Courtesy of the PlayStation Blog, here’s what those lucky folks who pre-ordered a Vita First Edition Bundle will be getting on February 15, a week before the official North American launch. For those smiling folks bouncing up and down in their seats that need a good game recommendation or two, right off the bat Gravity Rush and Uncharted: Golden Abyss should keep you busy along with the pack-in game you’re getting.
Now here’s a ridiculously awesome promo for Sony’s upcoming Twisted Metal, coming to the PS3 on Valentine’s Day (as well as a farewell of sorts to the franchise by series creator David Jaffe). I was planning to write something funny about this, but the press release is oh so much more succinct and yes, amusing – here’s a snippet:
In honor of Twisted Metal’s launch on PS3, we’ve aimed an M249-SAW at a real-life version of Sweet Tooth’s ice cream truck. On 2/14 and 2/15, we’re letting you pull the trigger by hitting a button on your computer.
That’s right. Fire a military-grade machine gun just by pressing your space bar.
It’s a two-day, shoot-till-the-truck-goes-up-in-a-gigantic-ball-of-flames-style internet spectacular. And it’s all happening live at http://www.shootmytruck.com.
Now, you KNOW everyone with a passing interest in firearms (yeah, this is America) is going to be all over this one. Heck, I bet it only takes a few minutes to blast that truck into scrap, er, Twisted Metal (ba-dum-bum!). Boogie on over to the Shoot My Truck website, watch the unedited version of the video above and sign up for your chance. U.S. of A. residents only, sorry!
Just about to come screaming around the corner on launch day, ModNation Racers: Road Trip is sure to be a go-to game for PS Vita gamers all over the globe. Sony’s not taking any chances with you newbies getting hung up on the possibility of creating endless amounts of tracks and sharing them over SEN (formerly PSN), so here’s a look at two videos that offer a bit of assistance for this crazy kart racer. Enjoy!
Nippon Ichi REALLY wants your money, Disgaea fans (and it looks as if they’re actually going to get it again, as usual). Yes, Indeed – April will be the cruelest month for stuff like grades, personal relationships and getting enough sleep. That and for those of you who still haven’t finished Disgaea 3 or 4 on the PS3, all this means is you’ve yet another great game to add to your pile of things to do. Then again, if you have that much time on your hands to be playing games this deep and ridiculously funny, you’re probably a VERY lazy Prinny that’s doing the most spectacular job of hiding from your taskmaster. Updates to follow, so stay tuned…
Why all the anger and cuteness and punching and cuteness and kicking and cuteness? Ouch! There are more than enough fighting game fans out there who want to get their sweaty little hands on you gals once you’re finally released over PSN, so no need to get violent. Oh, wait… it’s a fighting game. Oops. Anyway, save some of that energy for the steadily growing fan base you’re getting, I say. Still, as awesome as the game looks, I actually wish it were getting the Phantom Breaker treatment (as in a retail release with a nice bunch of swag). Oh well, I guess we’ll all have to hope that the game does well enough as a digital download that it can hit the Vita as a retail and digital release, right?
It feels as if I’m trapped in a weird time warp, what with all these Phantom Breaker videos coming out and me STILL not playing the game. OK, perhaps I’m impatient or just too focused on all that 2D art flashing around or something – the wait is getting a bit tedious at this point. Anyway, you know the drill: an Amazon pre-order nets you the omake-packed Special Edition at $39.99 (a super deal!) and if you’re feeling extra sociable, you can also pontificate on the game and the state of 2D fighters in general over at the game’s Facebook page. Oh yeah, there’s an awesome CONTEST over on the official site, so if you didn’t click that first link in the post, you might want to go ahead and do that now…
…Of course, there’s ZERO official word from Nintendo about a US release for what SHOULD be one of the best and final RPGs released for the Wii. Granted, Nintendo wants to rush the Wii U out at the end of this year, so they’d probably want to pretend this game doesn’t exist or even better, that the fans that have set up online petitions will quietly go away after achieving a bit of victory with Xenoblade making the trip stateside. It’s pretty obvious to me that money is the main issue at the end of the day, especially given Nintendo’s huge losses over the last year. They simply don’t want to spend too much on localizing and producing a game they see as a niche title that even at most, wouldn’t sell more than a few thousand copies to the most die-hard Wii RPG fan.
Of course, this just means that more folks will end up modding their Wiis and going the import route (thus making Nintendo’s UK branch some extra scratch in the process). But perhaps we’ll see a miracle of sorts and Nintendo will wise up and release TLS as a Wii U launch window game just to make RPG fans happier that they would be with a flashier-looking less RPG-like experience. We. Shall. See…
(thanks to YouTuber NintenDaanNC for the trailer)
Platform: Xbox 360 (Kinect)
Developer: Double Fine Studios
Publisher: Microsoft
# of Players: 1 – 6
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Score: A-
Sure, you can simply stick your tongue out, turn your nose up, cross those arms and pout about even going NEAR a game as geared for kids as Double Fine Happy Action Theater and at first glance, you’d almost be justified. Then again, you’d look exactly like a stubborn child who won’t eat their vegetables instead of an adult who needs to kick back and have a blast once in a while. Yes, the game is super family friendly, non-violent (unless you consider kicking down fake buildings “violent”) and “shorter” than it should be. On the other hand, it’s not a traditional “game” at all, but a series of 18 activities that will have you doing all sorts of wacky physical movements in front of your TV.
This should be interesting. I talked a Kinect-owning pal into buying Double Fine Happy Action Theater and I’ll be moseying on over to his place later to see what’s what. The XPlay demo last night made me do it, so blame them. Although, my heads up from him and his kids says the game is nothing but stupidly entertaining. In a really good way. If I don’t throw my back out kicking a pigeon or making fireworks with my fingers, I’ll be back with a review later tonight. Wish me luck…
5bp’s upcoming 2D fighter is looking as nice as ever in this latest trailer. Remember, pre-orders for the Special Edition (a STEAL at $39.99!) are still being taken over at Amazon, so don’t forget to support these guys and gals over at publisher 7Sixty Games if you’re liking what you’ve been seeing so far. I’d say doing so in a big way will show not EVERY game like this needs to be a digital-only release.
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