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Konami's Dr Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights for 3DS caused quite a stir with its unveiling in Famitsu this week, and the first screenshots are now here to give you a better feel for the archaeological title.
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Motional breakdown
Kinect's marketing would have you believe the system is a game-changer, bringing new ways of interaction to the home and banishing uninvolving, inaccurate and unplayable minigame compilations to the darkest depths of history. Then along comes Game Party in Motion, lurching to the sensor like a rotting cadaver, leaving only outdated, unplayable minigames and frustrated players in its path.
Sony comes out swinging
Sony's MLB The Show series is without a doubt the greatest recreation of baseball ever committed to playable form, so the news that next year's entry MLB 11 The Show will support PlayStation Move is a welcome update to baseball fans everywhere.
We can think of a few reasons
So far Kinect's attempts at letting you enjoy the sensation of barrelling down a hill strapped to a board haven't been entirely successful: Sonic Free Riders and Adrenalin Misfits (CROSSBOARD 7 in Europe) have both landed on the wrong side of mediocre, but that doesn't mean legendary pro skater Tony Hawk would suffer the same fate with a potential motion-controlled game, does it..?
Move's a perfect fit for first-person shooters, so the news that Gameloft is bringing Modern Combat: Domination to PlayStation Network next month is enough to grab our attention.
Who knew?
Kinect's glossy black finish may not be to everyone's taste, but that's surely no excuse to cover it in over 5,000 Swarovski crystals and sell it only for over $600. German retailer Distinctive Styles disagrees, having crafted an extremely shiny custom Kinect.
Crisis over, and about time
Time Crisis: Razing Storm is a decent compendium of Namco's arcade shooting games but issues with the cursor's accuracy arguably prevented it from reaching its full potential. Now the publisher has released a new, free patch to address the problem, enabling you to blast with full precision.
500 Points for cartoon capers
Abylight's not just about music and samurai tower defence games: its next handheld offering is Cosmo Fighters, a 2D "retro-futurist" fighting game.
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