Posts with tag ace combat
Posted Nov 16th 2006 2:00PM by Chris Powell
Filed under: News
Just in time for next week's infamous
Black Thursday, IGN has released its
2006 Holiday Buyer's Guide and has also added their 10 choices for PSP games that should fill your stockings this Christmas. That's if you've been a good boy or girl, because if you've been bad, you get
Family Guy.
- Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception
- Daxter
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
- Killzone: Liberation
- LocoRoco
- Medal of Honor Heroes
- Mercury Meltdown
- Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops
- Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror
- Tekken: Dark Resurrection
What, no
Sega Genesis Collection or
EA Replay? And while
Daxter is a very good game, I don't think too many kids will go
Nintendo 64 Kid crazy over getting a game released in March. Still, this is a pretty decent list, and I can't argue with it too much. If you're PSP shopping for someone, you might want to refer to this list.
Posted Oct 23rd 2006 10:45PM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: Metareview, Ace Combat
The early reviews for Namco's PSP-exclusive flight game are in, and they're good! The critics have unanimously applauded the game's graphics, sound, music, depth and controls. With such care placed into games like
Tekken: Dark Resurrection and the original
Ridge Racer, it appears that Namco is quickly becoming the PSP's leading publisher. Let's see what the critics had to say:
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Gamespot (82/100) - "Ace Combat X plays surprisingly well on the PSP. Although its visuals aren't quite as slick as in the PS2 installments, it's a remarkably intense action game that you can take with you on the go."
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GameBrink (89/100) - "I didn't think I'd see another quality air combat game like it until Namco's eventual PS3 outing but Ace Combat X has arrived to prove me wrong. From the visuals to the audio and the controls, the developers custom tailored the PS2 Ace Combat engine to fit in the PSP's profile. And they didn't just port it; they actually improved on it as if Ace Combat X was the next title in the series and not a portable spin-off."
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IGN (87/100) - "Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception makes a spectacular landing on the PSP. It has everything longtime fans of the series could possibly want, along with a few extras they're probably not expecting. Deception also looks great and runs well, offering a near identical experience as what's on the PS2."
I didn't plan on picking up
Ace Combat X, but after all the great reviews, I think I may reconsider. The game is
now available in stores.
Posted Oct 12th 2006 11:40PM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: Video, Ace Combat
IGN has a new promo write-up about some of the new locations to be found in the upcoming PSP-exclusive
Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception. But, thankfully, for those of us that can't read, they've included some
new screenshots and the
game's intro as well. The game's looking real pretty, but that seems to be a requirement for all PSP games these days. The game comes out on
October 23rd, so expect more coverage soon.
Posted Sep 30th 2006 5:00PM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: Video, Ace Combat
Ace Combat fans will be excited by the new (highly promotional) preview of the upcoming PSP-exclusive
Ace Combat X on
IGN. They reveal some of the features, such as the Medal System, Color Variation and Free Mission. The mini games listed include Touch and Go, Mid-Air Refueling Practice and Carrier Touch & Go. While it doesn't sound too exciting to me, I'm sure those of you that were fascinated by planes will be absolutely enthralled.
If you don't really feel like
reading about these features, IGN has also posted
two new trailers of the game in motion. Graphically, it looks impressive, but it seems like that's a
given for most PSP games these days. The game comes out in October.
Posted Sep 24th 2006 8:55PM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: Software
There are
way too many PSP games at this year's Tokyo Game Show. Because not all of us have time to read all the impressions and previews of all the games coming out, PSP Fanboy has created this nifty guide for
all the games that were previewed. You'll get a thumbs up or a thumbs down from the major video game news sites. If a game looks like it might be a real winner, we'll award it "The Official PSP Fanboy Entranced Korean Award." These are the games that'll end up
in Korea on giant PSPs, luring people to their eventual doom. And, that's pretty cool. Read on to see all the previews!
Continue reading TGS 06: Every PSP game previewed
Posted Sep 23rd 2006 10:35PM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: News, Software, Tales of..., Ratchet and Clank
The good folks at IGN have compiled a
fantastic list of games that support ad-hoc (local) wireless and
infrastructure wireless. It's been slow to start, but more and more games have been adding support for internet play and
downloadable levels, and they should be commended.
The games that use Infrastructure mode include:
- Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters
- Monster Hunter Portable 2 (downloadable levels only)
- Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops
- Kingdom of Paradise 2 (downloadable items only)
- Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology (online leaderboard & downloadable levels only)
- Mahjong Fight Club
- P-Kara
While this isn't a huge list of games, it's a huge improvement over the early years of the system's life. I'm happy with the support we get from heavy-hitters like
Ratchet & Clank and
Metal Gear Solid.
[
Update 1: This list is only of games present at TGS. There are tons of other games that feature wireless support that aren't on display.]
Continue reading TGS 06: Which games support wireless? [Update 1]
Posted Sep 14th 2006 4:00PM by Chris Powell
Filed under: News, Gunpey, Gundam, Bounty Hounds, Ace Combat
With E3 seemingly now a shadow of its former self, the gaming industry's focus may shift to the Tokyo Game Show, which just so happens to be only a mere seven days away. TGS 2006 goes from Sept. 22 through 24 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan
. And to whet your appetite, Sony has released a preliminary list of the PSP lineup that should be in playable form at the event.
- Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception (Namco Bandai Games)
- Bounty Hounds (Namco Bandai Games)
- Boxers Road 2: The Real (Ertain)
- Gundam Battle Royale (Namco Bandai Games)
- Homestar Portable* (Sega)
- Jan-Sangokumusou (Koei)
- Jeanne D'Arc (Sony Computer Entertainment)
- Metal Gear Solid: Digital Graphic Novel (Konami)
- Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops* (Konami)
- Minna no Golf-jou* (Sony Computer Entertainment)
- Monster Hunter Portable 2nd (Capcom)
- Navigation Software* (working title) (Edia)
- Ratchet and Clank Portable (working title) (Sony Computer Entertainment)
- Sarugettchu Piposaru Racer (Sony Computer Entertainment)
- Tales of the World Radiant Mythology (Namco Bandai Games)
- Tenchi no Mon 2: Busouden (Sony Computer Entertainment)
(* – supports GPS)
In addition the already mentioned games, Sony will show new video of 35 more titles. I believe the big story here is how effectively the GPS games use the
add-on. If Sony can get software that show the peripheral is more than a gimmick, the PSP may be able to gain some ground on the DS.
(Via
Gamespot)
Posted Aug 23rd 2006 2:00PM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: News, Software
The Games Convention is Germany has just begun, but that doesn't mean we can't look towards the next big gaming event: Tokyo Game Show. Sony will have a huge presence there, ready to show off the bleeding edge PlayStation 3 and maturing PlayStation Portable lineup of games. Here's what PSP fans can expect from the show:
PSP
Boxer's Road 2: The Real
Monster Hunter Portable 2
Jan Sangoku Musou
Metal Gear Solid: Bande Dessinee (Graphic Novel)
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops
Jeanne D'Arc
Sarugetchu Piposaru Racer
Tenchi No Mon 2 (Kingdom of Paradise 2)
Ratchet and Clank Portable
Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception
Gundam Battle Royale
Tales of World: Radiant Mythology
PSP GPS Software
Navigation Software (temporary title)
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops
Homestar Portable
Minna no Golf (temporary title)
I can't wait to see Metal Gear Solid and its newly announced GPS support in action. Jeanne D'Arc, Monster Hunter, Ratchet and Clank, and Tales are all pretty high-profile, and as you should know, Gundam will eat Japan. Go to Siliconera to see PS3's lineup.
[Via Siliconera]
