[info] Castlevania : le jugement officialisé

rédigé le 2 juillet 2008 à 00:27

Konami officialise enfin la révélation concernant Castlevania Judgment faite par le magazine Nintendo Power il y a quelques jours par le biais d'un communiqué que voici :


"Release Marks Iconic Franchise’s Next Generation Debut on Wii and its Entry Into the Fighting Game Genre

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today announced that Castlevania Judgment, the first Castlevania title in the fighting game genre, is currently in development exclusively for Wii. Developed by legendary Castlevania series producer Koji "Iga" Igarashi, Castlevania Judgment bridges the past with the present as it pits several generations of the Belmont clan against a host of characters that span the franchise's 22-year history.

"We wanted to take this addition to the signature Konami franchise in a direction that really sets it apart from the previous Castlevania titles in the series," said Anthony Crouts, Vice President of Marketing for Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. "The Wii Remote and Nunchuk capabilities, along with the iconic characters, make this game the ideal entry point into the fighting game genre. This combination is certain to thrill old and new fans of the franchise. "

With 3D environments rendered on Wii, players can choose sides in an epic battle of good versus evil using iconic Castlevania characters designed by famed manga artist Takeshi Obata. Using the motion-sensing controls of the Nunchuk and Wii Remote, players can slash, stab and whip their way across a variety of stages and environmental elements with various surrounding objects as weapons. Select characters can also set traps and make use of monsters on the field to achieve victory in a clash of epic proportions. As an added bonus, players are also able to compete head-to-head using the Nintendo Wi-Fi

Wi-FiLe Wi-Fi est une technologie sans fil qui vous permet de vous connecter en réseau local et sur Internet. Le Wi-Fi remplace peu à peu les connexions par port Ethernet (avec fil de votre PC ou de votre console vers votre modem/routeur). Le Wi-Fi est basé sur la norme IEEE 802.11 !

Connection and connect with Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia on the Nintendo DS to unlock bonus gameplay content.

Castlevania Judgment will be released in North America Fall 2008 on Wii."


Les craintes se confirment donc, l'épisode Wii de la franchise sera bel et bien un jeu de combat. On ajoutera également pour les anglophobes que cet épisode singulier, produit par Iga, sera jouable en ligne via le Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, et qu'Order of Ecclesia, prochain épisode de la série sur DS, permettra de débloquer quelques bonus, comme annoncé lors du dévoilement du projet, il y a quelques semaines. Finalement, la seule vraie nouveauté de cette annonce reste la date de sortie américaine du jeu, courant automne 2008.