Sega Announce E3 list
MongolHunter
Illustrating its power as an independent content publisher, SEGA® today
announced its fall and winter lineup of nearly 20 entertainment and sports
games to be featured at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) 2003. SEGA's
E3 2003 lineup features a bold and diverse array of titles for the
PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, the Xbox® video game system
from Microsoft, Nintendo GameCubeTM and the Game Boy® Advance.
The SEGA entertainment lineup features a thrilling blend of action,
adventure and platform games, including the historic multi-platform debut of
Sonic The Hedgehog® in "Sonic Heroes," the return of several classic SEGA
franchises such as "Altered BeastTM", and the first new platform game and
character from Sonic's legendary creator, Yuji Naka, since the SEGA SaturnTM
era - "Billy Hatcher and the Giant EggTM."
SEGA's 2K4 sports series is back with an all-new look and feel ready to
compete for top honors. Packed with gameplay and visual enhancements, the
2K4 series has been completely redesigned including a new interface and
enhanced integration with ESPN, The Worldwide Leader in Sports. SEGA's 2K4
lineup includes new gameplay mechanics and revolutionary features that will
continue to raise the bar for traditional sports video games by delivering
an unprecedented level of immersive gameplay further blurring the boundaries
between realism and entertainment.
"With an impressive lineup of world-class entertainment and sports titles,
SEGA's E3 2003 showing is testament to our legendary properties and
franchises and the strength of our world-renowned development talent," said
Tetsu Kayama, CEO, SEGA Europe Ltd. "With an enormous catalog of iconic
character-driven franchises and a completely redesigned 2K4 sports series,
SEGA is committed to delivering industry leading content across all
platforms in 2003 and beyond."
SEGA's lineup of entertainment games to be featured at E3 includes but is
not limited to:
"Sonic Heroes" (PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, Xbox): SEGA's legendary
mascot Sonic The Hedgehog makes his historic PlayStation 2 and Xbox debut!
In "Sonic Heroes," Sonic embarks on his biggest adventure ever, with his
trademark blazing speed and a new gameplay twist. Sonic and his friends have
evolved, adopting a configuration feature that allows gamers to control
three playable characters simultaneously, using Sonic's speed, Knuckles'
power, and Tails' ability to fly, to conquer massive worlds. This team-based
gameplay marks the next evolution in Sonic's gaming career, taking platform
gaming to a completely new level. Using the three formations and the
powerful moves that each team member has, Sonic and his friends combine
forces to battle the ultimate evil.
"Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg" (Nintendo GameCube): Sonic The Hedgehog
creator Yuji Naka and SONICTEAM return with their first all-new platform
game since the SEGA Saturn era! Darkness has fallen upon a once-magical
land. An evil King who seeks to rule with an everlasting night has captured
the creatures that inhabit this realm. Now, a young boy must use the powers
of a legendary suit to control special eggs in order to restore light to the
land. Gamers will collect special eggs, use them to solve puzzles and
nurture them with items found by exploring the world. Gamers will be able to
hatch the eggs and discover magical creatures with a variety of skills,
introducing a strategic planning element to the combat and puzzles. It's up
to Billy Hatcher to return light to the land!
"Worms 3D" (PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, Xbox, PC): "Worms 3D" is set
in a more exciting and immersive game world than ever before, with the same
winning emphasis on great multiplayer action and challenging single player
fun. The classic "Worms" game-play remains unchanged, featuring turn-based
fighting and relying on the player to judge the trajectory and strength of
their shots in order to inflict maximum damage on opponents, but this time
in glorious 3D. Favorite weapons such as bazookas, grenades, dynamite, air
strikes and sheep are all present with, the addition of brand new weapons
designed to take advantage of the new liberating 3D landscape. With a
multitude of tactics available, coupled with the ever changing, randomly
generated landscapes, "Worms 3D" is set to take Worms' award-winning
gameplay to the next level. [This title is pending release date information
in North America]
"Vectorman" (PlayStation 2): Gamers become Vectorman, a veritable walking
arsenal, on an epic campaign to free his land from an oppressive robotic
dictator, Volt, bent on galactic conquest. The game's dark storyline is
packed with explosive combat and vast opportunities for exploration.
