Club Sega

Welcome to Club Sega

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Soul Calibur 5

Soul Calibur 5 is on the way!!

http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/26/soul-calibur-series-returns-to-the-stage-of-history/

What are the new characters and guests??     The entire star wars jedi/sith/bounty hunter universe!!??

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Toshihiro Nagoshi's Binary Domain Debut

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/113/1137563p1.html

Wow, Toshihiro Nagoshi and his Yakuza/RyuGaGotoku team have debuted a new title, Binary Domain!!
An impressive video included.

This and RyuGaGotoku5 will keep us busy.

A fun looking mix of I,Robot and Terminator.

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Toshihiro Nagoshi : Binary Domain and RyuGaGotoku5:OfTheEnd

http://www.gametab.com/news/3525933/

http://www.gametab.com/news/3525853/


Toshihiro Nagoshi, Enough Yakuza games, and this Binary Domain thing, I guess we have to wait to see more.

We really want you to make more Spikeout/Slashout games and arcade RACING games!!!

Friday, November 19, 2010

Sonic Colors Wii !!!

I got my copy of Sonic Colors Wii !!!    I am excited to play it this weekend, the game should be awesome!!    

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Yu Suzuki and Shenmue 3

http://m.ign.com/articles/1134326

Yu Suzuki and Shenmue 3...... wow!    Awesome!     

Friday, November 12, 2010

Sumo Digital and Sega news 2011-2012!! = )

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2010-09-27-sumo-digital-making-bleeding-edge-game

Awesome stuff!     Anything via Sumo Digital for Sega is welcome.... Shenmue 3, Sonic&SegaAllStarRacing2, but moreso we would like R-Tuned or SegaRacersMegamix!

Friday, November 5, 2010

Kinect x360

So my house is awesome, great to be in.

I got the Kinect going last night, it was ok.
The PS Move was ok.  

I guess you can sense my enthusiasm.  haha 

Sega!!

Monday, October 25, 2010

Sega!!!

Well, I haven't posted in awhile because I was busy moving into my new house!    Now that I'm almost done with that, its game time!!

Metroid:OtherM, TimeCrisis:RazingStorm, Deadstorm Pirates, TC4, and coming soon:
Kinect Adventures, SonicFreeRiders x360 Kinect, and Sonic Colors Wii!!      Looks like a good 4Q Holiday for games to me!!

More surprises to come!

Sega, btw, bring us Scudrace and Daytona USA 2 for home console!!

AfterBurner Climax I still play regularly, man, that game is awesome!!

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Tokyo Game Show 2010 Radiant Silvergun XBLA Project Draco NeoPanzerDragoon Reboot DMC

TGS2010 news: NinjaGaiden3.  Reboot DevilMayCry via Capcom, developer Ninja Theory, terrible!!   Radiant Silvergun (remix) online coop Spring2011 for XBLA via Treasure, awesome!!   ProjectDraco x360 Kinect ~ neo-PanzerDragoon motion!! 

Ninja Gaiden 3 announced, nice.   New Devil May Cry from Ninja Theory, I'm unimpressed.   Radiant Silvergun, online coop + new graphics for XBLA exclusive, sweet!   One of my prized import Sega Saturn games.     Project Drago, motion Kinect game in style of PanzerDragoon, awesome!!!     = )  

Thursday, September 9, 2010

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Bayonetta

I have been recently enjoying Bayonetta on my x360.

The game is really great, and a nice evolution of DMC from Hideki Kamiya.  

Duke Nukem Forever, Finally At Long Last, Duke Nukem 3D:The Sequel

Dreams can come true!!

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/30260/InDepth_Pitchford_On_How_Gearbox_Got_To_Own_Duke_Nukem_Franchise.php

This is a great read, and very cool.
I played Duke Nukem 3D over dial up modem with my friend, so its XBLA release was great, but this news is even better.  

Scudrace and Daytona USA 2 can't be far behind now.    = )    

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Ryu Ga Gotoku PSP Demo Available!!

http://i.joystiq.com/2010/08/30/japanese-yakuza-psp-demo-available-now/

A very cool demo, the street scenes are RE style stills, but the fighting is full 3D!!

The game releases 9/22/2010 in Japan, it'll be a great portable Sega title!!

Monday, August 30, 2010

Gunblade NY / L.A.Machineguns Arcade Hits Pack Impressions

Wow.    Wow!!

Sega has delivered with this game on the Wii.     L.A.Machineguns is a total blast!!

The graphics and gameplay are stellar.    More later. 

Xbox Live Gold Price Increase

Look out!

XBox Live Gold is going up from $50 to $60 bucks!

Time to lock in with via Microsoft for a 1 year renewal of only $40!
http://majornelson.com/archive/2010/08/30/price-change-for-xbox-live-gold-subscription.aspx

Or you can buy a 12 month prepaid card for $40 as well!      Either way, you save!!

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Protect Gaming and Entertainment Consumers Association

http://action.theeca.com/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=1781

Do you want games to be protected under the First Amend. like books, movies, and music? Please sign this petition, otherwise, the US Govt. will create rules on gaming!

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Gunblade NY / L.A. Machineguns Wii Arcade Hits Pack 8/24 delayed 8/27 & 8/31

Well, I was going to buy this game yesterday, but the shipment to stores has been delayed.

Amazon.com is listing 8/27, best buy seemed to tell me it would be 8/25, and gamestop is listing as 8/31.  

I'll get the game later than expected and post later.  

Monday, August 23, 2010

Gunblade NY / L.A. Machineguns Sega Arcade Hits Pack for Wii!! August 24!

Sega excitement!    Tomorrow is the big day!    I'll be getting the game and playing it a lot, and posting impressions soon!    

It will entertain for years to come, and also until October 19 release Time Crisis:RazingStorm/TC4/DeadstormPirates for PS3 Move!!!   

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Sega Announces Virtua Tennis 4 on PS3 Move

So Sega announces a mega-ton game: Virtua Tennis 4 for PS3 Move!!

http://www.gamingtarget.com/article.php?artid=11838

(Game Details) It's coming from Sega Japan.


Wow Sega, way to milk the Virtua Tennis series once again. Sure, its great, I'll buy it and play it and enjoy it, but we need "other" games. We had Virtua Tennis 1&2 on the Dreamcast 2000 and 2001/2002, then Virtua Tennis 3 in Spring 2007, then SegaAllStarTennis 2008, Virtua Tennis 2009 in 2009, and now Virtua Tennis 4. (the sixth game?)

Bring us Sega Racers Megamix with full driver/car/course creation mode!!

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods, this post is for you.  

I am a big golf fan of yours, since the 1994 US Amateur/1995 Masters, and have followed you faithfully each and every year since.     You were my golfing role model in high school, college, and to the present.   Your skill and accomplishments are incredible and always impress. 

I have had the humble honor of watching you golf live, in person, at the 1996 Quad Cities Classic and in the 2010 Masters.    Every year I watch 4 tournaments on TV, the Masters, US Open, British Open, and the PGA as I anxiously await your march toward Jack Nicklaus's total Majors record.

What happened in November 2009, before and after, has been difficult for me to go through.   You were my role model and someone that I looked up to.     No matter what has happened, I am still one of your biggest fans.   Since you are half thai and half black, I think one of the other things I identify with you is that I'm half Japanese, half white.      

It sounds crazy, and I'm basically a nobody to you, but I invite you to my hometown sometime to play a round of golf, or just hang out for a day?   I also have a golf video game I could show you, one that you might enjoy.   It would be really cool to do that, but I know you are really busy working on things.   You can msg me at nobuo32@gmail.com 

Please know that I haven't given up on you, and I know that you will work things through in your life and on the golf course, and I still wait in anticipation when you beat Jack Nicklaus's record and create your own to become the best golfer in history, a record that will stand for all time, just as your 2000-2001 Four Majors-in-a-row Grand Slam record will stand for all time.   

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Tetsuya Mizuguchi

Child of Eden, going to be an awesome game!!

Interview with Tetsuya Mizuguchi.
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=258073

Monday, August 2, 2010

Child of Eden / Rez HD 2.0

I have no doubt, Child of Eden / Rez HD 2.0, will be awesome and worth the $$.

http://trueslant.com/stephenwebster/2010/06/17/e3-2010-child-of-eden-producer-says-microsoft-f-ked-up-big-time/

http://www.1up.com/do/my1Up?publicUserId=4549175

Friday, July 30, 2010

Sega

I need to play some Sega this weekend.    Lots of Sega.   = )     I'm working on my new house so its been busy, work, house, a little game, repeat.    I need to post more on my blog here too, but probably in September. 

Till then, Gunblade NY + L.A.Machineguns Wii is coming in about 4 weeks!!!    That has me excited!!  Model 2 and Model 3 arcade gun shooting comes home at last!!    Where were these games for Sega Saturn and Dreamcast??   Oh well, we got them now!! 

Also, TimeCrisis:Razing Storm, Deadstorm Pirates, and TimeCrisis4;   Three-in-One PS3Move game pack is gonna be awesome in September!!  

Monday, June 28, 2010

PS3 Slim vs. Xbox360 Slim

The xbox 360 came out Nov. 2005, and the playstation 3 came out Nov. 2006.

In 2009, the PS3 Slim came out and was engineered smaller in size, around 50%.
In 2010, the x360 slim came out and is engineered about 25% smaller?
The PS3 slim hands-down is the better redesign machine, inside and out.

The x360 had 5 years to redesign and the ps3 only had 3 years.
Imagine if the PS3 slim had come out in 2010!! Most likely sony did a PS3 slim for marketing and sales, otherwise we could have had a much sleeker PS3 slim in 2010/2011.

If you look at the PS2 launched in 1999/2000, and the PS2 slimline hit in 2004 and was amazingly small. That is what good engineering and 4 or 5 years will do for a console!

I would conclude that microsoft's engineering of the original x360 was bad, (red rings) and even the redesign which combines the CPU&GPU, the whole thing still didn't shrink much. (although, some PS3s are doing YLOD) What is even more funny is that the new x360 slim has a security to turn itself off to keep itself from overheating..... hilarious! I thought the new engineering was supposed to take care of the problem! Obviously not! = )


Unless they make a white x360 slim, I'm sticking with my Falcon/Jasper/whatever x360.

I just got a new 2nd gen PS3 slim, model 2101a, (replacing my launch 60gb) which uses a 40/45nm cpu & gpu. I'll freely install a 750gb HDD which dwarfs the 250gb HDD my x360 is currently limited to. cheers!

Friday, June 18, 2010

E3 2010 Recap

I have been busy playing After Burner Climax, finished Super Mario Galaxy 2, and just started MGS:Peacewalker, and then E3 2010 came!!

Lots of cool news below.   Probably my most favorite announcement was Kid Icarus, Child of Eden, SonicFreeRiders, TimeCrisis:Razing Storm+DeadstormPirates+TC4!!      LAMachineguns Wii!!

2010 E3 Hotlist!!!
x360 Natal is: Kinect Nov. 2010, $150.00
KinectAdventures, river rafting.

Star wars Jedi, motion, vader, saber game. wow!

Sonic Free Riders
MGS:Rising sword, Raiden Story between MGS2/MGS4. ps3/x360

Child of Eden Tetsuya Mizuguchi, QEntertainment. Kinect/PSMove Rez2HD
Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Dante Spring 2011
LegendofZelda:Skyward Sword. WiiMotionPlus. TwilightPrincess+WindWaker style

Sword, "whip"!!
Nintendo 3DS. 3D, no glasses. March 2011

Kid Icarus:Uprising!!! Project Sora. Action bow/shoot flying arcade game for 3DS.
PS3Move Sept. 19, 2010 $50 for a move, $30 for nunchuck.

Time Crisis:Razing Storm. Included:Deadstorm Pirates, TimeCrisis4 WOW!
DC XBLA/PSN

SonicAdv., Crazy Taxi, more to come! HD, online, etc.
Sonic Colors Wii, DS
PacManChampionshipEdition DX XBLA/PSN
Contra Hard Corps by ArcWorks XBLA/PSN

Gunblade NY & L.A.Machineguns Sega Wii


notable:

Mario Sports Mix haha volleyball, basketball, soccer, etc
Wii Party casual
Goldeneye 007 eurocom
Metroid:Other M end of August
DonkeyKongCountryWii
Sonic 4
PacManCE1 for PSP, PS3
PS3Move:The Shoot
Tomonobu Itagaki, Valhalla Studios, "Devil's Third"
PS3Move Heroes Move (jak, sly, ratchet)
3DS: Mario Kart, Sega, Konami MGS, Namco RR, Zelda 64, Starfox64

Monday, May 3, 2010

Sega Update and After Burner Climax XBLA Free Code Contest

E3 2010 is almost upon us, let's hope for some awesome Sega news!!

I recently finished RyuGaGotoku4/Yakuza4.   It is a great game, but not a whole lot different from RyuGaGotoku3.    Overall, I think I had more fun in 3.

I made a high score of 1.38 million in After Burner Climax XBLA recently!   Man, that game is awesome.

I have in my possession an XBLA download code for a FREE After Burner Climax!!  ($10.00 value)    For the lucky 4 of you chosen, and you know who you are, please post here telling me why you love Sega or one of your favorite Sega stories, and then I'll choose the lucky winner!!!

Hope to announce the winner soon!!     Go Sega!!

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

GunbladeNY & L.A.Machineguns Wii Update!!

Awesome update for Sega arcade and shooting fans!!
Looks like Sega will deliver us these 2 gems about summer 2010??!!
Awesome Model2 and Model3 gun shooting games were never got for a home console!

When I get this game, I will go literally Sega ballistic!!   = ) 

I'm currently enjoying After Burner Climax for XBLA & PSN, which I will continue to enjoy for all of 2010 and YEARS to come!!    Its a steal for $10.00!!

Press Release
LONDON & SAN FRANCISCO (27th April, 2010) — SEGA® Europe Ltd., and SEGA® of America, Inc., today announced Gunblade NY and LA Machineguns Arcade Hits Pack™, a double pack of fast-paced machinegun shooter adventures exclusively for the home video game system Wii™. Gunblade NY and LA Machineguns Arcade Hits Pack will be in stores late this year.

Gunblade NY and LA Machineguns has been adapted from the original arcade machine games to make full use of the Wii™ controller. Whilst interacting and shooting on the streets of New York and Los Angeles the Wii Zapper™ compatibility provides even more immersion for the players. Gunblade NY and LA Machineguns Arcade Hits Pack also contains new features such as the Chain Combo System which enables even higher scores, and the Unlockable Weapon Toggle which uses game ranking to unlock hidden extras such as wide shot, rapid fire and heavy shot.

True to the original arcade games, Gunblade NY and LA Machineguns for Wii™ is set in the airspace above some of the United States’ most well-known locations. Players will be able to combat android invaders in New York City with their Gunblade helicopter gunship or take their flying gunship to battle a new force of android enemies in some of America’s most well known locales such as Los Angeles, Alcatraz, Yosemite and Las Vegas.

Gunblade NY and LA Machineguns Arcade will be releasing for the home video game system Wii™ in Summer 2010. For more information please visit www.sega.com.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

After Burner Climax XBLA Ready For Takeoff!!! PSN tomorrow!

If you are a Sega arcade fan, then you most likely downloaded After Burner Climax today from XBLA!!   It will hit PSN tomorrow.

Wow!   The game is everything and more!   I played it in the arcade many times in Japan and the US, and to have this arcade gem home is nothing short of astounding!!

Only $10.00!!       I'm buying both for XBLA and PSN, and even $20.00 is a steal!!   

A beautiful game, and very nice companion to Outrun2006.     Yu Suzuki's spirit lives on via Sega AM2.

Thursday, April 15, 2010

GunbladeNY and L.A.Machineguns for Wii!!!

Unbelievable!!
http://kotaku.com/5518186/sega-brings-two-more-arcade-hits-to-wii

Though I lament the loss of Outrun2006 & sega xbox1 games XBL, we are getting AfterBurnerClimax XBLA/PSN next week, and now GunbladeNY+L.A.Machineguns for Wii!!!
= )

Saturday, March 20, 2010

Ryu Ga Gotoku 4

Toshihiro Nagoshi's latest Spikeout Battle Street / Shenmue game is out for the PS3 JPN!!!

I will be busy playing through this game for the 4th time, so probably not many updates!! 

So far, it's great!!   = ) 

Saturday, March 6, 2010

S&SASR 1000/1000 Club

I just made it today!
50/50 Achievements, 1000; Sega Miles 1004492. Time: 18:03:59

Friday, March 5, 2010

Sega Racing

If you are looking for Sega insanity, look no further than here.

Sega Carnival
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27Jn7tmjJFc

Sega Illusion
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APWSCqdEozw

80s Boulevard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-A5tjq1l8Q

90s Boulevard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZLugiXe3do

Riders1 features "best of" many game worlds all in one track!!!
Riders2 features a city with TONS of Sega textures, it is a sight to behold!!


And NiGHTS is an unlockable player in BOTH games!!! I own both games, it is ashame these titles did not get the Sega recognition they deserved.
If you are loving Sonic&SegaAllStarRacing, then you will enjoy Sonic Riders 1&2.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Nintendo Summit 2010 Surprise Game News

Wow!!!

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3178094

Super Mario Galaxy 2         May 23, 2010!
Metroid:OtherM                  June 27, 2010!
Sin&Punishment 2                 June 7, 2010!

We have been waiting for S&P2 to be finally announced after a 1Q2010 delay.  
We were expecting SMG2 Nov. 2010, and Metroid:OtherM probably Nov.2010 or even spring 2011; since both titles were announced at E32009. 

I have to finally give Nintendo some props; SPECTACULAR news that they will deliver us these 3 games, and most notably, these two huge titles 6 months ahead of time!!!

Now, what will Nintendo announce at E32010??   I'm sure they will have something great for us, and perhaps new speculation is.....Zelda Wii Motion Plus for Nov.2010 or Spring 2011!!!   

Great Job Nintendo, glad that you are taking care of the gamers on Wii for once.

Next up, we need StarFox Wii, Fzero Wii, and Kid Icarus Wii!!!    = ) 

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Sonic & Sega All Star Racing S&SASR !!!

Wow!    This game is AWESOME!!    It is a Sega dream game and a blast of fun to play and race and drift!  

Great job Sumo Digital!!!    = )  

Saturday, February 20, 2010

Friday, February 19, 2010

VF5 Final Showdown AOU 2010 Tokyo

Kotaku recently reported about Sega's new arcade title, Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown!!

http://kotaku.com/5475283/virtua-fighter-5-final-showdown-makes-your-vf5r-petition-obsolete

Many of us had hoped for VF5:R for x360 or ps3, but now we can make petitions and hope for VF5:FinalShowdown!!

Remember we got VF4 and VF4:Evolution, but we all missed getting VF4:Final Tuned?   

I'm looking fwd to SegaAllStarRacing next week, and AfterBurner Climax around March 15!!!

Saturday, February 6, 2010

Xbox Live Goodbye April 15, 2010

Xbox 1 games will cease to work online with Xbox Live come April 15, 2010.

Please join me for the next two months for online Sega xbox games; Outrun2, Outrun2006, and Spikeout. 

I originally got Xbox Live in order to play Outrun 2006 back in February 2006 and have enjoyed it immensely since.

I am sad that these cool Sega arcade games won't be playable online anymore.  = (

Friday, January 29, 2010

Shenmue 3

http://www.ps3center.net/news/4293/sega-talks-shenmue-iii/

Famitsu 360

In this year's issue, Sega talked a bit about the oft-requested Shenmue follow up. It's a title they still think a lot about doing, however, sales are a factor. Neither of the previous games sold well, so Sega is hesitant about returning to the franchise. They reassure fans, though, that if there is an opportunity to revisit the franchise, they would love to do it.

Sounds like Sega is hoping that one of the platform holders fund it, perhaps in return for an exclusivity deal.

"This is significant because this is one of the rare times that Sega Japan has made a positive statement to the media about Shenmue 3"

Thursday, January 28, 2010

AfterBurner Climax

Time to fire up the afterburners; kick the tires and light the fires, big daddy!
ABC!!!     Holy mother of God!!
Sega Europe posted a new trailer. And we have an 8 min gameplay video!


http://blogs.sega.com/europe/2010/01/28/after-burner-climax-is-coming/

http://www.msxbox-world.com/xbox360/videos/view/1139/After-Burner-Climax.html


After burner RETURNS TO THE SKIES ON High Definition platforms AND PSP

Break The Sound Barrier In The World’s Fastest Fighter Planes

LONDON & SAN FRANCISCO (January 28th, 2010) – SEGA® Europe ltd. and SEGA® of America Inc. today announced that the classic arcade game After Burner™ has now returned for a new generation of gamers. After Burner Climax™ features fast and frantic feats, putting you in the cockpit of the world’s top fighter jets. Players will dodge planes, rockets and bullets while trying to target multiple on-screen enemy aircraft. Built for all skill levels, everyone will be able to take to the air and blaze through a branching storyline with over 20 stages. After Burner Climax will be available for download on Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft® and on PlayStation® Store for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system.

Developed by SEGA’s AM2 division, famous for titles such as Virtua Fighter™ and Outrun™, After Burner Climax is based on the latest arcade version in the franchise. Players will square off against a plethora of AI opponents as they dodge, shoot, and barrel roll their way to victory in a variety of the game’s environments. With the Climax Mode, players can activate slow motion, which makes avoiding rockets and bullets easier, and increasing accuracy whilst aiming for those harder to hit targets.

In other news, the classic After Burner: Black Falcon for PlayStation Portable® will be available for download via the PlayStation® Store on the 4th of February. This adaptation is compatible with all PSP versions, including PSP Go. Fly nineteen different real-world officially licensed jets during the course of the game’s 24 supersonic missions, and double the firepower in 2 player co-op mode.

After Burner Climax will be available for download on Xbox LIVE® Arcade and PlayStation® Store in Spring 2010. AfterBurner: Black Falcon is available on PlayStation Store from the 4th of February.

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Jambo! Safari Wii


I just finished playing Jambo! Safari for the Wii. This is the home version of a 1999 Sega Naomi (Dreamcast) arcade game that we never received on the Dreamcast home console.


 
Overall, this game is fabulous! The graphics and presentation have been changed to cater to the ‘casual’ and younger age demographic for the wii, but if you look past that underneath it is the arcade gameplay that is stellar. The motion controls are easy to learn and easy to use, making the gameplay experience enjoyable overall.

I never got to play it in the arcade but a few times, but the game is really fun. There are 9 stages to play and with the wealth of things to see and do in each stage, this game is lots of value for the dollar. There are some really beautiful stages, 3 of them are like the Africa safari plains, 3 are like wetlands, and 3 are rougher terrain. But each 3 have characteristics themselves, and all feature some really fun stages to play. Some of my favorite are the ones with rain and varied terrain. Some of these stages, the maps are HUGE and you can really go driving and exploring the game world instead of catching animals or working on missions. The game is very fun to play for this reason.

This is a must buy if you are a collector of home Sega arcade games, you won’t regret it. Good things come to those who wait, and I patiently wait for each and every Sega arcade game that is locked in the arcade, for the home version to come.

This year 2010 is going to be fabulous, SegaAllStarRacing AND Afterburner Climax, that is enough goodness to last for years!!

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

AfterBurner Climax XBLA 99%!!!

Looks like further proof of AfterBurnerClimax heading our way!!

If you look at these screens, gorgeous!!!

http://www.siliconera.com/2010/01/18/after-burner-climax-screens-surface/

http://www.gameswire.net/screenshots/after-burner-climax-26-live-arcade-shots_497.html

These screens are Sega HD heaven. = )

http://www.gameswire.net/screenshots/screenshot_original-497-0003-39745483.html
http://www.gameswire.net/screenshots/screenshot_original-497-0004-93976745.html
http://www.gameswire.net/screenshots/screenshot_original-497-0005-75028076.html
http://www.gameswire.net/screenshots/screenshot_original-497-0006-72591857.html
http://www.gameswire.net/screenshots/screenshot_original-497-0007-30637817.html
http://www.gameswire.net/screenshots/screenshot_original-497-0008-29366149.html



Thursday, January 14, 2010

Sky Crawlers and Mamoru Oshii

I just screened “Sky Crawlers” on Blu-Ray last night. The movie is two hours long and a treat for fans of Mamoru Oshii. Mamoru Oshii is the director of this anime film and he is famous for Ghost In The Shell 1 & 2. The music is by Kenji Kawai. Animation is by Production I.G. If you are a fan of GITS1&2, you can definently see the style of Mamoru Oshii in this film! However, this film is quite different from GITS1&2.

This film has themes that are similar to GITS1&2. It features young kids who don’t age, but fly airplanes against others who are the same. These kids go through a phase of trying to understand who they are, similar to the puppet dolls in GITS2. Mamoru Oshii mixes the cel animation of the characters with the CG of the airplanes and it is really beautiful to see in motion. The airplane scenes CG rendering style makes them look like real airplanes without being fake, a style of CG that was found in GITS2. The airplanes design is also different and striking. The HD Blu-Ray makes it even more sharp and detailed, it is a 1080p disc BD-50 with a high bitrate of 25 to 30 mbps.

Oshii features a dog with long ears in this movie, one very similar was in GITS2. Sky Crawlers features a young girl named “Kusanagi,” and she looks similar to Motoko Kusanagi from GITS1&2. GITS1 had some camera angles where it looked like you were viewing the character’s POV from a rounded lens, and this film has several shots like that. Oshii has some really wondrous scenes of blue sky, clouds, and he allows you to just be in thought with yourself as you ponder what the characters are thinking themselves as they journey through the film. GITS2 had a music CG device with bells, and there is a similar one here that shows up occasionally during the film. The film has a great 5.1dd soundtrack, and sounds as loud as gunshots from the airplanes and giant explosions to ones as small as ambient noise really add to the movie experience. The small sound effects come when you least expect it, subtle and artful, timed perfectly with the minimalist anime movements. I watched the film in Japanese 5.1dd and white text English subtitles.

There is a cool Wii game by Namco-Bandai that I plan to check out later. Probably the game that most connects me with Sky Crawlers is Sega AM2’s excellent Propeller Arena for the Dreamcast. Also Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow.

Overall, it is a great film and one that any Mamoru Oshii fan will not want to miss. It almost feels like an alternate reality film for Kusanagi, as if the character from GITS is experiencing a dream sequence or side adventure. The similar themes and styles from GITS1&2 are enough to connect you to Sky Crawlers, but not so much that the film can’t provide you with its own unique and new viewing experience.






Wednesday, January 13, 2010

2010-2011 Game List

This is my list of new games coming out for 2010 and 2011 that I am looking forward to:

Afterburner:Climax                   XBLA/PSN    Spring 2010
Sonic & Sega All Star Racing      X360 February 2010
SuperMonkeyBall:StepNRoll       Wii February 2010
Sin&Punishment2                      Wii 1Q 2010
RyuGaGotoku4                          PS3 March 2010 (JPN)
Yakuza3                                   PS3 March 2010
MetalGearSolid:Peacewalker      PSP May 2010
SuperMarioGalaxy2                  Wii 4Q 2010?
Metroid:OtherM                       Wii 4Q 2010?
MetalGearSolid:Rising              X360 2010/2011?
Zelda:WiiMotionPlus                 Wii 4Q 2010?

Sonic & Sega All Star Racing

http://www.sega.com/sonicracing/

Sega's first game for 2010 which is #1 on my list to get is:  Sonic & Sega All Star Racing.   This game will be out Feb. 23, 2010 for Xbox360, PS3, Wii, and DS.   
I plan to get the Xbox360 version.    This game will be spectacular, as it is being created by Sumo Digital, the same amazing game company from Sheffield that brought us Outrun2, Outrun2006, Outrun Online Arcade, Virtua Tennis 3, SegaSuperstarTennis, and VirtuaTennis 2009!!!

It might look like a faster version of Mario Kart, but I'm sure Sumo Digital will make it so much more.  Sega's own attempts at a "sonic" race game which I have played are Sonic R, SonicRiders1&2; all pretty fun games.    This new one looks to take the crown!!





Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Welcome to Club Sega

Welcome to my blog! I love to play games (interactive entertainment), watch movies/cinema/film, and play golf. These are my three most favorite activities.

I don't have time to write pages about everything I enjoy & experience, so I will keep my entries to a minimum to save you and myself some time to go and enjoy our own lives. However, I feel compelled to blog in order to broadcast my message or ideas that I feel is lacking in the media today.

If you are up for a crazy adventure, thanks for reading my blog!! = )