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Steering blobs and dropping dudes with Costco's $10.99 sale
Is Mercury Meltdown Revolution a part of your Wii collection? If not, it absolutely should be, for Ignition's addictive puzzler must be one of the most criminally overlooked gems on the platform. And now Costco has it for $10.99, along with a bunch of other titles that range from pretty damn good to shovelware (oh, hai Pool Party). Angelina Jolie favorite Ghost Squad is also on sale, giving you a chance to knock terrorists from their speeding, swan-shaped jet skis, and save money in the process. If a better offer has come along this century, we've yet to see it.Below are the six titles that most stood out to us (the full list is past the jump); we expect at least two of these to be in your house by June 22nd, when the sale ends: Ghost Squad Sonic and the Secret Rings Sega Bass Fishing Mercury Meltdown: Revolution Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz SSX Blur %Gallery-24906%%Gallery-5667%
Scream your own Kamehameha in this DBZ: Burst Limit ad
If you've been looking for some DragonBall Z: Burst Limit gameplay, this is probably not the video for you. There's only thirty seconds of your favorite characters beating each other into oblivion. It's awesome, naturally, but the first half of the video focuses on the world utilizing Goku's kamehameha in their own worlds. It's entertaining. We're sure the game is, too.
X3F TV -- X3F Impressions: Dragonball Z: Burst Limit
Welcome to the second video installment of X3F Impressions, where we take a look at some of the latest demos on Xbox Live Marketplace. This time, we take a look at Dragonball Z: Burst Limit. The long and short of it that Burst Limit is pretty decent fighting game, and one that Dragonball Z fans will probably enjoy quite a bit. Check out the video above and decide whether or not the demo belongs on your hard drive.[iTunes] Subscribe to X3F TV directly in iTunes.[Zune] Subscribe to the X3F TV directly (Zune Marketplace link coming soon).[RSS] Add the X3F TV feed to your RSS aggregator and have the show delivered automatically.[M4V] Download the MP4 directly.
Dragonball Z: Burst Limit demo on XBLM
Dragon Ball Z fans rejoice! Everyone else ... um ... be indifferent! There is now a Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit demo on Xbox Live Marketplace. The demo features two different battles and absolutely no tutorial. We've plowed through it a few times now, and we feel confident in saying that it will you will get much more pleasure out of the demo if you: A) enjoy the show and, B) have any idea what you're doing. Those in column A might not care too much about column B though. We'll put together a video later today (because we're masochists ... and we kinda maybe sorta used to watch the show ... in high school ... religiously).%Gallery-18613%
DragonBall Z: Burst Limit video pummels your eyes
The majority of you will enjoy this DragonBall Z: Burst Limit video for what it does have: a heavy helping of awesome. Some of you will continue to be turned off by the graphical style. A few of you will make tired jokes about power levels. One of you will type "first" as your comment. It will be deleted. What are we talking about? We aren't sure because our minds were melted by what will probably be the best-looking and has been the most promising DBZ title to date. Enjoy!
DragonBall Z: Burst Limit interview describes "What If..." scenarios
Face it: you can't get enough of the adventures of Goku, Gohan, and the rest of the inferior cast of DragonBall Z. Thus why a lot of work has been put into DragonBall Z: Burst Limit to make it the most like watching the series in HD motion. The game's co-producer over at Namco Bandai, Yasu Nishimura, answered a few of IGN's questions about the game and we'll outline them below.The story arc (from Saiyan to Cell) is important to the development team and have prepared famous cutscenes to be presented in new ways that'll please DBZ fans. Not just that, but based on your progress, you can see new scenes or events that aren't from the canonical timeline (titled "What If..." events). Expect the usual list of moves, including vanishing skills to appear behind opponents, super, special, and transforming attacks. Balancing seemed tricky, but they decided to use a character's relative size to increase or decrease speed of attacks as well as similarly sized characters getting unique move rosters. The game is due out in June and will feature online battles! So until then, yell loudly and charge your powers. Worked in the show.
