- September 1-2, 2001 -

G A M E C U B E

- Here is an image of From Software's GameCube action RPG game Golden Star Mountain, in this game you play as a young bounty hunter who use gun as weapon. You will have a partner animal who will travel with you in your journey, and it can learn a variety of special moves and attack to assist you in battles and exploration.

- EGM posted an interview with Konami's developer Hideo Kojima, in regarding to a possible GameCube version of Metal Gear Solid 2.

"The reason why MGS2 is for PS2 is very simple: MGS1 was for PS1 and it was very successful. Metal Gear fans and PS fans get along very well, it is a perfect match. It's not because we think PS2 is a better machine. When I pick hardware to do a game on, I don't really care about that stuff. I look at the audience that it has. Releasing a Metal Gear game on a Nintendo console would be ridiculous; I don't know about GameCube, but their machines that exist right now (N64, GBC, GBA) are for younger kids. I don't care about how good the system itself is, because all consoles right now are at about the same level of power."

When asked about his opinion on GameCube, he replied "I'm not too satisfied with Smash Bros. 2 or Wave Race 2 -- they are basically N64 games. But Pikmin look different, it looked quite unique. I'd like to try it out.

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- Capcom announced that the home versions (PS2 and DC) of Capcom Vs SNK 2: Millionaire Fighting 2001 will have 2 new characters not found in the Naomi arcade versions, they are Riot Blood Iori and Evil Ryu. In addition, in the arcade version, there are two hidden bosses in the game, the first one is Shen Gouki (God Akuma) if you use C, A, or P Groove, he is transformed from Shin Gouki who have absorbed the power of Orochi Rugal; the second one is Evil Rugal if you use S, N or K Groove, he is transformed from Orochi Rugal who have absorbed the power of Shin Gouki. These will characters will challenge you when your score reached to a certain level.

- Here are some new images of Tecmo's PlayStation 2 horror adventure game Project 0, in this game you have to explore and battle against the ghosts and evil spirits inside a mansion, and solve the mysteries behind the death of your brother, your main weapon to deal with the spirits is your flashlight camera. Since the mansion is abandoned for a long period, there are many traps and dangers inside. Project 0 is scheduled to release in Japan this winter.

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A R C A D E   /   O T H E R S

- Namco has confirmed that they are working on a new System 246 arcade tennis game called Smash Court Pro, the latest sequel of their popular tennis series for PlayStation.

- Sega Hitmaker announced that they will release the Noami version of Power Smash 2 / Virtua Tennis 2 in arcade this fall, this time the game will have both male and female tennis professionals, a total of 16 playable characters are in the game, including:

- Due to Sega's change of position in the market, ASCII / Crea-Tech announced that their Dreamcast RPG Metal Max Wild Eyes will be moving to another platform, and they have setup a survey online to ask users which platform would they like to see the game on, the choices include PlayStation 2, XBox and GameBoy Advance.

- The Dengeki Console Ranking Top 50 Chart is updated. Capcom has sold over 393,000 copies of their latest PS2 action game Devil May Cry, and Nintendo's GBA action game Warioland Advance has also sold over 99,000 copies in the week.

H A N D H E L D S

- Konami announced that they will release Captain Tsubasa Advance: Road to 2002 for GameBoy Advance in Japan this November.  A card battle / soccer game based on the classic manga series Caption Tabusa, there are 4 play modes in the game: Season Mode, Tournament Mode, Battle Mode and VS Mode.

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- Taito will release a new GameBoy Color RPG in Japan this December called Monster Traveler, in this game you will breed alien monsters from the galaxy. In the story, you are a young boy living in the galaxy kingdom Selasda, and you have received 3 eggs in your birthday, which have hatched into 3 alien monster babies. Your mission is to breed and train these monsters and try to discover the secrets of ancient civilizations in the galaxy. There are over 150 monsters in the game, each monster has 10 levels of evolutions, each evolution will give them new abilities or new form.....

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