Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[NintendoWare Weekly: Faxanadu, Cozy Fire]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/21/nintendoware-weekly-faxanadu-cozy-fire/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/21/nintendoware-weekly-faxanadu-cozy-fire/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/21/nintendoware-weekly-faxanadu-cozy-fire/#commentsWow, it's a Virtual Console game -- and a good one at that. Faxanadu for NES was developed by Falcom, creators of the Ys and Dragon Slayer series (to which Faxanadu is tangentially connected), and published in America by Nintendo. Oddly enough, however, the now-defunct Hudson Entertainment is listed as the publisher for the VC version (Hudson Soft published the original game in Japan). In gameplay terms, it's a slightly more RPG-ish (and more brown) Zelda 2. And it's on the Virtual Console, in North America, today.

Meanwhile, on WiiWare, there's another damn fireplace sim.

Gallery: Faxanadu (NES)

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JoystiqNintendoWare Weekly: Faxanadu, Cozy Fire originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 21 Feb 2011 09:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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DSiWare's new downloads include a collection of puzzle games (sudoku, kakuro, anagrams, etc.) and the downloadable version of Mr. Driller.
  • Mega Man 4 (NES, 1 player, 500 Wii Points)
  • Rage of the Gladiator (WiiWare, 1 player, 1,000 Wii Points)
  • Bloons (WiiWare, 1 player, 500 Wii Points)
  • Combat of Giants: Dinosaurs - Fight For Survival (DSiWare, 1-2 players, 800 DSi Points)
  • Mr. Driller Drill Till You Drop (DSiWare, 1 player, 500 DSi Points)
  • Pocket Pack: Words & Numbers (DSiWare, 1-6 players, 500 DSi Points)
  • System Flaw: Recruit (DSiWare, 1 players, 500 DSi Points)

JoystiqEuropean Nintendo downloads: Mega Man 4, Rage of the Gladiator originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Gallery: Rage of the Gladiator (Nintendo Media Summit 2010)

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JoystiqNintendoWare Weekly: Rage of the Gladiator, Castlevania: Rondo of Blood originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nintendo had a few awesome new WiiWare announcements at its Nintendo Media Summit, most notably, Cave Story! Most notably in the field of games we didn't know about, new Art Style games! The series hasn't been on Wii since the DSi came out, but now we've got Light Trax (a Wii version of the original bit Generations game Dotstream) and Rotozoa (a game about multi-tentacled organisms absorbing creatures of the same color) to look forward to this spring.

Check out the trailer for Light Trax above, and see a trailer for Rotozoa, as well as screens of Max and the Magic Marker, WiiWare's WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase, Rage of the Gladiator, And Yet It Moves, Super Meat Boy, and Cave Story after the break. Oh, man, Cave Story!

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JoystiqWiiWare screens and trailers from Nintendo Media Summit originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>and-yet-it-movesart-styleart-style-light-traxart-style-rotozoacave-storynintendo-media-summit-2010rage-of-the-gladiatorsuper-meat-boywarioware-diywarioware-diy-showcasewiiwareWed, 24 Feb 2010 18:15:00 EST<![CDATA[Rage of the Gladiator monster elicits sympathy]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/08/rage-of-the-gladiator-monster-elicits-sympathy/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/08/rage-of-the-gladiator-monster-elicits-sympathy/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/08/rage-of-the-gladiator-monster-elicits-sympathy/#commentsThe latest enemy to be introduced in Ghostfire Games' intriguing WiiWare arena combat game Rage of the Gladiator is the least humanoid creature we've seen yet: "Ixthid," a creature with not only six arms, seve eyes and seven mouths, but six eyes inside six mouths. That seems really impractical.

In fact, he doesn't appear to have any throats or anything -- just eyeballs in the back of his mouths. When he eats, he just ends up cramming food right into an eye, which is futile, painful, and really unsanitary! There's no mystery as to why this guy is angry.

Gallery: Rage of the Gladiator (WiiWare)

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>fightingghostfire-gamesixthidrage-of-the-gladiatorwiiwareTue, 08 Sep 2009 16:45:00 EST<![CDATA[Rage of the Gladiator's Vensor battles with magic, acting]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/17/rage-of-the-gladiators-vensor-battles-with-magic-acting/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/17/rage-of-the-gladiators-vensor-battles-with-magic-acting/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/17/rage-of-the-gladiators-vensor-battles-with-magic-acting/#commentsThe latest trailer for Ghostfire Games' Rage of the Gladiator introduces one of the deadliest weapons the the game's antagonists employ: voice acting. This trailer features Lord Vensor the 3rd, a "diabolical magician" who has honed both his combat and his oratory in the arena of Medieval Times. We don't think we're going to hesitate at all when the time comes to smash him with a big hammer.

