Ghostbusters Wii Screens

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I have been somewhat surprised by the overall negative reaction the changed graphics style has gotten. Personally it has made me more excited for the Wii version of Ghostbusters.

A lot of people are saying that it looks to much like a cartoon. But its my opinion that this is a much better way to go, rather than trying to compete with the more powerful systems. (Besides the Ghostbusters cartoon was awesome!)

The fact that they are going for a completely different look for the Wii version gives me a bit of hope that this will be more than just another bad port to add to the endlessly growing tower of Wii shovel ware.

Feel free to leave a comment if you disagree, or even better if you just want tell me how right I am.

MadWorld US Release Date

MadWorld is one of very few Wii titles that is aimed at a more mature audience… well maybe not mature, but older anyway. It is by far one of my most anticipated Wii games coming out this year.

If you don't know, MadWorld is a black and whiteish brawler developed by Platinum Games. And it is one of the very few M rated games worth looking forward to on the Wii this year.

I am a huge fan of classic brawlers like Double Dragon and Battle Toads but there has been a major lack of good games in this genre for quite some time. And there is good reason to think that this will be a great one.

For one many of the developers working on this game were formerly members of the once great Clover Studio, best known for awesome games like Viewtiful Joe & Okami. And two I actually had a hard time finding a screenshot that was tame enough to put in this post. MadWorld also has some of the best looking and most stylized graphics I have seen on the Wii so far.

Lets just hope that the gameplay can live up to the graphics, and excellent developers behind this game, when it’s released on March 10, 09.

Dokapon Journey Announced for the DS

I am a little ashamed to say it, and also slightly afraid of one of the many crazed Atlus fans out there finding me. But with the exception of Trauma Center I am not a huge fan of most Atlus games.

What I do like about Atlus is that unlike most of the gaming industry, Atlus continues to make games that are not aimed at casual gamers. Actually quite the opposite, they mostly make games that are excruciatingly difficult. The only reason I am not a fan, is because just about the only genre of games I don’t like are turn based strategy games, which is what most of the games published or developed by Atlus are. 

Which brings me to the announcement of Dokapon Journey. At the moment it is set for release on April 14, 09.

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A bit about the Game

“The Kingdom of Dokapon is in peril! Desperate to do away with the monster invasion that has overrun his land, the King has offered his crown and the hand of his daughter, Princess Penny, to whoever can restore peace once again. Heroes from distant lands rise to the call, but with multiple adventurers offering to assist in the struggle, each eagerly eyeing the prizes that await the champion of Dokapon, they must now fight amongst themselves to save the kingdom and claim their reward!”