With the release later this year of the long awaited NBA Jam for the Wii, gamers might need a solid arcade title to hold them over until then. Look no further as Virtual Toys and Streamline Studio’s drops their newest title for the WiiWare next week.
HoopWorld is an action-arcade sports title, featuring basketball mixed with some over-the-top kung-fu power-ups. Players can punch, kick and fight their way to victory on six locations with 7 different teams to choose from. There is also an online leaderboard so gamers can claim their spot on the top of the leaderboards and be known as the HoopWorld Champions!
Features are set to include:
1-2 player, single player and offline multiplayer.
Basketbrawl! – punch, kick, and fight to get the ball.
7 stylish teams/ 21 characters defend their home courts!
6 spunky courts set in colorful natural locations.
8 crazy power-ups pepper the courting all 4 diificulties.
Unlock additional teams and courts by beating all 4 difficulties.
This title seems to be truly unique and is sure to be refreshing for anyone who is looking for something new when it comes to sports titles.
HoopWorld releases on the WiiWare for 1000 points on July 19th. Check out the screens below and pump up your sneakers for this 3-on-3 basketbrawl game.
So we have heard that Destination Arcade was pushed back a week to go with the Summer Arcade promotion, but now there is even more bad news afoot. Major Nelson has found out that Destination Arcade will only be available during the Summer of Arcade until it ends on August 18th. Wait…. what?
It seems that this is either A. a beta test for the App which we will see at another time. Or B. An unfortunate waste of a good browser that would have updated the way we see our arcade games. I’m hoping it is A because otherwise it doesn’t make sense at all to be honest. Though this is for US residents only, the rest of the world doesn’t have to worry about this type of browser yet, though maybe if this is only a beta, it could see full release. Hope to hear some other type of news on this soon.
With a release date of July 27th, we are already waiting anxiously for Blazblue: Continuum Shift to appear on shelves. But now we are seeing even more of the Squirrel Girl fighter Makoto; a soon available after release DLC girl in full combat mode with the blow video. It looks like she is a bit of a mix between a completely close up fighter and the speed of Taokaka. Should make for some interesting fights if I say so myself.
If your dieing right now to get your hands on the Kinect package that is coming out later this year, then you can reserve your own version right here and now; or at least at Walmart you can. The price shows up at $199.99 so expect to be paying quite a lot here, but the bonuses may make it worth the while.
Anyone who gets this pre-order bundle will receive not only a $30 Walmart.com gift card but will also receive a free Kinect game of their choice between: Kinect Sports, Kinect Dance Central, Kinect Joy Ride, or Kinectimals. I’d pick Kinectimals myself and with these bonuses, your essentially getting $90 along with Natal which has a rumored, though extremely solidly rumored, price of $150. This deal may be for US residents only, but it is not said on their website that it is.
Sure the Tokyo Game Show won’t be happening until September 16th and ending on the 19th but what about how many people will end up being there? Well as of July 1st we will be seeing 138 companies at least showing off what they have to at the event, taking up over 1,410 booths over the four days that the event takes place at. Last years event only contained 1,367 booths so this is a relatively good jump in number over the course of only one year and the event still months away.
Not only will there be the Japanese companies exhibiting during the show but we can expect to see many Asian countries such as; Korea, Taiwan and China showing off various games of their developmental procedures. Put this together with the fact that the show is beginning to focus around the advancements in 3D gaming and social gaming and we will see a very interesting TGS this year.
Unfortunately the first two days of the show are reserved strictly only for gaming press, but the good news is the last two days are for everyone as the doors will be open to any public visitors who purchase a ticket. There is even good news for your average cosplayer attendee, as they will be able to perform various stunts or acts to rival their fellow cosplaying compatriots. It will be quite an interesting show this year around, and if you could make it; would you go as a cosplay of your favorite game character?
Monkey Island…probably the series that stuck in our hearts from its very beggining (for most old school gamers) and all the way to today’s episodic installments. But no matter how hard the developers try, nothing can top the first two games of the series, in terms of charm, dialogue, humour and amount of effort put into them. And what happens when you redesign those games with HD visuals and full voice acting? Well…miracles are bound to happen, as you’ve probably already seen in The Secret of Monkey Island Special Edition.
