sábado, 7 de febrero de 2009

Nascar Kart Racing, the first and only Nascar Title for Wii

Experience the Thrill of Team Racing on and off the Track
Designed exclusively for the Wii, NASCAR Kart Racing enables players to grab the steering wheel as a famed NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver and speed through treacherous landscapes, wind around rocky cliffs, jump rivers and dodge falling boulders. Up to four players can go head-to-head, via split screen, in a mad dash to the checkered flag, making NASCAR Kart Racing an ideal game to play with family and friends.

Enjoy the thrill of racing as three-time consecutive Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson or choose from 13 additional NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers. Players can also compete as one of 10 original animated characters. Each driver has personal attributes that will determine how the kart will perform on a course, so strategy is key when choosing a driver and a teammate. Teams that work together win championships!

Licensed NASCAR Drivers:
• Jeff Burton
• Kevin Harvick
• Kyle Busch
• Jimmie Johnson
• Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
• Kasey Kahne
• Carl Edwards
• Matt Kenseth
• Jeff Gordon
• Elliot Sadler
• Denny Hamlin
• Tony Stewart
• *Two Unlockable Mystery Drivers*

The courses in NASCAR Kart Racing feature a vast range of exhilarating terrain. Experience 24 entertaining race layouts that wrap through deserts, freeways, back roads, canyons, junkyards and more. Drivers will also push the pedal to the metal in areas surrounding four popular NASCAR tracks: Daytona International Speedway, Talladega Superspeedway, Dover International Speedway and Bristol Motor Speedway. Each track in NASCAR Kart Racing can be reversed to provide two unique racing experiences.

Your journey to become a champion in NASCAR Kart Racing begins by competing in 13 series against featured drivers from different racing backgrounds. Defeat the rivals of each series to unlock new courses, drivers, game modes and the next series. Beat all of the events at a track and you will receive a track sponsorship complete with billboards featuring your driver’s face—an obvious statement to your family and friends that you are the top competitor. Race throughout the series, to earn the championship title that affords stunning trophies and the glory of being recognized as the ultimate NASCAR driver!

Cooking Mama World Kitchen

Cooking Mama World Kitchen lets players use the Wii Remote™ as a universal cooking utensil to chop, grate, slice and stir their way to culinary greatness. Players can complete 51 new recipes including French fries, parfait, Ratatouille and pancakes. In this latest installment of the beloved franchise, Mama and friends also benefit from a graphic upgrade to full 3D. Players can cook for Mama's approval in Cook with Mama mode; prepare meals for any of eight international friends to taste in Let's Cook mode; and team up with a friend to create meals together in the co-operative Cooking Contest mode. A fourth bonus mode is even unlockable once players complete all 51 recipes! Best of all, every mistake made during meal preparation results in a comedic mini-game that lets players use the Wii Remote in new motion based ways to save the recipe, and the day, with Mama and her little dog Max.

Features:
. The Wii Remote is your universal cooking utensil, putting you in total control of the cooking action as you chop, grate, slice, stir, roll and much more! Hold and point it in many different ways depending on the task to get the real sensation of cooking in a kitchen!
. Mama and friends look glorious in all new 3D graphics!
. All new recipes including: potato salad, California Roll, parfait, ginger pork, shrimp au gratin, fruit jello and many more
. Cook off against friends in 2 player local play
. New gameplay mechanic integrates Wii Remote utensil play with additional rhythm and motion that makes cooking easier and more enjoyable
. Share the cooking experience with Mama and all of her friends since everyone can now prepare meals in Mama’s kitchen. Mama’s friends will evaluate your meal once it’s made so put in the extra effort to satisfy these finicky tasters.
. New kitchen surprises in the form of comedic mini-games (i.e. flip a burger up in the air and Mama’s dog will run in and snatch it away; toss a pancake and control Mama as she runs in to save it with an apron catch)
. Save these surprise animations in an album you can review after gameplay
Real-time effects make you feel like you’re actually cooking. Adjust your timing and make decisions about your next course of action based on what you see on screen (i.e. if food is starting to look burned, quickly remove it from the burner, etc.).
. Earn bronze, silver, and gold medals from Mama in Let’s Cook mode based on the quality of your cooking.

