More bits from this week’s Famitsu interview with Valhalla Game Studios head honcho Tomonobu Itagaki have popped up online. Itagaki spoke more about Devil’s Third including how Nintendo encouraged him to inject more of the company’s “distinctiveness” and not hold back, why it’s more than an average shooter, and more.
Head past the break for Itagaki’s comments.
Siliconera has shared a new round of Hyrule Warriors details pertaining to the recently unveiled character Darunia. You can find a roundup of information from the site’s report below.
– About the same speed as Link
– His attacks appear to have more impact on screen, but since most enemies fall after a few hits it’s unclear how much more damage Darunia does
– Can use a speedy rolling attack in which he bowls enemies up
– Darunia will continue to roll and scoop up more enemies if you keep mashing the attack button
– Darunia can also use a giant hammer with a wide swing
– His special move is an over the head slam
– Demo starts off with Darunia, Link and Impa in the Eldin Volcano which is full of baby Stalfos
– Regular enemies pose little to no threat in Hyrule Warriors; instead you knock out the leader
– In this case, the leader is a larger Stalfos classified as a Keep Guard or a Lizalfos
– After a leader falls, morale for the Hyrulian Army rises and the small fry enemies just wander around
– Darunia had bombs equipped
– These can be used to open a secret path
– The path is obscured by a wall which looked like any other wall inside the volcano
– Breaking it down makes it easier to roll to the next checkpoint
– Main goal in the level is to escort Bombchus to stone spires
– Bombchus automatically move to their destination
– They do stop if they run into a wave of enemies
– After bringing one Bombchu to the right spot Hyrule Warriors played the classic Legend of Zelda puzzle solving chine and the Bombchu detonated
– Another area has you fighting a Poe
– The Poe can teleport out of danger
– You’ll also find a Wizzro enemy
– Wizzro throws a spread of purple orbs
– When you fill the focus meter with Darunia, your attack power goes up and Darunia gets “super armor” since he can’t be hit stunned by enemies
– Focus also changes your special attack into a more powerful move
– Darunia does a little dance at the end
– Sheik shows up and talks about going to Faron Woods
– Darunia has a treasure chest animation where he peeks inside and holds the item towards the sky just like Link
– Weapons like the bombs and boomerang can be powered up by picking up an item drop
– As previously mentioned, the powered up boomerang is the Gale Boomerang
– Throwing this will knock out smaller enemies
– The regular boomerang only stuns enemies
– The bow fires a single arrow that does a small amount of damage
– It is possible to kill a leader by sniping
– The powered up bow is the Light Bow and it shoots five arrows in a spread
– This build won’t be playable at Comic-Con, but attendees can try Midna
Both new Sonic Boom games are launching in November, SEGA announced today.
Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal is slated for November 11 in North America. Additionally, Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric is coming on November 18.
Release dates for Europe will be announced soon.
We knew Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes (2.0 Edition) was coming in September. But today, Disney Interactive revealed an exact release date for the new game.
Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes will be available on September 23. Those who pre-order will receive a bonus Marvel figure.
Source: Disney Interactive PR
This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Wii U Download
Master Reboot
Wooden Sen’SeY
Super Toy Cars
Wii U Virtual Console
Ufouria: The Saga
3DS Retail
Scooby Doo! & Looney Tunes Cartoon Universe: Adventure
3DS Download
Siesta Fiesta
Pick-A-Gem
101 Pony Pets 3D
3DS Virtual Console
Blaster Master
eShop sales
Trine 2: Director’s Cut – Trine 2: Director’s Cut is 60 percent off (reduced from $19.99 to $7.99) until 9 a.m. PT on Aug. 12 in the Nintendo eShop on Wii U.
Joindots Game Sale – 3D Game Collection, Gardenscapes, Jewel Match 3 and more Joindots games are on sale until 9 a.m. PT on Aug. 14 in the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS.
Poker Dice Solitaire Future – Poker Dice Solitaire Future is 50 percent off (reduced from $1.99 to $0.99) until 9 a.m. PT on Aug. 6 in the Nintendo eShop on Wii U.
Price Reduction
Chubbins is being reduced to $3.99 from $5.99 in the Nintendo eShop on Wii U.
Source: Nintendo PR
