Nintendo has announced that Sega, Capcom and Namco will be teaming up together to create a brand new mystery project for the Nintendo 3DS. Obviously details are scarce regarding what these huge development studios and publishers are actually up to, but it definitely sounds like something to get excited about.
Edge magazine has revealed that Monster Hunter Tri G will be making its way to the United States and to Europe sometime this year. The publication says that Europe will be getting it in the third-quarter of this year while the US date is still to be confirmed. Hopefully Capcom will announce something shortly.
Capcom’s Senior Vice-President, Christian Svensson has taken to the Capcom forums to answer fans questions about Resident Evil 6 coming to Wii U. Svensson would neither admit or deny that the game will be coming to Wii U, but expect to hear much more about Resident Evil 6 at this years E3 event in June.
“We’ve made no announcements to this end at this point. I can’t say more than that right now.”
Capcom has yet to confirm whether Monster Hunter Tri G for the Nintendo 3DS will be coming to the West, but Nintendo magazine Nintendo Gamer has hinted that it will. An extract of their recent review for Monster Hunter Tri G suggests that Europe will get the game sometime later this year, though they don’t specify when.
Tri G is a great reworking of what was already a wonderful game, and probably has more content than any other 3DS title available – so it’s just a pity we won’t get to play it until later this year. What is this, the ’90s?
Tri G has everything that makes Monster Hunter great, but in the absence of online it’s probably better to wait until a bit later in the year for the European release.
Without a doubt Resident Evil Revelations is a visual treat, but does it contain the scares and atmosphere of its critically acclaimed predecessors? Read on to find out.
Is this the best looking game on the Nintendo 3DS?
Categorically yes. Resident Evil Revelations is the best looking game on the Nintendo 3DS thus far and it’s a great example of what developers can achieve visually with the system. However, I did find the video cut-scenes slightly pixelated in comparison to the razor-sharp in-game visuals, but this is only a little niggle at a technically excellent game.
How were the 3D effects?
To be honest I had the 3D turned off as soon as I realised I could walk and shoot zombies at the same time using the gyroscope to aim. Sure, I would have liked to play it with the 3D on but I don’t feel as though I missed out too much. Leaving the 3D effects turned on whilst using the gyroscope proved to be a nightmare, as expected.
Does it deliver the scares?
I played the entirety of Resident Evil: Revelations using some reasonably high quality headphones and I’ve got to say that it’s the only way to play this game. There are some cheap scares here and there, but the sound work on the game is pure genius, as pipes crack overhead and the shuffling of zombies will leave you with your finger firmly poised above the shoot button.
Some publications slammed it because of its episodic nature. Were they right to?
I’m actually a fan of splitting the content of the game into episodes and chapters as it adds variety to the game, and works especially well on a hand-held system. Yes, you’ll find yourself slipping from one scenario to the next but this spices things up and assures you that you’ll never become bored with the overall story mode.
Sound and dialogue:
The music and the sound effects combined create an unparalleled suspenseful and eerie atmosphere, though some of the dialogue, particularly that which comes from third-party characters, is immensely cheesy and is bound to make you cringe once or twice. The dialogue could have done with some work, but the gameplay will keep you hooked.
Uh-oh, slow down.
Another thing that you’ll come across is slow-down which seems to plague the game when the next part of the level is loading. You’ll notice this when you’re stepping into a lift for instance and it can detract from the overall quality of the game. There’s nothing worse than seeing your character jerking uncontrollably, especially for a game of this calibre.
To sum up
The game is no Resident Evil 4, but I found it vastly more enjoyable than Resident Evil 5. This is one of those games that I felt compelled to continue, due in part to its episodic nature which, as I mentioned previously, works exceptionally well on a handheld. Capcom has not only produced one of the most spectacular games on the Nintendo 3DS, but also one of the best.
9/10
Due to the unfortunate misspelling of Resident Evil: Revelations on North American retail copies of Resident Evil: Revelations, Capcom has revealed that it will be sending out replacement covers free of change to those that have managed to snag one of the misspelt sleeves. Capcom has also announced that all future copies of Resident Evil: Revelations will have the correct spelling on the sleeves.
As you may well have heard by now, the title of Revelations is indeed misspelled on the spine of the game box (as “Revelaitons”). Unfortunately, the initial North American shipment of the game will reflect this error, but we just got confirmation that subsequent shipments of the title are being repackaged to have the correct spelling. Meanwhile, customers who have received the misspelled version can contact our Customer Service line at 650-350-6700 or by email at accounts@capcom.com and we’ll send you a new insert for your case. So yay!
Since Capcom announced earlier this week that Resident Evil: Revelations will receive a price cut, pre-order sales for the title have jumped dramatically on Amazon. Resident Evil: Revelations wasn’t even in the Amazon top 100 prior to the $10 price cut, but now it’s sitting pretty at number twenty-one. Resident Evil: Revelations is already out now in Europe, and is due for release February 7th in North America.
Capcom has finally announced that it’s busy developing Ace Attorney 5. The developers wouldn’t reveal precisely what formats the next instalment of Ace Attorney would come to, but given the series history it wouldn’t be a long-shot to say it’s coming to Nintendo 3DS. Capcom neglected to announce a release date for Ace Attorney 5.
Capcom has announced that its lowering the recommended retail price of Resident Evil: Revelations to $40. The game was originally priced at $50 which Capcom said was due to the game coming on a 4GB Nintendo 3DS cartridge. Capcom acknowledged that the pricing was too steep and said that they’ve “spent weeks looking for a way to bring [the] cost down to standard 3DS pricing.”
Mesut over at Nintendomination has rather kindly uploaded the first twenty five minutes of Resident Evil: Revelations for the Nintendo 3DS in English. I’ve successfully managed to refrain from watching the footage myself as I’m expecting to get a copy through soon (Nintendo UK are late sending out review copies). Resident Evil: Revelations is officially released tomorrow in Europe and is coming out February 7th in North America.
