– Ideas started after Contra 4 was completed
– Actually not a remake – “inspired by” the original
– Started from a pitch – Majesco wanted to breathe new life into it for a long time
– David Crane not directly involved
– There are “a good mix of blob transformations that should each be useful in their own context” – there are classic and new transformations
– Looks fully 2D but uses 3D for things like effects
– No waggle or IR in the game
– Looking into GameCube controller support
– Game has a lot of unlockables and secrets
– A lot of gameplay variety
– No multiplayer – perhaps for A Boy and His Blob 2
– Runs in 480p, 16:9
– Game is for everyone
Sonic and the Black Knight
– People have been complaining about the review, saying IGN is biased, etc.
– Not so hot – 3.9
– Matt says he gives bad Sonic games bad scores
– Just not a good game
– Can look at it as not a good Sonic game or not a good game in general (both are true)
– Doesn’t have any of the trademarks from the Sonic games
– Matt can’t remember a single loop in the game
– Always at a dead stop fighting enemies, stopped a lot
– Sword-play is just one move – mapped to waggle
– Basic game is running forward for a second, stopping for 30 seconds, fighting off enemies
– Secret Rings did have its issues but it was still a fun game
– By design they’re trying to slow you down
– Actually have to stop, walk up to a townspeople clumbsily to interact with villagers
– Don’t really collect rings so much either
– When you stop you realize how bad the controls are
We Ski and Snowboard
– Very mediocre game
– Pretty much the same game as last year, looked like the same game
– Added the ability to snowboard but have the same controls as skiing
– Does support the balance board
– Balance board controls work
– Nothing else to do in the game
– Everything is unlocked from the very beginning
– Nothing to entice you to move forward
– No goal or objective you’re working towards
– Visually not too bad
– Framerate chugs in multiplayer
VC
1 (1) – Super Mario Bros. 3
2 (2) – Super Mario Bros.
3 (3) – Super Mario World
4 (4) – Super Mario Bros. 2
5 (7) – Pac-Man
6 (6) – Punch-Out!!
7 (5) – The Legend of Zelda
8 (8) – Mario Kart 64
9 (9) – Super Mario 64
10 (10) – Donkey Kong
11 (11) – Donkey Kong Country
12 (12) – The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
13 (13) – Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
14 (15) – Excitebike
15 (14) – Sonic the Hedgehog 2
16 (16) – Galaga
17 (17) – Tecmo Bowl
18 (19) – Sonic the Hedgehog
19 (18) – The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
20 (20) – Life Force
WiiWare
1 (1) – Tetris Party
2 (2) – My Aquarium
3 (17) – Onslaught
4 (3) – World of Goo
5 (4) – CueSports – Pool Revolution
6 (5) – Dr. Mario Online Rx
7 (6) – My Pokemon Ranch
8 (9) – Midnight Bowling
9 (8) – Fun! Fun! Minigolf
10 (7) – Brain Challenge
11 (10) – Target Toss Pro: Bags
12 (15) – TV Show King
13 (14) – Defend your Castle
14 (12) – Sandy Beach
15 (16) – Wild West Guns
16 (13) – Snowboard Riot
17 (N/A) – Mega Man 9
18 (18) – Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King
19 (19) – Tiki Towers
20 (11) – LIT
Fun and frantic hospital game coming to WiiTM, Nintendo DSTM and PC in April 2009
Northampton, UK 4th March 2009 – Oxygen Games today issued a health warning – the frantic pace, fun and excitement of Hysteria Hospital: Emergency Ward may cause you to become over excited and turn you into a bundle of nerves!Do you like a challenge? Can you handle the pace of this frantic, fast paced action-packed game? You have a whole hospital in your hands – do you think you can cope with the responsibility? This addictive and fun game on Wii, DS and PC really should come with a public health warning!
Treat as many patients as possible in this fun and frantic hospital game! Help patients get treated as fast as you can by making sure they are in the right place at the right time! Make sure they receive the correct prescriptions, tablets and treatments and keep them happy by seeing to them as quickly as possible! The more patients you treat the more money your hospital will make! If you don’t treat them… they won’t pay! Buy and sell machines and equipment that will help your hospital provide the services that the patients need. Progress from hospital to hospital until you are in charge of a hospital with 3 floors full of unusual machines, crazy doctors and needy patients! Everyone is relying on you to help them! Can you handle the pressure?!
These details come from the latest edition of Famitsu…
– Japanese title is Bokujou Monogatari Series: Makiba no Omise (Harvest Moon Series: Ranch Store in English)
– Different from previous Harvest Moon titles
– Focuses on shop management
– Choose from a boy or girl, then create your own shop and try to make it successful
– Variety of shops to choose from
– Can take pictures of your shop and send them to friends on the Wii Message Board
– Examples of shops: Juice shop (turn fruits/vegetables into juice), ice cream parlor (turn fresh milk into soft cream), Easter egg shop (use eggs from chickens, stickers and paint that has been unlocked to make Easter eggs)
– Juice/ice cream made with mini-game play
– Characters from previous Harvest Moon games will appear at your shop – take their orders correctly to build a relationship
– Releasing April 28 in Japan for 1,500 Wii Points
– Planned for a summer release
– Original story, will connect with original comic
– Control Edward/Alphonse, navigate through Central City
– Speak to others and uncover the mystery of a certain incident
– Looks to be a pure adventure title
– Interact with people by speaking, looking, touching
– Character designs have been recreated in 3D
– Right now looks to be a Japanese exclusive game
