The Daily ‘Shroom
- Just when you thought it was safe to go back on the net, a new Rockman.EXE game appears!
Of course, this new game, The Legend of the Network, is probably more a side-story than anything, but I guess if you can read Japanese and play these games on your celphone, it may yet be worth your time.
Frankly, I’m surprised no one’s made some fan translations available online for some sort of emulation…
- Mega Man ZX is set for shipping today, and GameSpot has broken out all the coverage they’ve been holding back, including their review(7.7-Good), as well as three gameplay movies.
Strangely, the movies seem to cut off early, if the progress bar is any indication. But perhaps even stranger still is the weird absence of lifebars in the movies, but as the second one shows, they can still die anyway.
Which is actually quite sad, as that first boss is quite easy.
In addition to GameSpot’s coverage, IGN also has their own review(8.2-Impressive), as well as an interview with the producer, to help gain a little more insight into the changes the series has undergone… and why Mega Man can’t duck.
GameSpy reviewer and Mega Man fan Phil Theobald also gives his two cents on the new title, rating it at 4 and a half stars out of five.
- On November 14, Warner Bros. is bringing to DVD Looney Tunes: Golden Collection vol. 4, and man, does this thing ever look packed.
I really ought to check something like this out, as they just don’t make ‘em like that anymore.
- Also in November will come the first DVD set for the cartoon that got boys to play with dolls in the 80s. Yeah, I’m talking about She-Ra: Princess of Power(hey, it’s cool, she’s He-Man’s hot sister, you’re excused), and like the Looney Tunes Gang, she’s got quite a few extras on her as well(NO, I don’t mean those).
If it weren’t for the noteworthy pricetags of DVD box sets, I would scoop this stuff up faster than a groundbreaking for a new Starbucks, you can be sure of that.
- Wow, MGM is really looking to churn some stuff out in the next few years. Terminator 4, The Hobbit, The Pink Panther 2… wait, The Pink Panther 2? I thought that one didn’t do so well?
Ah, Hollywood, you fickle beast you…
- IGN reports some seeming confirmation of SEGA titles coming to Virtual Console.
Not a shabby lineup, with the likes of Sonic, Toejam & Earl, and Ristar leading the way.
- Elsewhere on IGN, there’s a preview for Chousouju Mecha MG, for the Nintendo DS, and interesting looking mecha game that I would hope might come out over here.
Come on, Nintendo. Transforming robots on the DS is EXACTLY what we need.
- According to Next-Gen, it would seem that Sony is looking to add a game and a movie with a 1GB memory stick to the PSP package in lieu of an actual price-cut.
No doubt this isn’t what people wanted to hear, but at least it’s a start. Unless you hate ATV Offroad Fury and don’t like whichever movie they pick.
- Go Nintendo once more comes through with the goods as they bring a translation of Volume 2 of the Wii development team interviews.
- Kotaku has dared to go where no one(save Korcas) has dared to go before, and that is to find good things to say about Sony.
I can sort of relate with Eliza there, in that being different was cool. And while I have no intentions of kissing up to Sony, I admit I have backed off a bit, and given credit where credit is due(it just doesn’t happen often). It was more fun when I was pretty much the anti-Sony guy, though.
#2 is definitely one I still applaud, anyway.
- Interestingly enough, Kotaku also brings about news that 80% of the PlayStation 3s are going to be from the high-end SKU number.
I guess even Sony knows that not a lot of people are going to buy into that one.
- Missed this at IGN, as I seldom go into the individual sections, but anyway, if you’re wanting to know what the PS3 game packaging looks like, then look no further.
Not bad. Reminds me a little of the early PS1, the PS2, and… well, a whole lot of new.
- Hmm, sports games aren’t usually my thing, though for Mario sports, I usually make an exception.
But in the case of Mario Hoops: 3-on-3, I may be forced to make an exception.
- If you live in the UK, and are a fan of Nintendo gaming, then the upcoming Nintendo Wii magazine “Revolution” might just interest you.
And if you’re in Canada, well, it’s not uncommon for us to see such publications show up around hereabouts.
- Newsarama’s Joe Monday features some interesting info, and teases, regarding the costume of a certain Friendly Neighborhood… oh, how does the rest go?
- Finally, if you aren’t afraid to order online and would like to save about $50 on an XBox 360, then maybe this is the deal for you.
LBD “Nytetrayn”
September 12th, 2006 at 6:25 am
(8) – That’s CRAP, I was anticipating a price cut. ATV Offroad Fury is like the poster child of irrelevant launch titles, I don’t even want to touch it, I’d almost rather have a PSP without it. I guess Ridge Racer isn’t cool enough nowadays? No, let’s play ATV!! omfg, It had better be a damn good movie.
……. !!
SONY STRIKES AGAIN!
hmm, maybe this is why they don’t package games with the console anymore — It’s insanely patronizing.
(11) – Well I’d like to ask everyone once again to consider the $500 sku, which may actually be worthwhile unlike the Xbox 360′s cheaper sku, which can’t even go online or save games out of the box. PS3 has a hard drive on both models, so choose carefully to see if the high end model really has benefits that are relevant to your needs. It’s your hundred bucks.
(12) – That blue case is kind of tacky. I wonder if it’s made of tin. hehehehe. Nah, it looks neat in its own way.
September 12th, 2006 at 9:28 am
8) Can’t speak for the PSP one, but at least ATVOF is a decent game in general. Still, I think it sort of makes more sense to have a few radically different options for pack-ins, though once upon a time, who wouldn’t own Super Mario Bros.?
11) Indeed, but fair bet that most people will see “bigger is better” and proceed from there…
LBD “Nytetrayn”
September 12th, 2006 at 11:11 am
(2) I can’t say all the ZX press has been generous. One reviewer in the latest EGM, where ZX got an average rating of 6.83, states “Yippee, it’s a new Mega Man game! Good thing, too, because I was getting a little worried Capcom wouldn’t meet its Mega Man quota for the month. Not that it’s hard to blast these babies out…hell, I’m convinced every time a Capcom developer coughs, a new Mega Man games pops out.” The review goes on to demonstrate the reviewer probably didn’t play the game for more than five minutes: complaining about the mission structure but not seeming to understand the game is exploration based. Even the most generous reviewer said the graphics looked dated, which is ironic because the graphics are much greater than anything in the Zero games.
Sure I’m biased in my own “fan sphere,” but then this is a magazine that I recall saying “Capcom can make four Mega Man games in the time it takes me to pick my nose” when Mega Man 8 came out. Is it Capcom who’s really getting lazy, or game reviewers? And who reads EGM anyway, aside from 12 year olds waiting for their parents to pay for their groceries? I only have it myself since it’s a free subscription.
September 12th, 2006 at 12:55 pm
I know! Reviewers are such fartheads. They don’t actually /review/ Mega Man games! They never have as long as I can remember! Those jerks.
When X4 and 8 came out and were mind-blowingly cool, they’re like ‘oh look, yet ANOTHER mm game’. And then the series went to poo with X5 and X6 and they’re like ‘oh look, yet ANOTHER mm game’ m$@#*(^%(*#^* totally no help at all
oh, and as for the PSP, I’d rather have the PSP 50 Cent game with it. But that’s no surprise coming from me.
Although it crossed my mind that ATV might not be such a HORRIBLE game.
But regardless I thought it would be fitting to consider what movie would be fitting to go with the mediocrity. The likes of Daddy Day Care and Are We There Yet? come to mind.
Though Spider-Man would probably be among the most likely choices.
I wouldn’t seeing ‘XXX’ or ‘I, Robot’ personally.