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==Power Up==
  
==Power Up==
   
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In this issue of Power Up:
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In this issue, the [[Gust Jar]] from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap]]'' is placed in the middle of the "O" in Power Up. [[Bowser]] is this issue's "Star Power" character. Ryo Hazuki, three ''Street Fighter'' characters, and two ''Mega Man'' character figurines are presented in Collector's Corner. The Power Quiz features questions pertaining to Mickey Mouse games. Interviewees include [[Yuji Horii]], creator of the ''Dragon Quest'' series, and four WWE superstars, who talk about the Wii video game ''[[WWE All Stars]]''. In Game Forecast, the following games were ranked as the Reader's Most Wanted:
  
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*The [[Gust Jar]] from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap]]'' is placed in the middle of the "O" in Power Up.
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*[[Bowser]] is this issue's "Star Power" character.
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*Ryo Hazuki, three ''Street Fighter'' characters, and two ''Mega Man'' character figurines are presented in Collector's Corner.
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*The Power Quiz features questions pertaining to Mickey Mouse games.
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*Interviewees include [[Yuji Horii]], creator of the ''Dragon Quest'' series, and four WWE superstars, who talk about the Wii video game ''[[WWE All Stars]]''.
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*In Game Forecast, the following games were ranked as the Reader's Most Wanted:
   
 
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# ''[[Star Fox 64 3D]]''
  
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==Download==
 
===Evaluation Station===
  
===Evaluation Station===
 
The following reviews are for download-able games for the Wii and the Nintendo DSi. ''"Recommended"'' is a critic's positive response, ''"Hmmm..."'' is a lukewarm response, and ''"Grumble Grumble"'' is a poor response.
  
The following reviews are for download-able games for the Wii and the Nintendo DSi. ''"Recommended"'' is a critic's positive response, ''"Hmmm..."'' is a lukewarm response, and ''"Grumble Grumble"'' is a poor response.
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In this feature, Nintendo Power listed the best entries in the ''Metroid'' series, as well as several other "best of" moments, weapons and enemies from the games. The following were the top ranked games in order:
  
In this feature, Nintendo Power listed the best entries in the ''Metroid'' series, as well as several other "best of" moments, weapons and enemies from the games. The following were the top ranked games in order:
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[[File:SuperMetroidVariaSuit.jpg|thumb|200px|right|The [[Varia Suit]] from Super Metoid (shown above) was picked as the best armor.]]
   
 
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*Best ending: Eight different endings, ''Metroid: Zero Mission''
  
*Best ending: Eight different endings, ''Metroid: Zero Mission''
   
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==="Rise from the Ashes": Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals===
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[[File:CurseoftheSinistrals01.jpg|thumb|right|''[[Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals]]'' has an updated modern feel.]]
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''[[Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals]]'' is perhaps the quirkiest of remakes in the RPG world. It's based on [[Lufia: Rise of the Sinistrals]], released in the mid-1990's for the [[Super NES]]. ''Curse of the Sinistrals'', set for release on October 2010 for [[Nintendo DS]], is not a true remake of ''Rise of the Sinistrals'' because major elements have been completely changed for the new game. For example, the setting in ''Curse of the Sinistrals'' has less of a fantastical, medieval feel like in the previous game and more of a modern, steampunk impression. Also the turn-based battle scheme was dropped for real-time battle mechanics. While there are many new features, ''Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals'' isn't a brand new sequel, either, since it maintains many of the same characters and plot elements from ''Rise of the Sinistrals''. In both games a young man named Maxim leads a team of people against the mighty Sinistrals. Some plot elements were added or removed in order to have a more logical and well-paced storyline.
   
 
==Reviews==
  
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*'''Pulse''': Chris Slate wrote about his growing anticipation from ''[[Epic Mickey]]''. He also threw this question at readers: "what's the hardest, craziest, or silliest thing you've ever done to get a game?". On the next page people explained how they would turn heroes into villains and vice versa.
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*'''Power Profiles #43''': Interview with [[Jun Senoue]], a composer and sound director at [[Sega]]. Senoue was responsible for a lot of the music in the [[Sonic the Hedgehog (series)|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series]], starting with [[Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]. He is currently working on [[Sonic Colors]] and [[Sonic the Hedgehog 4]] .
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*'''Playback''': A look back at ''[[the Guardian Legend]]'', an action-adventure/shooter hybrid for the [[NES]], released in April 1989.
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*'''Next Month''': Nintendo Power will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]].
   
