Halo 3 (X360)
Bungie reveals its own detailed analysis of Halo 3's new ultra-light all-terrain vehicle.
Source: Halo 3: Day of the Mongoose
Originally published on Fri, 12 Jan 2007 00:58:00 GMT
Thursday, January 11, 2007
Halo 3: Day of the Mongoose
New Gears of War Multiplayer Maps Released
As promised two new multiplayer maps for Gears of War have been released for Xbox 360 owners via Xbox Live. The new maps,Raven Down and Old Bones, are provided for free as part of a Discovery Channel promotion and add on to the hit Xbox 360 shooter from developer Epic Games.
EA: Hands On: Def Jam ICON
Def Jam ICON was on the show floor this week and I spent some hands on time with EA's latest brawler packed with Def Jam artists. There are some significant changes for the forthcoming console release, including a change in developers from wrestling specialists Aki to EA Chicago, the studio that brought you Fight Night Round 3.
Only two characters were available for play in the demo, Big Boi of Outkast and T.I. of... I have no idea. Since I'm in Las Vegas, I'll just assume that stands for Treasure Island. The two face off at a gas station (with car wash) which doesn't take long to go up in flames.
At first blush, series vets will notice some striking differences. The game has a bright, almost bleached out, dusty look to it. Characters look very lifelike, with realistic cloth movement. The interactive backgrounds are lovingly modeled.
The four face buttons will perform standard punches and kicks (quick, strong, high and low), with the analog sticks performing multiple functions. They'll initiate "force" moves, like spinning kicks and heavy punches, as well as set up grapples for throwing. Hold the left trigger to switch to "activate turntables" to switch the music track and perform a DJ scratch. Scratching?
Yeah. Scratching.
Apparently you need to "fight to the beat" using the background music to your advantage. My initial impression of the system meant that you'd need to time your attacks to the beat of the music, which is visualized onscreen by the jumping and cracking of the environment, the turning of signs, the rhythm of the car wash, but from what I gather that's not the case. The combat is slowly paced, so this is not Beatmania meets Tekken.
While the game's graphics are beautiful and straightforward, with some of the best fire effects to date, the animation appears a little stiff. Combine that with moments of BIg Boi spinning a record in mid-air in the middle of a fight along with some waving of hands in the air like your fighter just don't care and you get some unintentional hilarity. Still, the models, textures, and HUD-free display make for a nice looking game.
Amidst the din of the CES show floor, fully grasping how the game's music system benefits each player is a little tough, so hopefully we'll get some more hands-on time in a proper environment soon. Since I don't really care about the Def Jam stable or artists, I'm more interested to see how the fighting engine changes flesh out. Michael McWhertor
Source: EA: Hands On: Def Jam ICON
Originally published on Thu, 11 Jan 2007 23:20:28 GMT
Red Octane Not Giving Up on Wireless 360 Guitar
Two Wired News reporters caught up with a Red Octane employee on the CES show floor today, and found out that the Guitar Hero publisher hasn't yet given up on the dream of a wireless guitar controller for the Xbox 360.
Currently, the game features a wired controller. But what we're hearing is that -- contrary to the official PR line -- it's red tape issues with Microsoft that's holding up the wireless, and they're hoping to work it out before the game's March release. And if they can't, says our source, they might push forward with an unlicensed peripheral just like they did with PlayStation 2.
Nyko will release an unlicensed wireless Xbox 360 controller this year, so we know it's possible.
Source: Red Octane Not Giving Up on Wireless 360 Guitar
Originally published on Thu, 11 Jan 2007 23:17:36 GMT
GRAW 2 Single Player Featurette
“Ubisoft looks to immerse the player into a combat experience unlike anything seen in games today” — as you’ll see in this GRAW 2 single player featurette. Watch after the jump.
So, is GRAW2 just more Vegas? Hardly. In a nut shell GRAW2 is the complete vision that Ubisoft had of GRAW from the beginning, and it’s also one hell of a graphic powerhouse. The bigger, more vertical landscapes, the increase in technological support, and the overall tactical finesse of the game separates it even further from its Rainbow Six brethren, which is still focused more on indoor, close-combat SWAT-like gameplay
[via IGN]
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Source: GRAW 2 Single Player Featurette
Originally published on Thu, 11 Jan 2007 23:00:38 GMT
COD3: Free CoD 3 Map Hits Xbox Live
Originally announced back on December 20th, Activision's promised free Call of Duty 3 map has finally become available on Xbox Live. The small to medium game map 'Champs', which takes place in Port Royal de Champs, can be downloaded exclusively by Xbox Live Gold subscribers until the 18th, when we leave the table and let you Silver member peasants squabble over our table scraps. It amuses us.
