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If the first BIT.TRIP Runner was a confectionery treat, then Runner2 is simply the same treat with a different flavor. Both play similarly, but Runner2 takes everything about the first game that worked and added modern ideas without compromising what made it so much fun in the first place.
Gaijin Games has been curiously coy about the launch of BIT.TRIP Presents Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien, having confirmed only the PC edition's release date prior to this morning. Still, it's spoken up now, revealing that the sequel to BIT.TRIP RUNNER will hit Wii U alongside PC tomorrow, then dash onto Xbox Live Arcade on Wednesday. The PS3 and Vita editions will follow a bit later. Hey, there's a new trailer too, come watch!
Nintendo announced several new eShop games today: Mario & Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move, Dillon's Rolling Western: The Last Ranger, and the rhythm platformer HarmoKnight, among others.
Nintendo will be releasing "New Super Luigi U" DLC for New Super Mario Bros U later this year, which changes all the stages.
Ubisoft is offering something of an olive branch to disgruntled Wii U fans, who must wait an additional seven months for Rayman Legends.
Capcom senior VP Christian Svensson says that the company is planning to release more of its previously released 3DS titles on the eShop "in the coming months."
Frozenbyte is definitely going to work on a new Trine game in the future. "As for the Trine franchise, it is clearly our most successful," a rep for the developer commented, "making a third installment a no-brainer."
How would you like a port of Resident Evil Remake for PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade? Maybe you'd like a brand new Street Fighter Alpha HD? Maybe you'd want a new 2D Mega Man game running in HD? Capcom is tossing around a number of digital game ideas, and they're asking fans to chime in.
Chasing Aurora feels like a tech demo, putting gorgeous virtual landscapes on display, but with little to offer in terms of gameplay. Aside from playing a few random rounds of Chase, most players will be done with this game in a day or so.
Next week, the eShop will be updated with a demo for the Wii U-exclusive platformer, Rayman Legends.
