by Rainier on May 14, 2008 @ 4:18 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Genius Products' Line Rider 2 is built upon the simple premise of what happens when a boy and his sled are sent traveling along in a world drawn by the player. Line Rider 2 will take players far beyond the original game with new game modes, new riders, new community features and new creative tools.
by Rainier on May 14, 2008 @ 4:11 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Nintendo's new WiiWare service tears down limitations for how developers create games, and the way people receive them. Starting May 20th, 2008, European Wii owners with an Internet connection will be able to download new, creative games from a wide range of developers, from large publishers to indie shops.
by Rainier on May 13, 2008 @ 1:29 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Skate It has players riding with the skate pros, owning the best spots in San Vanelona and pulling off the sickest tricks using the popular FlickIt controls. Loaded with all-new gameplay features, Skate It supports the Wii Balance Board which gives players a fresh way to create their own signature skateboarding style.
by Rainier on May 13, 2008 @ 3:37 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Atari announced the forthcoming European release of Namco Bandai's Wii exclusive Family Trainer letting all the family and friends get physical by engaging the whole body in a variety of easy-to-understand, fast-paced and wildly entertaining activities.
by Rainier on May 12, 2008 @ 11:05 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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FaceBreaker offers irreverent fun, immersive gameplay and eye-popping stylized graphics. In this in-your-face, arcade world full of ego-wielding characters, each boxer comes to life with unique attributes and distinct personal style. Suretone/Artwerk band From First To Last will have three new songs on the soundtrack as well as being featured as animated characters within the game itself.
by Rainier on May 12, 2008 @ 9:47 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Set in the Peruvian jungle, Pitfall: The Big Adventure combines the action of reptile dodging and vine swinging with clever puzzles. The game will feature over 60 levels spanning lush rainforests, creature-filled caves, and glacial mountains.
by Rainier on May 12, 2008 @ 9:23 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Following the hectic, time-management style gameplay of the original Cake Mania, and the branching storyline of Cake Mania 2, Cake Mania: In The Mix! introduces all-new characters, motion-based mini-games and a unique co-op mode where cake baking heroine Jill Evans receives some much needed assistance.
by Rainier on May 12, 2008 @ 5:43 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Skate It has players riding with the skate pros, owning the best spots in San Vanelona and pulling off the sickest tricks using the popular FlickIt controls. Loaded with all-new gameplay features, Skate It breaks new ground by introducing innovative support for the Wii Balance Board which gives players a fresh way to create their own signature skateboarding style.
by Rainier on May 12, 2008 @ 5:43 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Nintendo's new WiiWare service tears down limitations for how developers create games – and the way people receive them. Starting today, Wii owners with an Internet connection can download new, creative games from a wide range of developers, from large publishers to indie shops.
by Rainier on May 12, 2008 @ 3:52 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Pyroblazer is a futuristic combat racing game set amidst the awe-inspiring locations of New Apeiron, where players get the opportunity to race through a multitude of environments using a wide selection of anti-gravity craft known as Blazers.
by Rainier on May 12, 2008 @ 3:48 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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To celebrate today’s launch of the new WiiWare downloadable game service for Wii, there will be no Virtual Console games added today. But don’t worry – next week the Wii-kly Update will be back to its regular Monday schedule, bringing Wii owners information about the best classic Virtual Console titles and coolest new WiiWare games.
by Rainier on May 12, 2008 @ 2:47 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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According the
German SEGA blog, who was also first to unveil Sonic Unleashed a few weeks back, a sequel to the Dreamcast RPG Skies of Arcadia is in the works, scheduled to be officially announced later this year. While there are no further details revealed, more information should be come available at the Tokyo Game Show, although it is said a PS3 version of the game is a possibility.
by Rainier on May 10, 2008 @ 3:15 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Created by the same team that developed Fight Night Round 3, FaceBreaker offers irreverent fun, immersive gameplay and eye-popping stylized graphics. In this in-your-face, arcade world full of ego-wielding characters, each boxer comes to life with unique attributes and distinct personal style.
by Rainier on May 9, 2008 @ 11:15 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Top Spin 3, players compete online and offline to rise in the ranks against current top ranked professional players, as well as legendary players Boris Becker, Bjorn Borg and Monica Seles. Players can also use new player creator features that include free-form body sculpting, makeup and tattoos.
by Rainier on May 9, 2008 @ 11:11 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Super Smash Bros. Brawl is Nintendo's latest incarnation in the popular Super Smash Bros. series of titles, featuring all-new characters ranging from Kirby and Wario to Samus and even Metal Gear Solid's Snake.
by Rainier on May 9, 2008 @ 5:25 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Rogue Trooper: The Quartz Zone Massacre is the story of how Rogue Trooper and his comrades are betrayed by a traitor general on their first mission to an area on Nu Earth known as the Quartz Zone. Only Rogue survives, and joined by his fallen comrades within his equipment, he begins a journey across Nu Earth to find the general and unleash his revenge!
by Rainier on May 9, 2008 @ 2:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Protöthea is a 3D top-down vertical scrolling shooter game putting players in complete control of a last-generation spaceship via the Wiimote and Nunchuk, introducing new concepts to a classic game style while mixing genres.
by Rainier on May 8, 2008 @ 4:17 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Epicenter Studios' Real Heroes: Firefighter puts players in the soon-to-be soot-stained boots of a rookie firefighter who has just been assigned to a busy metropolitan fire station. Players will undergo a “baptism of fire” in an escalating array of emergency situations.
by Rainier on May 8, 2008 @ 2:13 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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With over ten different exciting game modes including the traditional Practice, Exhibition, League and Home Run Challenge modes, MLB Power Pros 2008 will bring fans closer to the action than ever before.
by Rainier on May 8, 2008 @ 10:49 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor is a 3rd person action adventure game where you take on the roles of Rick O’Connell and his son, Alex on their harrowing journey across exotic locations from ancient Chinese catacombs to beautiful, but dangerous, Himalayan peaks to defeat the revived servants of the Dragon Emperor.
by Rainier on May 8, 2008 @ 9:44 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Battle Rage is the 3rd person shooter with elements of the beat-'em-up game that allows a player to control giant robots. Battles between the robots take place on carefully selected battlegrounds/arenas and they are short, quick, brutal skirmishes.
by Rainier on May 8, 2008 @ 2:07 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Toki Tori's gameplay is a blend of two genres, while it looks like a platform game, it's a puzzle game by heart. Players will have to look and plan ahead carefully while using a variety of items, such as the Telewarp, Freeze-o-Matic and InstantRock to name but a few.
by Thomas Wilde on May 7, 2008 @ 1:47 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In the culmination of the trilogy, players find Sypro teaming up with an unlikely ally - Cynder, his former enemy, to face his most challenging mission to date. As the Dark Master’s evil envelopes the world like a plague, Spyro must fulfill his destiny and unlock the true power of the purple dragon within him to stop the Dark Master in his tracks.
by Rainier on May 6, 2008 @ 10:56 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ubisoft's WiiWare title Protöthea is a 3D top-down vertical scrolling shooter game putting players in complete control of a last-generation spaceship via the Wiimote and Nunchuk, introducing new concepts to a classic game style while mixing genres.
by Rainier on May 6, 2008 @ 9:22 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Party Crashers is composed of 25 party games, including a host of action games along with puzzle games, brain teasers, and a music-based game. Party Crashers naturally lends itself to family/friend, multiplayer fun, taking full advantage of the motion features of the Wii Remote.