As everyone knows, the DS Lite isn’t exactly a graphical powerhouse, but it does fare well as a casual gaming machine although there is a bunch of titles that also target those who are looking more than just five minutes’ worth of gaming. When it comes to arcade classics though, the DS platform, just like the Game Boy Advance platform before it, is king since you will hardly find any more ports of old arcade games on much more powerful home consoles. Arkanoid DS is one of such titles, and what makes it even more interesting is the game will come with a spinner controller for an improved gameplay experience.
The Street Fighter line of beat ‘em up games could be seen making their way to your cellphones in the near future, according to an announcement made by Capcom. Apparently, the longtime fan favorite Street Fighter II: Champion Edition will be making its debut as early as next month, faithfully bringing all the bone crunching action of the arcade original to a diminutive looking handset. I for one would be interested to see how it turns out, but as most people know, the cellphone doesn’t exactly come with the most optimal controller, especially for games such as these that play best in the presence of a joystick as well as half a dozen buttons.
Xbox 360 owners will be able to enjoy BioShock in the near future, but at the meantime, they will just have to settle for a demo that is currently available via Xbox Live. Unfortunately, the demo weighs in at a whopping 1.35GB, and not surprisingly the high demand has led to reports of slower than usual download speeds which isn’t really a problem as you can always leave your Xbox 360 running overnight while you head off to bed. While this demo is meant for the Xbox 360 community only, 2K has assured that a PC demo is in the works as well and will be available sometime this month. Hopefully this announcement will pacify rabid BioShock fans on the PC platform for the moment.
Barnyard Blast is set to grace Nintendo’s ultra successful handheld, thanks to the efforts of the people behind Sanuk Software. This cute looking game is set to be released later this year, where both DSI Games and Bigben Interactive will ship the 2D action platformer to North America as well as folks living across the pond (I believe they’re called Europeans ;P). The screenshots at this point in time looks pretty standard DS fare, and while you won’t be dropping your jaw in awe anytime soon, the graphics are clean cut and definitely above average.
Plop Invaders is homebrew title that is definitely cute to look at, although at the beginning you’ll probably wonder just what the heck you’re doing. Still, once you get the hang of things, the entire game will start getting addictive (according to the folks at DS Fanboy anyway). The tutorial is in French, so thanks to some leet translation, you’ll be able to jump straight into the action without fumbling around as though it was your first time on third base. Plop Invaders features a match-three core that is extremely simple in design, but don’t be fooled by its complexity!
