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In the last Red Steel 2 videos, you were able to discover the tools at hand to defeat your enemies. In this brand new trailer, you will discover exactly who we are talking about…

The North American release features the original Japanese voices in addition to the newly recorded English voice-overs. A newly created “Extras” option becomes available once the game has been cleared, which allows players to revisit key event movies from the game in the movie gallery, view concept art, and watch the original Japanese trailers.

In support of its highly anticipated release, FRAGILE DREAMS: FAREWELL RUINS OF THE MOON will also feature a dual-sided box front, with the original Japanese box front art on the reverse side. Fans who pre-ordered the game at GameStop and EB Games will receive an exclusive special bonus, “The MOONLIGHT TRACKS” soundtrack, together with the retail release of the game, but only while supplies last.

Multiplayer.it – 85
Fragile Dreams is definitely better than the sum of its parts: while there are some gameplay and controls issues, the excellent work made by Tri Crescendo in terms of setting, characters and storyline is really what will make you go on until the credits roll.

Nintendo Power – 55
The developers have accomplished a rare feat in producing a game that is legitimately thought-provoking, original, and visually distinctive. Too bad they couldn’t find a way to make it fun. [Apr 2010, p.88]

IGN
“The bleak and eerie world in which Seto travels [is] beautiful and enthralling…the presentation is fabulous.” IGN.com, February 2010

GameSpot
“Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon is as beautiful and dreamy as the title implies.” GameSpot.com, February 2010

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Have fun with the family with this great compilation of 20 classic games like Foosball, Bowling, Air Hockey, Table Tennis and more!

With something for everyone Great Party Games will give you and your family hours of fun, either playing on your own against the computer or playing multiplayer against each other.

Supported by Wii MotionPlus™ to enhance your playing experience, and with simple pick up and play controls Great Party Games is a must for any Wii owner.

Great Party Games for the Wii™ is out 28th May 2010.

From the looks of things, Green Day is getting a similar treatment to The Beatles, with a game that includes many of the same features. Three part harmonies have made the cut, and players can unlock 100 collectibles images and 40 minutes of rare video and performances as they work through Green Day’s 20-plus-year career.

The game will ship with 47 tracks (fully exportable for Xbox 360 and PS3 for a small fee). At a party last night where the game itself was premiered, five of game’s songs were revealed:

- Brain Stew/Jaded
- Hitchin’ A Ride
- American Idiot
- Wake Me Up When September Ends
- Boulevard of Broken Dreams

Green Day: Rock Band will be available in a few flavors. Standalone disc games for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii. But a Green Day: Rock Band Plus will also be made available for Xbox 360 and PS3 and six Green Day tracks via DLC.

Wii boxart is a mock-up, below.

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A few people have gotten their hands on Red Steel 2 and the impressions are out:

“Just finished it today, spent a lot of time looking for secret stuff and yeah I enjoyed it a lot. Like NMH2 it got repetitive at times but not as much as that game.

Worth buying for sure though, definitely a game I’ll play again and again. At times it made me yearn for a true sequel to XIII.

Ubisoft should get the same team to do that.”

“Loving the game so far, the modern western Japanese theme is interesting, it does look pretty and runs nice n smooth.

You do dead or alive looking missions on the board for cash to improve your sword and learn new skills, you can get extra cash by destroying barrel and phone booths, shooting locked crates etc.”

“The sword part is ok, not as responsive as i hoped and does have a delay to it, but you can costumize the sensitivity of it and all. First impressions are that is mission based and you find yourself moving back and forward on the same areas and that seems to be getting repetitive and got me bored after 3 missions . Anyway its a good game and the reason i got the motion plus on the first place. “

“Just played the first few missions. And I have to say, i’m liking what I see so far.
Also love the graphic style. “

“I approached this game with a lot of mixed feelings. It looked great, but it was also coming as the spiritual successor to a game with major flaws, major enough that it ruined the game. After playing it for a few hours, I can say this game is honestly great. Third party devs should look no further than this for examples of high quality gaming. It provides both excellent sword and gun play, while offering an adventure full of side missions, unlockables, and collectibles, all wrapped in a high production value package.”

