ZOE2, Silent Hill 3 and Konami's 2003 Line up (1 Viewer)

[paul h]

Gamespot and IGN both have new previews up on these 2 games and they seem to be coming along very nicely. Sounds like the graphics in SH3 have taken a good leap forward and its a nice bonus having the soundtrack cd bundled with the game!

Also Gaming Age have posted a list of Konami's confirmed games for this year it's a bit PS2 heavy but i'm sure more titles will be announced nearer E3.

Bloody Roar
Release date: Summer 2003
Genre: Fighting
Platform: Microsoft Xbox

Casino Manager (working title)
Release date: March 25, 2003
Genre: Simulation
Platform: PC CD-ROM

Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
Release date: May 6, 2003
Genre: Action/Adventure
Platform: Game Boy Advance
gameplay.

Cy Girls
Release date: Fall 2003
Genre: Action/Adventure
Platform: Sony PlayStation 2

DDRMAX2 Dance Dance Revolution
Release date: Fall 2003
Genre: Music
Platform: Sony PlayStation 2

Gradius V
Release date: Fall 2003
Genre: Shooting
Platform: Sony PlayStation 2

K-1 World Grand Prix
Release date: Summer 2003
Genre: Fighting
Platform: Sony PlayStation 2

McFarlane's Monsters
Release date: Fall 2003
Genre: Action/Fighting
Platform: Sony PlayStation 2

Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
Release date: March 4, 2003
Genre: Action/Adventure
Platform: Sony PlayStation 2

Ninja Five-O
Release date: April 15, 2003
Genre: Action
Platform: Nintendo GameBoy Advance

Pinobee
Release date: March 25, 2003
Genre: Action/Platform
Platform: Sony PlayStation

Silent Hill 3
Release date: Summer 2003
Genre: Horror
Platform: Sony PlayStation 2

Street Kings (working title)
Release date: Summer 2003
Genre: Sports - Basketball
Platform: Sony PlayStation 2 and Nintendo GameCube

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Release date: October 2003
Genre: 3-D Fighting Action
Platform: Sony PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, Game Boy Advance and PC CD-ROM

World Soccer Winning Eleven 6 International
Release date: March 2003
Genre: Sports - Soccer
Platform: Sony PlayStation 2

Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner
Release date: March 2003
Genre: Mech Combat
Platform: Sony PlayStation 2

 

[Iain Lambert]

Gradius V

mmmm. Must get...

Mind you, I've just got hold of Ikaruga at last, and its frankly yummy, so I'm in no desperate rush!

 

[GlenHaag]

Kind of surprising that there is only one game for the Xbox. I would have thought that they would have put out the basketball, and TMNT game for that as well.

Interesting.

Glen

 

[BrianB]

Kind of surprising that there is only one game for the Xbox.

Wasn't there an announcement before Christmas that MGS Substance would be hte last Konami XBox for the Japanese market?

 

[Jay H]

Ummm, does that mean that Silent Hill 3 is not coming out for the Xbox even though SH 2 was/is released?

Jay

 

[Morgan Jolley]

Yup, Konami announced that due to really bad X-Box hardware and software sales in Japan, their Japanese releases would be indefinitely halted. As for American releases, they probably just decided to release less overall.

 

[Greg_S_H]

Is anything known about the Turtles game? Any chance it'll carry forward the old arcade game tradition, or will it just be a one-on-one fighter? I read something about "battling your way through Foot Soldiers," so I'm hoping that means a next-gen follow-up to Turtles in Time.

 

[paul h]

My hopes have just increased for Gradius ... Treasure is developing it for Konami!

 

[Mark Evans]

I too am curious about the Turtles game for that same reason Greg. I don't want anything fancy, just a souped-up arcade Turtles game for four.

Better yet, since Konami made the old ones, I wonder what the chances are of putting both the first arcade game and Turtles in Time in this new one as perfectly ported bonus extras.

Oh, a man can dream...

 

[BrianB]

Where'd you read that, Paul? That's really interesting news.

 

[paul h]

Brian, i read it here:

http://www.gaming-age.com/cgi-bin/sp...ion2&pagenum=1

 

[Romier S]

My hopes have just increased for Gradius ... Treasure is developing it for Konami!

It was going to be a purchase anyway but if that is indeed true it may be bumped up on my list (Though the third level boss on Ikaruga still OWNZ me).

Since we are on the subject of shooters (and not to change the subject too much here.) Anyone else remember an old PS1 shooter called Philosoma? Its not the best shooter in the world but I found it 2 days ago in a bargain bin (with the original box style PS1 game packaging) for 6 bucks and I'm having a good time with it.

 

[paul h]

Sure do, i really enjoyed Philosoma though the best blast i had on the trusty PSX was Einhander

 

[Romier S]

though the best blast i had on the trust PSX was Einhander

Ah yes. That is one that I still need to hunt down and buy. I owned previously and ended up selling it for something I can't even remember. Come to think of it, damn you Paul cause now I'm going to have go track down a copy!

For now though I'm still working my way through Philosoma. If anyting the game has some great CG sequences and it plays really nicely.

 

[paul h]

Sorry mate its a great game tho. I just had a quick look on Ebay and there's a few copies on there but they want decent money for it. Hmmmm, time to scour the bargain bins!

 

[Romier S]

I just had a quick look on Ebay and there's a few copies on there but they want decent money for it.

Yep, actually just got off the phone with a buddy of mine at EB. They have a used copy in good condition for 25. Its on hold .

EDIT: Suprisingly not a lot of hunting needed to done.:frowning: (I rather enjoy that part of it for some reason)

 

[JoshF]

It's all about the hunt, Romier. All about the hunt. Just like going after 'coons in me backyard. Or chix0rs at the local bar.

 

[paul h]

Yeah it's all about the chase More satisfaction to be had if you've had to work for it!!

I remember Einhander having some fantastic music