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November 12th, 2009 at 03:30pm
Under Wii / Nintendo
We didn’t have to wait long after the Japanese release of Shadow Walker to hear news of a localized version. Game Arts opened a site for The Magic Obelisk, as the puzzle adventure will be known, though it bears a ‘TBA’ release date.
Two trailers have been translated to English (and are available after the break), making the shadow path creation gameplay even easier to understand — and explaining the story, kind of: “Experiencing meaningful encounters and partings … a pair of spirits travel through the world to find the meaning of existence.” Sounds … deep, for a game about a little boy and a fairy pushing rocks around.
The game’s info page makes it a bit more concrete: Lukus is a tree spirit who wants to find the perfect place to become a tree “to find to help somebody in the world,” and a light spirit named Popo travels with him. Now that sounds more like a video game premise.
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Game Arts localizing Shadow Walker as ‘The Magic Obelisk’ originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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By Mister-X
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October 20th, 2009 at 02:30pm
Under Wii / Nintendo
One week from today, Game Arts’ Shadow Walker: Boy of Shadow, Girl of Light will be released on WiiWare in Japan. To mark the occasion, Game Arts released a trailer (after the break), demonstrating its adorable character design and puzzle-based gameplay.
Okay, so Hudson’s Lost in Shadow, which isn’t on WiiWare, is about a boy who is a shadow, using other shadows as platforms and making new shadows to travel on with the help of his fairy companion. This game, which is a download, is about a boy who can only walk in shadows, and whose fairy companion helps him create shadow paths.
Despite the extremely similar premise, the gameplay looks quite different. In this game, you control only the fairy, creating paths for the boy to walk through.
[Via Andriasang]
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Shadow Walker: Boy of Shadow, Girl of Light, Trailer of Game originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Tags: adventure, game-arts, japan, puzzle, shadow-walker, Wii / Nintendo, wiiware
By Mister-X
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September 27th, 2009 at 02:30pm
Under PSP
Thexder originally came out in 1985, and has been ported to several different platforms in its lifetime, mostly computers. However, I can say with some confidence that the PSP remake of Game Arts’ classic free-scrolling, transforming shmup, called Thexder Neo, is much more enjoyable to play than the retro versions. And people who didn’t go to TGS will get to enjoy it soon: Square Enix announced that Thexder Neo will be available worldwide on October 1.
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TGS 2009: Hands-on: Thexder Neo originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 27 Sep 2009 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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September 21st, 2009 at 01:20pm
Under Wii / Nintendo
The forums for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash-Up have exploded with angry threads started, apparently, by people who purchased the game early at Best Buy. The rage is almost universally directed at the rather small character roster — which features thirteen characters from the TMNTworld, and three different Rabbids.
While there’s nothing particularly novel about a bunch of people complaining on the internet, the uproar does mean that we think it’s worth telling you, the members of our audience who have yet to complain on the Ubi forums, about the smallish roster.
Basically, if you were going into this with dreams of pitting Baxter Stockman and Usagi Yojimbo against Krang, then you might want to rethink going into this.
[Thanks, Man in the Back!]
TMNT fans speak up against Smash-Up character selection originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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September 1st, 2009 at 01:30pm
Under Wii / Nintendo
This May at a Grandia Online presentation, Game Arts teased an upcoming WiiWare title called Kage no Shounen, Hikari no Yousei (Boy of Shadow, Fairy of Light). The latest Famitsu magazine includes the first screens of the game now called Shadow Walker: Kage no Shounen, Hikari no Yousei.
The concept is somewhere between Hudson’s Shadow Tower and WayForward’s LIT, as far as we can tell, featuring a character who can only walk in shadow. We’re sure we’ll find out more this week. The game is expected to release to Japan’s Wii Shop next month, for 1,000 Wii Points.
First screens for Game Arts’ WiiWare platformer originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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By Mister-X
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August 31st, 2009 at 09:00pm
Under Wii / Nintendo
In the latest dev diary for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash Up, the publishing team at Ubisoft discusses the importance of an online mode and what gamers can expect from its new “brawler.” We say “brawler” because — according to the video — there is a major distinction between a standard fighting title and TMNT: Smash Up.
In Smash Up, up to four players can square off, “brawling” in massive free-for-all matches. If the Smash Bros-style of fighting is too hot for you to handle, players can also square off in two-on-two, or (standard fighting game) one-on-one matches. Developed by Game Arts — a team made up of a slew of former Team Ninja veterans — TMNT: Smash Up appears to be in good hands. Hands which you can then use to punch your opponent in the face with.
Ubisoft talks online in new TMNT: Smash Up dev diary originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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By Mister-X
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July 16th, 2009 at 05:00pm
Under Wii / Nintendo
The latest TMNT Smash Up trailer introduces Donatello and … uh … some other people. Man, we have been out of touch with Ninja Turtles for a long time. Who are all these people? We recognize Karai from Tournament Fighters (you may recognize her from the comics or whatever), but we totally had to look up “Nightwatcher,” who turns out to be Raphael in a costume. That’s really weird.
The good news is that even if you don’t follow the TMNT cast of thousands, the characters look fun to play. A turtle superhero! A woman with a sword! A robot! Totally great. And if you do know the characters, hey! There they are! See the trailer after the break.
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