If you are a fan of Soul Calibur then you were probably happy to hear that Darth Vader and everyone’s favorite green muppet were coming to your game. Of course they were console specific, so if you purchased a 360 or a PS3 you received one of the characters. Well now you can purchase the other so you can have the ultimate Star Wars fanboy battle on your couch, sounds good right? It is until you hear the price:
Namco Bandai has revealed that Darth Vader and Yoda will be available as downloadbale content this Thursday for 400 MS Points. We’re still waiting on a confirmation of a Euro price for PSN, but it’ll cost our American bed-fellows $4.99.
This is absurd! Five bucks for a character? One that isn’t even supposed to be in the Soul Calibur universe!
If this is the case and the folks at Namco get away with this kind of price gauging tactics it could spell trouble for gamers moving forward. What if Capcom decided that you could only use Ryu and Ken when you started Street Fighter 4 and had to pay for the rest of characters or even better still, could pay ten dollars to play as Mighty Mouse.
DLC is great when it makes sence and the price structure isn’t aimed at abusing the gamer you are selling to. How can you justify a five-dollar price tag for some code for one character, in all actuality the characters were known before the game even launched so they had time to put them on the discs already and just have a code to unlock them. Free would have been a lot better!
The Namco Bandai classic Mr. Driller (now Mr. Driller Online) is now available for download from the Xbox Live Arcade. It’s another title you probably won’t buy.
Players take on the role of a driller moving through levels of colorful blocks, avoiding the threat of being crushed by falling blocks, all while keeping their air supply from running out.
“MR. DRILLER Online” features single player modes including Standard Driller and Quest Driller, as well as online multiplayer support for up to four players on Xbox LIVE. In online multiplayer mode, players can participate in a split screen Solo Battle, where the best score wins, or in Tag Battle, where friends team up in pairs to beat the game.
Mr. Driller Online will set you back 800 MS Points. I can personally find a few better things to spend $10 on.
So, I’ll start off first by saying that I cannot wait until 2008 because of this game alone. I’ve bee a junkie of this series since its debut in 1997. I love it. Perhaps too much. But anyways.
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This is a huge list of games that will put the library of Wii titles close to 150 (not counting Virtual Console games) and the DS titles close to 450.
I thnk Nintendo really wants to show everyone that not only Nintendo developed games are scheduled ot hit the console but also a lot of third party games as well, many have speculated that third party developers would shy away from the unique controls.
Here is the all encompassing list of games scheduled to come out for the Wii and the DS until the first quarter of next year.
Wii
Oct. 1: MLB(R) Power Pros from 2K Sports
Oct. 1: Dragon Blade: Wrath of Fire(TM) from D3Publisher of America
Oct. 2: Crash(R) of the Titans from Sierra Entertainment, Inc.
Oct. 5: Balls of Fury(TM) from DSI Games
Oct. 8: Donkey Kong(R): Barrel Blast from Nintendo
Oct. 9: FIFA 08 from Electronic Arts
Oct. 9: Bleach: Shattered Blade(TM) from SEGA
Oct. 9: LOONEY TUNES: ACME ARSENAL(TM) from WB Games
Oct. 10: Arctic Tale from DSI Games
Oct. 15: Sea Monsters from DSI Games
Oct. 16: Thrillville(R): Off the Rails(TM) from LucasArts
Oct. 22: EA PLAYGROUND from Electronic Arts
Oct. 23: Backyard Football from Atari, Inc.
Oct. 23: The Sims 2(TM) Castaway from Electronic Arts Read More »
NAMCO BANDAI and KOEI announced today that they have released a demo of their new game Dynasty Warriors: Gundam on Xbox LIVE Marketplace. The Xbox 360 and PS3 will be getting a retail version on August 28, a demo will be available via the PSN also. So if you liked the traditional Dynasty Wariors games and like big Mobile SUits, this may be your gig, at least check it out for free.
From the press release:
In the Dynasty Warriors:GUNDAM demo, Heero Yuy must try to stop what seems to be a mysterious planet that is veering towards Earth. With the aid of Master Asia and fellow pilot Jerid Mesa, conquering the Mausoleum battlefield is just the beginning of what lies ahead.
“We wanted to ensure that every Xbox 360 owner has the opportunity to enjoy the perfect melding of the Dynasty Warriors signature gameplay and GUNDAM’s Mobile Suits before its anticipated debut,” said Makoto Iwai, Executive Vice President and COO, NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. “The online demo of Dynasty Warriors:GUNDAM offers a glimpse of the unrivaled experience that made it a chart topping success in Japan.”
Namco Bandai sent us word today that Smash Court Tennis 3 for the PSP has shipped to retailers in the US. The game looks to be an amazing portable tennis game.
Smash Court Tennis 3 features 16 Pro players such as Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal to face off with in seven gameplay modes, including Arcade mode, Tutorial mode, Exhibition mode, Pro Tour mode, and unique mini-games including Pac-Man tennis and Bomb Tennis. Plus there’s the ability to edit your player how you wish, so you can look great while you smoke an ace by your opponent. There’s also game sharing and Ad-hoc multiplayer to prove how good you are.
This is one I’m looking forward to. Tennis games are great for a portable system, since you can hop in and play a match fairly quickly. I would definitely recommend checking this one out.
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NAMCO BANDAI and KOEI announced today that they have released a demo of their new game Dynasty Warriors: Gundam on Xbox LIVE Marketplace. The Xbox 360 and PS3 will be getting a retail version on August 28, a demo will be available via the PSN also. So if you liked the traditional Dynasty Wariors games and like big Mobile SUits, this may be your gig, at least check it out for free.