Vectorman has all the resources he needs to take on Volt's evil minions
including an arsenal of powerful weapons and upgrades. With a focus on
player freedom, "Vectorman's" game design encourages players to explore the
world at large and utilize any number of different combat strategies.
Whether they prefer the direct approach of guns-blazing action, or a more
cerebral type of combat composed of sniping and full use of the environment,
"Vectorman" will not disappoint. [This title is not confirmed for a SEGA
Europe release]
"Headhunter: Redemption" (PlayStation 2, Xbox): "Headhunter: Redemption" is
the gripping story of Jack Wade, a veteran Headhunter keeping order in a
futuristic world overrun with unchecked consumerism, vicious organized crime
and mind-controlling mass media. When Jack and his protégé, the sassy,
streetwise Leeza X, stumble upon an arms smuggling operation that threatens
the status quo, they must work together to deliver an oblivious world from
impending catastrophe, confronting their darkest fears beneath a chilling
shroud of evil that blankets the city. [This title is not yet concept
approved by Sony Computer Entertainment America]
"Otogi - Myth of Demons" (Xbox): Set in ancient Japan and steeped in
real-life folklore and mysticism, "Otogi - Myth of Demons" is the story of
Raiko, an undead warrior who must stop a ferocious demonic army that has
been unleashed upon the Earth. As a long-forgotten doomsday myth
materializes, Raiko must quickly master more than 30 weapons and 12
varieties of magic to dispatch endless hoards of demon warriors, massive
boss characters and everything else that gets in his way.
"Sega GT Online (Xbox): Bringing all the thrills of the most realistic
driving game for Xbox online via XboxTM Live, "Sega GT Online" will allow up
to six gamers to put their cars - and their skills - to the ultimate test
against thousands of gamers from around the country. A blend of deep
simulation detail and high-octane arcade action, "Sega GT Online" challenges
gamers to qualify for licenses, compete in a series of increasingly
competitive races and earn money to soup up their rides and buy newer, more
powerful cars. Players can then fine-tune nearly every aspect of their car's
performance - from the muffler and brakes to the suspension, body weight and
tires, before hitting the online racing circuit.
"Altered Beast" (PlayStation 2): As a special military operative, you are
sent to investigate a deadly genetic outbreak in a small West Coast town.
Hunted by unspeakable horrors and haunted by your past, you soon discover
that in order to overcome evil, you must become more than evil. The only
thing that can save you is your darkest power, the ability to transform into
a variety of powerful beasts. As you defeat wave after wave of failed
genetic experiments, the line between human restraint and primal instinct
will blur, until nothing is left but the savage desire to uncover the true
nature of the beast. Explore your inner demons. Unleash your fury. Alter
your reality. [This title is not yet concept approved by Sony Computer
Entertainment America]
"Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution" (PlayStation 2): More than 500,000 beatings
can't be wrong ...SEGA's best-selling fighting game gets a major graphical
and gameplay upgrade in "Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution." But as any Darwinist
will tell you, Evolution is not about looks - it's about the survival of the
fittest. Stakes are raised as players throw-down against aggressive,
highly-tuned A.I. opponents modeled after the top players from the arcades
of Japan, with new exceptionally detailed arenas, more than 1,500 new
costume items and two all-new characters hungry for their place at the top.
"Phantasy Star Online Episode III: C.A.R.D. Revolution" (Nintendo GameCube):
"Phantasy Star Online Episode III: C.A.R.D. Revolution" expands the
"Phantasy Star Online" (PSO) universe, offering a new style of strategic
combat. Combining the excitement of card collection and deck settings with
team-based battle tactics, PSO Episode III allows users to chat in the lobby
about status upgrades and tactics, and then journey to the planet surface to
engage in strategic combat using a turn-based Card system. The game
continues the story arc of the previous PSO games, as players once again
become Hunters and explore the mysteries of the planet Ragol. Featuring both
online and offline play, as well as multiplayer modes, PSO Episode III adds
new content and players to the ever-growing PSO community.
