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Week o Games 7/27: Soul Cal IV, GeoWars RE2, Romance XI, Spectral Force 3, MLBPP '08!
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Another week, another 7 days of new game releases!
Welcome to the 24nd edition of G&T's newly traditional "Weekly Games Release Thread!" - Week 7/27 - 8/2!
Where we discuss what we're looking forward to, what we're going to buy, and what we're just now realizing is being released this week that we had forgotten about!
Welcome to the 24nd edition of G&T's newly traditional "Weekly Games Release Thread!" - Week 7/27 - 8/2!
Where we discuss what we're looking forward to, what we're going to buy, and what we're just now realizing is being released this week that we had forgotten about!
NDS
Air Traffic Chaos
To wit, Majesco has announced that Air Traffic Chaos will touch down on Nintendo's portable this summer. Air-traffic control is considered to be one of the most stressful real-world jobs, and Majesco hopes to replicate the high degree of tension while removing the life-and-death implications with Air Traffic Chaos.
Players will be charged with managing takeoffs, gate assignments, and landings for 14 different airlines, and noteworthy performances will yield awards that include 16 different merit badges. Play spans across three difficulty levels containing five stages each, and the game also features rumble-pack support.
Players will be charged with managing takeoffs, gate assignments, and landings for 14 different airlines, and noteworthy performances will yield awards that include 16 different merit badges. Play spans across three difficulty levels containing five stages each, and the game also features rumble-pack support.
PC
Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI
Set during the end of China's Han Dynasty and the 2nd and 3rd centuries A.D., RTK XI presents the most visually captivating evolution in the history of the series. Blurring the line between video games and art, RTK XI features visuals evocative of classical Chinese ink-paintings along with debates and duels rendered in real-time 3D animation. As the ruler of a kingdom, each player has complete control over their territories. More than 40 base commands give players the power to govern cities, manage their personnel, practice diplomacy and much more. Complete freedom to develop markets, shipyards, outposts, forts and military units expand on the already substantial benchmarks established by previous editions of the series. Furthermore, players watch the era come to life through the uniquely individual personalities of the more than 780 officers and supporting characters they encounter. Players need to dig deep within to prove themselves adept at both the military and political arts in order to bring China under one rule. Domestic affairs, diplomacy and warfare are all conducted on a single vast 3D relief map, dramatically bringing to life the eight massive scenarios that lie before them. For improved control over each military campaign, RTK XI's turn-based game play allows the player to plan their movements without undue time constraints, and then execute their battle tactics when ready. RTK XI also introduces an entirely new system for researching military techniques, as well as an Advanced Tactics System that allows players to drive or lure enemies into devastating ambushes. Skilled players link together tactics for maximum damage. [Koei]
American McGee's Grimm
American McGee's Grimm is an upcoming 24-part episodic game series based upon Grimm's Fairy Tales, developed by Spicy Horse and to be distributed online by GameTap starting July 31, 2008. Grimm will resemble the warped fairy-tale style of American McGee's Alice, and will be written and executive-produced by the same person, R. J. Berg. The original announcement was made in the June 2007 issue of PC Gamer.[1] In a recent interview with GameSpot, American said that he would like to put this game on Xbox Live and may release it in retail form. In the game you'll help a person named Grimm return the darkness to fairy tales.
Spicy Horse Games is using Unreal Engine 3 technology for American McGee's Grimm.[2]
There are currently 24 episodes planned for Grimm and it has been announced that they will be approximately half an hour in length. The game has been referred to as "highly accessible" and American has commented that the game experience shares a similarity with Katamari Damacy.
Spicy Horse Games is using Unreal Engine 3 technology for American McGee's Grimm.[2]
There are currently 24 episodes planned for Grimm and it has been announced that they will be approximately half an hour in length. The game has been referred to as "highly accessible" and American has commented that the game experience shares a similarity with Katamari Damacy.
