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Thursday, August 28, 2008

Latest Zubo DS Trailer Shows Horror Levels

8:40AM Adam Barenblat | Zubo is the latest comedy/action adventure/ rythm game coming from UK EA’s Bright Light studio. While this might be a kids game, it sure does look pretty for the DS. Crecente got a chance to play it hands on a while back and said while it was for kids, it had enough style to be a possible hit for the handheld. In this new trailer we see some of the horror themed levels. The game will be headed to your Nintendo DS later this year. More »
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Actually, Zubo Is Fun For All Ages

6:20AM Leigh Alexander | Just last month, Crecente checked out EA’s DS rhythm title Zubo, and the verdict of the commenters based on his impressions was that it looks like a “bizarre kids’ game”. I got to give it a whirl myself yesterday, and I actually find it pretty interesting. Like Crecente said, it leans heavily on its art style, cool mini-fig style creatures that are really artsy and look vivid and fantastic on the DS. The basic gameplay might lead one to believe it’s a kids’ title, but since higher difficulty levels advance in complexity, I have to say with cautious optimism that I’d probably enjoy it too. Particularly, I liked the character designs. More »
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Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Zubo Hands-On Impressions

3:00AM Brian Crecente | Zubo, due out later this year, has DS gamers adventuring around the cartoon world of Zubalon helping and collecting the bullet-headed, mini-fig like Zubos through rhythm-base combat. The game, created for 7 to 11-year-olds, may sound childish, but it looks to have the right mix of art-style, sense of fun and graphic muscle power to be a potential hit on the portable. I sat down with the game for a short demonstration last week with UK’s EA Bright Light studio. The devs told me that the game will push the DS to it’s technical limits with scenes that boast a minimum of 2,000 polygons. More »
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Saturday, March 29, 2008

Zubo, You Know – For The Kids

2:20AM Mike Fahey | While one portion of EA busies itself trying to eat Take-Two, EA Bright Light studio in Guildford UK is busy bringing joy to children all over the world with the new Nintendo DS title, Zubo. It’s a completely original game featuring all the stuff the kids go crazy for – collectible characters , music-based rhythm-action, and that old standard, adventure. Children enter the world of Zubalon and help the Zubos defeat an evil force hell heck-bent on taking over the world. Players will drive battles with music, tapping the stylus in time with the beat. There are 55 Zubos to collect, a ton of mini-games to play, and an entire world to explore. EA is effectively creating this holiday season’s “safe bet” game for parents picking up a shiny new DS for their kids. Zubo will be out this fall, just in time for Christmas. Hit the jump for the full announcement and a colourful, kid-friendly Zubo poster, suitable for placing in a tiny frame. More »
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