John Yamamoto, president and chief executive officer of Square Enix Ltd. comments, “CRISIS CORE -FINAL FANTASY VII- is one of the most anticipated FINAL FANTASY releases of all times. Pushing the boundaries of the PSP hardware, it offers a truly fantastic gameplay experience to not only existing fans, but new ones as well.”For more information about CRISIS CORE -FINAL FANTASY VII- please visit the official website at crisiscoregame.co.uk
SOLDIER is a group of skilled combat operatives within Shinra. The elite within the group — those strong enough to be deemed SOLDIER 1st Class — are respected and idolized by the citizenry.Zack is a young SOLDIER 2nd Class who aspires to become a 1st. He spends his days carrying out assignments under the guidance of his 1st Class mentor, Angeal. During an operation in Wutai, a large number of SOLDIER member, led by 1st Class operative Genesis, go missing. The severity of the situation prompts Shinra executives to deploy even more SOLDIER operatives in hopes of bringing an end to the war with Wutai—and conducting an investigation into the mass desertion. The ones assigned to the mission are Zack, Angeal, and the 1st Class hero who is known the world over as Sephiroth...
• Complete the FINAL FANTASY VII experience and reunite with the most recognised RPG characters created by world-renowned character designer Tetsuya Nomura
• Witness stunning graphics and CG cutscenes coupled with top-notch voice acting in a 16:9 widescreen presentation, made possible by the PSP system hardware
• Innovative D.M.W (Digital Mind Wave) system enhances the action-packed real-time battle system, allowing players to unleash special attacks or call upon iconic FINAL FANTASY summons
• Take on challenges with the all-new “Hard Mode” which was not in the original Japanese release
• Acquire unique accessories, items and abilities made available through 300 side missions to further enrich the gameplay experience
To find out more about ‘Belief & Betrayal’ and to keep up with the latest news on the game, visit www.beliefandbetrayal-game.com and www.lighthouse-interactive.comGAME SUMMARY
MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
• Play as 3 different characters throughout the game to solve the mystery
• Find lost ancient manuscripts and decipher mind-boggling codes and symbols
• Explore stunning environments and incredibly re-created historic locations
• Strong action/adventure storyline creates a compelling gameplay experience
• Use the memories and thoughts of the intriguing cast of characters to solve puzzles and expose dark mysteries
• Game based on historical events though the story is pure fiction
• Easy to navigate 3rd person point & click interface using the Virtools engine
• 9 different disciplines: Challenge family and friends to basketball (3 different mini-games), croquet, lawn darts, badminton, volley-ball, horse shoes and mini-golf.
• Short gaming sessions: Have a break and change sport as often as desired. Practice a few minutes and challenge whoever is around!
• For the whole family: 3 different difficulty levels that fit with the skills of all family members and friends.
• Wii Remote based gameplay: Thanks to intuitive motions, instantaneously enjoy any sport!
“Working on The Clone Wars chapter of the Star Wars Saga has been an exciting endeavor for everyone here at LucasArts,” said Feargus Carroll, project lead for LucasArts Singapore. “The intuitive and accessible gameplay on both the Wii and the Nintendo DS complement one of the most exciting Star Wars adventures yet.”
About My Make-Up
Make over, pamper, and face-paint yourself and your friends, or check your messages to see whose makeover dreams you can make come true!
With brushes, colours and creams, face masks, hydrating fruits and facepaint palettes, you’ll experiment with new styles and techniques, plus be awarded new colours and stencils to try out on your friends. Check your inbox for messages, give yourself a makeover, or visit your friends for makeover and pampering practise. Do makeovers for parties, weddings and special events. Pamper your skin with facial treatments, or invite up to three of your friends to a makeover party via Nintendo DS Wireless Communication.
Save favourite makeovers in your photo album and send them to your My Make-Up friends, or for a complete new look, to friends with My Dress-Up. Sit back and chat with all of your My Make-Up, My Dress-Up and My Secret Diary friends, with exclusive MyGames Chat via Nintendo DS Wireless Communication.
My Make-Up offers players their very own makeup box on Nintendo DS. My Dress-Up offers players dressing up, fashion and design for themselves and their friends, with their very own dressing-up box. My Secret Diary provides a place to store secrets, keep a journal, have fun with mini-games, or send secret messages and event invitations to keep in touch with their friends.
After an intuitive introduction in the home city, players can choose to hunt down enemies or follow hundreds of quests on their own or group with others in parties and guilds, together solving epic kingdom quests that offer adventures for up to 30 players. Another innovation is the “housing” system: Players can transform into their mushroom-like, but fully customizable, house at any time to rest or trade items. And with the autumn update, the interiors can be decorated and used to invite friends – apart from levelling, socializing is a big part of the Fiesta Online experience!
“Fiesta Online is our biggest game so far and has already proven successful in the US and Asia”, explains Sven Ossenbrüggen, CEO gamigo AG. “Improving the international versions with a completely reworked translation and storyline, we are offering players a high quality game to enjoy for free!”
“The response to the Spore Creature Creator has been overwhelming,” said Lucy Bradshaw, executive producer of Spore at Maxis. “The creativity and passion that the community is putting into their creatures is spectacular. The development team has spent the last 24 hours checking out the amazing creations racing in from all corners of the globe – with peak volume hitting more than 1,000 creatures being shared a minute.”
Last year in the UK, videogames overtook the music industry in terms of money made and it looks like the film industry could be next. But today’s gaming technology is working in tandem with these industries in interesting new ways, making cut-scenes increasingly cinematic and soundtracks more atmospheric. Music in particular, has been used as a gameplay tool as opposed to an accompanying feature.But who could have foretold, as Mario Brothers creator Shigeru Miyamoto was putting his now iconic 8-bit soundtrack into his game, just how big an influence music in games would have on pop culture? Back in the early 80s, music in games was embedded in chipsets incorporating said consoles’ technology to produce various pitches of blips and bleeps that sound distinctively primitive by today’s standards.
So here we are in 2008 with a very special gaming event about to hit the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. The brainchild of composer Tommy Tallarico, who has worked on such fantastic series as Prince of Persia and Splinter Cell, Video Games Live is something of an orchestrated cover gig devoted to delivering classical renditions of classic video game tunes past and present.‘We really had two goals in mind with Video Games Live,’ says Tallarico. ‘Our first was to prove to the world how significant video games have become and how culturally and artistically relevant they are. They are pieces of art. VGL isn’t just about the music, but about all the other elements of games, visuals, art, special effects, characters, interactivity, storyline.’
