Thursday, March 11, 2010

Might and Magic coming to XBLA

Ubisoft will be bringing its' critically acclaimed Might & Magic Clash of Heroes game to the Playstation Network and Xbox LIVE Arcade this Summer. Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes is a puzzle role playing adventure video game in the Might and Magic franchise. Originally developed for the Nintendo DS by Capybara Games and published by Ubisoft Entertainment, this installation has garnered some pretty high praise.
  • 8.9/10 - IGN
  • 9/10 - EDGE
  • 8.5/10 - Gamespot
  • 9/10 - Gamesradar
Gameplay wise M&M CoH resembles games like Puzzle Quest and even Critter Crunch. But to give a further synopsis I turn the floor over to Wikipedia:

"Borrowing elements from the Heroes of Might and Magic franchise, it combines elements of the JRPG, turn-based strategy and puzzle video game genres, allowing players to embark on story-based and optional quests while employing army recruitment and resource management.[3][4] Five of the eight playable factions featured in Heroes of Might and Magic V - the Haven, Inferno, Sylvan, Academy and Necropolis - comprise the game's forces, though their troop lineups are not replicated from Heroes V.[5] Instead, armies are made up of an unlimited number of faction-specific basic troops, as well as finite numbers of larger "elite" units. Each faction has three types of basic troops, and five types of more advanced troops, with players selecting from these to form their individual army compositions.

The player controls individual heroes representative of each faction, each of whom act as avatars in alternating exploration and battle phases, growing in experience and obtaining new abilities as the game progresses.[2] The game's producers described battles as the center of the game, and these battles are turn-based.[6] Battles take place using two separate grids of troops, with enemy troops being shown on the top screen, while friendly troops are shown on the bottom screen. Each turn, players have a number of moves (generally three) with which to move individual units around on the grid (battlefield) in an effort to stack similarly colored units vertically. When the correct number of units of the same color are stacked, the units begin charging for an attack which will execute some number of turns later. If the charging units are not destroyed prior to the beginning of their attack, the attack launches vertically towards the opponent's army, interacting with any enemy units which are in the way, and possibly striking the enemy leader or hero as well." [wiki]


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Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Hakan Confirmed for SSFIV!

Well, its about damn time I guess. We all pretty much new this was coming for the past three weeks or so...but I guess its nice to get an official "statement" via Capcom/Famitsu Magazine. I don't necessarily have to say much in respect to Hakan being announced as the brand new (and final) character reveal for Super Street Fighter IV. BUT I will say this: Man, does he look goofy.

When Capcom was asked to briefly describe Hakan they stated that he is somewhat similar to E-Honda but with a more diverse sub-set of grabs and throws. The videos below support this theory as they show Hakan doing an assortment of E-Honda-Esq moves intertwined with Ultra's, EX's and even some FA's.

Here's the announcement via IGN [at 1minute in]:



Gameplay Footage and Introduction Vid:





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Tuesday, March 9, 2010

All Games Are Currently "On-Hold" As of Tomorow

As of tomorrow around the 6:00pm mark something big is going to happen at Casa De OverlordStrider (err, my house). I'll be getting my copy of Final Fantasy XIII in the mail (via Gamefly), ripping it open and doing an old fashioned gaming marathon in honor of the 13th installment of the Godfather of All RPG's series.

Simply put: I have been clamoring for a good RPG for over a year now and have probably driven Soulstealer up a wall complaining about all the Action-RPG's that have disappointed me and how I just want a traditional Role Playing Game. Sorry duder. But it looks as though my waiting has paid off.

Check back here for updates on my progression and initial thoughts tomorrow night (probably Thursday morning). Until then, enjoy these HD Stills of the game in action. If you cant wait to read up about FFXIII then please check out one of the best "put-togetehr" wiki pags I have seent o date...and Ive seen a lot: FFXIII Wiki



World Game Cup SFIV Matches: Daigo vs Ryan Hart

This might take match of the year folks. Watch in amazement!

Monday, March 8, 2010

Brand New Ibuki Screen Shots

Here's a minor plethora of brand spanking new stills for Super Street Fighter IV's very own Makoto - as graciously exuded onto us (that sounded dirty) by Famitsu Magazine.

Here's the [Jump-Link] with all the pics

Final Fantasy XIII Meta Score Thus Far

MetaCritic Score as of 3/8/2010 - 83% based on 34 Unique Reviews

Monday SSFIV Sessions!

Late Friday night [3/5/2010] Gametrailers released some pretty high profile videos showcasing three of the new characters for SSFIV. Each character spotlighted has been given a full feature walk-through and goes into great detail as to how each character has been implemented into the highly (and I do mean HIGHLY) anticipated game. Take a look at these and tell us what you think!

On a pretty big side note:

I'm officially announcing that yours truly as well as SS Soulstealer will be attending Evolution 2011 in California...not as spectators...BUT AS PARTICIPANTS. Yup, it's time to show the world what New England is capable of in respect to fighting games. More details to come in July of this summer (that's when they usually announce the venue) and expect full coverage of this year's EVO tournament. Until then, enjoy these SSFIV vid doc's.






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