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Irem's Bumpy Trot 2 (Steambot Chronicles 2) also canceled
Irem's Bumpy Trot, an action game about steam-powered walking mechs, was released here on PS2 as Steambot Chronicles. A PS3 sequel was announced at TGS 2006, with few announcements since then, until today's really unfortunate one: It's been canceled. In a brief letter on the Bumpy Trot site, Irem apologized to fans and plead with them to support Irem's future titles. That lineup, after the cancellation of Disaster Report 4, currently includes Doki Doki Suikoden and Pachipara Slot, both for PSP and neither likely to leave Japan.
Bumpy Trot trailer takes a page from Custom Robo
Irem's upcoming Bumpy Trot game on PSP looks rather ... bumpy. And we don't mean that in a good way. This robot battling arcade game looks a lot like the DS Custom Robo, even graphically. We know visuals don't make or break a game, but we just wish this looked a bit better. [Via PSPHyper]
Pre-order Bumpy Trot, get nifty pouch
If you've been out of the loop for Japanese game releases, Irem Software has Bumpy Trot: Vehicle Battle Tournament set for sometime in July. The game is a spiritual successor, of sorts, to the PS2 game Steambot Chronicles. It hit shores outside of Japan, so this one might, too. Well, if you're an import-friendly type of person and want to jump on this with a pre-order, you'll get this really nifty PSP pouch as a bonus. Enjoy![Via Siliconera]
Bumpy Trot franchise gallops onto PSP
It really does seem like Irem Software wants this franchise to get more attention. Bumpy Trot: Vehicle Battle Tournament has been announced for the PSP and will take a different approach to the series. It's kind of like a mecha-style Super Smash Bros. game, from what we could ascertain, allowing four players to duke it out in a plethora of robot suits. Sorry, "Trotmobiles". This seems nifty enough, but for those who don't get around to playing ad hoc titles much, we hope there is some kind of single-player aspect to the game. If not, then, we'll probably pay more attention to the PS3 title's progress.[via SiliconEra]
Blocks Club downloadable demo
Here's Blocks Club, the second downloadable demo released on the web today. I was completely baffled as to how to play this game. That is, until Wikipedia showed me the light: "Each player is given a pile of Tetris like blocks. Players must place blocks on the board starting at the corners and then extend it from the corners of the pieces they have placed. The game is over when no one can place any more pieces. The player with the fewest pieces remaining wins." Ahh. To start playing, make sure you choose the right option at the game's start, and press O (not X) to confirm. Once again, this game doesn't have a US release, so this might be the only way for you to play with Blocks Club. (It's available for import at a budget price, if you're interested.)Demo #1:1. Download the demo zip file.2. Extract the contents of the zip file.3. Connect your PSP to your computer using a USB cable. 4. Go to the PSP/GAME folder.5. Copy ULJS00068 folder into the GAME directory. Check out our new demos site:demos.pspfanboy.com
