New Game Titles Provide 3-D Thrills
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The 3-D craze has spread from movies to video games. NY1's Adam Balkin filed the following report. Those who have dreamed of being placed right smack in the middle of an '80s sci-fi, horror flick, complete with old-school red-green 3-D glasses, will love "Attack of the Movies 3D." Players are dropped into one of six movie-inspired scenes, where they are forced to unload on anything that moves to survive the onslaught of movie cliches, ranging from giant bugs to giant man-eating sea creatures.
Each level also arms gamers with the appropriate weaponry to defeat the enemy du jour. Shotguns take care of zombies and lasers blast away robots.
The game comes with four sets of 3-D glasses, to allow up to four people can play at the same time, defeat the same creatures and compete for individual high scores.
"Attack of the Movies 3D" is rated "T" for Teen and will be available on the Wii and Xbox 360 on May 18 for $30.
Another 3-D title which does not come with old-school glasses is "Picross 3D," which is the "length, width, and depth" puzzle game sequel that may prove even more addictive than its "Picross" predecessor.
In the third dimension, gamers start with a solid block of cubes, some of which have numbers. Each number represents the number of blocks in that row that are part of the hidden object, so if there are extra, players have to figure out which to chisel away to help create the 3-D object that lies at the end. It's kind of like Sudoku meets ice sculpturing.
The title has more than 350 puzzles to keep gamers chipping away for hours. Users can also create their own puzzles, which they can send to others online and even enter in a weekly contest. Nintendo will then feature the winning puzzle as part of its new weekly downloads for the game. "Picross 3D" is rated "E" for Everyone and is out now for the Nintendo DS for $20.