Volume 2 Issue 6 December 2006 Sony ... - Hardcore Gamer

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Bomberman’s classic gameplay has stood the test of time.
The latest iteration, Land Touch!, hits the DS this month
and it’s packing Wi-Fi gameplay and a brand new story
mode. The story mode uses the stylus exclusively, even to
move Cheerful White, your personal Bomberman, around
the stage. Expect to see a collection of Bomberman minigames
in addition to the good old grid-based gameplay.
Bomberman Land Touch! plays kind of like WarioWare with
a story mode.
Preview by 4thletter
Publisher: Atlus
Developer: Hudson Soft
Release Date: 11/17/2006
Platform: DS
Genre(s): Kicksplode
Category: Cute Terrorism
# of Players: 1-8
Sigil’s Vanguard: Saga of Heroes places an unnatural
emphasis on the “massively” part of the term MMORPG.
It’s being designed from the ground up to be as big as
games like Everquest or World of Warcraft have become,
with three enormous continents’ worth of high adventure.
You can buy houses, own ships, pursue three careers at
once, and earn your own dragon mount.
Publisher: Sony Online
Developer: Sigil
Release Date: Q1 2007
Platform: PC
Genre(s): MMORPG
Category: Big McLargeHuge
# of Players: Many
Preview byWanderer
Preview by Lynxara
Europa Universalis III brings Paradox’s classic
historical real-time strategy franchise into the
world of modern PC gaming, with full 3D graphics
and a redesigned user-friendly interface intended
to welcome both new players and EUIII veterans.
Take one of two hundred fty real-world nations
through the course of European history in the Age of
Exploration. The game covers the period between
1453 and 1789, letting players begin at any date
and use whatever time remains to try and develop
a nation into the single greatest power.
Publisher: Paradox Interactive
Developer: Paradox Interactive
Release Date: Spring 2007
Platform: PC
Genre(s): Strategy
Category: Grand
# of Players: 1-32
Original Generation 2 picks up where the original Super
Robot Taisen left off, with nearly the entire cast returning
to meet new pilots and trash new robots. The core game
engine remains the same, but it’s been tweaked and
improved to create a deep, challenging game with some
of the best graphics and music ever to grace the GBA. This
time, the story focuses on Kyosuke Nanbu and his wacky
girlfriend Excellen Browning, as they lead Earth’s mecha
heroes to battle otherworldly new invaders.
Publisher: Atlus
Developer: Banpresto
Release Date: 11/21/2006
Platform: GBA
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Genre(s): Strategy RPG
Category: Turn-Based
# of Players: 1
Preview by Lynxara
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