Love Plus de Konami para Nintendo DS. Si vives en Japón seguro que lo conoces. Si no te suena de nada, este es tu mensaje.

El género de simuladores de citas tiene una larga tradición en Japón. Y probablemente los más conocidos son los Tokimeki Memorial. Pero este juego va un paso allá. En la mayoría de los simuladores de citas, el objetivo es conseguir a la chica. En Love Plus eso es sólo el principio. Una vez establecida la relación comienza el verdadero juego. Citando lo que se puede hacer en el juego:

Ya tienes a la chica. ¿Que quieres hacer? ¿Tocarla en la frente, la mejilla o el brazo via pantalla táctil? Puedes llamarla para que venga con el micrófono o estudiar juntos.

Viendo las opciones de juego puede elegir las clases a las que vas en el instituto, actividades extraescolares, tipos de citas, tipos de email que mandarle. Cuando estais juntos hay cuatro fases: antes del contacto físico, contacto físico, antes del beso y beso. En el enlace que tenéisal final de la entradas recomienda empezar tocando hombros o manos, aunque puede variar dependiendo del nivel de intimidad entre vosotros. La guía sigue explicando las fases previas al beso, pero más interesante es el beso en sí. Recomienda, según si te está mirando de frente, de lado, cejas inclinadas o no, etc.. besar en la frente, mejillas, alrededores de la boca o la boca. El beso se da en la pantalla táctil.

Otras opciones incluyen cambios de peinado y de ropa.

Love Plus no pasaría de ser otro simulador más de no haber tenido tanto impacto. Se desmarca de sus competidores creando un nuevo género: simulador de novia. Si tuvieramos que compararlo a otro juego en cuanto a mecánica sería Animal Crossing. Kojima y Goichi Suda han hablado del programa. El primero para comentar la popularidad que tiene entre sus trabajadores. Una de ellos, sin novia durante décadas, habla con orgullo de su novia virtual. Suda afirma haber visto a otro hombre sentado al lado de su DS abierta en el cine.

En este enlace tenéis una entrevista a un hombre casado que tiene una relación en Love Plus.

Video de como funciona una cita en Love Plus:

Pero lo que realmente me ha impulsado a escribir sobre el tema es la noticia de la boda de un hombre con su novia virtual. La ceremonia ha tenido lugar en Guam, pero planea repetir la recepción en Tokyo. Podéis ver el video aquí. Y fotos del individuo con su DS aquí.

No soy nadie para juzgar comportamientos extraños. Tengo unos cuantos libros de sociología japonesa apilados en la estantería y no creo entenderles todavía. Lo que es un hecho es que los japoneses tienen cada vez menos niños y una población cada vez más anciana. Si una parte de la población se refugia en estas actividades y cada vez se establecen menos relaciones de carne y hueso la distorsion social va en aumento. En estudios recientes, los investigadores remarcan que las mujeres japonesas están cada vez menos interesadas en casarse por el bajo grado de compromiso de muchos hombres. Las redes y herramientas sociales parece que no aumentan la socialización, sino que simplemente transforman el medio. Un bien sustitutivo, como dirían los economistas. Imperfecto, pero suficiente para muchos. Si no necestias más ¿para que vas a salir a buscarlo al mundo?…

Web oficial del juego
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Tal y como dice en el titulo, Konami ha anunciado hoy mismo que se podrá descargar esta aplicación gratuita para los fans de la saga de PES (Pro Evolution Soccer).

Esta aplicación tiene varios minijuegos y permite que ganes créditos en las diferentes secciones. Por ejemplo hay una seccion que se llama ”PES Blog”, otro ”PES League” y noticias deportivas. Tambien se ha incorporado vídeos de jugadas del nuevo videojuego, PES2010.

Los créditos sirven para que puedas coleccionar cartas del videojuego.  Incluye unos tutoriales sobre PES2010, información…etc. Eso sí, se puede intercambiar las cartas.

