Official Nintendo Fanboy Smugness & Gloating Thread

Fil · Post by **Fil** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 8:37 pm 0

Contra 4 is shaping up well

The action franchise that started it all is celebrating its 20th anniversary with an all-new adventure on Nintendo DS! Set after the events of Contra III: Alien Wars, the game follows mercenaries Bill Rizer and Lance Bean as they battle to save the world from a new extraterrestrial threat. Contra 4 takes advantage of the dual screens of the Nintendo DS to deliver larger than life action, with massive enemies, detailed platforming and mind-blowing set pieces. Across a variety of game modes, including full cooperative play through the main story mode, two players can take the fight to the alien army of the Black Viper and reclaim Earth for mankind.

Key Features:

â€¢ Fast-paced 2D side-scrolling action from the franchise that defined the genre
â€¢ Collect multiple power-ups to create new and explosive weapon combinations
â€¢ Unique dual-screen presentation allows for frantic action and massive boss encounters
â€¢ New grappling hook accessory lets gamers access hard to reach areas and dodge enemies
â€¢ Incredible cooperative gameplay for up to 2 players

GeeZa · Post by **GeeZa** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 8:45 pm 0

God bless the DS, I hope Contra 4 is good.

Interesting comment on the Wii Zapper there. What concerns me is that the "imagine the Wiimote as anything" metaphor gets lost when you start using ugly big bits of plastic with it. The danger is that it dilutes the elegant concept of the controller. The Wiimote/Nunchuck combo seems to work perfectly fine as a gun and steering wheel already imo. They got it right first time.

Fil · Post by **Fil** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 8:46 pm 0

Geometry wars for DS on the otherhand, doesn't look so great.

The Wii version looks better though.

The planetâ€™s most addictively fast-paced arcade shooter hits warp speed this Fall for Nintendo Wiiâ„¢ and DSâ„¢.

Blast your way through all-new battle grids, upgrade your new Battle Drone and blast through relentless waves of enemies in first-ever Geometry Wars single-player campaign. Then join a friend for fast-paced multiplayer thatâ€™s out of this world.

Geometry Wars: Galaxies also includes the full version of Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved, winner of IGNâ€™s Best XBLA Title of The Year.

â€¢ ALL NEW CONTROLS - Pull off hotshot moves with controls optimized for the Wii and DS.

â€¢ ALL NEW SINGLE-PLAYER CAMPAIGN - Choose which solar system youâ€™ll save first. Then pick back up where you left off, if you can ever put it down!

â€¢ ALL NEW WEAPONS AND GRIDS â€“ Use over a dozen new weapons and your trusty Battle Drone to tear through a galaxy of Battle Grids featuring both new and classic gameplay types.

â€¢ ALL NEW MULTIPLAYER â€“ Join together for co-op play or settle rivalries on the Nintendo Wii online leader boards.

â€¢ WII AND DS LINKED CONTENT â€“ Link the DS and Wii versions to unlock bonus content. Combine your high scores for Elite leaderboard rankings.

PumaG · Post by **PumaG** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 10:28 pm 0

I predict Wii fit is going to be a right little earner on ebay

Darkflame · Post by **Darkflame** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 10:42 pm 0

hmz...I'm sure they could have done some last-frame-semi-transparent overlay trickery to make the DS GW a bit more interesting to look at :-/

Oh well, can see how it plays if it downloads from the Wii :p

disciple · Post by **disciple** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 11:53 pm 0

Mario galaxy developer walkthrough.

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/21742.html

Contains realtime bee fur.

arbster · Post by **arbster** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 11:59 pm 0

disciple wrote:Mario galaxy developer walkthrough.

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/21742.html

Contains realtime bee fur.

I saw that earlier on and loved the fur too. Great water effects too. The entire game looks excellent.

PumaG · Post by **PumaG** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 12:06 am 0

Simple graphics, yet that game looks lush on that Panasonic HD TV.

Very intuitive too

Marius · Post by **Marius** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 5:58 am 0

disciple wrote:Mario galaxy developer walkthrough.

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/21742.html

Contains realtime bee fur.

But does it contain realtime after as well?

HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 8:05 am 0

According to rllmuk Paper Mario is in the VC store along with an internet channel upgrade

Governmentyard · Post by **Governmentyard** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 8:08 am 0

Governmentyard · Post by **Governmentyard** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 8:17 am 0

No details of the upgrade though. What does it do?

As for Paper Mario, I can't believe I'm this close to spending 15 notes on a downloaded game. I want a box for over ten quid of spend!

Jimmy T. @ · Post by **Jimmy T. @** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 8:23 am 0

HGFB wrote:According to rllmuk Paper Mario is in the VC store along with an internet channel upgrade

Blimey! Who says 'The Big N' hates Europe then; this is going to have certain areas of the Interwebs spitting by later today.

HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 8:36 am 0

Reverend Goatboy wrote:No details of the upgrade though. What does it do?

As for Paper Mario, I can't believe I'm this close to spending 15 notes on a downloaded game. I want a box for over ten quid of spend!

Fifteen quid? I thought N64 games were 1000 points on the Wii?

phattslagg · Post by **phattslagg** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 8:44 am 0

HGFB wrote: Fifteen quid? I thought N64 games were 1000 points on the Wii?

...and 1000 points cost..?