This is how a good story always starts
In Monkey Island 2 Special Edition, Guybrush Threepwood is back (yet again) in another shiny revamped adventure. This time, moving on with the differences he had with Elaine Marley, he embarks on an adventure to find the treasure of Big Whoop. First starting on Scabb Island, our would-be pirate has to play with some voodoo magic in order to scare away the town’s bully, Largo LaGrande. *SPOILERS AHEAD* But because of Guybrush’s clumsiness (or should I say “ego”), Largo leaves with his tail between his legs and a part of LeChuck’s body, which he uses to reanimate the zombie pirate, once again. From that point on, Guybrush starts looking for Big Whoop, with LeChuck watching his every move from his fortress.
LeChuck & Co.
As we’ve been acquainted, the story unfolds in the classic LucasArts humour, from spitting contests, putting rats in soups, to picking up dogs and stuffing them in your coat (that never gets old).The puzzles are pretty straightforward but require you to do a lot of exploring and careful listening to the dialogues. And that’s a good thing because, pretty much all the fun lies in talking to other characters.
LucasArts seem to have listened carefully to the wishes of the community, because now there are even more features available in this second remake. Probably the most requested was having voice acting in the old pixelated version of the game and with this new installment, it is now possible. So if you’re the nostalgic type, but also want to hear the awesomely made dialogue, you can always push the BACK button and and enjoy the classic game with full voice over, but with MIDI tunes left unchanged.
Although i’m a very big fan of the classic version, I couldn’t help it and played the game once in the new and improved mode. The HD graphics and artwork are brilliant and carefully drawn, adding even more charm to the world of Monkey Island, but at the same time they preserve the spirit and those little details of the environments and characters that made the original game a classic.
Before and after
Every self respecting gamer hummed the theme of Monkey Island once or twice in his life, some of them even have it as a ringtone (guilty!)…so the audio of this version was not overlooked. Maybe that’s also what the developers thought when they re-mastered the whole musical score of the game, thus making it richer and even more atmospheric than the original iMuse tunes.
Another new feature MI2 SE introdues is controlling Guybrush using the left analog stick, thus making the experience more enjoyable and simplistic to new players that don’t like the classic point and click style of the game. Even the actions menu has been simplified in the special edition: by pressing the Right Trigger on the controller, a radial menu appears with the most appropriate actions our hero can perform. Everything has been simplified and is more accessible in terms of control. Of course, you can always change to the undying Point and Click style from the Options menu.
The Piratey Landry Service
If you’re new to this game, you’re probably going to need a little help with the puzzles, so the hint system is back in action. Pressing the X button once is going to give you just a little help, but by pressing it more than three times, it’s just going to tell you exactly what to do. A great option,nonetheless, but sometimes it could spoil the satisfaction of solving a puzzle, so i tried to refrain from using it. And if that’s not enough for you, a new feature has been added to help the players: by pressing the Left Button, all the objects that you can interact with become highlighted.
New bonus features have been added which will appeal to the true fans of Monkey Island: a Developer’s Commentary and an art viewer(you unlock concept art while playing the game). When the Developer’s Commentary is turned on, the game will tell you to press the Right Button to hear the original and amusing thoughts of the creators of Monkey Island (Ron Gilbert, Tim Schafer and Dave Grossman), while visiting a new area or after solving a specific puzzle.
What's a pirate story without "marshmallows" and campfire?
All things cosidered, if you’re into pirating, voodoo dolls, digging up the dead or just want to have some good laughs you should definitely get Monkey Island 2 Special Edition! It is a must-have for everybody.
LucasArts has proved once again that true Classics never die and sometimes, they top the next-generation games of today’s market with style and grace. This is how a remake should be made…that’s why I give Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge Special Edition:
Right now the readers are being split into three groups. Those that know what the title means, those that don’t, and those still trying to pronounce the Game’s name correctly. Don’t feel bad, I gave up on pronouncing the name a while ago.
The bottom line is that Nexuiz is going to be the First XBLA and PSN game to be powered by CryEngine 3. I could attempt to explain all the awesomeness that this entails, but I’m not 100% sure on it myself so you’ll have to settle with this press release.
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Crytek GmbH (“Crytek”) and IllFonic, LLC announced today that IllFonic has licensed CryENGINE 3 for Nexuiz, their upcoming XBLA and PSN cult futuristic Arena First-Person Shooter dropping this Winter. CryENGINE®3 has allowed the IllFonic development team to achieve their vision for Nexuiz that will push the limits of what gamers can expect from an AAA digital downloadable title.
