After writing the “Ten biggest surprises of E3” there was one excellent announcement which didn’t quite qualify. It was a shame because this announcement was actually earth shattering, Lucas Arts are remaking the classic Secret of Monkey Island for PS3 and 360. From the looks of the trailer all of the old gang are back including comedy genuis Ron Gilbert. Now in the interest of full disclosure, the new visuals aren’t exactly the whole nine yards when it comes to high definition. But just hearing the old written dialogue spoken afresh in such indellible quality will bring many gamers back to the good old days when Lucas Arts ruled the adventure waves.
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Sonic & Sega All Stars- It’s Sega Kart Really
Its official Sega has officially become a parody of itself and mascot culture in gaming. This announcement is not really a surprise more of a “oh they have finally gotten round to it then” sort of feeling. The biggest thing that shocks me is that no longer is Sega’s name big enough to encapsulate the inclusion of Sonic and his merry troop, he needs his own name to be in the title like the two entities are completely different.
New DS Game – Dragonball Z: Attack of the Saiyans
If there wasn’t enough Dragonball Z games already, Namco Bandai have announced today a new title heading to the Nintendo DS in Autumn 2009. Dragonball Z: Attack of the Saiyans will span the the Picollo and Saiyan saga’s following, as always, the intrepid hero Goku in his exploits to save the world.
Now we all may be hitting DBZ saturation point but the last RPG related to the Japanese Anime on a handheld was really quite good, namely the Legend of Goku series. The only thing that will bother most fans is why game makers keep retreading the old franchise in the same old areas, the Saiyan saga has been covered by as many as twenty games by now. Why can’t we try something Buu saga related or even the widely hated Dragonball GT, at least it would be different people! But by now anyone who has played at least two of these games will just be thinking – “I’ve played Goku at least five times in an RPG which follows the series, why not something different.” Why can’t you play as the villians, or any other supporting character?
The press release promises; “brand new gameplay, unique game modes, fun side quests and content never before seen in either the anime or manga series.” Honestly who knows what that means, but at least the publishers allude to something new in the press release, so surely the developers will try something new right?
Obviously this game has only been announced today so maybe it will herald some positive results or perhaps show us whats different at E3 in June. But if we are all honest with ourselves and on the track record of previous Dragonball Z games, I like many other gamers won’t be holding our breath.
Superman's appearance is not confirmed, only wished for.
Brand New Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Trailer
Today we have the first proper trailer for Modern Warfare 2, care of Destructoid. By the looks of it the sequel will continue the theme of counter terrorism and revenge, but with constant reference to the original game it looks like the player will once again be in the control of SAS agent Soap and some other unconfirmed supporting players. If anything the game looks like exactly the same but in this case that is no bad thing. Quite the opposite in fact with the original Modern Warfare still selling impressive amounts at a very expensive price point- £50 at some retailers- and still the most played game on XboxLive and PSN. It seems as though you are after the russians again, and we can see some already impressive set pieces shaping up in the trailer. I’m sure we shall see much more over the coming weeks, especially at E3.
Release date is also confirmed, 11/10/09. Santa will be working for Activision again this year.
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Velvet Assassin and Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2
Further expanding the reaches of gaming goodness to the masses, my recent review of Velvet Assassin has gone live at Ve3tro.com. Not wanting to steal any hits from our good friends at Ve3tro you will just have to read the review for yourself to see what this particular gamer thought of it, needless to say its more than just a review score. We may also have some new exciting announcements next week regarding editorial content, so keep checking.
In other news in preparation for new infomation at this years E3, Activision have released some character footage for sequel Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2. So far only two have surfaced so far, Deadpool -minus the Ryan Reynolds treatment- and Iron Fist, no relation to Man. No word has surfaced whether these preview trailers are indictive of a trend before the Autumn 2009 release date but they certainly are entertaining. Below is by far the most impressive, Deadpool trailer. Enjoy!
