What’s this?! A new category?! Anyways, getting straight to the point here, because my fingers are kinda numb from Tidal Wave spamming in Vesperia.. On The Air, eh? I’ll keep the description short; I’ll post one of these every month, and it’ll talk about certain video games that are being released that month. So… eh… on to the real deal! By the way, all release dates will be based on NA release dates… and these entries will be based on NA releases too. I swear, Mach, not all my entries are 2000 words! In fact, I have a 500 word entry.  FIESTY MACH BOY! This post might seem a little stiff, but my fingers are stiff (that sounded kind of wrong.) Anyways, let’s start this post up FOR REAL! this time. (damn you, Mach!)

ON THE AIR march ver.

Resident Evil 5 (PS3/360)

This game was obviously going to be on this list. Anyways, Resident Evil 5… Resident Evil 5 stars one of the Resident Evil 1 protagonists, Chris Redfield. It takes place 10 years after the orignal Resident Evil, and it takes place in a fictional African country, Kijuju. It plays like Resident Evil 4, with the behind-the-back perspective going on. There isn’t much to say about Resident Evil 5, that you don’t already know. Resident Evil 5 will be the first Resident Evil game to feature local and online co-op… or at least, easily accessable local and online co-op through the singleplayer story. This means that there will be, you guessed it, an AI partner helping you out. To those of you who aren’t familiar with the Resident Evil 4 gameplay, Resident Evil 4 has… you guessed it… a behind-the-back perspective (or rather, you read it). Resident Evil 4 has its ties to Resident Evil 1, 2, and 3 in terms of controls; something people often refer to as “tank controls”. You can rotate your character, you can move forwards and backwards, but you can’t shoot and move at the same time. Oh yeah, you can’t strafe either. In Resident Evil 4, you can aim your gun like how you aim in First Person Shooters (in RE1, you could only aim your gun up, down, or middle). Resident Evil 5 kind of deviates from the controls, offering up to 3 or 4 control schemes, some with the option to strafe (think Gears of War controls, but you can’t take cover and you can’t shoot while strafing). Resident Evil 5 also introduces a real-time menu, rather than a regular menu where the game pauses. Despite this game going in a fairly different direction (bright, sunny areas, multiplayer, strafing), the game promises to be a true Resident Evil game that captures the feel of the series.

Resident Evil 5 comes out on March 13th.

Madworld (Wii)

I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one you’re hearing from regarding Madworld (at least I hope I’m not..) Madworld is a violent game. Actually, violent may be an understatement. Madworld plays in 3 colours; black, white, and red. The game takes place in Varrigan City. A group of terrorists known as “The Organizers” have taken over the city, making it the “playing grounds” for a violent show called Death Watch. The protagonist, Jack, is a man with a chainsaw on his arm. Jack is sent to Varrigan City (by the President) to stop Death Watch. …Death Watch is really violent… You can pick up random objects found in the environment and use them to destroy enemies. By destroy, I mean REALLY destroy. In several videos, enemies were killed using a sign. …The pole of it. ….stabbed through their face. This game will feature multiplayer. I don’t know what kind of multiplayer, though. Blah, I don’t know too much about this game… but I do know that if what I just said floats your boat, get it! WorldDude would kick my ass if you didn’t… after reading all that!

Madworld will be released on March 10th.

Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume (DS)

The boxart for this game is really pretty. Probably the first VP game that DOESN’T star Lenneth (deny this if you will, VP2 starred Lenneth!) The protagonist’s name is Wylfred, son of Thyodor (this game likes replacing vowels with “y”). Wylfred holds a grudge against Lenneth Valkyrie. When Lenneth made Wylfred’s father an Einherjar, it left Wylfred’s family was left in poverty. Wylfred’s sister dies due to poverty, and Wylfred is chosen to become an Einherjar. By becoming closer to the gods, he becomes one step closer to exacting his revenge. ..I guess that’s the gist of the beginning for you! Anyways, Covenant of the Plume doesn’t play like a normal Valkyrie Profile game. It is an SRPG with RPG battles; the same kind of battles that were in the other Valkyrie Profile games. You press A, B, X, and Y to make certain party members attack. Successful attacks build on the EN Gauge that allows you to use attacks called Soul Crushes. The thing that seperates this game from other SRPGs (well, it already sets itself apart from other SRPGs) is the Active Formation system, where, depending on the positioning of the characters. There is another thing called the Goddess Feather, which, upon use, grants individuals a large stat-boost and unique abilities. At the end of the battle, though, the unit…. dies. Don’t worry, though! This isn’t like Fire Emblem! Units only permanantly die if you use the Goddess Feather! Don’t expect them to die when they get struck down in battle.

Anyways, if you’re a fan of Valkyrie Profile, and if you’re a fan of SRPGs, I recommend you get this game on March 17th. Then again, if you ARE a VP fan, you probably ARE going to get it, regardless of what I say.

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Anyways, that’s pretty much it for the first On The Air! Good hopefully, it was an interesting read.  HOPEFULLY!