The trailer is all in CGI, just extended from what we have seen before. The song playing in the trailer is Reach for the Stars featuring Paul Makhlouf from Cash Cash.
The trailer shows Sonic using the blue wisp power and zipping through a level and destroying a bunch of baddies in the end. The game is coming out Holiday 2010 on Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS.
Here are some Sonic Colors screens, same one as the ones in the Nintendo Power scans, only directly from the game. Obviously I got the screens from CVG, since they put their nice watermark all over the press screens. Thanks.
They also have the first preview for the game right here, if you are interested in that.
Here is the European box art for GunBlade NY and La Machineguns collection that is coming to Wii. The European box art uses in game assets, compared to the American one that has the two arcades displayed and a ton of bullets.
What box art do you fancy more? The American or the European?
[Source: GoNintendo]
In a press release earlier today, SEGA has announced that Conduit 2 will be supporting the Wii’s Motion Plus peripheral to allow for unmatched accuracy and responsiveness.
In their press release, SEGA has stated:
The Conduit series is famed for its detailed control system allowing players to customise and configure their controls, including look sensitivity, turning speed, the dead zone and much more. Conduit 2 will use Wii MotionPlus to create the most responsive control system ever, as well as improved edge tracking and transitions to pointer control.
Unlike Red Steel 2, Wii Motion Plus will not be required to play the game, but will instead be optional. Conduit 2 will be playable at this year’s E3.
Famitsu has given up some more Sonic Colors information, to feed all your Sonic loving thirst. We already know that in Colors, Sonic teams up with aliens called Wisps to stop Eggman from building “Eggman Planet Park.” Which in my opinion sounds like a great park.
The Wisps in the game give Sonic special powers called “Color Power.” The White Wisp gives Sonic the power “Cyan Laser” which turns Sonic into a beam of light, which increases his speed and lets him bounce off walls.
In the game you will find Wisps in different colors, each offering their own unique ability. One that was mentioned before was the ability to dig underground. Other bit of information is that the DS version will span both screens and the Wii will have full 3-D maps. The game comes out in Japan this Winter.
UPDATE: Scan after the jump
A new trailer for Sega and High Voltage Software’s fighter, Tournament of Legends.
This trailer highlights the fighters Bast, (probably better known as Bastet) the Egyptian goddess of the sun. Depicted as a human woman with the head of a cat. The other character Volcanus seems to be a guy in a wheel chair controlling a giant mechanical statue.
As for the game itself, I can’t say I’m impressed. The camera angle is jarring for a fighter and I can’t imagine all those waggle prompts on screen leaves much room for depth. Lets hope The Conduit 2 can impress.
And it’s looking pretty damn good… Of course cautious optimism is advised but I can safely say I don’t hate anything about what I’m seeing so far and it actually looks quite good in all departments. What is going on?
As you can see they’re not that well taken and bloody tiny to boot! But you get the picture… A blend of 2D and 3D gameplay, crazy level designs, the sonic unleashed model for the Wii game, DS one looks like Sonic Rush… I think you can even see some of the ‘wisp’ side effects in there.
At no point did Sega suggest they were trying to ‘go back to the roots’. This is a Sonic game of its own, much like the Story Book games and Sonic Rush. So lets not start screaming and shouting because Sonic has green eyes and a boost gage. too be honest I like the Sonic Unleashed Character model AND I like Sonic Rush.
Here is the American box art for SEGA’s compilation of Gunblade NY/LA Machine Guns for the Nintendo Wii. I guess it gets the job done, even has bullets all over the cover, you know what you are in for.
The box art also says it will support Nintendo’s Wifi. I assume its for online leaderboards. That should be fun.
[Via: Aussie-Nintendo]
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Nintendo Power previewed two zones, Sweet Mountain Zone and Tropical Reservoir Zone. They said Sweet Mountain was made up of mountains of pastries. Seems a bit childish, but moving on. Developers are focusing on level design, trying to satisfy old school Sonic fans (we have heard this before). 3-D levels have you running from point to point and compared to Sonic Unleashed’s daytime levels. DS version was compared to ‘Sonic Rush 3’, don’t know if this is a good thing.
2-D areas also featured more ‘platforming’. Tails is involved in the story, but not a playable character. Also Knuckles and Shadow may appear in the game, but not in playable form. Let’s be honest, don’t be shocked if they are in the game. The story will be ‘simple’.
[Source: NintendoEverything]
That is what Amazon UK is saying. They are listing both the Wii and DS titles as coming out September 24th, way before the previously announced Sonic 4.
I’m not at all surprised that the title is being released so soon, SEGA always seems to disclose lots of Sonic information till the last minute. No idea way.
[Source: TSSZ]
Fan-fucking-tastic.
Every now and then, you get a game so beautiful, so deep, and so well written, that it makes you think. It makes you think about the effects of technology on the future of the human race, the meaning of war and why we fight. A game that tells stories of love and loss, sacrifice and greed. A game that makes you think about the human condition. A game filled with effeminate boys, or gruff, eye patch wearing super soldiers.
This, thankfully, is NOT one of those games. This is a game with nothing but balls to wall action and explosions, undead mutants, ice cream trucks, guns, and lots…and I do mean LOTS, of cursing. Ladies and gentleman, I give you the subject of today’s review, House of the Dead: Overkill.
So who exactly is making this game? SEGA have now revealed that Sonic Team will be developing the Wii version and DS version will be Sonic Team along side Dimps.
I’m assuming that the team doing the game is the same team that did the Story Book series of games. It would make the most sense.
[Source: Sonic City Blognik]
Sonic Colours, the latest outing for Sonic on the Wii and DS will be revealed in the next Nintendo Power magazine. So far we don’t know a lot because the magazine isn’t out yet… But there are some preview images floating around the net and they promise something different. (Don’t they all?)
Hit the jump for more preview images,
Out of nowhere a new Sonic game appears!
This new Sonic entitled ‘Sonic Colours’ is for the Wii and DS. It looks like it is aimed at a younger audience. Not much for me to say about it yet but Sega’s CGI looks fantastic as usual and the world looks colourful and interesting.
Hit the jump for a press release which will fill you in on all the details.
A new game play trailer for High Voltage Software developed Tournament of Legends.
The game looks a bit like a poor mans Soul Caliber and doesn’t really inspire me.
I feel Sega should have stuck with publishing the Conduit games only. While the Conduit was nothing to write home about, it wasn’t a bad Wii game and sold well enough to be profitable for Sega.
