Twenty-one years ago the classic “Final Fight” was unleashed on arcades around the world, and it was seen as one of the best co-op experiences that you can have at an arcade. One year after that the action-platformer “Magic Sword” was released to slightly less fanfare, but managed to arouse a dedicated fan base. Aside from the fact that Capcom published both games, they have pretty much nothing else in common, except for the fact that in 2010 they have finally joined forces to be released together as “Final Fight: Double Impact.” It’s by far the oddest pairing of games ever, but the outcome should manage to keep retro game fans happy. … [visit site to read more]
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The second video for Tekken 6′s online viral campaign has just been released. And like the first (which you can see here) they ask…what will you fight for? Now while watching the video I wasn’t necessarily asking my self what would I fight for, it was more of Am I ever gonna see two sweaty women fighting in their underwear in my life time? I guess that’ll never happen, so this video will have to fulfill my fantasies for now. Enjoy the video below! … [visit site to read more]
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The 6th chapter of the KING OF IRON FIST TOURNAMENT or better known as Tekken 6 is about to get underway. And to celebrate it’s arrival, Namco has released one of possibly several new viral videos to kick off the hype! Now instead of showing gameplay, stages, moves etc. these videos focus more on our moral side and asks…what will you fight for? … [visit site to read more]
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HEY! Madballs. It’s been a long time. How have you been? It’s amazing you haven’t changed a bit since I saw you last. What have you been up to for the last, say, 15 years or so? What? You’ve got a new video game? Nooo…. that doesn’t even make sense. So many questions – the first one being why? That’s crazy. I honestly can’t believe you have your own video game. And, what’s this? It’s actually kind of good. That’s it, my mind is officially blown. I don’t even know how to process this. … [visit site to read more]
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Nostalgia is a funny thing, especially when it comes to video games. Some gamers think that retro games are classics, and should be appreciated as such, and others think that the games of the past should be left in the past. Fortunately for both groups, every now and then a compilation of classic titles is released to remind both groups fondly of the old days. The most recent of these compilations is Sega’s “Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection” which revitalizes such Genesis classics as “Sonic the Hedgehog,” “Golden Axe,” and “Phantasy Star” games in addition to some 40 other games, and it does it with class.
Maybe you can blame it on the fact that I never had a Genesis when I was a kid (it was Nintendo all the way in my house), or the fact that I’m really bitter that my Sega CDX died over the weekend, but I never really thought that Sega’s games were on the same level as their competitors back in the day. There was something about the quality of games that were released for the Genesis that just never appealed to me. Sure, there were classics that I loved to play at my friend’s houses; the “Sonic” games, “X-Men,” and even “Holyfield’s Boxing” but beyond that I didn’t think I was really missing out on much. “Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection” showed me that apparently I was wrong. Even though I still remain a true SNES fan at heart, the “Ulitmate Genesis” collection has finally convinced me that there are some great titles that I’ve missed out on; “Comix Zone,” “Ristar,” and “Streets of Rage” just to name a few, and maybe it’s about time I went back and did some deeper digging into Sega’s back catalog. … [visit site to read more]
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Yes, the industry has gotten sick with it. Following Hollywood tit for tat video games, for the most part, have become wholly un-original. Before you come stampeding my way with torches, let me explain. I don’t mean original as in a new genre or way to play a game (ducking Wii-motes). I mean original as in a new IP (Intellectual Property). What happened to getting excited over new characters? All of the gaming icons we know were once new. Instead of creating new characters, we get the same ones for the fifth, sixth, and eleventh installments. I subscribe to the financial reasoning of betting on a name that people know, but it also smacks in the face of how that character became popular in the first place. No! I don’t want to play as Dante anymore, at least not for a while. I’m tired of hopping around with Mario, can I get a new character? Everyone talks about how this year was so great for gaming, but virtually every game on the Best Sellers list is a sequel – GTAIV, MGS:4, DMC 4, GHWT, Rock Band 2, GOW2, Res: 2, Mario Kart, etc etc (You know these titles so well I can abbreviate them) How about a year without any sequels and totally new IP? Wouldn’t that be refreshing… … [visit site to read more]