Category: Play

More Violence Comes to the Wii

Mortal Kombat: Armageddon

This time it’s in the form of Mortal Kombat!!! For $49.99 you too can cut off people’s heads, set them on fire, and more!

“Mortal Kombat: Armageddon brings Midway’s top-selling and award winning franchise to the Wii expanding the experience to a broader audience with its simple and intuitive gameplay,” said Steve Allison, chief marketing officer, Midway. “The new control scheme makes it easy for the novice player or non-gamer to pull off special moves and fatalities just like a master martial artist.”

The control scheme in Mortal Kombat: Armageddon has been completely re-tooled to take advantage of the Wii’s unique WiiRemote and Nunchuk Controllers. With all of the infamous super moves and fatalities executed via the WiiRemote, even the most novice gamers will be creating their own fatalities. Mortal Kombat: Armageddon also supports the Nintendo GameCube™ Controllers and Classic Controllers.

Mortal Kombat: Armageddon boasts new, exciting content for the Wii, including a new character, Female Khameleon, and, appearing for the first time on console, a deeply enhanced Endurance Mode which allows gamers to test their true fighting stamina. An advanced Motor Kombat mode, complete with super moves and death traps, allows players to utilize the latest in WiiRemote driving technology when playing in single-player mode or with up to 4 players. Mortal Kombat: Armageddon also includes a customized Kreate-A-Fighter Mode, a unique Kreate-A-Fatality System, and an entirely revamped and improved Konquest Mode.

For more information about Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, please visit www.midway.com.

Geometry Wars Wii

Geometry Wars: Galaxies

Sierra Entertainment announced that Geometry Wars: Galaxies, a 2D arcade shooter game, will be coming to Nintendo exclusively on the Wii Console and Nintendo DS system. The Geometry Wars: Galaxies video game is developed by Kuju Entertainment (Surrey) and is the follow-up to Bizarre Creations’ Xbox LIVE Arcade sensation, Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved.The Geometry Wars: Galaxies videogame delivers an all new mission-based campaign where players blast-off on action-paced quests across the galaxy, defending solar systems one by one, defeating waves of alien enemies on new and classic Battle Grids. The controls have been optimized for Nintendo systems, allowing gamers to use the Wii Remote and Nunchuk controller or DS touch screen to execute hotshot moves as never before.

For the first time ever, the Geometry Wars videogame will let players battle via hot seat, co-op, simultaneous and versus in multiplayer mode. Those that own both the Nintendo DS and Wii can link the game together using Wi-Fi to unlock bonus content. Elite players will be able to challenge the universe by posting high scores on the Wii’s online leader board.

The Geometry Wars: Galaxies videogame also includes the full version of Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved, winner of IGN’s 2005 Best XBLA Title of The Year.

“The Geometry Wars: Galaxies videogame is an entertaining title blending old-school arcade fun with next-gen gameplay and action,” said Al Simone, SVP of Global Marketing for Sierra Entertainment. “We are excited to bring the Geometry Wars brand to the Nintendo platform as both the Wii and DS enable a fun and frenetic experience for gamers.”

For more information, please visit the game’s official Web site at http://www.sierra.com/geometrywarsgalaxies/.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Nintendo has released new screenshots to the latest Super Smash Bros. game for the Wii! Nintendo has come out to say that the game and even Super Mario Galaxy are being released in 2007 and not 2008 as previously thought. This push to get as many Nintendo titles out onto the market in 2007 could be Nintendo’s way to compete with the onslaught that is Halo 3.

Skip through these screenshots and find the 4 new screenshots related to Super Smash Bros. Brawl!

Marketplace Content Regionally Locked

Announced as a “feature” of the May ’07 dashboard update, the region lock for Xbox Live Market place content has started the lockin’.

Since last week many international users, who have US gamertags, have reported that they were met with the following message: This Content Is Not Available For Your Current Location. The above warning is shown for a wide array of downloads, all the content from the Video Marketplace, most of the game trailers and demos, downloadable content, such as the Gears Of War maps and even some Xbox Live Arcade games are locked.

The situation has really made a lot of users frustrated, as many of them live in countries where Microsoft’s online service is not offered at all.

[UPDATE]: Since yesterday (May 25th) the regional lock is no more, no one knows why and until when it will be like this, for now, lets enjoy.