The Wii MotionPlus definitely helps with Link’s ability to attack his enemies. The new idea in Skyward Sword is that players have to look at enemies to see how you’re supposed to attack them. The plant creature enemies opened their mouths vertically or horizontally indicating the only direction you could slash them to take them down. This bled into the demo’s boss battle where you’re attacking a giant scorpion with weak spots in each of his giant claws: the arachnid would open his pinchers a certain way, telling the player which way to attack.

The Wii Sports Resort archery mode has been brought to Zelda in his crossbow: to aim and fire you use the Wii remote’s pointer to target enemies, then flick the Nunchuk back to pull back the string. Letting go of the button lets the arrow fly.

The game has a pretty slick style that combines the “realistic Link” design with “toon Link” shading. It’s much more colorful and vibrant than Twilight Princess.

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is scheduled to be released in 2011 for the Wii

Ever since the reactions Harmonix had received for The Beatles Rock Band game, they knew there was a hit on their hands. Green Day Rock Band is set to mimic that success with authentications that not only define the Green Day name but leap forward for the Rock Band franchise. I sat down with lead designer Chris Foster and publicist Stephanie Myers at the MTV headquarters for a hands on of the game.

The Green Day: Rock Band will feature 47 songs including a collection of greatest hits and fan favorites, two from Insomniac, three from Nimrod and two from Warning. Most importantly the band’s most iconic albums Dookie and American Idiot in its entirety, while the third album 21st Century Breakdown can be pared with the six songs that had already been dlc before that for the completion of the record. Green Day made sure they gave fans what they wanted and tried to make the experience as true to Green Day as possible. It was important to include the entire albums of Dookie and American Idiot for that reason. Unlike the Rock Band games before this, Green Day Rock Band features full band motion capturing for all the songs, giving each one a different feel to them.

Like the Beatles Rock Band game all the songs are unlocked from the start. The challenge or maybe longevity of the game may take a hit with some season veterans of Rock Band but no one can deny this pick up and play system works. The game is actually harder then many songs in Rock Band, as some of Green Days songs can get particularly faster, especially on drums. The campaign progression and challenges will have great archival material that can be unlocked, like the Beatles Rock Band game did. Over 100 photos, and 40 minutes of video of all kinds of stuff ranging from interviews, out takes, song performances and unreleased footage. Chris Foster explained how working with MTV obviously gave them the advantage to explore a lot of rare material.

GD: RB is shaping up nicely and is set for release in only two months. Their is no doubt that there are plenty of rhythm based games but its rare to see attention to detail like this. We’re looking forward to the various changes made in this game, along with personally learning more from Green Days catlog. Harmonix’s goal seems to be quality vs quantity and we couldn’t agree more from the results.

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Announced today by Sega, Sonic is making his return as Sonic the Hedgehog 4. This game will be an episodic adventure and will be available in the summer for Wii, Xbox live arcade and Playstation network. In an interview conducted by Gamespot explained how this will be a direct sequel after the events of Sonic and Knuckles for the Genesis and can expect all of his classic moves, along with additions like leader boards. For now they have released this teaser trailer.

Source: Gamespot

Today at the Tokyo Game Show, Tatsunoko VS Capcom Ultimate All-Stars producer Ryota Niitsuma has announced Dead Rising’s Frank West as a playable character in TvC. If your a Dead Rising fan this is huge news as this is also his debut in one of the Capcom fighting games. Tatsunoko VS Capcom Ultimate All-Stars is due to be released in North America on January 26, 2010. In the mean time get a load of these screen and gameplay video.

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Unscripted, Unedited, Unrehearsed. The LVLONE crew discusses the madden curse, new game releases from 9/9/09, games getting pushed back to 2010 and our recommendation for the week

Podcast Episode 5

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Super Mario Galaxy was a big hit when it was released in 2007; the game received stellar reviews from critics and fans alike, and the title sold very well on Nintendo’s most popular console. Now the big N looks to make a direct sequel to one of its most popluar games on the Wii.

As the title suggests, Super Mario Galaxy 2 will be similar to the previous game- the main focus is still on 3D platforming with gravity playing as the main gameplay mechanic. However, for the sequel, Nintendo has added a fan favorite character: Yoshi. Mario’s dinosaur is back and will assist the Plumber in several ways. The game is still awhile off, so not many details have been released by Nintendo, but the title is sure to improve on practically every aspect of the original, making this a must have title.

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The Resident Evil series has spawned many spinoff titles in recent years but one in particular stood out, and it was an on-rails shooter for the Wii entitled Umbrella Chronicles. The game allowed players a chance to play through Resident Evil 0, 1, and 3 through the eyes of the characters in the series. Unsurprisingly the on-rails gameplay was a perfect fit for the Nintendo Wii, allowing two players to fight side by side using their Wii-motes. The game got decent reviews, and was a welcome M rated game to the kid friendly console. Now Capcom looks to build upon their spinoff with Dark Chronicles, the game will feature Resident Evil 2, and Code Veronica as the main story. Capcom also stated the game will stand out from Umbrella Chronicles in several ways, including the ability to evade attacks. The title is also said to have a classic horror feel to it as opposed to the main series that has taken a much more action theme route. Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles is scheduled for a late fall release.

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Their is no doubt when Capcom announced that it will be bringing Tatsunoko vs Capcom over to American shores the 1% that did everything they could to import it got upset for the amount of money they spent. The other 99% of fans heads were exploding of the mere thought that they will be able to enjoy another Capcom vs game with characters of the likes they’ve never heard of. With Favorites like Ryu and Chun-Li while Alex from Street fighter 3 will join the brawl. Other fighters that will make its first appearance like Veiwtiful, G-Force, a mech from Lost Planet and more will be what makes this title stand out. It saddens me that this will only be released on the Wii but hey at least we’re getting it in the US, beggars can’t be choosers. Expect this title sometime in the fall, we’ll keep you updated.

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