LONPOS

Looking for a puzzle game that anyone can play, but still offers plenty to master? Look no further than LONPOS, with its straight forward premise and large variety of puzzles to solve. Each puzzle revolves around a rectangular playing field of 55 spaces. Using a set of 12 pieces, the goal is to place every piece into the playing field, filling it completely. The higher the level, the more pieces you'll need to fit correctly into the playing field. Challenge yourself with two single-player modes or bring a friend to compete against or cooperate with. When you think your skills are worthy, use Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection to check out how you compare with other LONPOS players or download additional puzzles and backgrounds. (Router and broadband access required for online play. For more info, go to nintendo)

miércoles, 4 de febrero de 2009

'Our House,' The Home Design Game Built From The Ground Up

Design your custom house, shop for raw materials, build your dwelling and decorate the interior to your liking, then unveil your creation to the neighborhood! In Our House, you and your friends will race against the clock and each other to buy the best materials in the ultimate home improvement store! But that’s only half the fun because after the mad rush, you’ll construct your dream house with your purchases. Use your Wii Remote to hammer, saw, paint and much more as you assemble your house from the ground up. Show off your creative flair by tastefully decorating your dwelling while showing up your friends by designing the most valued house in your community!

Features
. The only game that lets you build or remodel your home and turn it into a unique creation! True modular house construction enables endless combinations that create personalized trophy homes with countless upgrades
. Shop for materials in the Home Store, build your house, then decorate it to add the most value to your house before your friends maximize their own house value
. Earn money for materials and build your dream house by using the Wii Remote to play games related to six Home Store departments
. Party Mode lets you jump right in and play all of the games without the actual construction
. Supports 4 player gameplay for hours of family fun!
. Features Wii Connect 24 support for the literal community-building within The Neighborhood Mode

Case Closed: One Truth Prevails

Who is Conan?
The most popular Japan manga comic “CASE CLOSED: ONE TRUTH PREVAILS” was created in 1994. 3,5 million copies have been sold in Europe since!
In 1996 Conan made his television “debut” on famous TV channels like: TF1 in France, Italia 1 in Italy, Cartoon network in Spain …
1997, the first Detective Conan movie is released and is a hit at the box office in Japan!! The latest event: a new Detective Conan movie in April 2008!!

What is this new and mysterious investigation about?
Conan is inaugurating the new “Mirapolis” theme park but a series of crimes crashes the party …
In September 2008, Detective Conan fans and young detectives all over the world will enjoy “CASE CLOSED – The Mirapolis investigation” on the Nintendo Wii! This adventure game will thrill kids: visit crime scenes, solve enigmas, find clues, collect evidence, play super fun mini-games (football, Super hero arcade battles, smash the groundhog and more!), and of course catch the bad guy.
You will also enjoy game Extra: listen to music with the jukebox, view your in-game picture collection!
Thanks to your Wiimote you are going to be able to solve this investigation using all of Conan’s gadgets (Bow Tie Voice transmitter, solar-powered Skateboard, super sneakers …).

Game features
• Loaded with extras: 6 different mini games, Extra content.
• A great storyline!
• A title specifically developed for the WII: Visit crime scenes, collect evidence, touch and manipulate objects with you Wii-mote…
• The manga universe: Characters, gadgets, The original Japanese manga voices are available.

¡We Cheer!

We Cheer gives players the chance to jump, shout and shake it all about just like a real cheerleader. By using two Wii Remotes as virtual pom-poms, wannabe cheerleaders follow on-screen commands to perform a variety of high-energy spins, kicks and twists, while taking part in professionally choreographed routines.
What’s more, you can dance to some of the hottest music from artists of the past and present. So, whether you like to groove to teen sensation Hilary Duff, 70s disco darlings KC & The Sunshine Band or rock out to Paramore and Boys Like Girls, We Cheer has got something to satisfy your cheering needs.

If you want to take your cheering to the next level, you can play the special Workout Mode that helps you burn calories as you cheer and dance. Fitness buffs can choose the exercise program they want to take part in before hitting the gym with a specially chosen trainer who encourages them throughout the workout.

