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Sunday Comics: Dead Island When Fatal Frame 4: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse was first announced at the Tokyo Game Show 2007, horror fans rejoiced. When the E3 gaming expo came the following year with Fatal Frame 4 conspicuously absent, they got worried. And when Nintendo finally announced that the title would not be leaving Japanese shores, they despaired. Some ranted, some raved and some petitioned. But what could they really do other than wait and hope?
The Wii remake of 2003′s Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly has a release date for Japan: June 28. It is priced at ¥6800 or $85.
If you thought the Fatal Frame series was terrifying, wait until you hold it in the palm of your hand. You’ll get your chance on April 13, when Nintendo releases the augmented reality-powered Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir for the Nintendo 3DS.
Not all horror video games are created equally. Some focus on creating an atmosphere of isolation and vulnerability. Others rely on shock to frighten the player, while making sure there’s enough firepower laying around to shoot horror right in the face. Confused? Perhaps this handy graphic will help.
A new entry in the survival horror Fatal Frame series is in the cards for the Nintendo Wii. Details on the game are scant, but the new entry is expected to be out next year.
Fatal Frame probably won’t be released on the Wii in the US. If it makes you feel any better, Americans, it probably won’t be released in Europe either.
When asked about when Mother 3 would be coming to the States, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime said that wasn’t his decision. Japan makes those decisions.
This week’s Famitsu has a look at the Nintendo published surivival horror Zero ~Tsukihami no Kamen~ AKA Fatal Frame IV. The Wii game is being directed by Tecmo’s Makoto Shibata and Grasshopper’s Goichi Suda. While Shibata worked on the previous Fatal Frame games, Suda was roped in to work on Fatal Frame IV. Hit the jump for another look at the game.
What with TGS and a week in Tokyo, this one seemed to slip by me, but hearing it now is very exciting. According to 1Up, Tecmo has hired Grasshopper Manufacture to work on the next Fatal Frame game which will apparently be made for the Wii. Once Grasshopper is done with No More Heroes, they will start full steam on the as yet untitled Fatal Frame.
I am a huge fan of this series, especially Crimson Butterfly and the prospect of having it on the Wii is intriguing. Seeing how much I enjoyed the point and shoot aspects of Wii remote with RE4, controlling a camera with it seems like a perfect fit. And with Grasshopper Manufacture on board, it’s bound to be a title worth checking out.
Tecmo Planning Next Fatal Frame for Wii [1Up] [Graphic courtesy Asterick]
