Archive for January, 2007
Sonic the Hedgehog Cheat Codes
**Note: The game must be paused for this to work. I am not sure if the Wii Mote will do the same effects. On the Virtual Console Controller:
Y Button = A Button on Sega
A Button = B Button on Sega
B Button = C Button on Sega
| Cheat | Effect |
|---|---|
| Press and Hold A | Play In Slow-Motion |
| Press Y | This will reset the game to the title screen |
At the title screen, press C, C, Up, Down, Down, Down, Left, Right. You’ll hear a ring sound. Pause the game when playing, and hold B to play in Slow Motion, press C to skip a frame, or press A to go back to the Title Screen.
At the title screen, press Up, C, Down, C, Down, C, Down, C, Left, C, Right. You’ll hear a ring sound. Start the game when holding A to be in Config mode that the Score and Time are distorted. Press B to enable Config mode, that Sonic morphs into a ring. Press A to switch through different items, Press C to place the sprite, hold A and press C to go backwards on selecting items, move around with the D-Pad, or Press B to morph back to Sonic.
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On CNN, Microsoft chairman and co-founder Bill Gates boasted that Vista, Microsoft’s widely anticipated new version of its Windows operating system, will make the personal computer the “place where it all comes together” for multimedia applications such as photos, music and videos.Gates’ comments were from an interview on CNN’s “American Morning,” which aired Tuesday to coincide with Vista’s release. (see the interview)
According to Gamespot.com the new Vista OS is packed with MS DirectX 10, a new graphics application programming process which claims to provide more realistic images–including rippling water, smoke, and lightning.
First-person shooter Crysis, developed by Crytek–the German team that also worked on Far Cry–will be one of the first games to use DirectX 10. Other titles include Flight Simulator X and Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures.
Other gaming-related bonuses that Microsoft is touting include the built-in game explorer start menu feature, which brings together games and saved game data. It also allows parents to apply parental controls, choosing from a variety of games rating systems, including the ESRB, CERO, and PEGI.
Another feature of the new OS will be cross-platform functionality, meaning that gamers can use their Xbox 360 controllers with their PC to play Vista games, and play online games across PC and 360 platforms. Vista users will also be able to connect to Xbox Live.
There will also be a new logo for ‘Games for Windows’ on game packaging. To qualify, games must meet a set of guidelines–including easy install; compatibility with the Xbox 360 controller; Vista-compatibility; and support for widescreen resolution, multi-core, and multi-threading.
However, criticism for Vista’s gaming features has already emerged, with some concerns raised over how the tighter security controls will impact on independent game manufacturers who want to make a Vista game. Users who wish to download a game from the Internet will receive a series of warning pop-ups, and require an administrator’s password to do the installation. Some companies have expressed worries that this will put consumers off downloading casual games from their sites.
Gamespot.com reports -”It was all change at the top of the UK all-formats chart for the week of January 20-27 as Lost Planet: Extreme Condition found its way back to number one. The previous week’s top achiever, Blizzard’s World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, slipped down to five, while football titles FIFA 07 and Pro Evolution Soccer 6 took second and third respectively.
Wii Play rose seven places to four, although the other Wii-exclusive title, WarioWare Smooth Moves, dropped to six. World Snooker Championship 2007 (World Pool Championship 2007 in the US) fell one place to seven, and Need for Speed Carbon did likewise, dropping to eight.
Another title that did well was animated movie tie-in Cars, which found its way back into the top 10 this week in ninth place. Call of Duty 3 rounded things off at 10, down two from last week.
There were no new entries inside the top 40 this week, but there are a handful of titles that should make some impact on next week’s list. These include strategy game Europa Universalis III, arcade classics bundle Sega Megadrive Collection (Sega Genesis Collection in the US), and Atari’s game version of the Arthur and the Invisibles film.”
The Worm (and you will know him when you meet him) can never be killed (only temporarily defeated). Know that right off the bat. He has big green glowing weak spots that you must shoot. Keep in mind, the Worm has two ends and sometimes shows the head (he charges forward when the head is up) and his ass (when he fires missiles out his bum). You need to do damage on both ends.
The most important thing is to keep running across the snow plains until you are away from the small flying creatures. Once you are away from them, it is just you and the worm. Aside from doing damage and being annoying, the littly flying bastards often get in the way of rocket launcher attacks. So get clear from them and then fight the Worm.
There is no special animation when the worm is beaten. The only way you will know is that the music stops. You don’t even have to have all his weak points destroyed to “defeat” him. However, in about two minutes, he returns completely healed. If the music has stopped, you have defeated the worm and you can stop fighting him.
When you defeat him you will not see an Achievement Unlock. Instead, you must complete the mission to get the achievement. This is why many at IGN spent significant time trying to defeat this beast again and again, not realizing the reward was already netted.
The final bosses weaknesses are the large cutting attacks activated by your TRIGGERs. Just get in close to him and keep cutting him unitl he dies and be sure not to get caught in his purple laser attack. Don’t bother using the pulse lasers since they don’t do anything to the boss except to destroy the missiles fired at Wayne. Personally I think the best cutting attack to use is the sideways cut as you rarely miss him. The vertical cut can miss if the boss moves sideways.
Submitted by Shadowblade228
Meet up in the specified session and start the match with two people. Now go around the level takeing over data pods without killing each other. Shuttling back and forth stealing data pods gives you points (since having them taken from you doesn’t cost you anything, unlike dying).
If you do this at level 1, you’re likely to gain around 15 levels in a game set for 10,000 points.
In a desperate war for Earth’s survival against an unrelenting alien enemy, the only way to defeat them is to become one of them. Armed with advanced weaponry and vehicles and aided by an elite squad of marines, you take the battle to the heart of the Strogg home planet in QUAKEâ„¢ 4 and become Earth’s only hope for victory.
Health
Press Back during game play to display the objectives window, then quickly press B, A, B, A, Up, Up, Down, X.
Rating: 3.38 with 8 votes.
Ammunition
Press Back during game play to display the objectives window, then quickly press B, A, X, Y, Left, Right, Left.
Rating: 2.88 with 8 votes.
Invincibility
Press Back during game play to display the objectives window, then quickly press Down, Up, Down, Down, Up, Right, Left, Right, Y, X, X, A. Your health will still decrease, but will never reach zero.
First person shooter games have not done well in the Japanese market in the past. Main reason? Motion sickness. This genre of games have been known to cause nauseating affects on many gamers, and hence in some markets some games don’t do as well as it will in different market segments.
But Gears of War may have well just changed that mindset. Media Create sales data released today, has ranked Gears of War at number seven in this week’s Top 30 Japanese sales chart. In last week’s review in Famitsu, it awarded Gears of War a score of 37/40.
Epic games just may have something here… you think!??
The anticipated game, Crackdown, is near it’s realease date and with it trailers have been popping up all over town. Gamespot.com, has now a collection of trailers available at their site!
Gamespot’s, Andrew Park, gives us the 411 on Microsft’s event announcing the new features to it’s OS, Vista. In San Francisco, the Games for Windows division, held a press event for its upcoming operating system, Windows Vista, as a game platform on the PC. Games for Windows director Rich Wickham opened the event with a brief address to cover the “most important points” for Vista’s game-related features.
For more details, go to Gamepost here ->