Nintendo is rolling out its E3 2009 line at noon today. Yes videogames have come up in the world of entertainment, dominating movie and music. Nintendo promises a new leap forward in game control and several new Mario adventures to go with. The Nintendo team is adding more hard core game s to it’s line-up including some developed in house. Keep up with all latest here.
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Konami has announced that Target: Terror has shipped to retail stores across North America. Developed for the Wii, Target: Terror brings the classic arcade shooter with features including unlockable mini games and the new “Justice Mode,” allowing a single player to use two weapons. Fans can experience this classic one-of-a-kind game with updated controls for the first time in their own living room.

Target: Terror puts players in the place of an elite counter-terrorist agent who is charged with protecting the U.S. from all terrorist activities. With a full-scale assault spanning the entire U.S., players are given the chance to show terrorists who’s in charge by eliminating the seemingly endless waves of enemies with an assortment of high-tech weapons in their arsenal.

Utilizing the motion sensing controls of the Wii Remote, fans can enhance the experience even more if they are the proud owners of the Wii Zapper which will supposedly “replicate both the arcade light-gun as well as the elite, tactical weapons used by counter-terrorist agents”.

Yeah, I really feel like I have a sniper rifle or a machine gun in my hand when playing with my Wii Zapper.

Target: Terror is rated “M” for Mature. For more information, click here.

Via: Press Release

Lost: Via Domus
Developer: Ubisoft Montreal
Publisher: Ubisoft
Price: $59.99
Platform: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC
Category: Adventure
ESRB Rating: T for Teen (Alcohol and Tobacco Reference, Blood, Mild Language, Violence)
Release Date: February 26, 2008

I am a complete sucker when it comes to video games based on my favorite TV shows. It’s for that reason that I’ve suffered through both The Sopranos: Road to Respect and 24: The Game. So when I heard that there was going to be a game coming out based on Lost, I already knew I would be playing it. It didn’t matter how the developers approached the title or even if it were declared unanimously to be the worst video game adaptation ever, I’d still be drawn to it like a mosquito to a bug zapper. Thankfully, this is probably the best game based on a TV show that I have ever played. Of course, that’s not saying much. Full review after the break.

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Awhile back, it was confirmed that The House of the Dead 2 and 3 Return would indeed be making it’s way to the Wii. Now it looks like the game may even come bundled with a Wii Zapper for a mere $4 more. Sega will be providing an optional bundle for the game that will contain the Zapper for 5023 yen, or about $44. The game by itself is priced at around $40, so you’re pretty much getting a Zapper for just $4. Is it even worth the extra $4 though? From what I’ve heard form most people, it’s just easier to play all the games with the simple Wii-mote.

Via Nintendo Wii Fanboy

The Wii seems like a potentially perfect platform for first-person shooters. Control your movement with the Nunchuk’s analog stick, aim with the Wiimote and fire with the trigger; simple enough. Developers have failed to really take advantage of the Wii’s motion controls with any FPS to date, but Medal of Honor Heroes 2 takes tremendous strides forward in establishing a solid control scheme for Wii FPSs.

Your impressions of Heroes itself will likely vary greatly depending on what you expect out of it. If you’re hoping it’s comparable to Call of Duty 4 or any of the other triple-A FPSs that have been released in recent months, you’re going to be very disappointed. But if you take Heroes for what it is – a fairly simple, straightforward WWII shooter built for the Wii and PSP, you’ll find it to be a surprisingly enjoyable experience. Read the full article

You know how a lot of anti-video game people have been saying the new Wii Zapper looks too much like a gun, even though it looks more like some bread rolls stuck together with toothpicks and painted white? Well, now they might actually have something worthy of complaining about. Nyko has announced that they will soon be releasing the “Perfect Shot,” which has been modeled to look like an actual toy handgun, right down to the detailing. You just slide a Wii-mote into it, connect the Nunchuk at the base of the grip, and you’re good to go. Nyko has also announced the “Net Connect” which is basically the same as the LAN adapter already out from Nintendo, which allows a wired internet connection to the Wii.

