Kirby's Epic Yarn is one of those games that could potentially sell a Nintendo Wii to me...if I didn't already have one. The truth is: I do, and this may be the ticket to getting the duster out and seeing if the Wii still works.
Here it is late September, and we have our first Guitar Hero release of 2010. Hard to believe, after the multiplicity of releases in 2009, isn't it? Guitar Hero Warriors of Rock boasts a large playlist, a shredding Quest mode, and promises a return to the roots of the series. If that's not enough for you, there are some impressive incentives to sweeten the deal available for early buyers.
Last year, one of the best titles to hit the Wii came and went without much in the way of sales. Dead Space Extraction was extremely well reviewed by critics, earning an excellent 4.5 here at Co-Optimus, yet the horrific lightgun shooter failed to move many units. According to developer Visceral Games, that didn't bother them too much.
During the last week there has been one thing on just about every co-op players mind: Halo Reach. In the spirit of keeping things interesting and undeniably cooperative, Tally Callahan and Katrina Pawlowski have picked up a few field-hours in the world of Firefight - Tally for the first time, and Katrina for the second time (in Reach). Here is a bit of a guide written by the girls just having fun playing Firefight - not to be taken entirely seriously.
Capcom has announced the first official co-op game for the Nintendo 3DS called Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D. The game takes the best mercenaries missions from Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil 5 and allows gamers to team up in co-op play. These missions challenge players to defeat as many enemies as possible while scoring the most points they can in a set period of time. Of course all of this happens in "stunning 3D" - something only PC owners were privileged enough to experience in RE5.
We're never one to shy away from headsets here at Co-Optimus, after all, as a parent and as co-op gamers, being able to communicate with your team mates while keeping the noise down in your surroundings is an absolute critical necessity.
Two days ago our newest staff member, Andrew, brought to light the latest in a string of Nazi Zombies rumors, this one courtesy of Brady Games. Always the cynic, I made sure to point out my suspicions that Treyarch would use our favorite undead brownshirts in a game set in a different time period - namely: Call of Duty: Black Ops, which features the Vietnam War and Cold War eras.
Valkyria Chronicles 2 launched a substantial DLC pack yesterday which will net you 22 new missions for the price of $4.99 on PSN. This pack contrasts with how the DLC was released in Japan where you could purchase each mission separately for about $1. Not bad in way of savings.
At a press conference today, Nintendo has revealed the final design, specs, and details of their upcoming 3D capable handheld - the Nintendo 3DS. The device is set to launch in Japan on February 26th, 2011 for a price of 25,000 Yen. Putting that through the standard conversion rate - that's about $300 - more than the Nintendo Wii currently sells for. The system will launch in Europe and North America in March, but no official pricing has been set.
Luckily for Team 17, aliens’ have a regular breeding programme. Well they certainly have enough children to populate a second episode of the Alien Breed series within the space of a year. Are there enough new features in Alien Breed 2: Assault to justify buying a follow up so quickly?
With just a month to go before release, it's a shock that anything has stayed under wraps for Fable III for this long. The new buzz about Fable III is the immense amount of fame-laced voice talent as the various characters you'll encounter in the new Albion. Well, by "buzz" we really mean "proof" in the form of a rather amusing video.