“The controls feel great and I like, that there is no weapon-selection. This makes everything very intuitive. The game feels and looks great! “

“Having played a few levels of Red Steel 2, the game that I heaped all my hopes of M+ onto, I have to say I prefer the sword fighting in Wii Sports Resort. Blocking seems more important and strategic in WSR, you have to move your sword in the correct direction to block the attack. In Red Steel 2, you just press “A” to block, how you hold your sword is seemingly irrelevant (at least in the first few levels, let me know if this changes.)

Add the terrible voice acting and cheesy story, and I have to say I much prefer Wii Sports Resort.

That’s not to say RS2 is a bad game, it’s by all means decent. I love the art style, the atmosphere, and the control options. I’d give it a mid 70’s or low 80’s score. I was just hoping for something incredible that took the FPS genre in a new direction.”

“I think the game is AMAZING!!!

The controls are beautiful. So smooth, and simple. The combo’s are amazing, the graphics/artstyle is incredible.

I’m a few hours in, and I have a feeling the game is going to only be 6 hours, but I don’t care.

Ubisoft deserves my $60.

I’d give it a 9.0-9.3. “

Bit.Trip Runner is a platformer, but it’s not as predictable as you might imagine. You control Commander Video, an all-black blob with protruding sticks representing his arms and legs, and you have only limited say in exactly how he moves. Commander Video is an impatient hero, so he will not wait for you to push right on the D pad for him to begin moving. Instead, he jogs at a steady rate all the time, and you have to time your jumps, slides, and karate chops in time with the obstacles to keep your plucky protagonist alive. It’s not particularly easy, but it is a lot of fun.

There are a handful of different objects to avoid as you begin your perpetual run to the level’s finish. UFOs fly dangerously toward your head so you must slide smoothly below them; gaping pits threaten you with immediate death, but a quick leap will clear them; and crystals are tall and formidable, but a sliding attack breaks them into benign little pieces. These dangers represent the expected ways to die in a platformer, but you have one other thing to fear in Bit.Trip Runner as well: ledges. If you mistime a leap and hit your leg on a protruding ledge, you will die and have to restart the whole level over again.

Just like in real life, annoying obstacles are counterbalanced by rewarding pleasures. In this case, gold bricks dot the landscape, serving as a rich reward for making it past a purple crystal unscathed. Every level has a dozen or more wealth-expanding collectibles, and it takes quick reflexes, as well as a bit of memorization, to nab every one and still make it to the end alive. There are bonus levels as well, which draw on the rich history of the video game industry. We played one level inspired by vintage Pitfall, and it stirred our nostalgic hearts to see that 4-bit forest brought to a modern era.

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Disney Guilty Party is a fun and hilarious mystery party game, exclusively for Wii™. Friends and family play as the savvy sleuths of the world-famous Dickens Detective Agency to investigate a series of crimes and identify the guilty party. Explore a variety of mysterious locations – each with a unique twist. The Wii Remote™ is used to collect clues and interrogate suspects via fun pick-up-and-play minigames. With enough evidence gathered, players can identify the guilty party and solve the case – but the Dickens Detective Agency has many enemies, and there’s always another suspect lurking in the shadows…

Key Features

* Family Friendly Fun: Play alone or with up to four people in head-to-head gameplay, or team up in cooperative modes to solve the case

* Become a Detective: Play as an elite detective called in to investigate a bizarre series of mysteries. Search the scenes for clues, question suspects and utilize sleuthing skills to crack the case

* Fun Mini Games: The Wii Remote becomes a lock pick, a flashlight and more. Quick wits and reflexes are needed in dozens of mini-games to uncover clues and gather information from suspects

* Replayability: Each level can be replayed with a different ending every time

Dive: The Medes Islands Secret is the second game developed by Cosmonaut Games, and it will be distributed online through Nintendo’s WiiWare™ service.

“It was in the Great Medes Monastery, in 1412, where Martin I “The Human”, leader of an Order of the Temple and long-time resident of the island, was buried. The secrets of the Order were also buried with him, where they would be sealed in the same crypt and kept through the centuries. But two hundred years later, an earthquake split the island in two and the crypt disappeared into the depths of the Mediterranean Sea.”

