*After a slight delay Rush Rush Rally Racing is now available from the Redspotgames online store. Vroom vroom!
*American Wii owners are now able to purchase Golden Axe (Arcade version) from the Virtual console. Its price will be 500 points.
*One of Last Hope’s best points was its awesome soundtrack. Well, NG:DEV.Team just announced Last Hope the Complete Soundtrack. There’ll be 17 tracks on the disc and it will be available before the end of the year. Check out a sample medley HERE (bottom of the page).
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*SEGA dates Bayonetta for Europe: January 8th 2010 will be the day. US gamers will be able to play it three days in advance; January 5th. Full news post HERE.
*SEGA Europe posted a new Sonic & SEGA All-stars racing trailer in Halloween style. You’ll be able to see the House of the Dead track in action as well as meet a special car full of zombies!
*There’s also new Planet 51 trailer. ‘Introducing Chuck. American Astronaut. American Hero. American in completely the wrong place at the wrong time…’
*The Golden Joysticks 2009 results came in but SEGA failed to claim one of the prizes. Maybe next year..
*In case you’re not already fed up with all the recent Mario & Sonic propaganda SEGA USA posted another commercial.
Some new ratings came in:
-Football Manager 2010 - 8.8/10 (PC Zone UK)
-Football Manager Handheld 2010 - 9/10 (News Shopper UK)
-Football Manager Handheld 2010 - 7.5/10 (Meristation)
-Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii) - 6/10 (AceGamez)
-Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii) - 7/10 (Cubed3)
-Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii) - 5/10 (PALGN)
-Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii) - 8.4/10 (Games Master UK)
-Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii) - 6.75/10 (Gamervision)
-Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii) - B- (1UP)
-Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii) - 8/10 ()
-Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (DS) - 8.5/10 (Games Master UK)
-Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (DS) - 8.5/10 (Worthplaying)
We deemed these Mario & Sonic ratings enough to make a judgement, so these will be the last ones posted. Hopefully we’ll have some Jambo! Safari ones shortly.
*SEGA Europe posted a video called ‘Bayonetta revelations’, it’s the first part of a video dev diary. The Japanese sales promotion was also started.
*US SEGA fans can enter a Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games competition and win a Panasonic HDTV.
*Eurogamer posted an Aliens vs Predator ‘Hands On’.
*Famitsu magazine rated another SEGA game; Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii) scored 8/8/7/8.
*Worthplaying posted five new screenshots of Aliens vs Predator.
*Jeuxvideo posted some screenshots of the ’so nearly here’ Football Manager Handheld 2010.
*SEGA USA offers USA residents something special; a visit to SEGA HQ San Francisco to play Phantasy Star Zero.
*SEGA Europe posted another Halloween wallpaper. With Sonic, this time.
*They also posted some pictures of F40’s (the guy that won the Outrun Online Arcade time attack competition some months ago) trip to the Ferrari museum in Italy.
*Review score update, the first Football Manager 2010 review score came in:
-Football Manager 2010 (PC) - 9/10 (Eurogamer)
-Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii) - 3.4/5 (Gametrailers)
-Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii) - 8.5/10 (ImpulseGamer)
-Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii) - 6/10 (Gamespot)
-Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (DS) - 6/10 (Gamespot)
-Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (DS) - 8/10 (Nintendo Life)
-Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (DS) - 8.5/10 (ImpulseGamer)
-Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (DS) - 7.5/10 (Hooked Gamers)
HERE’s the Gamespot Mario&Sonic DS review..not sure what to make of it..not to mention the quality of their screenshots..
So did Mario & Sonic claim a #1 position yet? Read on..
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[#4](+1) Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
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[#4](+1) Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
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[#10](-1) SEGA Superstars Tennis
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[#1](+1) Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
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[#7](-) Empire: Total War
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[#4](-3) SEGA Superstars Tennis
Not much news of note, so I thought I’d upload a new video to Youtube instead.
Check out another football game that time forgot; World Evolution Soccer for the Sega Saturn. A ‘classic’ for all the wrong reasons..
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*Rush Rush Rally Racing delayed? The Redspotgames online shop quoted ‘This is pre-order only! The final game will be available November 2009!’ No news from Senileteam themselves.
