New games this week: NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams edition
With this week's close proximity to Yule, we like to think of it as a gift to NiGHTS fans. That's right, gang: The sequel to your beloved game, NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams is finally arriving. Have fun digging your cosplay gear out of the closet, here's hoping it still fits (spoiler alert: it doesn't). For those you with more earth-bound tastes, it's pretty much MX vs. ATV: Untamed or nothing. Check the full list after the jump.
Xbox 360:
Gallery: NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams
Xbox 360:
- MX vs. ATV: Untamed
- MX vs. ATV: Untamed
- NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams
- Rig Racer 2
- MX vs. ATV: Untamed
- Daisenryaku Exceed
- NeoGeo Battle Colliseum
- MX vs. ATV: Untamed
- Luxor: Pharoah's Challenge
- Atari Classics Evolved
- MX vs. ATV: Untamed
- Luxor 2
- Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command
- Elements of Destruction
- Indianapolis 500 Legends
- Carrier Strike Force
- The Lost Crown
- Quest Pack












Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
xFenixKnightx @ Dec 17th 2007 9:08AM
Wow...slow week, but thats a good thing. Next week I'll have a PS3 and 3 new games to finally get my game on with. So about how long is Uncharted DF's campaign?
baby sea tuna @ Dec 17th 2007 9:11AM
Not long enough that I'm actually on the fence about picking it up, instead of just renting it.
FidliousWong @ Dec 17th 2007 9:17AM
Well, a friend of mine has been playing the game three weeks solid trying to unlock everything. Apparently there are a ton of hidden things such as "next gen" mode which ramps up the bloom lighting in a lighthearted gab. Or a weapon select mode where you can spawn weapons and grenades anytime you want. And he's currently working through the hardest difficulty.
xFenixKnightx @ Dec 17th 2007 9:57AM
Yeah I myself usually like to unlock everything so guess it should be good. I also hear great things about UT3 so its on!! Cant wait till Sony gets on par with LIVE though =)
The Artist formally known as Jesus @ Dec 17th 2007 10:57AM
bloom = realism
FidliousWong @ Dec 17th 2007 12:14PM
too much bloom = bad.
Unfortunately, too many developers are abusing Bloom lighting. It's meant to give soft lighting a slight haze, not to hide inperfections as many devs use it.
Anywho, FenixKnight, once you get your PS3 hooked online, throw me a friend request. My PSN is sheppy.
baby sea tuna @ Dec 17th 2007 12:44PM
Oh, so does that make you the sheppy who is NOT a dipshit? I was wondering where you went.
FidliousWong @ Dec 17th 2007 12:56PM
Heh, yeah. I got da banhammer a long time ago. So on that day, created two accounts. One, Sheppy2.0 which would have the stigma of the sheppy name attached to it and FidliousWong who could post without my typical sheppy bashers. Gig was up a few weeks ago when secrets were revealed on the podcast. I got my brush with fame and then Justin announced my previous account.
So yeah, I'm sheppy. Never really tried to hide it, actually. Since some who asked didn't get denials. But it's nice to have the ability to post without unexpected haters. Also, I can keep up the other name. I've had that nickname since elementary school, kinda hard to give up...
xFenixKnightx @ Dec 17th 2007 1:16PM
sheppy
oops...I mean
Fidlious Wong
Cool, yeah I guess Ill be xFenixKnightx still, will it even let me put that as my "PS3 gamertag ID" or whatever its called? lol
NATO_Duke @ Dec 17th 2007 1:26PM
Yeah Fenix - it will let you use that on PSN.
xFenixKnightx @ Dec 17th 2007 1:44PM
Sweet!
Kyattsuai @ Dec 17th 2007 9:09AM
Riiiiiiiig Racer!
baby sea tuna @ Dec 17th 2007 9:13AM
Yeah, are we sure that "Rig Racer 2" isn't a Vii game?
FidliousWong @ Dec 17th 2007 9:18AM
Rig Racer was the Vii game. This is just a lazy port with a 2 put on the back end.
FOXHOUND @ Dec 17th 2007 9:19AM
Hey, don't knock RIG RACER2 for the Vii. They're giving us a STANLEY NICKELS special edition that comes with a VHS tape filled with over 5 full minutes of PROTIPS and 20 hours of behind the water-cooler footage of how the programmers copy and pasted Nigerian Scams & pornographic emails to Nintendo executives.
Start the chant, Vii-heads:
"G-O-T-Y!"
Laggy @ Dec 17th 2007 9:19AM
Personally I prefer the Chintendo Vii. The superior graphics and the unique, original design and the ease of having all your games built in! It's just a fantastic time to own a Vii.
Sam406 @ Dec 17th 2007 9:21AM
I have got to get somebody a Vii this Christmas just to see the look on their faces
Jerk Face @ Dec 17th 2007 9:41AM
@ Kyattsuai
LOL (+)
Obvious Humor FTW! I haven't laughed that hard in some time.
samfish @ Dec 17th 2007 9:21AM
NiGHTS NiGHTS NiGHTS NiGHTS NiGHTS NiGHTS NiGHTS NiGHTS NiGHTS NiGHTS NiGHTS NiGHTS NiGHTS NiGHTS NiGHTS NiGHTS!
