Xbox Live Arcade/Virtual Console/PlayStation Store Thread

[SlaughterX]

Metal Slug 3 is finally out for XBLA, though I won't be buying it becasue I already own the collection on the PS2... if only I could play all those games online. :(

I am looking forward to Ikaruga and Rez. :)

[Ryusui]

I am looking forward to Ikaruga and Rez. :)

This. Rez in particular. I paid forty bucks for the PS2 version when I found it at Gamestop and never regretted the purchase.

[Esoteric]

Echochrome and Wipeout HD will be worth looking at, for sure.

[Arjuna]

That is really damn gay that Ikaruga lands on the unworthy Xbox.

[Sayckeone]

Ikaruga sucks anyway.

[Gillian Seed]

Echochrome and Wipeout HD will be worth looking at, for sure.

Im looking forward to Echocrhome, but I dont care about WipeOut at all. There are not many XBLA games i am looking forward to. Ill probably get Rez, but nothing else is coming out im anticipating.

[SlaughterX]

The Yakuza 3 demo is up on the Japanese PS Store...

[Kakizaki]

Ikaruga sucks anyway.

Ditto on this.

[Arjuna]

Ikaruga sucks anyway.



I support this :P

Might as well add this now. :wink:

[Sayckeone]

^LOL

[Ryusui]

I repeat:

REZ!

[Raithgar]

Here is a few screen shots of the upcomming Rez game on XBLA. Havn't found any release date info as of yet..

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a249/J_Mehaffey/RezXBLA-Screen1.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a249/J_Mehaffey/RezXBLA-Screen2.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a249/J_Mehaffey/RezXBLA-Screen3.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a249/J_Mehaffey/RezHD_003.jpg

[SlaughterX]

1up says "a few weeks"...

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3165307

[Futomimi]

Ikaruga sucks anyway.



I support this :P

Might as well add this now. :wink:

I don't get it, and I know that I should be..

[Raithgar]

For those whom may be interested, Microsoft just released information about a free XBox Live Arcade Game "Undertow" that will be made available from Wednesday, 2:00 a.m. PST through Sunday, 11:59 p.m. PST. Available for both Gold and Silver accounts

This is there "token of appreciation" for those whom where affected by the connectivity issues since the holidays. The game was originally released on 11/21/2007 for 800 Microsoft Points.

But one question hasn't been answered as of yet, What if you already owned this game?

Here is the link to the offical press release.
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/support/live/serviceissue.htm

[Flußkönig]

A free game is always nice, but it doesn't seem all that great for the people who pay for a gold membership.

Hopefully they will have some kind of alternative for people who already have the game.

[SlaughterX]

Rez HD comes out next Wednesday...

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3165583

[Raithgar]

Please take the following info with a grain of salt, since I have not been able to conferm or deny it as of yet.

If you register on www.thatgamecalledrez.com, 50 people will be randomly drawn to receive a free copy of the XBLA game Rez HD.

There is no notification about this on the site (at least none that I could find easly), However going though the registration prossess, You will notice a checkbox to enter in the drawing.

[Gillian Seed]

Rez may come out on "other platforms" in the future as well. With a possible side of Space Channel 5!

http://kotaku.com/348370/if-i-have-a-reason-i-will-remake-space-channel-5

[Sayckeone]

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b280/Sayckeone/sleeping-smiley-015.gif

[SlaughterX]

Rez should be Live in a matter of hours... reviews are starting to surface.

1up: http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3165700&sec=REVIEWS
IGN: http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/848/848434p1.html

[Arjuna]

I don't get the point of reviewing a game that already came out...

[SlaughterX]

Well the game has been improved in a few areas, and I don't think 1up was around when it originally came out...

[Dead to Rights]

The Lost Planet multiplayer demo is up on the Japanese PSN.

8 Player Deathmatch and Team Deathmatch (full version will support 16 players).

[Sayckeone]

Is there an SP demo?

[Gillian Seed]

I dont think so, there wasnt with the original release on the 360.

[Sayckeone]

####ing lame. Honestly, who's going to buy LP for the multiplayer when we have CoD4?

[Gillian Seed]

####ing lame. Honestly, who's going to buy LP for the multiplayer when we have CoD4?

some people are just dumb. We know this... but it is still sad.

[SlaughterX]

Vigilante 8 is coming to XBLA!

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3166270

Lots of fond memories of the first game, I actually bought a multitap back in the day for it...

[Sanctine]

I was hoping they'd finally make another V8 game. Those graphics remind me of Interstate '82.

[Gillian Seed]

Wow, I wonder if the development of Head-On on the PS2 and long rumored TM PS3 has anything to do with this return...

[Sayckeone]

If it did, wouldn't it be for PSN, not XBLA?

[Gillian Seed]

I meant like "hey we can get a game like that too dont leave! Buy a Zune!"

Also, look at this:

http://kotaku.com/359502/xbla-bionic-commando-gimped-due-to-size-restrictions

[Dead to Rights]

Day one for Bionic Commando Rearmed.

[Sayckeone]

LOL @ 360

[Kid Marin]

It sucks big time. :/ BCR is the first XLA game that i was planning to buy.

[Kid Marin]

http://img.gkblogger.com/blog/imgdb/000/000/187/235_2.jpg (http://www.gamekult.com/pic/blog/187235_3.jpg)

I tried the demo of N+ (XLA) this morning, a few moments later i was buying it. N+ is a plateformer with simple but really good controls (jump mainly).

[SlaughterX]

I wonder if Square will try to sue them for the blatant Cactur rip-off, the people who own the rights to Dawn of the Dead are doing it to Capcom for Dead Rising, so anything stupid is possible... Also Triggerheart Excelica came out today, pretty meh game. Where the #### is Ikaruga?

[Gillian Seed]

that shot and cactaur vs Dawn of Dead and Dead Rising are different situations. That shot is harmless, Dead Rising, though, has borrowed so much from Dawn of the Dead that the law suit is understandable. I still think its lame, they even were ok with it at first as long as they put that disclaimer in the game and on the box.

[SlaughterX]

Ikaruga is finally coming to XBLA on Wednesday! If only I still supported the marketplace... :(

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3167268

[Kid Marin]

If only I still supported the marketplace... :(
What did happen, Slaughter ?! You have lost faith in MS ?

[SlaughterX]

I lost faith in their horrible DRM that prevents me from playing 3 of the games I paid for on my old 360 on my Elite.

[SlaughterX]

Soul Calibur coming to XBLA!

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3167429

[Sayckeone]

R-Types is available on PSN for $5.99. Worth it?

[Sanctine]

Definitely. Though that's a biased response from me.

[Sayckeone]

That's all I needed to hear. It's been so long since I played either of those games that I had forgotten whether I enjoyed them or not. I do remember enjoying the GameBoy R-Type though. Anyway, DLed.

[Arjuna]

I bought Ikaruga. Is it just me or did they enhance this a lot? I only played the DC version so I wouldn't know what the GC was like. The sound effects and side wallpaper are a really nice touch. Not bad for 10 dollars.

[Esoteric]

The Echochrome demo is availible to DL at the Playstation store for both PS3 and PSP. The demo is WAY short (only a small tutorial and 3 levels), but the game looks and plays really well. I'm excited about the release.

