So if you don’t have a PS3 and want a God of War clone; or you do have a PS3 and want that God of War fix before the release of God of War 3, then buy it next week at target. Not this week!
NBA 2K10, is also getting a reduced price at $29.99.
And finally, if you pre-order Pokemon SoulSilver or Pokemon HeartGold you can get a free free Ho-Oh or Lugia Pokémon. Don’t worry, I’ll believe you if you say you are only buying it for your brother/sister/daughter/son. I won’t judge you, I promise.
Gday everyone we have chosen the 7 lucky winners for the Final Fantasy XIII – Xbox Launch Party for this Wednesday 3rd March at Sydney’s IMAX Theatre at Darling Harbour. If you are one of these people you will be receiving an email shortly. Reply back ASAP once you do 🙂
Congratulations to everyone that enterered 🙂 See the lucky winners on the night.
WINNERS :
Lythinari Mark Nathan Peter Lysithea Sebastian Cortese33
Be an Active Member Of The Capsule Computers Community AND WIN GREAT PRIZES !!!!!
A WINNER WILL BE DRAWN EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT THIS IS A PERMANENT COMPETITION !!!
RT our Comments on Twitter along with Leaving informative and Honest comments on all the articles on our website, write up reviews on games, post in our forum, chat in our online chat room will put you in the running to win either a Xbox Live Arcade, STEAM POWERED PC Game, iPhone Games and Playstation Network GAMES !! This is an ongoing competition and that works together with our Twitter Account. Make sure you follow Capsule Computers on Twitter to keep up to date and informed when we have posted off a new article on our website. All you have to do is simply RT our article on Twitter then come on over to our website and leave a comment and be as active as possible. IT’S THAT EASY !!
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OK we have chosen 5 lucky winner this week !! These winners have RT’d our comments on twitter, they have commented on the articles on the site and have taken a genuine interest in being an active member of the Capsule Computer Community which is now starting to grow bigger and bigger each day !!
Here are the lucky 5 winners !! In order :
1: Ty
2 : PlayingMantis
3 : Andrenekoi
4: FrehleyzComet
5: Shane Dickson
If you are one of these lucky winners you will be receiving an email shortly (within 24hours) to let you know what you have won 🙂
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That’s this weeks Community Competition out of the way. We still have the Final Fantasy XIII launch one to go, if you live in Sydney and want to go, leave us a comment here, we will be picking the winners later on tonight. I wont announce them on the site but will be sending the winners an email.
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ALSO we have the Fishpond & Capsule Computers MEGA Competition. Make sure you enter this one to go into the running to win either Halo ODST, Modern Warfare 2 or Eye PET. This is a cool competition check it out here.
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FINALLY !! and this is a BIGGIE !! Next month we will be introducing a NEW Monthly Competition called :
Capsule Computers 8bit Warrior Award
This will go to the most active member of the Capsule Computers Community for the month. Someone that RT’s, Comments, posts in the forums, contributes by writing community reviews on games etc. That lucky person will a FULL RETAIL GAME !!! on either XBOX, PLAYSTATION, NINTENDO WII or PC
So thats it for now !! Congrats to all the lucky winners above and make sure you all continue to keep as active as possible on Capsules Computers 🙂
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Let us know what you think of the weekly running comp and also the new Monthly competition starting from next month 🙂
This is amazing !! well done to PopCap Games on this fantastic record breaking achievement. Plants vs Zombies is possibly one of the most enjoyable game we’ve played on the Apple iPhone. If you haven’t already checked it out, take a look at our review here and also click on the button below to buy your copy now from iTunes.
