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Does Australian developers, Krome Studios, have the force in them to create a decent conversion?
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed will be available on other consoles than the PS3 and 360, which promises to be good games in their own right.
While the PS3 and 360 will be dishing out physic-style gameplay like we (are promised) wouldn’t believe, the less powerful gaming consoles and portables would present a different dish entirely.
The Wii, PS2 and PSP versions of the game will be made by Australian developers Krome Studio, the creators of Ty the Tasmanian Tiger and the sub-par PS2 Spyro games, each version of the game was discussed in detailed at LucasArts website.
In the Wii version, we are promised to use the Apprentices light saber with the Wii mote and the force with the nun-chuck. As you may have deducted, this will be the most interactive game a Star Wars fan can be as a Jedi. Pushing stormtroopers with your force as you push the nun chuck and swinging at the head of enemies with your Wii mote can finally become a reality.
The PS2 version certainly couldn’t handle Havok, so a new physic engine has been created to optimize the power of the PS2, and hopefully, a better gaming experience. This is a promise that the game isn’t just a port, but a decent game as well. You can pick up multiple objects with your force, and push enemies around like ragdolls. From the PS2, the graphics look really impressive, especially the lightsaber battles, complete with the Zing and hecticness you would expect.
Instead of just making a really ugly rehash of the next generation games story, PSP owners get to re-live 5 Star War events, including Luke Skywalker’s battle with his father on Cloud City, where he lost his hand! Equipped with the powers found in the other versions of the game, PSP owners won’t feel left out either.
Promises, promises, promises; The hype has certainly surged the force meter for this games expectations higher than ever. With Australian developers at the helm, this could be a make or break game for the Australian video game industry. Will this be the game that will be standing beside Bioshock as one of the proud games made by Australian developers, or will it be falling “down under” its own
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Why not use an uber fighting game to promote other games?
In this big cross-gaming promotion, Soul Calibur IV is going to help promote the upcoming Star Wars game: The Force Unleashed, by making the main character of the game, The Apprentice, as a playable character on both 360 and PS3 versions.
Another reason for Star Wars fans to pick up Soul Calibur IV is the new character supposing to be a bad ass and a half; being Darth Vader’s main kid like Darth was to the Sith Lord. If you have the PS3 version, you can butt heads with The Master and Apprentice in singles combat, or the Dark Side vs the good in the form of Yoda for 360 owners.
The actually game: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, is a direct story link between Episode 3 and Episode 4. It is touted to make the best use of the revolutionary physics engine, Havok, and other gravity engines by centering the action around using the force to make soldiers act like bowling balls and the scenery as the bowling pins.
It will appear on every console still in the market, including the aging PS2 and both portable consoles made by Australian developers!
A photo of The Apprentice going man-vs-martian (jokes!) at Gamespot
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“Welcome to Africa”
These are the first words of the new female character Chris Redfield has help from to survive the ever ugly Las Plagas! She counts as a new female heroine to join the ranks with the likes of Ada and Claire, and is rumored to be a co-op character in the finished game. She is revealed near the end of the trailer, sporting an African accent and likes to speak her mind, telling Chris she is capable of taking care of herself, where Chris retorts “my last partner is a woman too”.
Also the latest trailer revealed the Las Plagas as the reason behind the mass mayhem that has ravaged the small African Village. As expected, you get to see the overwhelming amount of enemies possible on screen; and the revealing of their freakishly mutated, Predator-like mouths.
Las Vegas held Capcom’s “Captivate” event, showing its new, bitching trailer of Resident Evil 5.
Gaming site, Gamepro, had watched exclusive gameplay footage and talked about a new baddy, known by its unofficial name: “Gond Annabon”, whom wields a massive axe that slays all the Las Plagas in its way, making the chainsaw-wielding Dr Salvador look like a kid with a toy knife.
They also revealed new ways to toast the dead; electricity by shooting down destructible telephone poles, almost guaranteeing to buzz somebody by the sheer number of enemies.
And another new addition is character model damage, or which I like to call “car damage”, to Chris. So if you just got into the room and see Chris bleeding all over the place, you wouldn’t need to be told he needs some health herbs for patching up.
Like Resident Evil 4’s Leon Kennedy’s roundhouse kick, Chris will be using his bionic-like elbow to pwn any freakish bad guys in his way.
More revealing ahoy in the trailer includes a male version of the chainsaw maids from Resident Evil 4 running amok and the dogs that shocked Resident Evil fans in the first game will be slobbering (probably other peoples blood) over Chris’s face.
Ahh it’s good to be a Resident Evil fan!
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*New Character picture from trailer.
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Its official, old favourites Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon are back to slay down all kinds of fairy tale evils once again
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With Singstar's profits, this guy can buy a million more sunglasses
So is the new generation Singstar as successful as its various PS2 siblings? According to Sony Europe, it’s a resounding YES
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Comment by Edward 1
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Gamer Verdict
It was clever, but was stupid not to tell the girl in the clip without consent.
It would have been good if it weren't for the seediness involved.