Saludos

EricVader

Fuente: http://www.vandal.net/noticia/43169/una-aplicacion-para-iphone-destinada-a-los-fans-de-pro-evolution-soccer/

Serei sincero. Eu queria Love Plus. Eu não sou aquele fã de Tokimeki Memorial (só joguei o 1 e o 2), mas ainda gosto da série, de alguma forma. Por isso mesmo, por ser da mesma produtora, a Konami, é que eu queria Love Plus. Não comprei, e nem vou comprar. Estou pegando um grande nojo por esse jogo.

Por quê? Porque esse jogo está ajudando a piorar a já prejudicada socialmente massa otaku. Parece absurdo, mas boa parte dos otakus prefere “namorar” uma personagem de mangá, anime ou jogo, que uma pessoa de verdade. Já ouvi muita gente dizendo que “com um desenho, quem precisa de pessoas reais?” e coisas assim. Isso é doente.

Em Love Plus você pode escolher uma entre três garotas pra ser sua namorada virtual. Carregue-a dentro do seu DS, leve-a pra onde você quiser. Ela não vai dizer não! E a qualquer hora, qualquer lugar. Não precisa marcar compromisso. Não é perfeito?

Falando francamente e de fácil compreensão, sem muito nível de linguajar: aonde você vai enfiar a sua rola no DS? Você vai beijar o seu DS? Fazer carinho no DS? Passar as mãos nas coxas do DS? Aliás, DS tem pernas?

Vocês podem achar que eu esteja exagerando. É sério, muitos otakus babões já estão dizendo “Não preciso de garotas em 3D, a minha namorada está dentro do Love Plus!”. O mais impressionante é que apareceu um cara que se casou com Nene Anegasaki, uma das três garotas do jogo. Duvida?

O “casamento” aconteceu dia 22 de novembro. 1 dia depois do lançamento do DSi LL. O noivo comprou uma casa nova pra noiva um dia antes do casamento, olha! Agora veja a foto. O cara está todo feliz segurando sua noiva de 16 cm de altura e que pesa 314 gramas. Ao menos ele não vai ter trabalho na hora de entrar no quarto do hotel carregando-a!

Agora, imagina se a moda pega? Coitada da Nene, vai ter que casar com mais um monte de cara sem noção.

Sério, eu adoro o Japão, morarei aqui o maior tempo possível, mas tem coisas que simplesmente não dá pra aceitar. O que eu não aceito é o fato da Konami tentar ganhar grana em cima desses manés. Qual é a opinião dela sobre o bizarro casamento? Quantas pessoas mais vão repetir essa loucura? O que é que será feito com relação à população japonesa, que diminuiu em 700 mil pessoas de 2005 a 2008? Esse país tem algum futuro?

Por fim, o vídeo do casamento está no YouTube pra quem quiser conferir:

Sendo franco e de baixo nível novamente, esses caras precisam é de BUCETA.

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today announced GTI Club Supermini Festa!,an exciting new racing title soon-to-be-made available for Wii, and on the PSP (PlayStation Portable) system and PSP go as a downloadable title in Spring 2010. Staying true to the original racing frenzy of the award-winning arcade game, players will race through the cityscapes of France, the UK, Italy, USA and Japan.  Speed through tight bends and back roads of the urban sprawl and up steep mountainous roads and caves. Tackle a wide variety of driving conditions in the ultimate race to the finish! 

Featuring 16 fully customizable cars, GTI Club Supermini Festa! has a variety of courses staged in five different countries including Japan, France, United Kingdom, Italy and the United States. Each stage includes a number of bends, twists and secret routes that players can discover as they race. The action doesn’t stop there, the game also includes multi-player modes that support up to 4 players, including “Bombtag”, a time-attack mode that enables players to avoid being tagged with a bomb before it blows up, and “Tomato Frenzy”, which arms players with tomatoes to shoot at targets while they race. Online battle modes are also available via Nintendo Wi-Fi connection on Wii and via ad-hoc party for PSP.

(Thanks to Eddie and Aaron of Bemanistlye for the info!)

