New Track n' Field screenshots

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The Konami press conference at the Leipzig Games Conference has elucidated an impressive feature list for the recently revealed DS title New International Track & Field. The game is a celebration of 25 years since the first version was released as an arcade game. Not only will the new version include over 20 different athletic events, but there will be unlockable Konami characters to play as. The first two such characters to be announced are Pyramid Head from Silent Hill 2 and Sparkster from Rocket Knight Adventures.

All the new characters for the game are being designed by Udon Entertainment and the final title will include extensive online features, including 4-player matches either locally or via Wi-Fi, downloadable content, online rankings, leader boards and detailed player profiles. The game will also include a ticker "news feed," which promises to update anyone playing online whenever any world records are broken via a news ticker across the screen.



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[wakadoo]

hows the control of the game going to go m8, any idea ??....holding the ds with one hand and trying to button bash will be so hard..

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I'm guessing that its all touch screen, some of the shots show that arrow which looks very similar to a few games in another konami game called Bishi Bashi. They worked by having a dot swing left and right accross the arrow and u pressed a button when the dot reached the far end of the arrow, the closer you go the end, the faster your character went.

I think this game will rely on timing more than button bashing really, which is probably for the best on a handheld.

[wakadoo]

didnt fancy button bashing or rapid screen tapping on my ds as i couldnt see it lasting very long......also some of the activities could be done like the old golf power bar as that would be good i think...

[Clubber Lang]

Whens it out?