Let’s Tap gameplay trailer
Posted by Graham. Filed under G, Japan, News, Nintendo Wii, Video. Tagged with Gameplay, Let's Tap, Prope, Trailer.
Sega Japan has just released a new gameplay trailer for Let’s Tap. The trailer shows off a few of the game’s different gameplay modes.
If you don’t know, Let’s Tap is a collection of (weird) mini games, but the unique thing is that you only control the game by resting your Wiimote on a flat surface (like a box) and then tap the surface. The Wiimote picks up on the vibrations you create.
I’m really looking forward to this game, possibly out of curiosity more than anything - it all looks too crazy. The Tap Runner and the Bubble Voyager look great fun though.
[Via Siliconera]
Alpha Protocol gameplay trailer
Posted by Graham. Filed under G, Microsoft Xbox 360, Multi-platform, News, PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Video. Tagged with Alpha Protocol, Gameplay, Obsidian, Trailer.
Sega has released a new trailer for the upcoming espionage-RPG, Alpha Protocol. This new trailer has some of the development team (Obsidian) talking a bit about the game and some of the features, but (most importantly) it is also the first proper gameplay footage we have seen for the game.
Visually the game seems to be shaping up quite well. I couldn’t see anything that blew my mind, and the girl you saw talking looked very… wooden. But most of the visuals and animation appear to be solid enough.
So far, to me, it looks like almost any other generic 3rd person shooter, and it is kind of hard to really tell what the gameplay will be like. But I’m sure that will change in time, as no doubt more trailers and footage will be released over the next few months.
I’m certainly looking forward to see how this one turns out.
[Source: Gamespot]
New Sonic Unleashed level revealed
Posted by Graham. Filed under G, Microsoft Xbox 360, Multi-platform, News, Nintendo Wii, Sonic, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Video. Tagged with Adabat, Gameplay, Sonic Unleashed, TeamXbox, Trailer, Werehog.
The lucky guys at TeamXbox have been given an exclusive look at the newly revealed level from Sonic Unleashed, “Adabat.” Yep, weird name for a level anything really, but the level does look pretty damn cool.
The Sonic level looks pretty damn amazing and the Werehog level also looks like it is going to be fun. But (I’m never going to shut up about this) it’s the same stupid robots in the Sonic level again - it still angers me seeing how rubbish they all look.
Anyway, the level is looking good, with some very impressive set pieces. Definitely looking forward to playing this now.
[Source: TeamXbox]
Valkyria Chronicles: Welkin trailer
Posted by Graham. Filed under G, News, Sony PlayStation 3, Video. Tagged with Gameplay, Trailer, Valkyria Chronicles, Welkin Gunther.
With the game’s launch in just a few weeks, Sega has sent out another little trailer to remind us that Valkyria Chronicles is still on its way.
This is another “cast trailer” which shows off a member of Squad 7, this time its leader and tank commander (not to mention the game’s main character), Welkin Gunther.
I think the trailer is a little cheesy, but it does show some fairly good gameplay from the game - like the tank’s ability to break through walls.
[Source: Sega PR]
New Sonic Unleashed trailer and screens
Posted by Graham. Filed under G, Microsoft Xbox 360, News, Nintendo Wii, Sonic, Sony PlayStation 3, Video. Tagged with Gameplay, Screenshots, Sonic Unleashed, Trailer.
Hot off the Sega press comes a brand new gameplay trailer for Sonic Unleashed, and 14 new screenshots. Both the screenshots and the trailer show off the Xbox 360/PS3 version of the game.
Graphically the game is still looking very good, but am I the only one who hates these robots? They all look identical, and very mundane. But, at least the night time monsters look a little bit more imaginative.
Screenshots after the break.
Golden Axe: Beast Rider - Tyris trailer
Posted by Graham. Filed under G, Microsoft Xbox 360, Multi-platform, News, Sony PlayStation 3, Video. Tagged with Beast Rider, Gameplay, Golden Axe, Secret Level, Trailer.
