:: GAMES : NEWS ARCHIVES . E3 2003




5 new screens for Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
May 22, 2003
We only get them now but it's still worth checking !

Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
May 15, 2003
13 big screenshots (640 x 480, should load pretty smoothly though) of this Metal Gear coming to GameCube only. It looks cool but still early, I think we should expect a delay; the game is scheduled for this winter, very optimistic indeed.

Kirby Air Ride: 20 new screenshots !
May 15, 2003
Here are 20 brand new high-quality screenshots for Kirby Air Ride, it looks pretty and fun. You might not find these screenshots immediately on other sites...

Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike
May 15, 2003
Factor 5/Lucasarts best seller is back for a third instalment with stunning visuals and exciting new possibilites. It seems Rebel Strike is like a Star Wars GTA because you can use different vehicles and walk. The title looks highly promising, a bless for any Star Wars fanatic. For the time being I left the screenshots in their big size so the preview is a huge file over 1MB.

Stage Debut
May 15, 2003
Presented last year in an early version, Stage Debut is back... in an early version ! This time though, there are some pictures, 10 to be exact, that you can see in the preview.

(Stage Debut file and link removed, the game is likely to be canceled)

48 new pictures for Sega games !
May 15 , 2003
Here are a bunch of new media with fact sheets straight from the E3; 12 screenshots for Billy Hatcher, 16 screenshots for Phantasy Star Online III, 10 screenshots for Sonic Heroes and 10 screenshots for Sonic Adventure DX (comments for the pictures will be added later).

Sega games
May 13, 2003
A few tidbits about the new Sega games. In Phantasy Star Online Episode III: C.A.R.D. Revolution, it seems you play card battles with other characters and not, like in Lost Kingdom, have real fights with a magical deck of card. It's reminding of Star Wars chess game, though the point of view is inside the board. It looks more appropriate to PSO universe, yet it's hard to figure why Sega chose this game system to become the Episode III. Maybe because it's easier to make ?
The first video of Billy Hatcher and The Giant Egg is quite encouraging. Billy can roll his egg (which have multiple size, color and pattern) in 2 different ways, by pushing it or by rolling with it, he then looks very much like Sonic in a ball shape. The action is good and the graphics ok, though the pictures were better than what the video showed.
While not exclusive to GameCube, Sonic Heroes is one more adventure of Sonic on a Nintendo console. It's fast and furious, but once again, the graphics don't look anything special, very much in the classic Sonic style. The interesting feature seems to come from controling 3 characters at the same time: Sonic, Knucle and Tails. In some situation, they combine their power to fight (Sonic uses the 2 others in ball shape to beat up the enemies) or to drive some kind of space shuttle on wheel (Knuckles drives, Sonic becomes the wheel and Tails the rotor).

Killer 7 and Resident Evil 4 at the Show and Exclusive !
May 13, 2003
People at the E3 won't be able to play Killer 7 and Resident Evil 4, but they will have a chance to see them in brand new videos, that we are very eager to see too. In addition, some Capcom representatives made it clear again: Resident Evil 4 is exclusive and there are no plans to bring Killer 7 to other consoles.

Starfox Armada on display
May 10, 2003
According to some sources (good ol' rumors), Starfox Armada, shown at Nintendo's booth and not at Namco's, is going to be in a playable version but only for several players. The single player mode will be presented in video because it's still early, as the development team has first started to work on the multiplayer aspect of the game.

E3 2003: GameCube titles at the show
May 13-16, 2003
Game titles in red are GameCube exclusive. The list will be regularly updated and eventually completed when the official and final game announcements have been made.


3DO
Four horsemen of the Apocalypse
Jacked
SRS

Blizzard
Starcraft: Ghost

Capcom
Gotcha Force
Product Number 03
Resident Evil 4
Viewtiful Joe
(seemingly neither Killer 7, Dead Phoenix, nor Glass Rose will be shown)

EA
Madden NFL 2004
NASCAR Thunder 2004
NCAA College Football 2004

Konami
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles

Lucasarts
Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike

Midway
ESPionage
SpyHunter 2
NFL Blitz: Pro
NHL Hitz: Pro

Namco
Baten Kaitos
I-Ninja
R: Racing Evolution
Soul Calibur II
Starfox Armada (on display at Nintendo's booth)
Tales of Symphonia

Nintendo
F-Zero GX
"Game Zero"
Kirby Air Ride
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
Mario Kart: Double Dash
Mario Tennis
Pikmin 2
Pilotwings (unconfirmed; rumored to be developed by Factor 5)
Pokemon
Wario World


Sega
Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg
Phantasy Star Online Episode III: C.A.R.D. Revolution
Sonic Adventure DX
Sonic Heroes

Square Soft
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles (on display at Nintendo's booth ?)

THQ
Disney's Pixar Finding Nemo
Tak and the Power of Juju
Sphinx and the Shadow of Set
WWE Wrestlemania XIX








:: GAMES : NEWS ARCHIVES . E3 2003