[SickleCellAnemia]

Earthbound got rated by the ESRB, freakin' day one purchase on Virtual Console.

http://www.esrb.org/ratings/search.jsp

[Dual]

I'm such a pathetic whore for the XBLA and VC. Let me list off my games I've bought on each, hahaha.

----------------------------------------------------------
Wii's Virtual Console (62)

NES (14)

Castlevania
Castlevania II - Simon's Quest
Gradius
Kid Icarus
Kirby's Adventure
The Legend of Zelda
Ninja Gaiden
Ninja Gaiden 2 The Dark Sword of Chaos
Star Soldier
Super C
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros. 2 The Lost Levels
Xevious
Zelda II The Adventure of Link

SNES (18)

ActRaiser
Axelay
Contra III: The Alien Wars
Cybernator
Donkey Kong Country
Donkey Kong Country 2 Diddy's Kong Quest
Donkey Kong Country 3 Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Final Fight
F-Zero
Gradius III
Kirby's Avalanche
The Legend of Zelda A Link to the Past
R-Type III The Third Lightning
Street Fighter II The World Warrior
Super Castlevania IV
Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts
Super Mario World
Super Metroid

N64 (3)

The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time
Mario Kart 64
Sin & Punishment

TurboGrafx16 (9)

Shockman
Bomberman '93
Vigilante
Ninja Spirit
Dead Moon
R-Type
Super Star Soldier
Soldier Blade
Blazing Lazers

TurboCD (2)

Gate of Thunder
Lords of Thunder

Genesis (16)

Alien Soldier
Altered Beast
Bio-Hazard Battle
Comix Zone
Ecco The Dolphin
Gain Ground
Golden Axe
Gunstar Heroes
Ristar
Sonic the Hedgehog
Space Harrier II
Streets of Rage
Streets of Rage 2
Streets of Rage 3
Sword of Vermillion
Wonder Boy in Monster World
----------------------------------------------------------
Xbox Live Arcade (22)

Alien Hominid HD
Assault Heroes
Castlevania Symphony of the Night
Contra
DooM
Fatal Fury Special
Geometry Wars
Ikaruga
Marathon Durandal
Metal Slug 3
N+
Omega Five
Rez HD
Super Puzzle Fighter II HD Remix
Smash TV
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Street Fighter II' Hyper Fighting
Streets of Rage 2
Super Contra
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1989 Arcade)
Triggerheart Exelica
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
----------------------------------------------------------

I already own quite a few of these and repurchased several just for the little extra features, because I lost it in a move a few years ago, or convenience of not having to put a cartridge in (and clean the cartridge, et cetera). I really, really love the VC and XBLA. I'd love the PSN, too, I'm sure, if I could afford a PS3 :b

[Kid Marin]

http://i26.tinypic.com/r87arq.jpg

[Sayckeone]

Awesome. I can't wait to see people crying about how they can't sell Suikoden for $100 dollars on ebay anymore. Now they need to get SII on there so I can really LOL.

[Arjuna]

#### yes that is win. My old copy is so ####ed up now when is this hitting?

[SlaughterX]

Awesome. I can't wait to see people crying about how they can't sell Suikoden for $100 dollars on ebay anymore. Now they need to get SII on there so I can really LOL.

The original game isn't worth that much, more like half that... but anyway this is good news, maybe I should sell mine now...

[Sayckeone]

Oh, oh well. Still stands with the second one.

[Arjuna]

Definitely does, I got my copy a long time ago for $29.99 brand new when it came out. I would still buy it on PSN for the sake of not wanting to use my disc so much.

[Gillian Seed]

http://i26.tinypic.com/r87arq.jpg

Awesome. I am getting this day 1. I still need to finish suikoden 4...

[Flußkönig]

This is a great move on Sony's part.

I am with Sayck, I can't wait to see the bitter tears when Suikoden II hits the psn store.

[Gillian Seed]

I think that the original discs will still hold value, but hopefully this will lower the prices a little online for collectors.

[Flußkönig]

^Yeah definitely just look at how much VP psx still sells for even after the psp release. It is just that I always felt bad for the people who missed out on an awesome game (like SII) because of those high prices.

[SlaughterX]

Also it's funny that it seems like SCEA is publishing the game on the PSN... guess their 2D hate hasn't been extended to the PSN. :)

[Gillian Seed]

sony has 2-D hate? What do you mean?

[Flußkönig]

I thought Vic Ireland just made the anti 2d policy up as an excuse when Sony turned down one of the games he submitted.

[SlaughterX]

So why did they turn down the Suikoden PSP collection again?

[Flußkönig]

Because they were planning to bring it to the psn store?

[Dead to Rights]

#### yes that is win. My old copy is so ####ed up now when is this hitting?

Considering Castlevania Chronicles (http://www.joystiq.com/2007/08/10/esrb-hints-at-castlevania-chronicles-coming-to-psn/) still hasn't been released on PSN I'm guessing a year or maybe even more? Plenty of time for collectors to sell their copy.

I thought Vic Ireland just made the anti 2d policy up as an excuse when Sony turned down one of the games he submitted.

That's true. I was going to say Slaughter is joking (because I honestly thought he was), but I guess he wasn't lol.

[Gillian Seed]

So why did they turn down the Suikoden PSP collection again?

They released Wild ARMs not that long ago, and some new stuff like Pixel Junk Monsters, LocoRoco, or Patapon are 2D basically. I just think its a matter of quality, timing, and variety. I'm sure we'll see more 2D games.

[Dual]

It sucks big time. :/ BCR is the first XLA game that i was planning to buy.

I know this comment is a little old, but I asked Capcom and they've been given an exception so that the 360 version will get the full thing. Just clearing that up in case people didn't know, because I didn't lol.

http://ww2.capcom.com/BBS/showthread.php?t=28719

[Kid Marin]

Thank you, i'm glad to hear that.

[SlaughterX]

Policenauts is up on the JP PS Store...

http://www.jp.playstation.com/store/

[Gillian Seed]

Policenauts is up on the JP PS Store...

http://www.jp.playstation.com/store/

Im going to look for an english language script or something and buy that ####.

[SlaughterX]

First screens of Soul Calibur HD...

http://www.gaming-age.com/cgi-bin/previews/preview.pl?sys=xbox360&game=soulcalibur

[EvilHero]

I can't tell the difference :?

[SlaughterX]

You will if you hook it up to a decent sized HDTV... but even though this is a 640x480 screen this is the best comparison Ican give you right now...

http://i.frazpc.pl/pliki/2002/board_graf/109870363233623234.jpg

http://www.gaming-age.com/previews/xbox360/soulcalibur/10.jpg

The game still looks great hooked up to my 22" monitor via VGA, and even looked good hooked up via s-video on my 30" CRT HDTV, but I sure this will look much better on my 65" 1080p TV in the living room than my Dreamcast could ever make it, espeically considering the fact that it doesn't have a VGA input so the best I could do is 480i. Still, with out online play I don't really have much of a reason to buy it again, I hope Namco changes their mind...

[Raithgar]

Some interesting news about microsoft D-Listing underperforming/selling games on the XBLA

http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10620&Itemid=2&limit=1&limitstart=0

but the one thing of note.. and a godsent for anyone cursed with DRM crippled games.. is the quote

There will however be a change to DRM policy and a tool released next month that will allow 360 owners to re-license content to a single console—finally fixing the issue that forced gamers playing XBLA games to be connected to Xbox LIVE if their 360 broke down and was replaced.