This is the start of the story that will take John Sanders, the hero, on an adventure through the 10 levels that make up the came “DIVE: The Medes Islands Secret”, a Platform/Action game that is rooted on the Medes Islands, a fantastic protected natural landscape located at the heart of the Costa Brava in catalonia, Spain.

Dive: The Medes Islands Secret recreates underwater scenes from 10 different real locations from around the world, with large levels filled with enemies, mazes, dangers and treasures. It contains an economic system that will enable players to exchange or upgrade their diving equipment, which is required to reach the deepest mysteries.

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Key Features
These are the main features of Dive: The Medes Islands Secret

• Spectacular graphics. The marine flora and fauna have been recreated in detail, making the most of the Wii™’s graphics and storage capacities of the WiiWare™ service.

• 3 Levels of difficulty. Three different levels of difficulty have been prepared, suited to the requirements of the players.

• 10 Levels: Accompanied by 10 different real locations. During his adventure, John Sanders will travel to the Medes Islands, Cap de Creus, Cayman Islands, Tortuga Island, Bermuda or Santorini.

• Size of the Levels: The levels are very large and filled with mazes and enemies that will make it difficult to achieve the objectives.

• Treasures: There is a wide variety, from sunken ships to ancient underwater civilizations.

• Reusability: With different objectives at each level, players can return to any one of them to complete them, lengthening the total playing time.

• Shop: Economy system and ability to manage diving equipment. Without the necessary upgrades, players will not be able to reach certain areas of the game. Players can upgrade their Wetsuit, Diving Cylinders, Fins, Speargun and Diving Torch.

• Achievements: Where the treasures and discoveries achieved by the player during the adventure can be viewed.

• Expedition Diary: Where John Sanders will reveal the different plots in the game’s story.

• Enemies of all types, from giant Octopuses to Sharks, as well as Barracudas, Jellyfish or Manta Rays.

• Use of the most relevant features of the Wii Remote™

• Orchestral soundtrack that accompanies the entire game and was composed by El Topo Negro.

Zallag reveals more details about the upcoming racing game developed specifically for the WiiWare™: Racers’ Islands : Crazy Racers. Previously known under the codename “Shoot the drivers : Project 1”, this game is developed by Artefacts Studio who had previously developed Moto Racer DS.

Six different and unique islands (each representing a country) serve as a background for the 20 tracks present in the game. Not only will the players need driving skills, they should also consider precision. Indeed, the original gameplay of Racers’ Islands : Crazy Racers allows the player to target precisely other players and adversaries with the Wii Remote while driving.

Specifically designed for the Wii, this unusual gameplay offers a real learning curve while remaining accessible to everyone. Six colorful characters are playable, each with his/her own car and unique weapon. Many power-ups can be found along the tracks and a 4 player mode in split-screen is also present.

The universe of Racers’ Islands : Crazy Racers will also be presented through a comic book. The idea is to explore and to expand the game’s background further.

Illustrated by Studio 109 and scripted by Hubert Chardot (scriptwriter of such games as Alone in the Dark 1, 2 and 3) this comic book will reveal the characters’ past. Just like the game, it will be sold only through digital distribution.

The next announcement will present the 6 characters of the game (American, Japanese, Russian, French etc…). The final versions and the early drafts of the characters will be revealed!

FIRST IMPRESSIONS: Overall, it seems just OK. I’d rather have a hunting team, and I think that would make it better. Also, I did not like that I had to keep changing the camera as I played. That got so annoying. While there was an option to change to an auto-camera, it did not work. Graphics are good, but I’m not sure they are the best of any game on the Wii. One last thing was that the button arrangement is odd, having the main attack button be X (on Classic Controller) instead of a A or B.  Also, the shooting-type weapons did nothing on the “Great Jaggi Hunt,” which is all I played through so far.  Why do they not work? There is no reason given. Maybe I will find out in the actual game.  Sure, it’s just a demo build, so maybe they will improve some aspects before release.