Namco-Bandai Announces Space Station Tycoon For The Wii
One reader had hoped that the Roller Coaster Tycoon series would come to the DS in an article about SimCity DS, yesterday. Well, while it's not Roller Coaster Tycoon or even for the DS, Namco-Bandai has announced it will bring Space Station Tycoon to the Nintendo Wii. In this game, gamers will be able to "become moguls" in their own galactic empire as they customize stations all over the galaxy while maximizing their income. Here's some more detail on what the game entails:
Space Station Tycoon follows the adventures of Shawn and his high-strung monkey sidekick Tam through pirate infested space, meteor fields, supernovas, and bizarre characters as they seek out fame and fortune. Expand your empire with an increasing number of stations and customize each one to attract business. Keep the customers happy and they will gladly spend their money. Throughout the game, players will encounter over 30 kooky characters; but watch out because unruly space pirates, starfish ninjas and mysterious voodoo-practicing chickens can disrupt your stations at anytime, bringing your tycoon empire to the ground.
The press release also says Space Station Tycoon "utilizes the creative and unique functionality of the Wii by allowing gamers to emerge themselves in a type of tycoon gameplay never before experienced.” Here are some of the ways you will be able to use the Wii Remote:
Create gravity points with the Wii Remote and interact with objects in the environment. Catch asteroids to keep them from smashing your space station, bounce rowdy ships, retrieve tips from visitors and even lob cannonballs at those troublesome pirates that keep attacking.
I used to love playing the Roller Coaster Tycoon games...like building roller coasters o' death that would launch people at a high angle and watch it come back down to Earth ever so gracefully. Perhaps this one might be just as fun but with a different flavor, altogether. Afterall, it's got monkeys, space pirates, starfish ninjas and voodoo-chickens in it, how can you go wrong? ...hmmmm. Look for Space Station Tycoon for the Wii this Summer.
For the full press release, make the jump.
CREATE YOUR OWN COSMIC EMPIRE WITH NAMCO BANDAI GAMES’ SPACE STATION TYCOON™ Get Lost in an Intergalactic Journey Filled with Wacky Characters and Countless Dangers in Space Station Tycoon for the Wii™
SANTA CLARA, Calif., (February 28, 2007) – Prepare for lift off as leading video games publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. takes gamers above the clouds and deep into the unknown in its newest Tycoon Simulation game, Space Station TycoonTM for the WiiTM. Available Summer 2007, Space Station Tycoon allows gamers to become moguls in their own galactic empire as they customize stations all over the galaxy while maximizing their income.
“Space Station Tycoon utilizes the creative and unique functionality of the Wii by allowing gamers to emerge themselves in a type of tycoon gameplay never before experienced” Makoto Iwai, Executive Vice President and COO of NAMCO BANDAI Games, said. “Its fun loving characters and off-the-wall space station scenarios should have Wii owners scrambling to get their stations thriving.”
Space Station Tycoon follows the adventures of Shawn and his high-strung monkey sidekick Tam through pirate infested space, meteor fields, supernovas, and bizarre characters as they seek out fame and fortune. Expand your empire with an increasing number of stations and customize each one to attract business. Keep the customers happy and they will gladly spend their money. Throughout the game, players will encounter over 30 kooky characters; but watch out because unruly space pirates, starfish ninjas and mysterious voodoo-practicing chickens can disrupt your stations at anytime, bringing your tycoon empire to the ground.
Create gravity points with the Wii Remote and interact with objects in the environment. Catch asteroids to keep them from smashing your space station, bounce rowdy ships, retrieve tips from visitors and even lob cannonballs at those troublesome pirates that keep attacking. Available with multi-player party mode, co-op play, and more, Space Station Tycoon is a fast paced, tycoon simulation game complete with humor, light puzzle solving, and customization in a free form, non-linear world.
Manage stations all over the galaxy and take advantage of the flow of the economy to maximize your income. Missions include preventing meteorites from crashing into your space station, protecting your real estate from ruckus causing pirates, preventing ninja starfish from fighting with party pigs and blocking comets from colliding with your space ships. Meet the objectives of each level in order to continue and expand your empire to become the ultimate Space Station Tycoon!
For more information on Space Station Tycoon, visit www.namcobandaigames.com
Super Timsy
Posted to Hot Stuff, Video Games on 1 March 2007
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Well its not RCT but it'll do I 'spose. The
"tycoon" games were getting a bit outta hand a while back, still are I guess. Some Ideas aren't all that great and I have to be honest that this space station thing is not setting with me well. So far there are only 2 tycoon games that work, RCT and Zoo Tycoon. I guess we'll see how this works out when it comes out.
Skeez!
yawn. we do not need another crappy tycoon game.
Shush both of you! Outpost Kaloki X (the Xbox Live precursor) was a fantastic game, it had a very interesting style to it and well-proven gameplay. This looks even better.