But I'm not 100% sure if this tool can also be applied if you picked up an Elite and want to transfer over your DRMs. I guess only time will tell on that one.

[Kid Marin]

Super Mario RPG announced for June on the japanese VC: http://www.siliconera.com/2008/05/30/super-mario-rpg-on-japan%e2%80%99s-virtual-console-in-june/

[Yazarc]

I liked Super Mario RPG, but I don't know if I care to go through it again since I played through it a few times years ago.

I was excited to see that Sunsoft had signed on for the Virtual Console, but disappointed that we haven't seen Journey to Silius yet. Good old forgotten classic!

[Dual]

I liked Super Mario RPG, but I don't know if I care to go through it again since I played through it a few times years ago.

I was excited to see that Sunsoft had signed on for the Virtual Console, but disappointed that we haven't seen Journey to Silius yet. Good old forgotten classic!

Friend of mine gave me a bunch of NES carts for free a few months ago, among them was Journey to Silius. Sat down and beat it several weeks ago, pretty fun, great music.

[Gillian Seed]

Some interesting news about microsoft D-Listing underperforming/selling games on the XBLA

http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10620&Itemid=2&limit=1&limitstart=0

but the one thing of note.. and a godsent for anyone cursed with DRM crippled games.. is the quote

There will however be a change to DRM policy and a tool released next month that will allow 360 owners to re-license content to a single console—finally fixing the issue that forced gamers playing XBLA games to be connected to Xbox LIVE if their 360 broke down and was replaced.

But I'm not 100% sure if this tool can also be applied if you picked up an Elite and want to transfer over your DRMs. I guess only time will tell on that one.


Hopefully it's not just ONE console, because what do people do when THAT one breaks? Stupid XBOX.

[SlaughterX]

One console at a time is what I think they mean... they pretty much did the same thing for me after months of bitching.

[SlaughterX]

First HD videos (http://previews.teamxbox.com/xbox-360/1992/Soulcalibur/p1/) of Soul Calibur... also it looks like it may be mission the Edge Master mode... :(

[Gillian Seed]

I need to buy that Penny Arcade game too soon...

1600 points though...

[Voodoo]

^ yeah im thinking of getting that also

[Kid Marin]

Tales of Vesperia demo is up on the JP marketplace for both gold and silver members.

[Flußkönig]

Thanks Kid, didn't realize silver players members could download it right away.

Sweet, I didn't realize the demo was all in English (with English VA) when you play on a NA 360.

[SlaughterX]

Should have put that in the ToV thread, this thread is more for arcade and retro games and such. Anyway I really need to make a JP Live account...

[Kid Marin]

My mistake.

[Sayckeone]

No mistake. It's perfectly fine in this thread, Kid.

[Sayckeone]

Someone get yesterday's PSN release list from NeoGAF. I'm ####ing going to bed.

EDIT: Nevermind. I just checked and it ####ing sucks as usual. Sony dropped the mother ####ing PSN ball again. Douche bags.[/i]

[Logan]

Yeah, nothing good this week. SE released some of their games on the Japanese PSN recently though. Most notable ones being Xenogears and Einhinder. Hopefully they'll do the same for NA. And, wishful thinking, stop being assholes towards the VC and release some of their old SNES games on there too. One can hope.

[SlaughterX]

First Soul Calibur (re)review (http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/885/885060p1.html).

[Dual]

Soul Calibur just hit.

Too bad I don't care for it :( I really hope Bionic Commando: Rearmed really hits this month like they say it's going to. I remember it being said it was coming out last month and the month before, though :/

[Gillian Seed]

http://kotaku.com/5023616/bionic-commando-rearmeds-ps3+only-features-remote-play-is-go

BC:R is supposed to have Remote Play now as well as another surprise that has yet to be revealed for PSN.

[Dual]

speaking of rearmed

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/3159/080708rearmedrt0.jpg

[Gillian Seed]

Mega Man, hidden character, CONFIRMED!

[Sayckeone]

Anyone played Novastrike?

[Kid Marin]

Puzzle Quest (XLA) price drop:

Puzzle Quest, originally released for 1200 Microsoft Points ($15), will also see a permanent price reduction to 800 Microsoft Points ($10).
http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=19385

[Kid Marin]

Gradius Rebirth announced for WiiWare:

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20080717/gra02.jpg
http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20080717/gra.htm

[Dual]

^ Awesome! The graphics look a little strange, though.

[Sayckeone]

It looks like a ####ing NES game. This is beginning to get ridiculous. There's no way in hell this will be as good as Gradius V. This lazy nostalgia factor is out, man. Dead that ####, developers.

[Dual]

Looks a little more like an SNES game, really. Why can't it be better than Gradius V? I thought that one felt too much like a horizontal Ikaruga and didn't much care for it. A lot of people like the old visuals and it gives the devs an opportunity to release a full Gradius game without inflating the budget to make it look "next-gen." Most people would rather have an affordable, low-graphics Gradius game that can still retain all the substance of Gradius rather than no Gradius game at all. Some people would rather have that than a "next-gen" one that wouldn't sell adequately, too.

I don't get the accusation of nostalgia in this case. Mega Man 9 is a more understandable accusation (that I still disagree with), but here, I don't quite see it. What else were they supposed to do?

[Sayckeone]

Yeah, actually sort of an early SNES game.

Also, because GV was the ####ing absolute ####.

What else were they supposed to do?
Make it a step above V?

As for affordable lo-res, that's bull####. Look at all the PSN and XBLA games that have great graphics and are only $10.

[Chronis]

The Gradius Collection on the PSP looks pretty sharp. They should make it on there!

[SlaughterX]

Jade Empire (http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/j/jadeempire/) is now an Xbox Original, and 1942: JS (http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3168915) will be out on Wednesday for XBLA and Thursday for PSN.

[Kakizaki]

I believe Gleylancer game out on VC this week. I am insanely jealous. One of my most sought after MD titles.

[Sanctine]

I believe Gleylancer game out on VC this week. I am insanely jealous. One of my most sought after MD titles.

I'd pick it up, but my Wii broke on me. Haha, oh the irony.

[Dual]

I believe Gleylancer game out on VC this week. I am insanely jealous. One of my most sought after MD titles.

Oh man, it really did, I definitely have to pick it up. I love that game a lot. It was a bit on the easy side, but it's among my favorite Genesis shmups. Which is really saying a lot, with #### like MUSHA and Thunderforce 3 & 4 being on there.

[Dead to Rights]

Jade Empire (http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/j/jadeempire/) is now an Xbox Original, and 1942: JS (http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3168915) will be out on Wednesday for XBLA and Thursday for PSN.

I hope there is an option to play the original arcade 1942 in Joint Strike. If there is, DMF1.

[Dual]

^ Have you played the original 1942 recently? It's not aged so well and the music drives me nuts.

[Dead to Rights]

Yes, I have actually. It was one of favorite games at the local arcade when I was a kid. I'm also heavily into almost anything WWII related when it comes to games.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v379/DeadToRights/monthly%20spoils/spoil16.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v379/DeadToRights/monthly%20spoils/spoil17.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v379/DeadToRights/monthly%20spoils/spoil18.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v379/DeadToRights/monthly%20spoils/spoil19.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v379/DeadToRights/monthly%20spoils/spoil20.jpg

Consider me biased? HA!