 
==Interviewees==
  
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*Rick Dries, custom figurine maker from Cherry Hill, New Jersey
  
*Rick Dries, custom figurine maker from Cherry Hill, New Jersey
 
*Kimberly Young, artist from Sarasota, Florida
  
*Kimberly Young, artist from Sarasota, Florida
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<gallery orientation="landscape" captionalign="center" bordercolor="#8e8e8e">
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File:NP259.png|Retail cover
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File:NP259 Mickey.jpg|''[[Epic Mickey]]'' article snippet
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File:NP259 UltimateMetroid.jpg|"Ultimate Metroid" article snippet
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==Staff <small>(Space Pirates)</small>==
  
==Staff <small>(Space Pirates)</small>==
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==See also==
  
==See also==
 
*[[List of Nintendo Power volumes]]
  
*[[List of Nintendo Power volumes]]
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*Volume 259 [http://nintendopower.com/images/NP259_TOC.pdf Table of Contents] (PDF)
 
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Revision as of 23:56, 7 September 2010

Nintendo Power V259 is the 259th issue of Nintendo Power. It featured Epic Mickey on the cover and had several features pertaining to then-upcoming Wii titles such as Kirby's Epic Yarn and Metroid: Other M, including a few pages dedicated to the entire Metroid series.

Power Up

In this issue of Power Up:

  • The Gust Jar from The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap is placed in the middle of the "O" in Power Up.
  • Bowser is this issue's "Star Power" character.
  • Ryo Hazuki, three Street Fighter characters, and two Mega Man character figurines are presented in Collector's Corner.
  • The Power Quiz features questions pertaining to Mickey Mouse games.
  • Interviewees include Yuji Horii, creator of the Dragon Quest series, and four WWE superstars, who talk about the Wii video game WWE All Stars.
  • In Game Forecast, the following games were ranked as the Reader's Most Wanted:

Wii

  1. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
  2. Kirby's Epic Yarn
  3. Donkey Kong Country Returns
  4. Mario Sports Mix
  5. Sonic Colors

Nintendo DS

  1. Pokémon Black and White (in the previous issue, these two games were featured separately)
  2. Super Scribblenauts
  3. Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-land Mayhem
  4. Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs
  5. Sonic Colors

Nintendo 3DS

  1. Paper Mario
  2. Mario Kart
  3. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
  4. Kid Icarus: Uprising
  5. Star Fox 64 3D

Download

Evaluation Station

The following reviews are for download-able games for the Wii and the Nintendo DSi. "Recommended" is a critic's positive response, "Hmmm..." is a lukewarm response, and "Grumble Grumble" is a poor response.

Virtual Console
WiiWare DSiWare

Previews

Games featured in previews include Kirby's Epic Yarn (2 pages), Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II (2 pages), Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock (1 page, including a complete track list), Professor Layton and the Unwound Future (1 page), FIFA soccer 11 (half a page), Rock Band 3 (half a page), Super Scribblenauts (2 pages, including a feature where the writers re-create game scenes from Super Mario Bros., Metal Gear Solid and Sonic the Hedgehog), Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs (1 page), NBA Jam (2 pages), Samurai Warriors 3 (1 page), Shaun White Skateboarding (1 page), Eterian Odyssey III: The Drowned City (two pages, including a look at six of the game's classes as well as the art book that comes with pre-orders of the game), DJ Hero 2 (1 page with a track list), Tron: Evolution - Battle Grids (half a page), Babysitting Mama (half a page), Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes (1 page), and Wii Party (1 page along with four mini-game examples).

Features

"The Forgotten World of Disney": Epic Mckey

This is a ten page special feature for Epic Mickey, this issue's cover game. The Nintendo Power team went down to Austin, Texas to get exclusive hands on time with the game and interview the creator Warren Spector, who provided the team with lots of information including two full pages worth of info regarding the game's primary villains, the Mad Doctor and the Phantom Blot. This article was written by long-time Nintendo Power editor Steve Thomason. While the entire article featured tidbits from a massive Warren Spector interview, the second to last page featured three questions they asked him that couldn't fit anywhere else including queries regarding the game's composer, the possible inclusion of Mickey's friends in the game, and the inspiration of the cinematics.

"Ultimate Metroid"

In this feature, Nintendo Power listed the best entries in the Metroid series, as well as several other "best of" moments, weapons and enemies from the games. The following were the top ranked games in order:

File:SuperMetroidVariaSuit.jpg

The Varia Suit from Super Metoid (shown above) was picked as the best armor.

