In the latest issue of Japanese publication Famitsu, Grasshopper Manufacture Game Designer Suda 51 introduced a new assassin character for No More Heroes. He also discussed how the Wii title goes the opposite direction of his studio's GameCube game, Killer 7.
Were one to pop Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End into his or her Nintendo DS, the first thing they would be greeted with is a splashy title screen featuring a massive pirate ship lumbering towards an endless cliff the titular World's End and then over it. What may at first appear to be a cool introduction is in fact a subtle means of psychologically preparing the player for the emotions they're about to encounter while playing this game.
How ironic. Pirates originally designed their cutthroat flags to strike fear into the hearts of commercial traders. Now, however, the skull and crossbones has become a symbol beloved of those very traders thanks to the fullon merchandising power of Depp, Knightley, Bloom and the whole Pirates of the Caribbean pantomime.
While Activision's Call of Duty 3 wasn't a bad firstperson shooter for the Nintendo Wii, it wasn't exactly the game that would highlight the revolutionary Wii Remote as a capable controller fit for the genre. After having taking a breather for quite awhile, Electronic Arts' Medal of Honor series makes a return with Medal of Honor Vanguard.
Super Paper Mario from Nintendo and development studio Intelligent Systems is a 2D platformer, a 3D adventure, and depending upon how snooty you are about your qualifiers, a roleplaying game, too.
