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Over the past week, the figure-centric Treasure Festa was held in Tokyo. It was, as they say, a symphony of sculpted plastic.
In Japan, there have been a series of ads with the Xbox Mission Department. It is their job to secure new titles. Well, in the ads at least!
Earlier, a SEGA countdown clock appeared. Ungh, we know. Countdown clocks are annoying! We hate them. Thank goodness this week’s leaked Famitsu is here to steal its thunder. Ka-pow!
When Japanese peripheral maker Hori revealed its ¥30,000 (US$323) dual joysticks for $US15 Xbox LIVE Arcade game Virtual On: Oratorio Tangram, fans of the game were not happy. Pissed, even.
So, Virtual On: Oratorio Tangram has a “devoted fanbase,” which in peripheral makers’ lexicon means “cash geyser.” The XBLA title runs $US15; Hori’s custom stick costs 20 times that. But it misses a big point.
Virtual On model kits have always been popular with giant robot fans, but with the recent release of Oratorio Tangram on Xbox Live Arcade, demand has increased. Hence, this new Viper II.
Free of cutscenes, title screens and marketing fluff, here’s 90 seconds of gameplay footage from Sega’s upcoming HD re-release of Virtual On: Oratorio Tangram for the Xbox 360.
