SEGA announces Ghost Squad for the Wii with NO online play

CaVaYeRo · 06:56 PM

- 4 game modes: training, "special", multiplayer and arcade
- a version from the arcade (edited :P)
- online rankings:
"Players can also track their personal performances against other players via the Wii’s online functionality. "
- 25 weapons

link

schuelma · (05-10-2007, 05:30 PM)

What is Ghost Squad?

Thanks.....

d[-_-]b · (05-10-2007, 05:30 PM)

shit you know you're in trouble when sega is releasing games for your console.
bailout.jpg
for the retarded, yes sarcasm, I know it's usual for us to make fun games that we have played but it just felt right with sega

ToyMachine228 · (05-10-2007, 05:31 PM)

This thread is useless without pics!

mrklaw · (05-10-2007, 05:31 PM)

So I guess we'll finally find out if the wii can do light gun games.

My bet is no, but lets wait and see. I'd hope for Sega to release a light gun for it as long as it was HDTV compatible.

duckroll · (05-10-2007, 05:32 PM)

Ghost Squad is a gun shooter for the arcades. It's pretty decent, but I prefer Virtua Cop 3 much more. Ghost Squad has more "gimmicks" similar to Confidential Misison, so maybe it's more suited for the Wii?

Furoba · (05-10-2007, 05:32 PM)

If true, awesome. This game came right after Virtua Cop 3!

TriangularDuck · (05-10-2007, 05:33 PM)

A "conversion" of a game released in 2004?

Defuser · (05-10-2007, 05:33 PM)

ZOMG WHAT THE HECK!!!???

Well it does fit the wii after all

Originally Posted by schuelma:

What is Ghost Squad?

Thanks.....

Look like somebody needs to hit the arcades....

Illuminati · (05-10-2007, 05:33 PM)

Originally Posted by d[-_-]b:

shit you know you're in trouble when sega is releasing games for your console.
bailout.jpg
for the retarded, yes sarcasm, I know it's usual for us to make fun games that we have played but it just felt right with sega

You mean you know you are in trouble when Sega is making an online game for the Wii, when other companies seem incapable of doing so.

underfooter · (05-10-2007, 05:34 PM)

Sounds pretty good actually.

Pureauthor · (05-10-2007, 05:34 PM)

Would've preferred a Time Crisis or HotD compilation.

Oh well. A lightgun game's a lightgun game. :)

Rlan · (05-10-2007, 05:38 PM)

I remember this being a pretty damn awesome looking game. It was based on the Chihiro [Xbox] board, I think.

Online mode!!! Hopefully it's actual Co-Op and just rankings.

Virtua Cop 1 + 2 + 3 next please!

levious · (05-10-2007, 05:38 PM)

Originally Posted by mrklaw:

So I guess we'll finally find out if the wii can do light gun games.

My bet is no, but lets wait and see. I'd hope for Sega to release a light gun for it as long as it was HDTV compatible.

I'm sure it will use a cursor.

Online play is great since in the arcade it used link machines if I remember correctly. Different paths for each player I think too.

drohne · (05-10-2007, 05:39 PM)

i always wanted to try the arcade version, but i never found a cabinet -- i remember hearing really good things about it. if they release a lightgun peripheral or make the wand behave like a lightgun, this is the biggest inducement to buy a wii yet. for me.

tanasten · 05:45 PM

The arcade had and online mode for international rankings. Maybe that's what they're doing with the Wii version... let's hope it's something more!

Shots from the arcade version. Funny thing is that the game was running on the Chihiro board (the arcade version of Xbox).

I hope this is first stone to bringing some shooting classics to the system.

The cabinet for curious people.

Stop It · (05-10-2007, 05:40 PM)

A light gun game, with online (It has to be co-op) mode? Day one, Day ****ing one, Sega, for once, you have made me very happy, now, go make it, can't take you too long, it's only a conversion after all, :)

Oldschoolgamer · (05-10-2007, 05:41 PM)

Woot! Lightgun games are always nice. Its nice to see someone putting online play in their games?

schuelma · (05-10-2007, 05:41 PM)

Sega has been aces so far with its Wii support.

Namomura · (05-10-2007, 05:43 PM)

Another Biohazard Wii... We don't need that kind of game.

Bo130 · (05-10-2007, 05:44 PM)

Is this the beginning of more announcements? (refering to the SEGA event this week, of course)

Threi · (05-10-2007, 05:44 PM)

Originally Posted by Namomura:

Another Biohazard Wii... We don't need that kind of game.

What DO we need from sega? (just curious - referring to genre, not quality)

Tailzo · (05-10-2007, 05:44 PM)

Wow, cool, even online support? Sega has always been very advanced in online play, so this sounds good.

schuelma · (05-10-2007, 05:45 PM)

Originally Posted by Bo130:

Is this the beginning of more announcements? (refering to the SEGA event this week, of course)

That's what I'm hoping..I assume the event is today.

