All the smart cookie developers are waiting for Metroid to be released to see how FPS’s will work on the Wii. Sure, Red Steel ahd an enjoyable stab in the dark at setting up the FPS genre for the Wii, but all-in-all, it sucked balls compared to what Wii owners expect from a properly designed FPS.
Luckily, while other developers are hanging back to perfect great games and learn from the experiences of others, EA has the grunt and the financial backing to jump right into the Wii FPS scene. They will be releasing the first Medal of Honour game for the Wii, Vanguard. If you want to play Vanguard using a controller that the game dynamics are designed for, you will have to purchase the sister-launch PS2 version.
So far, the game looks average, but reads terrific. Bad Wii FPS memories aside, the information about Vanguard is promising and exciting. EA describes gameplay as stepping..
‘…into the boots of Frank Keegan, Corporal of the 82nd Airborne Division and engage in battles throughout Europe. From Operation Husky on the shores of Sicily to Operation Varsity inside Nazi Germany, you’ll fight behind enemy lines in the epic WWII battles that turned America’s first paratroopers into heroes of WWII.‘
It’s time to burn some nasty Nazi’s using a wide variety of authentic weaponry. Each mission is based on historically recorded data, to provide an aggressive history lesson whilst you play.
EA promises that as the first Medal of Honour game on the Nintendo Wii, Vanguard will take full advantage of the Wii’s unique control system.
Provided the vanguard developers stick to simple, quality controls and exciting gameplay, Vanguard may be able to create a stable stepping stone for consumers interest between Red Steel and the eventual release of Metroid.
MSNBC has published an article that asks the question, then kinda answers it too, ‘Can brain games keep you young?‘
Brain Training DS do believe that Brain Training Games can retrain brains.
“We see people who start with the average memory performance of people at their age,” says Henry Mahncke, Posit Science’s vice president of research. “And on average, when they’re done, they have the memory performance of people who are 10 years younger than they are.”
The article concludes with encouragement from a medical professional, who encourages everyone to perform challenging puzzles or tasks to keep their brain agile.
MapleStory, the delightful MMORPG is coming to the Nintendo DS. We kid you not. While a Western release has yet to be confirmed, the mere though of playing an import sends a shudder down every DS owners spine.
The game is set for release in Korea and Japan at a date yet to be announced. The game is rumoured to be compatible with PC players, and only playable via wireless internet.
When we heard that a pokemon-esque game was coming to the DS titled ‘Fossil League‘, we were excited. Finally we could capture and train the elderly and use them to fight other old people in the prestigious League.
Unfortunately for us, Fossil League focuses on collecting, training and fighting the other kind of living fossils: dinosaurs. You play as a young boy called Taiga, and battle with various competitors to advance in the storyline.
Cutscenes will be played out in 2D animation, though most gameplay will be 3 Dimensional. Some screens..
Sick of the Postman in Twilight Princess? Well finally you can kill the bastard. That’s right folks, its time to own a random NPC. Method used to kill the wandering irritant? Make him fall into an incredibly deep pit. Its crafty and invokes at one point a one frame per second side effect, but it is totally worth it.
“Jiminy Jillikers Radioactive man!” Of all the companies expected to purchase 1up, Dell wasn’t at the top of the list. Still, as long as Dell maintains 1up in its current form, then the site will continue to survive.
You can check out 1up with a dell logo here - http://dell.1up.com/
Konami is releasing its first Wii title under two different titles, Elebits in the US and most of the world, and Eledees is the UK. Time to ask the question, which title do you prefer?
How close are you to completing The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess? Simply fill out the web-based form and submit to recieve and approximation of your completion level.
You have completed 90.416% of The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess.
Somehow I think that taking this guy on at Wii Sports bowling might be a little frustrating. Partly because he plays on a CRT, but mostly because he can bowl a perfect 300. That’s twelve strikes in a row. Sheesh.
Don’t fork out bundles of green on eBay for a Wii Sensor Bar. Don’t even pay 20-30 USD for a third party product. Just pop into your local Nintendo website and order a replacement Bar at a discounted price. If you are can’t have your Sensor Bar without a stand to ‘improve Wiimote to Sensor Bar connectivity’, then Nintendo has you covered there too, offering replacement stands for the equivalent of 1USD.