[Dual]

No CoD2? :(

[Dead to Rights]

^Yes. What is pictured is just a sample. :3

[Kid Marin]

I believe Gleylancer game out on VC this week. I am insanely jealous. One of my most sought after MD titles.

I'd pick it up, but my Wii broke on me. Haha, oh the irony.
I'm sorry to hear that, sanctine. :( What did happen ?

Kaki - Gleylancer reminds me of Hellfire (the only MegaDrive SHMUP i ever owned!). Same devs ?

[Sanctine]

I'm sorry to hear that, sanctine. :( What did happen ?

According to research online, the GPU seemed to have overheated, and started to display really weird noise onscreen.

This is the same problem:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bS9--El4EDM

Apparently, it's relatively common in older models.

[Dual]

Bleh, I got my Wii back in January (The January after launch), I hope that doesn't happen to it.

[Chronis]

hey Sanctine, did you leave Wiiconnect24 on? I've heard of a couple of Wii's going bad and it seems everyone left WC24 on. I really don't know why people leave it on. All it does it light up the room blue when there's an update and turn the Wii into a microwave. that's the reason i keep it off. That thing used to get hot.

[Sayckeone]

What's with these new consoles doubling as portable heaters?

[Sanctine]

hey Sanctine, did you leave Wiiconnect24 on? I've heard of a couple of Wii's going bad and it seems everyone left WC24 on. I really don't know why people leave it on. All it does it light up the room blue when there's an update and turn the Wii into a microwave. that's the reason i keep it off. That thing used to get hot.

Yeah, I noticed that only after it crapped out.

I picked it up, and practically burned myself. Jesus Christ! I like Nintendo.... but man, they dropped the ball on so many levels with the Wii. I'm much more satisfied with my 360. How ironic.

Oddly enough, the 360 runs super cool, for me. Not hot at all, just a bit warm at the back. I heard horror stories, but man. Nothing to report from me, so far.

[Sei]

Never had a problem with my wii, but I think i'll turn off wiiconect just in case.

Does that disable its internet altoghether, or only when the system is off?

[Sanctine]

Does that disable its internet altoghether, or only when the system is off?

I think it's only when it's off. Seems useless to me, now that I think about it, but I kept it on just because. I dunno. It was on by default, I think.

Whatever. I'm glad it broke. This way I'm not stuck paying to repair a defect.

[Dual]

1942 demo was pretty fun, I'll probably get it later. I did some friend's community college homework and he said he'd repay me with a points card lol.

[Sanctine]

LOL. Apparently, Nintendo doesn't think too highly of the Wii, either.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a244/sanctine/assy_console.gif

[Voodoo]

Siren: Blood Curse hit the PSN today. $39.99 for the full game or $14.99 for each of the 3 episode packs

[Dual]

^ Did it get a retail release, too?

[System_Error]

No. Not yet at least.

[RayFoxSith]

I'd love to play that whenever I get a PS3.

[Kid Marin]

http://www.vc-reviews.com/images/news/2008/07/rpg_action_comes_to_the_us_next_month_in_ys_book_i _and_ii/attachment/0/medium.jpg

Ys Book I & II (VC) will at last be released in august:
http://www.vc-reviews.com/news/2008/07/rpg_action_comes_to_the_us_next_month_in_ys_book_i _and_ii

[RayFoxSith]

####, that almost makes me wanna buy a Wii.

[Dual]

http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/9071/no49ra8.jpg

First time through the game lol. I'm surprised I got that high up, I did sorta bad. I got Rank S on all of the bosses after the first two, because I found out after stage 2 how awesome the laser is compared to the other two weapons.

[Sayckeone]

Aaaaaand.... What game would this be?

Also, nice angle trying to show off your old consoles. Fail.

[Saishu]

Heh, pwned.

I think it's 1942. And... your avatar is awesome Saycke.

[Dual]

Aaaaaand.... What game would this be?

Also, nice angle trying to show off your old consoles. Fail.

1942

and

http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/9564/asldfalskgjfyo7.jpg

I sit there, and I took the picture there. I wasn't trying to "show off my consoles" lol.

[Sei]

You are gonna go blind buddy. 30 cm's seems way under the recommended distance to sit from a tv.

Also, don't you freak out a little having your 360 in such a confined space, or is it mostly fine?

Itll be a sad day when that glass door shuts by accident.

[Dual]

^ It's a smaller TV than it looks and I'm not THAT close. It's a little further than from the computer monitor.

There's ventilation behind the 360, too, and I've never had heat problems.

[Logan]

http://www.vc-reviews.com/images/news/2008/07/rpg_action_comes_to_the_us_next_month_in_ys_book_i _and_ii/attachment/0/medium.jpg

Ys Book I & II (VC) will at last be released in august:
http://www.vc-reviews.com/news/2008/07/rpg_action_comes_to_the_us_next_month_in_ys_book_i _and_ii

Nice. It had been mentioned as coming out on VC for so long I thought it was never going to happen after a while.

PSN is having a summer sale on some titles.

PAIN
PixelJunk Monsters
High Velocity Bowling
High Stakes on the Vegas Strip: Poker Edition
Rocketmen: Axis of Evil

I think these were originally $9.99 and now they're $4.99. I think it expires after today(if it hasn't already).

[Sayckeone]

Monsters is the only thing worth a damn.

[Voodoo]

Pain is fun when your drunk

[Dual]

Played some more 1942 today. Stood in front of the TV and cropped the pictures this time lol.

Ranked No. 20 on regular difficulty - Click (http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/8121/no20kk5.png)

Ranked No. 16 on the hardest difficulty - Click (http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/5239/no16hardestdl5.png)

[Kid Marin]

XBLA - Summer release list:

* July 30: “Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2” – The latest version of the wildly popular retro shooter offers screen-melting intensity and insane new features, including six action-packed gameplay modes, new enemies, scoring strategies and a diverse list of exciting Achievements. “Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2” is rated E for Everyone by the ESRB and will be available at 800 Microsoft Points.


* August 6: “Braid” – From acclaimed developer Jonathan Blow, “Braid” is a mind-bending and artistic puzzle-platformer where the player manipulates the flow of time in strange and unusual ways. “Braid”is rated E10+ for Everyone 10+ by the ESRB.


* August 13: “Bionic Commando: Rearmed” – The classic 8-bit side-scroller reports back for duty in a stunning remake, complete with all-new HD graphics and features that put 2D gaming back on the map! “Bionic Commando: Rearmed” is rated M for Mature by the ESRB


* August 20: “Galaga Legions” – The legend lives on with “Galaga Legions,” a reimagining of the classic arcade shooter. Featuring table-turning game dynamics and updated graphics, the game was created by the team behind the bestselling “PAC-MAN Championship Edition” from Namco Bandai Games. “Galaga Legions” is rated E for Everyone by the ESRB.


* August 27: “Castle Crashers” – Award-winning studio The Behemoth brings red hot arcade adventure to Xbox LIVE Arcade with “Castle Crashers,” featuring hand-drawn characters and an array of weapons to choose from as you defend your kingdom and save the princess. “Castle Crashers” is rated T for Teen by the ESRB.

[Dual]

If they push BC: Rearmed back one more time I'm going to blow a gasket. They better have added online co-op by now.