Beijing 2008
The online functionality of all three platforms ensures that for the very first time, fans of the Olympic Games can experience the thrill of competing against other gamers across the globe in the world’s greatest sporting event. Beijing 2008 is a simulation of over 35 events from the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games and allows gamers to experience the thrill of competing in many of the official venues ranging from the famous Beijing National Stadium (the "Bird Nest") to the National Aquatics Center (the "Water Cube"). In addition, Beijing 2008 incorporates innovative control schemes that allow novice gamers to learn how to play the game, while providing experienced gamers the chance to set new records. Through the addition of online gameplay and a variety of game modes never seen in an official video game of the Olympic Games before, Beijing 2008 truly allows gamers to experience the "Olympic Spirit. [Sega]
Art of Murder FBI Confidential
This is the story of young FBI agent Nicole Bonnet. Her first task is to solve a series of macabre murders where the victims are targeted as the wealthy and prominent of the community. The culprit’s weaponry is rare and leaves an unusual calling card by removing the heart of those they choose. The adventure begins in New York, but the clues will lead ambitious agent Bonnet as far as the Peruvian city of Cusco – the ancient capital of the Inca Empire, as well as on the border of the Amazon jungle. [City Interactive]
Deadliest Catch Alaskan Storm
Deadliest Catch Alaskan Storm lets gamers captain their own boat in the frenzied search for an undersea jackpot. Gamers select one of five real crab boats, including the Northwestern, Cornelia Marie and Sea Star - all featured on the series, or create and customize their own boat. Gamers then recruit and lead their own crew from a roster of twenty real crab fishermen. Selecting the wrong boat or recruiting the wrong crew member can mean the difference between landing a Bering Sea jackpot or disaster. Lead your fatigued, hungry and hardworking crew in the strategic search for King Crab and Opilio Crab, while battling to secure your catch and livelihood before other captains and crews get to the crab first.
Authenticity and realism were critical to the Hansen brothers. They invited key development team members to Dutch Harbor, Alaska to personally experience life on the Northwestern. The game's realism is enhanced with four real Bering Sea harbors and 34,000 miles of real Bering Sea coastline created from the United States Geological Survey. In addition, Deadliest Catch Alaskan Storm is the first video game to feature United States Coast Guard vessels and helicopters.
Authenticity and realism were critical to the Hansen brothers. They invited key development team members to Dutch Harbor, Alaska to personally experience life on the Northwestern. The game's realism is enhanced with four real Bering Sea harbors and 34,000 miles of real Bering Sea coastline created from the United States Geological Survey. In addition, Deadliest Catch Alaskan Storm is the first video game to feature United States Coast Guard vessels and helicopters.
Everlight
* Varied and twisting story in a fantasy setting
* Unique quest design with more than 30 different locations and more than 20 different characters
* Detailed 2D backgrounds with animated objects
* Quest diary with multi-level quest help
* Realistic illumination and light effects
Fate: Undiscovered Realms
ALL NEW adventure tempts your FATE. Venture into an unknown land, armed with your wits, weapons and your faithful pet at your side. Discover unexplored dungeons as you slay frightening monsters, uncover gems and perform extraordinary magical spells as you continue your journey into the Undiscovered Realms.
Build in Time
Bulldoze and build your way through the American past, from the 1950's to the 2000s! Create homes for movie starlets, hippies and more as you weave your way through history, earning cash and Life Rewards for Mark Retro, a kid with a dream. Buy awesome upgrades, like observatories and pirate ships, building a construction business from the ground up. Use your innovative Click Assist feature to speed up production! Travel to the 50's and back again in your action-filled quest to become the Craftsman of the Century!
Legend: Hand of God
What kind of game is Legend?
Legend is a 3D Action RPG in a fresh fantasy scenario.
Who is developing the game?
Legend – Hand Of God is being developed by Master Creating. Before Legend, the studio located in Hamburg worked on Action RPG RESTRICTED AREA, which received very good reviews in the trade press, e.g. 82% in PC Games.
When will the game be released?
Legend will be released in summer 2007, starting with German-speaking territories.
On what platforms will Legend be available?
The game will initially be available for PC. A possible port to other systems has not yet been confirmed.
Features
What is special about the controls in Legend?
Instead of a simple mouse cursor, the player controls a fairy which is the source of light in dungeons and allows for spectacular effects.
What is the Cinematic Combat System?
The Cinematic Combat System makes every monster brawl special: in Legend, gamers won’t use their sword to tickle giant enemies at the knees anymore, but will fight them in a challenging and realistic manner.
Will the world be made by hand or randomly generated?
Legend will have both. Out-door levels are all made by hand, while caves and dungeons are randomly generated. This will make repeated playthroughs more varied and demanding.
Is there a chance that a level generator will be shipped with the game?
This has not yet been decided.
Will much effort be put into the story?
Most certainly. Legend will combine challenging action with an exciting background storyline. In order to assure high quality, the story was written in cooperation with Susan O’ Connor, who has already worked on many projects in the gaming industry, e.g. Star Wars Galaxies and Gears Of War.
Legend is a 3D Action RPG in a fresh fantasy scenario.
Who is developing the game?
Legend – Hand Of God is being developed by Master Creating. Before Legend, the studio located in Hamburg worked on Action RPG RESTRICTED AREA, which received very good reviews in the trade press, e.g. 82% in PC Games.
When will the game be released?
