Future Starlocke
02-04-2003, 01:42 AM
Lupin III is getting star treatment coming to the Playstation 2 in Japan. Hopefully with the debut of the television series here in America last month, the game will find its way to American shores.
http://www.lupin-game.com/game/system/img/st02.gif
Lupin III is a thief who's very smart and agile and is always one step ahead of the police. The game is played very similar to the classic "Metal Gear Solid" game, modeled after the Japanese anime instead.
http://www.lupin-game.com/game/system/img/st04.gif
Just like in the TV series, when things get in a bind you can disguise yourself in various outfits and sneak right by the police. Keep an eye on your "nerve meter", after awhile you lose it and can't keep up your disguise.
http://www.lupin-game.com/game/system/img/dis01.gif
http://www.lupin-game.com/game/system/img/maind_13.gif
Excellent news for fans of the show as well, because you can also play as any member of Lupin's gang. With Jigen (below) your main way of dealing with things is at long ranges via pistol/rifle. You can even access the sniper function this way.
http://www.lupin-game.com/game/system/img/bat05.gif
As Goemon, you're able to slice through objects like crates, unpassable barriers, and even people.
http://www.lupin-game.com/game/system/img/bat09.gif
The main area of gameplay here revolves around Lupin and his gang members stealing priceless artifacts from around the world, all while slipping by detection. Those thinking this title is simply a hack-and-slash title will be greatly mistaken... as any who's played a game like this knows, the co-operative character swap feature of the game gives some characters certain weakness that another character has to make up for. Imagine if you had to control a whole team of people in place of merely "going in gung-ho" like Solid Snake.
For more information (hope you can read Japanese) go to http://www.lupin-game.com
For information on the TV series which airs Monday-Thursday at Midnight Eastern Time on "Adult Swim" (Cartoon Network), go to http://www.lupinofficial.com
http://www.lupin-game.com/game/system/img/st02.gif
Lupin III is a thief who's very smart and agile and is always one step ahead of the police. The game is played very similar to the classic "Metal Gear Solid" game, modeled after the Japanese anime instead.
http://www.lupin-game.com/game/system/img/st04.gif
Just like in the TV series, when things get in a bind you can disguise yourself in various outfits and sneak right by the police. Keep an eye on your "nerve meter", after awhile you lose it and can't keep up your disguise.
http://www.lupin-game.com/game/system/img/dis01.gif
http://www.lupin-game.com/game/system/img/maind_13.gif
Excellent news for fans of the show as well, because you can also play as any member of Lupin's gang. With Jigen (below) your main way of dealing with things is at long ranges via pistol/rifle. You can even access the sniper function this way.
http://www.lupin-game.com/game/system/img/bat05.gif
As Goemon, you're able to slice through objects like crates, unpassable barriers, and even people.
http://www.lupin-game.com/game/system/img/bat09.gif
The main area of gameplay here revolves around Lupin and his gang members stealing priceless artifacts from around the world, all while slipping by detection. Those thinking this title is simply a hack-and-slash title will be greatly mistaken... as any who's played a game like this knows, the co-operative character swap feature of the game gives some characters certain weakness that another character has to make up for. Imagine if you had to control a whole team of people in place of merely "going in gung-ho" like Solid Snake.
For more information (hope you can read Japanese) go to http://www.lupin-game.com
For information on the TV series which airs Monday-Thursday at Midnight Eastern Time on "Adult Swim" (Cartoon Network), go to http://www.lupinofficial.com