By
Eli Green
January 10, 2008 - 23:59
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Today,
TOMY Corporation and D3 Publisher of America announced the upcoming
release of
Naruto: Ninja Destiny
for Nintendo DS. The game will be the first-ever head-to-head 3D
Naruto
fighting game
for the handheld system. Like all recent Naruto fighting games,
Ninja
Destiny
is based on VIZ Media's
Naruto
television
series and will feature characters from the show. Players will be
able to use both screens to their advantage through the unique
gameplay, which features trademark ninja moves and some
Naruto
universe specific combat techniques.
Laura Yoshioka, TOMY Corporation's director for consumer software, spoke about the game's development and how the franchise's fa ns drove the process saying, “ We’ve listened to the fans and made a slew of improvements to the Japanese original, including a much faster frame rate, additional characters, and never-before-seen content”. Featuring scenes, characters, and storylines from up to the 140th episode of the hit animated television series currently airing on Cartoon Network, NARUTO: Ninja Destiny offers an intense single-player story and versus mode, along with wireless multiplayer combat. Naruto: Ninja Destiny is slated for release some time in February.
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This
week's Playstation Store update includes a bunch of fresh demos, plus
some game add-ons, classic game downloads and more. Here are the full
details:
Demos
Super Stardust HD Demo (free demo, $10.99 CDN full game)
Super
Stardust HD for the PLAYSTATION 3 system is a fully updated version
of the classic game
Stardust. Your mission is simple: destroy
everything in sight!
File
size: 137 MB
ESRB
Rated E
Add-on Game Content
Folklore
Folklore Add-On #3 “The Alchemist Pack”" ($3.99 USD/$4.99 CDN)
This Folklore Add-on includes four additional side quests which take place during the events of the original game, plus an extra Folk to capture and an alternative costume for Ellen.
File size: 70.1 MB Folklore Add-On #4 “”The Origin of Belgae”" ($3.99 USD/$4.99 CDN)
This
Folklore Add-on includes four additional side quests, which take
place during the events of the original game, plus an extra Folk to
capture and an alternative costume for Ellen.
File
size: 71.2 MB Folklore Add-on Bundle 2 ($5.99 USD/$6.99 CDN)
Get two Folklore Add-ons for one low price!
This
Folklore Add-on Bundle includes- “The Alchemist Pack” and the
“The Origin of Belgae” Add-Ons. Each add-on includes four side
quests, plus an extra Folk to capture and alternative costumes for
Ellen.
File
size: 141.3 MB
Rock Band
Build your Rock Band library by purchasing these song game tracks. For music credits, visit www.RockBand.com.
Number
of the Beast – Iron Maiden($1.99 USD/
$2.99
CDN)
Need for Speed ProStreet
Unlock vehicles for immediate use. These cars can be achieved without purchase by progressing through Career.
McLaren
F1 ($2.99 USD/$3.99 CDN)
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size: 100 KB NFS: Bugatti Veyron 16.4 ($2.99 USD/$3.99 CDN)
File
size: 100 KB
Game Demos
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men Demo
Kane
& Lynch: Dead Men is the highly controversial crime action game
from the makers of Hitman. Play as two hardened criminals, one a
flawed mercenary and the other a medicated psychopath. This single
player demo puts you into the heat of the action where you and your
crew will break into a highly secured boardroom from the outside of a
Tokyo high rise building and then fight your way out.
File
size: 839 MB
ESRB
Rated M
PS one Classics for PS3 / PSP
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back ($5.99 USD/$6.99 CDN)
The
evil Dr. Neo Cortex is back with a vengeance. And this time, he’s
out to…save the world? And he’s asking for help from his arch
nemesis, Crash Bandicoot? Could this just some conniving plan to lure
Crash into a deadly trap? Find out as Crash takes on an adventure
that’s out of this world in Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back!
File
size: 102 MB
ESRB
Rated E
Game Videos
Burnout Paradise Guns N’ Roses Network Trailer (free)
Take
me down to Paradise City! Guns N’ Roses tears up the road with the
ultimate rock anthem that symbolizes the ultimate in rebellious
behavior and gets your adrenaline pumping.
File
size: 89 MB (HD)
Movie and Blu-ray Disc Trailers
Spiderwick
Chronicles Trailer #2(free)
From
the beloved best-selling series of books comes “The Spiderwick
Chronicles,” a fantasy adventure for the child in all of us.
File
size: 5.14 MB (SD), 19 MB (HD), 27 MB (1080)
First
Sunday Trailer (free)
In
this hilarious comedy, Durell (ICE CUBE) and LeeJohn (TRACY MORGAN)
are best friends and bumbling petty criminals.
File
size: 29 MB (SD), 113 MB (HD), 155 MB (1080)
PS3 Themes
PAIN
Jarvis Theme (free)
Customize
your PS3 system with a cool PAIN Jarvis theme. This theme allows you
to change up the look of your background and XMB icons. Download
today!
File
size: 1.85 MB
PAIN
The Dude Theme (free)
Customize
your PS3 system with a cool PAIN The Dude theme. This theme allows
you to change up the look of your background and XMB icons. Download
today!
File
size: 1.72 MB
PlayStation Store for PC
Here is this week’s content release for the PLAYSTATION Store for PC. To download these games to your PSP, navigate to http://store.playstation.com. There, you’ll find descriptions of the content and directions on how to get started. For more on the PLAYSTATION Store for PC, please click here.
Downloadable Games
Ape Quest ($9.99 USD/$10.99 CDN per level, $19.99 USD/$21.99 CDN bundle)
The ape kingdom is cursed and it's up to you to save it! Battle your way through evil minions by completing a variety of mini-games and powering up your character RPG-style. Game is divided into chapters: Gold, Blue, and Red. Each chapter features mini-games, weapons, items and other content. Two chapters - either Gold or Blue, plus Red - required to complete the game and see the ending. Purchase chapters individually, or all three chapters as a bundle. Download of Starter Pack required to access Chapter and Bundle content.
PS one Classics
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back PS1 Classic ($5.99 USD/$6.99 CDN)
Game Videos (free)
Syphon
Filter: Combat Ops Trailer
Pursuit
Force Extreme Justice Trailer
Uncharted
Massive Trailer
GT5
Prologue Japan Release Trailer
GT5
Prologue Sizzle Trailer
Turok
Quiet Kills Video
Timeshift
Trailer
Burnout
Paradise Trailer
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Electronic
Arts announced two new types of
Sims
games available in stores today.
The
Sims Carnival SnapCity
and
The Sims Carnival BumperBlast
are part of a new casual game product line from
The
Sims
Label
called, as you've probably already guessed,
The
Sims Carnival.
The games are designed to be easily accessible and enjoyable for
players of all ages, whether they are core or casual gamers.
The game's descriptions follow:
The Sims Carnival SnapCity is a city-building puzzle game that is both strategic and accessible. In a fun, open-ended gameplay environment, players are challenged to position falling, colored blocks in just the right places to build their own personal cities. Featuring an array of industrial, commercial and residential neighborhoods, it’s never the same city twice! Players can also pick-up-and-play by jumping into 25 unique existing neighborhood levels.
The Sims Carnival BumperBlast will have the player blasting away for hours! The goal in this arcade-style game is to clear out all The Sims -styled bumpers before the shots run out. The player is challenged to master skill shots, score combos and bonuses, and go for the high score! With over 140 action-packed levels, The Sims Carnival BumperBlast is a fun, casual game that can be played time and time again.
Both games are available for PC for $19.99 USD and are rated E for Everyone. For Canadian pricing, check with your local retailer.
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