I’ve been focusing so much on IAAPA news lately that I didn’t have much time to squeeze anything else in but there are some other arcade related thing happening out there. While Konami didn’t have anything to show off at IAAPA (they were at the Global Gaming Expo right next door however), they continue work on other projects out there such as the just announce Dance Dance Revolution X2, which is now testing in Japan. Details about what will make X2 different are scarce but I imagine that it will entail correcting concerns players had with the first game.

Also of interest to US players, Konami has brought uBeat back and they have renamed it to “Jukebeat”. The game is actually the latest update to uBeat: Ripples but as you can tell by the name change it appears that Konami will be positioning this game as more of an interactive jukebox than just another bemani game. Eddie over at Bemanistyle got a chance to check the game out on location test in Sherman Oaks Castle Park in CA and I still believe that this game would be a great US release but I guess it will depend upon the location test more than anything else. Here’s a video Eddie grabbed of the game:

Also Bemanistyle has a report on the recent DDR national competition in Seattle – as a reminder the finals are in Las Vegas on the 5th of December.

Und wieder kehrt ein altbekannter Videospieleheld zurück: Sparkster, der Held der Rocket Knight Spiele, welche zwar im Großen und Ganzen als Jump & Runs zu bezeichnen sind, jedoch aufgrund von Schwert und Schusswaffengebrauch heutzutage am ehesten mit Ratchet & Clank verglichen werden können.

In den ersten beiden Teilen, die übrigens 1993 bzw. 1994 für den Sega Mega Drive erschienen, bekämpfe Sparkster eine bösartige Armee bestehend aus Schweinen und Robotern, angeführt von Antagonist Axle Gear. Nun, Jahre später, will sich Sparkster nach den zermürbenden Schlachten zur Ruhe setzen. Ausgesucht für den Ruhestand hat er sich das friedliche Königreich Zephyrus. Allerdings haben sich dort schon die Schweine aus den ersten Teilen niedergelassen, weshalb er sich nach einem anderen Ort umsieht. Dabei bemerkt er jedoch, dass sich über dem Königreich ein Krieg zusammenbraut. Seltsamerweise kämpfen seine einstigen Widersacher, die Schweine, zusammen mit Axel Gear und seinen eigenen Artgenossen gegen eine seltsame Rasse von Wölfen. Irgendwas muss an der ganzen Sache Faul sein, weshalb sich Sparkster wieder ins Getümmel stürzt.

Bis jetzt gibt es einen knapp 2 minütigen Trailer vom neuen Rocket Knight, der jedoch bereits einen guten Eindruck hinterlässt. In dem Trailer sieht man das vermutlich erste Level des Spiels, das sich in luftigen Höhen in Baumwipfeln abspielt. Anders als bei vielen anderen Neuauflagen alter Games legen die Entwickler, Climax Studios, wert darauf, das Spielgefühl der alten Teile einzufangen. Deshalb betrachtet ihr das Geschehen trotz moderner Technik weiterhin von der Seite. Der Comiclook passt dabei meiner Meinung nach prima zum Spiel, und die Animationen sehen flüssig aus und tragen zum actionlastigen Getümmel bei.

Der Release des Spiels ist auf Anfang 2010 angesetzt. Erscheinen wird das Spiel für die Xbox360, PS3 und PC (Steam). Ich bin gespannt ob sich der gute Eindruck des Trailers auch ins fertige Spiel überträgt.

1up.com Rocket Knight 5 Day Feature

(baogame.vn) – Chỉ mất một tuần, mọi thứ ở top 10 game ăn khách tại Nhật đã có sự xáo trộn đáng kể. Tuy nhiên, có một nhận định chung là lượng tiêu thụ các sản phẩm game tại Nhật trong tuần vừa qua khá ảm đạm, với game bán chạy nhất cũng không vượt quá 100,000 bản.

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by Andrew Donaldson

Around a dozen new titles are flooding the market on Friday, as the video game industry prepares itself for the Christmas shopping period.

With the big day only around five weeks away, many of the industry’s biggest hitters see this week as the perfect opportunity to release their flagship games.

Top of the pile is New Super Mario Bros Wii.

Nintendo’s first 2-D Mario game on a home console since 1992 is a safe bet to top the sales charts come Christmas Day.

