TSSZ News posted a video of the playable Nintendo DS demo of
Sonic Colo(u)rs we reported on yesterday.
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’till next week!
*So, exactly how is SEGA doing at the moment? Eurogamer posted an article with all the important 2010 sales data.
*We posted Play.com’s Football Manager 2011 pre-order bonus last week, Digital Download service GetGames now offers a 20% discount and 20 Mega Drive games with a pre-order.
*More Football Manager 2011 news: UK gaming portal Computer and Video Games was the first to review the game.
*SEGA USA is doing a halloween App Store sale. There’s three games at just 99 cents each, while Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I and Football Manager are available at $6.99 and $2.99 respectively. Good stuff.
*Also available from the App Store now: Chu Chu Rocket! Featuring all the original modes, including the 140 puzzles, challenges, and multiplayer modes.
*Nintendo DS owners are now able to download a playable Sonic Colo(u)rs demo from the Wii’s Nintendo Channel.
*There’s not much more to be said about Vanquish at the moment (untill the chart results come in next Monday), but we didn’t post the game’s achievements yet. Situation hereby resolved.
*Remember Let’s Tap! ? Apparently someone at SEGA USA thought; ‘Let’s…release a new cheat code!’. Weird.
*At SEGANEWS.net we have a strict policy to post anything chicken related, so this obscure news-fact just had to be posted: SEGA Japan unveiled some display items (or ‘room goods’ as they like to call them) for Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity.
They will be used by a new feature in the game (called ‘Happy animated picture’) that allows users to share animations. All hail the chicken!
*SEGA Europe posted a new Sonic Free Riders (Kinect) trailer simply called ’Weapons’.
*Our friends at SegaOnline posted two Gettenka War (Nintendo DS) videos from SEGA Japan.
*To conclude this update, a video of SEGA Japan’s latest Derby Owners Club update. Very obscure, but certainly worth a try should you ever come accross a cabinet..
With all the recent (and upcoming) releases within the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, it’s good to know about SEGA’s exact strategy concerning the little blue hedgehog. IGN talked to SEGA West CEO Mike Hayes. A quick quote:
‘”It’s all part of a general strategy with Sonic where we are passionate about getting Sonic back up to the quality levels we’ve had historically. We’ve gone through a major segmentation analysis of Sonic and where it would appeal to the different fans.”
Read the full interview HERE.
*It’s time to vote. Again. It’s something called the ‘Mashable Awards’ (!) and SEGA USA would like you to vote for their games. Take a look..
*Halloween is coming up, so SEGA brought back the ‘Monkees’ from Super Monkey Ball for some wallpaper tomfoolery.
*Eurogamer talked to SEGA about the Vanquish sales. For now, SEGA is ‘reasonably encouraged’.
*TSSZ News posted scans of the 9/10 Nintendo Power review of
Sonic Colo(u)rs (including the 7.5/10 DS version).
*Some final Vanquish review scores, if you’re left undecided:
-9.1/10 (Digital Chumps)
-7/10 (GameZone)
-8/10 (PALGN)
-9/10 (PlayStation Lifestyle)
-8/10 (ZTGameDomain)
Courtesy of Chart-Track.
This week’s entries in the Full price Top 40:
[#11](NEW) Vanquish
This week’s entries in the Budget price Top 40:
[#11](-3) SEGA Mega Drive Ultimate Collection
[#29](RE) Aliens vs Predator
*If you needed another reason not to trust Game Informer and their often ridiculous review scores, Eurogamer taken their ‘Vanquish is a four-hour game’ claim to the test.
*Our friends at SegaOnline posted a gameplay trailer of the upcoming iPhone version of Chu Chu Rocket!
*Yesterday we posted a rather dull European Sonic Free Riders (Kinect) trailer, we have to say; SEGA Japan’s version is a lot better!
*SMS Power posted three very obscure SC-3000 games. There’s Chuugaku Hisshuu Eisakubun (Chuugaku 1-Nen), Tanoshii Sansuu (Shougaku 4-Nen Jou) and Tanoshii Sansuu (Shougaku 4-Nen Jou), so there!
