The Konami press conference at the Leipzig Games Conference has elucidated an impressive feature list for the recently revealed DS title New International Track & Field. The game is a celebration of 25 years since the first version was released as an arcade game. Not only will the new version include over 20 different athletic events, but there will be unlockable Konami characters to play as. The first two such characters to be announced are Pyramid Head from Silent Hill 2 and Sparkster from Rocket Knight Adventures.
All the new characters for the game are being designed by Udon Entertainment and the final title will include extensive online features, including 4-player matches either locally or via Wi-Fi, downloadable content, online rankings, leader boards and detailed player profiles. The game will also include a ticker "news feed," which promises to update anyone playing online whenever any world records are broken via a news ticker across the screen.
We've embedded an ad for the game after the break. If you're sitting in a quiet office, note that it's filled with grunting and screeching.
But seriously, that ad pretty much sold it for me. (not so much with the grunting but the trademark 'let the games begin!' jingle from the arcade game...)
Wow..the blondie with the big jubblies in the bikini top. Nice.
I'm getting OLD. I remember Track & Field when it was NEW at the arcade...and the battles that ensued. Nothing like smashing those buttons to get your characer to run faster.
I don't remember it being any shorter then any of the other games at the time. However it was varied for a game for it's time and type, so it was easy to blast though without getting bored.