"Virtual On Marz (PlayStation 2): Mech combat meets street brawling in this
lightning-fast weapon-intensive arena-based Battle Royal. As a member of
"Marz," a Robotic Special Forces unit, players are thrust into the pilot's
seat of a giant mech known as a Virtuaroid (VR), an immensely capable
machine built specifically for combat. Through a variety of missions on
various planets, players set out to defeat enemy VRs, locate new areas,
attack enemy locations, defend allied bases, attack enemy convoys, and fight
alongside other VRs in explosive two-on-two battles. [This title is not
confirmed for a SEGA Europe release]
"Dororo (working title)" (PlayStation 2): "Dororo" is a modern day action
epic adapted from the classic manga by Osamu Tezuka (Astro Boy). Like the
original manga the game follows the adventures of Hyakkimaru, a samurai
haunted by a shocking secret, who is on a quest to uncover his past and
regain his humanity. Players can choose to battle with various weapons such
as blades embedded inside Hyakkimaru's arms, a bazooka hidden inside his
leg, or weapons that are found during the course of the adventure. "Dororo"
delivers the ultimate Samurai fighting experience with intense 3D action
from one of Japan's most famous storytellers. [This title is not yet concept
approved by Sony Computer Entertainment America]
"Kunoichi (working title)" (PlayStation 2): A rift to the demon realm has
placed Tokyo in great peril. As Kunoichi, a deadly female ninja, you are
charged with the task of collecting the scattered pieces of a legendary
weapon while dispatching a relentless army of powerful demonic foes. [This
title is not yet concept approved by Sony Computer Entertainment America]
"Sonic Adventure DX Director's Cut" (Nintendo GameCube): Sonic The Hedgehog
returns in one of his most popular blockbusters in a special "Director's
Cut" edition for the Nintendo GameCube! The original "Sonic AdventureTM"
returns with enhanced graphics and more than five hours of new gameplay for
the Nintendo GameCube. "Sonic Adventure DX Director's Cut" includes an
all-new Mission Mode featuring more than 50 missions for gamers to discover.
Sonic fans will be able to explore new hidden areas throughout the game -
adding a whole new twist to the original.
"Sonic Pinball Party" (Game Boy Advance): It's time to get the party started
right with "Sonic Pinball Party" for the Game Boy Advance. Sonic The
Hedgehog returns to the Game Boy Advance, with the ultimate handheld pinball
experience, delivering fresh pinball boards filled with SONICTEAM characters
and a huge assortment of multiplayer party games. With SONICTEAM characters
from "Sonic The Hedgehog®," "Samba de AmigoTM" and "NightsTM," "Sonic
Pinball Party" challenges players to shoot, tilt, and flip their way through
a slew of pinball boards, lightning fast mini-games and party games that
promise to give gamers the pinball fix they've been craving!
"Sonic Battle" (Game Boy Advance): "Sonic Battle" brings furious combat
action to the Game Boy Advance, as Sonic and his friends set out to
determine which one of them is really the best fighter! Choose from eight
characters such as Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles, each with their own strengths
and weaknesses. Choose the arena, set the rules, customize your special
attacks, and then engage in non-stop battles. Up to four friends can link
their systems together using the Game Boy Advance Game Link® cable for team
battles, and then combine special attacks into devastating combos! If you
prefer to battle solo, work through the Story Mode to develop your own AI
fighting partner. Either way, "Sonic Battle" is the ultimate showdown
between Sonic and his friends.
SEGA's 2K4 sports lineup to be featured at E3 includes but is not limited
to:
"NFL 2K4" (PlayStation 2, Xbox): "NFL 2K4" hits the line hard, challenging
the conventions of football video gaming once again, with a fresh new
experience that will put gamers right into the action. Enter a new world of
ESPN integration, bringing you behind the scenes and into a captivating
environment of new presentation schemes. A new play calling system makes it
easy for gamers to navigate through menus, while more than 1,000 new
animations and enhanced moves give "NFL 2K4" a new level of realism that is
unmatched. Playable online and ready for the season to begin, "NFL 2K4" is
destined for greatness.
