Dark Void Zero goes retro on DSiWare

Pcgamelist collect all the game news and game reviews that you need in gaming previews game demos and real. By Brendan Sinclair, GameSpotPosted Dec 22, 2009 11:47 am PT

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

When Capcom declared that its jetpack-powered 3D state shooter Dark Void was coming to the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC, owners of Nintendo systems haw hit felt 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 existence made with an 8-bit aesthetic. But where that denomination took advantage of gamer nostalgia surrounding the example Mega Man series, Dark Void is an example IP with no history beyond the current game.

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

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

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