Using two Wii™ Remotes as virtual pom-poms, get ready to lead your own cheerleading squad to victory with a soundtrack of smoking-hot music featuring chart-topping artists such as pop sensation Natasha Bedingfield, US rockers Paramore and 70s disco darlings KC & The Sunshine Band.

Track list includes:
• Walking On Sunshine – Aly & AJ
• It Takes Two – Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock
• If You’re Gonna Jump (Paul Oakenfold Remix) – Natasha Bedingfield
• Push It ToTthe Limit – Corbin Bleu
• I Want Candy – Bow Wow Wow
• On Top Of The World – Boys Like Girls
• The Great Escape – Boys Like Girls
• Godspeed – BT
• Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) – C+C Music Factory
• Eye Of The Tiger (Sunset Crew Radio Mix) – Crew 7
• Come Clean – Hilary Duff
• Unbelievable – EMF
• Calabria 2008 – Enur feat. Natasja
• Star – Erasure
• Perfect Day – Hoku
• That’s The Way (I Like It) – KC & The Sunshine Band
• I Say Hey – Kinky
• Footloose – Kenny Loggins
• Bodyrock – Moby
• Born For This – Paramore
• Our Time Now – Plain White T’s
• C’mon N’ Ride It (The Train) – Quad City DJ’s
• I’d Do Anything – Simple Plan
• Jump – Simple Plan
• Stamp Your Feet – Donna Summer
• Whoomp! (There It Is) – Tag Team
• In This Diary – The Ataris
• Groovy Train – The Farm
• The Power Is On – The Go! Team
• The Huddle Formation – The Go! Team


We Cheer gives players the chance to jump, shout and shake it all about, just like a real cheerleader. Using the motion-sensing abilities of the Wii Remote, wannabe cheerleaders follow on-screen commands to perform a variety of high-energy spins, kicks and twists, while taking part in professionally choreographed routines.

KEY FEATURES
· Use two Wii Remotes as virtual pom-poms in a championship cheerleading contest
· Licensed songs from a variety of artists, including Hilary Duff and Paramore
· Create your own cheerleader and customise them with a variety of tops, bottoms, shoes and more
· Form your own super squad of cheerleaders by unlocking new teammates and outfits
· Unique Workout mode, with extended and quick workouts.
· Compete to be the best cheerleader with two-players, or cheer with up to four friends in the Cheer Off Mode

SIMANIMALS FOR THE Wii AND NINTENDO DS

The Brand New Title from The Sims Studio Encourages You to Run the Wild

SimAnimals challenges you to engage, touch, move and try to control a wide range of wild animals as you journey deeper and deeper into the forest. You control an on-screen animated hand that allows you to reach out and touch, pick up and move everything in the game from foxes and bears to trees and flowers. Cohabitate with these animals in their natural surroundings, and based on how you treat them, the animals will come to know and love – or dislike you! Have fun developing relationships with wild animals and their families, and experience the humor and drama of surviving in the wilderness.

“We are thrilled to release SimAnimals, our brand new title from The Sims Studio, which we feel defines a brand new category of animal video games” said Sam Player, Executive Producer for SimAnimals. “SimAnimals utilizes the Wii remote and the Nintendo DS stylus to create an immersive and tactile experience that allows you to easily and intuitively become part of the wood’s expressive, quirky and sometimes surprising action. We can’t wait to see what types of stories our players are going to tell using animals instead of people as their actors.”

Wild animals abound! You will meet a host of friendly wild animals including deer, squirrels, rabbits, hedgehogs and owls. And also some mischievous characters like foxes, raccoons, badgers, crows and bears who love to stir up trouble. Get in the middle of the action as they all come together in your very own forest setting for a wild time!

Solve challenges and achieve goals throughout the game, because the animals need you to help them thrive. Discover secrets, unlock forest areas and uncover one-of-a-kind objects and wild animals, some with special abilities, by successfully completing tasks. It’s survival of the fittest, as you find out who the troublemakers are and who the good guys are to make sure everyone gets along – or not! In SimAnimals on the Wii, take up to three of your friends with you on a forest adventure in cooperative play mode! The forest, filled with exciting wildlife, is big enough for you and your pals.

And, SimAnimals is tailored for the Nintendo DS. Interact directly with the animals in their environment using your stylus, while your Nintendo DS microphone lets you become the wind. Blow into the mic to gather fruit from trees, spread blossoms, and see what else happens!

