Interview: Valhalla Knights: Eldar Saga Q & A

Posted on September 21, 2009 by geelw

Well, it took a little while, but given that Valhalla Knights: Eldar Saga is shipping next week, the timing is actually perfect. I initially thought this would be a simple Q & A session with an Xseed employee or two, but thanks to Xseed’s Jimmy (“New Daddy!“) Soga and busy-bee PR guy extreme Scott Fry, the Q’s got sent out to Japan where I’ve the pleasure of noting that they were answered by Kiyoji Tomita, Section Chief at KUROGANE (the Osaka-based team assisting K2 with the development and localization process). How’s that for service?

Anyway, here we go – enjoy!

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Gallery: Adventures to Go

Posted on September 21, 2009 by geelw

OK, I’ll admit it: Natsume’s upcoming Adventures to Go really intrigues me (and a bunch of other folks out there). Sure, random dungeon generators are nothing new to an “old” guy like me. Hell, I remember playing games such as Dungeon Hack on the PC, A D & D Slayer on the 3DO and Dungeon Creator on the import PlayStation ’til the cows came home. Then… there’s that brutal Nethack intervention I went through some years back, but we won’t discuss that in public (“the horror… the horror…”)…

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Review: WET

Posted on September 21, 2009 by geelw

Platform: PS3/Xbox 360

Developer: Artificial Mind & Movement (A2M)

Publisher: Bethesda Softworks

# of Players: 1

Rating: M (Mature)

Official Site

Score: B

The best way to enjoy Bethesda’s new action game, WET is with tongue planted firmly in cheek, controller planted firmly in hand and butt planted firmly on couch. The game is a fun, funky mash-up of cinematic influences – Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez, John Woo and more than a few others all get riffed on here and for the most part, it works perfectly. Despite the metric tonnage of “grindhouse” gimmickry, the game manages to click from the moment you press START and the fireworks begin. With its over-saturated color palette layered with an intentionally scratchy graphics filter, actual old movie intermission reel clips and outrageous, bloody arcade-style action throughout, the visual overkill outdoes itself over and again as the levels fly past.

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Release Calendar: 9/20 – 9/24

Posted on September 21, 2009 by geelw

Short list (sort of) this week. ODST seems to be the go-to game for most folks. Me, I’m more of a Shin Megami Tensei: Persona or Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection guy. Katamari Forever and Wacky World of Sports both bring the funny to their respective consoles, if you’re interested.

9/21/2009
Aion (PC)
Fabulous Finds (DS/DSi)
Just in Time Translation (DS/DSi)
Pinball Hall of Fame: Williams Collection (PS3/Xbox 360)

9/22/2009
Animal Kingdom: Wildlife Expedition (Wii)
Cabela’s Big Game Hunter 2010 (PS3/Wii/Xbox 360)
Fallen Earth: Welcome to Apocalypse (PC)
Family Party: 30 Great Games Outdoor Fun (Wii)
Halo 3: ODST (Xbox 360)
Hidden Mysteries Titanic (DS/DSi/Wii)
Katamari Forever (PS3)
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 (PSP)
Order of War (PC)
Rapala We Fish (Wii)
Scooby Doo: First Frights for (DS/DSi/PS2/Wii)
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona (Standard & Limited Editions, PSP)
Spyborgs (Wii)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash Up (DS/DSi/PS2/Wii)
The Price is Right 2010 Edition (DS/DSi/PC/Wii)
Wacky World of Sports for Wii.
Where’s Waldo? (DS/DSi/PC/Wii)
Women’s Murder Club: Games of Passion (DS/DSi)