November 28, 2007
Source: http://ds.ign.com
IGN has
added a less than flattering review for Godzilla:
Unleashed: Double Smash. Click the link to see
what the reviewer thought of the title.
November 7, 2007
Source: http://media.ds.ign.com
IGN
has added four videos for the DS version of Godzilla:
Unleashed, finally giving people a first look at
the game in motion. The videos show Godzilla, Mothra,
Battra and Megalon in action in both a submerged city
stage and aerial levels. Unfortunately, it appears that
Battra doesn't have the correct sound effects in the
game, as at least in the video Mothra's were utilized
for the character.
October 6, 2007
Source: http://www.atari.com
On closer inspection, it would appear that the page
on Atari's online store contains a great deal more information
on the title than one might gleam from a first glance,
due to the fact that it appears that the game has its
own unique copyright on the bottom of the page. This
copyright confirms a fairly large roster of characters,
most of which will likely be "enemy" characters.
A number of surprises are revealed from this, including
characters like Hedorah and Manda appearing in the game,
as neither looks to be showing up in the console versions.
Also, and oddly, the copyright cites "Atoragon",
which is the original international title for Atragon
(1963), although the spelling with the "o"
has rarely ever been used and today Toho International
seems to prefer the latter. The strange thing, though,
is the fact that it's cited here, while there is no
mention of the Gotengo, Atragon or Atoragon in the copyright
for the console versions despite the fact that the ship
was already seen in game.
October 5, 2007
Source: http://www.atari.com
Atari has spruced up their listing for Godzilla Unleashed:
Double Smash on their online store, adding in a
lot of screenshots for the game, which marks the first
real piece of news related to the title in quite some
time. The images show off the first look at Rodan, King
Ghidorah, Moguera and a charcoal gray creature that
looks to be a boss.
July 11th, 2007
Source: http://www.esrb.org/
The full title of the Nintendo DS version of Godzilla:
Unleashed has finally been revealed, along with
its ESRB rating. Playing on a delightful pun, the words:
Double Smash have been added to denote
the difference between the Wii and DS versions. The
game has earned an "E" rating.
March 21st, 2007
Source: Nintendo Power
The latest issue of Nintendo Power has a three page
feature on both the Wii and DS versions of the game.
Although no new details were released for the Wii incarnation,
several new tidbits were made available for the DS title.
The most startling piece of information, is that the
game was designed primarily as a multiplayer experience,
with a lot of emphasis on cooperative play as one player
controls the ground character while the other takes
to the sky. The multiplayer portion can be played with
a single cartridge, wirelessly with other another DS.
However, multi-cart play is also mentioned, raising
into question if the single cart experience might differ.
Sadly, no mention of Wi-fi support for this title as
of yet.
For the first time, the "Surge" aspect of
the game is also revealed. Simply stated, each character
has a special move which can be achieved by filling
up their respective meter through defeating opponents.
When used, the character will perform a "Surge
Attack" and clear the screen. If both characters
use their "Surge Attack" at the same time,
then the entire vicinity of enemies will be cleared.
The article also goes into detail about the game's
characters, including the announcement of Anguirus and
Megalon, adding them to the previously disclosed Godzilla,
Mothra, Gigan and Battra for a total of six playable
characters known to date. The article also makes mention
of a total of four aerial characters, and 16 possible
pairs in total. Assuming all of the monsters can pair
with each other, this would mean a total of four aerial
and four ground characters in the game, leaving just
the two undisclosed aerial monsters yet to be revealed.
The magazine goes into further detail by mentioning
that SpaceGodzilla, Mechagodzilla and Ebirah will show
up as enemy units, alongside the previously known Biollante.
The title is stated to also feature a wealth of unlockable
content, including: concept art, music, sound effects,
art entries for a 3-D gallery and something stated as
"selections for the game's Monster Manifest".
February 21st, 2007
Source: http://ds.ign.com/articles/766/766429p1.html
IGN has the first screens and information on the DS
version of this game. Being developed by Santa Cruz
Games, the DS version will be stark departure from its
Wii counterpart, despite sharing the same name. The
game looks to be a side scroller, utilizing the dual
screen aspect to have a flying character on the top
and a ground based one on the bottom. Players can switch
between the two during the game, and the title is said
to have a lot of focus on multiplayer aspects. The graphics
are very stylized at the moment, showing simplistic
and deformed, in terms of body size ratios, looks to
the characters which will probably polarize a lot of
people's feelings about the DS version.
Presently, some of the characters shown include: Godzilla,
Mothra, Gigan, Battra and Biollante. Unfortunately,
the image screen doesn't load at the moment on IGN's
page for the title, generating a "404", but
hopefully it will be fixed soon. |