Sin & Punishment: Star Successor descends on June 7
It’s been a long and often uncertain wait, but at least Star Successor should manage to escape Japan (on a crazy techno-surfboard) with more rapidity than its N64 predecessor.
Sin & Punishment: Star Successor descends on June 7 originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Dragon Ball Origins 2 flying to DS on a cloud this summer
If, like us, you were surprised by how much fun Dragon Ball: Origins for DS was, prepare to be delighted once again. Namco Bandai announced that it is publishing Dragon Ball: Origins 2 in North America, with a summer release in mind.
The sequel features the same kind of Phantom Hourglass-esque, stylus-controlled action, with the option to switch to buttons. This time, a two-player co-op mode is included, so Goku and a non-Goku friend can beat up the Red Ribbon Army over local wireless. The Japanese release also includes an emulated version of what we know as the NES’s Dragon Power — there’s currently no word if that awful game will be a bonus in the American version.
Dragon Ball Origins 2 flying to DS on a cloud this summer originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Wii and DS versions of Ivy the Kiwi? revealed
Prope and publisher Bandai Namco sent out the first screens and footage (after the break) of the new Wii and DS versions of the once-Windows Mobile exclusive Ivy the Kiwi?, thus forcing us to fill another post with question marks? Okay, we didn’t need that one.
The presentation on the console versions of the game is identical to the original, with the unusual sepia-tone color scheme and hand-drawn backgrounds. Both new versions double the number of levels, bringing the game up to a total of 100. And both new versions have multiplayer: local download play on DS and splitscreen on Wii. And, of course, the DS has a map screen. Why not?
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Wii and DS versions of Ivy the Kiwi? revealed originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Corocoro: Pokemon Ranger 3 in Japan this March
Longing for another chance to furiously draw circles around monsters? Good news, a third Pokemon Ranger game for DS is on the way. Serebii reports that the latest issue of Japan’s Corocoro Comic features the first look at Pokemon Ranger: Hikari no Kiseki (Path of Light), which, like the others, puts the player in the role of a Ranger equipped with a “Capture Styler” that lets you draw energy circles around Pokemon to trap it.
This third entry takes place on an island setting and features tropical Pokemon like — we’re totally not making this up — Ukulele Pichu. You’ll be able to use “Ranger Signs” to summon certain Pokemon that impart new abilities, in addition to the existing “Poke Assist,” which essentially adds elemental damage to your Styler.
Japanese gamers will be able to round up Hikari no Kiseki on March 9.
[Via Andriasang]
Corocoro: Pokemon Ranger 3 in Japan this March originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Snap Judgment: Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers
Time played: 10 hours
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers is a game with seemingly no built-in audience. There aren’t any Final Fantasy fans, that I can imagine, who love the series but hate all that role-playing and complexity, and there’s likely a very small portion of the fanbase that love the Crystal Chronicles universe, but hate multiplayer.
Because of that, because of the current climate for third-party Wii games, and because of the sizeable budget and long development time that went into this project, Crystal Bearers is a bold experiment that’s unlikely to be repeated. Which is a shame, because I’ve really enjoyed what I’ve played so far, and I feel like some small tweaks in a sequel could make a truly great game out of what is currently an interesting, flawed (and very, very strange) game.
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Snap Judgment: Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Wait outside the Monster Hunter Tri site
The new Monster Hunter Tri site isn’t quite open yet, with the full contents of the digital lodge kept locked down by an outrageous voice actor. But even without access to whatever’s in there, there’s some interesting stuff to be found outside the virtual barrier (navigate over to the door knocker twice to find it).
The site features screenshots, the North American announcement trailer, weapon descriptions, and, perhaps most useful for us, a short listing of monsters — maybe now we won’t catch so much flak for referring to one of the game’s trademark creatures as “like a dragon or something.” It’s like a Monster Hunter University for everyone!
In the announcement, Capcom still referred to the game’s release date as “Spring 2010,” so we expect it to be one of the less delayed titles in Capcom’s lineup.
Wait outside the Monster Hunter Tri site originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Stop Stress by destroying everything in new WiiWare game
Stop Stress sounds like one of those My Coach non-games for DS: based on the title, we’d assume it would be full of relaxing exercises and tips about reducing the strain of daily life. But Abylight’s Stop Stress: A Day of Fury on WiiWare encourages its players to take their stress out on the virtual world by beating everything nearby to pieces.
Swinging the Wii Remote to control the arm of Jack, a stressed-out guy in a world that grows increasingly hostile as he gets more worked up, players use bats, axes, and other weapons to smash everything in sight. According to the ESRB description, “One mission is to ’search and destroy all the alarm-clocks’ by using a soft slipper; another mission requires players to ‘break all the windows and escape from the evil traffic jam.’”
Publisher Abylight expects to release Stop Stress this fall. Try not to get too anxious for it!
Stop Stress by destroying everything in new WiiWare game originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Tomena Sanner running to North American WiiWare in Q1
Konami has announced a North American release for its one-button WiiWare action game Tomena Sanner. The mobile port stars a businessman named Hitoshi Susumu who must run to an “ultimate dance party” to get there on time — and who has the terrible luck to face obstacles like chorus lines, T-Rexes, lizardmen, and Frankenstein’s Monsters.
The game uses a single button to control Susumu’s jumps, as well as attacks, basketball dunks, and whatever the situation calls for. It’s like Canabalt, but with more dancing. All the while, a running commentary on Susumu’s progress displays at the top of the screen. It also includes split screen multiplayer for up to four.
Tomena Sanner will be out, unfortunately, in Q1 2010.
Tomena Sanner running to North American WiiWare in Q1 originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Crystal Bearers also has a ballroom dancing minigame
Famitsu revealed two “event” minigames in Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers. We knew about the vaguely embarrassing pool float minigame, and we’ve actually seen hints of the other minigame in the trailer: ballroom dancing. This seems to take place in the scene in which Layle steals some guy’s tuxedo to sneak into an event, and involves rotating the Wiimote and Nunchuk to simulate dancing movements.
In the E3 demo, the game was full of diverting events like this. A rail shooter segment opened the game, followed by an airship piloting segment. The main enemy-tossing game will be broken up by events like this one, which finally fulfills the promise of Final Fantasy VIII’s most famous scene.
Crystal Bearers also has a ballroom dancing minigame originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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COP: The Recruit: The Trailer
Ubisoft is releasing COP: The Recruit, its open-world, openly derivative DS cop game, on November 3. To promote the upcoming release, Ubisoft sent out this new trailer that shows off not only the impressive 3D found in the title, but the impressive variety of gameplay. There are shooting segments, interactions with security cameras and other equipment, and, of course, the combination of on-foot and driving gameplay found in a certain other series.
Like always, however, we take issue with the use of a tiny, floating DS to display this gameplay footage. Seeing one screen at a time is preferable to the extreme zoom-out — and if you have to show the whole DS, please hold it still! We’re trying to look at the game you’re showing us.
COP: The Recruit: The Trailer originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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