Trinity Universe
Trinity Universe is a potent blend of JRPG and turn based strategy wrapped in anime-inspired zaniness. Developed by Idea Factory and Gust, this newest NISA title features two lengthy campaigns with characters from the Disgaea and Atelier series of games. Both campaigns are played in the third person and contain all of the dungeon-crawling-combat-treasure-hunting you can handle, and then some.
Transformers – War For Cyberton – Autobots & Decepticons Versions
The War For Cybertron hit stores a week ago, landing on multiple platforms. The Nintendo DS actually got two versions. In the Autobots version, players control Optimus Prime and other familiar Autobots in a battle to save Cybertron from the Decepticons. Likewise in the Decepticons version, players control Megatron and Starscream and a host of other Decepticons to harness the power of Dark Energon ...[Read More]
Here’s Looking At You, Bogart Fans — WHV Releasing Massive Box Set This October
Well, this is good news. WHV is going to release a thirteen disc set later this year with twenty-four of Bogart's greatest films. Full details on the release and each film below!...
Avatar The Last Airbender: The Complete Book 1 (Collector’s Edition)
With the live action Avatar - The Last Airbender movie about to hit theaters, it's perhaps not too surprising that we're seeing a re-release of the first season of the original cartoon classic. Packed in a beautiful box with all new extra features, Avatar The Last Airbender: The Complete Book 1 Collector's Edition is a superb release for anyone just getting into this animated series or for passion...[Read More]
Impressions – Killzone 3
Killzone 3 is set for a February release and includes a lot of changes that should make it a must have title. The Producer I spoke with couldn’t talk about multiplayer, but I was able to experience some of the single player action, including several of the new gameplay mechanics like jetpacks and brutal melee. So our fourth visit into the universe of Killzone begins right where Killzone 2 le...[Read More]
Impressions – Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II
Lucasarts was showing off Force Unleashed II behind doors at their booth. Frankly, it looks awesome and it was one of my favorite games of the show. I loved the first game and the second game looks to only expand and improve upon the great gameplay that Force Unleashed introduced. Starkiller is once again the main character. If you remember from the end of the first game, that may be surprising (I...[Read More]
Impressions – Tom Clancy’s HAWX 2
Ubisoft was showing off Tom Clancy’s HAWX 2 at E3 this year. I thought the arcade aerial combat game was a lot of fun back in 2008, and it was good to see a sequel coming out this year. HAWX 2 has a new campaign mode that is split between the HAWX, Russians, and British. Players encounter each faction during the course of the campaign and do not get to choose when they play which faction, bu...[Read More]
Impressions – PS Move with The Shoot and Start The Party!
I played several Playstation Move games at E3 this year. The first was a tech demo of sorts known as The Shoot. This was like playing an old school light gun game — the game moves on rails and is played from the first person perspective. Various old west outlaws pop out, along with some innocents, and it was up to me to move the Move and zap the bad guys while avoiding the good guys. I thoug...[Read More]
Impressions – PS Move with Kung Fu Rider and echochrome II
I played several Move games at E3 and in this article I will be discussing two of them: Kung Fu Rider and echochrome II. So Kung Fu Rider is a full blown Sony of Japan Studios game that will be available in September on Blu-ray. It features 9-12 hours of gameplay and is all about leading a private detective, or his secretary (your choice), away from a gang by riding down hilly streets in downtown ...[Read More]
Impressions – PS Move with SOCOM 4 and The Fight: Lights Out
I played SOCOM 4 both with and without Move and enjoyed it very much. Zipper uses both the Move and its “nunchuk” controller to fully replace the standard controller. The Move is how you aim, including zoom functionality. You can adjust the sensitivity of it, and if you hold the Move button while turning, you can avoid spinning the screen around whenever you reach the edge of the curre...[Read More]
Impressions – Gears of War 3
I attended a twenty minute closed doors session of Gears of War 3 with some folks from Epic. It was primarily Q&A, but we did get a five minute demo of a part of the game. My first impressions were ‘wow — this looks far, far better than the previous Gears,’ which already look very good. Updates to the Unreal3 Engine are what make the new graphical changes possible. We were t...[Read More]
Impressions – Harvest Moon: Grand Bazaar & Rune Factory 3
At Natsume’s booth I spent a while talking with Adam Fitch and playing Harvest Moon: Grand Bazaar and Rune Factory 3 on the NDS. I had not played previous games in the series but these newest iterations, I was told, carry on the established tradition of the previous titles which should make them very interesting to their audience. The new Harvest Moon game is all about resurrecting the bazaa...[Read More]