Today’s news has been slower than a fat bunny, unless you’re excited about pony games (which I’m assuming you’re not). I have an engagement this evening, but when I get back (and watch the new Naruto Shippuuden episode), I’ll try to write a Naruto review for those of you sitting on the Naruto fence.
-Miyamoto
The popular on-rails arcade shooter has been announced by SEGA for the Wii. It will essentially be a port of the arcade game, but with 4-player multiplayer, new items/stages, and even online capabilities. For anyone who’s never played the game before, it’s essentially your basic on-rails shooter in which you shoot the badguys that pop onto the screen, try not to hit the incredibly annoying civilians, and take out the occasional helicopter or two.
Playtime: ~5 hours
Progress: beat entire level 3, as well as half of level 1 (started out on the wrong level…)
The Bust-A-Move series has essentially appeared on every console that has been made since it’s creation, from the 3DO to Arcade to mobile phones. For the first while, the versions were either exactly the same, and simply ported from console to console, or so extremely similar that they were essentially the same game anyway. In recent times, each Bust-A-Move game has made special use of the unique features of the system that it appears on. The PSP game featured single-console multiplayer, utilizing the huge screen as two smaller ones, the DS one had you shooting your coloured bubbles up with a slingshot, and the Wii one uses the tilt-sensitivity of the wiimote to control the arrow and shoot the bubbles, as well as the pointer functionality for a brand new “shooting mode”. The Wii game stays faithful to the Bust-A-Move series, and provides a very solid entry into their never-ending legacy of games.
Another great comic from 2P START! portraying the PS3 as a more powerful and corrupt Wii. Click the image to see the comic!
In celebration of the Simpsons’ 400th episode, EA has released some details regarding the upcoming Simpsons Wii game:
This game doesn’t sound bad at all. Let’s hope the Wii version isn’t messed up like Spider-Man 3.
When I get back from work tonight, I’ll give you guys a Bust-a-Move BASH! review and maybe another anime review for your reading pleasure. If anything big happens this evening, I’ll have it posted after 11:00 pm (CST).
-Miyamoto