Meanwhile, for the sport fans out there, the Wii versions of Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 and Formula 1 2009 are also available from today.

But if Nintendo isn’t your thing, or you’re looking for something with a little more action, don’t worry.

Xbox 360 owners can at last get their hands on Valve’s long awaited first-person-shooter, Left 4 Dead 2 – exclusive to Microsoft’s system.

Another much anticipated sequel, Assassin’s Creed 2 from Ubisoft Montreal, is also available to pick up from today, on Playstation 3 and Xbox 360.

Also among today’s pile of releases on PS3 and 360 are Lego Indiana Jones 2, Dragon Age: Origins and Konami’s video game adaptation of the Saw movie franchise.

For those who prefer to do their gaming on the move however, today sees the unveiling of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky for Nintendo DS.

What will be in his stocking come the 25th?

But which game will prevail as the Christmas number one?

A spokesperson for the high-street retailer, Game, said: “So far we’re selling more copies of Assassin’s Creed 2 and Left 4 Dead 2 than the new Mario game.

“We had a lot of pre-orders for Left 4 Dead 2 and expect it to sell a lot over the next couple of weeks.

“Although we’ve sold a decent number for Lego Indiana Jones, we currently sell it as part of a console bundle, so it’s hard to tell if people are only buying it because it’s part of an offer.”

Format: Playstation 2 Genre: Turn-Based Tactics/Mech Game Released: 2000 Developer: Konami

It was surprisingly difficult to buy computer games in Japan – in fact, in the two years I lived there I only bought a handful of PS2 games. That’s not so say that games weren’t easily available – my local electronics store was crammed to the rafters with them – but actually finding games that only required a basic understanding of Japanese was a demanding task.

I found that the vast majority of video games in Japan were either RPGs or sports titles: unfortunately, the masses of Japanese dialogue ruled out the RPGs, and sports games have never really interested me (and especially not baseball games, which are hugely popular in Japan). The remainder was made up of popular Japanese series such as Devil May Cry and Metal Gear Solid, along with various manga crossovers (such as Naruto) and creepy dating games. Western staples, such as FPSs and driving games, only constituted a tiny minority, and my gaming diet in Japan mostly consisted of the odd Western import (Medal of Honor, Burnout 3) and a smattering of oddball Japanese titles (Katamari Damacy, Mr. Mosquito 2).

Infantry are key to success - your mech is almost helpless without their support.

After dejectedly ploughing my way through Medal of Honor: Rising Sun (not recommended), I was in the mood for something a bit different, which was when I came across Ring of Red. I bought it on a whim, and was surprised when it turned out to be one of the most interesting and compelling games I’ve played. It’s set in an alternative version of the 1960s where Japan didn’t surrender and WW2 dragged on into a protracted land war – which inevitably involved the development of mechs (this is Japan after all). After WW2 Japan was separated into Communist North Japan and Democratic South Japan, and the game starts as tension between the two sides is beginning to build (you can read more about the plot here).

Some of the mechs are capable of melee combat.

The mechs in this game are wonderfully primitive machines, all whirring cogs and smoking exhausts, and their movements are delightfully clunky and noisy, which makes a change from the sleek, futuristic machines found in most other mech games. Battles are turn-based, but each turn is governed by a strict time limit, so the action never really lets up. As with almost all turn-based strategy games, the core experience is basically two sets of stats gradually being reduced until one side has zero, but the game does an admirable job of papering over this with various strategic choices and special moves. One of the best features is aiming the cannon on your mech: the screen switches to the view of a target hovering wildly over the enemy, accompanied by the sound of your heartbeat; the longer you wait, the less erratically the target moves, but wait too long and you risk the enemy firing back. It’s a neat system and it really helps to build tension.

One of the long-range artillery mechs - basically a massive gun on legs.