"NBA 2K4" (PlayStation 2, Xbox): "NBA 2K4" advances to the next level of the
game with a blowout of new and innovative gameplay improvements. Replicating
the quickness and athleticism of the NBA like no other basketball video
game, "NBA 2K4" rises to the top with online play, an all-new franchise
mode, redesigned player models and arenas and hundreds of new animations
including highlight-reel dunks. An unrivaled telecast presentation brings
this all to life with a more dynamic production that only ESPN can deliver.
"NHL 2K4" (PlayStation 2, Xbox): "NHL 2K4" emerges with new levels of
realism and detail, not yet seen before in hockey video games. Experience
the complete NHL environment from the real-time reflections of the arenas on
ice to the lifelike appearances of the NHL pros - no detail has been spared.
Add to this a polished gameplay engine with adaptive AI and a variety of new
modes, including online play for both the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. A
remarkably authentic ESPN presentation system completes this package, making
"NHL 2K4" the enforcer this season.
"NCAA College Basketball 2K4" (PlayStation 2, Xbox): "NCAA College
Basketball 2K4" truly embodies the tradition, pageantry, and purity of
college hoops. This year, the game features dramatic enhancements including
all-new player models, redesigned school-specific arenas, an expanded Legacy
mode, more than 100 fight songs and mascots, the ability to create teams and
players and customizable gameplay sliders to adjust the game to your
preferred style of play. Along with an all-new ESPN presentation format and
online play for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox, "NCAA College Basketball 2K4"
delivers the complete college hoops experience. [This title is not confirmed
for a SEGA Europe release]
All of it looks pretty interesting especially the Phantasy Star Online 3
thing, although i'll have to see how that pans out. Please don't let it be a
Sega Vers. of Pokémon...
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Mark Fletcher
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> Source : http://www.teamxbox.com/news.php?id=4350
>
<Big Announcement Snipped>
Looking forward to the Headhunter sequel, I really liked this game even if
it was a bit short.
And it would have been nice to see a Jet Set Radio Future port to the PS2.
:-)
But Sega, you missed out the game I really wanted...
<bullhorn>
Ahem, excuse me Sega but... WHERES SHENMUE 3?!?!?!?!
</bullhorn>
Thank you.
Mark
Fry
> Source : http://www.teamxbox.com/news.php?id=4350
Is it just me or is there a distinct lack of Gamecube titles on there?
Consider me pissed off.
Dr. Boggis
"Fry" <NOSP...@lineone.net> wrote:
PS2: 12
GC: 5
Xbox: 8
GBA: 2
PC: 1
Most of the PS2 ones are sequels, especially yearly sports updates,
which you'd probably moan about if they came out on GC anyway.
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Matthew Clemson
"MongolHunter" <ethiopian_bo...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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[Sonic Pinball Party]
> With SONICTEAM characters from "Sonic The HedgehogŽ,"
> "Samba de AmigoTM" and "NightsTM,"
Please, let this be an omen...
-Matt
The Rev
> Combining the excitement of card collection and deck settings with
> team-based battle tactics, PSO Episode III allows users to chat in the
> lobby about status upgrades and tactics, and then journey to the
> planet surface to engage in strategic combat using a turn-based Card
> system.
Oh shit.
This is going to destroy my life.
I have a weakness for card games like this.
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My Secret Shame
OJLim
> In article <b8k7nb$am1dr$1...@ID-100008.news.dfncis.de>,
> "Fry" <NOSP...@lineone.net> wrote:
>
>> MongolHunter wrote:
>> > Source : http://www.teamxbox.com/news.php?id=4350
>>
>> Is it just me or is there a distinct lack of Gamecube titles on there?
>> Consider me pissed off.
>
> PS2: 12
> GC: 5
> Xbox: 8
> GBA: 2
> PC: 1
>
> Most of the PS2 ones are sequels, especially yearly sports updates,
> which you'd probably moan about if they came out on GC anyway.
