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Calling All Cars delayed another week... or two
It's really closer to three. David Jaffe's insanely hyped downloadable game, Calling All Cars, was supposed to hit the PS-Store right around the launch of the European PS3. Obviously, that is no longer the case, as the title has been pushed back to mid-April. Why? No idea. No word from Sony on it, but we're going to assume it's because there's already a lot coming out at the end of March -- Sony wants Jaffe's game to get as much attention as possible.While we're on the topic of downloadable games, what is your favorite? We'll include game demos here because, well, sometimes demos can be really, really fun. I've had the most fun with flOw... not myself, but because I enjoy everyone else ask to play it and grin as they awkwardly begin learning the SIXAXIS, then smile softly once they've mastered it.
What's coming to the PS-Store soon?
While we can't be sure about what movie trailers are making their way to the PS-Store, we would like to remind you of a couple of games that should be getting released in a week or two. These two games are Mortal Kombat II and Calling All Cars. There's an exclamation point at the end of the second title, but it would just be complete silliness should we put a ! and a . right next to one another. They would fight, one would be taller... it would get ugly.As we said, Mortal Kombat II will be released very soon. Around March 15th soon. So if you're already tired of MotorStorm and want to get back into some bloody good fights, you'll just have to wait until Thursday evening. Calling All Cars! is getting its release on March 22nd, much to a couple of people's surprises -- a handful of people tried to tell me it had been delayed. I assured them March, they scoffed. In turn, I now scoff. So, which of these two sultry vixens of PS-Store games will you be grabbing? Or are you a hound dog... and will only settle on both?
GDC 07: Calling All Cars impressions
Calling All Cars, David Jaffe's upcoming PlayStation Store-exclusive game, was available for play on the GDC show floor. The game, which has you competing against up to three other players, has you controlling wacky cop cars trying to catch criminals. The game is easy to pick up, fast, and most importantly, totally fun.Playing with three other players resulted in a game of total chaos and mayhem. The cars were incredibly responsive, and the various weapons created constant clashes. The levels were highly destructible, encouraging players to enter total rampages.Be sure to check out Calling All Cars when it hits the PlayStation Store later this week.
PSP Fanboy Theatre: Volume 9
PSP Fanboy offers the latest and greatest movie and game trailers, formatted for the PSP in this new weekly feature. Check it out every Saturday. PSP owners can download files wirelessly via m.pspfanboy.com.Instructions: Save all movie and thumbnail files to MP_ROOT/101ANV01/. Requires firmware 2.00 or above. Do NOT place in "VIDEO" folder. Firmware 2.80 or above do not need to download thumbnails. This is Living (PS3 Blu-Ray advertisement)Download MP4 (10.6MB) | Download THM The following videos are featured after the break: Black Sheep, Paprika, Calling All Cars [PS3], Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai: Another Road [PSP]
Today's hottest game video: Calling All Cars
The most-watched GameTrailers video, a trailer for Calling All Cars, is our pick for today. We've been wanting this title ever since we saw a tiny glimpse of it at Sonys Gamer's Day back when it was called Criminal Crackdown. The trailer shows some of the party title's fast, overhead racing gameplay.Look for the downloadable PS3 game soon, and watch the trailer after the break.
David Jaffe hates focus testing
Designer David Jaffe's latest blog entry, as vulgar-laden as usual, was a liveblog of his day at a focus test for Calling All Cars (previously Criminal Crackdown), an upcoming PlayStation 3 downloadable title. You won't find much in terms of new game details, but aspiring game developers could learn a lot from this manic entry. We know that some of you out there don't appreciate Jaffe's verbose language or feel like the designer, who's probably known best for God of War, hasn't "earned" his street cred yet, but naysayers can still walk away from this transcript with an understanding of the inordinate amount of anxiety put on game makers when they watch their projects get critiqued and criticized by various demographic representative, for better and worse, and how technical issues will vastly affect the situation.Calling All Cars is planned for a release next month in the range of $5 to $10.
Calling All Cars preview overview... that works, right?
Well, we last spoke of David Jaffe's Calling All Cars game sometime last week. He was going to show the build to 1UP and like someone who keeps his word, he did just that. What did they think? What did they learn? We're going to talk about just that. But we'll say this: they had fun and that's a good sign.The premise of the game is fairly simple: choose a car, knock other cars out of your way (either bumping or weaponry works -- more on that in a bit), nab the criminal and port him off to the nearest prison drop-off. Bam! You receive points. There are other ways to get points, like nailing a helicopter or a paddy wagon instead of the regular prison drop-off point. Most points at the end of the game wins, just like golf! I always win at golf.Weaponry is a good assist when it comes to knocking your rivals out of commission. They're one-time use items, but they get the job done. First up is the Hammer: it's short-range and you can imagine what it does. If the car subject to your attack has a criminal inside, he'll pop right out. Next is the Magnet: it's medium-range and seems to suck the criminal right out of a car nearby. Handy. Lastly is the Missile: you can figure it out. Jaffe claims each weapon has defensive abilities too, but the 1UP staff didn't understand his hints. Like we said earlier: there's probably a rock-paper-scissors effect (magnet attracts missile, missile stops hammer, hammer crushes magnet is what this clever blogger is assuming). There's a bit more coverage about the game, but it's just the control scheme and their final impressions -- all positive. We're looking forward to this one![via 1UP.com]
Calling All Cars due out in March, like everything else...
Yeah, we've said that March is going to be a huge library-increasing month for the PS3 (thanks in part completely to the European PS3 launch) but it's also going to be a big month for downloadable PS-Store games, too. We've told you that flOw is coming out near the end of February (may as well be March), but now we've been told that Calling All Cars may be completed before the end of March. Along with the newly renamed Go! Puzzle (formerly Go! Swizzleblock 2), that's a triple threat of casual gaming awesome.As David Jaffe has said about Calling All Cars, it's sort of a mix between Bomberman, Twisted Metal, Demolition Derby, and fun. There's a video of it if you're curious, but really, we'd rather play it. These smaller releases will definitely prove to be a nice distraction between all the huge releases in March. Personally, I'm itching to get a hold of Armored Core 4, MotorStorm, Lair, Heavenly Sword, flOw... oh hell, I'm itching to get a hold of everything!
David Jaffe's Calling All Cars is running smoothly, like a new car...
God of War mastermind David Jaffe has to keep busy between now and the release of God of War 2, so he's been working on a few independent projects. The first project, known only as Heartland, was cancelled. His other project, Calling All Cars, which is a PlayStation Store downloadable title (coming soon) has been rolling along nicely. All the tuning is apparently complete and Jaffe is going to let the folks over at 1up look it over this week.The game itself is a sort of nonlinear cops and robbers type game (from what I read, at least) with a multitude of cars to choose from. There are three different types of weapons to choose from for your car and if memory serves, each weapon acts as a sort of rock, paper, scissors deal -- one overpowers another, but is vulnerable to the third. It seems like a really fun game and would be a welcome addition to the original titles sitting in the PS-Store. We'll keep an eye out to see how the critics react to the game!Side note: David Jaffe looks cold. Lucky. I wish it would snow here in Athens.
