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]]> 20 Sep 2007 03:52:18 Little Nemo: The Dream Master

]]> 02 Aug 2007 05:28:39 Crackdown Crackdown pushes the action-driving hybrid genre into the next generation with the first ever truly 3-D playground. Gamers will enforce justice by any means necessary in Pacific City, a crime-ridden urban center built to encourage the exploration of the full width, depth and height of the city. Coupled with highly innovative co-op gameplay - a genre first - and an interactive world where nearly anything can be used as a weapon, gamers will be able to create a volatile cocktail of judicial oppression as they clean up the streets.

]]> 03 Feb 2007 06:17:13 Mega Man III After suffering his previous defeats to Mega Man, Dr. Wily turns up at Dr. Light's laboratory, having apparently undergone a change of heart. Dr. Light takes him in, and the two begin work on Gamma, a great robot intended to maintain the world's peace. Near the end of their work, the two need energy elements from eight unknown planets to activate Gamma.

Suddenly, though, Wily's Robot Masters in charge of mining and processing the elements on those planets begin to go berserk. Mega Man takes off to quell the robot rebellions and investigate their cause, but new mysteries await him as well.

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]]> 09 Oct 2006 07:01:00 Zero's Impossible Fortress For years Emperor Zero the terrible has been trying to snatch the fair maiden. But everytime, the hero has foiled his plans by traversing his elaboratly designed, but not impossible, fortresses and jumping on his head- thus saving the fair maiden.

But not this time. Zero has had it. The hero has foiled his plans for the LAST time. This time, he's just going to neglect to add the platforms to his carefuly designed fortress and watch as the hero haplessly falls into the pit over and over until it's game over- on the first level!

Unfortunatley for Zero, this is the perfect time for Mega Platforms Inc(tm) to provide their brand new platform-express service- for heroes on the go!

Quick, hero, utilize the platform-express service to get to Zero's lair, jump on his head, and save the fair maiden!

]]> 28 Jan 2007 01:02:34 Mega Man II In the year of 200X, a super robot named Megaman was created. Dr Light created Megaman to stop the evil desires of Dr Wily. However, after his defeat, Dr Wily created eight of his own robots to counter Megaman.

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]]> 09 Oct 2006 06:37:48 Mega Man IV AD 200X. Household robots Rock and Roll were created by master robot designer, Dr Light, and were enjoying their peaceful days. Then one day, the industrial robots all over the world went on a rampage and the world fell into total chaos. Dr Light quickly realized that mad scientist, Dr Wily, was behind the nefarious deed but he didn't know what to do. Rock, having a strong sense of justice, volunteered to be converted into a fighting robot. Thus the super robot Mega Man was born. Mega Man shattered Dr Wily's plans three times and world peace has been maintained so far.... but history repeats itself. Dr Cossack, a mysterious scientist, has invented eight powerful robots and sent then after Mega Man. Mega Man starts for the battle again, this time equipped with the powerful new Mega Buster!!

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]]> 09 Oct 2006 07:01:12 Heli Attack Heli Attack Series:

]]> 12 Dec 2006 07:00:54 Super Mario Sunshine

Super Mario Sunshine is a 3-D platforming video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo GameCube. It was released in Japan on July 19, 2002, in North America on August 26, 2002, and in Europe on October 4, 2002. It is the first original traditional Mario platformer since Super Mario 64, six years earlier. It will be succeeded by Super Mario Galaxy for Wii.

-Wikipedia

Mario sets out for the prestigious tropical retreat Isle Delfino, for a well-deserved vacation with Princess Peach, Toadsworth, and other many colored Toads. Upon arrival, Mario finds that the once-pristine island has been vandalized with graffiti and toxic goop. As a result of this pollution, sun-shaped objects called Shine Sprites, the island's sources of power, have dispersed, and the island is covered in a perpetual shadow. Even worse, the culprit seen spreading the graffiti is disguised as Mario (he is later referred to as "Shadow Mario"); thus, Mario is promptly arrested as he steps off the plane. Shadow Mario is identified as a blue, paintlike version of Mario with red eyes and a large paintbrush he uses to paint graffiti, including his double-arch-like tilted "M" symbol (similar to the McDonald's one) with a vertical dash above each hump of the "M".

Mario is put on trial, found guilty, and ordered to clean up the mess and return the Shine Sprites. To help with the cleaning, Mario finds FLUDD, a powerful water cannon toted like a backpack ("FLUDD" stands for "Flash Liquidizer Ultra Dousing Device"). Mario sets out on his adventure, promising to clear his name and locate the real criminal while restoring tranquility and order to Isle Delfino.

-Wikipedia

]]> 24 Jan 2007 10:30:45 Mega Man VII In the year 20XXAD

The world cheered Mega Man when at long last he captured and imprisoned Dr Wily.

But...

Dr Wily always knew his schemes might end in failure and had planned for just such an occasion.

