Super Smash Bros. Brawl!

Well, I’ve been waiting to make this topic for some time now – and today is the day I’ll make it. If you have no idea what the Super Smash Bros, your missing out.

SSB (Super Smash Bros) is a game that can have up to four players. Instead of health, you get a damage counter. You start with 0%. The higher it is, the farther you fly when hit. SSB features multiple Nintendo characters such as Mario, Luigi, Peach, and so on. However, Brawl, will feature more characters. Such as Snake and Sonic the Hedgehog. Super Smash Bros (The first) was released for Nintendo64. The sequel, Super Smash Bros Melee, was released for Nintendo GameCube. And now, Super Smash Bros Brawl is coming out. It’s already been released in Japan. It’s current USA release date is March 9th, 2008.

If you want to learn more about SSBB, or find out how the development of the game is going, go to the main Brawl site. Smash Bros Dojo!

 ~VGTech

 P.S. I’ve noticed I haven’t been posted daily lately, I should be able to now. Depends on whether or not I have something to post about.

February Releases

Although were somewhat far in February, I decided to post some (not all) upcoming games for this month. Games for Wii, PS3, and the 360. I got the list(s) of games provided by: GameFaqs. First up, the Wii. The countries included in the list are North American, Europe, Japan, and Australia.

02/11	North America	Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Mermaids
		Go, Diego, Go!: Safari Rescue
		Harvest Moon
		Lords of Thunder
02/12	North America	Jumper
		London Taxi Rush Hour
02/14	Japan	Medal of Honor Heroes 2
		Medal of Honor Heroes 2 (w/Wii Zapper)
		WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2008
	Australia	Cruis’n
		Game Party
02/15	Europe	Battalion Wars 2
		Cruis’n
		Disney Princess: Enchanted Journey
		Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3
		Game Party
		Telly Addicts
		The Destiny of Zorro
	Australia	My Horse & Me
02/18	North America	MX vs. ATV Untamed
02/19	North America	Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors
		Pimp My Ride
02/21	Japan	Miburi and Teburi
		Winning Eleven Play Maker 2008
	Australia	Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros’ Treasure
02/22	Europe	Godzilla: Unleashed
		Jenga
		Samurai Warriors: Katana
		Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity
02/25	North America	Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None
		Destroy All Humans! Big Willy Unleashed
02/26	North America	Kidz Sports International Soccer
		Sega Bass Fishing
		WWII Aces
02/28	Japan	Choro Q Wii
		Simple Wii Series Vol. 5: The Block Kuzushi
		Simple Wii Series Vol. 6: The Wai Wai Combat
		Uchi Tsuri! Sega Bass Fishing
		Zenkoku Dekotora Matsuri
	Australia	Arctic Tale
		Bleach: Shattered Blade
		Samurai Warriors: Katana
02/29	Europe	Asterix at the Olympic Games
		Bleach: Shattered Blade
		Guilty Gear XX Accent Core
		No More Heroes
		SpongeBob’s Atlantis SquarePantis
	Australia	Asterix at the Olympic Games
		Godzilla: Unleashed
		Jumper

Now, the PS3.

02/12	North America	Conflict: Denied Ops
02/14	Japan	WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2008
	Australia	NBA 08
02/18	North America	FIFA Street 3
02/19	North America	Dynasty Warriors 6
		History Channel: Battle for the Pacific
		The Club
02/21	Japan	Burnout Paradise
		Lost Planet: Extreme Condition
		Stuntman: Ignition
	Australia	Conflict: Denied Ops
		Unreal Tournament 3
02/22	Europe	FIFA Street 3
		Unreal Tournament 3
02/26	North America	Lost Planet: Extreme Condition
		Lost: Via Domus
		Turning Point: Fall of Liberty
02/27	Australia	Lost Planet: Extreme Condition
02/28	Australia	BlackSite
		FIFA Street 3
		Lost: Via Domus
02/29	Europe	BlackSite
		Lost Planet: Extreme Condition
		Lost: Via Domus

Finally, the 360.

02/12	North America	Conflict: Denied Ops
		Dark Messiah of Might and Magic: Elements
		Jumper
		Lost Odyssey
02/13	North America	Commanders: Attack of the Genos
		Discs of Tron
02/14	Japan	WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2008
	Australia	Dark Messiah of Might and Magic: Elements
02/15	Europe	Dark Messiah of Might and Magic: Elements
02/18	North America	FIFA Street 3
02/19	North America	Dynasty Warriors 6
		The Club
02/21	Japan	BioShock
		Burnout Paradise
	Australia	Conflict: Denied Ops
02/22	Europe	FIFA Street 3
		Jumper: Griffin’s Story
	Australia	Jumper
02/25	North America	Frontlines: Fuel of War
02/26	North America	Lost: Via Domus
		Turning Point: Fall of Liberty
		Turning Point: Fall of Liberty (Collector’s Edition)
02/28	Japan	Call of Juarez
		Idolmaster: Live for You!
		Idolmaster: Live for You! (w/Original Anime DVD)
	Australia	A-TrainHX
		FIFA Street 3
		Frontlines: Fuel of War
		Frontlines: Fuel of War (Collector’s Edition)
		Lost: Via Domus
02/29	Europe	Beautiful Katamari
		Frontlines: Fuel of War
		Lost Odyssey
		Lost: Via Domus
		Turning Point: Fall of Liberty

