Archive for January, 2009
« Previous EntriesZero Punctuation: Gears of War 2
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This week Zero Punctuation reviews Gears of War 2, but only for all you big manly men.
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Rating 3.00 out of 5
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Video of Behind Enemy Lines
Submitted by Gaming Briefs and Nostalgia Bits
In two recordings:
Here, you man the guns mounted on a Hummer making its way through enemy territory on a mission to destroy a bridge vital to the enemy forces. You need to shoot at special crates containing ammo and missiles to restock on weapons, and to shoot at red/yellow [...]
Kaboom kassette
Submitted by Gaming Briefs and Nostalgia Bits
Click ahead to watch this early classic.
This was one of Activision’s early products, and a very popular one at that, where the object is to stop the bombs being tossed down from atop a wall by a criminal. It’s no easy feat, and as you continue further into the [...]
Video of Out Run 2019
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A special game for the Sega Mega Drive:
It looks a lot simpler in concept than the other games, but what really takes the cake here is the rocket boost! On we go, baby!
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Rating 3.00 out of 5
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Outrunners taping
Submitted by Gaming Briefs and Nostalgia Bits
Another entry in the famous racecar series:
And this time, it was a linked cabinet game, where you can combine up to 4 so that 8 players can participate. Your first fork in the road will be whether to travel east or west, and afterwards, that’s when the difficulty level [...]
Short taping of Criminal Termination Super Chase
Submitted by Gaming Briefs and Nostalgia Bits
I should also note that the sound isn’t perfect here, since it apparent didn’t use the right version of M.A.M.E. with which to record. But anyway, here it is:
This was more or less the third version of Chase HQ produced by Taito for arcades, and it was one of [...]
Another chance for virtual championship
Submitted by Gaming Briefs and Nostalgia Bits
As EA prepares for its next Madden Football outing:
TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - With just days until Super Bowl Sunday, a who’s who of NFL players and celebrities are lined up for one of the hottest parties in Florida on Thursday — the annual videogame competition, the Madden Bowl.
The 15th [...]
Gaia Crusaders cassette
Submitted by Gaming Briefs and Nostalgia Bits
In seven recordings:
A most spectacular beat-em-up where you fight against sinister creatures trying to conquer the world. Aiding you in your quest are special globes that can yield magic attacks that affect many of the enemies appearing on the screen. It was made by a small company called Noise [...]
Nintendo may or may not be having sale problems
Submitted by Gaming Briefs and Nostalgia Bits
Not sure if I can fully understand this article:
TOKYO (AP) - Nintendo Co. said net profit for the April-December period fell 18 percent as a strong yen cut into robust demand for its gaming products, forcing the company to slash its full year forecast.
Group net profit at the Kyoto, [...]
Sales down for PS3
Submitted by Gaming Briefs and Nostalgia Bits
Is the economic recession affecting this console’s sales? According to this news clip:
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp said on Thursday it sold 4.46 million units of its PlayStation 3 game console in October-December, down 9 percent from 4.9 million units a year earlier.
Sony, locked in a three-way battle with [...]
Nintendo’s “Baby Pals” game contains propaganda?
Submitted by Gaming Briefs and Nostalgia Bits
Some time ago, a doll was manufactured that said “Islam is the Light”. Now, according to this report on Wood8 TV (via Debbie Schlussel), there’s a new game called Baby Pals that’s got the same thing:
KNIGHTSVILLE, Ind. (WTHI) - Months ago, Rachel Jones was shocked to discover her 4-year-old’s [...]
JoJo’s videogame
Submitted by Gaming Briefs and Nostalgia Bits
This game is based on a manga strip, the third part of it according to the info I sought, featuring a whole bunch of characters like cowboys and magicians. There may be two games, JoJo’s Venture and JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, though they could even be the same game, I’m [...]
Mega Twins recording
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Mega Twins recording
An entertaining adventure that’s vaguely like the cute-em-up genre, and is also what I tend to describe as a “quest” game. It’s very grand indeed.
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Rating 3.00 out of 5
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Playstation’s new puzzles
Submitted by Gaming Briefs and Nostalgia Bits
This article’s about a few new puzzle games coming to the PS3, as well as some other items:
Two years into the lifespan of the PlayStation 3, Sony’s online offerings are a mixed bag.
On the plus side, “LittleBigPlanet” and its energetic community of amateur level designers make it essential for [...]
Creativity
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In this article, they write about how a new genre of gaming is tapping into the players’ creativity:
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - Enabling videogame players to help make games as well as play them is becoming more than just a fad due to Electronic Arts’ “Spore” and Sony Computer [...]
LGJ: Virtual Taxation
Submitted by Law of the Game
This week’s LGJ revisits the always popular topic of taxing virtual worlds.
Read on!
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Rating 3.00 out of 5
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Diablo III Preview
Submitted by videogame2play.com
After eight years, Blizzard is finally revisiting the epitome of dungeon crawlers with Diablo III. Fans are grinding their teeth with anticipation for their inevitable level and loot grinding sessions to come. With a fan base that surpasses all other games in the genre. Blizzard is using fan input to create a superb [...]
Star Wars: The Old Republic
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Bioware, one of the best RPG developers has sunk their teeth back into one of the best video game franchises again! BioWare and Lucasarts have once again teamed up on the much anticipated Star Wars: The Old Republic. With this game BioWare jumps into a galaxy far far away by making an MMO.
BioWare’s [...]
Marvel vs Capcom!
Submitted by Gaming Briefs and Nostalgia Bits
Here’s a post that’ll be about the two games Capcom made featuring a whole extravaganza of cast members from both the comics and the computer. First up, here’s Clash of the Super-Heroes, the first of these games, which is of course a followup to their earlier efforts X-Men vs. [...]
A post for the King of Fighters 2001
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Another year, another entry. Here’s some recordings of combo demonstrations:
They make it easier of course to do these kind of things. Again, it’s possible to employ a striker on the team, and to do plenty of nifty stunts.
Man, I’m loving this!
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The fantastic Bubble Memories
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The third official entry in the famous Bubble Bobble series, present here in 3 special videos:
Again, another delightful adventure for our heroes Bub and Bob, as they go through more colorful single screen locations (this time, when moving from one to the next, they go up instead of down), [...]
Firmware 2.60 detailed
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Sony has a few new features included in the latest Firmware 2.60 update, installed via the “System Update” option located in the XMB menu of the PlayStation 3. After the update find a new photo gallery option (approximately 100mb install), DivX 3.11 support, and the ability to enter the PlayStation Store as a [...]
Puyo Puyo posting
Submitted by Gaming Briefs and Nostalgia Bits
Click ahead to watch it.
This game was a little like a followup to Columns, though the difference is that you rotate a combination of 2 pieces around, trying to join 4 or more to eliminate as you take part in a one-on-one competition.
It’s plenty of entertainment, and most awesome [...]
Puzzle de Pon posting
Submitted by Gaming Briefs and Nostalgia Bits
Right after the jump.
This delightful puzzle game was inspired by Taito’s Puzzle Bobble and may even be a special program hack done with permission. It’s much more complicated, as the idea is to get the special trophy loose from the balls holding it in place, and there’s even a [...]
Short video of Appoooh
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Another old wrestling game:
One of the earliest of its kind. Is that really Hulk Hogan in the selection menu there?
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Rating 3.00 out of 5
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