[Kid Marin]

They better have added online co-op by now.
Wishful thinking ? I don't think it will happen. :/

Braid looks nice:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/dab79/detail_lush.jpg

[Dual]

I don't think it will, either, but it would make the delays a lot more justifiable and worth waiting for.

[Sayckeone]

Braid looks nice:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/dab79/detail_lush.jpg
Has my attention.

[Kid Marin]

Sayck: http://www.gamevideos.com/video/id/17892

[Sayckeone]

^Looks beautiful. I just hope there a bit more action and/or precision platforming. Preferably the latter.

[Kakizaki]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=J4731W2Cl_M

BC is almost going to make me buy a 360 once I have money -- if a version comes out that doesn't break down.

[Sayckeone]

^It's coming out for PS3 as well, and those don't break down.

[Dead to Rights]

^I suspect Kakizaki wants to get down and dirty with Operation Darkness. I know you're fully aware of the glowing import reviews for Valkyria Chronicles, bro. Just remember if you don't buy a PS3, you're basically saying:

- Kakizaki does not care for Sayckeone
- Kakizaki does not care for DT, see above
- Kakizaki doesn't want to join "IAWS" in MGO
- Kakizaki hates tanks
- Kakizaki hates Overworks
- Kakizaki hates the Skies of Arcadia team
- Kakizaki hates the Phantasy Star Universe team

[Sei]

Kakizaki is full of hate :(

[Dead to Rights]

It honestly breaks my heart, Sei. He wasn't like this before. :(

[Sei]

I know he will make the right choice... I believe in him.

C'mon Kaki! The next generation don't start till you say it starts!. I know you want to rumble, and that is a good thing, because Ds3 does, no additional batteries required!.

Also, the above.

[Dead to Rights]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v379/DeadToRights/miscellaneous/i-want-to-believe.jpg

[Kakizaki]

^I suspect Kakizaki wants to get down and dirty with Operation Darkness. I know you're fully aware of the glowing import reviews for Valkyria Chronicles, bro. Just remember if you don't buy a PS3, you're basically saying:

- Kakizaki does not care for Sayckeone
- Kakizaki does not care for DT, see above
- Kakizaki doesn't want to join "IAWS" in MGO
- Kakizaki hates tanks
- Kakizaki hates Overworks
- Kakizaki hates the Skies of Arcadia team
- Kakizaki hates the Phantasy Star Universe team

These 3 sum up my existence. Actually, I totally forgot how soon VC is coming out. You are right, I may have to get a PS3.

[Kid Marin]

WOW, Braid got a 9 from Edge.

[Kid Marin]

Ys Book I & II (VC) is coming monday: http://vc-pce.com/usa/e/index.html

:)

[sdragon21]

Quick question for those who have played ys book 1&2 on the turbo duo.
Will it be worth the 800 points?? I have 1000 points left, and i dont know if i should hold off until either earthbound or SMRPG comes out.

[Sei]

They are good games, if short. the have a lot more of a shooter feel than most action Rpg's, specially the second. On the first one, you basically bonk against enemies, and depending on the angle and speed of contact, things happen, the second one has magic, and shooter type fights against bosses.

They have bautifull music and a pretty cool plot.

If you can, you should dig up the eternal complete versions for PC, they are the best.

I hope that helps.

[Kid Marin]

Ys Book I & II delayed. :(
http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=15954

[SlaughterX]

New R-Type (http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3169148) coming to XBLA?

[Dual]

^ Already made a thread

http://atlus.com/new_forum/viewtopic.php?t=1937

[SlaughterX]

Yeah, noticed that after I posted,b ut it doesn't hurt to mention it in a thread dedicated to these types of releases. :)

[Dual]

I was just saying in case you missed, is it good to keep a nice list of updates going in this thread.

[SlaughterX]

Braid IGN review (http://xboxlive.ign.com/articles/896/896371p1.html). I'm 50 points away from 1200 (I still regret buying that damn Akuma theme when I first got my system), so I will probably wait for it to drop to 800 points some day... hopefully.

[Kid Marin]

Braid is up on the marketplace. The trial version is quite long.

[Dual]

^ What'd you think of it, Kid? I'm probably going to try it out later today.

[Kid Marin]

I like it. Platform-puzzle is becoming one of my favorite genre. I'm thinking about getting Toki Tori (WiiWare) now.

[Dual]

Argh, I'm on the very last puzzle in Braid, but I can't figure it out. I've got all the other ones.

[Dual]

Beat it. There were a few more puzzles left after the one I was stuck one, which had a surprisingly simple solution. The ending is somewhat bizarre and hard to understand, but I like it. The game was a lot of fun, but I'm a little surprised at the short length considering it was 1,200 points. I felt it would have been a little more justified at 800 points, but I don't regret the purchase at all.

Someone near him said: "It worked." Someone else said: "Now we are all sons of bitches."

[SlaughterX]

Braid 1up review (http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3169204)! I'll DL the trial tonight or tomorrow...

[Arjuna]

Contemplating whether or not to get Braid or Castlevania SOTN. I like Braid but I absolutely love Castlevania SOTN and don't own a copy of it on PS1 anymore.

[Dual]

^ If you've got a PSP, I'd say to definitely get Braid instead. SotN is an unlockable with a few extras on the Dracula X Chronicles. They also cut the opening from the XBLA version, so unless you're big on achievements or leaderboards (ranked by speed you go through the game, which is stupid), the PSN version is slighty superior (plus SotN is kinda ####ty with a 360 d-pad).

[Arjuna]

Well that and I hear Geometry Wars is good.. or maybe Ikaruga. GAH I haet deciding.

[Dual]

Ikaruga, honestly, isn't that great. Once you get past the polarity it's an above-average, though not really "amazing" shmup. As for Geometry Wars, try the demo, you'll get all you need out of the game from that, I wish I didn't waste 400 points on something I hardly played and was so simple.

[Arjuna]

I played it on DC and GC and love the game.

[Dual]

Eh, then it's up to you, tried Braid's trial yet? It doesn't showcase some of the neater puzzles you get later in the game (they add more gimmicks to make it more interesting).

[Gillian Seed]

Well that and I hear Geometry Wars is good.. or maybe Ikaruga. GAH I haet deciding.

get Geometry Wars 2 and try and beat my scores.

[Arjuna]

Played the demo for Braid, I really don't get this game. Some puzzle pieces are unreachable and I can't seem to ever put any pieces together with the ones I do collect. Do you get some sort of power ups or items to reach the other pieces?

I did like it from what I played so it is down to:

Braid
Castlevania
Ikaruga
Rez

Not sure which direction I should go. I could have gotten 2 games if I didn't get those stupid gamer icons! :(

Oh well at least they are sexy.

[Kid Marin]

Played the demo for Braid, I really don't get this game. Some puzzle pieces are unreachable and I can't seem to ever put any pieces together with the ones I do collect. Do you get some sort of power ups or items to reach the other pieces?
There is no power up, you have to use the environment (and the properties of each world) to reach all the pieces. Some pieces look impossible to get, but there is always a way.

[Dual]

^ What Kid said. There were two in the first world that had me stumped till near the end of the game, I was laughing pretty hard when I found out how to get them. Don't forget that you can rotate the pieces, too.

[Dual]

http://www.penny-arcade.com/images/2008/20080808.jpg

[Sei]

^ It's short and expensive. Maybe for 10.

