Link: Classy D3 publicity

December 07, 2006, 02:58 AM

by ollie, via D3P -
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D3, being the purveyor of all things refined and rational, have done some publicity for the Chikyuu Boueigun 3 and Onee Chanbara vorteX (both of which will be released in Japan on December 14th). Naturally, if you like seeing some poor chap outfitted in a motorcycle helmet and a woman dressed in, well, almost nothing, then click the link (though there are some nice new screenshots on display for the respective games too thankfully).

As for the Chikyuu Boeigun 3, the aliens are now called "foreigners" (!) and I recently covered the developer Sandlot in my column over at Game Set Watch. I just hope they do some games for the Wii pretty damn soon.

Brandon's note: Coincidentally, I went to a D3P US event last night, and played EDF 3 again. Interestingly, in the US the game will have the original japanese title, Earth Defense Force X. They're aiming for a March 2007 release here and a $50 price point (neither of these is set in stone!). Oneechanbara Vortex is another matter - they haven't yet gotten approval for it.

EDF 3 is looking good, but doesn't have online multiplayer, which is a real shame. It also doesn't have the girl as a second character, as I mentioned in a TGS-era post. Vehicles are still a bit baffling to control, but I'm looking forward to it regardless.

Oneechanbara Vortex looks much better than when I saw it in Tokyo, but it's still the same game over again. There are slightly larger environments, and some load times are shorter (they were up to a minute before!). Changing characters on the fly is pretty nice, and the new gun-toting cop character is pretty powerful. I'm hopeful for both games really, and that D3 is able to find a way to continue its simple series on the next-gen consoles.