*Finally, some more retro news; an obscure Chinese webshop started selling Dreamcast SD Card readers. They’re ideal for homebrew development and many other Dreamcast applications such as emulators, movies and music.
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*Nintendo Power (magazine) was the first to review Sonic Colo(u)rs. The Wii version scored an impressive 9/10, while the DS version earned a respectable 7.5/10.
*More Sonic Colo(u)rs news in the form of a new trailer.
*SEGA USA and Eurogamer both posted news of the iPhone/iPad version of Chu Chu Rocket! , which is nearly here.
*Another game that’s ‘nearly here’ is Sonic Free Riders (Kinect). Eurogamer posted a new trailer.
*Fans of PlatinumGames games like Bayonetta and Vanquish might be in luck, as PlatinumGames wouldn’t mind doing another game deal with SEGA.
PlatinumGames‘ Atsushi Inaba quoted: ‘The partnership has been great, and we are in talks with Sega now, but there’s nothing concrete we can say about it at the moment.’
*That lovable red brick (the original Master System) turned 25 today! Why not celebrate the fact by plugging it in for a game of Alex Kidd in Miracle World?
*Sonic collectors/fans might want to take a look at this auction.
It’s 19 collected years of Sonic history.
It seems that -scorewise- SEGA has a hit on their hands with Vanquish.
*SEGA USA posted a small overview of ‘Vanquish praise’.
*Eurogamer did a 720p ’screenshot comparison’.
*Some of the latest review scores (apart from the ones posted above):
-4.1/5 (Cheat Code Central)
-9/10 (gamesTM magazine)
-9/10 (Official Xbox magazine)
-9/10 (GameTrailers)
-9/10 (HonestGamers)
..in the form of SEGA Bass Fishing and Space Channel 5 part 2. Not the most obvious choices, but as SEGA Bass Fishing (a.k.a. Get Bass Fishing) has hit the PC before (making a XBLA/PSN port easier) it’s understandable.
More details can be found HERE and HERE.
Eurogamer is making it easy today for us with multiple updates:
*An interview with PlatinumGames’s Atsushi Inaba (on Vanquish, naturally).
*A Vanquish launch trailer.
*The actual Vanquish review. I think they liked it..
*News about this week’s Football Manager 2011 demo.
*In other news: more Sonic Colo(u)rs screenshots by TSSZ News. [Wii] [DS]
Courtesy of Chart-Track.
This week’s entries in the Full price Top 40:
No entries this week. Vanquish next week?
This week’s entries in the Budget price Top 40:
[#8](-) SEGA Mega Drive Ultimate Collection
Some final review scores of this game:
-4/5 (Cheat Code Central)
-8/10 (TeamXbox)
-7/10 (MS Xbox World)
-8.6/10 (Planet XBOX 360)
-8/10 (Official Xbox Magazine)
-8.8/10 (Official Nintendo Magazine)
-8/10 (Gamers Daily News)
-8/10 (NintendoWorldReport)
-5.5/10 (GamerVision) -what vision? S.F
-6.5/10 (GameSpot) -what spot? no, wait..never mind
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*SEGA USA updates us on Conduit 2: the game should be ready and on the shelves February 2011.
*PlatinumGames‘ Shinji Mikami has gone into detail about the content of the Vanquish demo content released so far.
*Eurogamer posted multiple Sonic the Hedgehog 4 -episode I gameplay videos. [Level 1-2][Level 4-1]
*Two new Phantasy Star licenses were found during a trademark hunt by Siliconera. Read more HERE.
*Gamefront posted three new Sonic Colo(u)rs gameplay videos. They can be seen HERE.
*Thought about pre-ordering Football Manager 2011 for your PC or MAC? Take a look at this pre-order bonus offer by Play.com.
*TSSZ News posted 24 new screenshots of the Starlight Carnival stage of Sonic Colo(u)rs (Wii) and two new videos of the DS version.
