This information comes from Nintendo Power…
– Takes place between H.A.W.X and H.A.W.X. 2 on the PS3/360
– Storyline cowritten by Flint Dille
– Ron Perlman and David Zayas voice acting
– Devs want the characters to be memorable
– One mission has you flying to different harbors in search of battleships, will need to wait while your bombers rearm before you call them again if you choose the wrong target
– Sometimes need to hit ground targets in on-rails segments, avoid hazards
– Another type of segment: Take on enemy tangos, focuses on more-close-up encounters
– Second player can usually join in at any time
– Drone missions: Have specific goals with the drones like locating hidden enemies, can lock on to a computer and hack into it by playing a mini-game (rotate Wiimot to line up your cursor with the glowing section of an on-screen circle), once the goal is complete, you move onto another computer
– Some missions take place in outer space, like when you fly a shuttle to a space station, space station explodes when you arrive, skydive back to terra firma and avoid debris
– Multiplayer: Top-down arcade shooter, up to 8 players (one player controls the ship with the Wiimote, the other controls another jet)
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Just pretend all the paper gets turned into video games by a witch or something.
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Last week I got ahold of a really sweet shelf to store all of my video games on, and while my collection isn’t the biggest or best out there, I’d say that I’ve got a good amount of games. Here’s the problem with having a good amount of games: You don’t have time to play them all. Every single gamer has a backlog of games, some bigger than others, and I’m ashamed to say that my backlog is quite a hefty one. A little while back I read a post on GoNintendo talking about the administrator’s (Kevin Cassidy) massive backlog of games, and reading that post inspired me to finally take action in completing MY backlog. Along the way, I hope that you guys join me and work on your backlogs as well. If you do, e-mail me at [email protected] whenever you beat a game and I’ll be sure to post about it on the site! Include a story/explanation if you want, but no pressure. Anyway, onto MY backlog:
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles
A lot of games, am I right? So here’s my plan: Beat one of these games every week and write about my experience with it as motivation to keep plugging away. For all of you out there, it’s time for you to delve into your backlog as well. Join me in my quest to finish all of the games I own and write to me about them. Each week, every single person that tells me their finished game will get put up on the site to bask in their glory for a bit, and then move onto the next one. Who’s with me? Anyone?
This week’s game…
Yoshi Ono has worked on some significant titles in his career, including the recent release of Super Street Fighter IV. But apparently something bigger is on the way. Ono posted a brief, cryptic message on his Twitter account, about something that will soon be coming:
“Super SF4 on sale!! SuperSF4 is nothing compared to what’s coming!!”
That really isn’t much to guess on, though hopefully we’ll see some sort of announcement in the near future. There honestly isn’t a clue here at all. Though if it’s Nintendo related, you can bet we’ll let you know about it!
Remix Mode
– There is a sub-mode, Backboard Smash
– Two teams compete head-to-head
– Health meter instead of scoreboard
– Need to deplete the other team’s health meter to win
– During the match, backboards deteriorate
– Big dunks count more than than three-point shots
– Goaltending heals the other team’s board
Boss Battles
– Camera is behind the back
– Basket placed at the top of the screen
– 1-on-1 matches
– More of a focus on shoving
– Bosses capable of performing special moves (ex: teleport)
– All bosses have an intro
Yes, I know that E3 ended a few weeks ago so writing about it this year’s show would be a bit irrelevant. That’s why I’m going to be REALLY irrelevant and take a look back at the last sixteen years of the Electronic Entertainment Expo, focusing specifically on all the games and hardware shown off by Nintendo. So let’s pretend that Pluto is still a planet and that Sonic is still popular as we travel back in time to the mid 90’s…
WiiWare
And Yet It Moves – Recommended
Art Style: light trax – Recommended
Bejeweled 2 – Hmmm…
Ben 10 Alien Force: The Rise of Hex – Grumble Grumble
Blood Beach – Grumble Grumble
Dive: The Medes Islands Secret – Recommended
Chess Challenge! – Hmmm…
Manic Monkey Mayhem – Hmmm…
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trials and Tribulations – Recommended
Robocalypse: Beaver Defense – Hmmm…
Viral Survivor – Recommended
Voodoo Dice – Hmmm…
VC
Kirby Super Star – Recommended
Wild Guns – Recommended
DSiWare
Advanced Circuits – Hmmm…
Chess Challenge! – Grumble Grumble
Earthworm Jim – Hmmm…
Frogger Returns – Recommended
Looksley’s Line Up – Grumble Grumble
Hero of Sparta – Recommended
Metal Torrent – Hmmm…
Real Crimes: Jack the Ripper – Hmmm…
Telegraph Sudoku & Kakuro – Recommended
A Topsy Turvy Life: Turvy Drops – Hmmm…
A Topsy Turvy Life: The Turvys Strike Back – Hmmm…
World Poker Tour Texas Hold ‘Em – Recommended
X-Scape – Recommended
This information comes from Ghost Trick director Shu Takumi…
“[Laughs] Well, we’ll see about [Ghost Trick] two, three and four, but that depends on how well this game is received. We’ll wait and see on that one, but we definitely hope that people will enjoy the game enough. Maybe we will make a two, three and four.”
In terms of critical reception, I’m sure Ghost Trick will be received well. It’s just the sales I’m worrying about! In Japan, the title has performed decently so far, though I’m not sure how things will pan out in North America and Europe.
1. Red Dead Redemption (Take Two)
2. 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa (EA)
3. Lost Planet 2 (Capcom)
4. Battlefield:?Bad Company 2 (EA)
5. Call of Duty:?Modern Warfare 2 (Activision)
6. Alan Wake (Microsoft)
7. UFC 2010: Undisputed (THQ)
8. Skate 3 (EA)
9. Super Street Fighter IV (Capcom)
10. Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City (Take Two)
11. Final Fantasy XIII (Square Enix)
12. Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction (Ubisoft)
13. Split/Second (Disney Interactive)
14. Just Cause 2 (Square Enix)
15. Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (Ubisoft)
16. Modnation Racers (Sony)
17. Iron Man 2 (Sega)
18. New Super Mario Bros Wii (Nintendo)
19. Sonic &?Sega All-Stars Racing (Sega)
20. FIFA 10 (EA)
21. Pokémon Soulsilver (Nintendo)
22. Pokémon Heartgold (Nintendo)
23. Aliens vs Predator (Sega)
24. God of War III (Sony)
25. Forza Motorsport 3 (Microsoft)
26. Assassin’s Creed II (Ubisoft)
27. Halo 3: ODST (Microsoft)
28. New Super Mario Bros (Nintendo)
29. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
30. Warioware DIY (Nintendo)
31. Mario & Sonic at Olympic Winter Games (Sega)
32. Alpha Protocol (Sega)
33. BioShock 2 (Take Two)
34. Monster Hunter Tri (Capcom)
35. Football Manager 2010 (Sega)
36. Blur (Activision)
37. Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box (Nintendo)
38. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision)
39. Jewel Quest Mysteries: Emerald Tear (GSP/Avanquest)
40. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
41. Nier (Square Enix)
42. WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2010 (THQ)
43. The Sims 3 (EA)
44. Heavy Rain (Sony)
45. Peppa Pig: Fun and Games (Ubisoft)
46. Dante’s Inferno (EA)
47. Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo)
48. Mario and Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story (Nintendo)
49. Mass Effect 2 (EA)
50. Ben 10 Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks (Namco Bandai)
