Also known as F.3.E.R. The trailer below is a live action trailer, that features Alma, Point Man and Paxton Fettel in all their glory. Alma is back and again pregnant with another baby, while Point Man and Paxton Fettel are planned to be playable in Co-op. By the looks of the trailer, Paxton Fettel will wield his guns and Point Man will have his psychic abilities.
Mega Man 10 Review – Xbox Live Arcade
Megaman 10
Publisher: Capcom
Developer: Capcom
Platforms: Xbox 360 (Reviewed), PlayStation 3, Wii
Release Date: March 31st, 2010
Story
“The original 2-D classic Mega Man returns in the all new Mega Man 10! Mega Man 10 continues to bring the series back to its old-school roots, with retro platforming action and classic 8-bit graphics and sound. Rediscover Mega Man with new, classically-inspired boss characters, each with unique weapons and vulnerabilities.
The year is 20XX and Robotenza – the Robot Flu – has spread like wildfire, incapacitating robots everywhere. One month after the outbreak, the situation worsens. Infected robots have gone out of control and have destroyed the city! It’s up to Mega Man to get to the bottom of this viral mystery.” [Via Xbox.com]
Gameplay
Mega Man games are built on the premise of being hard to beat. This game is a visually a classic and is just as hard gameplay wise as one would expect from a Mega Man game. An easy mode has been added; however, which should make the game more enjoyable to first time Mega Man players. Mega Man 10 attempts to bring new players in by taking a different approach to the game. Although there aren’t as many instant kills and there aren’t as many moments of sheer awesomeness, there are still plenty to make the game enjoyable to current Mega Man fans. The gameplay mechanics also remain the same: go through an enemy’s lair, defeat the boss, get the bosses ability, and repeat on another location. In Mega Man 10, the abilities aren’t initially as impressive but as you learn to use them they get better and better. The wheel cutter for instance initially acts as a blade that you launch out and then it follows the wall and hits an enemy that it may come across, but if another use that isn’t initially noticed is the ability to hold the ability and propel yourself up a wall.
There are many abilities to play with, and certain abilities are stronger against certain robots. It is up to you to figure out what kills what. Below is a video of me running through a level having fun with the wide range of abilities.
Mega Man 10 follows the series roots well. The game also includes leaderboards and has replays of the top 100 best times on every level. Challenges are also back, but this time they are located in a much nicer format and are easier to access then those found in Mega Man 9. Overall there is tons of stuff to do that anyone, Mega Man fan or not, can enjoy.
Audio
The 8-bit sounds from this classic will remind anyone who has played 8-bit games of their younger years. Those who haven’t experienced the sounds will hear the game music that the older generation grew up on. There are only a few problems with the soundtrack; however, the main being that it isn’t as catchy as previous Mega Man soundtracks. A few of them are still catchy off the bat, but the rest take time to grow on you. That’s probably a good thing though, since you’ll be on these levels for a while.
Achievements
The achievements in Mega Man 10 are easier to complete then those found in Mega Man 9, but they are still quite difficult. The main focus is patience, and easy mode. Easy mode will help you greatly in unlocking all of these achievements, except “superhero” which will require lots and lots of patience. Save after every level and reload a previous file if you have to, in order to get the achievements “tenacious”, “invincible”, and definitely “Mr. Perfect”.
The Achievement List is:
- WHOMP WILY! – 5 – Clear the game once.
- BLUE BOMBER – 10 – Clear the game in under an hour.
- SUPERHERO – 10 – Clear the game on HARD.
- HARD ROCK – 20 – Make it to a boss room without getting damaged.
- HEADBANGING – 20 – Defeat the 8 bosses without your helmet on.
- DESTROYER – 20 – Defeat 1000 enemies.
- WORLD WARRIOR – 5 – Defeat one of every type of enemy.
- TRUSTY SIDEARM – 20 – Defeat the 8 bosses with just your default weapon.
- NO COFFEE BREAK – 10 – Clear the game without using any energy, mystery, or weapon tanks.
- TENACIOUS – 20 – Clear the game without continuing.
