They say that three is a magic number, but do you know what real magic is? Playing as a boxing Kangaroo. This dream is looking like a reality for XBLA users as PEGI have rated some titles under the banner SEGA Vintage Collections which include pugilistic marsupials in the form of Streets of Rage 3. Also on offer are the co-op friendly titles Streets of Rage, Golden Axe and Golden Axe 3.
New Super T.I.M.E. Force screenshots have been released. But the question still remains: are all of those pixilated characters raging in a space battle of epic proportions involved in a secret a co-op mode hidden within?
A new South Park game will be unleashed on the masses this week. South Park: Tenorman's Revenge features the familiar four versus an army of robot gingers in a side-scrolling platformer. The last South Park XBLA exclusive, Let's Go Tower Defense Play!, was a surprisingly good co-op game. Tenorman's Revenge is being developed by a different studio, but we're still hoping for a solid title. Judging by the video below, the gameplay looks simple and fun. That's all I really need in a platformer, so long as it's executed well.
I've recently joined PlayStation Plus, therefore I'm actually paying attention to the monthly deals. This April looks incredible. Members of Sony's premium service have all sorts of downloadable goodness heading their way. Fans of shooters will be granted early access to the Ghost Recon Future Soldier beta. Action game aficionados will get Shank 2 for FREE. Racing fans will be able to pick up Shift 2: Unleashed for the low, low price of zero dollars. There's a little something for everyone.
Anarchy Reigns, the over the top, stylized action game we have come to expect from Platinum Games has finally found a realease date. Platinum announced the date on their Facebook page, which confirms that the game will be released this summer.
This month's Co-Op International column looks at Bullet Soul, a Japanese shoot-em-up from 5pb, makers of Phantom Breaker. Shmups can be hell, but this one is less so because killing enemies makes their bullets go away. Best of all, it's region free and easy to import.
It was a few weeks ago we told you about Takedown, a tactical shooter from a new studio called Serellan that was being crowd source funded via Kickstarter. Sadly though, the project is only about halfway to its potential funding with five days to go. With several other high profile titles doing very well with Kickstarter lately like Double Fine's Adventure Game and Wasteland 2, something seems to have gone wrong. Luckily studio head Chris Allen has seen the error of his ways.
While the rumors of a new Baldur's Gate turned out to be false, what the site was actually teasing was an HD remake of Baldur's Gate 1 and Baldur's Gate 2 for PC and iPad. The best news? The game will cost about $10 (on iOS) and feature co-op multiplayer like the original.
The jury is still out on whether Kinect Star Wars is going to be the Star Wars game we have all been waiting for. This Xbox 360 Kinect exclusive is out on the 4th April and has been well hyped. One element of hype that has certainly stuck in my Rancor's craw is the sterile preview trailers that have fake families 'enjoying' the game. Not one to change tack, LucasArts have produced a launch trailer with an all new fake family trying out lightsabers, the force and being a Rancor. Strangely absent are any Stormtroopers dancing to the Y.M.C.A., what are they trying to hide? Check out Read More for the launch trailer and may the farce be with you.
Arcen games have announced that their unique looking action/adventure/Minecraft-ish game, A Valley Without Wind, will be coming to a computer near you via Steam on April 16th. The game has had a lengthy beta but seems just about ready for prime time as there is almost daily builds released to all testers. We've been following the game since it's original inception as a top down title and it's come a long, long way.
The gamers have spoken, and the fine folks at Demiurge Studios have listened. Well, sort of. It appears that many gamers had a hard time getting used to the single-stick controls in Shoot Many Robots. No smart developer wants to limit their game's accessibility, so Demiurge may be adding twin-stick controls to their side-scrolling shooter. Their solution? They're going to have a good old fashioned Stick-Off. Wait, that doesn't sound right. I'll let them explain:
We don't have too many co-op titles coming out this week. We've got a little brawling in China, some more brawling in China, and an excellent four player platformer is coming to the PC.
