New game releases this week at retail are slim, but there are a few games to take note of. Capcom will be bringing Dark Void to the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. Try a hands-on demo from their respective online stores (PC gamers, you can get a demo here). Nintendo DS and DSi gamers will get a couple of new games; the full retail release of Bejeweled Twist from PopCap Games and Glory of Heracles from Nintendo. If you’re looking for a fresh RPG experience, don’t miss out on Glory of Heracles. This must be the first time in a while that there are no new retail releases for the Wii. Keep a lookout for Muscle March on WiiWare on Monday, however, for only 500 Wii Points ($5).
This week’s new videogame releases:
(subject to change)
Xbox 360
Dark Void
PlayStation 3
Dark Void
Wii
no new releases
PC
Dark Void
DS & DSi
Bejeweled Twist
Glory of Heracles
PSP
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
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Capcom today announced the release date for Dark Void. The third-person vertical shooter will arrive on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC in January 12, 2010 in North America and January 15, 2010 in Europe. Sci-fi shooter fans shouldn’t miss out on Dark Void.
About Dark Void, from Capcom:
“Dark Void’s unique combination of jetpack-booster aerial dog fighting and third-person combat creates a thrilling new gameplay dynamic to the third-person shooter experience. Taking 3D action to a whole new level, Dark Void’s unique vertical combat system allows players to dangle from thousand foot drops as they take cover and hurl enemies to their doom, bringing a whole new sense of tension and thrill to the player. Will is also equipped with a powerful jet pack which allows for fierce in-air combat, hurtling through the Void at blistering speeds while shooting down anything that gets in his path.”
Features include:
- Sci-Fi action/adventure combines aerial and on-foot combat for a totally unique third-person shooter experience.
- Will’s jetpack delivers total freedom of movement allowing players to race against UFOs in high-speed chases and rain death from above onto unsuspecting otherworldly foes
- Speed and scale unmatched by any other action title: send Will zipping through tight corridors and then out into immense canyons and futuristic geoscapes
- Gravity-defying vertical combat system, where moving up is the only way to bring your enemies down.
- Seamless transition between jetpack flight, ship-to-ship dog fighting and third-person shoot-‘em-up action all exists within the same level – not broken up into different “areas”.
- Unique grip system that allows the players to scale walls by jumping from surface to surface and hijack UFO’s while in mid-air.
- Huge bosses that require fast reflexes and aerial barnstorming manoeuvres to defeat
- Developed by Airtight Studios, a new group featuring team members from the Crimson Skies series of video games.
Visit the official website at darkvoidgame.com for more.
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