With Kojima Productions at the wheel, honestly, I was expecting a bit more.
As we all know, Hideo Kojima and his team are taking a crack at the Castlevania seris with the title Castlevania: Lords of Shadow. I was pretty excited to hear the news as 3D Castlevanias have always been a bit disappointing, and Kojima usually does great work.
Scribblenauts is back... yay?
As many of you know, I had the pleasure of reviewing Scribblenauts shortly after I started PixlBit for Nintendo World Report. I gave the game a 7/10 there, and I felt that I was being generous. I rewarded the game mostly for its innovative concept, but the implementation of their design was clearly lacking. Super Scribblenauts is supposed to be the answer to everyone's issues with the original game, but after my hands-on time, aside from a new control scheme, Super Scribblenauts appears to be no better than the first.
A DJ and a dancing painter join forces to create a mural of epic proportions.
A mini-game collection clearly geared at kids, but who said that was a bad thing.
With the PokePark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure booth set up right next to Donkey Kong Country Returns, I decided to make a quick stop and try out a few of the mini-games that comprise the title. During my demo I was able to try four different mini-games, each different in design.
Who knew Rock Band 3 was headed to the DS? I didn't.
A surprise for me at Harmonix's/MTV's area was Rock Band 3 on the DS. I actually had no idea it was being made for the platform, and had very little idea of what to expect, though I had a hunch it would be like Amplitude or the iPhone Rock Band, both games I've never played.
Hello. I’m a gigantic projector screen, and I’ll be your speaker this evening. Ignore the mob. They’re here to party.
Without Activision’s banners and badges being paraded around the Staple’s Center, little would have indicated that the event was Activision’s press conference. Activision’s press conference was a concert. That’s the best way to put it. Fun, to be sure, with some gaming news here and there, but it was definitely unorthodox, and completely chaotic. It was so disorganized. Regardless, if they were to increase the gaming news just a bit, then I’d be completely game for a format like that every once in a while. As for what they did show, gaming wise…
NBA Jam slams its way back into action on the Nintendo Wii.
NBA Jam on the SNES was one of my favorite sports games growing up, and I still play it to this day. I have been waiting for an NBA Jam that would compare to the perfection of this classic game. Over the years NBA Jam games have been a failure and have not been nearly as good as the original titles. EA who took over Midway's franchise hopes to achieve this goal with their release on the Nintendo Wii. The Wii brings a whole new look to NBA Jam's gameplay in a way that opens up my hopes for a comeback.
So, having tons of hands on experience through out the years, one of the booths I made sure to get near on the first day was Sega, to view any new Sonic title available.
Let me say this: I was impressed. I'm not the easiest Sonic fan to please, having enjoyed the legacy titles and parts of Sonic Adventure and it's sequel but little else in the franchise.
Metroid: Other M. The name screams other; the game screams awesome.
After about 20 minutes of demoing, Metroid: Other M was much better than I was expecting. The presentation was sleek, the controls were smooth, and the story was intriguing enough to keep me interested. And most of all, it still manages to capture the essence of Metroid.
Four Sonic titles are available to demo or preview at E3 this year, and I was able to play three and take a glimpse at one more.
Editor's Note: This was written after Sonic Colors Wii impressions, but due to technical issues, the Sonic Colors Wii impressions will be up afterward at some time.
