Yodariquo said:

Ravenprose said:

Madworld Hits $12 on Amazon

Still not worth it.

This is true.

Thirded.

Foolz said:

Might be useful with Korg! Otherwise, though...

Korg reference FTW.  Does anyone ever play this game sober?

Holy weekly sales spike Batman. What rocketed Wii sales from like 40k to over 100k?

Loads of Dead Space 2 details emerge

After a bare-bones reveal on Monday, developer Visceral Games has fleshed out Dead Space 2, confirming multiplayer, an enormous space station called Sprawl, dialogue for Isaac Clarke and a wide array of weapons, monsters and more.

Multiplayer wasn't elaborated on, but RelyOnHorror's regurgitation of Game Informer's spread (via VG247) did promise we'll be able to dismember our friends. And we like the sound of that.

The new hub to everything will be Sprawl, a space station-cum-metropolis built around the remains of Saturn's moon. This dramatically dwarfs the Ishimura of Dead Space 1 and provides Visceral with variety: an opportunity to create shopping mall, church and school environments, to name a few.

Sprawl has been infected by the thought-to-be-extinct Necromorph and Clarke, the only person who knows how to deal with the menace, is called upon for help. He'll witness the Sprawl outbreak from the beginning, seeing death and panic spread rapidly through this rag-tag settlement.

Three years after the events on-board the Ishimura, Clarke's mind has unhinged, and Dead Space 2 will delve into his character much more deeply. He'll talk, for starters, and be under immense pressure his "twisted mind" may not stand - quite how that will manifest in-game we do not know.

The sequel has loads more suit upgrades and customisation options and each will be distinguishable visually. Clarke's arsenal will expand as well, as other weapons are brought in-line with the mighty Plasma Cutter. There's a new Javelin Gun that pins enemies to surfaces, and Telekinesis will be revamped and implemented more carefully. Clarke's a bit faster and more responsive, too.

The all-important horror element will return with bells on. Enemies will be less predictable and pacing will be more considered; at times you will feel like the hunter and at times you'll fight wildly like cornered prey. Visceral wants to lower the amount of monsters bursting out on you and instil an eerie, thought-provoking scare.

New monsters will help achieve this goal. One eye-catching addition is dead, grinning and naked infants that have no lips and sealed eyes. They'll dash at and pounce on Clarke, stabbing mercilessly at him with long claws. Another humanoid enemy literally spills his guts, which will infectiously slop towards Clarke.

Or there's a tentacled man who's gullet hangs from his mouth like an enormous tongue. He'll attempt to lasso Clarke and bring him close. But our favourite new addition are Stalkers: speedy pack hunters that will try to trick Clarke and out-flank him or lure him into a trap.

Missions, akin to these new monsters, will offer more variation and require brain-power as well as a quick trigger-finger to solve.

Zero-Gravity has also been improved, and allows Clarke to leap away from floors, walls and ceilings and float freely through environments, shooting as he goes.

And, as if that weren't enough, Visceral wants to litter the campaign with "epic" moments, like grand boss battles and scripted set-piece extravaganzas.

Oh, and RelyOnHorror's opinion of the screenshots were that Dead Space 2 is a "much more beautiful" game than the original.

Dead Space is in development for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. The game has no release date

edgecrusher said:

Eurogamer RE Zero review. First they say the game is bad, then they say its actually pretty good. WTF kind of review is that?

Welcome to the world of Shattered Memories reviews.

robio said:

Sony is calling their controller Gem?  My. . . that's outrageous. Truly, truly, truly outrageous.

I still prefer Stickball.

robio said:

I picked up Shinobi on the VC last night. I had forgotten just how good this game really is.  Good simple sharp controls and ninjas.  Do we really need more??  Isn't that ultimately the  recipe for success? Isn't that that makes Muramasa so good today?

If you enjoyed the game 20 years ago, you'll probably still enjoy it today and it's more than worth the $8 to throw down.

I need VC demos

robio said:

gamingeek said:

robio said:

I picked up Shinobi on the VC last night. I had forgotten just how good this game really is.  Good simple sharp controls and ninjas.  Do we really need more??  Isn't that ultimately the  recipe for success? Isn't that that makes Muramasa so good today?

If you enjoyed the game 20 years ago, you'll probably still enjoy it today and it's more than worth the $8 to throw down.

I need VC demos

Well honestly if you never played this game before I wouldn't recommend getting it.  I love the game, but the fact there's a good bit of nostalgia factoring into this game for me.  Someone who never played it might enjoy it for 20 minutes and then that's about it.  But for someone who spent a lot of time in the arcades in the late 80's this is like a nice hug.  In fact, if the VC Arcade gets a few more of my old favorites like this I may have to throw down for this:

I played a few shinobi games but I have a vague memory for so long ago. I remember enjoying shadow dancer vividly. I got shinobi 3 recentely and I dont like it.

gamingeek said:

robio said:

I picked up Shinobi on the VC last night. I had forgotten just how good this game really is.  Good simple sharp controls and ninjas.  Do we really need more??  Isn't that ultimately the  recipe for success? Isn't that that makes Muramasa so good today?

If you enjoyed the game 20 years ago, you'll probably still enjoy it today and it's more than worth the $8 to throw down.

I need VC demos

not with this game you don't.  it is the epitome of arcade excellence (seriously, you like shadow dancer, which is like a poor man's shinobi spin-off with shoddy controls and a pet.  you ought to worship this game).  it even has spider-man as an easter egg on the second level (never understood the connection).

Archangel3371 said:

Dead Space 2 is sounding absolutely fantastic. Visceral Games is really impressing the hell out of me with Dead Space, how godly Dante's Inferno is looking, and now this DS2 info.

Mass Effect 2 is looking fantastic. I'm really pumped for this game and it's now merely a month and a half away now.

Visceral also did Extraction. Check out the thread, it's quite impressive and got great reviews too.

Dead Space Extraction impressions: I think it's time to forgive EA

I like the sound of DS2, I get the feeling its going to be like Rapture though, they are going to do this space city concept.

bugsonglass said:

gamingeek said:

robio said:

I picked up Shinobi on the VC last night. I had forgotten just how good this game really is.  Good simple sharp controls and ninjas.  Do we really need more??  Isn't that ultimately the  recipe for success? Isn't that that makes Muramasa so good today?

If you enjoyed the game 20 years ago, you'll probably still enjoy it today and it's more than worth the $8 to throw down.

I need VC demos

not with this game you don't.  it is the epitome of arcade excellence (seriously, you like shadow dancer, which is like a poor man's shinobi spin-off with shoddy controls and a pet.  you ought to worship this game).  it even has spider-man as an easter egg on the second level (never understood the connection).

But the dog made the game!

And Shinobi 3 is pants.