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Link's Price Slashing

Posted Sep 10th 2008 5:25PM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: News

We thought that when the Wii Zapper bundle was released, Nintendo fans would hang on to Link's Crossbow Training and dump the included plastic handle, but it appears that the opposite is true. GameStop has just dropped the price of used copies of Link's Crossbow Training from five bucks to a ridiculous $2.99. The retailer is not currently offering used Zappers on their online store.

At the amazingly low (seriously, like last year's Madden low) $2.99, Link's Crossbow Training is officially Worth It for pretty much everybody, provided they have even a passing interest in the Zelda series or in shooting at stuff. And with no Zapper, it's so much more compact! If you're planning to grab this from the online store, use coupon code CAG16 (for Cheap Ass Gamers) to get an additional 16% off the price.

Wii Warm Up: The House of the Dead: Overseas

Posted Aug 25th 2008 8:00AM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: Wii Warm Up

The House of the Dead series is permeated by an impossible-to-identify "Seganess." Some combination of arcade-fast gameplay, silliness, and Engrish just makes it feel like a Sega game. For the latest entry in the franchise, Headstrong Games has taken over for Sega's Wow Entertainment (now Wow Overworks), exchanging the campy horror vibe for something a bit more '70s-action.

With a new developer (from a new continent!) and a new style, do you think it's possible for Overkill to still feel like The House of the Dead? Or is the fresh coat of paint actually a good way to distance the new game from its predecessors?

Gallery: House of the Dead: Overkill

Wild West Guns: shoot guns at the Wild West

Posted Jul 8th 2008 11:45AM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: Imports, WiiWare

First seen as a mysterious title in the ESRB's database, new screens of Wild West Guns show the game to be ... pretty much exactly what we would have guessed: a Western-themed light gun game. Like Mad Dog McCree, but with less grainy video and more blocky polygons.

The 1,000 Wii Point WiiWare game will support four players in cooperative and competitive modes, and will include Zapper compatibility (remember the Zapper?). It also supports feelings of guilt over the adversarial depiction of Native Americans, and rationalizations about such treatment being a staple of the Western genre. That will be somewhat less salient when Wild West Guns comes out in Japan on July 22. Maybe that's why Gameloft revealed it to the Japanese press first.

Capcom to release Umbrella Chronicles bundle in Korea, not U.S.

Posted May 27th 2008 8:00PM by Eric Caoili
Filed under: News, Imports

As it did in Japan, publisher Capcom will be releasing a Biohazard/Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles Zapper bundle on June 20th in Korea for ₩55,000 (approximately $52.50). No word yet on whether any bonuses will be thrown in with early preorders, but it's very likely!

Why don't these third-party bundles ever make it stateside? You'd think that Capcom, a company that has repackaged and sold to us the same game several dozen times in just three years, would be thrilled to thrust upon us yet another box bearing the Resident Evil logo! What's so great about Korea that they should get this package, and not us?

Gallery: Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles

The House of the Novelty Costumes

Posted Apr 23rd 2008 10:35PM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: Imports, Video

If you think you're done with your copy of The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return, you may be in for a surprise! Sega released these videos of secret modes available in both games contained on the disc. We believe these costumes are unlocked through House of the Dead 2's Original Mode minigame, and it is totally worth the time to unlock the nice old lady costume seen here.

Bruno Delinger, star of Dynamite Deka (which was released over here as Die Hard Arcade with John McClane as the protagonist), has been unlockable in The House of the Dead 2 since the Dreamcast version. It's a somewhat little-known bonus, and we still find it humorously out of place.

The last video features The House of the Dead 3's Extreme Mode, in which you have to shoot specific weak points on zombies to take them down.

Continue reading The House of the Novelty Costumes

Zero Punctuation sinks its teeth into Umbrella Chronicles

Posted Jan 30th 2008 8:00PM by Chris Greenhough
Filed under: Reviews, Video

This week on Zero Punctuation, gaming misanthrope Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw tackles Wii rail shooter Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles. While the acidic one lays into the shamelessly cheesy dialogue and concludes that Capcom's title is "a rather unnecessary game that gaming history will swiftly forget," he also admits the game has "a charming retro feel."

