The Infestation Begins Fall 2011 on the Nintendo 3DS™ and Wii™ Systems
Los Angeles, CA — April 19, 2011 — Twelve years after a nuclear war, the world has turned into an uninhabitable wasteland with mutant insects and humanity holding onto survival in outposts hidden from the poisonous air and killer Centipedes. This Fall, Nintendo fans can become humanity’s only hope for survival as Atari®, one of the world’s most recognized publishers and producers of interactive entertainment and developer WayForward re-imagine the legendary video game franchise Centipede for a new generation of gamers with Centipede: Infestation.
“Centipede: Infestation modernizes one our most popular brands for Nintendo’s youthful audience,” said Jim Wilson, President and CEO of Atari S.A. “This game and other games to follow, further define Atari’s strategy to build upon our library of celebrated IP and reimagine them for next generation game platforms.”
WayForward and Atari announced today a new Centipede game for the Wii and 3DS. We’ve posted the first details below…
– Published by Atari
– Reimagines the 1980 game
– 3D shooting adventure
– Battle multiple pests
– Borrows its back story a bit from the post-apocalyptic Fallout as a nuclear war has left a largely uninhabitable landscape
– A few teen orphans wearing protective suits survive
– Play as Max
– Wii version will be an arcade-style shooter
– Point the Wiimote at the screen like a gun
– Use the control stick to move Max
– 3DS version: Use the touchscreen to move
– Aim and shoot with other controls on the 3DS
This information comes from Atari’s Jonathan Moses…
“My memory of it was ‘I need to stop this bug from coming down the screen.’ There was no story or reason. For the time, that was great. You meet up with Maisy, who has this almost magical power over flowers (and) is able to grow in what is otherwise this irradiated wasteland. You follow Maisy through this world and protect her. In this game, as you kill the different bugs, they drop everything from gun turrets and walled barriers to power-ups for the player. There are centipedes, and then there is ‘The Centipede’.”
Remember how Satoru Iwata promised that The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D would feature new elements? Well, we now know of two additions thanks to a Nintendo press release.
First, Nintendo has revealed that the title will contain videos that will help new players with “hints on how to solve puzzles encountered.” Also, expect a brand new Boss Challenge mode. Players will be able to take on already-defeated bosses individually or battle them all in succession. The mode will become available at a certain point in the game.
Read on below for the full press release.
19th April, 2011 – One of the most critically-acclaimed games of all time The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time has returned, this time in full 3D – without the need for glasses – and exclusively to Nintendo 3DS. Brace yourselves this summer as The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D – a masterful enhancement of one of the landmark releases in video game history – comes to Europe on 17th June, 2011.
With phenomenally re-mastered graphics and new stunning 3D visuals, fans of the original game and newcomers alike will be able to marvel at this gaming classic and join the daring adventures of one of video games’ greatest heroes – Link!
Yes, Nano Assault comes from Shin’en, the same developer that we praised highly over the weekend. Like FAST – Racing League, I suggest that you guys put this game on your radar!