  1. Super Metroid
  2. Metroid Prime
  3. Metroid: Zero Mission
  4. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
  5. Metroid Fusion
  6. Metroid
  7. Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
  8. Metroid II: Return of Samus
  9. Metroid Prime Hunters

Other awards given included:

  • Best weapon: Ice Beam, several titles
  • Most dramatic moment: The Baby Metroid's sacrifice, Super Metroid
  • Best enemy: Metroid, several titles
  • Best secret: Samus is a woman!, Metroid
  • Best armor: Varia Suit, Super Metroid
  • Best Ridley: Meta Ridley, Metroid Prime series
  • Best ability: Spider Ball, Metroid Prime series
  • Best self-destruct escape: Finale of Super Metroid
  • Best ship: Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
  • Best tune: Main theme, Metroid
  • Best ending: Eight different endings, Metroid: Zero Mission

"Rise from the Ashes": Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals

CurseoftheSinistrals01

Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals has an updated modern feel.

Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals is perhaps the quirkiest of remakes in the RPG world. It's based on Lufia: Rise of the Sinistrals, released in the mid-1990's for the Super NES. Curse of the Sinistrals, set for release on October 2010 for Nintendo DS, is not a true remake of Rise of the Sinistrals because major elements have been completely changed for the new game. For example, the setting in Curse of the Sinistrals has less of a fantastical, medieval feel like in the previous game and more of a modern, steampunk impression. Also the turn-based battle scheme was dropped for real-time battle mechanics. While there are many new features, Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals isn't a brand new sequel, either, since it maintains many of the same characters and plot elements from Rise of the Sinistrals. In both games a young man named Maxim leads a team of people against the mighty Sinistrals. Some plot elements were added or removed in order to have a more logical and well-paced storyline.

Reviews

Five Wii games and one solitary DS game (the other half of the Ivy the Kiwi? multiplatform set) were reviewed. Metroid: Other M was the featured review and the highest rated game this month with a score of 8.5.

Please use the symbols next to each heading to sort the games by "title", "score", "console", "reviewer" and "ESRB rating".
Title Score Console Reviewer ESRB Rating
Guilty Party 7.0 Wii Justin C. 01File:Everyone.png Everyone
Gunblade NY and LA Machineguns Arcade Hits Pack 5.5 Wii Justin C. 03File:Teen.png Teen
Ivy the Kiwi? 7.5 Wii Steve T. 01File:Everyone.png Everyone
Ivy the Kiwi? 7.0 DS Randy N. 01File:Everyone.png Everyone
Metroid: Other M 8.5 Wii Chris S. 03File:Teen.png Teen
NHL Slapshot 6.0 Wii Steve T. 01File:Everyone.png Everyone

Departments

  • Pulse: Chris Slate wrote about his growing anticipation from Epic Mickey. He also threw this question at readers: "what's the hardest, craziest, or silliest thing you've ever done to get a game?". On the next page people explained how they would turn heroes into villains and vice versa.
  • Power Profiles #43: Interview with Jun Senoue, a composer and sound director at Sega. Senoue was responsible for a lot of the music in the Sonic the Hedgehog series, starting with Sonic the Hedgehog 3. He is currently working on Sonic Colors and Sonic the Hedgehog 4 .
  • Playback: A look back at the Guardian Legend, an action-adventure/shooter hybrid for the NES, released in April 1989.
  • Next Month: Nintendo Power will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Nintendo Entertainment System.

Interviewees

  • Yuji Hori, Square Enix (on Dragon Quest IX)
  • Dusty Rhodes, Cody Rhodes, Ted DiBiase and Ted DiBiase Jr., WWE (on WWE All Stars)
  • Antti Ilvessuo, RedLynx (on MotoHeroz)
  • Makoto Yamamoto, Capcom (on Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes)
  • Warren Spector, JunctionPoint (on Disney Epic Mickey)
  • Jun Senoue, Sega (Power Profile interview)
  • Michelle Morse, Princess Zelda cosplayer from Salt Lake City, Utah
  • Michael Wootton and Jenna Cook, plush toy creators from Roseville, California
  • Rick Dries, custom figurine maker from Cherry Hill, New Jersey
  • Kimberly Young, artist from Sarasota, Florida

Images

Staff (Space Pirates)

  • Editor in Chief: Chris Slate
  • Executive Editor: Steve Thomason
  • Senior Editor: Chris Hoffman
  • Associate Editor: Justin Cheng
  • Art Director: John Seeger Gilman
  • Contributing Editors: Patrick Cunningham, Carolyn Gudmundson, Andrew Hayward, Casey Loe, Nathan Meunier, Randy Nelson, George Sinfield, David F. Smith, Phil Theobald
  • Copy Editor: Candace Cunningham
  • Licensing Manager: Frances Wall Jha

See also

External links

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