~VGTech

Rock Band for the Wii

Rock Band is a game that plays very similar to Guitar Hero. If you don’t know what Guitar Hero is, well it’s basically like Dance Dance Revolution. Except you have to play Guitar notes to match the songs, instead of hitting arrows. Guitar Hero III has been released for Wii, but Rock Band has not. Rock band not only has a guitar, but drums, and a microphone. It costs about $170 dollers. Guitar Hero, with guitar control, cost about $80-$100. You can also download songs to them from Xbox Live Arcade (Or whatever it’s called).

There is no release date for Rock Band for the Wii yet.

But wait, the Wii version won’t let you download songs. There’s going to be a new channel that is like Xbox Live Arcade, but for Nintendo things. (For more on channels, see Channel Post).

 ~VGTech

Mario Kart Wii

I finally found a video of Mario Kart Wii. Nintendo doesn’t have anything about it on there website. It’s a shame really. It looks like it’ll be a really good game.

I have no idea when it’ll be released, but it should be sometime in the first quarter of 2008. Hopefully.

Well here’s the video of Mario Kart Wii. Watch It.

The video is only a minute long, but it does show the new Wii Wheel that will be released along Mario Kart Wii. I think it looks nice.

~VGTech

A second Sonic Riders?

Yes, there is going to be a sequel to Sonic Riders. This time it’s on the Nintendo Wii. I wasn’t too fond of Sonic Riders, but hopefully the sequel, Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity, will be much better. I’m not saying Sonic Riders was a bad game, I just didn’t like it. I found it hard in the beginning (Beat it though. 8) ), and the fact that Sonic rides a board rather than runs, is kind of weird. The fact that Sonic’s on a board won’t change, but hopefully the learning curve isn’t so vertical, making it easier to learn. Graphic wise though, it looks alot different, and cooler. Seeing how now, they are in space.
You can now switch vehicles between hover boards, motorcylces, and futuristic hover crafts. You can also upgrade your vehicles. So, it seems better, and hopefully it is.

Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity has been out since January 8th, 2008 in the US.  Read more about it here.

~VGTech

Super Mario Galaxy – Luigi

First off, I haven’t been making blog posts lately. Mainly because I’ve been busy and I have been running out of ideas.

Back on subject, I decided to make this post about Luigi in Super Mario Galaxy. But first, I have to talk about Super Mario Galaxy, for those that don’t know. SMG (Super Mario Galaxy) is like most Mario games, you are Mario and you must rescue Princess Peach. This time, Mario’s on the Wii with a whole new adventure.
Mario is now in space traveling from planet to planet trying to rescue the Grand Stars to power the space station, so you can travel to the center of the universe to fight Bowser. But, you also collect regular stars. The more stars you have, the more Galaxies you can go to. The more Grand Stars, the more Observatories you can go to. Each Observatory allows you to view and go to different galaxies. You can beat Galaxy with 60 stars. But, if you want to truely beat the game, get ready to achieve all 120 stars.

Once you get 120 stars, go back and fight Bowser in the center of the Universe. A new ending will show, and guess what – Luigi is now a playable character. Luigi has to get 120 stars as well, so that should be fun. It’s the same exact stars as Mario, but the difficulty has changed. For example, the Cosmic Luigi, is harder/smarter than Cosmic Mario. But, why should you get the 120 stars again? Well first, Luigi is cool. But more importantly, you have to if you want to beat the game 100%. Once you get 120 stars with Luigi, go fight bowser. The 121st star will be unlocked for Mario. So have fun achieving it. I have very little stars with Luigi, but I found this off the internet. Gamefaqs actually.

Galaxy Website

~VGTech

Endless Ocean – NintendoWii

Endless Ocean [US Title; May vary] is a game will be coming out for the Nintendo Wii January 21, 2008 [US Launch; May vary].

 Endless Ocean is a game that is meant to relaxe the player. Unlike other games that involve fighting, stratergy, and so on. You take the role of a diver that dives into a beautiful ocean filled with life. You can take pictures of the animals you find, such as fish, whales, and sharks. The graphics of the game are very well done and make the fish look real. Along with the surroundings. Game Screenshot Here.

If you think the game will get boring after a while, there’s other things you can do. Like sit on the boat deck and look out at the seaand go view the fish you caught in aquariums. Another big plus for the game is that it is WiFi. So, once your Wii is online you can go diving in the water with your friends. You can also plug your MP3 Player into the Wii’s SD Card Slot and create your own background music.

Endless Ocean Page.
Endless Ocean Website.

~VGTech