The major downside is the repetition – inevitably the skirmishes get a little samey, although unlocking special moves keeps things interesting as you play on. The most frustrating thing about the game was not being able to understand the dialogue, but I managed to get the gist of what was going on… most of the time at least. Although I’m still not quite sure what happened at the end. In fact, the ending was a little abrupt in my opinion, which was annoying considering the amount of time I’d spent getting there. But then again I’ve seen much worse – the Playstation version of GTA2 springs to mind. It didn’t even have a cut scene at the end, just a black screen with the words ‘Game Over – Thank you for Playing!’

Tsk.

The lightweight mechs rely heavily on infantry support.

I can’t put my hand on my heart and say that Ring of Red is one of the best games ever made, but then that’s not the point of this list. In an ocean of lacklustre manga spin-offs, endless baseball sims and dodgy games featuring scantily-clad Japanese schoolgirls on their covers, Ring of Red was a beacon of hope – and for that it deserves celebrating.

Lewis

Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 é mais um jogo da estrondosa série de games de futebol da Konami. O concorrente da série FIFA é caracterizado fortemente pela inovação na inteligência artificial em comparação com os outros títulos da franquia. Goleiros, zagueiros e acoordenação dos atletas virtuais no campo foram os principais alvos da Konami durante o desenvolvimento do game. A edição 2010 envolve o jogador fortemente com gráficos belíssimos e sons emocionantes. Além disso, a mistura entre simulação e arcade está mais presente do que nunca, visto que a jogabilidade está melhorada e a praticidade dos comandos continua firme e forte.

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Probablemente una de las mejores adaptaciones de un videojuego. Cierto es que no llegué a notar la tensión que sentía al jugar en su versión consolera (la cual acojona desde el primer minuto gracias a esa niebla maléfica), pero tiene dignidad y es fiel en muchos aspectos. Tambien hay que contar que las películas que se basan en videojuegos, no suelen acabar muy bien. Desde “Super Mario Bros”, pasando por “Street Fighter” (el último acercamiento hace que la de Van Damme sea una maravilla), “Double Dragon” o las que ha dirigido Uwe Boll, son para tirarse de los pelos. Y sólo he nombrado unas pocas. Alguno dirá eso de “en el país de los ciegos el tuerto es rey”. Comentando que Silent Hill es “buena” porque el resto son peores. Pero no creo que sea así. Se le podrá criticar algunas cosas (sobre todo los seguidores de la saga que se saben la historia al dedillo), pero al menos mantenía una calidad que ya quisieran las otras.

Una secuela que parece estar en marcha es la de Silent Hill (2006). Parece ser que Paul Jones, responsable de los efectos especiales de la primera película lleva haciendo story boards un año y Roger Avary, su director, tiene varias ideas para traernos ésta secuela para finales del 2010.
Lo más seguro es que no continúen la historia de la primera, ya que en cierto modo está cerrada. Lo que los fans esperan es que adapten precisamente la historia de Silent Hill 2, en la que James, protagonista del juego, se dirige a Silent Hill tras recibir una carta de su fallecida esposa que al parecer lo espera en el pueblo maldito.

Tampoco es que arrasase en taquilla. Pero su presupuesto no fué muy elevado. Así que sus noventa y siete millones de dólares a nivel mundial (doblando casi su presupuesto) le permiten tener algo de vidilla de cara a que la productora se atreva a poner pasta de cara a una secuela.

Es guionista de la primera entrega (recordemos que el director fué Christopher Gans), Roger Avary, ya tiene un montón de ideas en su cabeza, ejerciendo en esta ocasión las labores de dirección. Mientras que el responsable de los fx, Paul Jones, lleva un añito elaborando los story boards de turno.

Una de las posibles historias que se podría ver en esta segunda entrega, es la del segundo videojuego. Donde el protagonista era masculino y respondía al nombre de James. En esta ocasión acude al pueblo de Silent Hill al recibir una carta de su esposa… muerta.

Trailer de “Silent Hill”

Trailer de “Silent Hill 2″ (videogame)

Fdo: Snake  

Recuerdo que al estar instalando Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Snake se chingaba un cigarrito [bueno, fueron como 10 pero en fin...] aparecian unas recomendaciones en pantalla, como por ejemplo, que fumar era perjudicial para la salud, jugar en un lugar bien iluminado, tomar descansos durante tiempos prolongados de juego… Pues bien, este último se me viene a la mente, sobre todo después de ver la siguiente nota:

Konami ha anunciado que entre el mes de noviembre y febrero habrá 4 fechas para jugar 24 horas un torneo de Metal Gear Online.