Legend will be released in summer 2007, starting with German-speaking territories.
On what platforms will Legend be available?
The game will initially be available for PC. A possible port to other systems has not yet been confirmed.
Features
What is special about the controls in Legend?
Instead of a simple mouse cursor, the player controls a fairy which is the source of light in dungeons and allows for spectacular effects.
What is the Cinematic Combat System?
The Cinematic Combat System makes every monster brawl special: in Legend, gamers won’t use their sword to tickle giant enemies at the knees anymore, but will fight them in a challenging and realistic manner.
Will the world be made by hand or randomly generated?
Legend will have both. Out-door levels are all made by hand, while caves and dungeons are randomly generated. This will make repeated playthroughs more varied and demanding.
Is there a chance that a level generator will be shipped with the game?
This has not yet been decided.
Will much effort be put into the story?
Most certainly. Legend will combine challenging action with an exciting background storyline. In order to assure high quality, the story was written in cooperation with Susan O’ Connor, who has already worked on many projects in the gaming industry, e.g. Star Wars Galaxies and Gears Of War.
Hunting Unlimited 2009
Product Features
* 85+ hunting missions, 16 species of trophy game, 31+ weapons and accessories
* The richest, largest 3-D worlds of any hunting game
* Go head-to-head with a Timberwolve and claim the trophy before it claims you
* Play Free Hunt Mode for instant gratification, or go on a hunting adventure in Challenge Mode
* 85+ hunting missions, 16 species of trophy game, 31+ weapons and accessories
* The richest, largest 3-D worlds of any hunting game
* Go head-to-head with a Timberwolve and claim the trophy before it claims you
* Play Free Hunt Mode for instant gratification, or go on a hunting adventure in Challenge Mode
PS2
MLB Power Pros 2008
With over ten different exciting game modes including the traditional Practice, Exhibition, League and Home Run Challenge modes, MLB Power Pros 2008 brings fans closer to the action than ever before. Gamers also get the opportunity to act as general manager and control the destiny of their own franchise in Season mode, or engage in entertaining role-playing story modes such as Success and MLB Life modes. As general manager, gamers can trade, sign free agents, coordinate practice schedules, purchase new equipment, call up and send down players from the Minor Leagues, along with other management options to bring in fans, win playoff games and eventually, earn the title of World Series champion. In Success mode, fans can participate in a story-based career of rising players in the Double-A Minor League system trying to improve their baseball skills and make an impression on baseball scouts while also having to balance various situations in their personal lives. Through a variety of amusing training and game challenges, players who complete Success mode can take their created player files into MLB Life as well, or also play as either an existing Major League Baseball player in Dream Mode, or start as a rookie in Major League Career mode. As a new feature in MLB Power Pros 2008, MLB Life is another story-based mode that allows fans the possibility to simulate the exciting life and experience of being a Major League Baseball player over the course of a 20-year career. While continuing to play in games through the regular baseball season, players also participate in a number of realistic situations such as signing contracts, purchasing houses and cars, making charitable donations, building up relationships with friends and teammates, picking up hobbies and much more. [
Summer Athletics
Summer Athletics brings more than 25 action-packed sports right into your home. Featuring controls custom-tailored the each platform, the game is accessible to all types of gamers. A character editor, career mode, 3D animations and realistic environments round out the game's offerings, ensuring fun for the whole family and sports fans alike. [Conspiracy Entertainment]
PS3
Soul Calibur IV
Swords will be honed and weapons optimized as the world renowned weapon-based fighting series Soulcalibur unveils a fourth installment. Delivering new gameplay modes, characters and enhanced features with unprecedented 3D modeling and animation, Soulcalibur IV strives to be the definitive fighting game experience. The unrelenting pursuit of two legendary swords continues as Soulcalibur IV re-introduces classic warriors from the series as well as debuting new characters bringing new conflict and intrigue. Soulcalibur IV propels the fighting genre into the next-gen era with visually realistic environments, interactive stages, enhanced AI, and a new battle system.
