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During Anime Expo, Aksys Games announced that they will be bringing Arc System Works and French-Bread’s fighting game, Under Night In-Birth EXE: Laste[st] to North America in late 2017.
The console release of the arcade fighting game adds a variety of new features, including new playable characters Enkidu and Wagner, as well as Tutorial and Mission modes, and character balance adjustments.
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Under Night In-Birth: Late[st] Debut Trailer
Arc System Works and French Bread has released the debut trailer for Under Night In-Birth: Late[st].
The console release will be adding some new additions to the game such as,
a variety of new features, including new playable characters Enkidu and Wagner, as well as Tutorial and Mission modes, and character balance adjustments.
Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st] will launch physically and digitally for PlayStation 4, and digitally for PlayStation 3 and PS Vita, on July 20 in Japan. No word on an North American release has been announced as of yet.
Be sure to watch the trailer below.
New Frontier Day Founding Days and Othello hit the Switch eShop today
Arc System Works has released two new games for the Nintendo Switch today.
First up is New Frontier Days Founding Days, a title originally released on 3DS and now as an upgraded port to the Switch. The title is a town building simulator which I can say is really addicting and will run you $9.99.
You can check out some screenshots and an overview below.
The Nintendo 3DS Downloadable Software “New Frontier Days” has been upgraded and released on the Nintendo Switch! “New Frontier Days~Founding Pioneers~” will be released today!
A town-building simulation game, “New Frontier Days~Founding Pioneers~” was first released as a Nintendo 3DS downloadable eShop game and became a big success. The game has now been introduced to the Nintendo Switch, with brand new features coming along with it! Boasting additional story modes and new elements, “New Frontier Days~Founding Pioneers~” is perfect for old and new fans alike!
Key Features:
- 3 Game Modes
Enjoy Story Mode and build the greatest frontier settlement you can alongside your assistant Jessica. Or Survival Mode, with 5 different difficulties to tackle. Or maybe Free Mode, where there are no game overs. Play the game in the mode that best suits you! - Invention Cards: Your Aces in the Hole
As you progress in colonizing the land, you may obtain “Invention Cards” along the way. These cards provide various effects, such as shortening your farm harvesting time cycle, and increasing the fishing time and etc. There are over 290 cards in the game! Can you collect them all? - Pet Mania
You can also keep wild animals as pets. Pets can go out with the pioneers to gather materials, or they can help in hunting, and even allow pioneers to ride on their backs!
The second game that was released today is titled Othello, a popular board game you can now take on the go, and will run you $4.99.
You can real a quick overview, as well as check out screenshots and trailer below.
The popular board game, “Othello,” has been released today as a downloadable eShop game, exclusively for Nintendo Switch. The game utilizes the features of the new Nintendo Switch and allows users to play on their TV or to use it in the portable mode for “Othello” on the go. It also offers single player mode and 2 player mode, allowing users to play at their own pace alone or to play against friends and families. Have fun with it your way!
Key Features:
- Single Player Greatness
A total of 16 levels of computer AI difficulty are available for! - An Othello Amateur’s Dream
Hints on where the stones can be placed, and displays to show which tiles will be flipped when you make a move are also available to help new players understand the game better! - Become the Champion of your Friends & Family
Two players can play together on the Nintendo Switch by sharing the Joy-con, or you both can simply operate directly on the Touch Screen!
Guilty Gear Xrd: Rev 2 will launch May 26 in North America
Publisher Aksys Games has announced that Guilty Gear Xrd: Rev 2 will launch for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 in North America on May 26.
The game will be available as a $39.99 as standalone physical and digital release on PlayStation 4, and also as a $19.99 digital upgrade for Guilty Gear Xrd: Revelator for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3.
Here’s a brief overview of the game of what to expect:
About
Guilty Gear Xrd: Rev 2 features new fighters, moves, story chapters and more! It’s never been a better time to be a 2.5D brawler in the post apocalypse! Hone your skills with an eclectic cast of 25 insane fighters and prove your mettle as the ultimate fighting master
Key Features
- Upgrades, Lots of Upgrades – Two new characters, Baiken and Answer enter the battle! New stages, moves and motions are just the beginning of new content to explore!