Las fechas son las siguientes

• 28 de Noviembre
• 26 de Diciembre
• 23 de Enero y
• 27 de Febrero

Si les interesa, lo único que tienen que hacer es ingresar a la sala que se llamara Survivor con capacidad para  3,000 jugadores jugando durante 24hrs; los jugadores se harán acreedores a una camiseta de Regain y si eres uno de los aventados a jugar en los 4 torneos te obsequiarán un gorro, además de tus 4 camisetas.

Que onda, ¿Se avientan a jugar 24 horas MGO?

Fuente | ºlaps3.comº

Frogger first burst onto the gaming scene in arcades way back in 1981. The classic original is still a nostalgic favorite for many, and has enjoyed numerous lives outside of the arcade room. But since 1997, there’ve been no shortages of Frogger sequels for your computer or console. Many of these games bearing the Frogger name have been downright horrible (Frogger 3D, I’m looking at you).

Well series fans, your favorite street crossing amphibian is back again in Konami’s Frogger Returns, and this time it’s a surprisingly fun game.

Hit the jump for my review of the game for the Nintendo Wii.

Frogger Returns (Wii)
Publisher: Konami
Genre: Action, Arcade
Released: November 9, 2009
ESRB Rating: E
Price: 500 Wii Points ($5)

Frogger Returns is a $5 dollar download available in the Wii Shop Channel, and if you’re storing it on your Wii system memory, it’ll take up 203 blocks. Is it worth $5 and 203 blocks of space? Yes, yes it is.

Frogger Returns doesn’t rock the boat too much from the gameplay of the original. The goal is still the same, take the frog and avoid all the obstacles and time your jumps, to try and get to the lily pad, or this case your holding cell. It’s a very simple concept; if you’ve played Frogger then you will definitely know exactly how to play this sequel.

Let’s jump right into our 4 Categories of Judgment, starting with graphics.

Graphics:

The graphics of Frogger Returns aren’t going to leave you breathless, but this is a five dollar download, so you probably aren’t expecting Super Mario Galaxy graphics to begin with. If you can still play the original game, then you’ll definitely have no complaints in the graphics department. For what the game is, the graphics are good enough.

Yes, the cars and enemies, they all repeat themselves, there really is no variety… but it’s a Frogger game, that’s the way it should be.

The levels look good, the obstacles all look decent enough. The only thing that really could’ve been designed to look a little better is Frogger himself. And the main menu, which is pretty terrible, but has nothing to do with gameplay.

Controls:

When you download this game, it says it’s compatible with both the Wiimote and with the Classic Controller. Having spent a decent amount of time with it, I couldn’t figure out anyway to switch to the classic controller to actually get it working. I’m not saying they lied about it, but damn if I could figure out how to do it. And that’s a bummer, because I really wanted to use the classic controller with this, because of how the Wiimote is set up.

The only buttons this game requires is the D-pad, to move in four directions. But the way they have it set up, you have to point the Wiimote at the TV, where being able to turn it sideways should have at least been a choice. Moving the frog around, I felt like I was changing channels.

But the controls are definitely simple; all you have to do is watch your frog and press Up, Down, Left, Right to navigate your way through the levels without dying.

It’s so easy, a caveman could do it.

Single Player Modes:

Frogger Returns is packing four single player modes, but they’re all the exact same thing, just different in how you approach it.

“Arcade” is what everyone will know; you have a few lives and a time limit to avoid all the obstacles and reach the other side, all the while seeing how high you can get your score up too. This is classic Frogger through and through.

“Time Trail” is where you forgo playing for high scores, and instead see how fast you can complete the mission and stages. Instead of counting down, the ticker is counting up. So don’t be a slow ass and take your time, this mode is all about the speed. This mode also gives you the option of playing through any of the games four different levels. So if you get stuck on the first or second “world” in Arcade, you can play the other ones here.