Think of the new Champs map as a forward scout for a much larger force. The Valor map pack should hopefully follow soon after, featuring five more French maps perfect for close-quarters fighting, all for 800 Microsoft points. Michael Fahey
CoD 3 Map 'Champs' Now Free on XBL [1UP]
Source: COD3: Free CoD 3 Map Hits Xbox Live
Originally published on Thu, 11 Jan 2007 22:40:26 GMT
Guitar Hero II list of achievements.
| There are 50 achievements with a total of 1000 points. | ||
 | 100K Club | 10  |
| Get 100,000 points in a song | ||
 | 200K Club | 10 |
| Get 200,000 points in a song | ||
 | 300K Club | 30 |
| Get 300,000 points in a song | ||
 | 400K Club | 30 |
| Get 400,000 points in a song | ||
 | Champagne Room V.I.P. | 30 |
| Get 500,000 points in a song | ||
 | Roadie | 10 |
| Unlock Rat Cellar | ||
 | New Kid | 10 |
| Unlock Blackout Bar | ||
 | Young Gun | 10 |
| Unlock RedOctane Club | ||
 | Axe Grinder | 10 |
| Unlock Rock City Theater | ||
 | Shredder | 10 |
| Unlock Vans Warped Tour | ||
 | Rock Star | 10 |
| Unlock Harmonix Arena | ||
 | Guitar Hero | 10 |
| Unlock Stonehenge | ||
 | Dimebag Darrell Award | 10 |
| Get a 100 note streak | ||
 | Eddie Van Halen Award | 30 |
| Get a 500 note streak | ||
 | Yngwie Malmsteen Award | 30 |
| Get a 1000 note streak | ||
 | Easy Tour Champ | 10 |
| Beat the Easy tour | ||
 | Medium Tour Champ | 30 |
| Beat the Medium tour | ||
 | Hard Tour Champ | 30 |
| Beat the Hard tour | ||
 | Expert Tour Champ | 30 |
| Beat the Expert tour | ||
 | Sandbox Hero Award | 30 |
| Earn five stars on all songs in the Easy tour | ||
 | Most Likely to Succeed Award | 30 |
| Earn five stars on all songs in the Medium tour | ||
 | Guitarmaggedon Award | 30 |
| Earn five stars on all songs in the Hard tour | ||
 | Start a Real Band Already Award | 30 |
| Earn five stars on all songs in the Expert tour | ||
 | Rock School Grad | 10 |
| Complete all tutorials | ||
 | Scoremonger Award | 10 |
| Get an 8x multiplier | ||
 | Perfectionist Award | 30 |
| Get 100% notes hit on a song | ||
 | Rock Snob Award | 10 |
| Refuse to play an encore | ||
 | Long Road Ahead Award | 10 |
| Fail a song on Easy | ||
 | Hendrix Award | 10 |
| Beat a song with lefty flip on | ||
 | Teacher's Pet Award | 10 |
| Practice three different songs | ||
 | Saturday Morning Award | 10 |
| Beat Trogdor and Thunder Horse | ||
 | Kick the Bucket Award | 30 |
| Beat Jordan on Expert | ||
 | Gear Head Award | 30 |
| Buy all guitars | ||
 | Fanatical Completionist Award | 30 |
| Buy all guitar finishes | ||
 | Record Collector Award | 10 |
| Buy all songs | ||
 | Life of the Party Award | 10 |
| Buy all characters | ||
 | Fashion Plate Award | 10 |
| Buy all outfits | ||
 | Extra Credit Award | 10 |
| View the credits | ||
 | Big Spender Award | 10 |
| Spend $10,000 at the store | ||
 | Scenester Award | 10 |
| Beat all the unlock songs | ||
 | Joan & Lita Award | 30 |
| Get a 100 note streak in Cooperative | ||
 | Joe & Steven Award | 30 |
| Get a 500 note streak in Cooperative | ||
 | Keef & Mick Award | 30 |
| Get a 1000 note streak in Cooperative | ||
 | Lennon & McCartney Award | 10 |
| Get an 8x streak in Cooperative | ||
 | Page & Plant Award | 30 |
| Get 100% notes hit on a song in Cooperative | ||
 | 200K Pair | 30 |
| Get 200,000 points on a song in Cooperative | ||
 | 400K Pair | 30 |
| Get 400,000 points on a song in Cooperative | ||
 | 600K Pair | 30 |
| Get 600,000 points on a song in Cooperative | ||
 | 800K Pair | 30 |
| Get 800,000 points on a song in Cooperative | ||
 | Millionaire Pair | 30 |
| Get 1,000,000 points on a song in Cooperative | ||
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