At the Amusement Machine Show, NAMCO BANDAI Games exhibited a prototype 3D version of Dead Storm Pirates, its two player gun game which is also a ride.
“In this gun game, the two players take the role of pirates, and the aim is to shoot enemies. A feature of this game is that the seats move, to make it feel as if you’re on a ship, and the video is in 3D. So it seems as if enemies are jumping out, right before your eyes, and you shoot them down.”
“The reaction to this game has been good. Dead Storm Pirates is already on the market, and now, we’ve made it 3D. Players have been cheering and screaming, and flinching when enemies jump out. Everyone’s having a great time.”
“At this show, we’re exhibiting the game as a prototype. We haven’t set a release date yet and we still haven’t decided what form this game will take when we do release it. We’re giving some more thought to the specs, based on the reactions we’re getting at this show.”
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original post: http://www.diginfo.tv/2010/10/14/10-0169-r-en.php
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Namco releasing Deadstorm Pirates 3D(and 4D) next spring
It hasn’t been long since we heard about Namco filing for a number of patents which were involved with stereoscopic 3D technologies and now we have word about the first game which will take advantage of those patents, a stereoscopic 3D version of their shooter Deadstorm Pirates. No details beyond a spring release and the use of the 3D technology in both the non-motion and motion versions have been announced(making the latter a “4D” game) but it comes at a time where Japanese arcade manufacturers are ramping up the development of such games as a way to attract more customers into amusement facilities. Konami’s Road Fighters, which will be released this month in Japan, is also mentioned in the article and they reveal that the user can switch the 3D effect off if they wish.
As for the new Deadstorm Pirates, I hope that they take the opportunity to add more arcade-exclusive content to the game since the title is now available on the PS3.
original post: http://arcadeheroes.com/2010/09/04/namco-releasing-deadstorm-pirates-3dand-4d-next-spring/