With no online play, a bunch of short campaigns that can be completed in a few days, no balance whatsoever, no story, and the worst boss fights you’ll ever experience, N3 is a game that can’t even stand up to the ranking of “average”. While it’s true that for 70% of each stage while you are just mashing buttons and sending enemies flying, N3 is an enjoyable mindless romp, the fact of the matter is that the other 30% is so bad it definitely qualifies as “broken”. If you enjoy wanting to break your controller and enjoy mediocre DW clones, then give N3 a try. Otherwise it’s barely even a rental.

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Sure. You slash at things marked on the radar; anyone should be able to do that.

Pros

Graphics are nice
Music is good
Crowd Control is mindless but fun if that’s your kind of thing
Cons

Boss fights are dreadful
Engine is broken when it comes to one on one fights
There is no gameplay balance
No checkpoints
No Story
No lip-synch in cutscenes and the animation is jerky for some reason
Fairly short game with limited amount of stages

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Xport has released a new version of StepmaniaX

Heres Whats new:

* Core updated to Stepmania 3.9 Final
* SM-LAN support (see instructions below)
* Better support for running from a DVD (see below)
* Should be able to accommodate around 700-1000+ songs depending on how large the stepfiles are and on how many extra themes you have installed. I tested it with 700 average-sized songs and there was still enough space for another few hundred. I imagine this will be sufficient for 99% of the people out there. If you're part of that 1% with 239873298324 song files and claim to like/play all of them, then pick up a 128MB XBox.

More info --> http://xport.xbox-scene.com ...

It's creepy and curious... all at the same time. XboxVoice.com give your Xbox 360 the ability to blog all by itself. In other words, you enter your gamertag at the site, and based on what you do on Xbox Live (games played etc) Xbox360voice will automatically create a blog for your Xbox 360.
Each day your Xbox 360 will blog an entry...even if you don't game. I told you, it's kinda scary huh? You can even subscribe to an RSS feed of your Xbox's blog... or anyone else's Xbox that signed up for the service. Gives a new meaning to the term stalker, huh?

So, the next time you go to game and your significant other gives you 'that look'... just let them know you need to keep your console company or it will get lonely... and point them to your console's blog as proof.

http://www.majornelson.com/archive/2...-can-blog.aspx ...

Today sees the release of new software for both the SD and CF versions of the Supercard. Both the Firmware and Software have been updated in this release.

Whats New:

* GBA install the update to 2382.
* Changes GBA restoration program structure, 256Mb GBA games can increase the spaces, immediate filing patch (1.62 with needs and core)
* Amended NDS wifi installed Heiping Bug
* NDS amended part of the game in the mainly capable of locating Heiping / Baibing the Bug.
* Amendments to the mini SD escalation 2GB approved Entry.
* Enhance zip compatibility kits can be directly opened the zip ROM (even zip software will search other documents required ROM)

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FluBBa has released a new version of his MSX emulator for GameBoy Advance (Also works on Nintendo DS and Gamecube Gameboy Player).

Heres whats new:

*Added a virtual keyboard.
*Added better keymapping.
*Added SCC sound emulation.
*Added 32kB RAM instead of 16kB.
*Fixed Multiboot transfer.
*Fixed blending when used as plugin.
*Better update timing in PAL mode.
*Better game mapper detection.

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Gaming retailers have a long history of inadvertently tipping people off to publishers' plans, and while information from retailers isn't official confirmation of anything (and shouldn't be treated as such), it can give a good "heads up" about what's going down in the gaming world.

An EB Games employee today told GameSpot that the company had sent out promotional materials that strongly suggest Nintendo is planning a GameCube price drop next month. The materials, which were sent for use in the company's next marketing period (May 3 to May 23), include GameCube posters with GameCube-branded stickers that read "New Low Price," according to the employee. A specific price was not listed for the machine, which currently retails for $99.99 new, but it featured a blank number template which employees could fill in should a drop be announced.

Accompanying the materials was a note explaining that the signage was sent so stores would be prepared if a drop was announced. While the note didn't specifically say the company knew an announcement about the price was imminent, the employee told GameSpot that similar materials were sent out in advance of the recent PlayStation 2 price drop from $149 to $129.

Turning to retailer Web sites, there are a few changes worth mentioning. Original Guitar Hero groupies concerned about the prospect of having to shell out $90 for the sequel bundled with another guitar can breathe a little easier, as GameStop has added a listing that will let gamers pre-order the sequel and extra guitars separately. The site is currently asking $49.99 for Guitar Hero II on its own, and $39.99 for a future shipment of individual guitars.

Meanwhile, God Hand has been dated by GameStop. Previously, the only indication that Capcom's PS2 action title was headed to the US was its appearance on the publisher's lineup of games to be shown at the Electronic Entertainment Expo. Now GameStop is soliciting pre-orders for the next title from Okami developer Clover Studios, with an October 10 shipping date and the following product description, which sheds new light on God Hand's plot:

The game follows a kind, aimless traveler named Jean who, after attempting to save a girl from some sort of danger, gets his right arm chopped off by a mercenary. Somehow, he comes into posession [sic] of the God Hand, the legendary gold-glowing hand of a great savior from olden times. Now, Jean has the power to save the world, but also has the scum of the land after him. The game is filled with wild combat as Jean uses his newly-earned skills in fighting and leaping, and the power of the glowing God Hand can charge up and give him new skills. The game also includes lots of comical gags for an over-the-top experience of violence and hilarity.

http://us.gamespot.com/news/6148626.html ...

Source: Dreamcast-scene.com

You've seen Scenedicate. Now it's time for....

scenedicate #2!

There have been a few submissions already, but we'd really like to pack this thing with great content so that there will be lots to offer. Here are a few ideas for articles in scenedicate.

* Interviews with key Sceners

* Profiling specific projects

* Game reviews and strategies (commercial or freeware)

* Personal Stories (dc or not)

* Opinions on the scene

* Propaganda

* Anything Dreamcast or not!

If you have a cool story about dreamcast, saturn, your dog, or a political theses on pre-mature cat hibernation.... hey submit that too! We want to keep Scenedicate interesting so some variety would be great. Our last issue featured articles about the gp32 demoscene, scummvm for dc, an essay on capitalism, and well... you get the idea.

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Hi,
The first version of the flash loader is released, it is for 2.7 psp's. You just put the folder 'fl' in the root of your memory stick, and on your psp type file:/fl/index.html into the web browser.
It is only the first version so a lot more features will be added. ...

Infantile Paralyser have released a new version of their great media app for the Nintendo DS called MoonShell.

Moonshell is a multimedia player for the Nintendo DS. It can play wav, mp3, ogg, display text files, display jpg, bmp and play video.

This is a minor Update.

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