Buy now !! Or the Zombies will get you !! 😉
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Official Press Release
More Than 300,000 Units Sold in First Nine Days; Joins Bejeweled® 2 as App Store Record-Breaker
DUBLIN, Ireland – February 25, 2010 — PopCap Games, maker of some of the world’s most popular video games, today announced that the iPhone and iPod touch adaptation of its award-winning game Plants vs. Zombies™ sold more than 300,000 units in its first nine days of availability, setting a new record for App Store launches. Plants vs. Zombies shot to number one in the units sold and “top grossing” App Store charts within 24 hours of its launch and remained there until yesterday. At a retail price point of US$2.99, Plants vs. Zombies for iPhone/touch has already grossed more than US$1 million.
PopCap also revealed that its flagship Bejeweled® 2 is now the first paid app to reach 3 million units on the App Store. Bejeweled 2 has consistently been in the top 10 of the App Store’s Top Grossing list. With the success of Plants vs. Zombies, PopCap now boasts 3 games (including Bejeweled and Peggle™) that have reached #1 on the App Store among a crowded field of more than 150,000 apps. The company’s other iPhone games, Bookworm™ and Chuzzle™, are consistently in the top 100 on the App Store.
Originally launched on the PC and Mac in May of 2009 to universal critical acclaim, Plants vs. Zombies has been expertly adapted for iPhone and iPod touch. Consumers who have purchased the iPhone adaptation agree, with more than 95% giving the game five out of five stars in the App Store’s rating system – making it the highest-rated product in the App Store. Plants vs. Zombies is proving to be a global phenomenon on the App Store, reaching the #1 position on the sales charts in more than 20 countries worldwide including Canada, China, Russia, Australia, Germany, Denmark, Ireland, and Norway. Within one day of the game’s launch, it joined Bejeweled 2 as one of the top five highest-grossing iPhone apps of the week.
“Plants vs. Zombies is our latest major franchise to make the jump to iPhone, and from the early customer and critical feedback it appears to be a great adaptation of the game,” said Andrew Stein, director of mobile business development at PopCap. “There’s always a concern when bringing a computer game to a mobile, pocket-sized device that something will get lost in the process, but in this case the overwhelming consensus is that Plants vs. Zombies is even more fun on the smaller touch screen!”
About PopCap
PopCap Games (www.popcap.com) is the leading multi-platform provider of fun, easy-to-learn, captivating video games that appeal to everyone from age 6 to 106. Based in Seattle, Washington, PopCap was founded in 2000 and has a worldwide staff of over 260 people in Seattle, San Francisco, Chicago, Vancouver, B.C., Dublin, and Shanghai. Its games have been downloaded more than 1 billion times by consumers worldwide, and its flagship title, Bejeweled, has sold more than 50 million units across all platforms. Constantly acclaimed by consumers and critics, PopCap’s games are played on the Web, social platforms, desktop computers, myriad mobile devices (cell phones, smartphones, PDAs, Pocket PCs, iPod, iPhone and more), popular game consoles (such as Xbox and DS), and in-flight entertainment systems. PopCap is the only “casual games” developer with leading market share across all major sales channels, including social, Web portals, retail stores, mobile phones, MP3 players, and game devices.
Puzzlegeddon Publisher: Tecmo Developer: Pieces Interactive Platforms: Xbox 360 (Reviewed), PC Release Date: December 16th, 2009
Story
“Set in an array of galaxies, Puzzlegeddon™ features a clever mix of puzzle, action, and strategy in a fast-paced and exciting game! Compete for the top spot on the planet by creating multiple combos for the quickest way to gather enough resources to blast your enemies out of this world. Or, if you find yourself on the perilous poisonous planet, solve brainteasers to survive for as long as possible and rack up a high score. Battle up to five players on Xbox LIVE® in a variety of galaxies in this stylish and quirky puzzle brawler.” [Via Xbox.com]
You are on a planet, trying to collect resources to destroy the other people that are also on the planet. That is pretty much the entire story. Like all puzzle games, there isn’t much need for a story.
Gameplay
Puzzle games must use unique gameplay to stand out, because what is fun about buying a game that you could already have played?
Puzzlegeddon almost succeeds in being unique. It feels more like a weird combination of resource collecting, block elimination, and strategy. The gameplay mechanics have been around forever, but Puzzlegeddon succeeds in combining the three for a fun experience.