*Japanese scale model producer Hasegawa posted some new pictures of their upcoming Virtual-On Force figures.
*Some Vanquish review scores came in:
-8.9/10 (Planet Xbox 360)
-8/10 (X360 Magazine UK)
-5/5 (360 magazine)
*It’s been a while since we’ve seen something on Conduit 2, so this new trailer by SEGA Europe is most welcome.
*Also from SEGA Europe came this new Vanquish trailer: #7: Battlesuit. SEGA Japan posted a commercial.
*SEGA Japan posted a new trailer of their latest Arcade card collector game based on Major League Baseball.
*Thought Sonic the Hedgehog 4 -episode I’s boss music seemed kinda familiar in style? Check out this video.
*Crazy Taxi (XBLA/PSN) gets a date: the game will be available from November 24th at 800 MS points/€7.99/$9.99/£6.29. Eurogamer also posted a trailer.
*Thinking about buying Sonic the Hedgehog 4 -episode I, but still not sure about its price? Take a look at this offer by Microsoft and save yourself some money!
*Some Sonic the Hedgehog 4 -episode I scores (iPhone version) came in:
-9/10 (AppTilt)
-7.5/10 (IGN)
-4/5 (GameRant)
-B (iLounge)
-3.5/5 (SlidetoPlay)
*It seems the press decided in favour of Sonic the Hedgehog 4 -episode I. Apart from yesterday’s review by IGN there’s:
-9/10 (Eurogamer)
-8/10 (Kikizo)
-B (1UP)
-8/10 (Game Informer)
*Eurogamer ‘did’ quite a few ‘SEGA-themed’ updates recently: the Sonic the Hedgehog 4 review, a Football Manager 2011 hands-on, an article on SEGA Europe’s focus for the future and a strange fact about OutRun Online Arcade.
*Remember Half-Life, Propeller Arena, Hell-Gate and that godawful Flintstones game? Well, another unreleased Dreamcast game might ‘hit the net’ soon. Name of the game? Worms Pinball.
*SEGA Europe posted an overview of all previous Sonic Colo(u)rs trailers and
-yes- added a new one to the list as well.
*Some Shenmue fans might be happy because the latest Shenmue City project, one of the (former) game’s musicians Osamu Maruta isn’t so happy.
A short quote (full version HERE, thanks SegaOnline):
“I have complicated feelings about Shenmue appearing on Yahoo! Mobage. I actually worked on Shenmue, working quite a bit with Yu (Shenmue creator Yu Suzuki). However, Yahoo! Mobage is being started up by a friend of mine.
[..] What makes this complicated for me is that Yu has lowered the quality.'’
*IGN talked toTakashi Iizuki -the head of Sonic Team- about Sonic Colo(u)rs. They talk about the Wisps, the 2D/3D gameplay elements and the game’s appeal to Nintendo fans(!).
Courtesy of Chart-Track.
This week’s entries in the Full price Top 40:
Still no entries this week. Vanquish soon?
This week’s entries in the Budget price Top 40:
[#8](+5) SEGA Mega Drive Ultimate Collection
[#33](+1) Aliens vs Predator
[#38](NEW) Iron Man 2
Finally, a non-chart-related-news-fact-you-might-want-to-know-about.
TSSZ News posted a lengthy audio interview from the New York Comic Con in which they talked with SEGA USA’s Aaron Webber (a.k.a. RubyEclipse) about Sonic the Hedgehog 4 -episode I. You can find it HERE.
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*The game was only announced two days ago, but already here is the first trailer of Captain America: Super Soldier.
*SEGA posted yet another new Vanquish video, simply entitled: #6 Weapons.
*One we missed earlier (ahem); a new trailer of Shogun II: Total War based around the Ninja class. Plenty of assassinations await..
*Gamefront posted various pieces of Valkyria Chronicles III: Unrecorded Chronicles artwork.
*Also from Gamefront came these new Sonic Colo(u)rs screenshots.