Buy The Upcoming Twisted Metal And Get Twisted Metal: Black For Free
David Jaffe, co-director of the new Twisted Metal for the PS3 showed up on the Playstation Blog once again but this time with good news. The Twisted Metal creator brings us yet another message via video announcing that each copy of the new Twisted Metal will include a free downloadable copy of Twisted Metal: Black.
He also wishes every Twisted Metal fan a Merry Christmas and at the same time got side-tracked a bit for food stamps... Anyways, well that's good news. free games are always welcome and hopefully it sticks and doesn't follow EA for trying to pull a fast one at the last-minute.
I know it's been awhile and you might have forgotten it already, but the new Twisted Metal is coming on Valentines Day, February 14, 2012 exclusively for the PS3.
[Source: Playstation Blog US]
Finally - Street Fighter x Tekken Asuka Reveal
After half a year since it was teased at the end of the E3 2011 trailer, Asuka Kazama finally gets revealed for the roster of Street Fighter x Tekken.
Now it's just a cinematic trailer with Chun-Li and Cammy fighting Asuka and Lily. Fan service is present in this cross-over catfight. Capcom has slowed down with these trailers, I hope they start releasing more character reveals soon if there are any left.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwUT1eH0jn0[/youtube]
Now this is a real ninja war - Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations gets a new trailer and it starts off with an awesome scene.
The trailer starts with a scene of the older Naruto and the younger Naruto in a sort of Cowboy showdown. The camera then pans out at the Naruto showing all the characters from each of their timelines behind them as if they are an army. Both sides then run towards each other to face off in an all out ninja war.
In my opinion, all games with time skips should have the significan characters from the previous timeline included with the modern roster of characters. They don't have be in the story but at least give us the option to play as them. CyberConnect2 did it once with Naruto Shippuden: Narutimate Accel on the PS2 by including all the kid versions of the characters from the previous game included with the newer, older versions in the roster.
Now when CyberConnect2 showed off Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 and didn't include the characters from Ultimate Ninja Storm 1, I was certain that they'd pull off this marketing scheme sooner or later. At first I gave them the benefit of the doubt by thinking that "maybe it's a memory thing, maybe only X number of characters can fit on the disc blah blah blah" but as soon as Ninja Storm Generations was revealed it was no surprise.
I'm not saying I hate them for it. It's just that with any major anime that gets a fighting game and boasts a crazy amount of characters, it's better to wait for the 2nd or 3rd installment as the 1st game is meant to test the waters. Anime based games are sort of my guilty pleasure but as seen with the Dragon Ball Z series of games, you know that the universe already has this butt load of significant characters and yet you see a game with only half of that amount or that this saga was not included etc. Then wait for the sequel as it is most likely gonna have those missing characters or that missing story line.
The trailer says that it is going to include a bunch of new anime scenes that will further develop the characters in the Naruto universe and from what the trailer shows, they look very well animated, like what you would see in a Naruto OVA. Which is more than I can say for the not-so-nicely animated clips from Street Fighter IV and Dragon Ball Z: Ragin Blast 2. Those were filler quality at best.
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations is out on March 13, 2012 complete with it's long ass name and will be available on both the PS3 and Xbox 360. It's ninja time!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eK9CZelD72M[/youtube]
Trine 2 now out for consoles
Trine 2 is honestly the only downloadable game I've been excited for as if it's a triple A title. The sequel has been out for Steam since December 7 but it has finally landed on consoles. It's out now for the PSN(Dec 20) with it coming to Xbox Live a day later(Dec 21).
If you want a game to play with some friends, this is the game. It's a platform that needs a lot of cooperation to progress. Playing the game alone is not the way to go for this kind of game, but luckily you can connect with someone online now so if you do get the game, make a friend.
Compared to the visuals in the first game, Trine 2 is looks amazing. The world now looks alive and vibrant. While the length of the first game was just enough for the price given, I do hope its a tad longer.
Trine 2 will also feature an Unlimited mode which allows you to play any kind of character variation at the same time. Check it out the below, it looks pretty fun having a couple of wizards roaming around creating stuff.
I checked out PSN Store ande Trine 2 costs $14.99(same price in steam) with a demo already out if you plan to just try the game out first. If you haven't played the first game though, I suggest you give Trine a shot. It's still one of the best downloadable games out there and you'll appreciate the changes more in Trine 2.
Xbox Live's 12 days of great Deals
Looks like Xbox Live will be throwing some sales until the end of the year. Somewhat similar to the deals happening in Steam, each day until the New Year, Xbox Live will be offering special deals for games, game add-ons, and avatars, but the deal only lasts for 24 hours. gotta be quick!
You really have to be quick. Was only aware of this when they were on the second day, and first day had to be the game that I've been waiting to get a huge discount on. Xbox Live kicked things off with Bastion being 50% off on the first day. Can't believe I missed it.
The deals changes everyday so check regularly and maybe something will catch your eye. If you don't want to miss an awesome discount like me, check out this guy's page here. He works in Microsoft and will provide detailed information and announcements of the new offers.