You must combine 5 or more of the same colored blocks in order to gain some resources for a certain ability. Although there are symbols on the blocks to tell them apart as well, these symbols are very hard to see on smaller TVs. Because of this, this game isn’t very good for colorblind people.
You can move blocks vertically or horizontally to match them up. You can then make those blocks into resources. The beauty of this game is that it doesn’t make the resources until you want it to. You could make huge combo set up and then take the resources whenever you are ready, for a massive resource boost.
Each color resource represents 1 of 4 different abilities to unlock. As you collect resources, the resource gauge will fill up and when you get enough of a specific resource you will be able to use a defensive or offensive attack depending on the type of resource you have collected. Each gauge also has three levels, the higher in the gauge the stronger the ability is. The goal is to kill everyone else and to stay alive at the same time.
Dying isn’t entirely bad though. If you die, you can play a minigame while waiting for the other players to die. This minigame can improve your chances in the next game, or even repsawn you back into the current game.
Audio
The audio in the game is valued the exact same amount as audio in Tetris. It is there just so it isn’t quiet while you are playing. There are a few sound cues to listen out for though. A sound effect will go off when an enemy is using an ability, this is the time to stop and check who is attacking who and take the necessary precautions against the attack if it is coming for you.
Achievements
The achievement list is extremely difficult; also “Duelist” and “Brawny” are impossible since the online community is dead. Luckily the game is addicting enough to let you want to play enough that the other achievements should unlock by just playing a lot. The only one that is based on luck is “Geddowned!” since in order to do it, you have to use it right when the enemy uses an attack, and you don’t have enough time to see which attack he is using first. You just have to hope that he is using the monster attack.
The Achievement List is:
Hard to Crack – Finish first in a round of Battle Royale with the shield still intact.
To Cool for School – Give Ralph a big owie.
King of Comedy – Respawn into a missile and die.
Brawny – Finish first in a complete Multiplayer match of at least 3 rounds of Battle Royale.
Geddowned! – Use a Wormhole Disrupt to block a foe’s Monster Attack within a second of it launching at you.
Wait for it – Use a Missile Boost on an attack less than one second before it’s hit by an Anti-Missile.
Try Anything Twice – Reflect the same missile twice.
Duelist – Defeat a total of 100 foes in Multiplayer.
Meet Your Maker – Defeat a total of 50 Hard Bots when playing as the Robot Factory.
Even-Steven – Defeat a total of 50 opponents after you have been killed.
Rest in Pieces – Accumulate 150 Dead Puzzler’s points ten times, in Multiplayer Battle Royales.
Puritan – Clear the final level of Poison Peril.
Overview
Although the online community is already dead, you can still play against bots and have fun by yourself. Puzzlegeddon combines two pretty simple gameplay mechanics and combines them into a flurry of fun. I give Puzzlegeddon 7 capsules out of 10.
Pros
Game Mechanics that anyone (except the colorblind) can pick up an enjoy.
Bots to play against for people without Xbox Live.
A very big list of custom game options, for endless game possibilities.
Cons
Based entirely on different color blocks, it may be hard for colorblind people to play.
A dead online community.
The bots have a tendency to focus on you mostly, making larger games feel one sided.
Fret Nice Publisher: Tecmo Developer: Pieces Intertainment Platforms: Xbox 360 Release Date: February 24th, 2010
Story “Fret Nice is a 2-D platformer that will rock your world. Control your character through funky-fresh stages to explore hidden areas, collect items, and clash note-for-note with outrageous heavy metal bosses! Rock out by blasting enemies with riff combos and creating your own sounds with each “strum” of a chord! Every playthrough offers an ever-changing sonic adventure.” [Via Xbox.com]
The story is about a band called “Vibrant Chordblast” becoming the best band in the world, but a group of bad guys from Heavy Metal Island dislike the music. They wreak havoc on the world, and you as the hero must use your musical abilities to defeat these creatures and save the world.