PS3 Fanboy hands-on: Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit
Click for high-resolution image. There was more gaming to be had over at last weekend's New York Comic Con and PS3 Fanboy got to play the upcoming Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit. We unfortunately did not get the chance to play the PlayStation 3 version, but did give the Xbox 360 one a go. Obviously, we won't talk about console specific details such as visuals, control interface, etc. We will, however, be talking about the highlighted features found in both versions.On the demo we played, we got a taste of two different battles from the beginning of the DBZ story. Once in the fray, we noticed right away that fights were fast-paced and intense. The ki meter, which controls the use of ki attacks and special abilities, fills up automatically. This allows more powerful moves to be used quicker and more frequently, also giving the gameplay more variety when developing your own unique fighting style.%Gallery-18621%
English DBZ: Burst Limit trailer is over 9000
Yes sir, it sure is. Our scouters are reading power levels well above 9,000 and growing. The more we see of this game, the more we want it. Luckily for us, this English trailer might be a good indicator that a western release for Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit may be coming sooner than we think. If you're a big fan of DBZ, you'll want to check out this trailer -- watch it to the very end to see what Vegeta thinks of the game. Still no sign of permanent destructible environments though, but hey, you can't win them all.[Via N4G]
DBZ: Burst Limit screens burst into flames
Click for high resolution image. Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit is actually shaping up to be a decent looking title. In fact, it's looking rather hot. Fire hot. It's definitely the best looking DBZ game thus far. The HD cel-shading looks fantastic. Burst Limit also probably has the closest resemblance to the actual anime than any other DBZ game. The blur effect and energy particle details are nice touches as well, and are especially befitting for the hyper-fast, energy-blast-filled world of DBZ. Check out all the rest of the screens in the gallery below.%Gallery-18621%
Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit will feature online play
While the Wii version of Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 is officially the first Dragon Ball game to feature online play, let's not kid ourselves. The Wii isn't exactly known as a major hub for online gaming. However, it appears that developer Namco Bandai is fixing that despicable oversight when Atari recently announced that the next game in the franchise – Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit will ship later this year with a full online mode on the PS3.Atari didn't say too much beyond that, but it promised "radical 3D graphic effects," which we've witnessed, and we have to agree. This looks closer to playing the actual cartoon than we've ever seen before, and we can't wait to see more.
Finally, a Dragon Ball Z game for 360
To say that the anime series Dragon Ball Z has remarkably long legs is a bit of an understatement. Considering the series was officially ended over ten years ago and they're still making games based on it ... well, words fail us. This was back when SEGA still had a console in the race. Hell, the N64 and wasn't even available by the time the series was over, and the original Playstation had only been available for a month in Japan. The point is, you see, Dragon Ball Z is old. It is, however, apparently still popular enough to create a 360 game based on it. Entitled Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit, it looks to expand on the fighting formula set by the Budokai series. It uses cel-shaded graphics and it looks pretty damned good. At times, the trailer is nearly indistinguishable from the original series. If you're a Dragon Ball fan, you'll probably want to keep your eye on it.
Dragon Ball Z: what it looks like on PS3
Want to know what a "next-gen" (aka, "current gen," right?) DBZ game looks like? Well, here it is. Burst Limit, coming to Xbox 360 and PS3, looks like no other DBZ game before it. We're sad to admit, but this Japanese debut trailer has us pretty excited. The PS2 games before it did a good job of recreating the world of Goku and the gang, but the high-fidelity visuals of this new effort really bring a whole new sheen to the franchise. We don't know how it's going to play, but it's certainly an admirable revival for a series that's now decades old.
Wii releases for the week of December 3rd
There isn't much in the way of games you've probably been looking forward to this week, but, then again, there probably isn't going to be anything you've been dying to get until NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams releases. So, if some movie tie-ins are your thing, then you're in luck. Or, if you're a fan of Atari games. The Golden Compass Alvin & The Chipmunks Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 Godzilla Unleashed Jenga Plan on picking any of these games up this week?
New games this week: Super Mario Galaxy edition
See, now this is where it gets punishing. Kiss your poor wallet "Adios!" friends, because we're staring down the barrel of a really tough week. Sure, there's Super Mario Galaxy, and it's an easy choice for the featured pick (much like Baby, nobody puts the plumber in the corner). But he's also got an insane lineup of hot titles on his heels, including Crysis, Assassin's Creed, BlackSite: Area 51, Kane & Lynch: Dead Men and Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. And there's ... more. You can check out the full list after the break, you poor, soon-to-be-broke sap -- it may just be the last time you can do so before your computer gets repossessed.