*European Wii owners can get their Ninja outfit out of the as closet as Shinobi (Arcade version) was added to the Virtual Console. Cost: 500 points.
*Got pleasant memories of the 16-bit days? Perhaps you’d be interested to know HKZLab ported the classic Flashback to the Saturn. More info HERE.
*Indiket has released a new port of the puzzle game X-pired on the Dreamcast. 30 levels and a (Windows) level editor await.
*Finally, the ‘best gadget in a loooong while’ award goes to these SEGA Zippo’s. (Thanks: SegaOnline)
*VG247 posted six new screenshots.
*Yesterday we posted the release date of Resonance of Fate (same game, different title, confusing!) but our source was wrong. The game will be released a full month earlier: January 28, 2010 for both the PS3 and XBOX360.
*The official website (in Japanese) can be found HERE.
*Resonance of Fate gets a (Japanese) date. The game will make its way to shops in the land of the rising sun February 28, 2010.
*Worthplaying posted some colourful new screenshots of Sonic & SEGA All-stars racing. Check out Beat’s car..
*Review score update:
-Bleach: The 3rd Phantom (DS) - 5/10 (Worthplaying)
-Bleach: The 3rd Phantom (DS) - 7/10 (RPGFan)
-Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii) - 7.5/10 (C&VG UK)
-Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii) - 5.2/10 (Gametrailers)
-Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (DS) - 7.5/10 (IGN)
-Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (DS) - 4.5/5 (Modojo)
-Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (DS) - 8/10 (Thunderbolt)
-Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (DS) - 4.2/5 (Cheat Code Central)
-Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (DS) - 7.5/10 (Wonderwallweb)
*It happened with Soul Calibur for the Dreamcast, with 428 for Wii and now Bayonetta joins the 40/40 club! Famitsu magazine awarded the game a perfect score! Shame about Chin Sports (WWOS) 20/40 score, though.
*SEGA Europe posted a new Planet 51 trailer. ‘A focus on the kind hearted Lem, who helps astronaut Chuck avoid capture’.
*SEGA USA added some Super Monkey Ball Step & Roll Halloween wallpapers to their Flickr account.
*SEGA Japan added a long Phantasy Star Portable 2 trailer to Youtube. This game deserves a Western release!
*Yet another character joins the Sonic & SEGA All-stars Racing crew; Akira is likely to be one of the playable characters. (thanks: SegaOnline).
*Highwaygames posted some cabinet pictures of the new/old Daytona game; SEGA Racing classic. It also lists some of its features.
*Last week we announced that Aliens vs Predator would be showcased on the Major League Gaming show in the USA, now news reached us that European (well, UK) gamers need not to miss out, as they’ll be able to sample the game at the Eurogamer Expo 2009.
The UK chart update will be a ‘monday’ thing from now on. Mario & Sonic make their debut..
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[#5](NEW) Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
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[#5](NEW) Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
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[#6](+15) Sonic Unleashed
[#9](-3) SEGA Superstars Tennis
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[#7](-2) Empire: Total War
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[#1](-) SEGA Superstars Tennis
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[#10](+11) Sonic Mega Collection Plus
*Worthplaying posted a load of new Bayonetta screenshots. They’re not all new, but it’s worth checking them out.
*We’ve seen the Aliens vs Predator ‘Marine’ trailer, this time around we can take a look at the Aliens.
*Gametrailers posted another Valkyria Chronicles 2 trailer. It will give you a good idea of the gameplay elements.
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*SEGA USA posted some Aliens vs Predator news; the game will playable during the upcoming Major League Gaming event in Anaheim next month. More info HERE.
*They also posted some more info on Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (if you needed any).
*It’s been a while since we reported on the latest PlaySEGA happenings but to celebrate the opening of the VIP section, PlaySEGA are now giving away free joypads (shaped liked those excellent Saturn pads, they still rule) with said accounts.
*Gamefront posted an updated PAL release schedule from SEGA. It’s in German but you should be able to understand it anyway.
*Got a Wii and looking for some SEGA games you might have missed before? Take a look at the BlahDVD site for a special ‘2 for £25′ promotion. Games included are The House of the Dead 2&3 return, The House of the Dead: Overkill and Ghost Squad.