You traverse through many levels defeating these monsters and bosses. Newspaper articles through the game reveal a bit more of the story, but not that much. If you skip all of the newspapers you won’t be missing anything big.
Gameplay Fret Nice is pretty straight forward, but the gameplay mechanics are extremely complicated. The gameplay mechanics are so complicated in fact that they take away from the overall experience of the game. You can either play using a guitar controller, or a normal controller. If you want the most fun out of the game I’d suggest to just sticking with a normal controller, but if you are all at a party and want to have a good laugh use guitar controllers and play co-op. Have a competition to see who can stay alive the longest, or who can do better with the guitar as the controller.
The game comprises of 2 different control setups depending on which controller you use.
Guitar Controller – Strum makes you strum within in the game, in mid air it will count as a strum, while on the ground it will either let you run or climb. Tilting makes you jump. Frets count as different sound keys for killing monsters while you are in midair. The green and yellow frets move you left and right. The whammy bar lets you soar through the air. You can also strum to use your helicopter power up, and hold strum down to use fire boots. Whammy bar lets you fly with a jet pack. Finally the orange fret lets you use bubble gum, as you can see these controls become extremely complicated when trying to kill enemies.
Controller – The controller controls are much easier, and let you focus more on enjoying the game over trying to use the right controls. A lets you jump, and pressing A repeatedly in the air lets you soar. Tapping X lets you run and climb and you can move with the joystick. Finally the left & right triggers, the left & right bumpers and Y are the notes you can play. As you can see the controller leads to much fewer complications.
The objective is to play notes based on the enemy’s features. First you have to jump into the air and the first note type you play will be the eyes, then the next note type will be the horns, then the next note type will be the mouths, and finally the next not type will by the bandage. By combining notes, you must build up the features on your copy of the monster to destroy the monster. Gain the maximum amount of points by playing the least amount of notes.
This may seem pretty straight forward but it becomes extremely complicated when you use the guitar controller. Since 3 out of the 5 frets are also used as other things, it is hard to tilt the guitar to jump, then strum and fret a certain combination. On top of all this, whenever you use the green or yellow fret button, you will move left or right. Moving while trying to kill an enemy makes killing an enemy extremely difficult.
There are a few nice features within the game. There is a huge focus on customization, which lets you unlock new clothes to purchase as your progress through the game. There is also local co-op so you can play the game with a friend. Sadly the co-op is only local, and it would’ve been nice to have Xbox live support in this area.
Audio
The game is an Action game with a focus on audio. You are able to use a guitar to play, so I would hope the audio would be able to back it up. The game does not disappoint in this field, the main menu song alone is extremely catchy.
As well as the soundtrack being good, whenever you strum (or hit a button) to kill an enemy, the strumming noise matches the current tone of the music being played. This integration enables the game to give you sound effects without taking away from the overall music.
Achievements
Fret Nice has some pretty complicated controls, running through the game using the guitar is going to be pretty hard, let alone getting every medal. Every level consists of 10 medals and they are no easy task. Not to mention Hard mode, but even that is easier then getting all the medals in the game. If you play a game solely for the achievements, this is not the game for you!
The Achievement List is:
Ready to Rock – Clear the first level.
Stabilized – Get all medals in any level.
Friendly – Collect a relic with your Avatar.
All Powered Up – Have all 4 power-ups at the same time.
The Per Lundberg syndrome – Get 100% of all medals.
Hard as Rock – Complete the game on hard difficulty.
Ambitiously Ambidextrous – Clear at least 3 levels with all 3 controller types.
Bubbler of the Week – Get 10 enemies within the same bubble.
Skull and Crushed bones – Crush 10 skulls without touching the ground.
Given to Wail – Clear all levels using a guitar.
Fire Walker – Defeat 100 enemies using the Fire Boots.
