It’s time again for another Unscripted 360 Showcase. Enjoy this new Showcase you will. To the darkside you all will go…
What’s the story behind your Gamertag?
Well let’s see. This is actually my third gamertag name. I like comics and Star Wars so I basically combined my favorite Star Wars characters’ name (Darth Revan not Darth Vader lol) with my favorite comic book character. I didn’t even think the name would be available. I have actually been thinking about changing my name again but I had a vote to decide what to use and Darth Doomsday won so the tag will stay.
The community is buzzing with this so I wanted to post about it. Yet another exclusive is lost on the PS3. Virtua Fighter 5 is headed to the Xbox 360 in the summer of 2007 as announced by SEGA today.
“SEGA delivers the most technical fighting game experience on Xbox 360 with this installment of the award-winning Virtua Fighter series,” said Scott A. Steinberg, vice president marketing, SEGA of America. “Virtua Fighter 5 takes full advantage of Xbox 360’s hardware with action-packed gameplay, customizable characters, stunning graphics and highly detailed 3D fighting environments.”
I can’t say I’m thrilled about this as I was never a Virtua Fighter fan. But it sure hurts the Sony faithful I’m sure to lose yet another exclusive. What say you?
Developer: EA Tiburon
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Rating Guide: How I Review Games
Review:
It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s that guy who we all know is able to leap tall buildings and lift more than any normal being can. It’s Superman. And saying that means more than it ever has in Superman Returns: The videogame. It’s the first time out with any Superman game that I actually felt like the Man of Steel. But does that mean it’s the perfect Superman game and that you should run out and buy it right now? What does the old X-ray vision show when you look into the meat of this game? Let’s find out.
Gameplay, Graphics, and Sound
Superman Returns: The Videogame is based on the movie of the same name about everyone’s favorite flying guy in blue tights. The one saving grace in that regard is that it doesn’t completely follow the movie so you’re not stuck simply replaying the movie scene by scene. You take on the role of Superman to save the city of Metropolis from near disaster each time trouble pokes its head out. All of your super powers are there from the start so you don’t have to unlock them. You do though have the option of upgrading those powers as the game progresses to make them stronger and more effective. Heat vision, Super breath and Freeze breath are all at your disposal and each have levels of upgrade you can obtain. They’re each mapped to the D-pad. Once upgraded, you’ll experience some great use of those powers. A completely leveled up Heat vision is a sight to see.
Check out the official box art for Atari’s upcoming action-packed shooter, BulletWitch. It’s rated M for Mature so be careful when you’re picking this up for that special someone. Remember the trailer during E3? Seems as though they’ve put a lot into this one. With Test Drive Unlimited being improved upon before it released, I’d expect Atari to do no different with this title and have it ready to please.
The media blast has gone out but ofcourse I wanted the Unscripted 360 crowd to know about the next entry into the Xbox Live Arcade. I love these original XBLA titles!
Stainless Software, the creators of the renowned vehicle-combat franchise Carmageddon, return to their roots with Novadrome, an original 3-D smash-em-up game.
In Novadrome, gamers blast, smash and crash their way to victory as they fight for survival among friends and foes alike in one of the 15 detailed 3-D arenas. Abducted by robots from the planet Nova, the players must stop their captors before they launch a full-scale invasion against Earth. Gamers will need to use their speed, wit and determination to defeat robot gladiators and other abductees in a series of combat-driving competitions in high-powered armored vehicles equipped with front-mounted automatic weapons. Novadrome also provides gamers with a frantic multiplayer mode for up to eight players via Xbox Live. (Gold subscription required for Xbox Live play)
GAME FEATURES
-Frantic eight-player combat driving action set in a far-out alien world
-More than 20 off-road-buggy-style combat vehicles
-Fifteen arenas full of non-stop, furious action. Combat arenas feature upgrades, power-ups, obstacles and mines.
-A wide range of dynamic vehicle-mounted weapons. Players can destroy their enemies and acquire their weapons as power-ups.
-Adrenaline-pumping boss encounters. Humans in vehicles battle a variety of gladiatorial robot opponents.
-Multiple gameplay modes and event types to choose from. Modes are Career, Arcade Challenge, Free Play, and Multiplayer.
-Top of the class. Gamers can experiment with the various modes and master their gameplay to top the online Novadrome leaderboards.
-Twelve achievements. Players can increase their gamerscore by 200 points with 12 diverse achievements.
How much: 800 Microsoft Points
When: Wednesday, Dec. 20, at 1 a.m. PST on Xbox Live Arcade
Check out the ultimate in Xbox 360 accessories. Why travel with a regular, boring briefcase when you can travel in so much more style and with so much more purpose? I suppose there can be one exception to the Xbox 360 Law about carrying a backpack as this is clearly not a backpack. So excuse the fact that it’s technically still a carrying accessory because it’s that damn awesome. The holidays just keep getting better! Yes I’m a boy who likes his toys.