[Kid Marin]

10 or 15$, this is pretty much the same if you dig Braid's gameplay. There is a ton of XBLA titles that i wouldn't pick, even if they were priced at 400 points or below.

I don't buy games based on prices, but on feelings.

[Arjuna]

lol I knew you would like Braid kid, it seems like something that you drew coming to life.

[Dual]

Bionic Commando: Rearmed should be on the Xbox Live Arcade within 3 to 4 hours. Just a reminder to those of who are going to be awake then and for those of you up tomorrow.

[Kid Marin]

^ I'm soooo ready.

By the way, BCR and the demo are already up on the japanese PSN.

[Gillian Seed]

^ I'm soooo ready.

By the way, BCR and the demo are already up on the japanese PSN.


What are you getting it for Kid, 360 or PS3? Do you have a PS3?

[Kid Marin]

XBLA version, i don't have a PS3 yet. I posted the info for PS3 owners.

Love your avatar Darren. :wink:

[Dual]

Just beat Bionic Commando Rearmed. A lot of fun, although some of the grappling can get frustrating when you don't do it just right. Most of that grappling is left out of the main stages, though, so you don't have to worry about it too much if you don't do the optional stuff, which there is a decent amount of.

EXPLODING HITLER HEAD EXPLODING HITLER HEAD EXPLODING HITLER HEAD EXPLODING HITLER HEAD EXPLODING HITLER HEAD EXPLODING HITLER HEAD

[SlaughterX]

I like the music, there should be a sound test mode like back in the ol' days...

[Sei]

Does it include the original game?

[Dual]

I like the music, there should be a sound test mode like back in the ol' days...

There was a soundtrack that I think was released before the game was.

Does it include the original game?

No.

[SlaughterX]

Here's the BC:R IGN review (http://xboxlive.ign.com/articles/897/897976p1.html)!

[RayFoxSith]

I played the demo for BC: R and Braid. Gonna get them as soon as I have sufficient points.

[SlaughterX]

Don't forget Target has 1,600 point cards on sale for $15 this week. If they're sold out just grab an add and take it somewhere else that does price matches.

[RayFoxSith]

Cool, thanks for the heads up.

[Sei]

When you buy a PSN game, (say BCR), does it unlock it for a particular PS3 even if you would change the harddrive, or just for one account and you have to be online, or what?

Want to get it but thinking of swapping the HD at some time in the future.

[Dead to Rights]

Anything you buy on PSN is tied directly to your account and PS3, so if you swap hard drives later on all you need to do is download it again. IIRC, you have an unlimited amount of times to download to your account and PS3, and a download limit of up to five different (i.e not your main console) PS3's. In case you want to download the game on another system or swap with friends.

[Sei]

^ So all of my accounts on this PS3 will be able to play it even after I get a new HDD? I really don't want to get it for 360 with their crappy Dpad. I also like that the PSN store works on money and not moon units that are worth more than dollars. I have the impression that I can load my account with just enough money to buy the game, is this correct? Don't wanna leave anything in there.

[PFV]

^ So all of my accounts on this PS3 will be able to play it even after I get a new HDD?
Most games come with a 5 PS3 (meaning physical systems, not accounts) license. Multiple accounts on a single PS3 is fine. I think the only exception is Super Stardust HD.

For example, I bought Siren: Blood Curse, and my brother, from his own PS3 in a completely different state, can log into my PSN account, download the game, and log into his own PSN account and play it as if he bought it himself.

I also like that the PSN store works on money and not moon units that are worth more than dollars. I have the impression that I can load my account with just enough money to buy the game, is this correct? Don't wanna leave anything in there.
There's a minimum they make you put in your "wallet," ($5, I think) but anything over that, you're right.

[Sei]

Thanks!

[Sayckeone]

BC:R PS3 > BC:R 360.

I just played the Bionic Commando: Rearmed demo twice each on both PS3 and 360. The verdict: the PS3 version is better due to the DS3/SIXAXIS. I find everything much more fluid using the Triple controller. With the 360 controller, I find myself hitting the wrong buttons frequently. Plus, it's dpad blows.

[Sei]

Apparently the PS3 version supports remote play too, which is awesome.

[Dual]

http://img79.imageshack.us/img79/731/rockonlolsq4.jpg

http://profile.mygamercard.net/Dual+is+a+cat

As of right now, I have more achievements than anyone who owns BC: Rearmed and is a member of MyGamerCard.net. Which is, currently, 14,767 people. You can see with the 1 (+0), meaning I have the most and no one is tied with me... As opposed to something like Halo, where I'm 1 and 105,133 people are tied with me :P. Loving this game. Still need to get a couple more achievements, and they're ####ing hard ones, too.

[Dead to Rights]

It's also worth mentioning the PS3 version features an exclusive challenge room (http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2008/08/14/bionic-commando-will-have-psn-exclusive-challenge-room/). The key part of the article though is Capcom's quote concerning any more surprises or announcements for the PS3.

Some of you may be asking, 'Come on John D, was that's it?' Um, if I say more, the PR team will kick my a$$, so I'll leave it as a definitely, maybe.

Some people suspect it will be Dead Rising (http://kotaku.com/5035371/will-there-be-dead-rising-ps3).

[Dual]

Mother ####er, Super Hard is just as the name implies.

http://www.bioniccommando.com/forum/showthread.php?t=73


And the answer would be that Super Hard is REALLY, REALLY hard.

The number of people that will beat it is probably less than a 1000. Therefore we wanted to give people more points for more of the "realistic" achievements.

[Sei]

LOL at Carnivol in there. My first thought was "I wonder if he is a paid shill, he must be with such awesome brown nosing". Then I noticed the "Moderator" tag under his name. GG sir.

[Dual]

Beat Super Hard, that was pretty intense.

[Dual]

I beat challenge mode the day before yesterday and wrote two guides partially day before yesterday and partially yesterday morning. I submitted them to GameFAQs, but had to reformat them today because I didn't have 79 characters per line (GameFAQs has such an archaic way to submit files). The guides are for the database and for all the hidden/items and secrets, I hope they help anybody getting into the game out.

Anyone who doesn't have BC: Rearmed yet needs to get it. The game is seriously great, I haven't been this addicted to a game in such a long time, it's pretty ridiculous.

Edit: To anyone using the BC: Rearmed themes on the PS3, each time you select it, it will select a different character artwork to be in the background of the wallpaper of the theme. Kinda neat.

[rainking187]

LOL @ pornbot.

[Sayckeone]

This forum is gettin' good again.

[Thunder-Slash]

XD

[rainking187]

In non-porn related news there's a demo for The Last Guy on the PSN. I actually liked it quite a bit, but I hate when they put demos up for PSN games but you have to wait a week to actually buy them.

[Chronis]

It's meant to hype the game. Anyway, I heard The Last Guy is really short anyway.

[Voodoo]

I was hoping this game was just a really bad joke.

[SlaughterX]

Europe is suppsoed to be getting Mario RPG for the VC...

