapters and fight in 30 turn-based strategy battles.
Defeat 43 monsters and 10 fearsome bosses.
Find or buy 34 weapons, equip seven magical rings, collect items and cast 32 magical spells.
Unlock two secret costumes for the MAGE characters Tao and Anri.
Play either the US or Japanese version of the game by switching your device’s language
If this happens to fit your fancy then you can buy it now for the price of $4.19! The fact you can create such a large fighting force and do battle at one time is definitely a plus for me, as recruiting soldiers to fight alongside me is always one of my favorite parts of an RPG.
A sneak peak of Jump Magazine has some very good news for fans of the Tales RPG series. Especially those who don’t have a Wii. AndriaSang has been able to look over next month’s issue of Jump there is information regarding Tales of Graces, which as originally just a Wii exclusive, being released on the PS3 with a name change to Tales of Graces F. Not only that but the PS3 will be getting a second Tales game that has no actual name at this point and is only mentioned as “New Tales”
The PSP on the other hand is having a game called Tales of the World Radiant Mythology 3 coming to it courtesy of Namco Bandai. This spin off title will contain over eighty different characters from past Tales games, so expect to see many favorite faces and even those you may never have expected to see again! We will be waiting and hoping that these various Tales games will be making the journey overseas and won’t be staying exclusive in Japan. The PSP game is set for release at some point in 2011 and the PS3 are to be announced.
If your worried about your wallet during the holiday season, then you may be pleased to know that Hudson Soft’s new platformer on the Wii, Lost in Shadow, is actually coming out on January 4th 2011. This puts it past the hectic holiday season and also a prime target to be purchased with any gift cards you may have left over from various gifts.
We even have a new trailer for the game which shows that the boy in shadows can cut a door of light using the Watchman’s Sword, and become a being that can interact with the environment for a period of time using his new light form. Hudson calls this the materialization power and will be only one of many types of powers you can use in the game.
Check out Rockstar Games Behind the Scenes documentary of the recording and creation of the Red Dead Redemption soundtrack. Bill Elm and Woody Jackson, along with a team of accomplished session players put together a captivating reimagination of the old American West, and it’s been caught all on video with interviews and insight from the players as they recorded stem after emotive stem for the interactive in game soundtrack.
Check it out below and let us know what you think.
Call of Duty Black Ops is looking to be one of this year’s biggest releases across all platforms. The Nintendo DS version is being developed elusively by n-Space and is starting to look to be a worthy handheld option for fans who want their Call of Duty fix on the go.
The DS version will put gamers in the boots of CIA-backed operatives that are dropped into the shadowy world of deniable operations with an expansive arsenal of weapons at their disposal.
“Call of Duty: Black Ops for the Nintendo DS is going to take the handheld Call of Duty experience to a new level,” said Dan O’Leary, n-Space Studio Head. “From taking the controls of an attack helicopter to flying an experimental stealth fighter jet, players will have a wealth of new features to utilize.”
Another feature that is sure to impress is the six-player online multiplayer mode with a new Perks System, as well as a unique two-player Co-Op mode and Arcade and Challenge Modes that allow gamers to replay the single-player missions to earn extra points to unlock additional achievements.
The portable handheld market is booming at the moment and this is a genius move to branch out the franchise. The news is still fresh but I would guess the M rating might not apply but that is still up in the air and is sure to be confirmed in the near future. Call of Duty: Black Ops drops on the DS on November 9th as well as the Xbox 360. Wii, PS3 and PC.
Ah, Samus Aran, one of the trademark Nintendo characters dating all the way back to the 8-Bit days on the NES. Fast forward 24 years later and we are now just one month away from the release of the newest Metroid title, Metroid: The Other M.
Samus has always been a special Nintendo character to me. She was one of the first female video game leads in history and the whole Metroid games were fun and really set the standard of the action genre. Samus has also always been mysterious in the fact that players really never got a large back story on her throughout the series. Metroid: Other M is going to change all of that with a whole new story and bring a complete fresh way to control gaming’s leading lady.
The story begins immediately following the events of Super Metroid, when a baby Metroid gave its life to protect Samus. With voice acting in English language and more than one hour of beautifully rendered cut-scenes in total throughout the game, Metroid: Other M is not simply fun to play but also exciting to watch. The seamless switch from cut-scenes to gameplay and the smooth transition between third-person and first-person perspectives make this the most cinematic experience you’ll have had in a Metroid game.
A solid story is not all fans will be receiving, as fans of Metroid Prime and the 2-D metroids will both be pleased to know the game features both first-person and 2-D style gameplay that can be switched by the touch of a button. First person mode will let you be more precise with your shots and let you scan any information off your surroundings while third-person view you will be able to take on swarms of enemies with Samus’ Beam weapon, aided by an auto-aim feature that makes gameplay in this perspective fast-paced and exciting. The game also features a first for the series, the new melee attacks which will allow Samus to get more up close and personal with enemies. Players can finish off any weak opponents with a lethal blow and even jump on enemies to perform the new Overblast attack that will be sure to add some new intensity to the game.
Another important feature in any Metroid title has been the huge environments to explore with different landscapes and upgradeable features. Other M promises to be strong in that area as well with top notch graphics for the Wii and and an immersive atmosphere.
Fans of the series are sure to be pleased as this game seems to be made for the made for them as well as a whole new generation of gamers. Team Ninja has joined together with Nintendo and have developed this new engine for the game from the ground up that looks to be familiar yet a whole new exciting way to play. Metroid: Other M releases on August 31st for the U.S. and September 3rd for Europe exclusively on the Nintendo Wii. Be sure to check out the trailer and screenshots below.
