This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
02./00. [PS4] Destiny #
03./00. [PS3] Destiny
04./01. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Ganso / Honke
05./00. [PS3] Naruto Shippuden: Narutimate Storm Revolution
06./02. [3DS] Dragon Quest X Online
07./03. [PSV] Toukiden: The Age of Demons Extreme #
08./08. [WIU] Mario Kart 8
09./11. [3DS] Yoshi’s New Island
10./14. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch
11./05. [PS3] Persona 4: Arena Ultimax #
12./06. [PS4] Samurai Warriors 4
13./00. [PSV] Chain Chronicle V
14./16. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission 2
15./09. [3DS] Medarot 8: Kabuto Ver. / Kuwagata Ver.
16./13. [PSP] Toukiden: The Age of Demons Extreme #
17./04. [PSV] Love Live! School Idol Paradise Vol.1: Printemps / Vol.2: BiBi / Vol.3: Lily White #
18./19. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Don to Katsu no Jikuu Daibouken
19./17. [WIU] Hyrule Warriors #
20./24. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V (Bargain Edition)
Stealth Inc seemed like the furthest thing from a Wii U eShop release when it came out in 2013. The PlayStation versions came and went, and there was no word on a release for Nintendo’s console.
Still, when time for planning a sequel came around, something within Curve Studios clicked. This led to the company announcing Stealth Inc 2 as a Wii U exclusive – at least for the time being – back in May, which surprised quite a number of folks. For Wii U owners though, it’s great news.
We sat down via email (wait a second…) with Rob Clarke from Curve Studios to ask about Stealth Inc 2, working on Wii U, and the company’s other beloved gaming baby Fluidity. I think you’ll enjoy much of what they have to say:
System: Nintendo Wii U
Release Date: September 11th, 2014
Developer: Rain Games
Publisher: Rain Games
Author: Vincent
“Magnetizing and satisfying”
In a market filled to the brim with 2D platformers, it’s hard to stand out from the crowd; it seems as if, unless your character is sporting some overly familiar overalls and a fancy brown mustache, you’ll never be noticed. Those odds didn’t stop newly-made studio Rain Games from taking a shot in the dark with Teslagrad, a platformer that uses unique storytelling and gameplay to rise above the rest. But does this all blend together to create an experience worth checking out, or is it better left alone?
As soon as you start up the game, you’re presented with the opening menu showing the main character’s father carrying a baby walking through a dark town. Once you hit Start Game, it makes the seamless transition into gameplay where he hands off the baby to the mother. Time goes by and the town you live in becomes overrun, forcing your mother to let you out the back door as you take control over the now grown up young boy. You run through the town amidst a rainstorm as soldiers chase you down, and you climb atop buildings and through alleyways to escape, all leading up to the young protagonist taking shelter in an abandoned tower, which he then discovers has more than meets the eye.
Now, this isn’t all spoon-fed to you with numerous boxes of texts or someone yelling in your ear telling you what the soldiers names are. The game instead chose to feature no text or full on voice acting throughout the five hour adventure. All you have is the ambient soundtrack and character grunts to accompany you throughout your journey as you have the world around you unfold and tell the story little by little.
SEGA showed new footage from the Sonic Boom games at the Tokyo Game Show today. Take a look below:
