Loving Life with Hello Kitty & Friends Announced by Rising Star Games

Bergsala Lightweight AB and Rising Star Games today confirmed that following the successful outing of Happy Party with Hello Kitty & Friends, that the sequel, Loving Life with Hello Kitty & Friends will be released in the Summer on the Nintendo DS.

Play in five different areas, from Hello Kitty’s room through to the shopping areas and food courts of a mall, where the player can get a job, decorate a room and much more.

There’s no date released as of yet, but Summer 2011 is the slated release date for this title, which will be picked up by little girls everywhere.

Plants vs. Zombies DS Relase Date Confirmed

It was today announced by Mastertronic that the living dead will battle the very things that keep humans alive on a new title for the Nintendo DS. PopCap’s Plants vs. Zombies will be released in the UK on the 6th May 2011.

As can be assumed by the game’s name, Plants vs Zombies is a title where the player controls a horde of plants with the ability to kill zombies in various different ways. Use peashooters, wall-nuts, cherry bombs and much more to destroy any zombie before they take over the world. With five different game modes to choose from, this ported title from Xbox Live is sure to be a hit.

Plants vs Zombies will be available on the 6th May 2011 by Mastertronic.

Kung Fu Panda 2 Details Announced

THQ have today revealed details on the up and coming movie tie in of Kung Fu Panda 2 for Xbox, PS3, Nintendo DS and Wii due out in May – just in time for the new movie. The game starts with Po and the Furious Five travelling to save the world from a new threat to Kung Fu, with new enemies created by THQ in conjunction with Dreamworks themselves.

THQ have decided to utilise the Xbox’s Kinect and the U-Draw tablet on the Wii.

In the Xbox version you use the Kinect to firstly be taught Kung Fu by Po and learning the moves to defeat enemies after which you then become Po himself to block, punch, kick, dodge & duck your way through the new levels and environments from the film with no controller needed.

With the Wii you would use the U-Draw Tablet to control Po with the stylus to fight and defend Gongmen City. You battle old and new enemies against backgrounds that you can modify yourself. There is a drawing mode, where you can colour various pieces of character art and objects which will in turn populate in the story mode, making the game unique to each player.  There are also several awesome mini-games that can be enjoyed playing as the super cute baby Po.

The PlayStaion3 version sees you battling in more of a strategy style, learning Kung Fu moves such as acu-punches and kung fu curls  incorporating problem-solving skills to help master your talents under Po’s tutelage. One thing that is unsure at the moment is weather or not this will include Playstation Move features or not.

On the Nintendo DS you will be able to control Po using the stylus to unleash the awesome moves of kung fu against the game’s enemies. The DS also offers a card game called “Five Card Fu” which can be played in a single or two player game.  THQ promises this to be addictive. THQ have not announced any development for the 3DS at this time.

On paper this title promises to be an interesting game with loads of new features to try especially on Kinect and the Wii with the U-Draw tablet. Let’s just hope that it doesn’t follow the curse of movie tie-in games.

Exclusive content can be found at www.kungfupanda2game.com and will be added throughout April/May in lead up to it’s release.

Screenshots below taken from PS3 version. Be patient these are large high quality screens.