“Score Attack” allows you to play any of the levels, and it plays like Arcade; you have a time limit and lives, but you get rewarded bonus points for time remaining and lives you have. The object here is, get through the stage and have the highest score.

All three of those modes have separate leaderboards.

The final single player mode is “Free Play”. In Free Play, you have no time limit and no lives. You can get killed as many times as you like, and take as much time as you need. There’s also no scoring for this mode. So just take your frog and hop around to your hearts content. This isn’t a competitive mode, so I assume it’s there for those casual gamers you hear so much about in regards to the Wii.

Multiplayer Modes:

Frogger Returns supports up-to-two players locally across four gaming modes. There is no online support for this game, which is kind of missed opportunity because a game like this could have benefited from simple online leaderboards. But it is only five dollars, so you get what you pay for, so the lack of online is neither a big deal or unexpected.

Multiplayer works more like the traditional arcade game in appearance, as the camera zooms out to show the whole multiplayer stage to accommodate for both players, top down style. Like the single player modes, all the modes are a variation of the other.

Race to see who can occupy three of the five holding cells in one mode; another is the same concept only you have a five minute time limit and you can steal holding cells, so the object is to hold the most when time expires (WWE Scramble match FTW!) The other two modes are variations of eating flies to collect points and get to the holding cell to “bank” those points, if you die before you make it to a holding cell, the points you’ve collected on the journey to the cell go away.

Multiplayer isn’t much, definitely nothing over the single player experience, but it is always nice to be able to play a game with someone else, so the modes are all welcome additions.

Final Thoughts:

Compared to other games bearing the Frogger name, this one is pretty good. For $5, this one is a fun little no brainer, especially if you enjoyed the original Frogger. The price is really spot on, $8 would have been pushing it and $10 would have definitely been too much.

The single player mode has a few power-up type things, you can make obstacles move backwards (which can kill you if you trigger it at the wrong time). My favorite is what I like to call “the cheat bubble”. With this bubble, you’re invincible for a short amount of time; you can run through cars, snakes, rats, through the water, etc. With it on, you should be able to easily reach the end of the mission before it runs out, provided you know how to properly navigate and don’t waste time running into walls.

If you have a Wii, definitely shill out the 500 Wii Points and download this game, if you enjoy Frogger. It’s a fun game, not a classic like the original and not something that will keep you playing for months, but it is worth a buy at its cheap price.

The game is suppose to be coming to Playstation Network as a download for the PS3 sometime this Winter, so you PS3 players will get a chance to experience it as well.

Purchase Suggestion: “Recommended”

Score: 3 — Average

By now you may have already heard about Konami’s iPhone game blow-out, where they have dropped the prices of all of their games in the App Store to just $.99. I just picked up Krazy Kart Racing; the “Mario Kart on the iPhone” comparison made it instantly desirable, unlike some of their other games like Metal Gear Solid Touch, and Field Prowlers Police Touch! (Their exclamation, not mine).

I almost bought Power Pros Touch, but then I realized that I don’t feel like playing a Christian baseball game. Just not my thing.

Das kommende Castlevania Spiel passt sehr gut zum letzten Post (Dante`s Inferno). Sind doch beide Spiele im gleichen Genre angesiedelt. Der Trailer ist nicht mehr der allerneueste, ist für mich aber immer noch einer der besten Trailer der letzten Jahre im Gamesbereich. Beim ersten Mal schauen hat der mich so umgehauen, dass ich den gleich sofort noch ein zweites Mal geschaut habe. Alleine die Sprecher sind es schon Wert den Trailer zu schauen. Hier geben sich Patrick Stewart (Star Trek, X-Men), Robert Caryle (28 Weeks Later, Trainspotting) und Jason Isaacs (Der Patriot, Black Hawk Down) die Ehre. Die Sprecher packen einen so, dass man fast das Spiel vergisst. Zum Glück können die gezeigten Spielszenen paroli bieten. Das sieht alles sehr flüssig und gut aus. Auch die großen Endgegner wirken toll animiert. Ich denke das Castlevania – God of War gefährlicher werden kann als Dante`s Inferno. Ich bin wirklich voll davon überzeugt, dass die Castlevania-Reihe Back ist. Man merkt das Konami wieder zu 100% hinter seiner bekannten Marke steht und einen großen Aufwand betreibt, um die Qualität wieder dahinzubringen wo sie sein muss – nämlich oben (die 2D-Teile für Nintendo DS sind davon nicht betroffen, die sind super). Release Termin ist irgendwann im Jahr 2010.

