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Go whip some puzzles in Castlevania Puzzle: Encore of the Night on the iPhone

Keenan — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 15:45:31 +0000

I know you may have been a little excited reading the title of this story thinking there was actually a Castlevania game being released on the iPhone and iPod Touch, but alas, it is indeed a puzzle game. Players will be able to play as a lot of recognizable characters from the Castlevania series including Alucard and others.

I mean the game sounds alright, but when you get down to it, it’s just a puzzle game where you unlock stuff to beat more people and is dressed up in the universe of Castlevania. I’m not gonna knock it though because it could be shit, but it could be a knockoff of every other puzzle game out there. Seriously, it could.

How about some Metal Gear: Ghost Babel graffiti?

Keenan — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 19:46:26 +0000

Metal Gear: Ghost Babel for the original GameBoy Color is often a game overlooked in the series. While never actually playing it myself I have heard that it was actually a quiet good game and there has been some wanting of a sequel, and maybe this graffiti is just the thing to do it. Seriously though, why can’t anybody vandalize my house with some of this snazzy art.

Castlevania: Harmony of Despair gets dated and screenshotted

Keenan — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:36:18 +0000

It looks like Castlevania: Harmony of Despair has been dated for Xbox Live Arcade for August 4, 2010 and has been included in the list of the Summer of Arcade even thanks to Xbox.com. Some of the features included in the game that we may or may not have already known about is six-player online co-op, combo attacks, and beautiful graphics and the classic 2D levels that we know and love.

Also, we don’t know if “screenshotted” is an actual word or not, but below are the screenshots that have been released and they’re worth checking out even if you’re semi-interested in the game.

Konami officially announces Silent Hill 8

Keenan — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 05:08:55 +0000

We haven’t talked too terribly much about Konami throughout all of the mess that is E3. So, what have they been up to? Well for one they have officially announced Silent Hill 8 for release in 2011 which will remain true to the roots of the series as a third-person horror game. Unfortunately we haven’t seen any screenshots or media of it yet but we are definitely looking forward to what the game is going to be like.

Castlevania gets slain with just a DDR dance pad

Keenan — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 07:12:49 +0000

Everybody knows that you can use peripherals like the DDR dance pad or the Guitar Hero controller to play games that they’re not meant for, but nobody really does it. Well, it looks like Nick Hagman took the liberty of being one of the few who record themselves playing and beating games on the dance pad, and he chose Castlevania via the Virtual Console on the Wii.

It actually doesn’t sound that bad though. I mean a mere 62 lives and 4 hours of playing must of been worth it. In fact, if you aren’t content with just the video above and want to see more, you might as well just check out his YouTube page as he has a video of him beating every single Castlevania level with the dance pad.

I think I would want to try this but honestly, I might have a couple better things to be doing in my spare time…

via [Kotaku]

Metal Gear Arcade brings all the fun of stealth to an open, crowded, and loud area

Keenan — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 00:36:26 +0000

In Japan the AOU arcade show started, and we’re getting videos of the revolutionary games left and right. One of these such games is Metal Gear Arcade, which brings all the fun of stealth into the crowded, loud, and open area that an arcade offers.

The game looks quiet fun actually, I just don’t really…see it catching on that much? I mean I don’t even remember when the last time I saw an arcade was. But this is in Japan and not the US so it’s different there I guess. I don’t know, what do you guys think?

Metal Gear Solid gets a bundle in large on the PSP

Keenan — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 07:41:54 +0000

The PSP has a nice little collection of Metal Gear Solid games and whatnot, so Konami decided to bundle EVERYTHING together and sell it to the public at a very nice little price. This includes Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops, Portable Ops Plus, and the digital graphic novel of the series. All for $29.99. Crazy. This can be picked up on PlayStation Store or PlayStation network right now. So if you don’t already have all of this, then go buy it. All you PSP fans out there…yeah.

There will be pieces in a new Metal Gear Solid game? WTF?

Keenan — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:19:05 +0000

Yeah, we were wondering what the fuck too when we saw the above image. That’s just a screenshot off a new website Konami has put up, and shows snake under a cardboard box with a little text bubble that says “Piece Walker coming soon”. Well, we don’t know what exactly a “Piece Walker” is, but there’s either some cleverness behind the title, or the person they hired to make the title is half fucking retarded.

It’s only on the Japan version of the site, so we’re expecting it to stay there, but odds are it’s some mobile device sort of thing. That or…yeah, that’s it.

Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Hits U.S. on May 25th

Keenan — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:29:28 +0000

It looks like we’ve finally got a release date for Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker on the PSP. The game’s going to be hitting US shores on May 25th of this year obviously, and May 28th for you European blokes.

For just a little synopsis on the game, it takes place after Metal Gear Solid 3 on the PS2, and will be playing as Snake in 1974. Peace Walker features original game design, story and scenario by Hideo Kojima.

“Featuring an original story created by legendary game designer, Hideo Kojima, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker is a title that has serious sales potential,” said David Daniels, Director of Marketing for Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. “Kojima Productions has pushed the limits of the PSP system and we cannot wait to unveil their latest addition to the Metal Gear franchise to gamers this coming May.”

Photo-based RPG announced for DSi

Keenan — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:44:47 +0000

Konami has just announced their latest title for the DSi, entitled Foto Showdown. The game is a photo-based RPG where players snap photos and incorporate them into the game. What it does is use advanced color recognition technology to spawn monsters based on the dominant colors in the photos. Players then pit the monsters against opponents in the game in a turn-based fashion. There are 100 levels in the game, and advancing through the levels gets the player more weapons, add-ons, medicine, and so on to use.

“With Foto Showdown, Konami continues to bring innovative games to the market that allows consumers the opportunity to play a more active role in how the game progresses and develops,” said David Daniels, Marketing Director for Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. “The built-in camera of Nintendo DSi lends itself perfectly to the gameplay, encouraging creative photography, where the photos have lasting effects on the total experience limited only by the users imagination.”

There are up to 152 different monsters you can collect with and play with in the game and with all of the levels. The game is set to release in Q1 of 2010 so be looking for it soon on store shelves.