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Late Night Consoling

by jason bergman, May 06, 2003 8:00pm PDT
Related Topics – Activision, Capcom, Sony, Konami, Games: Console, SOCOM

Well here we are...one week to go until E3. It sounds like this year is going to be a pretty darn huge show, and I'm getting seriously psyched. The Shack schedule is looking pretty full, but there are some spare moments in there for me to walk around and check things out. So as I did last year, I'll be taking along a list of Must See Titles as recommended by Shack readers. So what should I see? Aside from the big name titles, what do you want my impressions of? Post in the comments and I'll start compiling a list.

GameBoy Advance NeoGeo - thanks Sur3aL! Helix Details Tapwave formally unveiled their Helix gaming system today at a press event. While no images are available from the device as of yet, GameSpot was there, and they have posted a pretty extensive write up of everything they saw. The hardware is said to be capable of Playstation-level 3D graphics, and some of the system's many other features include twin LIon rechargeable batteries, USB support, dual SD slots, Bluetooth, and even force-feedback support. Yowza. A teaser trailer (showing what looks like footage from PS2 games) is up at Tapwave's site, and Fathammer, the developers of the 3D engine for the system, have a mockup on their site which may shed some light on the system's hardware, which GameSpot says resembles the Korean GP32 system.
GameCube PS2 Xbox MGS3 Teaser A teaser image for what is almost certainly Metal Gear Solid 3 has appeared on Konami's official site, counting down to E3, just eight days away. Hopefully the "Hungry for some Snake?" line means this next game will focus exclusively on everyone's favorite character, and not some whiny other guy.
PS2 Xbox Wolfenstein: Tides of War Ships Activision announced today that Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War has shipped to retailers. This Xbox-exclusive version contains a new campaign. Wolfenstein: Operation Resurrection for PS2 ships at the end of the month, with its own unique campaign.
GameCube Billy Hatcher Interview IGN has conducted an interview with Yuji Naka of Sonic Team, talking with him about their upcoming title Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg. The questions all deal exclusively with this oddball title, and he provides info about the multiplayer modes, GBA connectivity (or lack thereof) and more.
Xbox Xbox Controller Colors Revealed Microsoft has announced that the two colors to come out on top in their recent poll were green and blue, and so this October you'll be able to buy Controller S gamepads in those colors. A shot of each can be found at IGN tonight.
GameCube New Player's Choice Titles As noted in this story at Games Are Fun, Nintendo has added five new titles to their Player's Choice line of games: Resident Evil, Sonic Adventure 2: Battle, Rogue Leader, Spider-Man, and Agent Under Fire. All will now be available for $29.99 or less.
Xbox Memorick Announced Microids, the developer of such PC games as Syberia and Post Mortem has announced Memorick, The Apprentice Knight, an action/adventure game inspired by the legends of King Arthur. The game is planned as an Xbox exclusive and will be released this Christmas.
GameCube No Unity at E3 Sorry Llama-fans, Jeff Minter's Unity will not be shown at this year's E3. This latest title from the creator of Tempest 2000 and Llamatron won't be unveiled until next year's show.
PS2 Syphon Filter: Omega Strain Revealed Here they are, the first official screenshots from Syphon Filter: Omega Strain, the new online-capable game from Sony. Apparently this game will support voice chat when used with either the SOCOM headset or the one announced yesterday from Logitech (which is similar, but not identical).
GameCube PS2 Sphinx Q&A IGN has posted a Q&A with Rob Loftus, the creative manager at THQ on Sphinx and the Shadow of Set, the upcoming Zelda-esque adventure game from Eurocom. Accompanying the Q&A are new screenshots from the GameCube version of the game.
PS2 Xbox NBA Jam Q&A pun][sher is awfully excited about this Q&A with Acclaim's Brandon Fish, where the producer reveals some new info on NBA Jam 2004, the return of the venerable sports franchise. I hate sports games, but even I loved NBA Jam back in the day.
GameCube Metroid Prime Mania Some insane gamer has set the world record for beating Metroid Prime after managing to complete the game in a remarkable 1 hour 46 minutes. Details on how he accomplished such a feat can be found at Twin Galaxies.
GameBoy Advance Another Metroid for GBA? Citing multiple unnamed sources, Gamers.com is reporting that Metroid: Zero Mission and Sword of Fire have shown up on a release list from Nintendo of America. Is this a new Metroid and a localized version of Fire Emblem? We'll know soon enough.
GameCube PS2 Xbox GameBoy Advance Misc. Media GameSpot has posted the intro movie from Sonic Adventure DX Director's Cut (GC), while IGN has new shots from Rogue Ops and the box art from the newly-titled F-Zero GX (both for GameCube) as well as a crapload of shots from Madden 2004 (everything). Also, Capcom has posted a trailer from Mega Man X7 for PS2 (thanks Gamers.com), and CvG has tons of shots from Enter the Matrix (everything) and a trailer from The Hulk for GBA.
Console Game of the Evening: Super Dodge Ball for the NES. "I remember many a day in first grade where i wished i could throw a fiery red ball at someone's face and watch them go flying a hundred feet in the air." (submitted by samekh).


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