SEGA fans that long hoped Jambo! Safari would make the jump from arcade to Dreamcast can smile wide today with the news that the game is now en route to the Wii and DS. Jambo! Safari is an animal herding-capturing game where you roar across the savannah in a jeep and wrangle big game into custody with a lasso. (If you have ever seen the John Wayne classic "Hatari!" then you essentially know the score in Jambo! Safari.) However, the Wii and DS versions of the game, while based on the arcade edition, are expanded ports with additional objectives and updated visuals.

In Jambo! Safari, you choose from four different safari rangers and slide them behind the wheel of a jeep. The game employs licensed vehicles, including the Land Rover Defender 90. Your rangers are both customizable and upgradable. Once you are ready to go, drop the hammer and zoom out into the wilds to look for hurt animals that need your help. Many of the missions in Jambo revolve around locating animals in distress and treating their problems, however you will also head out on photo safari runs and the occasional hot air balloon ride.

In the arcade game, you not only had to worry about driving your jeep, but you also needed to focus on launching your lasso at just the right time to bring in your target animal, such as a rhino. These mechanics are instantly compatible with the Wii remote. The Wii edition of Jambo! Safari, sub-titled Animal Rescue, indeed uses the remote as a virtual lasso to snare animals while the nunchuk drives. The Wii game also includes extra events, like ostrich racing, as well as co-op missions for two players. No word yet on if co-op is online.

Jambo! Safari (Arcade)Hopefully, Jambo! On the Wii does not sacrifice the crazed careening of the jeep as you attempt to zero in on a sprinting giraffe. The intense balancing act of throwing the lasso and keeping your jeep upright was what made the arcade game such a charmer... for those that could actually locate a cabinet. However, you can appreciate SEGA's desire to change the objectives of the rangers. Instead of hunting the animals for sport and captivity, you are now trying to help them.

The DS version, also sub-titled Animal Rescue, seems oriented toward younger players with an emphasis on caring for the animals. Gary Knight, European Marketing Director SEGA Europe, reinforces this impression. "Jambo! Safari makes learning fun, whilst children are playing the game and rescuing the wild animals they collect information cards, meaning they learn the characteristics of the animals and their natural habitat as they play."

Look for more information about Jambo! Safari to come out of E3 next month. But in the meantime, check out the first screens from the Wii game.

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O-Games, a new publisher of family, social and sports videogames, and part of Oxygen Interactive Software Limited, announced today that Hurry Up Hedgehog is coming to the Nintendo DS handheld device on June 16, 2009. Race, creep, jostle and out-maneuver others in this captivating multi-player brainteaser for all ages!

"Hurry Up Hedgehog is a fun and exciting puzzle and pursuit game for the entire family," says Greg Lanz, General Manager of O-Games. "Lead your family and friends through the garden as you dodge hazards, outsmart your friends, and use creative ideas to race your hedgehogs to victory!"

Hurry Up Hedgehog Game Features:
-Based on the popular German board game Igel ?rgern, also known as Egelrace

-Enjoy single DS multiplayer and multi-card multiplayer for up to 6 players

-Six graphic locations

-Five different ways to customize your rules, which allows for 32 unique ways to play

-Stylus control throughout the game

Rated "E10+" for Everyone by the ESRB, Hurry Up Hedgehog is a family friendly videogame that will bring a puzzling race to each home as you traverse your hedgehog through the garden. For more information about O-Games and Hurry Up Hedgehog please visit the Hurry Up Hedgehog website.

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Ubisoft has unveiled its Academy of Champions, a family-orientated football game featuring footie legend Pelé, set for release on Wii and DS later this year.

Developed by Ubisoft Vancouver, Academy of Champions supports both Motion Plus and the Balance Board on Wii and promises a story-driven adventure featuring "over-the-top gameplay, fantastical environments and innovative challenges". Players enroll in the Academy of Champions and, coached by Pelé, attempt to improve their skills, recruiting new team members to build the perfect squad and snatch the champion cup away from the rival academy.

Speaking about the game, Pelé noted, "Football is a sport that is universally celebrated by all citizens of the world. Working with Ubisoft to continue to promote the sport has been a wonderful experience. It is a thrill to continue to inspire a new generation of fans through an entertainment medium that introduces them to the exciting world of football."

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Ubisoft has unveiled its Academy of Champions, a family-orientated football game featuring footie legend Pelé, set for release on Wii and DS later this year.