Sega has released another Golden Axe: Beast Rider trailer, this one focuses on Tyris… in particular her attire.
The trailer is a montage of clips from the game, showing off Tyris in some of the clothes she wears in the game, and some of the different weapons she carries. Although the video doesn’t have any narration or subtitles to explain everything, it looks like you will be able to wear her outfit from the original Golden Axe - her white bikini with the red trim. Saucy.
If this tickles your fancy, the game was released yesterday in the US, and is due to hit European stores this Friday. But if you are unsure and want to wait, then stay tuned as we should have out review of the game here very soon.
[Source: Sega PR]
Golden Axe: Beast Rider gameplay
Posted by Graham. Filed under G, Microsoft Xbox 360, News, Video. Tagged with Beast Rider, Gameplay, Golden Axe, Hands on, Secret Level.
The folks over at TeamXbox have been able to get their hands on the new Golden Axe game, giving out some first impressions of the game, plus some video footage. Annoyingly the video quality has been somewhat reduced by YouTube, you can watch the better looking videos here.
While the hands-on impressions given are quite short, they do sound pretty positive on the game. Nothing too gushing, but I definitely got a positive vibe about the game from them. Â
One thing I am glad to see in the game is limb severing, it always adds that little extra something to a fighting game, when you can cut someone in half. Also, notice that when Death Adder’s underlings die, they turn to stone - just like in the original arcade version of Golden Axe.
Check after the break for the second video and some of their impressions.
TGS 08: 20 minutes of Yakuza 3 footage
Posted by Graham. Filed under G, Japan, News, Sony PlayStation 3, Video. Tagged with Gameplay, TGS 08, Trailer, Yakuza 3.
At last years TGS Sega had a special extended preview of Kenzan! (remeber the Yakuza prequel everyone was calling Yakuza 3?), which gave the audience there a good 10 minute (or so) preview of what to expect from the upcoming game. Well this year is no different, except the lucky audience received a 20 minute preview of Yakuza 3. Lucky bastards!
Though someone was kind enough to record the preview, and with the wonders of the Internet, we can all enjoy it.  Lucky us!
Unfortunately, the whole thing is in Japanese, with Japanese writing. So I doubt many of you can understand what’s going on fully. But anyone who has played Yakuza 1 and 2, will likely find the video interesting.  Not only do most of the original cast appear, but there is also a bit of a surprise/spoiler - so if you don’t want to ruin the game’s story too much, perhaps best not to watch it.
TGS 08: More Sonic Unleashed Wii footage
Posted by Graham. Filed under G, Japan, News, Nintendo Wii, Sonic, Video. Tagged with Gameplay, Sonic Unleashed, TGS 08.
IGN has got some more footage from the Wii version of Sonic Unleashed
As I said before, I’m impressed with the way the Wii version of the game is looking.
Despite having lower quality textures than the 360/PS3 versions, this game is looking very good for a Wii title. Though there is still an issue of controls. As you can see in the video, a few corners are not taken very well by the player.
Let’s just hope it’s the player getting used to the controls. It would be immensley frustrating if the game’s controls are not tight enough.
IGN has posted three gameplay videos, check out the rest here.
[Source: IGN]
TGS 08: Phantasy Star 0 gameplay
Posted by Graham. Filed under G, News, Nintendo DS, Video. Tagged with Gameplay, Phantasy Star 0, Phantasy Star Zero, TGS 08.
The lucky guys at Gamekyo have managed to get some hands-on time with Phantasy Star 0 (Zero) at TGS. So far the game looks pretty much as I expected, like a handheld version of Phantasy Star Online.
Visually the game looks fairly good - you have to remember that this is a DS title - so I wouldn’t expect the game to get much better than this on the DS, when using full 3D visuals.
While the animation of the characters moving looks kind of funny (more like skipping than running), the boss does look quite cool. Reminds me of the first boss from PSO, ahh memories…
[Source: Gamekyo]