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ok so i figure there's a lot of people out there with a wii who want to try out a fps. right now you got 3 choices: Far Cry, CoD, and Red Steel. i will be reviewing the latter.

The Story
your a guy who's girlfriend gets kidnapped and guess what. you gotta save her and for some reason you gotta protect some sword along the way.. weird right??

The Graphics
graphics would be really solid last-gen but compared to current-gen id give it a passing grade of around a 7. it really inst as bad as what people keep saying unless you're a nit-picker.
7.5

The Game play
this is where it gets good. at first it will seem like simply a generic shooter with a new control scheme and it is at first. then they give you a nifty little thing called "Focus Mode". thats where the fun is for a while at least.. it lets you, momentarily, pause everything and "tag" whatever you want. then when you exit focus mode everything you tagged gets shot. you can get some easy head shots or even shoot people's guns out of their hands causing them to surrender.
7.5

The Sound
the people say the same things over and over.... gets real annoying hearing "PUNK!!!" over and over.. nothing else really stands out besides the wii-mote making noises when you reload and crap..
6

Lasting Appeal
the game itself isn't real long but it does have multi player thats pretty darn fun so you'll keep playing it for awhile.
7.5

Presentation
lastly presentation. its got a stylish look to it and uses the pointer well. you have to drag and drop stuff to go into it which is cool at first but gets old real quick.
6

ok so in conclusion id give it an overall of 7.0 right there in the C-D range. ...

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Like most of the rest of the tech-obsessed world, we were following along with rapt attention today as Steve Jobs revealed the iPhone to a massive MacWorld audience. Sure, it's pretty cool that you'll soon be able to make phone calls on the world's most popular MP3 player, but what we're really excited about is the gaming potential of the device. Why? Here's why:

Dual-touch: Imagine the Nintendo DS touch screen. Now stretch it out, design it for fingers instead of a stylus, and let it recognize two different inputs simultaneously. We can only imagine the gaming possibilities designers can create with this.
Accelerometer: Sure, Jobs uses it to simply switch between portrait and landscape modes, but we don't see any reason this feature can't be used for WarioWare Twisted-style games with tilt-based controls
Internet: Wi-Fi is already old news on the Nintendo DS and PSP, but since the iPhone is a cell phone, you could theoretically connect to your cell network and play online even without a Wi-Fi hot spot. The built-in web browser has the potential to allow for mobile play on thousands of free Flash games as well.
Built-in camera: This may sound a little silly, but we were really excited about the EyeToy-like functionality of the Gizmondo. Now that that's crashed and burned, the iPhone's built-in two-megapixel camera and detailed widescreen could bring the concept back.
Distribution: iTunes is already on millions of computers and has trained users to accept making micropayments for downloadable content. Oh, and it already has games. Dare we dream of downloading games-on-demand over a cell phone network?
While Jobs didn't sepcifically mention any gaming applications for the iPhone during his keynote speech, we think it's only a matter of time before some form of interactive entertainment is announced for the device. At least, we hope it's only a matter of time. Please? ...

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Elaborate costumes? Check! Magic seals? Check! Monster battling and androgynous men? Check! Well, according to my checklist Monster Kingdom: Jewel Summoner is indeed a Japanese RPG. While it sounds similar in title, this game has nothing to do with Capcom's Monster Hunter series. According to RPGamer the game features monster breeding, wi-fi battles and trading, over five hours of voice acting and a soundtrack featuring ten loved RPG composers. The game comes from Cozy Okada of Shin Megami Tensei fame.

For the curious, Gamespot has new screens of this Atlus RPG. If after seeing those screens you're anxious to play it as soon as possible, have no fear. You can get grabbed by the jewlies soon since Monster Kingdom: Jewel Summoner hits store shelves this February.

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EA's Nick Channon spoke to IGN about their upcoming Sony-exclusive Burnout Dominator. If you read through all the hype, you'll see that the PSP version will feature exclusive downloadable levels. We're assuming that, unlike EA's cheat codes, they'll be free.

It appears that the PSP is the target platform of choice for the game, as Channon reveals the extra effort placed into the handheld outing: "We really believe that we will deliver an intense, next-gen style experience, especially on the PSP ... We've also spent a lot of time working on the handling in the PSP version. It will be incredibly responsive even if you use the D-pad."

Burnout Legends was great, and it appears that Dominator will be even better. The game's coming out in March, so until then, all you have is this trailer of the game in motion. ...

via ign

Korean online games super power Nexon announced today that it will be supporting the DS with one of its biggest PC titles. The company will be bringing Maple Story to the system for Korean release this September. A release in Japan, America and Europe has yet to be announced, but is being planned.

Nexon actually first announced support for the platform back at the G-Star games event in November of last year. Today's announcement marks the first specific mention of a game.

And what a big announcement it is. Since its release in May of 2003, Maple Story has spread throughout the world, building a large online community in the process. Different from many other online titles out of Korea, Maple Story is a side scrolling action game designed for casual gamers.

Details on the DS version were not revealed as part of this announcement. Nexon plans to cooperate with Nintendo Korea in working out what makes its way over.

This announcement comes a little over a week before the 1/18 Korean release of the DS Lite. With a major Korean franchise supporting it, the DS Lite could end up being just a hit in Japan's neighbor as it has been in Japan itself. ...

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As one of the hottest launch titles here in the states, Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz has been one of the most intuitive and easy-to-grasp titles on the system. Aside from possibly the Wii Sports compilation, there really isn't a much simpler concept than tilting a virtual world with the Will controller, and the game's inviting control and fun-loving design made Banana Blitz a title we could recommend to everyone and anyone this holiday season. Across the pond, however, there was another title that launched with Wii that boasted some ball rolling, world tilting action.

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As one of the hottest launch titles here in the states, Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz has been one of the most intuitive and easy-to-grasp titles on the system. Aside from possibly the Wii Sports compilation, there really isn't a much simpler concept than tilting a virtual world with the Will controller, and the game's inviting control and fun-loving design made Banana Blitz a title we could recommend to everyone and anyone this holiday season. Across the pond, however, there was another title that launched with Wii that boasted some ball rolling, world tilting action.

Full article at link above ...