I got to spend a little bit of time today talking with Steve Lycett and Travis Ryan of Sumo Digital, the developers behind Sega Superstars Tennis. We discussed a lot of topics surrounding the game’s development and upcoming release.
For starters, Sega Superstars Tennis utilizes the core game engine from Virtua Tennis, so you know the gameplay will be solid. The goal at Sumo Digital was to make tennis more accessible and fun for everyone by pulling classic characters from the Sega universe. In total, 16 characters will be available for you to choose from. Each character will provide their own style of play and special moves, with these deriving from that character’s past in Sega franchises. For example, Sonic will be a fast player with special moves surrounding his spin attacks. Not all of the development team’s favorite characters made the cut, however, due to time and the way they characters would fit into the feel of the game.
I have to say these are some hardcore people to put some of these tattoos on their bodies forever. I am pretty sure the guy that put the Gameboy tattoo on himself has a tough time getting women to talk to him or at least will have a hard time explaining that to his kids. The ones I don’t understand is getting the company name on your body like the Nintendo or Sega tattoos?! That is nuts and unless those companies pay me to do that I am gonna pass. Some of the tattoos were pretty cool, like the Halo legendary tattoo on the guys back and the Quake tattoo on the girls chest, but the Raccoon Mario on your neck just screams I am a loser!
Have you ever wanted to use the wiimote as a fishing pole outside of the mini games in Zelda? You now get that chance with Sega Bass Fishing. Are you a master baiter? Find out here. Grab your pole and go!
Ironically I was just talking about this game in my other post and the news of the different multiplayer modes were just sent over via a press release. The addition of online multiplayer to Condemned 2: Bloodshot is much welcomed and spells out good things for this game. I like the Crime Scene mode where one team faces the other in an evidence finding versus hiding mission, it’s like Scooby Doo all over again.
From the press release:
SAN FRANCISCO (January 22, 2008) – SEGA® of America, Inc. today announced the exciting and all-new multiplayer modes that will be playable in Condemned 2: Bloodshot™, the next chapter in the terrifying series that is slated to ship in North America on March 11, 2008 for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system.
Sega released some new screens today for Iron Man, which is set to hit store shelves in the Spring. The movie is set for release on May 2nd, so I would expect the game to come out right around the same time.
From the initial gameplay videos and the screens, the game looks promising. But we all know how most superhero games turn out. I hope Sega does Iron Man justice.
Looks like Sega is hot and heavy for the Olympic games and is already announcing their intent to develop exclusively Beijing 2008, the official Olympic games video game. It is slated to have over 35 events in it, which is pretty decent, but I just don’t think the Olympics really translates well into a video game format. Maybe there will be some online Olympics and you can win medals? That would be kind of cool.
Hit the jump for the full press release: Read More »
I had a chance to play some of NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams on the Wii and let me say that this game is very unique. It is a spin off of the classic Sega Saturn NiGHTS game from the late 1990’s, but since I never had a chance to play that vesion I figured this one would be a good time to start.
NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams is an interesting game to say the least that focuses on visual stimulation over anyhting else. NiGHTS is super colorful and kind of reminds me of Sonic on halucinagens. You are a boy that enters the dream world and melds with this Jester (which I am not sure is male or female?) to fight in the dream world.
The game aside from focusing on visual popping graphics and being colorful also pays heavy attention to the flying dynamic of the main character. The main way to get around the worlds is to fly and this for the most part is fun, but the controls are a bit wonky and will take some getting used to before you can begin to enjoy the game. You can contorl the main character with the Wii remote, nunchuk or classic controller, I suggest using the nunchuk and analog stick so you don’t lose your mind.
So you have an ipod and are tired of listening to just music, what do you do? Play Sonic of course! Looks like everyone’s favorite spikey blue haired hedgehog is now available on Apple Ipods. You can buy Sonic for $5 or even send him as a gift for those gamers you want to get a Christmas gift for.
I am hoping this starts a big push for more games to come to the Ipod format, but something tells me that this may be a flash in the pan, since there was no support given to an Iphone version of the game.
Hit the jump for a screenshot and the press release. Read More »
Sega sent out a press release letting us know they’ll be bringing Brain Assist to the DS. The game is derived from a Japanese arcade title, Touch de Uno!, consisting of mini games to help you get smarter.
Brain Assist offers ten mini-games that focus on strengthening the right hemisphere of the brain by challenging the player’s memory, concentration, reflexes, deduction, and analytical abilities. Each game quickly ramps up in difficulty and demands that players think fast to truly maximize their memorization and response times. Players will be put to the test again in the “Lightning Round” where the pace and difficulty of gameplay becomes more challenging.
The game will hit stores shelves in spring 2008. So get ready, come spring you won’t be stupid anymore.
Sega announced that they’ll be bringing House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return to the Wii this coming Spring. The game will combine both arcade classics into one title for all your zombie killing fantasies.
In THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD 2 & 3 RETURN, players will be able to play both versions of the game, battling the relentless attack of the blood thirsty zombies with steady aim and a quick trigger finger. Utilizing the innovative new Wii Zapper™ or the Wii Remote™ and Nunchuk™, players will experience branching storylines with over six game modes including Arcade Mode and Time Attack modes that will test their shooting skills. THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD 2 & 3 RETURN features an engaging single-player campaign, plus a co-op multiplayer mode for up to two players for countless hours of zombie shooting action.
House of the Dead + Wii Zapper = Win. Can’t wait to play this one next year, which is right around the corner.
We're like Spaceballs... we're making Loot Ninja everything. Coming soon we'll have hats, shirts, hoodies, possibly banana hammocks if one Editor has his way...
Check out the shirt prototypes here and the hats here
Ironically I was just talking about this game in my other post and the news of the different multiplayer modes were just sent over via a press release. The addition of online multiplayer to Condemned 2: Bloodshot is much welcomed and spells out good things for this game. I like the Crime Scene mode where one team faces the other in an evidence finding versus hiding mission, it’s like Scooby Doo all over again.
I had a chance to play some of NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams on the Wii and let me say that this game is very unique. It is a spin off of the classic Sega Saturn NiGHTS game from the late 1990’s, but since I never had a chance to play that vesion I figured this one would be a good time to start.
So you have an ipod and are tired of listening to just music, what do you do? Play Sonic of course! Looks like everyone’s favorite spikey blue haired hedgehog is now available on Apple Ipods. You can buy Sonic for $5 or even send him as a gift for those gamers you want to get a Christmas gift for.