Deer Drive Comes to Wii

Deer Drive brings arcade-style hunting action to the living room with single player, two-player head-to-head and four player party modes. In Deer Drive players can challenge friends to head-to-head competition or enjoy the ultimate four player hunting party. And we do mean 'party.'
In Hunting Party 2 or 4 players compete not just to see who has the best aim, but to win items to use against their rivals like the Screen Shake, In Your Face screen block, and the ultimate challenge - the Upside Down Screen.
"Hunting season is open - big time" says Bill Swartz of Mastiff. "Grab a copy of Deer Drive, lock, load and take down some bucks. But be careful or bear, moose and other dangerous animals might be the ones taking you down."

Deer Drive Features: • Arcade-style action hunting on Wii for the first time.
• Single and head-to-head competitive mode
• Hunting Party mode for 2-4 players
• Optimized to work with Wii RemoteTM or the Wii ZapperTM accessory.
• Changing weather, dynamic hunting conditions over varied terrain.
• Ethical hunting integral to game.
• Challenging for casual and hard-core players alike.

Family Glide Hockey ready for action!

Developed by ARC SYSTEM WORKS, creators of the Guilty Gear series and Family Table Tennis, players will once again enjoy another American pastime with friends and family in some white knuckle action of Family Glide Hockey!
Family Glide Hockey sports appealing cel-shaded graphics and endearing music, on top of the friendly competitive match-ups. Choose between single player mode, versus mode (up to 4 players can play), or challenge your skill in engaging mini-games.
“As a fan of air hockey myself, this is a great alternative to play at home with family and friends”, states Frank deWindt II, Project Lead, Aksys Games. “I hope everyone enjoys it as much as we have here. It's all the fun minus all the quarters!”

Key Features:• Fun for the Whole Family! - Choose between four different family members! There's Billy (son), Sarah (daughter), Mommy, and Daddy!
You've Got The Touch! - Devastate your opponent and unleash the power of the Fire Shot or Trick Shot for the win!
Choose Your Battleground! - Pick among 5 unique locations to have a friendly match of glide hockey. Choose between the gymnasium, forest park, beach, amusement park, and even an arctic aquarium!
Exciting Mini Games! - Try your wits against Glide Hockey Brawl, Glide Hockey Drill, and Glide Hockey Tracer!

It's survival of the fastest as Jungle Speed swings onto WiiWare

The internationally renowned, lightning-fast card game from Asmodée Editions, Jungle Speed, is coming to WiiWare on January 12th. It’s fun for the entire family, where quick reflexes and a keen eye will put you on top. Flip your cards, pay attention and grab the totem at the right moment to win the game.

Jungle Speed is a twitchy, fast-paced WiiWare game that’s fun for all ages. It’s also the first Wii game to offer simultaneous play for up to eight players. Each remote and nunchuk pair can support two players at a time, making it a great game for get-togethers. Just watch the elbows!

Available for 1000 Wii points, Jungle Speed is not for the faint hearted. Players must watch carefully and react quickly. With a jungle character seated comfortably at the game table, players are each dealt a pile of cards. Play starts when the first person flips their card. Moving around the table symbols are revealed until two of the exposed cards match. Players with the matching cards must then scramble to grasp the totem in the middle of the table. The faster player then gives their cards to their unfortunate adversary. With paws flying, the first person to get rid of all their cards wins the game.

To add to the difficulty, certain cards are almost identical, which can trick a hapless player into grabbing the Totem by mistake - a grave error. Other cards force all players to make a grab at once, change the method of play, or otherwise add to the difficulty. And just when you think you’ve got it down, a special card can change the rules and keep you on the edge of your stump. Every game is an exciting new experience.

It’s been said that Jungle Speed was invented by the Aboulou Tribe in subtropical Spidopotamia. The Aboulous used eucalyptus leaves as cards for the game, which was played to determine shares in the spoils of a hunt, but the leaves were identical and no one ever won. This simple error almost drove the tribe to extinction. Jungle Speed remained unknown to the outside world until two clever gamethropologists, Tom and Yako, invented the modern day playing cards that spawned the WiiWare version.