Wii
MLB Power Pros 2008
With over ten different exciting game modes including the traditional Practice, Exhibition, League and Home Run Challenge modes, MLB Power Pros 2008 brings fans closer to the action than ever before. Gamers also get the opportunity to act as general manager and control the destiny of their own franchise in Season mode, or engage in entertaining role-playing story modes such as Success and MLB Life modes. As general manager, gamers can trade, sign free agents, coordinate practice schedules, purchase new equipment, call up and send down players from the Minor Leagues, along with other management options to bring in fans, win playoff games and eventually, earn the title of World Series champion. In Success mode, fans can participate in a story-based career of rising players in the Double-A Minor League system trying to improve their baseball skills and make an impression on baseball scouts while also having to balance various situations in their personal lives. Through a variety of amusing training and game challenges, players who complete Success mode can take their created player files into MLB Life as well, or also play as either an existing Major League Baseball player in Dream Mode, or start as a rookie in Major League Career mode. As a new feature in MLB Power Pros 2008, MLB Life is another story-based mode that allows fans the possibility to simulate the exciting life and experience of being a Major League Baseball player over the course of a 20-year career. While continuing to play in games through the regular baseball season, players also participate in a number of realistic situations such as signing contracts, purchasing houses and cars, making charitable donations, building up relationships with friends and teammates, picking up hobbies and much more. [2K Sports]
Puzzler Collection
Over 2000 Puzzles including wordsearches, sudoku, crosswords and more!
Summer Athletics
Summer Athletics brings more than 25 action-packed sports right into your home. Featuring controls custom-tailored the each platform, the game is accessible to all types of gamers. A character editor, career mode, 3D animations and realistic environments round out the game's offerings, ensuring fun for the whole family and sports fans alike.
King of Clubs
King of Clubs is an innovative action-puzzle game, combining the challenge of the traditional ball-rolling puzzler with the classic tacky seaside pastime of mini-golf. As an evolution of the ball-rolling puzzle genre, each level has multiple solutions, and as further equipment is unlocked, new paths through each hole become viable. Building on the great tradition of sorry-looking mini-golf courses, the game is set in a dilapidated theme-park which takes decaying kitsch to new extremes.
*side note: SNK Arcade Collection V1 was supposed to come out last week, but may not have been available until this week.
Xbox 360
Soul Calibur IV
Swords will be honed and weapons optimized as the world renowned weapon-based fighting series Soulcalibur unveils a fourth installment. Delivering new gameplay modes, characters and enhanced features with unprecedented 3D modeling and animation, Soulcalibur IV strives to be the definitive fighting game experience. The unrelenting pursuit of two legendary swords continues as Soulcalibur IV re-introduces classic warriors from the series as well as debuting new characters bringing new conflict and intrigue. Soulcalibur IV propels the fighting genre into the next-gen era with visually realistic environments, interactive stages, enhanced AI, and a new battle system.
Spectral Force 3
Magic Era: 996. The ten kingdoms of the land, seizing the opportunity provided by Overlord Janus's death, are attempting to unify the continent under their own banners. This is the beginning of the Great Neverland War. In order to bolster their defenses, kingdoms have begun hiring mercenary units. As new members of the Norius Mercenaries, you and your friend Diaz are eager to prove yourselves. When the squad's commander Judo is mortally wounded in battle, the mantle of leadership is entrusted to you, and so the adventure begins. The long-running strategy RPG series enters the next generation of gaming. Over 50 hours of gameplay spanning more than 150 challenging missions. Up to 40 different characters to recruit into your party, each with their own unique individual attacks. Craft Your Items – collect and assemble different components to form new accessories. [Atlus USA]
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Summer Athletics
Summer Athletics brings more than 25 action-packed sports right into your home. Featuring controls custom-tailored the each platform, the game is accessible to all types of gamers. A character editor, career mode, 3D animations and realistic environments round out the game's offerings, ensuring fun for the whole family and sports fans alike.
XBLA
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2
[Xbox Live Arcade] Experience the adrenaline rush from playing the latest version of the frenetic retro shooter Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2. New features include six action-packed gameplay modes, new enemies, new scoring strategies, and a diverse list of exciting achievements. If that's not crazy enough for you, try multiplayer mayhem for up to four players. Use power-ups in versus mode to boost your stats or handicap your opponent, or team up with others in co-op mode. Play it all in razor-sharp 1080p to new pulse-pounding music. Unlock all six of these innovative and challenging modes -- Deadline, Evolved, King, Pacifism, Waves, and Sequence. Achievements: Go for 12 entertaining and inventive ways to boost your gamerscore. Geoms: Collect Geoms to increase your multiplier -- but act fast, they won't last forever! New enemies: Shoot down all the usual suspects, then say "Hello" to new enemies that have found additional ways to hunt you down. [Activision]
Wiiware/vc
Not Beer Pong
Art of Fighting 2
Chase HQ
PSN
Pixeljunk Eden
The player controls a "Grimp", a small creature that maneuvers itself by jumping from and attaching itself to plant-like structures. The Grimp also has the abilities to swing itself from a silk-like tether and spin while jumping. Using these abilities, the objective of the Grimp is to collect several objects called "spectra" that are found in the game's stages (or "gardens"). Usually located high above the player's starting point, spectra must be reached by activating seeds, which will grow out into structures the Grimp can attach itself to. At first dormant, seeds can be activated by collecting pollen and jumping into them.
