Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Dark Void Zero goes retro on DSiWare

By Brendan Sinclair, GameSpotPosted Dec 22, 2009 11:47 am PT

Capcom prepping downloadable NES-style prequel to upcoming jetpack action game, $5 denomination ordered for Jan release.

When Capcom announced that its jetpack-powered 3D action expert Dark Void was reaching to the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC, owners of Nintendo systems haw have change a taste mitt out. The house is rectifying that in a way, as it has revealed that it is making a downloadable DSi prequel to the game, Dark Void Zero.

How is he questionable to wager where he's flying, again?

Much same the company's Mega Man 9, the mettlesome is being prefabricated with an 8-bit aesthetic. But where that denomination took plus of gamer nostalgia surrounding the example Mega Man series, Dark Void is an example IP with no story beyond the current game.

Undeterred, Capcom has created a fictitious backstory for the game, claiming it to be an unreleased send for the Nintendo PlayChoice 10 system, which modified Nintendo Entertainment System games for ingest in arcades. In addition to cubic visuals and a new chip-tune soundtrack, Dark Void Zero evokes nostalgia by asking players to "blow" on a realistic pickup (using the DSi's microphone) before playing the game.

When it launches in January, Dark Void Zero will cost 500 DSi points ($5). The housing and PC editions of Dark Void are ordered to start Jan 19. For more on the game, check out GameSpot's hands-on impressions.

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