Actually, that Perfect Shot looks a lot more fun to use than the Zapper. Still, I’m waiting for someone on the anti-video game side of things to jump all over it.

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Tomorrow, the Wii Zapper/Link’s Crosbow Training bundle lands on shelves. Of course, it didn’t take long for various journalists to start making claims that the Wii zapper is too gun-like. The Washington Post’s Monica Hesse believes that the new peripheral will come with some heavy political backlash. She’s probably right considering the insane “pc” culture we currently live in.

Looking at the above photo, I find it hard for anyone to believe that it’s too gun-like but you know how people are. The backlash is definitely brewing and we are going to see a lot of it this week. I spent two enlistments in the United States Army and was exposed to many various weapon systems and I can say that the Wii Zapper looks like no realistic weapon I have ever seen. I also wonder why people would expect a video game gun to look like something that isn’t a gun at all. I’m sure this will be a heated debate all week, but it really makes little sense to me.

Look at the above image and tell me what you think it looks like. Looks kind of like a plastic device used to play video games. It certainly doesn’t look like a real gun, but you can be the judge.

Via Joystiq

Rumors were flying around the internet yesterday that a Wii version of House of the Dead 2 and 3 would be coming out sometime next year. Well, as a caterpillar changes into a lovely butterfly in the only analogy I can think of at the moment, rumor has become fact as Sega has confirmed it to be true. The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return will combine the two games into one package that will hit the Wii in the spring of next year. It couldn’t be better timed either with the release of the Wii zapper. It’s nice to see some on-the-rails shooters making their way to the one system that pretty much comes with a light gun, especially a game that sucked up plenty of my quarters in my youth.

Via Game|Life

Electronic Arts today announced that Medal of Honor Heroes 2 is available at retailers nationwide for the PSP and the Wii. Europe will be able to purchase the PSP version on November 23 and in the following months for the Wii. Designed completely from the ground up for the Wii and the PSP, Medal of Honor Heroes 2 features 32-person online play for the PSP and Wii and also supports the Wii Zapper with a unique Arcade Mode that simplifies gameplay for players of all skill levels and plays like an old-school rail shooter. On both the PSP and the Wii, players will choose to tackle missions in a new single player campaign or engage in online multiplayer battles where they can jump into the battle at any time against anyone.

“We’re excited to get Medal of Honor Heroes 2 into players’ hands and hope to see them online!” said Peter Choi, Group Producer at EA Canada. “We wanted to deliver the most full-featured FPS experience to date on both the PSP and the Wii while also customizing the experience for each specific platform. With intuitive controls, rich single player campaigns and huge 32-player multiplayer battles, we feel we’ve raised the bar for shooters on these platforms and can’t wait for people to play the game.”

For more information on the Medal of Honor Heroes 2, you can look back over our previous posts or check out some screens for the game by clicking here.

Electronic Arts has announced that Medal of Honor Heroes 2, has gone gold and will ship to retailers nationwide for the PSP and the Wii on November 13th. Medal of Honor Heroes 2 for the PSP will be available in Europe on November 23rd and in the following months for the Wii.The game takes place in 1944 during WWII and you are playing as OSS Operative John Berg. Your mission is to infiltrate Normandy from behind enemy lines to undermine the Nazi regime. On both the Wii and PSP systems, you can choose to tackle missions in a single player campaign or engage in 32-person online multiplayer battles where you can jump into the battle at any time against anyone. The Wii version also features full support of the Wii Zapper, which will make the game seem a bit more realistic when you are blowing Nazis to bits.

In addition to a single player campaign, Medal of Honor Heroes 2 also features Arcade Mode, designed specifically for the Wii that simplifies gameplay for players of all skills levels for easy pick-up-and-play action. This mode plays like an old-school rail shooter — the Wii moves you around, while you do your part — taking enemies out and achieving objectives. For the PSP, the game boasts a robust single player campaign and on-the-go 32-player multiplayer capability that allows you to battle it out, anytime and anywhere.

Want more information? Then check out our previous posts where you will find interesting tidbits of gaming info, along with plenty of screens and a neat little trailer.

Via: Press Release