FOXHOUND @ Dec 17th 2007 9:25AM
I'm sure that a relative will probably pick up NiGHTS; so I guess it's NEOGEO BATTLE COLLISEUM as a purchase on this end. My logic is... if I support either one(or both); that 'enhances' the chances of SNK or SEGA reviving and making other much needed sequels to games I like.
mr nimblewick @ Dec 17th 2007 11:20AM
Is there any word on the quality of this latest nights? Does it stack up to the original?
Mr Khan @ Dec 17th 2007 3:48PM
Initial PREVIEWS are positive, but we all know how little that means
That My Dream mode certainly looks better in motion than those screens they showed a while ago made it look. Everything seems solid so far, and i'm 95% sure i'll love it, but i loved Secret Rings too, so...
Hashbrown_Hunter @ Dec 17th 2007 4:10PM
I've seen some stuff and they're saying the game is a good NiGHTS game, but as an actual game it's okay.
likedonduan @ Dec 18th 2007 1:03AM
After you buy it, can you tell me if it is good or meh? I want to buy it but I had to be sure first.
Obie @ Dec 17th 2007 9:31AM
Any word on today's VC releases?
danny. @ Dec 17th 2007 9:48AM
cybernator, alien storm, and monster something
danny. @ Dec 17th 2007 9:48AM
cybernator, alien storm, and monster something
Blue_Falcon @ Dec 17th 2007 9:32AM
NiGHTS marks the last title that's coming out for 2007 in which I have any interest. Except XBLA games.
Speaking of which, Sensible World of Soccer is coming out for the XBLA this week.
deaftly @ Dec 17th 2007 9:51AM
sega is going to fuck this game up so much
Zootittles @ Dec 17th 2007 10:08AM
I hate to admit it, but I'm inclined to agree with you.... I'm still going to pick it up in the hopes that I'm wrong.
ck @ Dec 17th 2007 11:02AM
okay this is coming from nintendo power, BUT they gave the game a 9.0. I haven't read any other reviews, though. They said the on-foot levels were dull, voice acting was bad and the motion controls weren't that good (better to use the analog stick). They said despite those flaws, the game on a whole is a lot like the original. I'd probably rent it first to test the waters, though.
Mr.ESC @ Dec 17th 2007 11:41AM
And with all that Nintendo Power gave it a 9.0?!
ck @ Dec 17th 2007 11:58AM
Like I said, it was Nintendo Power...
I think the motion controls were optional, the on-foot levels were minimal - so to them they were minor problems.
Mr Khan @ Dec 17th 2007 3:54PM
I'm sure i'm going to like it, as for critical reception, i'm also positive its going to be poor, because its a Sega/Sonic Team game, and its a Wii game
However, as to whether or not they fuck up the traditional NiGHTS spirit, i'm pretty sure they will not. One of the original developers is directing this, and they are trying to "recreate the sensation of flight" that made the original so well-recieved, but they are using the new technology to be able to do more, but from the game videos, "more" clearly does not imply "fuck up" as it so often does
WiNG @ Dec 17th 2007 10:11AM
Well I have NiGHTS preordered, and 11 years of hope behind the game, time to get massively disappointed (if I keep my expectations low, maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised.
gregory mitchell @ Dec 17th 2007 11:00AM
why dont they do something useful like streets of rage or a NEW golden axe or altered beast.
BPM - The Revenge @ Dec 17th 2007 11:14AM
You seem to have missed the announcement:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Axe:_Beast_Rider
Mr.ESC @ Dec 17th 2007 11:33AM
Sounds like a God of War Rip-off.
Well this is Sega so I don't know what I should expect.
Mr.ESC @ Dec 17th 2007 11:30AM
Oh look NiGHTS, NeoGeo Battle Colliseum and Atari Classics Evolved….Ok Back to Guitar Hero.
B1gC72 @ Dec 17th 2007 1:12PM
lol @ J. McElroy "(spoiler alert: it doesn't)"
i think im definitely going to wait for the reviews to trickle out b4 i pick up or rent NiGHTS but my PS3 is certainly getting no presents this week with that release list.
Steve @ Dec 17th 2007 1:12PM
I want this game badly. Hopefully I'll get it for Christmas; if not, I'll get it some time in the spring during the drought. I don't care about the reviews, honestly; they're not terrible, and genres like platformers that I like usually get worse ratings from professional reviewers than I'd give.
Have fun digging your cosplay gear out of the closet, here's hoping it still fits (spoiler alert: it doesn't).
This made me laugh.
Shadow Hog @ Dec 17th 2007 1:47PM
I'd thought NiGHTS was delayed until February for ALL Western continents, not just Europe. o.o
Mr Khan @ Dec 17th 2007 3:51PM
That rumor was floating around somewhere, but obviously it wasn't true
Arturo @ Dec 17th 2007 4:41PM
Nothing for me this week.
Tim B. @ Dec 17th 2007 7:47PM
This week is pretty lackluster.
Tim B. @ Dec 17th 2007 7:47PM
This week is pretty lackluster.