Developed by Ubisoft Vancouver, Academy of Champions supports both Motion Plus and the Balance Board on Wii and promises a story-driven adventure featuring "over-the-top gameplay, fantastical environments and innovative challenges". Players enroll in the Academy of Champions and, coached by Pelé, attempt to improve their skills, recruiting new team members to build the perfect squad and snatch the champion cup away from the rival academy.

Speaking about the game, Pelé noted, "Football is a sport that is universally celebrated by all citizens of the world. Working with Ubisoft to continue to promote the sport has been a wonderful experience. It is a thrill to continue to inspire a new generation of fans through an entertainment medium that introduces them to the exciting world of football."

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Last September, Japanese development star Level-5 announced a flood of new titles for DS and PSP. It's been a few months, but the first games from that flood are at last trickling out.

Japanese DS players will get Sloane and McHale's Mysterious Story on Thursday. This will be followed by Atama no Taisou, a brain training game that will ship in two parts for the DS on June 18. Inazuma Eleven 2 will follow these a bit later in the year on October 1.

Those are some major releases, but the most notable title from last year's announcement is still a ways out. Ni no Kuni: The Another World is set for release some time in 2009, and while we haven't heard much about it since its announcement, Famitsu came through with some much needed details in its latest issue.

You'll recall Ni no Kuni as the DS RPG that's being developed in collaboration with Studio Ghibli. It was previously revealed that the main character lost his mother, and now hopes to revive her by journeying to the Ni no Kuni world. Famitsu managed to fill in some of the missing blanks in its latest issue.

The boy's name is Oliver, and he's 13 years old. He lives in the city of Hotroit with his mother, Arie, who dies suddenly. Appearing before a distraught Oliver is a fairy named Shizuku -- actually, a doll that Oliver's mother had given him, now come to life. Shizuku tells Oliver that by going to Ni no Kuni, he may be able to revive his mother. Oliver decides to take the journey.

When Oliver and Shizuku enter Ni no Kuni, they first come to Goronel Kingdom, which is ruled by Nyandal the 14th, a lazy cat. The people of Goronel are apparently troubled by their leader's laziness, as Oliver learns by speaking with the citizens.

As previously detailed, the people Oliver encounters in the Ni no Kuni world are all variations of people from the real world. Oliver himself takes on the clothes of an adventurer when in Ni no Kuni, although it appears that his name remains the same. Layla, a lady who sells milk in the real world, becomes Kaula, the Queen of Vavalencia who has an insatiable appetite. Nyandal the 14th is, in the real world, a neighborhood cat named Frank.

Those characters were all previously announced. The latest Famitsu report offers a look at Marl, a fearless girl who loves to sing and ends up adventuring alongside Oliver. In the real world, Marl is Shelly, a girl who's sick and cannot go outside. Oliver also meets a talking rat named Magooru. In the real world, Magooru is Mark, Oliver's buddy.

As with the characters, you'll end up finding some parallels between the city of Hotroit and the world of Ni no Kuni. They're actually described as "parallel worlds." The name "Hotroit," incidentally, does appear to be a play on Detroit, as the city describes itself as the "Motor City."

As big as all these story details are, the real reason the general public (in Japan at least) has taken note of Ni no Kuni is due to its connection with Studio Ghibli. In an interview in Famitsu, Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino and Studio Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki revealed that animation powerhouse got to work on the animation side of the game around July of last year. It's been over 10 months, and they're still working on it!

We can probably expect some of the highest quality animation yet produced for the DS when Ni no Kuni: Another World hits Japan later this year.

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PypeBros us discover his new game engine through the demo of "Bilou in Green Woods." You play Bilou is need to harvest all the apples on the level.

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Here is finally a "circulation" of my little game engine This is still not perfect, of course, both technical and graphic or gameplay, but it allows you to see a better idea on this how I work.

You Dirrig Bilou my blue mascot, that you jump with 'Y' and the goal is to collect all the apples on the level, and a "great" welcome you if you are 16. You can make you "hurt" (as often as you want) on the ground, but for now, you are invincible jumping. And it still lacks a convincing background.

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Turok N'SET Advance homebrew not a game, it is actually a game commercial, ever released, and if, but the version of Turok Advance, is a set of 2D platform action, this prototype we propose, is a port of the N64 version, while an SPF 3D.
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Turok N'SET Advance homebrew not a game, it is actually a game commercial, ever released, and if, but the version of Turok Advance, is a set of 2D platform action, this prototype we propose, is a port of the N64 version, while an SPF 3D.
The archive contains 3 prototype, test it.



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Flavor has ported Bubble Train to the Wiz:



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