We tell you all this, not as a lead-in to dispel your presumptions about the game's insanity, but to see if you'd play the new demo on Xbox Live for us and let us know how it is. Because frankly, we're a little freaked out.
We tell you all this, not as a lead-in to dispel your presumptions about the game's insanity, but to see if you'd play the new demo on Xbox Live for us and let us know how it is. Because frankly, we're a little freaked out.
Reader Comments (50)
Posted: Apr 24th 2008 3:00PM (Unverified) said
Played it...weird...and slow...but alright I suppose.
Reply
Posted: Apr 24th 2008 3:03PM (Unverified) said
You can buy a new couch, watta my gonna do about mah legs!! DARKNESSES! DARKNESSES!
Reply
Posted: Apr 24th 2008 3:04PM SheppyReturns said
Well, I know the first demo I'll be hitting up once I reinvest in 360.
Reply
Posted: Apr 24th 2008 3:07PM (Unverified) said
Is...is that Hitler being sniped at the end of the trailer?
Reply
Posted: Apr 24th 2008 3:12PM (Unverified) said
wolfman morph? check.
magic-based anti-tank weapons? check.
vampire hitler? check.
Reply
magic-based anti-tank weapons? check.
vampire hitler? check.
Posted: Apr 24th 2008 4:03PM JustinVincible said
Japanese anime magic wielding teens - check
skeleton nazis - check
american werewolf from paris - check
rocketlaunchers - check
Reply
skeleton nazis - check
american werewolf from paris - check
rocketlaunchers - check
Posted: Apr 24th 2008 3:28PM Spiritbeast said
Japanese people don't need drugs to be crazy.
(I'm presuming it's Japanese-developed at least...)
Reply
(I'm presuming it's Japanese-developed at least...)
Posted: Apr 24th 2008 3:50PM SheppyReturns said
I want to know why when things like this happens in games nowadays, people gotta call it insane or drug induced.
Go back, play your NES for a weekend then come back to this.
Sometimes, games don't need to be reasonable or have explanations. Frankly, a Werewolf punching a Skeleton ranks about a 7.5 on my "awesometer" Throw in absurd "hidden war" of WWII and you have insane, yet highly enjoyable fun.
It's like you guys forgot all about the days when grabbing a hammer at the end of a bridge would drop bowser into Lava. It was stupid, insane, yet in a video game, made perfect sense.
Reply
Go back, play your NES for a weekend then come back to this.
Sometimes, games don't need to be reasonable or have explanations. Frankly, a Werewolf punching a Skeleton ranks about a 7.5 on my "awesometer" Throw in absurd "hidden war" of WWII and you have insane, yet highly enjoyable fun.
It's like you guys forgot all about the days when grabbing a hammer at the end of a bridge would drop bowser into Lava. It was stupid, insane, yet in a video game, made perfect sense.
Posted: Apr 24th 2008 3:29PM (Unverified) said
After watching the trailer I started downloading it.
=)
Tatical squad game? WWII? Wolf Man in trench coat punching a skeleton in the face?
What more could you ask for!?!?!?!
Reply
=)
Tatical squad game? WWII? Wolf Man in trench coat punching a skeleton in the face?
What more could you ask for!?!?!?!
Posted: Apr 24th 2008 3:33PM Duke said
I don't really care for this articles tone towards the history involved in this game.
My grandfather often sat with us to tell of the times he fought the vampire nazi brigades in Holland. Then there were the skeletons that protected Paris - he said that he took around 400 down with his Hammer of Might before one hit him with a freeze spell. Yet, he was a soldier damn it, and once he thawed he was right back out there!
Show some respect!
Reply
My grandfather often sat with us to tell of the times he fought the vampire nazi brigades in Holland. Then there were the skeletons that protected Paris - he said that he took around 400 down with his Hammer of Might before one hit him with a freeze spell. Yet, he was a soldier damn it, and once he thawed he was right back out there!
Show some respect!
Posted: Apr 24th 2008 3:43PM CynicalStrike said
You got that from the X 360 DVD didn't you? Don't lie...
Reply
Posted: Apr 24th 2008 4:22PM CynicalStrike said
Ah sorry, this UK xbox magazine does a free DVD where they do commentaries and make fun of crap games; they made a similar comment to yours on this game. My bad.
Reply
Posted: Apr 24th 2008 5:40PM BillyShears64 said
ha ha, i was gonna make a comment just like that until i saw you already made one.
Reply
Posted: Apr 24th 2008 3:41PM CynicalStrike said
I'm getting it. X 360 magazine had a trailer on their cover DVD where they just took the piss out of it for 5 minutes, pretty funny. Hitler riding a dragon around a battlefield? Hell Yeah. Doubt this one's gonna go down too well in Deutschland. Oh well.
