GamesMaster review scores – October 2013
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This month’s GamesMaster review scores are as follows:
Saints Row IV – 81%
Pikmin 3 – 85%
Dota 2 – 90%
Payday 2 – 88%
The Walking Dead 400 Days – 70%
Scourge: Outbreak – 36%
Capsized – 74%
Call of Duty: Black Ops II – Vengeance DLC – 69%
Mount Your Friends – 89%
Tales of Xillia – 72%
Stealth Inc: A Clone In The Dark – 83%
Tokyo Jungle Mobile – 78%
Superfrog HD – 69%
Kung Fu Rabbit – 75%
Hotline Miami – 93%
EarthBound – 91%
Mighty Switch Force! 2 – 68%
Aqua Moto Racing 3D – 44%
Bugs vs. Tanks – 60%
Dillon’s Rolling Western – The Last Ranger – 60%
Urban Trial Freestyle – 72%
Tekken Revolution – 69%
Dynasty Warriors 8 – 70%
Time and Eternity – 36%
Ride to Hell: Retribution – 5%
Rogue Legacy – 80%
Thanks to joclo for the tip.
Ludosity says that their game “Ittle Dew” was originally pitched to Nintendo as a Zelda game, Wii U is easier to publish on than Steam
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“It’s actually easier to publish on Wii U, than on Steam… The thing about Greenlight it that you just don’t know, there aren’t any clear answers and they seem to be changing their policy, and their CEO is saying one thing and they are acting in another way. I think a lot of developers are anxious about Greenlight, right now.”
– Ludosity’s Joel Nyström
Broken Rules on Chasing Aurora development, sales, regrets, more
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Chasing Aurora developer Broken Rules reflected on the game’s development during a GDC 2013 session today.
How did Chasing Aurora begin? Felix Bohatsch said that Nintendo approached the team about making a Wii U launch title while they were busy creating Secrets of Raetikon. The latter project’s multiplayer prototype soon morphed into Chasing Aurora. After five months of development, the game was done.
There was a mix of good and bad while creating Chasing Aorura. Bohatsch noted how there is typically more coverage for launch games, which allowed the title to be discussed by gaming outlets on a regular basis.
However, that didn’t help Chasing Aurora’s sales – even despite promotion on the eShop front page, Wii U owners didn’t pick up the game. Bohatsch attributes the lack of interest to a couple of things. First, “people thought $15 was pricey” for a downloadable title. Players were also preoccupied with larger, retail titles and seemingly skipped past Chasing Aurora.
Making Chasing Aurora a Wii U exclusive was a bit of a mistake, Bohatsch believes. The heavy use of the GamePad in particular makes it almost impossible for ports to be brought to other platforms.
Broken Rules’ next game is indeed Secrets of Raetikon. Unfortunately, in the immediate future, the studio doesn’t have plans for a Wii U version.
EnjoyUp releasing Project Aguraki on the Wii U eShop
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EnjoyUp is bringing a new shoot ’em up title to the Wii U eShop known as “Project Aguraki”. We don’t know much about the game, but it has been revealed that it’s built on Unity. Stay tuned for more information.
Knytt Underground’s Infinity Hype update to be a console exclusive on Wii U
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Knytt Underground isn’t new to consoles. Last year, Ripstone Games published the title on the PlayStation 3 and PS Vita.
So if you’ve already picked up Knytt Underground on a PlayStation platform, is there any reason to consider the newly announced Wii U version? Short answer: yes.
For one thing, off-TV place will be supported. And Knytt Underground’s Infinity Hype update, in development for the PC, is also coming to Wii U – and it will be a console exclusive.
In an interview soon to be published on Nintendo Everything, Ripstone creative director Phil Gaskell told us:
“Since launching Knytt Undergound Nifflas has been hard at work on an update called Infinity Hype which features even more quests, room, and secrets. It makes an already huge game even bigger! On consoles the Infinity Hype update will be exclusive to WiiU.”
