July 2008 Archives
Deep Silver Announces Cursed Mountain -- New Survival/Horror Game
Game developer and publisher Deep Silver today announced Cursed Mountain, a new exclusive survival-horror title headed to the Wii. The game is currently in early development, and is expected to release sometime in 2009. The game is set in the Himalayas, where gamers will take on the role of a... [More]
Telltale Bringing Wallace & Gromit to WiiWare
The developer behind the popular episodic Sam & Max games is teaming up with Aardman Animation to bring an interactive version of Wallage & Gromit to the Wii. The project, titled Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures, will be distributed in episodic chunks downloadable over WiiWare. The game will allow players... [More]
Classic NeoGeo Golf Comes to VC
Nintendo have been enthusiastically releasing Neo Geo titles on the Virtual Console, and this week we have one of the classic sports games from the 1990s arcade era. Neo Turf Masters came out in 1996 (with what I remember as outstanding graphics for the time) and features 6 professional golf... [More]
IK+ on Wii
Cult classic International Karate + is now available on Virtual console. Described by many as the best beat em up on the Commodore 64 and Amiga, you can now relive the hectic karate fun on Wii. We’re not sure if the secret button combo to make the characters trousers fall... [More]
Talk Mobile Devices on the GameFlavor Message Boards!
The way we play video games is changing. For the longest time, the gaming options on mobile phones were limited to basic distractions, with difficult controls and tiny screens. With the release of Apple's iPhone and Nokia's newly re-launched N-Gage platform, all of that is about to change. Mobile games... [More]
Red Steel 2 gets Wii Motionplus
Ubisoft have revealed that their sequel for Wii launch title will use Nintendo's upcoming MotionPlus Wii Remote accessory which brings 1:1 motion control to Wii. Even though it was critically panned as being just too average, Red Steel sold quite well and showed enough potential to warrant a sequel. Expect... [More]
The Wii "Laser Sword": Great Idea or Instant Fail?
Maybe French peripheral maker Subsonic didn't get the memo, but it doesn't look as though lightsaber combat will feature very heavily in the upcoming Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. Nevertheless, the company felt that this would be a good time to unveil their "Laser Sword" attachment for the Wii console.... [More]
Two Classic Sega Shooters Blast Their Way to Virtual Console
A pair of classic side-scrolling shooters from the Sega Genesis are coming to the Virtual Console this week. We hope you've got a case of Mountain Dew and your twitch reflexes ready, because these games will demand every ounce of retro skill you possess. Super Fantasy Zone was the final... [More]
Nintendo Wii Outsells All Other Consoles in US
After an overwhelmingly positive public reception, nobody doubted that the Wii would be a stong seller for Nintendo. Now it is clear that the diminutive white box really does "print money" -- for Nintendo shareholders, at least. A recent NPD report states that since its launch in June 2006, the... [More]
Nintendo too casual at E3?
I nearly took the night off of work to stay at home and watch Nintendo's E3 press conference, boy am I glad I didn't. If you want to know why then please do continue to read the rantings of a real Nintendo fan. Nintendo's hour long press conference did bring... [More]
Pikmin 3 Announced at E3
In a roundtable discussion today, Shigeru Miyamoto let slip that the Pikmin development team is hard at work on a new title for the Nintendo Wii. It is somewhat puzzling that he chose to make the announcement in a closed-door meeting instead of on stage during the company's underwhelming press... [More]
Nintendo Hard at Work on Zelda Sequel: Miyamoto
A pack of rabid fanboys managed to surround Shigeru Miyamoto after the Nintendo press conference yesterday and were able to extract some juicy information about the next installment of Zelda before he managed to escape in a puff of white smoke. Evidently, the oompa-loompas at Nintendo headquarters are already hard... [More]
Wii Sports Gets a Sequel, First Screens Inside
One of the nicest surprises at the Nintendo E3 press briefing earlier today was the announcement that the company is working on a squel to Wii Sports, called Wii Sports Resort. This is great news to us, since we have probably spent more time playing the original title than perhaps... [More]
Test Freaks, the Newest Place for Nintendo Wii Reviews
One of the neatest developments online in the past couple of years has been the growth of meta review sites. These websites gather reviews from a variety of sources and gather them conveniently in one place so that readers can be sure they are getting a non-biased opinion. It has... [More]
SimCity Creator
EA have released some gorgeous new screenshots of the upcoming new SimCity Wii game. This new version of SimCity is much more approachable and fun than many of it's predecessors, concentrating more on the building, exploration and demolition aspects rather than uber-boring realism. I reckon this will be a fun... [More]
Activision Pledges Support for Exclusive Wii Games
Major game publisher Activision is fed up with sub-standard Wii ports of multiplatform games. The company has recently kicked off a new ad campaign to highlight games that they are developing exclusively for the Wii from the ground up. The first games under development include Little League World Series... [More]
Pool Party
Southpeak Games and Hyper Devbox are bringing us a nice looking Pool and Snooker game to Wii. Granted, that doesn't sound like terrific news in itself, but we haven't actually got a proper cue and ball game on Wii yet. We may well have had some silly mini game versions... [More]
What's new at GameFlavor.com!!!
Whew! What a start to the summer season! There's been so much going on both inside and out of the gaming world. 2008 is definitely turning out to be an exciting year for all, including for us here at GameFlavor. We're still working hard behind the scenes with the upcoming... [More]
King of Monsters Arrives to Crush Virtual Console
The Virtual Console just keeps getting better and better. This week we are being treated to an old gem from the Neo Geo, that fancy arcade console that nobody could afford when it first went on sale. Most retro gamers already know about hits like Metal Slug and King of... [More]
Samba De Amigo Announecd for Wii
The official website for Sega's conversion of hit arcade and Dreamcast rhythm classic Samba De Amigo is now open. Featuring screen shots, videos, wallpapers and some funky background music, it’s got to be worth a couple minutes of your time. I noticed that the red Nintendo Pay to Play logo... [More]
My Pokemon Ranch
It may well be months since Japan and the USA got the chance to get their hands on this interesting WiiWare title, but now it's our turn. In My Pokémon Ranch take control of your Mii as you look after Pokémon, if you have a DS and the Diamond/Pearl DS... [More]
The Future of the Virtual Console?
Nintendo's Virtual Console is a great idea: it offers loads of classic games from a range of systems for purchase from a single online store, and providing you have enough Wii storage space, all games are playable with just a click of a button. At the moment we can download... [More]
"King of Kong" Underdog Will Try For New World Record
Steve Wiebe, the crowd favorite and underdog protagonist in the documentary film The King of Kong will once again have a chance at the world record score in Donkey Kong. The 2007 film featured a showdown between Steve and the former reigning champion of retro gaming, Billy Mitchell. Throughout the... [More]
Wii Love Golf!
Capcom bring us another Wii Remote motion sensing golf game to the Nintendo Wii. Developed by Camelot (the same guys behind Mario Golf) which should tell you everything you need to know, We Love Golf is a fun take on Scotland's favorite whack-ball-with-sticks passtime.... [More]