Reply
Posted: Apr 24th 2008 3:44PM (Unverified) said
Skeletons. Check
Teen wolf. Check
Awesome. Check.
Reply
Teen wolf. Check
Awesome. Check.
Posted: Apr 24th 2008 3:46PM (Unverified) said
And and some point, one of those skeletons gets punched by a wolf man in a trench coat.
Best Line Ever!!!!
Yet, he was a soldier damn it, and once he thawed he was right back out there!
Classic!
Reply
Best Line Ever!!!!
Yet, he was a soldier damn it, and once he thawed he was right back out there!
Classic!
Posted: Apr 24th 2008 3:52PM baby sea tuna said
Man, I can't see this videos here at work, but I'm based on the description, I'm so downloading this shit when I get home!
Reply
Posted: Apr 24th 2008 4:01PM CynicalStrike said
I would have loved to have been in the office when this crap was pitched;
"So imagine WWII, but instead of fighting normal soldiers, you're fighting bulletproof vampire SS guys, a dragon-riding Hitler, thousands of skeletons and magic-powered tanks....and did I mention that you're a werewolf...with magic?"
"Say whaaaaaaaa??????"
"Man, I got the munchies...."
TRUE STORY.
Reply
"So imagine WWII, but instead of fighting normal soldiers, you're fighting bulletproof vampire SS guys, a dragon-riding Hitler, thousands of skeletons and magic-powered tanks....and did I mention that you're a werewolf...with magic?"
"Say whaaaaaaaa??????"
"Man, I got the munchies...."
TRUE STORY.
Posted: Apr 24th 2008 4:14PM NukeAssault said
Pretty cool, but it was definitely too slow for me.
Reply
Posted: Apr 24th 2008 4:19PM (Unverified) said
The Japanese are indisputable masters of revisionist history. Every time they make a game about WWII, they seem to be saying "So, yeah, you had your secret werewolf commandos, your SS vampires, people blowing up tanks with magic punches, some huge-eyed dayglo-haired special ops snipers, aaaaaaaand wewerealliedwiththeNazis. Any questions?"
Reply
Posted: Apr 24th 2008 4:50PM Slob Zombie said
Awhile back, they mentioned this game was multiplayer. Anyone know any details? Is it playing the campaign in coop or just a battle mode? Is it local, like Gladius, or XBL only?
Reply
Posted: Apr 24th 2008 6:08PM CynicalStrike said
"Vincent, you're scaring me..." good game, especially when you unlock the sisters and Richter.
Reply
Posted: Apr 24th 2008 7:19PM (Unverified) said
Downloaded the demo and it was actually pretty sweet.
Turn based squad tactical combat. You can customize everything your troops carry into battle, including weapons, skills, and health kits.
The demo is a standard "move in and kill all Nazis to capture objective" level, but I think it works very well.
Will definitely be keeping an eye on this!
Reply
Turn based squad tactical combat. You can customize everything your troops carry into battle, including weapons, skills, and health kits.
The demo is a standard "move in and kill all Nazis to capture objective" level, but I think it works very well.
Will definitely be keeping an eye on this!
Posted: Apr 24th 2008 9:37PM (Unverified) said
It isn't turn-based. Turn-based would be that one entire side goes and then another side goes. This is closer to FFT in how it works out.
Because of cover move/attack/ambush, it's even more different from turn-based.
Reply
Because of cover move/attack/ambush, it's even more different from turn-based.
Posted: Apr 24th 2008 7:44PM (Unverified) said
The cover mechanics in the game are an unbelievably good innovation for strategy games in general.
I kinda have to laugh that people call the game slow though. It just shows how little people know of the genre these days. This was probably one of the faster SRPGs I've tried out lately.
Reply
I kinda have to laugh that people call the game slow though. It just shows how little people know of the genre these days. This was probably one of the faster SRPGs I've tried out lately.
Posted: Apr 25th 2008 2:50PM (Unverified) said
This looks like it could have been an ACE game if they'd just left out the zombie stuff.
Reply
Posted: Apr 25th 2008 4:24PM (Unverified) said
Downloaded it, played it. Was rather difficult first time around. Got the hang of it eventually. It's rather slow, but it has a fair amount of potential to be quite fun.
Reply
Posted: Apr 26th 2008 3:00AM (Unverified) said
One would think that fighting nazi zombies would be fun but this game takes that fun and puts a boot heel through its head. Horrible.
Reply
Sorry, you must be logged in to leave a comment.
Featured Stories
The most popular posts
in the last 7 days
- Vita 'UMD Passport' won't be offered in US 221 comments
- Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning review: A tempting fate 161 comments
- Blizzard taking Valve to court over 'DOTA' trademark 116 comments
- David Jaffe leaves Eat Sleep Play, layoffs hit developer [Update] 107 comments
- Don't call it a remake: Final Fantasy X is a 'remaster,' to be clear 95 comments
