IRON MAN? Will it live up to its hype? YOU DECIDE.

Based on the blockbuster movie by Marvel Studios, Iron Man™ blasts onto all major gaming platforms May 2008. Immerse yourself in hardcore shooting action and explosive combat from the film as well as exclusive content created just for the game. With freedom to move anywhere in the environment, customize your Iron Man suit and seamlessly transition between ground combat and open air flight as you battle against armies of fighter jets, tanks, armored Super Villains and more. You are a One Man Army. You are Iron Man.

Iron Man sheds light on some interesting new features that you will be able to play around with upon the game’s release. Gamers can expect the plotline of the game to remain the same as the movie, but with a few changes here and there to accommodate for the games structure. The Iron Man demo, not surprisingly, gives us an open world to work with on our missions and help players get used to the gameplay controls. In just the short time you take control of Iron Man, one glaring thing you will notice is the flying ability. Iron Man’s flying ability is fun and should be very interesting once you are able to fly anywhere and complete missions throughout the story. Sega is definitely heading on the right track with this, so far.

One of the most interesting features of this game is the various Iron Man suits. According to Sega, as part of DLC, you will soon see some more exciting suits made just for the game going back to the classic days of the comic book series. It is clear, browsing through the menus, that you will be able to equip Iron Man with various items and upgradeable weapons. The weapons Iron Man holds are powerful and you will be using a lot of them. Various missions will require you to be quick on your feet. You will be faced with melee combat from troops on the ground and air-missiles from helicopters around the area. Each of these situations will require the use of the varied amount of weapons that appear to be included in the final game.

It is surprising how well Iron Man turned out to be in the graphic department. You can tell Sega put a lot of work into making Iron Man look exactly like his movie counter-part. Sharp graphics give way to excellent looking destructible environments and explosions. The game loads smoothly and textures and shading are of top notch. You won’t go wrong booting this game up on your HD set. Since this is an early copy, things can only get better.

Although it is unfortunate that you only get a short time within the demo to really get the feel of what Iron Man can bring, you do get to really scratch the surface with him. His control mechanics certainly felt like something you’d expect of Iron Man. The controls are not only ironclad, but take into account the weight of the suit as well with the “heavy” controls. To go into more depth of his flying abilities, camera angles are certainly something that you will have to adjust too. The camera angles don’t seem like enough of a problem that they will make or break the game. Making the game an open-world adventure seemed to be the right choice for Sega and will ultimately be the one dynamic that will determine how this game holds in the general feel.


Innovative Features:

• A DEVASTATING WEAPON: Iron Man alone battles armies of fighter jets, military tanks, armored Super Villains and more.
• POWER CONTROL: Players will direct power to different parts of Iron Man¡¦s suit, creating a variety of unique attacks.
• CHAOTIC BATTLEFIELDS: Open-ended battlefields create adrenalinepacked combat filled with unpredictable challenges.
• BEYOND THE MOVIE: The game includes additional plotlines and characters from the Iron Man Comic Universe that are not featured in the movie.
• OPEN WORLD: Players have complete freedom to move anywhere in the environment and make seamless transitions between ground combat and open air flight.

Prices:
Playstation 2 - $28.99
Playstation Portable - $38.99
Nintendo DS - $28.99
Nintendo Wii - $48.99
Playstation 3 - $58.99
Microsoft Xbox 360 - $59.99

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Emblem of Gundam DS (Japanese Version, compatible with US console) - NEW IMPORT!

Bandai starts preorders for a new and NDS exclusive Gundam turn-based strategy game which follows the events that began in the Gundam 0079 timeline. The five works from which Emblem of Gundam draws its storyline are:

* Mobile Suit Gundam
* Gundam 08th MS Team
* Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket
* Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory
* Mobile Suit Gundam Z

Price - $47.99
Release Date - May 1st, 2008
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Katekyoshi Hitman Reborn! Fate of Heat for the Japanese Nintendo DS - NEW IMPORT

The cast of Hitman Reborn finds themselves in an RPG game which features card battling action where two sides fight it out in a conventional side-viewed encounters. Think of it as a gritty urban take on the RPG fighting style engendered by the Final Fantasy games. The first production of the game will include a set of five bonus trading cards featuring Hitman characters which will be given away by the manufacturer in 1:1 ratio. In other words, everyone gets the trading card love.


