*Phew* I finally woke up from my coma. Sorry, i went into shock from all the E3 craziness my mind just couldn't take it. Even though I didn't actually go, I did watch the Live Feed of it on G4 and patrolled every major E3 website to the highest degree. Here is a calm understandable version of what went on last week:
Nintendo:
- Metroid Prime 3: Corruption releases August 27, and I discovered that Samus must kill enemies to sustain her life when you activate Hyper Mode. If you activate it when there are no enemies around, your Phazon Meter will hit 0 and you will die.
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl releases December 3, and a new item called an "Assist Trophy" was announced. This item is similar to the good old PokeBall, but instead it calls forth classic Nintendo icons like a Nintendog, Samurai Goro from F-Zero, and Hammer Bro. from Super Mario World. Of course, there will be more characters then this, they just haven't announced them yet. SSBB will also have online multi-player!
- WiiFit is like a sequel to WiiSports, and it uses a new peripheral called the "Wii Balance Board". The Board is a square that is big enough to stand on that sits on the floor and wirelessly connects to the Wii. It senses shifts in weight and balance and uses them for games like a DDR-esque step arobics game, a yoga game, and a soccor game where you must tilt your Mii using your body to block soccor balls. All these willbe included in WiiFit, along with other mini-games. There is also a rumor that this device will be used in skateboarding or snowboarding games.
- The Wii Zapper is looks like a mini-submachine gun that holds both the Wii-mote and the Nunchuck. Two games have been announced that will use them: Resident Evil- Umbrella Chronicles and Medal of Honor. Resident Evil is an on-rails shooter similar to House of the Dead and other Light Gun games you would find in the arcade. It moves for you but you handle all the aiming and shooting. Looks really good. Medal of Honor claims to have "Zapper-specific" controls that will give us a new feel during WWII shooters. I'm guessing that it lets you do cool things with the Zapper like taking out the Nunchuck and putting it back in to symbolize reloading. But that is JUST a guess! It also says it has a 32-player multi-player component similar to Counter-Strike.
Microsoft:
- They didn't give us a playable demo of the single-player campaign ( even though its less then 10 weeks before launch ) but the did show us a new trailer for it and it looks BEAUTIFUL! I still don't get what's going on in the storyline but that is because I've never played single-player mode on Halo 1 or 2.
- Microsoft seemed pretty happy about making new Halo-themed hardware like the Halo Zune and the Halo 360.
- Microsoft tried to focus on the Wii-friendly audience by releasing family-friendly games like Trivia Pursuit and Naruto. ( Is Naruto really a family game? )
Sony:
- Sony showed trailers for all their good games that are missing from the PS3 right now. Heavenly Sword looks fast, fun, crazy, and pretty. In Heavenly Sword, you run around using a wicked arsenal of crazy awesome moves to kill enemies. ( Sorry, i was too busy watching the fight scenes to pay attention to the storyline ). Lair is a fast-placed flight game except you fly dragons instead of plains.You can also land your dragon and beat the crap out of ground troops and even eat them!
- Metal Gear Solid 4 might not be a PS3 exclusive
- Grand Theft Auto for is NOT a PS3 exclusive.
- Sony released a better version of the PSP that has shorter load times and more battery life. ( Think of it as the PSP version of the DS Lite )
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