June 29th, 2009 by David Hinkle
It wouldn’t be Monday without new games to download across Nintendo platforms. This week’s highlight is definitely Hudson’s first-person soaker, Water Warfare. It’s a neat concept, but we really think Hudson could’ve spent some time tightening up the graphics in level three.
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August 23rd, 2008 by JC Fletcher
Filed under: News, Imports
The official website for Bokujou Monogatari: Waku Waku Animal March has updated with new screens and art of all the super-adorable animals that will be featured — the ones above can even be kept as pets. But even more heartwarming than cartoon pandas is the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection logo on the front page. The game supports WiiConnect24 in some as-yet-unspecified way — sharing crops? Sending pictures of yourself riding a goat along the beach?
Marvelous has also announced the Japanese release date: October 30. Since this is a Harvest Moon game, we expect Natsume to pick it up for release here, but they’ve got to finish with Tree of Tranquility first. Less likely to leave Japan is the promotional campaign associated with Animal March, in which lucky winners will receive Harvest Moon stickers … or yogurt.
[Via NeoGAF]
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July 25th, 2008 by David Hinkle
Filed under: Features
Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility is a big game. The first thing that I noticed was just how large the game world is. You aren’t restricted to just one farm, instead able to spread many a seed across many a land. Aside from that, the game very much feels like all of the other Harvest Moon titles, which can be a good thing or a bad thing, depending on whether you’re a fan of the series or not.
With it being the demo build and all, many things were unlocked from the outset. The main farm my character was situated at had a large plot of various flowers planted, which looked very nice. I had lots of animals, including a goat, sheep and, yes, an ostrich. I even rode it around some. It’s as awesome as it looks. There were even penguins!
Dwelling within the house was a family from the previous save. In Tree of Tranquility, once you play long enough and find a mate, eventually having some offspring, you can take all of the upgraded tools and use them with the new character, thus starting all over again. All of you Harvest Moon fanatics out there, I honestly don’t know how you could do it.
One thing that was a big issue when demoing the game was the frame rate. Because there were so many flowers and everything, the game ran pretty slow. But, I was told by Graham, the helpful Natsume rep showing off the game, this was due to the game being run on a dev kit (something about an extra buffer pass being needed). Regardless of what it was that did it, Graham knew of the issue and offered a very technical and thorough explanation of the issue. Basically, I was assured that it wouldn’t exist in the final build of the game.
Tree of Tranquility should provide Harvest Moon fans with loads of content. This should keep them content until next year, when another Harvest Moon game releases.
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February 12th, 2008 by David Hinkle
Filed under: VC Monday Madness
This week, we’ve added a bit to our coverage of
the Virtual Console releases. Nothing major to alter how we do things here (we hear you’re fine with how it is, but always feel free to let us know how we can improve!), but rather a small thing that we feel many of you will enjoy. So, hit up the video above, then be sure to head past the break for the rest of the coverage.
This week, we’ve added a bit to our coverage of
the Virtual Console releases. Nothing major to alter how we do things here (we hear you’re fine with how it is, but always feel free to let us know how we can improve!), but rather a small thing that we feel many of you will enjoy. So, hit up the video above, then be sure to head past the break for the rest of the coverage.
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