Here ye, here ye. The Xbox 360 Laws have been one of the most pleasant surprises with Unscripted 360. What started as a simple play on the Miller Lite Man Laws, has become quite the stir in the community. Various people have been spotted citing violations throughout the community and various sites have been seen commenting on the Xbox 360 Laws. These aren’t any official Xbox laws but rather something fun for the community to get involved in.
What I’d like to do is put the finishing touches on the process by which new Xbox 360 Laws are approved. I’ve been getting messages urging me to email new 360 Laws to the Council and so I’m going to do that. This way, you guys and gals are well prepared to layeth the law down throughout the community.
If you want to or don’t want to be emailed about new 360 Laws, then feel free to email me or post those wishes etc.
Currently, there are 27 Xbox 360 Laws (7 Founding and 20 subsequent) as well as 166 members on the Council of Enforcers. Let’s make it more. I’ll see if I can bribe a special someone for a really cool spin on these laws so stay tuned for that.
Monday. It’s the all too familiar ‘back to work’ day for most of us. I hope everyone enjoyed the weekend. I hope all of my friends in the northwest are doing ok. The weather in Seattle hit the area pretty hard and I hope everyone is doing alright. I hate extreme weather by the way.
Well my Cowboys clinched a playoff spot yesterday. Rocky Balboa opens up this week. Aren’t you ready for yet another round with Stallone? I should be wrapping up a couple of shows this week depending on the schedule of guests I have lined up. I think I’m going to invest in Jet Li’s Fearless on HD-DVD tomorrow.
I went online for the first time with Gears of War. It was a blast playing with MASTAGlach820 and Chris from Gamerscoreblog! I didn’t know the online portion of the game was that much fun. It could’ve been the team we had though. They were a great group to play with. And the game looks just as good online as it does off. Come and get some!!!! That was my battlecry.
Metal Gear Solid 4 Xbox 360 rumors are rampant. And talk of ‘help me pick a game for the holidays’ is still widespread. Other than that, the community is pretty quiet. Remember Deacon’s Blades? The count is now 48 Blades. Join up if you haven’t and push me further down my own leaderboard. haha
Hot topics:
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The day that many Trekkies and fans alike have been waiting for is finally here. Star Trek: Legacy for the Xbox 360 has shipped to North American retail outlets.
Bethesda Softworks® today announced that the highly anticipated strategy/action game, STAR TREK: Legacy™ for the Xbox 360™ videogame and entertainment system from Microsoft is shipping to North American retail stores.
STAR TREK: Legacy places you in the Admiral’s chair as you command your hand-selected fleet of starships into battle. Featuring striking space environments, detailed weapon effects, and full damage modeling, the single player Federation campaign and robust multiplayer modes span the entire STAR TREK Universe with over 80 ships and 4 playable races. While commanding Federation, Romulan, Gorn, or Borg fleets, this real-time combat game provides a strategic and tactical experience as you battle across vast sections of space.
STAR TREK: Legacy features the voices of all five actors who portrayed the original STAR TREK captains – William Shatner, Patrick Stewart, Scott Bakula, Avery Brooks, and Kate Mulgrew. The collaboration marks the first time the five actors have participated in a single STAR TREK project together. In addition, Bethesda Softworks also worked with acclaimed STAR TREK writer, Dorothy “D.C.” Fontana, and her writing partner, Derek Chester, to provide compelling and authentic storylines for STAR TREK: Legacy.
For those who may have missed it, you can read up on Unscripted 360’s interview with Mad Doc Software’s Gary Conti for more about Star Trek: Legacy. Keep your eyes on U360 as I’ll try to get my hands on it for review.
Ok shoot me. I forgot to spread the news about the December update to the Xbox 360 Backward Compatibility list. Here you go BC fans out there:
December 2006 Backward Compatibility titles added/updated:
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Burnout 3: Takedown UPDATED
Conker: Live and Reloaded
Dead Or Alive Ultimate
Destroy All Humans!
Dynasty Warriors 4 / Shin Sangokumuso3
Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick
Ex Chaser (Japan Only)
Family Guy
Far Cry: Instincts
Fahrenheit/Indigo Prophecy
I-Ninja
Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude
Mortal Kombat: Armageddon
MotoGP
Incredibles/ Mr. Incredible (J)
Muzzle Flash (Japan Only)
MX Unleashed
Open Season
Pariah
Plus Plumb 2 (Japan Only)
Psychonauts
Psyvariar2 Extend Edition (Japan Only)
Rainbow Six: Lockdown
Rapala Pro Fishing
Rent-A-Hero No. 1 (Japan Only)
Scarface
Shark Tale
Shenmue II
Soul Calibur 2 North America only
Splinter Cell: Double Agent
Tenerezza (Japan Only)
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
Ultimate Spider-Man
Wakeboarding Unleashed: Featuring Sean Murray
Whacked!
Winback 2: Project Poseidon
Xiaolin Showdown
You can view the list on Xbox.com here.