Incognito – In single player, clear each standard level collecting less than 20 points.
Secret – This is a secret achievement. (Sorry, I’m not revealing the secret achievement to you guys; play the game to find out what it is)
Overview
Fret Nice is a unique experience, but so much is put into trying to make it unique that it loses some of the fun value. Fret Nice could have been so much more but it falls behind due to these complicated gameplay mechanics. If you want to have more fun in this game, I’d suggest to just sticking with the controller. The guitar experience is nice, but it is lacking and doesn’t feel as smooth as it should have been. Fret Nice is a unique experience but the gameplay could have used some polishing up, I give Fret Nice 6 Capsules out of 10.
Pros
Local Co-op, grab a friend and play together.
Major customization, use money you have collected through the game to buy more stuff for your person.
Guitar support, now you have something else to use your guitar for rather than just Rock Band or Guitar hero.
Leaderboards, can you beat your friend’s best time and score?
Cons
The game has spent so much trying to feel unique, that it has become less fun.
The guitar controls are excessively complicated, and jumping by tilting is a pain.
The game becomes repetitive and leads to a bunch of random button mashing.
But wait! there’s more! This isn’t your normal boycott where people refuse to buy the game in hopes that the developer fixes the problem. They are instead banding together, to buy the first Sonic the Hedgehog game on the release day of the fourth one.
Lets up the ante’ folks! lets buyevery single sega product on the release day of Sonic the Hedgehog 4. That’ll show those pesky Sega Developers 😉
What do you guys think about this boycott … your thoughts on the matter
For a minute, ignore all the bad things about Walmart and listen to this, because you really don’t care, you just want a cheap game!
Walmart is selling Assassin’s Creed 2 for $36. Yes you heard right! Only about 4 months old, and only $36! This offer is available in store and online for both the PS3, and the Xbox360. Sadly, this deal is not available for the PC version.
If you haven’t already bought Assassin’s Creed 2, buy it now! Use the money you save on the DLC.
Then you can pop the game in and relax (after the DLC downloads) while you assassinate every guard in an entire city! MUHAHAHA!
Any of you picking up this deal? or have you already bought Assassin’s Creed 2?
Press Release from EA Some great news for all you FIFA 10 fans our there.
Feb 25, 2010
Popular Expansion Mode for FIFA 10 Available for 400 Microsoft Points or $4.99
EA today announced that FIFA 10 Ultimate Team, the popular game mode expansion that creates a new way of playing the award-winning EA SPORTS FIFA 10, is available now to download for the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system.
The original Ultimate Team expansion mode for FIFA 09 was the most popular PDLC expansion mode ever released by EA SPORTS, with over 35 million gold, silver and bronze packs opened, over 50 million auctions for players and items completed, and over 10 billion in-game coins exchanged in trades as legions of football fans took on the challenge to put a personally crafted team up against the rest of the world.
FIFA 10 Ultimate Team is half the price of the original-400 Microsoft points or $4.99 through PlayStation Network-and this year enables gamers to manage one or multiple squads simultaneously, and compete against other gamers in dynamically updated online tournaments. Fans will be able to experience the game mode by creating a team with a starter pack of players and play a five game free* trial.
Featuring over 7,500 of the best football stars in the world to choose from, gamers can emulate the way real-world coaches and managers build the truly great football teams. Choose how to manage your team–focusing on creating one formidable squad, or managing multiple squads to match dynamic requirements for tournaments and competitions. Buy, sell, trade and acquire the biggest stars to build your team. Be strategic and tactical in preparing your squads for the various in-game competitions. A completely redesigned chemistry system built around player relationships on the pitch means that managing teams and squads to their full potential is even more critical to success. Take carefully assembled squads into standard tournaments and themed competitions against the most formidable teams from around the world – and then out wit and out play them.
