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Late Night Consoling

by Alec Matias, Jan 25, 2005 8:00pm PST
Related Topics – Capcom, Games: Console, Backbone Entertainment

Hey, I'm feeling a little wacky tonight (helluva drug!), so how about some videogame trivia? Let's start with something light. Three of the bosses in Street Fighter II underwent name changes when they came to America. The bosses we know as Balrog, Vega, and M. Bison, the Japanese know as Mike Bison, Balrog, and Vega. Capcom of America was fearful of a lawsuit from Mike Tyson. And hey! Did you know the correct way to spell Sonic's full name is Sonic The Hedgehog? The T in The is capitalized because it's his middle name! All right, one more. The Super Mario Bros. 2 we all know and love was not the true sequel to the original NES game. Nintendo found that the SMB2 released in Japan would be too difficult for American audiences, so they took another game, Doki Doki Panic, made a few graphical changes to incorporate Mario characters, and voila! Nowadays, it's the other way around, where Japanese gamers get the dumbed-down versions.

  • Xyanide Coming to PS2

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    The futuristic 2D space shooter is now set to rock your world on a PlayStation 2 near you. It is already planned for release on the Xbox, N-Gage, PSP, and GBA, but the allure of the PS2 must have been hard to resist. IGN has a short hands-on of the Xbox version here, if you want to learn more.

  • Death Jr. & Castlevania to Take Comic Book Form

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    Death Jr. for PSP is not just a simple game for Backbone Entertainment; it will be the foundation of a series and the other key part of it will be a comic book. The first issue will see release in April. A film is also in the works. At the same time, the same company who did comics on Metal Gear Solid and Silent Hill will head up a new series based on Castlevania, with the first issue hitting stands in March.

  • New Wild Arms, Dead to Rights II Delayed

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    GameGossip had been keeping an eye on the release charts for various game companies and noticed a couple of shifts. First, Dead to Rights II has been pushed back a month from February to March. Also, Wild Arms Alter Code F, which hasn't had a firm release date yet, has now been rescheduled to Q2 2005.

  • Vicious Cycle Developing for PSP

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    Game developer Vicious Cycle updated their company website with the news that they are officially approved to work on PSP titles. Vicious Cycle is best known for their two Robotech games, Battlecry and Invasion. No details on their first PSP title are known at this time.

  • Misc. Q&As/Features

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    Game Informer chats with the executive producer of Fight Night Round 2. Planet GameCube has a new editorial that discusses the shoulder button click of the GameCube controller. 1UP has a reprinted interview from EGM about WrestleMania 21. GameSpot talks with a developer on Xenosaga Episode II.

Misc. Media/Previews

PS2
IGN spotlights the bosses of Xenosaga Episode II. You can find screenshots of Arc the Lad: End of Darkness at GameSpot.
Xbox
More racing goodness at GamerFeed with this look at Forza Motorsport. GameSpot posts some footage of FlatOut.
GameCube
GameSpot has footage of the GCN version of Mortal Kombat: Deception.
Portable
GameSpy shares a few screens of Mario Party Advance. IGN takes a look at Need for Speed Underground DS.
Multi
IGN gives us new images of Killer 7 (PS2, GCN) and video of NBA Street V3 (PS2, Xbox, GCN). GameSpot offers up a preview of Fight Night Round 2 (PS2, Xbox, GCN) and a video walkthrough of a level in Area 51 (PS2, Xbox).

Console Game Of The Evening [Submit Yours!]

Midtown Madness 3 for the Xbox. "Played with Shackers, this game was an absolute riot. This game justified every reason to have Xbox Live." (submitted by emocore).


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