The Secret of Monkey Island: Gold Edition on 360
Some rumours are really weird and don’t seem to make much sense but that being said this one is particularly awesome. The German ratings board, USK has posted a listing for The Secret of Monkey Island appearing on the 360, possibly in a Xbox Live Arcade capacity.
For a title that is one year away from its twenty year anniversary it does seem odd how Lucas Arts have seemingly forgotten its adventure game heritage, and perhaps the greatest games it has ever produced. Its a fact that every fan of gaming over the age of 25 constantly thinks about, even if they aren’t particularly a fan of the adventure genre.
Lucas Arts needs to remember what made it great and hopefully this potential confirmation, could allude to a future trend. If nothing else to give the industry legends Ron Gilbert, Tim Schafer and lesser known Dave Grossman some well deserved loyaltys.
Cover art should still be like this
Tatsunoko vs. Capcom – Euro and US Bound
For some titles it is a miracle if they ever make it out of the strange island which is known as Japan, but lucky for us Westerners this little gem will finally be making its way to us. A 2d brawler at heart it will be a refreshing change to the usual titles which appear on the Wii and has this fighter fan really, really excited.
To be absolutely clear it is a miracle that this game is making its way here after all the different anime properties which are all owned by different companies in the west. They are all from series which personally I have never seen but any appearance of Viewtiful Joe is cause to be excited in my book. Other inclusions which fans might be familiar with are as follows Ken the Eagle, Okami’s Fami, Takkaman, Gold Fighter, Chun Li, Ryu and other Capcom Tetsunoko favourites. More infomation will be released during E3 on the brink of June, this years E3 could be the best for years and years.
Officially excited.
Pre-E3 Mass Effect Report
In a rather unprecedented move Bioware has released a pre-e3 video on Mass Effect 2. What seems so strange about this is why nobody has done this before because the video below does an excellent job of building the excitement for the big June reveal. We have covered this before on Gaming Goodness but we are all over any development regarding ME and by the looks of it ME2 looks even better. Although the better looking, darker in tone sequel is perhaps over done at this point, you can trust Bioware and Corey Andruko to absolutely deliver.
Prototype: My type of excitement
Looks rather intriguing doesn’t it, playing as a protaganist that seems to be causing the woe in cataclysmic New York. Radical Entertainment first came to the gaming worlds attention on the release of Hulk: Ultimate Destruction. For a title that should have all intents and purposes been absolute tosh, it was actually very good and has left a lasting impression on the good gaming landscape. Enough at least to wonder what their next title will aspire to, and its looking great.
Perhaps the easiest way to convince an eager fan base of their excitement for a franchise is to produce a pre-rendered cutscene, full of the action they want from an open world title. But regardless of that the themes the trailer alludes to are really exciting and makes even the least interested watcher wonder what its all about. Is it the future? Why are innocent people being killed? What has happened to good old NY? What are the motivations of the main protaginist? Does he want to survive or just punish those who have wronged him? What the hell is actually going on?
Take my girlfriend for example, she had never heard of the game before but it has already made a lasting impression, just after a two and a half minute trailer. Good job Activision, but lets try and drum up a little more anticipation before the June 12th release.
Ghostbusters: A PS3 timed exclusive in Europe
Okay so as pre-release deals go, this one seems to be a little shady. Sony have acquired timed exclusivity for the Pal release of Ghostbusters: The Video Game, an Atari published game. What this effectively means is that the Sony platforms will expect the game to be released on the original release date of 19/06 but on the 360, DS, PC it will be out later in the year.
Obviously this kind of agreement between Atari and Sony doesn’t come for free, and is benificial for both companys staggering the release date so that is spikes nicely for a sales quarter boost. This agreement co-insides nicely with the BluRay release of Ghostbusters worldwide on the 19/06. But is the extra money really worth risking the wrath of all 360 gamers in Europe? Especially when the rest of the world will be enjoying the next chapter in the Ghostbusters universe on whatever platform they wish, while us lucky, lucky people get to eat a nice piece of Synergy pie. Thanks Sony!
Slimer, Slimer - how could you?
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