Video additions to the eShop (8/19/13)
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This week’s video additions to the Wii U and 3DS eShops are as follows:
Wii U
Pikmin 3 Accolades Trailer
Pikmin 3 – Get to Know Miiverse and the KopPad
Animal Crossing Plaza Trailer
Galaga Trailer
Heavy Fire: Black Arms 3D Trailer
Wii U Stories: The Haskins Family
Wii U Stories: The Jones Family
Wii U Stories: The Vanorsby Family
Wii U Stories: The Wright Family
3DS
Heavy Fire: Black Arms 3D Trailer
Donkey Kong Trailer
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Sleeping Problems Video
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Comedy Trailer
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Teaser Trailer
Source: Wii U/3DS eShops
Wii U eShop charts (8/19/13)
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Software
1. DuckTales Remastered
2. Art Academy: SketchPad
3. Donkey Kong
4. EarthBound
5. Pikmin 3
6. Super Mario World
7. Cloudberry Kingdom
8. Nano Assault Neo
9. Galaga
10. Trine 2: Director’s Cut
11. Harvest Moon
12. Super Metroid
13. Mega Man X
14. Super Mario Bros.
15. Spin the Bottle: Bumpie’s Party
16. Kid Icarus
17. Mega Man 2
18. Metroid
19. Kirby Super Star
20. Mario Bros.
Videos
1. Nintendo Direct 8/7/13
2. DuckTales Remastered 6/11/13
3. Pikmin 3 – Get to Know the Explorers
4. Pokemon Rumble U Gameplay Trailer
5. The Wonderful 101 Direct
6. Zelda: Wind Waker HD 6/11/13
7. Pikmin 3 – Get to Know the Pikmin Types
8. Pikmin 3 Trailer 6/11/13
9. The Wonderful 101 Trailer (Director’s Cut)
10. Pikmin 3 – Get to Know the Gameplay Basics
11. The Wonderful 101 Trailer 6/11/13
12. EarthBound Launch Trailer
13. Scribblenauts Unmasked Hero Creator Trailer
14. Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Director’s Cut
15. Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV Wall of Fire Trailer
16. Spin the Bottle: Bumpie’s Party Trailer
17. Cloudberry Kingdom Trailer 6/11/13
18. Disney’s Planes Trailer 6/11/13
19. Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara Trailer
20. Nano Assault Neo Trailer
Source: Wii U eShop
Nintendo Web Framework updated for Wii U eShop purchases, includes DLC
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Plenty of Wii U titles have supported downloadable content. However, indies using the Nintendo Web Framework have been out of luck – until now.
A new version of the tech, announced at GDC Europe earlier today, will provide eCommerce support. This will allow developers to monetize additional items such as DLC.
Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians confirmed for the Wii U eShop
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Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians is in development for the Wii U, Threaks has confirmed. The “swimming platformer” just hit Steam a few weeks ago,.
Threaks’ Denis Rogic described the game to Nintendo Life as follows:
We have a music action-adventure. This means that we have a game that actually mimics the game mechanics with music and combines that, meaning that you have the actual action-adventure gameplay that you’d expect like puzzles, fighting and stuff like that, but at the same time, all those mechanics actually are music. By playing the game, you mix and remix the song and kind of interact with that music.
…We have rhythm elements, but they’re a really small portion of the game and they’re always interactive, so you expect a real freedom of movement, freedom of all kinds of things that you would expect from an adventure game, and then you have this additional layer of music in there. For example, there’s a game mechanic that’s a bass drum and the closer you get, the louder it gets and that means it’s a game mechanic. Just by moving through the level without any restrictions, you mix the song.
Expect Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians on the eShop sometime in the future.
Street Fighter II games also confirmed for North American Wii U VC this week
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Along with Europe, Street Fighter II: The World Warrior, Turbo: Hyper Fighting and New Challengers are heading to the North American Wii U Virtual Console on Thursday. And also like Europe, Capcom will be extending a special offer to fans.
Those who buy any of the three games can get the other two for 50% off. Europe’s sale is a little bit different – buy two, and you’ll get the last one for free.
