And that movie is Equilibrium. Equilibrium is a combination of The Matrix and Fahrenheit 451. It's also a martial arts movie, except instead of kung fu it has gun-kata, which is form of martial arts that uses guns. Gun-kata isn't real, so don't get any ideas. :)
Quote:In a futuristic world, a strict regime has eliminated war by suppressing emotions: books, art and music are strictly forbidden and feeling is a crime punishable by death. Clerick John Preston (Bale) is a top ranking government agent responsible for destroying those who resist the rules. Whe he misses a dose of Prozium, a mind-altering drug that hinders emotion, Preston, who has been trained to enforce the strict laws of the new regime, suddenly becomes the only person capable of overthrowing it.
Quote:May 13, 2003 - Nintendo today announced Mario and Luigi, an original action RPG game to be released by year's end. The game is being developed by Alpha Dream, the team that brought to life the Tomato Adventure series on systems' past.
Mario and Luigi features a unique control scheme where players take control of both characters both during the wandering and battle phases. The battle sequences are very much inspired by Paper Mario on the Nintendo 64, with turn-based attacks that can be enhanced by real-time button inputs.
Players take control of both Mario and Luigi as they try to save Princess Peach's stolen voice. When her voice was taken, it was replaced with explosive expletives that's destroying the kingdom. Bowser, who arrived to kidnap the princess, now needs the Mario Bros. help due to the Princess' now destructive voice.
The game features both real-time action as well as turn-based battles where players must have the Mario Bros. work together. Solving puzzles and defeating enemies will require teamwork.
No release date, other than a tentative Q4 schedule, has been announced. But we'll have full hands-on with the game tomorrow at the E3 show floor.
-- Craig Harris
It's Paper Mario 2!!! Shit, I think I just wet myself...
Quote:May 13, 2003 - Nintendo snuck a new game in the company's press kit issued today, a mysterious title Mario & Donkey Kong. No details were made available from Nintendo, but we're hoping to learn more about the game when E3 begins tomorrow morning.
The game may be a design evolution of Donkey Kong +, a game revealed at last year's E3 that was an update to the very fun and popular Game Boy game, Donkey Kong. But we'll know for sure when we find out game details from Nintendo tomorrow. In the meantime, check out the first screenshots.
Quote:NINTENDO UNVEILS PLANS TO GAIN INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP
New Forms of Game Play, New Partnerships, New Hits, Time Travel Unleashed For E3
LOS ANGELES, May 13, 2003 – With the world's hottest-selling hardware system, Game Boy® Advance SP, and three current best-selling Nintendo GameCube™ and Game Boy® Advance games, Nintendo today unveils its strategy to continue to grow its industry leadership. Today Nintendo revealed the Nintendo Time Machine™. Nintendo plans to use the Nintendo Time Machine™ to go back in time to 1995.....
Quote:Game Summary
A traveler has fallen on the Saka Plain in the easternmost realm of Elebe, and an orphaned young woman named Lin comes to the traveler's aid. After she nurses the traveler back to health, the two embark on a journey to hone their respective skills at swordplay and battle strategy. Shortly after their journey begins, Lin must confront an unexpected destiny. She learns she is heir to the throne of the neighboring Rikea and becomes entangled in the struggle for succession. Once this news is known, knights come to serve her while assassins come to take her life. Being a well-schooled military strategist, the traveler she rescued reciprocates by coming to her aid and vowing to return her safely to Rikea, her grandfather's homeland.
Features
Test your skills as a military strategist, as you guide your forces in battles with wizards and dragons.
Dominate the field war with dozens of soldiers, weapons and magic spells that will be at your command.
Take control of an army of soldiers, but use them wisely. Each of your soldiers possesses unique skills but, if they fall in battle, then they're lost forever!
Strike from above with your Pegasus Knights or guide your armored footman in close combat.
Clear a specific objective in each level to proceed to the next. Special events open up branches in the storyline and offer more difficult side quests.
Challenge friends to see who has the stronger band of soldiers in the multi-player mode.
Quote:May 13, 2003 - At Nintendo's E3 press conference, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata once again confirmed that Nintendo is not planning to play catch-up with Sony with its next console release.
"Nintendo has never been more focused," said Iwata during his presentation on the state of Nintendo and the industry. "We will not retreat." Iwata said that GameCube's successor is long in the works and that this time around, there would be no head-start for the competition.
GameCube launched a full year after PlayStation 2. Given the convergence of technology and, as it claims, the negligible differences between the consoles' raw hardware power, Nintendo believes that the one year head-start was a crucial advantage for Sony. PlayStation 2 released in 2000, five years after the original PlayStation.
Due to the overwhelming success of the PS2, industry insiders position the launch window for Sony's next console in early 2005, with a US release later that year. If Nintendo were to pull even with PlayStation 3, GameCube's lifecycle would be a mere four years, one year short of the last generation. GameCube released in 2001, five years after its predecessor's debut in 1996.
More as it breaks.
Hmm, perhaps that's why EAD's 2003 lineup is so empty? Maybe they're developing games for the N2005 launch.
A game where a guy gets kicked in the crotch by pirates while carrying cheeseburgers and a remake of Conker's Bad Fur Day. Whoopie.
Quote:Rare has made some strange things in its day, and it seems to be continuing on that tradition with its new Grabbed by the Ghoulies franchise. A sort of light-hearted, horror adventure, featuring a cel-shaded look and quirky animation, it's definitely unique.
Quote:While it won't be the first Rare game on Xbox, Conker: Live and Uncut will probably leap to the top of the list of most watned Rare game by virtue of its N64 popularity and the fact that it's in a lot better condition at this point than it's main challenger in the popularity contest: Perfect Dark 2. He's still the raunchiest cartoon squirrel to ever down a bottle of rotgut one minute and curse an evil crap monster the next. Conker: Live and Uncut will feature the single player game from the original N64 title Conker's Bad Fur Day but it will updated with Xbox quality graphics and sound and new naughty content that never made it into the Nintendo game. The main thrust however will be Conker's multiplayer Xbox Live compatibility that will have players shooting up a storm but in cleverly designed missions and movie-themed settings
...Is this the part where I say "What the heck has Rare been doing for the past year?!"
Nintendo saved Mario 3 for last because they wanted to do something extra special with it. Just look at these screens! (hint: I'm not talking about the graphics)