PixelJunk Eden can be played alone or with up to three players performing cooperatively, each controlling their own Grimp.
PixelJunk Eden can be played alone or with up to three players performing cooperatively, each controlling their own Grimp.
So what's everyone gettin'? It's not a bad week! Soul Cal Iv, Geowars 2, those are what I'm lookin' forward to!
The 360 gets another japanese SRPG from Atlus - Spectral Force 3.
MLB Power Pros is a great baseball game on Wii and PS2.
And there's the Grimm game, which looks like it could be good.
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Unlike Operation Darkness, this game is actually playable!
Yoda/Vader for DLC.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yt0YWAmmks8
There's still one Geometry Wars achievement I haven't acquired...the survive till a million points one. I might have to start trying to do it again in order to practice up.
I'm hoping Soul Calibur is good. The last one that really stuck with me was II. I tried to get into III, but for whatever reason I just couldn't. I did think it was gorgeous for a PS2 game.
PSN ID : Xander51 Steam ID : Xander51
Historically, the fourth games in this current generation of consoles have really been keeps. CoD, GTA, MGS, um... let's hope this doesn't fuck up that trend.
SCIV is really fun.
Is it a suicide simulator? I hear air traffic controllers have a high suicide rate.
Then again, does anyone know what the trade in value for Super Smash Bros Brawl is at Gamestop/used game stores?
I mean in a 'Limbo of the Lost' way.
edit: and Fate sounds like someone wanted to try and beat Fable 2 out the door.
Good heavens, I can't wait. I'm almost resigned to buying nothing but Rock Band and XBLA games for my 360 these days, they're all I play anyway.
Also, the current trade-in value for Smash Bros. at Gamestop is 30 bucks.
http://www.gamestop.com/gs/specialty/tradeins/
I'm still cautiously optimistic about SoulCalibur, in spite of the good early press. I'm hoping that I'm pleasantly surprised.
PSN ID : Xander51 Steam ID : Xander51
LIZ: Different.
VOICE-OVER: It's September 24th, I'm Liz Parker and five days ago I died. But then the really amazing thing happened. I came to life.
It's actually supposed to be a pretty fun and pretty detailed simulation of the job with some pretty in depth management involved...
Well, it's stressful yeah, but when lives aren't actually at stake, a lot of people really, really enjoy this time of game. Me? I dunno. But this genre has actually been really popular for a long time.
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I've wanted to buy a 360 for a long time, but the thing holding me back is fear of RROD. I just can't spend $300+ on something that's practically guaranteed to break on me...
that said, I find the greatest draw of the 360, to me, is the XBLA games, and Rock Band.
Just so much great stuff on XBLA it's ridiculous.
Why, what do you mean? Is there something new, or what?
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LIZ: Different.
VOICE-OVER: It's September 24th, I'm Liz Parker and five days ago I died. But then the really amazing thing happened. I came to life.
And not in the gay way either. No sir, not pants swords. I know you love me, but we must always remain apart.
I will always hear your name whenever the wind blows.
I just have fond memories of Chase HQ back on the Amstrad, and if I owned a Wii and this were in any way like that, I'd buy it in an instant.
I honestly know nothing about the game except that it's been "coming out this week" for months now. Pretty funny.
Some games' actual ship date gets pushed around by the publisher at, literally, the last day before it's supposed to come out.
What has actually already come out is the 360 version, I think...
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Yup, the 360 version is out, and it's not too shabby, if not terribly well-optimized. It's a full-scale, fairly deep crab fishing sim game, featuring boats and captains from the show, as well as the ability to make a boat, hire your own crew, and go fishing.
It's neat, and I've been meaning to play more of it, but I've been sidetracked by other games.
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(I though SSBB was an okay fighter, but none of my friends were really into it and the online is broken, so...)
Sucks being good at SSBB. No one will play with me here.
e: By "here" i mean local multiplayer.
Looks like this could be the best gaming week of the year so far.
Hope I can get some folks over this weekend for co-op and vs shenanigans aplenty.
The first review for McGee's Grimm came out. Apparently the game is fun and plays a lot like Katamari Damacy. Instead of absorbing objects into yourself, you infect everything near you with darkness and the more of the world you've infected, the bigger the objects you can infect. At the same time, you have "enemies" trying to clean up the mess you make. Since I love the Katamari Damacy games, I'm looking forward to trying the first episode out (for free! Go GameTap membership!) tomorrow.
Oh and according to my friend who loves the Soul Calibur series, the latest one rocks.
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