[Kid Marin]

I can't find Battle Fantasia demo on the japanese PSN, it has been removed. :(

Edit: Thanks for the PM, DTR. :wink:

[Kid Marin]

http://img.gkblogger.com/blog/imgdb/000/000/156/763_1.gif

WII-KLY UPDATE: ONE WIIWARE GAME AND TWO VIRTUAL CONSOLE GAMES ADDED TO WII SHOP CHANNEL

Aug. 25, 2008

Hollywood packs its share of excitement, but video games can deliver just as many mind-blowing thrills as the biggest summer blockbuster. For proof, look no further than this week's powerhouse additions to the Wii? Shop Channel. With a mesmerizing new WiiWare? title and two action-packed classics for the Virtual Console?, you'll find captivating visuals, memorable characters and richly interactive tales that impress on screens of all sizes. With or without popcorn, the fun is yours to savor.

Nintendo adds new and classic games to the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time every Monday. Wii? owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points? to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week's new games are:

WiiWare

Helix? (Ghostfire Games, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone, 1,000 Wii Points): Helix is one of the most innovative music-rhythm games ever designed for the Wii console. Use the Wii Remote? controller to do dozens of exciting moves, including punches, circles, back fists, hooks and more. Be mesmerized by the eye-popping background visuals, which pulse to the beat of the music. Enjoy incredible replay value with 26 songs to play and three difficulty levels. Try to unlock all of the songs. This game is great for getting exercise plus having fun. No buttons are required, so it's easy for anyone to pick up but difficult for even the best players to master.

Virtual Console

Ys Book I & II (TurboGrafx16 CD-ROM, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone-Mild Fantasy Violence, 800 Wii Points): Ys Book I & II chronicles the first adventures of Adol Christin, a young, red-haired swordsman on a quest to unlock the secrets of an ancient kingdom. As Adol, you search the island of Esteria, gathering clues to unravel the mystery of Ys. Fight monsters that lurk in caves and towers with physical or magical attacks, and use your brain to make your way through dangerous areas filled with traps. In Ys Book I & II, the first titles in the Ys series were put together as a single TurboGrafx CD-ROM. They awed players with their gripping story lines accompanied by fully orchestrated soundtracks, wonderful voice acting and amazing special effects. Don't miss out on your chance to experience this wonderful piece of gaming history.

SAMURAI SHODOWN 2 (NEOGEO, 1-2 players, Rated T for Teen-Blood, Language, Tobacco Reference, Violence, 900 Wii Points): First released in 1994, this fighting game follows 15 samurai in their individual quests. The rage system, which was popular in the first game, has been further enhanced. Not only does attack power rise when the gauge is full, but the player can also use a special technique that can break the opponent's weapon and force the opponent to fight unarmed. The game also allows for more movement techniques such as back-stepping, rushing forward and ducking, allowing for even more strategies. A fun and important detail of this game: One of the new characters, Cham Cham, was voiced by voice actress Reiko Chiba, an idol in the gaming community.

For more information about Wii, please visit wii.com.

[sdragon21]

It's about time!!!
I'm gonna go download Y's right now!!!

[Sayckeone]

Damn. They couldn't even step their game up and release one of the remakes?

[RayFoxSith]

^Word. I'd pay as much as $50 to see those DS remakes over here.

[Kid Marin]

I'd pay as much as $50 to see those DS remakes over here.
From what i read, the DS remakes suck. Ys Book I&II is still a joy to play nowadays. This is the best title from my VC collection.

[Gillian Seed]

I played a Ys game on MS-DOS, I believe. It was on a 5 1/4" floppy disk http://farm1.static.flickr.com/210/469752769_35c5c1fe36_o.jpg, but I do not remember which one it was numerically. I did love it as a kid though. It looked similar to that screen shot.

[RayFoxSith]

I'd pay as much as $50 to see those DS remakes over here.
From what i read, the DS remakes suck. Ys Book I&II is still a joy to play nowadays. This is the best title from my VC collection.

Really? Well ####, more the reason to get get a Wii I suppose.

[Logan]

Downloaded Ys yesterday as well. Really cool game, a must have for the VC. Though I'm a little jealous of PAL gamers at the moment since they got Super Mario RPG last Friday I believe.

[Dual]

Downloaded Ys yesterday as well. Really cool game, a must have for the VC. Though I'm a little jealous of PAL gamers at the moment since they got Super Mario RPG last Friday I believe.

I'm jealous, too.

I'm not sure if I'm going to get Ys, I'm not a Zelda fan and playing Crystalis doesn't make me too confident another Zelda-esque game is going to be all that much fun.

[Sayckeone]

Ys isn't really Zelda-esque.

[Dual]

Castle Crashers is pretty fun and has a lot of replay value, but the single-player isn't very good... The game was clearly crafted to have more than one player and playing alone can be boring. I strongly suggest it if you have a friend or two to play it with (or three, it is 4-player) and even have a passing interest in beat 'em ups, but if you're going to be playing by yourself, I suggest skipping out on it unless you're a fairly big fan of beat 'em ups. Remember before buying this, the full title for the game is "Castle Crashers: 4 Player Adventure."

Be careful, though, especially if you have crappy internet. The game requires you to have a decent ping with your friends (Decent being about 100 or under), otherwise it has a ludicrously high chance of randomly DC'ing your friends with low ping. Bizarre, the game will almost exclusively and instantly drop your friends between stage transfer screens, meaning your friends will generally disconnect after completing a level and get nothing from having done it (the game also saves after exiting a level, but doesn't save before DC'ing, which can be obnoxious).

Although I ended up getting a lagless connection with one of my friends, I couldn't really even play with two others, but their internet connection was acting somewhat weakly, so I'm not entirely sure how reflective of others' experiences this will be. The connection was lagging so badly with one friend I managed to glitch my Alien Hominid character and pick a weapon with him up that I wasn't supposed to. The Alien Hominid is meant to only be able to hold one weapon (his blaster), and I somehow picked up a pitchfork.

After that, it was impossible to pick my blaster back up under any circumstances (the Alien Hominid isn't supposed to be able to pick up any weapon), including going back to the weapon area on local single-player and trying to pick it up. Strangely, the pitchfork would transform into a blaster whenever I fired it. Although I was only level 6, this forced me to reset my Alien Hominid or deal with that bizarre graphical error for (I'm almost certain) permanently.

[SlaughterX]

Castle Crashers GameSpot (http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/castlecrashers/review.html) and IGN (http://xboxlive.ign.com/articles/903/903047p1.html) reviews...

[sdragon21]

Japan get's Secret of Mana next month on the VC.
Here's their complete release schedule:

Famicom (500 Wii Points)

Tantei Jinguuji Saburo: Yokohama Harbor Serial Murder Case*

Wagan Land



Super Famicom (800 Wii Points)

Secret of Mana

Space Invaders: The Original Game



Nintendo 64 (1.000 Wii Points)

Mario Golf 64



Mega Drive/Genesis (700 Wii Points)

Sorcerian

Forgotten Worlds (600)

Last Battle (aka Fist of the North Star)



PC Engine (600 Wii Points)

The Ninja Warriors

Super Dodge Ball (aka Nekketsu Koukou Dodge Ball Bu: PC Bangaihen)

Final Blaster

Mizubaku Daibouken


Source:http://www.siliconera.com/2008/08/29/japan-gets-secret-of-mana-on-the-virtual-console-in-september/

[Sayckeone]

Kid, how is Braid?

[Kid Marin]

Nice but short. Great mix of platforms/puzzles (timing is kinda tricky toward the end, but since you can't die...).

The demo is well done, did you try it ?

[Sayckeone]

Not yet, no. Been too busy with BC:R, ME, and now ToV. I DLed the demo; gonna try it tonight.