- INVINCIBLE – 30 – Clear the game without dying.
- MR.PERFECT – 30 – Clear the game without getting damaged.
Overview
With an added “Easy” mode, Mega Man 10 is trying to reach out to non Mega Man players while still retaining the memorable Mega Man game feel. The soundtrack and weapons take longer to warm up to, but unlike earlier variations of Mega Man, Mega Man 10 has a much more enjoyable replay. With a large replay value, you could spend hours beating it on harder difficulties, going for the insanely difficult achievements, go for better times on the leaderboards, or even work towards getting a gold medal on all the challenges.
Pros
- An additional “Easy” difficulty enables a larger audience to enjoy the game.
- This game maintains all the classic audio that will remind you of the 8-bit gaming days.
- Challenges and leaderboards for added replay value.
Cons
- In a new era, many people don’t like 8 bit graphics
- Although hard, it can be beaten in under an hour.
- The side bars are bright on some TVs and many people complain about them.
Optional
- The difficulty of the game may turn away a few people, but it is a Mega Man game, so what did you expect?
Conduit 2’s multiplayer perks revealed.
If you didn’t notice, Conduit 2 no longer carries the “The” in front of it. Producer Jason Olson has recently devulged that they are removing “The” from the name.
On another note, Olson also revealed that perks will be in the multiplayer and stated, “If I wanted to be a medic, for example, I’d probably pick Reverse Damage (Shooting allies heals them), Field Medicine (Doubles revive times), and Robot Legs (Unlimited sprint) among my perks. If I wanted to be a tank, I’d pick Heavy Armor (Damage reduction at a cost to movement speed), Ammo Belt (Two extra magazines), and Improved Bullet Damage.”
Saw 2 The Video Game trailer
Bet you didn’t see it coming! The video game Saw is getting a sequel. What can you expect though? There are 6 Saw movies (not to mention a 7th one being made; if you’ve seen the 6th you’ll know what I’m talking about), might as well make 6 Saw games to go along with them.
RPG Neptune features fantasy game industry
Japanese RPG developer Compile Heart has put into works quite an interesting RPG. Mostly because the world in which the game takes place in is called Geimugyokai which literally translates into Game Industry. Geimugyokai itself is split into four different continents and each one is governed by a different goddess. The four worlds are Platetume, Rinbox (360), Lasdition (PS3), Ruwii (Wii) and the four goddesses are Purple Heart(Neptune), Green Heart(360), Black Heart(PS3), and White Heart(Wii).
Not only that but video game companies will also have their own special characters, and I can’t wait to see exactly who will be represented and how they will be treated depending on their relation to the game makers. There will also be a monster-rancher type feature included, as you will be able to summon guardian angels from other video games or from pictures inside the PS3 photo album.
The only person who I don’t recognize is Platetume. Being as her color designation is purple it could be a reference to either Sega Saturn or another type of console from the past.
The game is slated for release in Japan this Summer, though an exact release date is not set. With the way the game is set up it’d be pretty interesting to see if this also made the journey to the USA. Who thinks this is a unique concept with the way they are mimicking the real world counterparts of console rivalries.
Microsoft points more reasonably bundled
After the April 6th update a small feature has gone mostly unnoticed until now, and they are for more convenient than before. Being sold in bundles of 400 increments which mirrors the prices of all normally priced arcade titles.
Before the update Microsoft Points were sold in bundles of inconvenient 500 points in the United States. Meaning to even purchase a 1200 point game, you would be required to purchase 1500 points unless you bought a points card directly from a store.
Honestly this is great news because it made for lots of wasted points and money to have purchased points in such a manner. Now though there won’t be any excess points wasted on a theme here or there just to go back to zero.
Who would have thought… PS3 “portable”?
The PlayStation 3 Slim is quickly boosting Sony’s reputation in the gaming industry in terms of availability to the public and pricing. Like most hardcore gaming consoles, you can’t really take it on the road.. or so we thought.