Price - $47.99
Release Date - May 1st, 2008
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Official Nintendo Wii Wheel (compatible with both US and JAP) - $19.99 - IN STOCK NOW!!!

Prior to Nintendo's own Wii Wheel, several third-party steering wheel accessories had been introduced for the Wii Remote. One released by Ubisoft, the Wii Steering Wheel, was developed by Thrustmaster. It is bundled with certain games, such as Monster 4x4 World Circuit and GT Pro Series. The accessory, which is only for aesthetic/ergonomic enhancement, is meant for driving-style gameplay in which the Wii Remote would be held lengthwise in a two-handed gamepad orientation, steering the subject by tilting the controller. The Wii Steering Wheel is also sold separately for US$16.99. Since the Wii Steering Wheel was revealed, other similarly designed steering wheel accessories have been produced, including the Wii Racing Wheel by Intec.

Nintendo has revealed a Wii Wheel peripheral that is packaged with Mario Kart Wii, which was released in the second quarter of 2008. Cartoony, stylized versions of the Wii Wheel are depicted within the banner of Nintendo's official E3 page for Mario Kart Wii. As shown there, a button protrudes from the back of the Wii Wheel, which has a large, encircled Wii logo at its middle, although this has no function. The Wii Wheel has a hole on the right side in the back to allow use of the wrist strap while the Wii Remote is attached to the accessory, and to make removing the remote from the wheel easier. It would also allow the user to use the pointing function of the Wii Remote while it is in the peripheral. The Wii Wheel can also be used for Excite Truck: Need for Speed: Carbon and other games that share its control configuration.A single Wii Wheel is packaged with Mario Kart Wii, but more can be bought separately.

Price - $19.99
Release Date - IN STOCK NOW
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Grand Theft Auto IV : Special Edition - $89.99 - Releases - 4/29/2008

SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES:

• A customized metal safe deposit box.
• A Rockstar keychain for the safe deposit box keys.
• A limited edition Rockstar duffel bag.
• Production artwork in the Grand Theft Auto IV Art Book.
• Selected soundtrack CD from Grand Theft Auto IV.
• A specially packaged version of the game.

Price - $89.99
Release Date - April 29th, 2008

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Grand Theft Auto IV - $58.99 - Release Date - 4/29/08

Grand Theft Auto IV (also known as GTA IV and GTA 4) is an upcoming sandbox-style action-adventure video game developed by Rockstar North. It will be the ninth title in the Grand Theft Auto Series and the first in its fourth generation. Grand Theft Auto IV will be released worldwide on April 29th, 2008 for both PS3 and Xbox 360. Exclusive Xbox 360 episodic packs are due for release in August via Xbox Live.
The game will be set in a re-imagined GTA universe, with little-to-no continuity with previous games. The setting is a redesigned Liberty City, based heavily on New York City, as well as New Jersey. The game will follow Niko Bellic, an Eastern European who comes to the United States in search of the "American Dream," only to find his cousin has lied to him about the wealth that would be waiting for him.
The story of Grand Theft Auto IV was written by Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser. The game will be the first in the series to use the new RAGE game engine, which also powered Rockstar Games presents Table Tennis.

GTA IV is structured similarly to previous games in the series. The core gameplay consists of elements of a third-person shooter and a driving game, affording the player a large, open environment in which to move around. On foot, the player's character is capable of walking, running, swimming, climbing and jumping, as well as utilizing weapons and basic hand to hand combat. Players can steal and drive a variety of vehicles, including automobiles, boats, helicopters, and motorcycles.

The open, non-linear environment allows players to explore and choose how they wish to play the game. Although storyline missions are necessary to progress through the game and unlock certain parts of the map and content, they are not required, as players can complete them at their own leisure. When not taking on a storyline mission, players can free-roam. However, creating havoc can attract unwanted and potentially fatal attention from the authorities. The more chaos caused, the stronger the response: police will handle "minor" infractions (attacking people, pointing guns at people, stealing cars, killing a few people, etc.), whereas SWAT teams, the FBI, and the military respond to higher wanted levels. The player can also partake in a variety of optional side missions.