The entire review is embedded after the break, but remember, kids: this is Zero Punctuation, and so NSFW.

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Ghost Squad advert has PS3 shooter in its sights

Posted Jan 14th 2008 7:00PM by Chris Greenhough
Filed under: Fan stuff

Ghost Squad, as we've already seen, is not afraid of being different. It's also not afraid of standing up for itself and picking on bigger games, when the need arises; games such as the PlayStation 3's Resistance: Fall of Man. The print advert above, for example, has been seen in various German magazines in recent weeks. And if we were being completely honest, we'd totally buy Resistance: Fall of Mandy.

[Via Go Nintendo]

Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles is looking purdy

Posted Nov 3rd 2007 4:30PM by Candace Savino
Filed under: Video

We've been showing you a lot of Ghost Squad videos lately, but that's no reason to forget the other rail shooter coming out this season. As you can see from the video above (which is titled "The Opening Video," but it's probably just a trailer), the game looks mighty fine, indeed. Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles is set for release on November 13, which we know will put some more hurt on a lot of wallets. We're definitely interested, at least.

The president has been kidnapped by Ghost Squad's unlockable mode

Posted Oct 31st 2007 9:45AM by Eric Caoili
Filed under: Video

We apologize in advance for dropping more Ghost Squad media onto your lap, but this newest video features ninjas, and our love for ninjas is outstripped only by our zeal for zombies ... and Batman.

While this unlockable mode for Sega's rail shooter doesn't have any bikini-clad women or porpoise pistols, it does have plenty of ninjas, ninjas, and more frickin' ninjas. Specifically, ninjas with submachine guns. What sort of stealth assassins need firearms? And what ever happened to Michael Dudikoff? We may never know ...

Nothing screams 'Rabbids' like a plunger to the face

Posted Oct 24th 2007 12:45PM by Candace Savino
Filed under: Video

The last time we brought you Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 gameplay videos, there was nary a plunger to be found. Fortunately, these new trailers from IGN show us that the rail-shooter minigame has returned.

Despite the fact that we thoroughly enjoy shooting stuff with plungers, especially crazy bunnies, we have to say that these videos just didn't do much for us. Maybe it's because the one embedded above reminds us of being forced to sit in the front row at a movie theater. Maybe it was the pacing, or the lack of music. Then again, perhaps we're over this whole rabbid thing.

Don't get us wrong, we still love the little buggers ... but whatever it is, something is just off. Are we cranky today, or do you feel the same way?

By the way, more plunger videos are embedded after the jump.

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Treasure considers Sin and Punishment sequel

Posted Oct 23rd 2007 1:30PM by Candace Savino
Filed under: Rumors

If you shelled out the cash to buy Sin and Punishment on your Virtual Console, then you already know how awesome it is. If not, we've deployed some hypnotoads to find you and make you buy the game, so be prepared.

Now that we've sufficiently ~~shoved the game down your throat~~ communicated the brilliance of this game to you, excuse us while we squeal for a few seconds at the mere possibility of a sequel on the Wii. After all, we're only human (and part robot).

The source of our glee, you wonder? When asked about a possible sequel to Sin and Punishment, Treasure president Masato Maegawa told Nintendo Power, "When we were originally working on Sin and Punishment [for Virtual Console], there was some discussion utilizing Wii-like controls, and I think now that we're working more with the Wii, it is something we'd very much like to try."

We have just one message for you, Treasure: NOBODY LIKES A TEASE!

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Link's Price Slashing

Wii Warm Up: The House of the Dead: Overseas

Wild West Guns: shoot guns at the Wild West

Capcom to release Umbrella Chronicles bundle in Korea, not U.S.

The House of the Novelty Costumes

Zero Punctuation sinks its teeth into Umbrella Chronicles

Ghost Squad advert has PS3 shooter in its sights

Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles is looking purdy

The president has been kidnapped by Ghost Squad's unlockable mode

Nothing screams 'Rabbids' like a plunger to the face

Treasure considers Sin and Punishment sequel

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