{"id":24016,"date":"2012-09-11T17:22:09","date_gmt":"2012-09-11T07:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=24016"},"modified":"2012-09-11T17:22:09","modified_gmt":"2012-09-11T07:22:09","slug":"an-all-star-line-up-worth-the-wait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=24016","title":{"rendered":"An all-star line-up \u2013 worth the wait!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong><em>Harvest Moon: Grand Bazaar, The KING OF FIGHTERS XIII, DoDonPachi Resurrection, Rune Factory 3 <\/em><\/strong><strong>And <em>Cradle of Rome 2<\/em>\u00a0All\u00a0Coming This Year<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sydney, Australia, August 1 2011 &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Leading independent videogame publisher Rising Star Games todayunveiled an all-star line-up of titles for the final six months of 2011.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The latter half of the year will cement the firm\u2019s reputation as a publisher that delivers what its fans want. Catering for five different genres, Rising Star Games\u2019 line-up includes some of the best loved franchises in their respective categories, all of which have been high on gamers\u2019 wish lists.<\/p>\n<p>Martin Defries, managing director, Rising Star Games said, \u201cWe have a reputation for publishing games that fans want and the final half of this year is no different. We\u2019re releasing some of the biggest titles we\u2019ve ever had the pleasure of handling, including <strong><em>THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIII<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>DoDonPachi Resurrection<\/em><\/strong><em>,<\/em> as well as the next instalment of our flagship series, <strong><em>Harvest Moon<\/em><\/strong>. It\u2019s an incredibly exciting period for us and we\u2019re delighted to be working on such distinguished titles at the top of their genres.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In release order:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Harvest Moon: Grand Bazaar \u2013 Neverland\/MMV<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The mother of all farming games and top farming brand on the DS returns with all new features, pets and crops. <strong><em>Harvest Moon: Grand Bazaar<\/em><\/strong> has all the classic gaming features of the series and great additions including windmills to let you combine ingredients to make goods to sell at the Bazaar, a new jump movement that enables players to jump up hills and over streams, the horse race festival returns and you can own multiple pets to help work your farm.\u00a0 Players can use the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection to help their friends with farming, shop at theirbazaar, or go fishing in their streams.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Harvest Moon: Grand Bazaar<\/em><\/strong> is out on Nintendo DS in September 2011.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rune Factory 3: A Fantasy Harvest Moon \u2013 Marvelous Entertainment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Rune Factory 3: A Fantasy Harvest Moon<\/em><\/strong> continues the proud tradition of its predecessors by offering a combination of Harvest Moon farming mechanics and RPG action, all wrapped in an engrossing storyline. Players can train monsters while farming, fishing and gathering, and friendly villagers will join them in battle. The new online multiplayer mode allows up to three players to combine forces, conquer dungeons, and compare their accomplishments.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Rune Factory 3: A Fantasy Harvest Moon<\/em><\/strong> is out on Nintendo DS in September 2011.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cradle of Rome 2 \u2013 Cerasus Media<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Puzzle adventure title <strong><em>Cradle of Rome 2<\/em><\/strong> follows in the footsteps of its best-selling predecessor by offering addictive gameplay for a casual audience, perfect for DS owners of all ages and lifestyles. Swap tiles to match three or more identical tiles to build beautiful houses and magnificent palaces as you develop your small settlement into a flourishingempire.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Cradle of Rome 2<\/em><\/strong> is out on Nintendo DS in October 2011.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE KING OF\u00a0FIGHTERS\u00a0XIII \u2013 SNK PLAYMORE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>THE KING OF FIGHTERS<\/em><\/strong> is the flagship series of legendary fighting game publisher &#8211; developer SNK PLAYMORE. The series is a dream festival of SNK&#8217;s 2D fightingseries, and a household name in the genre. <strong><em>THE KING OF FIGHTERS\u00a0XIII<\/em><\/strong> features fighters from the entire history of the series and concludes the Ash Saga storyline. Hugely improved features include global online play with optimised net code. There are now also over 30 characters to choose from, and fan favourite Mai returns. Vast improvements have been made to gameplay as well;\u00a0with new NEO MAX super special moves, faster gameplay, and refined visuals\u00a0&amp; in-game camera (perspective).<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIII <\/em><\/strong>is out on Xbox 360 and PS3 in October 2011.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DoDonPachi Resurrection &#8211; CAVE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The fourth game in the <strong><em>DonPachi<\/em><\/strong> series, from legendary shoot-em-up creator CAVE. <strong><em>DoDonPachi Resurrection <\/em><\/strong>takes the DonPachi Corps back into the action. Players will have the task of fighting hundreds of enemieswhile dodging thousands of bullets in this renowned bullet hell title. Dash from enemy to enemy to string together long combos which send your score into the stratosphere! <strong><em>DoDonPachi Resurrection<\/em><\/strong> is converted directly from the Arcade version for the Xbox 360 in full HD resolution. The Xbox 360 release will be a deluxe edition featuringthree different modes of gameplay and the game\u2019s soundtrack. The Black Label arrange mode will be available to download as DLC on the day of release.\u00a0 This is Rising Star Games\u2019s second CAVE shoot-em-up of this year, following the hugely popular Deathsmiles.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>DoDonPachi Resurrection<\/em><\/strong> is out on Xbox 360 in November 2011.<\/p>\n<p>Each release will be supported by tailored marketing campaigns, with an emphasis placed on continuing the community interaction and speaking directly to fan bases. For breaking news, follow Rising Star Games via Twitter and Facebook.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Harvest Moon: Grand Bazaar, Rune Factory 3, Cradle of Rome 2, The King of Fighters XIII<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>DoDonPachi Resurrection <\/em><\/strong>will all be released in 2011 courtesy of Rising Star Games.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.risingstargames.com\">www.risingstargames.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sign up to Rising Star Game&#8217;s Media Bank here: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.risingstargamesmediabank.com\">www.risingstargamesmediabank.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Harvest Moon: Grand Bazaar, The KING OF FIGHTERS XIII, DoDonPachi Resurrection, Rune Factory 3 And Cradle of Rome 2\u00a0All\u00a0Coming This Year\u00a0 Sydney, Australia, August 1 2011 &#8211;\u00a0Leading independent videogame publisher Rising Star Games todayunveiled an all-star line-up of titles for the final six months of 2011.\u00a0\u00a0 The latter half of the year will cement the<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=24016\">Read More\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-game-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24016","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=24016"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24016\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24018,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24016\/revisions\/24018"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}