- Legends of Rock – Expanded story and arcade modes shed new light on Jam, Kum, Raven, Dizzy, Answer and Baiken!
- Balance is the Key – A complete re-balancing of each fighter means that everything old is new again! Explore different fighting techniques with your favorite characters or start fresh with new brawlers!
Review: Double Dragon IV (PS4, Steam)
Double Dragon IV (PS4,Steam) $6.99
Double Dragon‘s main franchise originally had only three titles and were beloved by many gamers of the beat’em up genre. The first three games were released on the NES and in the Arcades back in the late 80’s and early 90’s and later had a spin-off entry in 2012, titled Double Dragon Neon, which reminisced on the franchise with its 80’s theme. Now, in 2017, we finally get a new entry to the series for Playstation 4 and PC, published by Arc System Works, who aren’t the original publisher, but bought the rights to the franchise last year.
Visuals
Double Dragon IV could not look any better, mainly because key team members involved in the 1987 arcade version have teamed up to recreate the next chapter in the Double Dragon saga. This helped the title to not bring in any new visuals and stays true to series we grew to love. Bringing back the original sprites from Double Dragon II for enemies , as well as bringing a few new enemies with the same 8bit style, players will feel right at home. Especially with the menus old-school layout and players energy hub layout. This will have veteran gamers back into the series, but also can be a turn off for newcomers.
Sure, the same old enemies are back with some new friends, but you will only see twelve of them throughout the game. Yes twelve, re-skinned/colored variants of the same enemies, along with 5 different bosses. For new players, this can get visually repetitive and boring fighting the same guy with his friend that looks exactly like him but green. I would have loved to see more new enemies since it is a new title to the original series.
Double Dragon IV‘s visuals may not be for everyone and it would of been great to just add a little more enemies, but players who love the retro style looks and grew up on Double Dragon will love this blast from the past visuals.
Audio
Arc System Works has done well for Double Dragon IV’s soundtrack. The music will have players ready to jump in and kick ass, whether if its alone or with a friend. The soundtrack has brought the past and present together. They have also done players a favor, by giving players a choice of a normal new soundtrack for a new feel to the game or a retro soundtrack for players who want to head back to the early day’s of gaming. This is great because players will enjoy the choices, but the soundtrack isn’t perfect, there are a few problems.
The modern soundtrack is made up of a mix of retro sounds and new instruments, which sounds great. Same goes for the retro soundtrack but they fall flat after you make your way to the end. Players will hear instantly that some stages have tracks that were recycled from old titles and reused from this title and this takes from the new game experience. I would have loved to hear a brand new full official soundtrack to jam to.
The soundtrack from Double Dragon IV has some great new tunes, but it just doesn’t feel like the developers added enough tracks to enjoy and have play in your head, over and over again.
Gameplay
The core gameplay for Double Dragon IV will bring you back to the beginning of the series which isn’t bad at all, and will have you completing stages with friends by making your way past obstacles and teaming up against boss battles. Arc Sytem Works has also brought back the dual mode in which you can play against friends and even a tower mode. Both are great fun and have great replay value.
If you have ever played any of Double Dragon games, you will remember the frustration you will encounter while jumping past obstacles, dodging spike drops, and constantly getting knocked down by your foes, and this is all still here in the latest entry. The only difference is that its doesn’t seem as balanced. Player will find themselves surrounded by enemies constantly knocking them down and taking their lives as well as tightly timed obstacles that will have you wanting to break your controller.
The gameplay is fun but does has it flaws. For instance, levels do not feel like they have been filled like they should and the levels seem easy until you make it halfway through the game where the difficulty jumps up and doesn’t take mercy. This is when players will struggle and have to waste their credits, but then you also can reselect the previous level you have completed and continue on.
Verdict
Double Dragon IV is worth the pick up for the price, but don’t expect anything new, or ground breaking. It is the Double Dragon player grew to love, but not much for new players looking for something more.
I would rate this game on a scale 1-10 a 6 out of 10 for the effort to bring us back to that nostalgic age of the beat’em up series, but nothing else but that.
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