[Logan]

Japan get's Secret of Mana next month on the VC.

Oh man. I hope this comes to North America soooo bad. Soul Blazer and Illusion of Gaia would be great too. I'm hoping SoM is the beginning of SE's willingness to show the VC some old fashion SNES love.

[sdragon21]

Japan get's Secret of Mana next month on the VC.

Oh man. I hope this comes to North America soooo bad. Soul Blazer and Illusion of Gaia would be great too. I'm hoping SoM is the beginning of SE's willingness to show the VC some old fashion SNES love.

If you think that's good, wait till you get a load of this:
http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/09/01/retail-and-download-releases-for-the-week-of-september-1st/

[SlaughterX]

Samurai Shodown 2 (http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/s/sshodownIIxboxlivearcade/default.htm) coming to XBLA.

[SlaughterX]

So Nintendo approves #### like this (http://www.1up.com/do/blogEntry?bId=8867400&publicUserId=4561231) and we still can't get the old SMT games? Me thinks Atlus is full of ####.

[SlaughterX]

R-Type Dimensions (1&2) coming to XBLA!

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/41124.html

[sdragon21]

Ladies and Gentlemen, hell has officialy frozen over. Why??
Just Read this week's wii-kly update:

WII-KLY UPDATE: TWO WIIWARE GAMES AND TWO VIRTUAL CONSOLE GAMES ADDED TO WII SHOP CHANNEL


Oct. 13, 2008

Armchair physicists rejoice! The hotly anticipated award-winning World of Goo™ makes its WiiWare™ debut this week, inviting players to build infinitely fascinating structures out of Goo and uncover the mystery behind the World of Goo Corporation. Other cool additions to the Wii Shop Channel™ this week include Art Style™: CUBELLO™, the second installment in Nintendo's Art Style series, and a pair of classics for the Virtual Console™: SECRET OF MANA™ and STREET FIGHTER™ II': SPECIAL CHAMPION EDITION. Fun offerings like these are sure to heat up your October, no matter how low the autumn temperatures may go.

Nintendo adds new and classic games to the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time every Monday. Wii™ owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points™ to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week's new games are:

WiiWare

World of Goo (2D Boy, 1-4 players, Rated E for Everyone—Comic Mischief, 1,500 Wii Points): World of Goo is an award-winning, physics-based puzzle/construction game made entirely by two guys. Grab living, squirming, talking globs of goo to build structures, bridges, cannonballs, zeppelins and giant tongues. The millions of Goo Balls that live in the beautiful World of Goo are curious to explore—but they don't know that they are in a game, or that they are extremely delicious. World of Goo Corporation is contractually obligated to state that everyone is a winner, and is enthusiastic to celebrate everyone's Goo building opportunities equally.

Art Style: CUBELLO (Nintendo, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone, 600 Wii Points): Art Style: CUBELLO mixes the strategy and feel of a traditional puzzle game with the precision and reflexes required in a shooter. As each stage begins, various colored cubes form into one large object called a Cubello, which floats and rotates as you play. Launch additional cubes from your magazine and try to connect four or more of the same color, removing them from the Cubello and eventually leaving only its core. Take on the challenge of either Stage or Endless mode and watch what happens when Bonus Time is activated. The straightforward controls and goal ensure that anyone can play, while offering enough depth that even advanced players will find themselves quickly addicted to the unique world of Art Style: CUBELLO.

Virtual Console

SECRET OF MANA (Super NES™, 1-3 players, Rated E10+ for Everyone 10 and Older—Mild Fantasy Violence, Mild Suggestive Themes, 800 Wii Points): Good and evil battle for a young warrior's heart. There is one force in the universe that keeps good and evil in perfect balance. It is called the tree of Mana. But a magic sword has tricked a young warrior into upsetting this balance, spreading evil throughout the land. Thus, the warrior must undertake a dangerous journey to find the seeds of the Mana tree, which have been hidden for centuries. Only then can perfect harmony be restored. In this incredible adventure, things are not as they seem. Magic swords release evil as well as fight it. Treasure chests hold booby traps. Monsters are friends and friends are enemies. Potions give power, black magic takes it away. Dragons fly, weapons change. It's a world turned upside down that you must help the warrior make right. And the only way to succeed is to solve the Secret of Mana.

STREET FIGHTER II': SPECIAL CHAMPION EDITION (Sega Genesis, 1-2 players, Rated T for Teen—Violence, 800 Wii Points): STREET FIGHTER II': SPECIAL CHAMPION EDITION was the first STREET FIGHTER game released for the Sega Genesis console. The STREET FIGHTER series can be considered one of the first fighting games to popularize competitive video game fighting. This version of the game contains both the CHAMPION and HYPER rule sets, from the two editions released in the arcades. It also introduced an exclusive Group Battle mode that is now a general feature in most fighting games. Play as one of 12 different characters, each with their own distinctive fighting style. Try single-player mode or challenge a friend in this legendary, classic fighting game.

Yes, you read that right, Secret of mana is FINALLY on the VC. If you have spare Wii points lying around, download this game ASAP!!!!!!

[RayFoxSith]

Looking forward to R-Type on XBLA.

[SlaughterX]

I wish they would release SoM (2 and 3) on Live, would be nice to be able to play it co-op online... Until then I guess I just need to find a multitap for my SNES and some friends who actually care to play it...

Anyway Marvel vs. Capcom 2 might be hitting XBLA/PSN...

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3170600

[EvilHero]

MVC2 would be awesome to see on the market place.

Lets just really hope its not that piece of crap ps2/xbox version(s.)

[SlaughterX]

Portal: Still Alive hits XBLA next week along with GTA:SA being added to the XO line up...

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3170705

[SlaughterX]

Street Fighter Alpha 2 and 3 might be hitting PSN soon, though I cant say I'm really excited over PS ports of the game with out onlien vs...

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3170795

[SlaughterX]

So SSF2:HDR is Live, with a PSN release following tomorrow (that is if you don't live in the UK)...

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3171499

Here are the reviews...

http://www.gamerankings.com/itemrankings/itemsearch.asp

Also DD sale! make sure to pick up Rez this weekend if you haven't already.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6201733.html?tag=recent_news;title;1

[Tsuko]

Suikoden is availble on the Playstation Network, any of you download it yet, i bought it but it wont download

[SlaughterX]

http://www.atlus.com/forum/showthread.php?t=342&highlight=xbla

Anyway that's great, about time... Anyone that has a PS3 and still doesn't have a copy of this game should definately buy it, hopefully SUikoden II follows.

[Soushi_Grapple]

I hope Suikoden II follows too. Ive been delaying getting this series simply because the game is like $300. >> Also, I thought it was only released on Japanese PSNetwork, was it confirmed for the US too?

[SlaughterX]

You're exaggerating a bit on that $300 figure, you should be able to find a used copy of the game for around $120 or so...

[slayn]

I paid a bit more than that, but then I'm not a particularly big fan of how eBay works and am willing to pay a bit more on Buy It Now auctions just to avoid the headache of camping the last five minutes of every auction.

[SlaughterX]

Square-Enix is finally about to start supporting XBLA!

http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/18674/Square-Enix-Preparing-Several-Titles-for-Xbox-Live-Arcade/

Hopefully the last 2 Mana games on the SNES will make it, can't think of two many other MP Square games I want to play.