The Japanese gaming hardware company, Hori, has come up with a fantastic way to bring your Sony PlayStation 3 on the road. Hori has recently announced that it plans to release an HD monitor that comes with an attachment that encases the PlayStation 3 Slim and allows users to play console games on the display. The monitor is an 11.6 inch screen, has in-built speakers and can fold over the PlayStation 3 console for easy portability. The only downside is that you would need to have an AC outlet in your car, or wherever you are to power up the console.
Hori has told us that they plan to release this accessory on the 27th of May in Japan for around $260 US. The monitor supports both PAL and NTSC, which means PS3 consoles around the world will be compatible.
iPhone OS4 Details Released
At Cupertino, CA, Apple’s Headquarters, Apple has released a large update involving the upcoming operating system update for the iPhone. The biggest update is great for everyone who enjoys to play games on their iPhone, like me.
The first feature they have included and one of the biggest is called Game Center which will be a social gaming network much like Xbox live is today. I liken it to Xbox Live because Game Center will be including an achievement system much like the Xbox 360. It will also include various leaderboards, friends lists, matchmaking, and even the ability to invite friends to whichever app you are currently playing in Game Center.
Another new feature announced is Multitasking. This is definitely good news because from what has been released; you will now be able to seamlessly transfer your screen between at least 4 different currently used at the same time. However though don’t get your hopes up too high, because at the moment the only things that can truly be multitasked are Audio, voice over IP, location tracking, push notification, local notification, task completion and fast App switching. So overall the feature may help you play an application while talking to someone on the phone easier, but it wasn’t extremely complicated in the first place. Though the ability to switch quickly between two apps on the fly will at least speed up transfer rate and save battery life from excessive loading.
A handy feature being released as well is one that pretty much all computer users know and love; Folders. OS4 will allow users to create folders to place various applications or other information in at a time. This way you can cluster together all your RPG games in one folder, all the various tool applications like the handy flashlight into one easy to find area as opposed to navigating screens full of apps.
They’ve also made a universal mailbox, effectively just making it so that every e-mail address you supply inside the iPhone will cluster into one mailbox at once, such as Yahoo, MSN, etc. Plus a few new ad programs that will be incorporated into certain apps.
Overall the updates are good news, though some less than others. The Game Center appears to be the highlight of this announcement, however what about games that are already using leader boards or achievements based off of current companies such as Crystal and Open Feint? Will these no longer be able to be supported or will they still be able to work with current apps that use them. Only time will tell.
For the iPhone and iTouch the OS4 will be released this summer. For the iPad the release comes a bit later in the fall of this year. iPhone 3G and iTouch second generation will not be able to use every update listed by Apple, but they will be able to utilize most. iPhone 3GS and the latest generation if iTouches will have no problem.
What’re your thoughts on this upcoming update? Anything catch your eyes?
Pokémon White & Pokémon Black Revealed
Yet another generation of Pokémon has been announced!!! This makes the 5th generation of Pokémon now. The one above is Pokémon Black, and below is Pokémon White. There is limited information about these two games at the moment, except that they will be arriving in Japan sometime in Fall 2010, and early in 2011 in America. As well as the fact that the game will be arriving on the standard DS, no need to worry about this game being released only for the 3DS.
The website alludes to more information being released on April 15th. I’m quite excited about this announcement, because I grew up during the Pokémon era, and honestly I don’t think I’ll ever avoid enjoying them. Not only that but this is now the newest generation in a few years now. Anyone else wondering what they are going to change this time around? It’s curious that these two have more basic names, as opposed to Diamond or Silver etc that have been released previously.
Will it Blend ??? SURE IT CAN !!
Well the Will it Blend crew are back again with their latest victim. The newly released APPLE iPAD !! Now most of you out there are probably very happy to see this blended and destroyed and smashed and all that stuff. Well here is your chance.
Click on the PLAY button just below and watch it blend… Will it BLEND !! YOU DAMN RIGHT IT WILL BLEND !! LOL This hilarious !!
Check out the rest of the VERY funny Will it blend videos on YouTube and also go into the running to win an APPLE iPAD !!
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