Target To Offer Special Edition Of Ubisoft’s Shaun White Snowboarding Video Game
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Exclusive Version of the Highly Anticipated Action Sports Game Hits Shelves This Winter
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Oct. 8, 2008
Snowboarding phenomenon and Target athlete Shaun White will be riding his way into Target stores this Winter with an exclusive edition of Ubisoft’s newest action sports title, Shaun White Snowboarding.
The special Target edition of the game, available on Xbox 360®, PLAYSTATION®3 and Wii™, will have exclusive extended content and features that consumers won’t be able to find anywhere else, including the Target Mountain – an entire mountain environment found only in the Target exclusive edition. Gamers will also be able to take advantage of exclusive jibs, additional scenes and more characters. Additionally, players will be able to cozy up in the game’s virtual version of the Target Chalet, the real-life mountainside home where Shaun and his fellow Target athletes hang out with friends and family at the annual Winter X Games in Aspen, Colorado. Among other exclusive features, the Taget Chalet is the only indoor environment anywhere in the game.
Target guests are now able to purchase a $5 pre-sell card to ensure they’ll be shredding the mountain as soon as the exclusive version hits shelves.
“Shaun has been riding for Target for nearly seven years, so this exclusive version of Shaun White Snowboarding was a natural fit for our relationship with him,” said Troy Michels, Target Lifestyle Marketing. “It’s great to see the Target brand brought to life alongside Shaun in the game and we’re confident that Target guests and gamers will be eager to see what has come from our collaboration in the Target edition of Shaun White Snowboarding.”
Screenshots roundup
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Treasure – downloadable title planned, Sin and Punishment 2 talk, more
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Sin and Punishment 2
– Retail game, not WiiWare title
– Character designed from original game working on S&P2
– Masato Maegawa (Treasure president) very pleased with VC sales of Sin and Punishment
Virtual Console
– Maegawa also happy with sales of other VC titles, specifically Gunstar Heroes
– Wants more people to purchase Dynamite Headdy on the VC – compared to other Treasure titles, VC sales are much lower on the game
Bleach Versus Crusade
– Playable at TGS
– Releasing in Japan this December
WiiWare/XBLA
– “Maegawa pretty much confirmed that Treasure will be doing a downloadable game in the future”
– Maegawa has seen the sales of other WiiWare/PSN/XBLA titles, believes it’s viable to work on a downloadable title
– Treasure impressed with IntiCreates’ job on with Mega Man 9
– Treasure still going to release mainly retail titles
Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People Ep 3: Billy Club Gameplay
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Top WiiWare, VC titles of the week
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Virtual Console
1 (1) – Super Mario Bros. 3
2 (2) – Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
3 (4) – Super Mario Bros.
4 (3) – Mega Man 2
5 (6) – Super Dodge Ball
6 (5) – Super Mario World
7 (9) – Punch-Out!!
8 (7) – Super Mario Bros. 2
9 (8) – The Legend of Zelda
10 (10) – Super Mario 64
11 (12) – The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
12 (13) – Sonic the Hedgehog
13 (14) – Mario Kart 64
14 (11) – Mega Man
15 (15) – Donkey Kong Country
16 (16) – Kirby’s Adventure
17 (17) – Pac-Man
18 (19) – Paper Mario
19 (18) – The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
20 (20) – Donkey Kong
WiiWare
1 (1) – Mega Man 9
2 (6) – Bomberman Blast
3 (2) – My Aquarium
4 (14) – Art Style: ORBIENT
5 (5) – Dr. Mario Online Rx
6 (4) – My Pokemon Ranch
7 (3) – Strong Bad Episode 2: Strong Badia the Free
8 (7) – Defend your Castle
9 (8) – Strong Bad Episode 1: Homestar Ruiner
10 (9) – Wild West Guns
11 (10) – Pong Toss – Frat Party Games
12 (11) – TV Show King
13 (12) – Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King
14 (13) – LostWinds
15 (15) – Midnight Pool
16 (16) – Family Table Tennis
17 (20) – Cocoto Fishing Master
18 (19) – Gyrostarr
19 (18) – V.I.P. Casino: Blackjack
20 (17) – Groovin’ Blocks
Animales de la Muerte might go to retail
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“It’s a crazy, over-the-top and gruesome brawler, multiplayer kind of Smash TV-style game. Like Monkey Island, you have to save the good animals, and if they get infected, you have to take out the bad animals. It’s a simple little game concept, but it’s funny as hell and there’s lots of comedy, and we think it’s something really good. Internally, where we’ve been on the fence with it is we’ve put a lot into the development of it, and we’re looking at doing it as a WiiWare title, but honestly we’ve had a little bit of trouble squeezing it into 40 megs. We’ve got a lot of cinematics, and a lot of comedy there. We don’t want to kill the comedy.” – High Voltage Software VP/Chief Creative Officer Eric Nofsinger.
