NAMCO BANDAI’S Q4 LINE-UP Namco’s prize fighters
The Japanese firm is determined to become a Top Five publisher in the West and thanks to its mix of fighters, racers, RPGs, action games and kids titles, it’s certainly got a release slate worthy of one. James Batchelor speaks to UK, Ireland and Nordic VP John Galloway and marketing director Lee Kirton about the firm’s biggest games
DARK SOULS
Formats: 360, PS3, PC Released: October 7th
THE FIENDISHLY difficult Dark Soulsmight sound like a niche RPG but it really isn’t. Like surprise hit Demon’s
Soulsbefore it, the game’s key selling point is its punishing dungeons, where death is always seconds away.
the game , you see it’s not actually as black as the comments say. There is a cheeky spin on it.
“Our expectations for this are very high. Dark Soulsis going to be a big seller for us. And we know it has the capability to do it all on its own because of the genre and the audience.”
TEKKEN HYBRID
Formats: PS3 Released: Autumn
Exclusive to PS3, Tekken Hybrid features CGI movie Tekken Blood Vengeance, a HD remake of Tekken Tag Tournamentand the all-new
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Prologue.
And if that weren’t enough, the franchise will heat up in 2012 with Capcom’s Street Fighter X Tekken. This will be followed by Namco Bandai’s Tekken X Street Fighter.
Formats: 360, PS3 Released: Autumn
Dragon Ball Zis one of Namco Bandai’s most important licences. The hugely popular franchises draws in millions of fans and Ultimate Tenkaichi will satisfy their demand for more. Players pit their favourite
POWER RANGERS SAMURAI Aptly, one of the marketing
slogans is “Prepare to Die” – not exactly a mass market message. But is Namco Bandai concerned that Dark Soulsis a hard sell?
“No, not at all. I think of it as very clever because one of our other taglines is ‘Dying to play’,” said UK VP John Galloway. “Once you get into
BEN 10
Ben 10: Galactic Racing, Formats: 360, PS3, Wii, 3DS, DS
Released: Autumn Ben 10: Triple Pack Formats: DS
Released: September 30th
BEN’S NEWEST outing is the Mario Kart-style Galactic Racing. The game lets fans race as Ben 10, Kevin 11 or one of 13 aliens, each with
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their own special powers and weapons. It will be the first Ben 10outing on the 3DS. “The franchise is still popular, the games are still delivering, and we’re still hitting numbers that we’re more than content with,” says Galloway. Also out soon, the Ben 10 Triple Packfor DS contains the three previous games Protector of Earth, Alien Force and Vilgax Attacks.
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Formats: Wii, 3DS Released: 2011
STILL MIGHTY and still morphin’, the Power Rangers return to consoles in a title based on their newest
incarnation, Power Rangers Samurai. Gamers battle through hordes of Nighloks and other monsters as they try to prevent the evil Master Xandred from flooding planet Earth.
DBZfighters against each other in the series’ over- the-top battles. Fighters soar into the air, throw immense fireballs and unleash devastating special magic attacks.
DRAGON BALL Z: ULTIMATE TENKAICHI
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