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Retro Review: Sonic CD

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With the news that a downloadable version of Sonic CD would soon be making it’s way to LIVE/PSN, I figured it was as good a time as any to review this “classic” Sonic game. Now, I say classic in quotation marks because frankly, I believe a lot of the praise of this game comes mainly from it’s nostalgia. Most folks remember Sonic CD because of several things. The anime intro/ending, the incredible music and of course, the battle with Metal Sonic. But does anyone remember it for it’s level design? No? There might be a good reason for that. Continue Reading to see why.

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SEGA announces Brick People for iOS

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The Brick People arcade game is being ported to iOS devices! . That means iPhones, iPad and iPod Touch.

  • Tactile Gameplay: Build towers and bridges for the Brick People by pulling bricks from the stack and dropping them into place, using the iOS’ multi-touch interface
  • Build with a Buddy: Compete head-to-head via Wi-Fi to out-build your friends, or compete on a single device in the iPad version
  • See How You Stack Up: Build your Brick People reputation by going for high scores on the Game Center leaderboards, and tweet your tallest towers

The game is set to be released this Autumn. So get your iDevices ready! Now if only they would announce this for Android!

[Source: SEGA.Blog]

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First Black Panther 2 screens and artwork hits the web

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SEGA and Nagoshi held their press event today, confirming everything that Famitsu spoiled was true. That means that SEGA now has a studio just for Yakuza games called Ryu ga Gotoku Studio (Like a Dragon Studio).

The new team has all the main players from the Yakuza franchise. This includes Toshihiro Nagoshi, Masayoshi Kikuchi, Daisuke Sato, Yojiro Ogawa, and Masayoshi Yokoyama.

The new Black Panther game is a direct sequel to the first game, you will play as the same young lead. Not only that, you will have 3 new characters to play as, much like Yakuza 4’s set up. The game is also looking impressive for a PSP title.

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Famitsu leaks Black Panther sequel and Yakuza 5 early

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[Artwork for the first PSP game, Black Panther]

Nagoshi teased that he had some big announcements coming up in the end of the month, but thanks to Famisu we already know what they are. SEGA is going to have a pretty nice TGS line-up.

First of all Nagoshi has his own studio to make Yakuza titles called “Ryu ga Gotoku Studio.” Ryu Ga Gotoku is the name of the Yakuza series in Japan, it means Like a Dragon.

The first game that the Yakuza team will work on is Black Panther 2, a sequel to the handheld Yakuza spin-off. It will be called in Japan “Kurohyou 2 Ryu ga Gotoku.” This title will be playable at TGS and is set to be released in Japan in Spring 2012. Also its for the PSP. Odd, wonder if this has to do with the ‘rumored’ Yakuza title for Vita.

In the end the magazine says that they are also working on Yakuza 5. I guess we might get more details about this come the press conference.

We will post scans when we get them.

[Source: AndriaSang]

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PS3 exclusive House of the Dead: Overkill – Extended Edition level revealed

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[Yes, its called “Creeping Flesh”]

The first exclusive level had you playing as Varla and Candy, this second level does too. This time you find yourself in a local slaughter house.

The slaughter house will feature new mutants with extra flesh on them, thus they will be able to take more gunfire. Not to mention the whole slaughterhouse seems to be made up of flesh, so its looks like a meat wall. Carnivore delight.

SEGA does give us a tease at the boss, known as Meat Katie, a cleaver wielding cow stuck in a meat factory. SEGA teases that you will need a lot of good reflexes, steady aim, and perseverance, to beat this melee wielding super cow.

SEGA have also confirmed that the title is a ‘exclusive’ Playstation Move title. Meaning you will need Playstation Move to play it, unless its a mistake. The game hits store shelves in North America on October 25, 2011.

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Guardian Heroes NOT Available Tomorrow….@#$%!!!!

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That’s right! According to Major Nelson, the XBLA HD version of Guardian Heroes drops tomorrow (that’s Wednesday 8/31) at the low price of 800points! ($10 USD) Considering how much a Saturn copy goes for on E-Bay, that’s a steal! Now it’s time for me, George, Aki, Sharky and the rest to fight over who gets to review it.

UPDATE: Major Nelson messed up. It’s not coming out today. Sorry. (:-(

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Big announcement from Nagoshi incoming?

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Toshihiro Nagoshi certainly seems to be busy these days. He’s currently hard at work on his new IP, Binary Domain, which is set to launch in early 2012. But that’s not all; Andriasang’s reporting that Nagoshi will be making a big announcement on August 31st during a press conference, which you’ll apparently be able to view here…somewhere. Stay tuned.

[Source: Andriasang]

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Sonic the Hedgehog gets 20th anniversary shirts in Japan

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SEGA Japan is releasing a couple of Sonic 20th Anniversary shirts, they are both pictured above. The one on the left, with the image of Green Hill Zone from Sonic Generations, will cost you 6,300 yen ($82 USD). Yeah, swagger money.

If you like the more simple type design on the right, it will run you 3,045 yen ($40 USD). If you have the cash to pay for them, more power to you.

[Source: Sonic Stadium]

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Valkyria Chronicles 3: Extra Edition looking more likely

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As we recently reported, rumors are swirling about a Valkyria Chronicles-related announcement at the upcoming TGS due to a small tease on SEGA’s website. Well, from the looks of it, the secret may have been spoiled a little early. Japanese retailer Game Star has listed a Valkyria Chronicles: Extra Edition for a November 23rd release date, making it look incredibly likely that a budget-priced Valkyria Chronicles 3 is indeed on the way to Japanese PSPs.

While Western gamers may gain some hope from the idea that SEGA is not yet done with Valkyria Chronicles 3, no North American or European release has thusfar been announced for the title. Time will tell if that remains true for Extra Edition.

[Source: Andriasang]

Update: It is now being reported that SEGA will be re-releasing….the re-release of Valkyria Chronicles 2 as well, now for an even lower price of 1,890 yen. According to the same retailer, both these low-priced versions will be released on November 23rd.

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Help: Choose our new Podcast image!

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Since we got a new logo, we will also need a new podcast image to go with it. The lovely Barry The Nomad was kind enough to put up two designs.

The two are there above, tell us which one you like the best.

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Binary Domain screens shows allies and enemies

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The latest batch of Binary Domain images have been released and they show a group of enemy types as well as some of the characters the player will get to meet in the game. One in particular that stands out is a NPC that will become part of your team, a French military robot known as Cain who sports stylish fashion wear for a combat machine. Along with Cain, the images show what I would presume is the chief antagonist Amada, the man responsible for the outbreak of the “Hollow Childs” and other characters that you will meet, such as a teenage Japanese girl and a police officer who was seen in the story trailer SEGA released some time ago now. The enemy types range from heavy gunners and snipers to the giant robot spider boss that has been seen before. The underground locals of Japan are also shown. Hit the jump after the break for a wealth of Binary Domain screenshots.

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Sonic CD skips Nintendo platforms due to size limit

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It’s weird seeing Sonic CD announced for a ton of platforms, even one that always gets left out like Android, but not Wiiware. Why is that you ask? It seems that Nintendo has a strict 40mb size limit on files and to port the cd quality sound from Sonic CD, it would have exceed that. Since Nintendo won’t budge, no Sonic CD for Nintendo fans.

Is it just me or is it weird that SEGA has standards for their ports? I mean, if you have seen how they usually treat their Genesis ports, one would think they are just in it for the quick cash.

[Via: Sonic Stadium]

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Swingin’ Report Show #18: Virtua Lovers

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Hey, this is the episode where we tell you how much we are looking forward to Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown. You know you want to listen to that, right? Also talk about Sonic CD and Rhythm Phantom Thief R: Inheritance of the Emperor Napoleon.
[audio:http://www.segabits.com/wp-content/uploads/Swingin_Report_Show_18_Virtua_Lover.mp3]

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