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Rock Band Weekly Update – November 6th Update
By Joe Haygood | November 6, 2009
This week, we have three bands releasing tracks on the Rock Band marketplace, including The White Strips, Kasabian and The Damned. The White Stripes make their debut in Rock Band with a three track song back, that includes “Dead Leaves and Dirty Ground”, “Girl, You Have No Faith In Medicine” and “Icky Thump”. All but “Icky Thump” will be available in Lego Rock Band.
For those of you that have Rock Band Unplugged on the PSP will have two new tracks to add to their library. The first is “Excuse Me Mr.” from No Doubt and “I’m Shipping Up To Boston” by the Dropkick Murphys.
All tracks are 160 Microsoft points, 200 Wii points or $1.99 on PS3. The three White Strips tracks can be had in a package on the PS3 and 360 for $5.49 and 440 Microsoft points depending on platform.
Ones to Watch: Wii and DS for November 2009
By Joe Fourhman | November 2, 2009
Those of us who made the Club Nintendo Platinum Elite may already be enjoying the first Wii release of the month, Doc Louis’s Punch-Out. The rest of you, read on and see what Nintendo has on their little white plate.
November 3
Academy of Champions Soccer – Ubisoft’s arcade soccer + Hogwarts game is finally out. This one made an initial splash for including characters from Ubisoft’s stable like Jade and Mr. Splinter Cell.
LEGO Rock Band – The multiplatform family-focused Rock Band title arrives. I still think it’s odd that the setlist isn’t true kids music from established kids bands, because what you are getting really isn’t appreciably different from a regular Rock Band setlist. 2009 seems to be the year that Harmonix finally squanders all that goodwill they’ve built up since the initial RB release. And speaking of that, Band Hero is also out this week. Both are also on DS.
Rabbids Go Home – The evolution of the Rabbids into a genuine gaming brand is complete as they get their first non-garbage-minigames game. Actually sounds pretty funny, if you can stomach the oh-so-zany Rabbid marketing. (Also on DS)
November 9
Excitebike: World Rally – Nintendo stealth-announced this new WiiWare title on the October 26th Nintendo Week show. Looks like a fair redux of the NES original, with some very familiar track layouts just at a new 3D camera angle. And it still has a level editor!
Nintendo Download Monday – the another freaking Street Fighter?!?! edition
By Joe Fourhman | November 2, 2009
Seriously. Can we just knock this the hell off? How many ports of Street Fighter do we need on the Virtual Console? To make matters worse, this “new” one is a TG-16 version hilariously titled “Fighting Street”! Are you freaking kidding me?!?! Yeah, sure, let’s sell it for 800 points, because that’s fair. Or you can hold out for Fighting Street Alpha Prime DX.
In other news, you can keep the Halloween train rollin’ with “Aha! I Got It!” Escape Game, which tells the horrifying tale of a father who locks his son in a room and forces him to find a way out. 500 points gets you this WiiWare torture porn simulator. Wait… it’s not supposed to sound scary?
The only first party offering is Sparkle Snapshots, a 500-point DSiWare app that enhances the built-in camera tools.
You’ll also find the Sega Master System version of R-Type, some intriguing DSi games about vikings and giants, and another pair of needless WiiWare releases involving carnivals and card games. All neatly available for your perusal after the jump.
Rock Band DLC: October 30th Edition
By Joe Haygood | October 30, 2009This week, we have a plethora of bands coming to the Rock Band marketplace. First off is a four pack of Foo Fighters songs, followed up by a trio of Nirvana tracks. And finally we have a track from Joan Jett and The Blackhearts, which will also work with Lego Rock Band.
To see the tracks for each band, along with pricing info, click the jump.
First Thirty: A Boy and His Blob
By Joe Fourhman | October 28, 2009
At every turn, I wonder if WayForward’s Wii-exclusive A Boy and His Blob is doing enough.
Does the box art stand out on the Wii racks filled with Game Party and flash puzzle ports and no-name platformers?
Is there enough residual brand awareness to draw in those who would have played this franchise twenty years ago on NES and Game Boy?
Does the 2D style look classy and polished, or does it come off as a budget title?
Is the game BIG enough?
A Boy and His Blob begins very simply. There’s a short cutscene, and the Boy wakes up in his coolass treehouse. The first mission is to go find Blob, and from there you head into a hub-based level structure (still the treehouse) where you essentially choose each level one at a time.
If you remember the formula of the original games, you’ll be right at home. You still toss jellybeans to determine the type and location of the Blob’s transformation. You need to utilize Blob’s various forms to get to the end of each linear, 2D platformer level. It’s classic lock-and-key stuff. Each board has three hidden treasures to collect and if you find all three you get a bonus level… finishing each bonus level reveals some production artwork unlockables.