Interestingly, one of his magical techniques is a teleportation move in which he quickly moves in a circle before stopping again to attack. It reminds us a lot of Great Tiger's signature move from Punch-Out!!, demonstrating some of the stated influence from that game.

Gallery: Rage of the Gladiator (WiiWare) (8/17/09)

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JoystiqRage of the Gladiator's Vensor battles with magic, acting originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>fightingghostfire-gamesrage-of-the-gladiatorwiiwareMon, 17 Aug 2009 16:45:00 EST<![CDATA[Interview: Ghostfire Games' Ed Roman on Rage of the Gladiator]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/12/interview-ghostfire-games-ed-roman-on-rage-of-the-gladiator/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/12/interview-ghostfire-games-ed-roman-on-rage-of-the-gladiator/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/12/interview-ghostfire-games-ed-roman-on-rage-of-the-gladiator/#commentsGhostfire Games' Rage of the Gladiator is a pretty unusual game -- a first-person fighting game against a set of mythical monsters. What makes it even more unusual is that the violent, fully-3D game is being developed for WiiWare -- by a company whose last game was about dancing.

We spoke to Ghostfire CEO Ed Roman about Rage of the Gladiator, and learned about its skill trees, concept, and enemies, as well as Ghostfire's commitment to WiiWare and its apparent admiration of Blizzard and World of Warcraft. You can read the full interview after the break, and oggle three exclusive screenshots in our gallery below:

Gallery: Rage of the Gladiator (8/12/09)

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JoystiqInterview: Ghostfire Games' Ed Roman on Rage of the Gladiator originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>fightingghostfire-gamesinterviewrage-of-the-gladiatorwiiwareWed, 12 Aug 2009 16:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Rage of the Gladiator's control scheme revealed]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/06/rage-of-the-gladiators-control-scheme-revealed/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/06/rage-of-the-gladiators-control-scheme-revealed/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/06/rage-of-the-gladiators-control-scheme-revealed/#commentsIn our initial post about Rage of the Gladiator, a Ghostfire Games staffer left a comment stating that the control scheme for the game wouldn't rely on motions, with the developer opting instead for a scheme in which you "hold the Wii-remote sideways (like Punch-Out!!)."

After some exhaustive research (we emailed Ghostfire), we've got the details of the Rage of the Gladiators control scheme. Wondering just how you're going to punch a minotaur? Wonder no longer.

Attacks are mapped to the Wiimote's 1, 2, and A buttons. 1 swings left, 2 swings right -- holding down on the D-pad and pressing either button results in a kick. The A button is used for the shield, both to block and to perform a "shield bash" on a stunned enemy, which starts combos. Combos take the form of quick-timer events, "inspired by games such as God of War," Ghostfire's Scott Merriam explained. The "equipped" combo is selected beforehand with the minus button.

Merriam told us that the controls were designed such that the left-hand item, the shield, was controlled on the left side of the Wiimote, and the weapon controls were mapped to the right.

Gallery: Rage of the Gladiator (WiiWare)

JoystiqRage of the Gladiator's control scheme revealed originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>fightingghostfire-gamesrage-of-the-gladiatorwiiwareThu, 06 Aug 2009 16:15:00 EST<![CDATA[Rage of the Gladiator rages on WiiWare]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/03/rage-of-the-gladiators-rages-on-wiiware/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/03/rage-of-the-gladiators-rages-on-wiiware/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/03/rage-of-the-gladiators-rages-on-wiiware/#commentsHelix developer Ghostfire Games has revealed its next WiiWare project: a first-person fighting game called Rage of the Gladiator -- a title that gets us all primed for violence just by typing it. RAAAAAAAGE.

The game takes place in a city called Avalance, in which some kind of political betrayal has forced the prince into arena combat, where he must face a bunch of mythical creatures, like minotaurs, dragons, and demons. The prince is armed with a warhammer and a shield, along with some rather intimidating magical skills that manifest as "finishing moves" -- for example, one finisher lets the prince "darken the skies with a solar eclipse, sending a beam of light to fry your enemy."

First-person fighting is a rarity, as is a WiiWare game with 3D visuals this nice. Rage of the Gladiators is due out later this year. Check out a trailer after the break.

Gallery: Rage of the Gladiator (WiiWare)

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JoystiqRage of the Gladiator rages on WiiWare originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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