Wicked Monsters Blast! HD Plus is joining the lineup of digital games scheduled for Europe next week. The shooter is slated for October 15 with a €7.99 price point.
Wicked Monsters Blast! HD originally came out a few years ago. You can get a look at the game in the trailer below.
Sonic Lost World has only been available on Wii U for the past couple of years. Starting in November, that will be changing.
SEGA has made the decision to port Sonic Lost World over to PC. Its distribution on Steam will begin on November 2, where the game will cost $24.99. There are some bonuses like achievements, but it pretty much appears to be the same game.
I’m covering this if only because the news came out of left field. I don’t think anyone would have predicted that Sonic Lost World would be heading to another platform!
Thanks to shinun and Tom for the tip.
This week’s issue of Famitsu shares the first details about Shin Megami Tensei IV Final. Additionally, the magazine contains an interview with producer Kazuyuki Yamai.
Yamai first talked about how the project came to be:
“We were wondering if there was anything we could do that’s characteristic of Maniax [makers of the enhanced version of Nocturne with Dante, and also Shin Megami Tensei IV] and as we investigated on what could be done, we realized that we just wanted to make a completely new title, and the development started there. ‘Let’s use this occasion to make everything clear’ – those are the thoughts that went into this title, and that’s why we put ‘Final’ in it.”
There are two major points for Shin Megami Tensei IV Final. The first is the necessary “reality” that shows mankind at their limited state while the other is having players step into its ambiguously told story. The latter is because it’ll be a simple RPG in terms of gameplay. The theme is about “should I bond with, or kill them all?”
Wales Interactive has already made a couple of titles for Wii U in Gravity Badgers and Master Reboot. Soul Axiom will also be on the eShop soon. In the future, Wales Interactive may extend its support to another Nintendo platform: the New 3DS.
You may recall that Unity support was announced for New 3DS awhile back. Thanks to the engine’s upcoming compatibility on the handheld, we could see games on the system from Wales Interactive.
Wales Interactive co-founder and technical director Richard Pring told Nintendo Insider:
“Definitely. Actually, weirdly enough when we were out in Cologne we were talking to some of the developers of that. It is something that we want to actually try, because we’ve created a handheld version of Gravity Badgers for PlayStation Vita a while back which kind of did quite well. We know the 3DS is such a massive market. We’ve been to Japan a few times now as well, and we couldn’t believe people were playing it all the time. It will be something we definitely want to try out. For us especially, we like to develop and it would be a nice one for us to do.”
Famitsu has more coverage of Project X Zone 2 this week. The magazine officially confirms the addition of Ingrid, Ryo, and Estelle, which were previously leaked through Korean screenshots. We also have the latest confirmations regarding enemies and characters appearing in event scenes.
Here’s the full listing from Famitsu:
Solo units
Ingrid (Street Fighter Alpha 3 MAX)
Ryo (Shenmue)
Estelle (Tales of Vesperia)
Enemies
M. Bison (Street Fighter)
Pyron (Darkstalkers)
Black Hayato (Star Gladiator)
Ranmaru (Sakura Wars)
T-elos (Xenosaga)
Metal Face (Xenoblade Chronicles)
Characters in event scenes
Ada Wong (Resident Evil 6)
Miles Edgeworth (Ace Attorney)
Garigliano (Resonance of Fate)
Tarosuke (Shadow Land)
Tiki (Fire Emblem Awakening)
This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:
Forza 6 (XBO) – 8/9/9/9
7th Dragon III Code: VFD (3DS) – 9/8/9/8
Destiny: The Taken King (PS4/PS3) – 9/8/8/9
Geki Jigen Tag Blanc + Neptune Vs. Zombie Gundan (PSV) – 7/7/8/7
Earth Wars (PS4/XBO) – 7/7/7/7
Yesterday, Famitsu revealed that Atlus is developing Shin Megami Tensei IV Final for 3DS. First details about the game have since leaked out of this week’s issue.
Here’s what we know thus far:
General
– Takes place in Tokyo
– Year 203X
– In order to avoid destruction from the war against the gods that suddenly broke out 25 years prior, thick bedrock was made to cover the sky
– This also prevented any contact with those outside
– It wasn’t long until the battle ended, and the people of Tokyo began to fight and murder others for the little amount of supplies and resources that remained
– The people have become ruled over by the angels and demons that stood atop the food chain
– Masashi Doi is working on character designs
– See the likes of Merkabah, Lucifer, and others, including Medusa from the previous game, in their refined forms
– 90% complete
Protagonist (CV: Hiro Shimono)
– Has been spending his days as an apprentice of an organization called the Inhumanity Hunter
– While out on a mission, he takes a surprise attack from a demon, and dies
Mysterious Demon (CV: Shuichi Ikeda)
– Wanders the underworld after the protagonist dies and forms a contract with him
– The protagonist is given a new life and the ability to summon demons
Asahi (CV: Seike Tomoko)
– 15-year-old girl and childhood friend of the protagonist
– Part of the Inhumanity Hunter organization
Navarre (CV: Shintaro Oohata)
– Same Navarre from Shin Megami Tensei IV
– After losing his life for something petty, he meets the protagonist when he wasn’t able to properly go to the afterlife
– Currently has the form of a green body
That’s all thus far! We’ll let you know if any other notable information comes in.
This week’s issue of Famitsu reveals a pair of new characters for Hyrule Warriors Legends. Thanks to the magazine, we now know that Skull Kid will be playable. Phantom Ganon is also in as a boss, and he uses an ocarina during battle (not to mention that a fairy is at his side).
Hyrule Warriors Legends comes out in Japan on January 21. The western release will follow sometime in Q1 2016.