It’s cute. It’s simple. There’s a Hug button. But here’s my First Thirty concerns:
Lots of Epic Mickey Screens, Concept Art and More
By Joe Haygood | October 28, 2009
Game Informer was lucky enough to get the first dibs on the new title from Warren Spector, but thankfully, Disney Interactive Studios sent over a nice sized file, full of screenshots, character models and more for Epic Mickey.
Epic Mickey looks to take the famous Disney mouse in new directions, with a potentially darker side to the game. From all of the screens and character drawings, there is a charm about the game so far that really stands out. Now if we could just find a way to get into Disney Interactive and get our mitts on the game.
Epic Mickey is currently scheduled for an exclusive launch on the Nintendo Wii, but there have been mumblings about the title coming to other platforms. Check the jump for screens and more.
Run, Don’t Walk, DJ Hero is on Store Shelves
By Joe Haygood | October 27, 2009
Hold on to your record collection folks, because Activision has released DJ Hero to retail today. DJ Hero allows players to feel like a mash-up technician as you play through 93 unique mixes created specifically for DJ Hero.
DJ Hero can be found in two different flavors – either the standard package that comes with the DJ Hero game and turntable controller, or the Renegade edition, which comes with the game, a special colored controller, a transport case, stand and a 2-disc soundtrack containing special tracks from Jay-Z and Eminem.
You can pick up the standard bundle for $120, while the Renegade edition will set you back 200 bones. DJ Hero is available for Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Nintendo Wii and Playstation 2.
Nintendo Download Monday – the by god it’s Halloween edition
By Joe Fourhman | October 26, 2009Things I learned from this week’s Nintendo Download press release:
1. You can’t have two Zekes or two Julies. (from Zombies Ate My Neighbors, SNES Virtual Console, 800 points)
2. Fazzy the Ghost will have you using the Wii Remote in ways you never imagined. (from Ghost Mansion Party, WiiWare, 1000 points)
3. It is possible to have a Sudoku game with no fancy subtitle, so long as you all-caps it. (SUDOKU, DSiWare, 200 points)
4. The third Tales of Monkey Island is out. (Tales of Monkey Island Chapter Three, WiiWare, 1000 points)
5. Nintendo’s “PictureBook Games” is totally trying to become a brand. (PictureBook Games: The Royal Bluff, DSiWare, 500 points)
6. Golden Axe sucks. (Golden Axe, arcade, 900 points)
Ha, j/k. I knew that Golden Axe sucks way before I read this press release. Full PR text after the jump.
Loosely Halloween-related Rock Band DLC
By Vikki Blake | October 23, 2009
Today Harmonix/MTV Games announced their Halloween-themed DLC pack. And by Halloween-themed, I really mean in a very-very-loosely-connected-by-means-of-slightly-spooky-artist-names kind of way.
Up for offer are three tracks from Rob ZOMBIE (omg! Zombies!), five from WOLFmother (WOLVES! aaaargh!) and . . . um, tracks from the decidedly less amusingly-titled artists Liz Phair and Morningwood. All will be available over the next week in time for your Halloween rock-outs.
Hit the jump for the details.
Last Flight: horror, humour and lots and LOTS of blood
By Vikki Blake | October 21, 2009
What do you get if you put the genres horror, action and adventure into a blender, and chuck in a Wii, a vampire and a comic book? The action-adventure horror title Last Flight, that’s what!
Scheduled for a 2009 release, Last Flight will hit WiiWare in four separate episodes, and developers Bloober Team make no apology for that. Reasonably unknown and pedaling a new title, Bloober Team are anxious to make the game as ‘accessible and as affordable’ as they possibly can – so if that means avoiding the costs of a boxed release, then so be it. And like many developers recently, they’ve been seemingly seduced by the unique gameplay possibilities afforded by the Wiimote. “We find the Wii Remote really intriguing and innovative and we wanted to use it to create a unique gaming experience,” they say. “We would also love to see more games for the core audience on that console. That’s why we decided to create Last Flight. It’s a fun action-adventure game with cool control system that stands out from the crowd.”
Details on the storyline are scant at present, but we’re told that we follow protagonist, Larry Adelman, a fat, bald, culinary critic who – as oh-so-often happens – ends up in the wrong place, at the wrong time. Unwittingly sharing a flight with ’sexy’ Romanian Anna, he soon discovers that the body she’s transporting for burial is decidedly not dead. Cue carnage, vampires, fighting and lots and lots of blood.
Hit the jump for more insanely blood-splattered screens!
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