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Archive for the ‘Nintendo Wii’ Category

April 7th, 2008

New Sonic Unleashed teaser

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Well, that was… different.

Sega just released this short CGI teaser trailer for Sonic Unleashed and well… I’m still not exactly sure what to say about it. So what does it tell us? Well it confirms that Sonic will turn into an angry werewolf at night, It also hints at dodgy voice acting. Oh and it […]

By Ryan -- 33 comments

April 5th, 2008

Review: Sega Bass Fishing

It has been nearly 10 years since the original Sega Bass Fishing made a big splash (see what I did there, eh?) in the arcades and on the Dreamcast. Back then, while the concept wasn’t totally unique (Sega had released fishing games before), the delivery of the game using a special fishing rod controller, […]

By Graham -- 4 comments

April 4th, 2008

Sega launches latest Marvel sites

This weekend Sega Europe launched a couple of sites dedicated to two of their upcoming movie tie-in games, based upon their popular Marvel characters, the Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk sites.
Both sites contain information on the game with video, images and character profiles. But like a lot of Sega sites, when first launched, […]

By Graham -- 0 comments

April 4th, 2008

Let’s go behind the scenes at Secret Level

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In this fascinating behind-the-scenes video, Reeve Thompson, the vice president at Secret Level, and the rest of his team reveal some pretty interesting tidbits behind its newest title - Iron Man.
Thompson talks about Sega’s initial intentions when it purchased the once-independent company and several gameplay and design choices, most notably the fine tuning it […]

By Chris -- 3 comments

April 3rd, 2008

Sega unleashes Sonic Unleashed, fighting segments confirmed

Sega has finally deigned to comment on the game everyone has been talking about for a week now: Sonic Unleashed.
Developed by (you guessed it) Sonic Team, in this newest iteration of the Sonic franchise, “players will be able to experience a completely new way to play as Sonic… making this his most exciting adventure yet!”
Take […]

By Hudson -- 14 comments

April 2nd, 2008

Review: House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return

Light-gun games. Who hasn’t played one? It’s a simple formula, and one that can entertain people for many, many hours. Whether it be at the arcades of yesteryear or home console ports, it seems gamers will always reserve some time (or quarters) for a light-gun shooter.
Turns out SEGA feels the same way about the genre, […]

By James -- 4 comments

March 29th, 2008

See The Incredible Hulk in action

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GameTrailers has the first video of developer Edge of Reality’s and publisher Sega’s upcoming The Incredible Hulk, based on the movie of the same name.
While the game is not a direct follow-up to the well-received Hulk: Ultimate Destruction, it looks to follow in the same vein of sandbox-style gameplay that is so popular […]

By Nathan -- 6 comments

March 28th, 2008

CVG previews Samba De Amigo (Wii)

CVG has posted up a preview, from NGamer, for the upcoming Wii version of Samba De Amigo.  The preview conveys some mixed emotions.
On the one hand the Wiimote and Nunchuck controls are (apparently) perfectly fine, and the controls are tight enough for players to make some funky beats.
“Mechanically, Gearbox have done a sound job. The […]

By Graham -- 9 comments

March 27th, 2008

Sega Deals: NiGHTS: JoD, Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity price drops

With all the great games Sega’s been throwing at us this month, we don’t know if anyone has enough cash left in their wallets to afford much else, but there are a couple deals to be had if you can spare a bit more change.
Gamestop is currently offering NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams for $30 brand […]

By Chris -- 4 comments

March 26th, 2008

MasterSystem (finally) coming to Virtual Console

Yesterday, Sega of America announced that they would be bringing MasterSystem games to the Wii’s Virtual Console download service, joining the Megadrive/Genesis, NES, SNES, N64 and NEO GEO in the ever growing list of systems available on the service.
Kicking off the console’s debut will be two fan-favourite games, WonderBoy (yes!) and Fantasy Zone.

Tags: America, Downloads, […]

By Graham -- 9 comments

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