Avis à tous les amateurs de jeux d’action: cette nouvelle mérite d’être mentionnée en grandes pompes!

S’il est vrai que la stratégie d’Apple est de diversifier ses offres de services, en passant de la musique (voir l’article précédent) à la plate-forme (très!) lucrative des jeux vidéos, il semblerait que le succès croissant de l’AppStore ne fasse que commencer et annonce un avenir encore plus radieux à la grande Pomme!

Et pour preuve, la majorité des grandes entreprises de jeux sur les consoles traditionnelles (XBox de Microsoft, Playstation 3 de Sony, WII de Nintendo) tendent de plus en plus à développer leurs applications aussi bien pour les téléphones intelligents. L’envolée époustouflante de l’iPhone donne des ailes à ces mêmes développeurs, leur permettant d’accroître la durée de vie de leurs produits.

Parmi eux, Konami fait figure de grande, avec plus de 25 millions d’exemplaires vendus sur console du jeu proposé cette fois-ci sur iPhone/iTouch. Et cette fois, que vous soyez un Mac Aficionados passionné de jeux d’espionnage et de «Gun’em Shot», un(e) joueur(se) amateur (rice) d’aventures et de graphismes à couper le souffle, ou que vous ayez tout simplement envie d’épater la galerie et d’écœurer le voisin qui lorgne votre iPhone/iTouch -depuis plus de 10 minutes déjà!- nous ne pouvons que vous conseiller l’achat de Metal Gear Solid Touch, inspiré de Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots sur console.

Le jeu est entièrement tactile et a l’avantage de «couvrir le dernier chapitre de la saga légendaire de Solid Snake», selon Konami. Au total, plus de 20 niveaux de jeux vous attendent, de quoi vous faire encore jalouser et jaser autour de vous dans le métro!

Seul petit regret pour nous, Canadiens, l’application est réservée aux possesseurs d’un compte iTunes US, et surtout, d’une carte de crédit, débit ou d’un service Paypal dans la contrée de l’oncle Sam.

Pour les heureux élus, faites vite!!! L’application est annoncée à 99 cents US (oui!oui!oui!en temps normal, elle vous aurait coûté 5$ de plus!) et ce solde «promotionnel» ne devrait guère durer!

Et pour ceux et celles qui ne pourraient pas se le procurer (faute des conditions énoncées), sachez que la version «lite» vous est gratuitement proposée au téléchargement.

Vous connaissez également la consigne: un Mac Aficionados averti en avertira au moins un autre! En d’autres termes: partagez l’info!!!

Les liens de téléchargement:

Metal Gear Solid Touch (US)

Metal Gear Solid Touch Lite

EXCLUSIF:

PS: KONAMI vous offre en EXCLUSIVITÉ AUJOURD’HUI L’ENSEMBLE DE SES JEUX-APPLICATIONS  POUR IPHONE-ITOUCH À…99 cents US l’unité! Les mêmes conditions prévalent pour leur acquisition que pour Metal Gear Solid Touch.

Silent Hill: the Escape (normalement    5$ US) Description du Jeu: Joystiq

Frogger (normalement 2$ US), Jeu de voitures

Krazy Kart Racing (normalement 3$ US) Description du Jeu: Joystiq

Silent Scope (normalement 3$ US) Jeu de tir, «Gun’Em Shot»

PowerPros Touch (normalement 4$ US), Jeu de Base Ball

Field Prowlers: Poice Rush (nouvelle app.), Jeu de poursuite de voitures