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Twin-stick shooter ‘Narco Terror’ smokes some fools this summer originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 17 May 2013 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
ArenaNet, the developer behind Guild Wars 2, has released a 2D platformer called Rytlock’s Critter Rampage, available to play for free in your browser.
The game’s derived from an ’80s-style commercial the company made as an April Fools’ joke earlier this month. The commercial itself was for a 3D platformer called Super Adventure Box, which ArenaNet also created for real inside its popular MMO.
ArenaNet says Rytlock’s Critter Rampage was going to be cobbled together from a few sprites for the sake of the joke, but cinematic artist Delly Sartika had wanted to build a retro platformer and did the whole thing in about three weeks.
Guild Wars 2 gets a retro 2D platformer, thanks to an April Fools’ joke originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 24 Apr 2013 03:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
We’ve been onboard Ninja Theory’s reboot of the Devil May Cry franchise since the beginning, but in the game’s newest build we got to explore an inverted city and knock a few enemies into space with some fiery fists. It’s safe to say, we have no intention of deboarding this hype train.
The game’s newest demo starts as Dante jumps into a lake and emerges into the demon realm, which is an upside down reflection of the city as seen in the lake. Platforming around this inverted city is fun, but takes a bit of skill forcing you to make good use of Dante’s new Angel Lift and Demon Pull grapple attacks.
One of the games new weapons is a pair of demonic gauntlets. These weapons deal a lot of damage, but force Dante to get close and personal with his enemies. These massive fist let Dante do a three staged charge attack that builds towards a Shoryuken-like uppercut that sends demons careening into the sky. While in the air, an enemy’s weapon immunities lapse and they will be more vulnerable to any number of Dante’s attacks. I found these gauntlets particularly effective against some of DMC’s more behemoth foes.
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My skills were put to the test against DmC’s new Rage enemies. These bad boys are like a cross between a porcupine and a saber-toothed tiger. They skitter across walls and shoot spikes at you while you try to dodge their massive paws. These enemies also attack in packs – there is always an angel version and a demon version and each version is only vulnerable to its corresponding weapon. The trick is that after a Rage’s brother has fallen, the remaining Rage is becomes infuriated and powers up. This means that it is often better to spread out damage between the two enemies equally, so that when one falls the newly powered up foe will also be close to death.
Our hands-on time with the game left us more excited than ever for this stylish action title. If you’re still not convinced that you should pick up DmC when it comes out on January 15, check our Gamescom coverage for more reasons to get excited about Ninja Theory’s take on a Japanese classic.
As part of its 25th Anniversary Final Fantasy celebration, Square Enix presented a Final Fantasy dating sim, but it was all an elaborate prank.
The fake game comes from the Hajime Tabata, the director of the PSP titles The 3rd Birthday and Final Fantasy Type-0, the latter of which never actually released here in North America. The game's full title is Tokimeki Final Fantasy: Suzaku Magic Institution Peristylium ~ Oh no! I’m in Love With the Crystal’s Divine Guardian. It may be fake, but Tabata certainly put a lot of thought into the game. You can see the presentation for the game below.
My guess is that some day it will be real, and it will be for mobile devices. And we will never see it here in North America.
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Gamasutra’s sister Indie Royale game bundle site has announced its return with the April Fools Bundle, including five big independent games led by Defense Grid: The Awakening and Hack, Slash, Loot. Headlining the bundle is Hidden Path Entertainment’s Defense Grid: The Awakening, an acclaimed, futuristic tower-defense game for Windows on Steam, Desura, and DRM-free. GameSpot calls it a “quintessential example” of the genre and “compulsively playable” for newcomers and skilled players, as they attempt to …
The IndieGames and Desura co-created bundle site Indie Royale, a sister website to Gamasutra, has announced semi-blind pre-orders for its latest April Fools Bundle, including five independent titles and a pre-order music album. Headlining the bundle, which will debut later this week, is a title currently described as an acclaimed tower-defense game with a free built-in expansion (for Windows on Steam, Desura, and DRM-free). Featured alongside it is a retro turn-based dungeon crawler (for Windows …
When I was but a wee lad, my oldest sister Erin played an April Fools’ joke on me by convincing my young, squishy mind that Sega had announced that they were going to stop making video games systems. Since we were a Genesis household and my love of Sonic was boundless, I was understandably upset. After a few minutes of supporting the lie, she shouted “April Fools’!” and then knocked the Star Crunch out of my tiny hands and ran away.
Many, many years later in the fall of 2000, Erin and her husband gave me a Dreamcast for Christmas. Three months later, production of the Dreamcast had ceased.
The moral of the story is this: Be careful what you joke about. Saying something, even when it’s untrue, gives that idea power in the universe and makes it a more likely occurrence. Now, I’m not saying that my sister is responsible for Sega leaving the hardware business, but I am saying that … actually no wait, that’s exactly what I’m saying.
Continue reading Japanese hardware sales, March 19 – 25: April Fools’ Day edition
Japanese hardware sales, March 19 – 25: April Fools’ Day edition originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 01 Apr 2012 23:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
It was a fairly lively April Fools’ Day this year — not only did we manage to make it all day without being duped, deceived or disillusioned, but at times we were genuinely entertained by what the technology and gaming companies of the world were able to dream up.
On the other hand, the stuff invented for April Fools’ Day is often times way, way cooler than the products that actually get made, which is sort of depressing when you stop and think about it. It’s like the news cycle on April Fools’ Day is glimpse into a world where magic is still alive in the hearts and minds of millions. Sigh.
Anyway, we’ve taken the liberty of compiling the gags and goofs we haven’t already posted about into this specific chunk of Internet, so head on past the break for a look at realities better than our own.
Continue reading April Fools’ Day 2012: And the rest
April Fools’ Day 2012: And the rest originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 01 Apr 2012 21:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
A dark, cynical part of us truly enjoys April Fools’ day. We already have severe trust issues with the world at large, and one day a year we’re allowed to look at every single person with a complete lack of belief or respect and have it be totally normal. We’re proud to say that while we watched the above trailer for Assassin’s Creed on Kinect, the expression on our faces was absolutely normal.
Assassin’s Creed on Kinect makes people look like Fools, also it’s April originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 01 Apr 2012 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
