I’m an action game obsessive and nothing gets me going more than a solid, brainless, gory hack n’ slash. Part of the blame for this love of action can be traced back to the good old days of the scrolling brawler, a genre to whichGolden Axeonce proudly belonged. One of the most famous brawlers ever,Golden Axewas a huge arcade and Mega Drive hit, widely popular amongst kids for its violence and simple co-op formula....
Divinity II — Ego Draconiswent golda day or so ago, but don’t expect to see it in a GameStop in the near future. The title is still slated for a January 5th release. That means you a bit of time on your hands before it hits, so why not check out the above? It is, after all, a fresh trailer for the cdv Software-developed RPG. This is the first of nine planned trailers set to hit before the game arrives in stores....
We up and done did another 3 episodes of the Destructoid (the show). We started off the week weird and low key with an episode from the future, and by Friday, we had slowly lost our minds with aSesame Street-inspired dance party. The better the videogame news got throughout the week, the more happy we got, culminating in a DONKEY KONG COUNTRY RETURNS ZOMG jammy jam of epic (if not short lived) proportions....
Magic: The Gathering — Duels of the Planeswalkersis getting bigger. At a PAX event Saturday night, co-publisher Wizards of the Coast announced “Duel of the Dragon,” an expansion for the downloadable title that adds more cards, decks, and opponents. One of the cards added is a “new” Planeswalker. The expansion is slated to hit on Xbox LIVE Marketplace this fall. The price and exact date are unknown at this time. We’ve contacted Wizards of the Coast for the exact details, but the publisher didn’t respond to our inquiry immediately....
As revealed duringEA’s press conferenceyesterday,Brutal Legendis getting another rock icon added to its already impressive roster of stars. Joining Lemmy, Lita Ford, Rob Halford, and Jack Black in providing voice work for the game is none other than the Prince of Darkness himself, Ozzy Osbourne. While it would have admittedly been cooler to see the cameo while playingBrutal Legendwith no prior knowledge of its existence, this is the Internet, after all....
Of the games Tecmo was displaying at its E3 booth, one of the most intriguing looking titles wasUndead Knights. I’d heard absolutely nothing about this PSP game before the show rolled around, but now that I’ve seen it played and been talked through the title’s features, I must say that it’s looking like one of the coolest PSP games to have hit the system in a long, long time. If you enjoyed titles likePikminandOverlord, as well as the movieArmy of Darkness, then hit the jump for a first look at Undead Knights....
Although Joseph may not like the title ofWET,his articledid you give the basics of what the title is about. How does the title look and play, though, is what’s important. The demo had three different levels to play through: A beginning tutorial style level which ran you through some of the basic moves and introduced you to the character’s intro storyline, the Rage Mode level, and a high-speed car hopping shoot-em-up level....
Power Gig: Rise of the SixStringis a coming at a very difficult time. With a launch date for October, the three-piece band music game, while containing some interesting ideas, will be facing the awesome wrath ofRock Band 3and the nextGuitar Hero. It’s especially difficult considering their main selling point, a guitar controller that can be a real stringed guitar as well as a game device, has been superseded by Harmonix and their offerings....
After being teased as a mere concept at Microsoft’s big peripheral reveal last year, we’ve finally seen theStar WarsKinect title in the works. Kinect Star Warslooks set to be another on-rails affair, with Light Saber swings and Force powers all controlled with intuitive movements. Slash with your arms to attack, raise a palm to block Blaster shots, and raise your hands to life objects. Iconic moments from all the episodes look set to appear, and space battles as well as Pod races were shown in the trailer....
Dan, one of our boys over atBits, Bytes, Pixel & Sprites, sent over the above video. I’m going to just pause right here so you’re able to watch it. Watch the whole thing. Yeah, I can wait. I’ll have a beer while you’re watching it. Just lemme know when you’re done. Ok, done yet? No? Oh … ok. I’ll go back to waiting … Now? No? Ok. NOW?Finally!So, um, wow, right?...
We guessed right. The upcoming iPhone version ofFinal Fantasy IIIwill be a reworking of the DS game. That means polygons over sprites, and those polygons are coming right from the 2006 DS release. Here’s the kicker, though: The iPhone version could look better than the DS version. Square Enix is reworking the visuals for high resolution, says Famitsu. According toAndriasang, one of the testers says that the sound is also of a very high quality....
Today’s free pick isn’t the most engrossing of games, but it does feature Pumpkin Bats, which pretty much grants it an 11/10 on my personal scale. Blood Huntersends waves of monsters at you and charges you with the task of shooting them by simply touching them on the screen. You have different weapons and abilities that unlock during the course of the game, but other than that, there’s no much else....
I have a rather wonderful App for you, today. Even if you don’t dig the legitimately decent physics-based puzzles, the questionable Engrish voice acting will keep you hooked. Save Toshi(iOS) is about a Japanese pop star who, for some reason, has forgotten how to walk. Your job is to get her to the dance floor by shooting various blocks and maneuvering the catatonic caterwauler around the environment. It’s a pretty simple concept that takes a little bit from the best physics puzzlers on the market and makes something quite charming indeed....