Famitsu review scores
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Away: Shuffle Dungeon (NDS, AQ Interactive): 8 / 8 / 7 / 8 – (31/40)
Nazo Nazo & Quiz Ichi Kotae Jikkon Q Mate! (NDS, Konami): 5 / 6 / 5 / 5 – (21/40)
Culdcept DS (NDS, Sega): 9 / 7 / 8 / 9 – (33/40)
Yattaman DS 2 (NDS, Takara Tomy): 7 / 6 / 6 / 7 – (26/40)
Yuusha no Kuse ni Namaikida Or 2 (PSP, Sony): 9 / 8 / 8 / 9 – (34/40)
Kanuchi: Shiroki Tsubasa no Shou (PS2, Idea Factory): 6 / 6 / 5 / 5 – (22/40)
Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces (Wii, Bandai Namco): 8 / 8 / 8 / 8 – (32/40)
Daikaijuu Battle: Ultra Coliseum (Wii, Bandai Namco): 7 / 8 / 7 / 7 – (29/40)
FaceBreaker (PS3/Xbox 360, EA): 5 / 5 / 4 / 3 – (17/40)
Kidou Senshi Gundam 00: Gundam Meisters (PS2, Bandai Namco): 6 / 6 / 6 / 6 – (24/40)
Konami announces DanceDanceRevolution: Disney Grooves
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DanceDanceRevolution Fans Now Have Popular Disney Characters and 40 Favorite Disney Songs for the Nintendo WiiTM
EL SEGUNDO, CA – October 7, 2008 – Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today announced the launch of DanceDanceRevolution®: Disney Grooves for the Nintendo Wii. The title is being developed by Bemani, the original pioneers of the video game music genre that brought to market the hit sensation DanceDanceRevolution® Hottest Party! The latest installment, combines the popular rhythm-dancing phenomenon with classic Disney songs and characters creating a “must-have” for fans of DanceDanceRevolution®: Disney GroovesDanceDanceRevolution®, Disney and the Wii.
“DanceDanceRevolution®:Disney Grooves marks the third time we have worked with Disney on a DanceDanceRevolution title,” said Anthony Crouts, Vice President of Marketing for Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. “However, this is the first one that utilizes the unique capabilities of the Wii to offer an ultimate interactive dancing experience that is certain to thrill fans of Disney and the DanceDanceRevolution franchise.”
DanceDanceRevolution®: Disney Grooves features some of the most popular Disney characters of all-time including Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Donald and Daisy along with enhanced graphics and 40 favorite Disney tunes. Players will have to complete dance challenges in order to unlock more and more music. For a more personalized experience DanceDanceRevolution®: Disney Grooves will allow players to customize their very own Mii’s with special Disney costumes in its Dressing Room mode.
Meet the Characters: Job Classes Among The Heroes Of Dokapon
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They each have their own unique strengths…who will you become?
October 7, 2008
Like most RPGs worth their salt, Dokapon Kingdom allows players to choose from a variety of job classes in the development of their ideal adventurer. At the beginning, players choose from one of three job types – Warrior, Thief, or Magician – each with a unique bonus ability or trait. For example, the Warrior can randomly receive a boost to his or her attack at the start of a turn, although the Warrior insists that no illegal performance enhancement drugs are involved. The Thief can steal one random item or field magic from another player when he or she passes through them on the play field (and they really don’t care what they snatch, so long as their target has something to lose). Lastly, the Magician can cast two field magic spells prior to their turn, whereas other player classes can only cast one.
After a little bit of adventuring, players will be able to master their existing job and unlock new ones. Clerics can randomly heal a little HP at the start of a turn (“we don’t need no steenkin’ potions”), the Acrobat can bounce back from a fatal blow every now and then (gracefully, we should add), and the Ninja can use two items prior to the start of a turn (that’s what agility gets you). There’s a ton of variety, and a ton of different ways to play based on the kind of character you work towards. Each class also has a preferred type of weapon, yielding a significant performance increase when equipped for the right type of adventurer.
Here’s a listing of job classes you’ll find in Dokapon Kingdom (excluding a couple secret ones):