*Sales of Mario & Sonic are booming, sales in Japan are slow. Just a single game made the all-format top 30; Phantasy Star Portable (PSP the Best version).
*SEGA Amusements announced their line-up for the 2010 Preview show..sadly it’s mostly non-videogame:
-Hummer: Extreme Edition (twin cabinet)
-Sonic Allstars range (redemption machines)
-Strictly Disco (6 player coin pusher)
-Deep Sea Treasure (single player pusher)
-Great Ticket Take Out (double player pusher)
-Side Show (a three gun shooting gallery)
-Ticket Eater (the machine that eats your redemption tickets..hmph)
So, whatever happened to Brick People? D’oh!
*The final review mark for Mario & Sonic this week: Nintendo Life awarded the game 9/10. Still no new DS reviews, strangely.
Some more review scores came in:
-Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii) - 8/10 (Eurogamer)
-Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii) - 6.5/10 (IGN)
-Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii) - 6/10 (Gamedaily)
-Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii) - 4/5 (The Guardian UK)
-Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii) - 4/5 (Kidzworld)
-Sonic & Knuckles [XBLA] - 7/10 (X360 Magazine UK)
-Wacky World of Sports - 5/10 (GamesTM)
*SEGA USA posted a list of unlockables in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games.
*Gamesindustry.BIZ posted an interview with SEGA UK’s John Clark in which they talk about innovation, the situation between the different arms of SEGA, MadWorld, the Wii market and upcoming Christmas sales.
*SEGA/Platinumgames received a Famitsu magazine award. Bayonetta was rated among the top 3 ‘Most wanted console games’.
(source: Gamefront)
*Mario & Sonic shot up to the #1 position in Play.com’s Wii sales chart. Quelle surprise.
*The Football Manager 2010 demo hit the net. Dutch readers of Voetbal International will also be able to get the game for free with a subscription.
No new entries yet, but that’s all about to change..
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[#6](+1) SEGA Superstars Tennis
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[#5](+1) Empire: Total War
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[#1](-) SEGA Superstars Tennis
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[#9](-1) Sonic Unleashed
*Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii version) was reviewed by Boomtown. Rating: 7/10.
*Senile Team announced the ‘Rush Rush Rally Racing - Deluxe Edition’. It comes in a double CD case and includes the following extras: a spine-card, a soundtrack CD, a full-colour manual (with more pages) and a set of stickers. It can be ordered directly from Redspotgames.
*Segadatabase network update: The Segadatabase Youtube channel now welcomed its 250th subscriber!
Some review scores to end the week:
-Wacky World of Sports - 6/10 (AceGamez)
-Wacky World of Sports - 5/10 (Boomtown)
-Sonic & Knuckles (XBLA) - 6.3/10 (GameFocus)
-Sonic & Knuckles (XBLA) - 7/10 (Xbox Evolved)
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*Another classic (and I mean CLASSIC) was added to the European Wii Virtual Console; Wonderboy III: The Dragon’s Trap can be downloaded for a mere 500 points. Also, USA Wii owners will be able to download the arcade version of Altered Beast.
*Now that the Japanese PS3/360 Bayonetta demos were released some more videos hit the net. Gametrailers uploaded five new trailers.
*Want to see new Sonic & SEGA All-stars Racing footage or interested to hear what Dutch sounds like? Check out this new trailer by SegaOnline.
*Eurogamer posted a Yakuza 4 preview. It will give you a good idea of the new features and story.
*Sonic Unleashed will be available from the XBOX Live Games on Demand service from October 20. (Source: Gamefront.)
*Three SEGA PSP games are now available from the PlayStation store. Crazy Taxi: Fare Wars, Sonic Rivals 2 and SEGA Mega Drive Collection will all cost €14,99. (thanks again: Gamefront).
*IGN finally came around to review Wacky World of Sports. Unsurprisingly, they didn’t think much of it; 3.8/10.
*Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games is almost here and that didn’t go unnoticed. The game shot up to #2 in Play.com’s Wii pre-order chart, while the DS version ranked 3rd. Football Manager 2010 did even better, claiming the top spot.