Fan-Made StarFox Game Looking Kinda….Awesome

Ah, who doesn’t have fond memories of playing Star Fox back on the ol’ SNES?  Why, if you answered that inquiry by saying, “I don’t”, then you’ve just outed yourself as a commie and a traitor to freedom, and you know, whatever.

Anyhow, Star Fox games have been few and far between.  And, if I may say so, they’ve also been steadily on the decline as far as fun goes as well.  But a group of fans might just change that with a labor of love that has culminated – over the course of six years – to bring about Star Fox: Shadows of Lylat.

The Starcraft 2 LAN Plot Thickens

Last week, I published an article speaking to the furor over Starcraft 2 not including LAN support.  I have never played the original Starcraft, so I didn’t quite understand why LAN support – especially in this day and age – could be such an integral feature as to cause some fans to plan boycotts of the product.

Well, after reading some information over at Opposable Thumbs this morning, I have a better understanding of what’s going on here.

With the original Starcraft, it seems that you were able to take one copy of the game and push it out to 7 other PCs across the LAN.  As such, you could get a group of buddies together, and with only one copy of the game, you could get some legitimate 8 player jams going on the network.

No More Heroes Looking To Leave The Wii

A recent article on Opposable Thumbs cites the possibility that the upcoming No More Heroes sequel – Desperate Struggle – may be the last one to come to the Wii.

This is a good thing.

I never finished the original NMH.  It seemed like a pretty good game for the Wii, with a messed up – but funny – storyline, a novel approach to the action, and some large ambitions in store.  But the game most certainly seemed too big for its britches.  The graphics were blocky, the controls were a waggle-fest, and the segregated city free-roaming was laughable when compared to even the now 8 years old Grand Theft Auto 3.  Long story short, NHM had a lot of good ideas, but clearly lacked the space and power to properly execute them.

Mass iPhone Effect

Ben Kuchera is just feeding the news right to us today.

Opposable Thumbs, via JoyStiq, dropped the story about a Mass Effect 2 prequel coming to the iPhone.  And I can honestly say that I never saw this one coming.  I mean, a DS/PSP version I would believe.  A PC or open mobile phone version wouldn’t be too far-fetched.  But an iPhone-only prequel?  Consider me surprised.

Bionic Commando Multiplayer Demo Is Out (And I Hear It Sucks)

Ahoy-hoy, Thugs.

Ben Kuchera over at Opposable Thumbs has spent some time with the newly released demo for Bionic Commando on the Xbox 360.  And to sum up his sentiments shortly, it sucks.

I haven’t gotten my hands on it yet (I’ve been too busy busting out on Quantum of Solace), but I can easily believe Ben’s statements on the matter.  Any playable build of the game has resulted in numerous folks saying that the arm/swing mechanic just feels totally off, and given the fact that the game would be more or less centered around this gimmick, that isn’t good news.  That’s like having a shooter game where your shots never land anywhere near the cross-hairs.

Heading To Vegas

Oh hell yes.

This morning comes news that a new Fallout title is in the works, and no, it’s not the alleged MMO that has been hinted at for some time now.

Courtesy of Opposable Thumbs, we get word of Fallout: New Vegas, a title being developed by Obsidian Entertainment.  Details are sketchy at best just yet, but a release date of 2010 has been mentioned, as have a very small bit of info regarding the new locale and setting.

Gaming Charity, DonateGames.org

Opposable Thumbs, the gaming folks over at Ars Technica that we often ‘borrow’ from (hey, we link to them and give them credit each time at least) just ran a post about a new charity setting up shop in the great big internet.  It’s called DonateGames.org, and while it isn’t doing business yet on the ‘selling’ side of things, they are already accepting donations as to get the ball rolling.

The idea is pretty simple.  Instead of going to GameStop or somewhere similar to trade in your used games for that copy of Onechanbara you’ve been hoping to get your paws on, you mail your game off to DonateGames.org. In return, they will give you a tax deductible receipt, which is great for keeping Uncle Sam off your back a bit. But you receive no ducats.

Instead, DonateGames.org will sell that used game, and with the ducats raised by doing so, they intend to provide some funding for research and treatment options for dealing with the far lesser-known diseases (such as bonitis) that like to creep up on our friends, families, and fair-weather well-wishers when we all least expect it. Whew. Long sentence. Anyhow, it’s a noble, if not quite ‘thuggish’ enterprise, and it may very well be a way to start atoning for that hobo you ran down with your car last year. Oh yes. I know about that.  I know all about that…..