“IllFonic firmly believes in bringing the consumer the highest quality games at an affordable price through downloadable distribution channels”, said Charles Brungardt, President of IllFonic. “Switching to CryENGINE 3 has helped us stay true to our vision and build the Nexuiz arenas the way we see it without any limitations. We are incredibly proud that Nexuiz will be the first downloadable title developed on CryENGINE 3.”
“We’re delighted to have Illfonic join our community of licensees”, said Carl Jones, Director of CryENGINE Global Business Development. “It’s exciting to see a passionate group like Kedhrin and Charles’ team working with CryENGINE 3 on such a cool title. Nexuiz is going to deliver a game style that will be a blast for the console audience, matched with the best graphics possible on the consoles. We’re delighted to offer our engine to teams for XBLA and PSN titles so that gamers can enjoy the quality that CryENGINE 3 can provide, as soon as possible. Our real-time multiplatform pipeline, Live Create, is highly suited to prototyping and delivering quality for games with shorter development cycles; and you get all the benefits of the AAA features of the engine. Nexuiz is going to be a lot of fun and we’re glad Illfonic have chosen CryENGINE 3 to deliver it in style.”
“When we were strolling around GDC 2010’s floor we stopped by the Crytek booth. I watched someone show off a few features of CryENGINE 3. Right then and there, I knew I had to have it. It’s powerful, fast and easy to use,” said Kedhrin Gonzalez, Creative Director of IllFonic. “Crytek has been awesome to work with providing excellent support in a relationship that has really benefited us.”
Nexuiz is a fast paced Arena first-person shooter with competitive game play built specifically for consoles. Featuring the innovative mutator system, players progress through the ranks opening up new mutators that allow players to alter the rules for each match. On launch, Nexuiz will feature multiplayer modes including Team Deathmatch and Capture the Flag complete with full competitive leader boards designed for social networking. New games modes, models, and maps will be available as downloadable content post launch.
Nexuiz is set in a galactic war fueled for centuries by the Kavussari and Forsellians. Over time the two races entered into treaties with the Herald Accord, a union between different cultures in the galaxy. Even though peace settled across their planets, the seething hatred between the races kept the fire of war simmering under the fragile truce. Sensing their newest members could spread war throughout the galaxy; the Herald Accord gave the Kavussari and Forsellians a choice. Pit their warriors against each other in the arena rather than on the fields of war, or face total annihilation. The Nexuiz was formed, a series of battle arenas on the home planets of the Kavussari, Forsellian and the desolate planet of Atavirta.
IllFonic will be showcasing Nexuiz using CryENGINE 3 at this year’s PAX Prime in Seattle, WA, on September 3-5.
For more information on Nexuiz, go to www.nexuiz.com or www.illfonic.com.
The most epicest movie ever (Even though we might be sourly disappointed) has received the video game treatment. Well, it’s only a Facebook game that carries a strong resemblance to another game that I just can’t seem to put my finger on. It’s the one where you shoot things and jump around.
CONTRA! that’s it… and it is free! Did I mention that? Well, you have to Like the page, but at least it doesn’t cost anything. Also, if you like it a lot you can buy Contra on the XBLA but that costs money.
Guess what you get for pre-ordering Sonic Colors! This awesome hat, which looks oddly familiar. Aah! That is it! The Scribblenauts “Rooster Hat” pre-order bonus. This Sonic hat is GameStop’s pre-order bonusfor purchasing either the Wii or DS version of the game.
I say the hat is pretty cool, totally worth the $30 you spend on the DS version… Right?!
Here is some good news for MasterAbbott (I realized why I keep using his Alias when I refer to him. It is because Whenever I use his real name I shorten it and Misspell it terribly).
There are sixteen character costumes for your avatar to choose from. Every Costume is located above. If you can’t recognize them the entire character costume list is: Crimson Viper, Ryu, Guile, Rufus, Akuma, Juri, Dudley, Makoto, Ibuki, Cody, Abel, Dee Jay, El Fuerte, Chun-Li, T. Hawk and Guy. There is also a male or female SSFIV T-shirt based on your gender. I wonder if the other costumes are gender specific? There aren’t any dresses, so you technically won’t be cross dressing.
Each costume will cost you back 320 Microsoft Points and the T-shirts are set at 80 MS Points. They’ll be available on July 15th.
This all reminds me of a really funny Street Fighter joke that my friend told me while we were both playing “Transformers: War For Cybertron”. I can’t tell you though… HAHAHAHA! I’m evil, I know.