Sony announces holiday lineup, still believes in Unreal Tournament 3
Sony Computer Entertainment America has announced its 2007 holiday lineup for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Network and PlayStation Portable. The full list (posted after the break) contains every released and unreleased title the publisher expects to add to the cacophony of "Buy me!" screams echoing throughout the aisles this festive season. Highlights includes the cringe-inducing PAIN, stealth saga Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Plus and Lara Croft gender bender, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune for PS3. You'll also spot a burst of confidence regarding the timely arrival of one Unreal Tournament III, despite the fact that publisher Midway has written it off for 2007. Is Epic Games going to perform an unlikely Unreal miracle, or did someone miss the memo?
Nintendo lets us know there are still games coming
Nintendo would dare not let us forget that we bought our Wii to actually play games on it. Oh, no no no, in fact we're going to be up to our eyeballs in games within the next six months and Nintendo didn't hold back in letting us know. In fact, this list of upcoming games may be the longest list we've ever seen, dwarfing even Santa's very own. So, stop wasting time and head past the break to look this ridiculously large list over.
Nintendo flaunts mega-sized Wii and DS release list
var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/gaming_news/Nintendo_flaunts_mega_sized_Wii_and_DS_release_list'; Did someone say something about a lack of third-party support? Nintendo is eager to dispell that notion – or perhaps they simply feel bad about delaying Smash Bros. Brawl – but, regardless, they've released an enormous list of games coming to the Wii and DS platforms. Nintendo's George Harrison (is he still working there?) crowed, "Because of Wii and Nintendo DS momentum, third-party publishers are supporting our systems like never before." We don't know how much we'd brag about a history of poor third-party support but the list – conveniently contained after the break – shows off many of the releases planned through early 2008. Notable inclusions: The long-rumored Assassin's Creed for Nintendo DS, the Japanese imports Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day and Master of Illusion, and the soon-to-be-blockbuster Elf Bowling (Collector's Edition no less). Alright, so this is a really big list, so let's use the power of numbers to defeat it! Anything really important we're missing?
Wii Warm Up: The online incentive
While I had fun with a quick demonstration of Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 3, I'm generally not enough of a DBZ fan to give strong consideration to purchasing it. So it's got 150 characters-- that's just 150 identical big-haired Akira Toriyama characters I can't tell apart. That's how I'd feel if not for the online play. We're sort of starved for online multiplayer on the Wii, and the idea of an online fighting game is almost irresistable. I'm pretty sure I can put up with the Dragon Ball Z-ness in the interest of playing a fast-paced fighting game online. How do you feel? Is the promise of wi-fi enough to sway you towards a game that you normally wouldn't care about? Or is, say, Pokémon with other people still just Pokémon?
Wii-volution interviews DBZ Budokai Tenkaichi 3 producer
I'm glad Wii-volution sent in this interview with Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 3 producer Ryo Mito. It'll tell you a lot more about the additions to this game over the last one than I can. I played this at the Atari booth at PAX, and while I didn't exactly know what was going on, I was really enjoying the game. I don't know how it compares to any previous Budokai games, but the Wii controls were really easy to use and had me executing crazy combos and chaining teleports and beam attacks and big punches all over the place. The special move inputs require you to hold a button and then make a motion similar to the actual move (a diagram of the required movement appears at the bottom of the screen.) I played as Nail, and had to cross my arms in front of my chest to do ... I don't know, some big flashy thing. I really dislike Dragon Ball Z, and I had an awesome time playing the demo. One thing even I can tell you is new to the series, and totally amazingly awesome: it's online. I asked the Atari rep twice to be sure. Online.
Atari makes with new DBZ screens
For those of you who love the DBZ franchise or Wi-Fi enabled games in general, Atari just dropped a gigantic mound of screenshots for Dragonball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3. The screens are chock full of gameplay, showing off some new characters for the game. We'd describe what else we'd like from the newest game, but we aren't very familiar with the anime or manga, save from the knowledge that just about everyone has to have gigantic, spiky hair. %Gallery-4262%