Namomura · (05-10-2007, 05:45 PM)

Originally Posted by Bo130:

Is this the beginning of more announcements? (refering to the SEGA event this week, of course)

yes, more annoncements (4 or 5) to come in a few minutes.

Ramenman · (05-10-2007, 05:46 PM)

Don't know about the original but a wiimote-Lightgun with online Co-op just feels good.

Wanna see more.

wonderfuldays · (05-10-2007, 05:46 PM)

Never played this, could be awesome. (could be...)

marc^o^ · (05-10-2007, 05:46 PM)

Now where is Samba de Amigo Sega?

Mithos Yggdrasill · (05-10-2007, 05:47 PM)

I'll say what I think about this announce after seeing some screens.

boutrosinit · (05-10-2007, 05:48 PM)

Ghost Squad was ****ing brilliant.

Rock hard light gun shooter with multiple paths, unlockable guns and Virtua Cop costume when you got pretty far in it. You'd save progress and experience with those credit card things.

Pretty chuffed for this actually.

boyshine · (05-10-2007, 05:49 PM)

Controller shell.... Please!

Vieo · (05-10-2007, 05:49 PM)

Originally Posted by Mr. Pachunga Chung:

What DO we need from sega? (just curious - referring to genre, not quality)

Beyond Oasis remake with 20+ hours of extra gameplay.

Khalid-S · (05-10-2007, 05:49 PM)

Old screens

Dascu · (05-10-2007, 05:51 PM)

I like this, I like this! Online co-op, perhaps?

MasterMFauli · (05-10-2007, 05:51 PM)

Originally Posted by Namomura:

Another Biohazard Wii... We don't need that kind of game.

Yeah, there are so many light gun shooter, but so few first person shooter...oh snap, it´s the opposite!!!

CaVaYeRo · (05-10-2007, 05:52 PM)

Originally Posted by Bo130:

Is this the beginning of more announcements? (refering to the SEGA event this week, of course)

well, the PR included some other announcements, but I haven't mentioned them since they're not Wii related:

Happy Tree friends - PC / XBLA
SEGA and Gass powered info
Universe at war:earth assault for the 360
Condemned 2: Bloodshot PS3-360, 2008

It didn't have Ghost Squad pics.

EDIT: and it doesn't say online co-op play, but "check you abilities against other players thanks to Wii's on-line play capabilities"

Pureauthor · (05-10-2007, 05:54 PM)

Quote:

Happy Tree friends - PC / XBLA

No... Just... just, no.

NO.

hyp · (05-10-2007, 05:55 PM)

woo hoo, this is gonna rock. glad to see them finally adding some light-gun style shooters to the wii.

Conrad Link · (05-10-2007, 05:58 PM)

Wtf is online play?!?

izakq · (05-10-2007, 06:01 PM)

Originally Posted by Conrad Link:

Wtf is online play?!?

I was just going to ask that.

The compare stats or whatever against other players is nice, but hopefully this will have online co-op. Please!

Evlar · (05-10-2007, 06:02 PM)

Nice. I haven't played a lightgun game in ages. Probably longer than some people here have been alive. If this turns out really great I might actually pick it up.

Kafel · (05-10-2007, 06:04 PM)

online = ranking

Ramenman · (05-10-2007, 06:05 PM)

Quote:

EDIT: and it doesn't say online co-op play, but "check you abilities against other players thanks to Wii's on-line play capabilities"

Ok, so nothing interesting confirmed.

I knew it :(

Matix · (05-10-2007, 06:08 PM)

Sounds like some cheap fun, I'm in

!!

CaVaYeRo · (05-10-2007, 06:09 PM)

Originally Posted by izakq:

I was just going to ask that.

The compare stats or whatever against other players is nice, but hopefully this will have online co-op. Please!

it's not stats or anything, sorry for my English. This is the official statement:

Quote:

El usuario podrá, además, poner a prueba su habilidad frente a otros jugadores a través de la capacidad de juego online de Wii.

It could be co-op, of course.

I've also noticed on the IGN videos that this is not so"classic lightgun", you always see a pointer on screen during the action.

Krowley · (05-10-2007, 06:12 PM)

A light gun game would be a good genre for online ranking, so that's a cool addition.

The wiimote will make it pretty close to light gun gaming even with a cursor, especially if they have a hypersensitive cursor that shakes with every motion of the hand.

GhostSeed · (05-10-2007, 06:12 PM)

YouTube has lots of movies of the arcade game for those that care.

http://youtube.com/results?search_qu...&search=Search

Ramenman · (05-10-2007, 06:15 PM)

Quote:

El usuario podrá, además, poner a prueba su habilidad frente a otros jugadores a través de la capacidad de juego online de Wii.

now THIS sounds like online play.

Still vague though, and if it's not Co-op I don't really see what "online play" can be in a light gun game.

Phife Dawg · (05-10-2007, 06:18 PM)

Yay, a lightgun game.

Hopefully this turns out well.

Here is the official site:

http://sega-ghostsquad.com/english/index.html

Namomura · (05-10-2007, 06:19 PM)

first screens

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