>
But the Sega Sports games are good!
In any case, I only counted one *real* new exclusive GC game, I think,
although it's a Sonic Team game, so you can't really complain. Unless it's
shit.
-OJ
danjj
that report, it looks like Sega are putting too much weight on the
Sonic franchise. What happened to Daytona, Outrun and Shenmue?
Bah..unless they are keeping these for surprise announcements.. Looks
like they were nothing but the sour by-product of the ever turning
rumour mill.
Will I have to dust off the Dreamcast everytime I want to sing "Blue
Blue sky"?
Paul M
"danjj" <da...@globalnet.co.uk> wrote in message
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According to Spong.com the list is not complete, one of the omitted being a
new product from Yu Suzuki.
<Prays for Shenmue 3>
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Paul M
Mark Fletcher
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>
> According to Spong.com the list is not complete, one of the omitted being
a
> new product from Yu Suzuki.
>
> <Prays for Shenmue 3>
>
If its Shenmue 3 is it likely an XBox exclusive or perhaps on PS2 as well?
Heres hoping its both.
Mark
MongolHunter
The Rev typed:
> Nick Fisher wrote Living With A Willy. "MongolHunter" wrote...
>
>> Combining the excitement of card collection and deck settings with
>> team-based battle tactics, PSO Episode III allows users to chat in
>> the lobby about status upgrades and tactics, and then journey to the
>> planet surface to engage in strategic combat using a turn-based Card
>> system.
>
> Oh shit.
>
> This is going to destroy my life.
>
> I have a weakness for card games like this.
I wish they would release a true sequel to the PS series (Phantasy Star) as
PSO didn't have much in single player. If it could tackle single player for
those rainy days when your broadband has been hijacked or it is broken then
a rich involving single player would be welcome.
James Sutherland
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[PSO Ep 3]
> This is going to destroy my life.
>
> I have a weakness for card games like this.
How long before a dupe bug is found and everybody else you meet in the
game has all the cards?
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OJLim
It could always be that Virtua Fighter RPG that was mentioned around the
time of the Gamecube's launch that suddenly disappeared into nowhere.
I can only hope that Shenmue III is multiplatform but probably not. I
won't know what to do if it's Xbox-only. *sobs*
-OJ
Schnide
Outrun 2.
Schnide
>
> --
> Paul M
>
>
>
>
>
Paul M
"OJLim" <oj...@lineone.net> wrote in message
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Suzuki has previously stated that the original Shenmue would be
impossible(or at least very difficult to do) on PS2. So its unlikely he
would make any future versions of it on PS2 either, Sorry.
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Paul M
Trooper
oj...@lineone.net says...
> "Mark Fletcher" <Mark_J_...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > "Paul M" <maz...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:b8lvbo$babco$1...@ID-137281.news.dfncis.de...
> >>
> >> According to Spong.com the list is not complete, one of the omitted
> >> being
> > a
> >> new product from Yu Suzuki.
> >>
> >> <Prays for Shenmue 3>
> >>
> >
> > If its Shenmue 3 is it likely an XBox exclusive or perhaps on PS2 as
> > well?
> >
>
> It could always be that Virtua Fighter RPG that was mentioned around the
> time of the Gamecube's launch that suddenly disappeared into nowhere.
>
Wasn't it mentioned much before that, and Shenmue essentially is the VF
RPG?
T.
Paul M
"Trooper" <momoneym...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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shenmue. There's some early screenshots of Shenmue somewhere that show Ryo
looking a lot more like VF's Akira. Another VF RPG was announced over a year
ago, nothing has been seen of it since.
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Paul M
The Rev
> "The Rev" <the_rev_y...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns936C56FCDD85At...@130.133.1.4
>
> [PSO Ep 3]
>
>> This is going to destroy my life.
>>
>> I have a weakness for card games like this.
>
> How long before a dupe bug is found and everybody else you meet in the
> game has all the cards?
Bah. Way to destroy my dreams.
I really should play the GC PSO some time, given that I'm all set up for
it. Apart from not having a keyboard yet, that is.