Four robots had been hidden away and after six months without being contacted by Dr Wily, they activate and...

Begin searching for their master...

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]]> 09 Oct 2006 07:02:29 Mega Man VIII After Mega Man's previous quest saw the introduction of Bass & Treble, Dr. Wily's new robotic rivals of Mega Man, the threat of Wily's world domination plans intensified. Dr. Wily escaped during his previous battle against Mega Man and has begun to build up his army again. Designing and constructing a new secret castle hidden under the depths of a volcano, Wily began to formulate new plans for the destruction of Mega Man. While out on patrol for Mega Man, Bass finds him and a battle ensues. As always, Bass' overconfidence allows Mega Man to overcome him, but little did either of them know that an event was occurring in outer space that would prove to be very dangerous for both of them. Far off in space away from Earth, two mysterious robots were also locked in battle, with one of the combatants losing fast. The failing robot, the one bent on destruction and hatred, begins a descent into Earth's atmosphere. The other robot races after it, but is too late to stop the evil robot from breaking up and sending it's remains down to the surface. The resulting crash alerts both Dr. Light and Dr. Wily, but Wily manages to find the crash site before Mega Man can. Racing to the scene, Mega Man finds Dr. Wily fleeing with a piece from the crash site, a small meteor which he claims can give him the power to take over the world. Escaping in a small capsule, Wily leaves Mega Man alone at the crash site, but Mega Man discovers the damaged body of the other robot in the remains, and quickly takes it back to Dr. Light for repairs. The alien robot intrigues Dr. Light, and while he conducts repairs on it's damaged body, Mega Man heads out to stop Wily and his eight new Robot Masters.

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]]> 09 Oct 2006 07:02:44 Metroid prime: Hunters Samus is on yet another mission. This time, to investigate strange mental transmissions coming from the Alymbic Cluster.
Along the way, Samus will do battle with 6 other dangerous hunters, who are all out to obtain the "ultimate power" for themselves.

]]> 23 Jan 2007 01:33:08 Mega Man V In the year 20XX AD... A vicious army of robots is bent on destroying the world!! And behind this destruction is... Protoman!?

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]]> 09 Oct 2006 07:02:01 Mega Man VI A mysterious individual known as Mr. X has begun to hoIn the year 20XX, the first annual "Robot Masters Tournament" is held. The tournament was designed to test the designing capabilities of the world's greatest engineers. Thus, engineers and programmers (and of course, spectators) from the world over gathered to participate in this event. The tournament was hosted by a man known only as "Mr. X," who was one of the world's richest men and supposedly one of its greatest engineers.

Dr. Light, a pacifist, decided not to enter the tournament, but he took charge and did send Mega Man to go along and make sure that everything was safe for all the spectators and to discipline the Robot Masters. Many strong robots participated, and in the end, eight robots were victorious.

However, at the close of the tournament, Mr. X came to the podium and announced that he had reprogrammed the eight robots to do his bidding and that he had been manipulating the contestants all along. Furthermore, he was going to use his newly created army of robots, under command of the new Robot Masters to take over the world. Mega Man was immediately ordered by Dr. Light to put an end to the madness.ld a robot tournament encouraging all robots in the world to enter, to discover the true masters of them all. Unknown to the robots, once the eight winners were chosen, Mr. X took control of them and began to use them in his plot to take over the world. Explaining that he had manipulated Dr Wily from the beginning, Mega Man must now face up to Mr. X's eight new Robot Masters before confronting the mastermind himself.

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]]> 09 Oct 2006 07:02:14 God Of War Similar to franchises like Devil May Cry, Rygar, and Castlevania, the game draws its inspiration from ancient Greek mythology and boasts a heavy emphasis on exploration and battle strategy. Broken into three to four acts, the game also has a strong focus on story-telling and boast tons of magic spells and abilities. Described as "Clash of the Titans meets Heavy Metal", God of War equips its hero with a pair of sword-like chain weapons that can grab enemies, perform multi-hit combos, and pull off a variety of different aerial attacks. Slight platforming elements and an energy collection system similar to that of Onimusha have been incorporated as well, and players are even able to use certain elements of their fallen enemies as a weapon (re: Medusa's head, for instance, can be used to turn enemies to stone after you've defeated her).

]]> 31 Jan 2007 03:07:48 ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron After returning home to Funkotron from Earth, ToeJam and Earl find out that humans hitched a ride on their Rapmaster Rocketship. They are destroying the planet, and ToeJam and Earl are the ones at fault. To fix the situation, the two must capture all of the humans in jars and send them back to Earth where they belong.

Instead of being a top down adventure like the first, ToeJam & Earl 2 is a side scrolling platformer. The duo are also given a certain set of funk powers which will help them with their task. These skills include the ability to walk through walls or see hidden items. The hidden items that must be found are the possessions of Lamont Funkapotamus, the ultimate source for all funk. Like the first game, ToeJam & Earl 2 can be played solo or cooperatively.

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