Niko Bellic is Eastern European, between 28 and 32 years of age and has come to Liberty City to pursue the "American Dream". Niko was persuaded to move to Liberty City by his cousin Roman, who claimed in multiple e-mails to Niko that he was living a fabulous life, with a mansion, women, hot tubs and sports cars. Roman's claims turn out to be lies to hide his own failures, however, and in reality he only owns a small taxi business, which he wants Niko to work for.
Roman is the only person Niko knows in Liberty City to begin with, and is one of his major connections in the first part of the game. Niko is a tough character, whereas Roman is friendly. Roman is heavily in debt and a lot of people are after him. He desperately needs Niko's support, hence the reason he deceived Niko into travelling to Liberty City. They are constantly bickering. It is later revealed that one of the reasons Niko, as an ex-soldier, goes to Liberty City, is to track down the man who betrayed his old army unit.

New Unique Features:

• After the initial load sequence, there are no loading sequences during gameplay. A Rockstar spokesperson claimed, "you can basically play the game from beginning to end without a single load screen."
• Niko will be able to perform a variety of new actions such as climbing telephone poles and fire escapes, pushing people who bump into him, calling women for dates, playing darts and bowling. Niko may become intoxicated, causing him to stumble and the camera to blur and bounce about.
• Stealing a parked car can no longer be done simply by opening the door and driving off. Now, it involves Niko approaching the car, breaking the glass, and hotwiring it; only then can he use it. The way Niko enters the car would look different each time depending on where and how he is in relation to the car. There will be several animation variations to sneaking up to a car and breaking its window. Because of the Euphoria engine, the way the character will approach the car will be completely random
• Players will be able to choose from five different camera views while in a car, including a dashboard view, two outside views near and far from the car, a road view, and a cinematic view. The new chase cam will follow the player but focus the camera direction on a target vehicle
• When driving in a car the player will be able to smash the window with his elbow, free-aim, and fire out of the broken window with any weapon in Niko's arsenal
• Niko will be able to visit comedy clubs and cabarets in the game
• Pedestrians are much more intelligent, realistic, and diverse, using mobile phones, cash machines, eating snacks, drinking soda, reading newspapers, scratching their noses, coughing, smoking, and interacting with each other through laughter and remarks. Homeless people will be seen in alleys rubbing their hands over a flaming barrel, sitting against walls, asking for spare change, and other expected actions. The flow of pedestrians and traffic will be different depending on the time of day. Pedestrians and motorists will often act as good Samaritans and aid characters that Niko is attacking or carjacking
• Some meetings in the game will take place high in the buildings of skyscrapers, which will subsequently allow Niko to throw people off the buildings. However, Niko will not be able to access all the buildings in the game.

Price - PS3 - $58.99 - Xbox - $58.99

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Brain Voyage - $18.99 - Release Date - 4/29/2008

Pack your suitcases and prepare to uncover amazing puzzles around the world! Travel around the world solving puzzles specific to that city! Track marine life off the coast of Cape Town, restore the ancient mosaics of Beijing, organize the Rio carnival, uncover the amazing secrets of the Aztec ruins and much more! Each iconic global city that you visit has a set of 5 puzzles, ranging from the easy to the elaborately ambitious, all designed by the award-winning genius - Dr. Reiner Knizia. Developed by specialist DS developer Razorback Developments, Brain Voyage, gives the player top quality puzzles while allowing players to experience the thrill of world travel!

Innovative Features:

• Travel to 16 cities around the world, each with a distinct puzzle to solve!
• 80 Puzzles – Each puzzle has 5 distinct difficulty levels to master!
• Each puzzle is different every time you play
• World Tour mode and 3 Random Play modes
• Puzzles are themed round iconic global locations
• Simple, intuitive Touch Screen controls
• Download play lets you share puzzles with friends
• Reiner’s introductions (and his dancing) will definitely put a smile on your face

Price - $18.99

Release Date - 4/29/2008

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