Yakuza 4 has been reviewed by the people at Famitsu and scored an impressive 38/40, broken down it got 9,10,10 and a 9. That is one point higher than what Yakuza 3 scored.
In the same issue they reviewed God of War: Collections (33/40) and Darksiders (32/40).
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Aliens vs Predator has seen tremendous success for SEGA across all of Europe, but in particular, it’s sold very well for SEGA in the UK, not dropping out of the top 5 since releases three weeks ago, that title now resides number three in the British all formats charts. So it should come as no surprise to know that the title has done over 100,000 units and to be exact, that was just the Xbox360 version. ELSPA sales awards for February hands the silver award to the 360 version of AvP for getting past the 100,000 mark but another SEGA title also went for gold, as the Wii version of Sonic Unleashed sold over 200,000 units for SEGA in total since its release. All in all, a good few weeks with plenty of hits for SEGA, let’s see if they can carry on this fine form.
SEGA has added a new promo item for their Yakuza 4 bandwagon and that wagon is getting full. Check it out, Yakuza 4 beer jugs, called “Legendary Jugs.” Yes, I love me the jugs.
To get the jugs, you will have to go to the restaurant called Watami and get fliers, scan and see if you win one of the hundred Legendary Jugs. Wonder how much they will cost on ebay?
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Aliens vs Predator has gotten 4 new maps, well new if you didn’t get the European Collectors Edition. So, its new if you have not played them I guess. Two of the maps are “Docks” and the other is “Machine” both for regular Multiplayer modes. The other two are only for Survival mode and those two maps are called “Outpost” and “Hive.”
How much will the pack cost you? 560 MS points ($7). Not too bad of a price, would be nice if it came with some extra skins. No date has been given, just saying they will be out soon. Also, they are only confirmed for Europe at the moment.
[Source: SEGA]
Sega Europe has recently shown off a great new video for upcoming RPG, Alpha Protocol. As we’ve known for a while now, the game is touting a lot of freedom and flexibility in creating your character and tackling the various missions. This trailer reinforces that goal, showing off a great range of weapons and gadgets to use and lots of customisation options so you really can tailor make everything to suit your goals.
Alpha Protocol is due for release on May 28th.
[Source: Sega Europe Blog]
Don’t know who to blame for all the leaks, SEGA or Microsoft? Either way there is another Sonic 4 leak, this time the achievements. If you see them, you will noticed that they confirm Super Sonic being in the game.
Hit the jump to see the achievements…
The new corporate trend is to show off how many people have downloaded your demo and it seems that SEGA is joining the club, now boosting AVP numbers. 4.1 million people have downloaded the demo, many of those have went out and purchased their own copy.
This beat out EA’s Battlefield Bad Company 2 demo that boosted 3.5 million downloads.
If you have a Japanese PSN account and can’t wait to try out the next Yakuza installment, now is your chance to try out the demo. The demo is available for free on the Japanese PSN. Enjoy!
I can’t tell you much about the demo other than its 1.8gb in size, so make some room. I’m actually downloading it as I type this.
Lets be honest, you can’t see anything on those blurry screenshots released in the Famitsu magazine; so the boys at Platinum Games have decided to release screens for the game.
I got to be honest, this game looks a ton better than Lost Planet, color me interested; especially after seeing it will have fast combat. To see the rest of the shots and description of the game, hit the jump!
The Famitsu magazine (same one that showed the new Project Diva game) also has an interview with Shinji Mikami, director of Vanquish. He confirms that the game will be out by Winter 2010 (at least in Japan) and that it is not a ‘normal’ shooter. You won’t be shooting humans, only robots.
One thing I do see in the magazine though, is that it is a multi-platform game, not an exclusive as rumored before. Maybe this PS3 port will be better than Bayonetta? I hope so. Also screens make it look like a fast paced 3rd person shooter.
[Source: Allgamesbeta]
After debuting on the PSP and ranking sale numbers, SEGA took their Project Diva to the arcades; but now it returns back to the PSP. Shown in this months Famitsu (scans above) is Hatsune Miku: Project Diva 2nd.
Oh man, I know you are all excited for this one!
[Source: Allgamesbeta]
[SEGA takes all, sorry!]
SEGA must be really proud of themselves, they have now taken over the PC charts, by stealing the top 3 spots. First came in Napoleon: Total War, which debuted at number one, then came Football Manager 2010 at number two (last week it came in at three, so an improvement) and at number three came in Aliens vs Predator; which dropped 2 spots since last week.
Really good week for SEGA of Europe, lets hope the keep it up. To see the full top 10 chart, click the jump.
Here is the Yakuza 4 commercial that is airing in Japan, all 15 seconds of it. I love how the Japanese man just screams at you. What is he saying?
Narrator: “This is the record of the miracle of passionate men. That moving feeling! Ryu ga Gotoku” Kazuma: “Talk to the fists,”
I don’t really understand Japanese adverts, but OK.
[Source: Andriasang]
SEGA might not have revealed Sonic Adventure for XBLA, but it seems that 360 Gamer magazine has already done a review for the title. They say that the port has no extras and its basically Sonic Adventure DX on your 360.
If you wanted to know, they gave the game a 5 out of 10, stating “really hasn’t aged well.” Oh well, I guess we can skip this one.
[Source: Destructoid]
“Like this, but in 3-D”
The ESRB has let some tiny bits of info slipped about Sonic 4, problem is that it just sounds like classic Sonic, which sounds very good.
This is a side-scrolling adventure game in which players zoom through themed levels, collect gold rings, and jump on tiny robot enemies. Players earn points for collecting “power-ups” and freeing tiny animals that are trapped in the robots.
During boss battles at the end of levels, players may encounter an arch nemesis in a mechanical device that gets charred and emits some flames when damaged.
Freeing tiny animals? Sounds good to me.
[Source: Sixthaxis]