FIFA 10 Ultimate Team is available now to purchase for 400 Microsoft points or $4.99 as a download via Xbox LIVE and the PlayStation Network to FIFA 10. FIFA 10 and an internet connection are required for play. FIFA 10 Ultimate Team is developed by EA Canada in Burnaby, B.C. It is rated “E” for everyone by the ESRB and 3+ by PEGI.
For more information about FIFA 10 Ultimate Team visit the Official Website.
* FIFA 10 and an internet connection are required for play.
G’day everyone it’s thats time again, even tho its Friday here in Australia it still Thursday in the US and that’s when Playstation Store releases its updates for the week.
This week we have some cool deals and some even better demos and shows. Finally we can all get our hands on the GOD OF WAR 3 demo. This alone should keep you busy for a very long time.
Along with God Of War 3 demo we also have the Darksiders demo available for download too. Grandia‘s on PS One Classics. Then we also have Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remixis half-price mentioned earlier today. There’s also Valkyria Chronicles and Uncharted 2 DLC. Echoshiftis up on PSP.
There is soo much available this week on the PSN store. If you can’t find something you like, then you’ve got MAJOR problems !! 😉
Full detail of whats been released this week below :
Price Updates
Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix Sale, One Week Only! (now $7.49, original price $14.99)
Hero of Sparta PSP mini Permanent Price Drop (now $4.99, original price $6.99)
Let’s Golf PSP mini Permanent Price Drop (now $4.99, original price $6.99)
Warhawk Sale, Ends on 3/11 (now $14.99, original price $29.99)
Warhawk Booster DLC Bundle, End on 3/11 (now $9.99, regular price $15.99)
Warhawk Fallen Star, Broken Mirror, & Omega Dawn DLC Sale, Ends on 3/11 (now $4.99, original price $7.99)
Downloadable Games
Greed Corp. ($9.99)
Why share when you can have it all? Greed Corp is an online multiplayer strategy game in which you battle for dominance over a world once rich in resources. In order to prevail, you must exhaust all remaining resources to build an army, and use the depleted collapsing terrain to your advantage. An extensive campaign mode and multiple unlockables prepare you to take the battle online.
ESRB Rated E
File size: 300 MB
The Tester Episode 2 “Communication Breakdown” (free)
Legendary game designer David Jaffe joins the panel to evaluate the gamers in their first team challenge testing their ability to communicate (using human hamster balls, blindfolds, and a bullhorn).
File size: 302 MB (SD) 809 MB (HD)
PSone Classics
Grandia ($9.99)
Take the role of Justin, a young boy obsessed with becoming a great adventurer, who inherits a magic stone that leads him on an epic journey to uncover the mystery of a long lost civilization in this classic RPG. Meet an exciting cast of characters who join you along the way and unravel the mysteries of this ancient legend. Download this critically-acclaimed PS one RPG and experience the epic adventure today!
ESRB Rated E
File size: 851 MB
Game Demos (free)
God of War III Demo
God of War III finds Kratos raining carnage and destruction upon the Gods who have betrayed him and the entire Ancient Greek world. Armed with his deadly double-chained blades, Kratos will take on mythology’s darkest creatures while solving intricate puzzles on his merciless quest to destroy Olympus and the mighty Zeus himself.
ESRB Rated M
File size: 2.61 GB
Darksiders Demo
Battle through the complete first dungeon of Darksiders, with over 90 minutes of gameplay. Take on Hell’s demon hordes, explore the catacombs of the forsaken Twilight Cathedral, and face off against the hideous Bat Queen, Tiamat.
ESRB Rated M
File size: 1.35 GB
DiggerHD Demo
DiggerHD updates the 1980’s PC classic with a next-generation, 21st Century facelift while maintaining classic gameplay. Control the feisty little construction vehicle and burrow its way through the perils of an underground world. Players dig through the dirt to create paths, collect jewels and coins, avoid monsters and falling bags of gold in single and multiplayer modes. Try this free demo version now!
ESRB Rated E
File size: 49 MB
READ ON AFTER THE BREAK … Click below to continue on to see what else is out this week
