First, since we’re talking rhythm games, Taito’s TetoteXConnect has reached American shores thanks to Round1USA. We also have some Taito news to top things off with. To top Konami off, I don’t think I’ve mentioned the next version of DDR, Dance Dance Revolution GrandPrix, which has a website, and they will also just released a new version of their trivia arcade game series, called QuizKnock STADIUM. It uses 3 screens stacked together to appear as one and uses sensors to detect the movements of your entire body. That said, it also seems similar in how it works to Taito’s Tetote x Connect (mentioned below), but with Konami’s design touch applied to it. Here’s one that is described as a similar to Dance Evolution Arcade, but simpler – perhaps a blend between Dance Evolution and Dance Rush. Granted, when most arcaders think of Konami, they think of Bemani and not quirky games like CCJ above. Handling up to six players at once (3v3), players navigate mazes, grabbing keys along the way to the main key. This one is pretty interesting and refreshing – borrowing the aesthetic and vibrancy of games like Nintendo’s Splatoon, it’s a competitive maze runner game. First off is a new game that they are testing out called Chase Chase Jokers. While Sega just has this new game to speak of, Konami has a few. Here’s a trailer that also hits at the difficulties of the market, between all of the entertainment competition out there and the pandemic, probably made to remind players how arcade gaming differs from mobile/PC: As a card game, it’s far more involved than what we’ve seen here in games that use cards, almost like it’s an RTS but characters/units will be in the game based upon where their cards are placed on the physical cabinet playfield. This is part of the Sengoku Taisen series and Ted had mentioned that it’s a crossover of “sangokushi/sengoku taisen,” although I am not very familiar with the series apart from knowing that once Sega did test a version of Sengoku Taisen in Chicago. They released a trailer and website for a new version of a popular card video game that is called Eiketsu Taisen. Let’s start with Sega, since much of the doom & gloom focus has been on them. While Round1USA is currently the most active importer of such games, they don’t import every release, so it’s not a guarantee. I do need to emphasize that the games mentioned here are primarily designed for the Japanese market and not the Western one, thus the only chances of seeing these titles in North America is through imports. We haven’t heard as much as we normally do from arcade developers in Japan over the past two years now, but despite a lot of the bad news (some accurate, much of it hyperbolic), some companies have continued working on new games. (Thanks to Ted, Blake & MrJBRPG for sending these my way) I’ll be posting a preview post and video of that this next week. Stay tuned next week for Amusement Expo 2022 – while I don’t expect a deluge of new-new games appearing there, it’s still a tradeshow and should have some fun things to see. Welcome to Newsbytes, a collection of news from around the arcade & pinball world.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |