Pokemon: Melodic Warriors Episode 10: Diving Into Destiny
Here’s episode 10!
When we last left our heroes, they had finally managed to drive away the feral Arcanine that Ash had flushed out. Although heavily weakened, their opponent fees, leaving our heroes time to prepare should it return to finish them off.
With four melodies remaining, Brock suggests looking for the melody of water–which is closer than our heroes realize…
Episode 10: Diving Into Destiny
Hayley was surprised. “Well, I’ll be! Seems Brock knows when there’s trouble!”
“That could explain why his mic appeared even though he didn’t transform.” Brenna agreed before slashing the Arcanine again.
Brock’s song created an aura of green energy around the Arcanine–preventing Brenna’s wound from healing. He took that opportunity to fire another disc at the snarling Pokemon. The whirling circle of fire connected at the same time Hayley’s whip did, damaging the Arcanine enough to flee.
“It got away…” Brenna sighed as she sheathed her weapon.
Hi van a return, tis mira Kaichou cautioned as she began healing what had been damaged.
“Kaichou says that it’s going to return.” Ash translated as he invited Pikachu aboard his shoulder.
“Which means we oughta find the melody that holds the power of water.” Brock suggested. “That way, we’ll be ready when it does return.”
“Besides water, what other melodies are left, Kaichou?” Ash asked.
Niido uindo, nache, e lita. Kaichou replied.
“She says that besides water, we need to find the melodies of wind, light, and darkness.” Brenna translated. “But my question is, who could possibly be holding them?”
“I have an obvious candidate for who could be holding the one of water.” Ash suggested as he heaved a Poke Ball into the grass, revealing a Swellow.
“Who?” Brenna was piqued.
“Misty…leader of Cerulean Gym.” Ash replied as he climbed aboard Swellow. “After all, she IS a self proclaimed Water Pokemon master…”
“However, she may not even believe you when you explain what has happened so far.” Brenna cautioned as she led the others aboard.
In Cerulean City…
“Here we are, gang…” Ash sighed as he recalled Swellow. The possibility of Misty not believing what he had to say hung heavily over him as he pushed open the doors leading inside the Gym. But what awaited him inside began to lend a little hope to the chance she would believe him.
The large, majestic pool in the main room had been drained, allowing Lilly, Daisy, and Violet to repair the various smashed tiles that lay on the walkways. Some maintenence crew members passed them, carrying new tiles into the various pools or taking the damaged ones outside to the trash pile.
“What happened here?” Brock asked as another crewman walked by with an armload of damaged tile.
“Here’s the deal, hon–we were about to lock up for the night when these evil Seadras came out of nowhere.” Lilly explained as she received a bucketful of new tile from a crewman. “They made whirlpools so big, every last one of the pools got damaged to some degree…and they’ll take weeks to fix at this rate!”
“You know who could’ve brought the Seadras in here?” Hayley asked.
“We know it wasn’t a disgruntled trainer–most of the last few we’ve battled were good sports about losing.” Daisy added. “We’re pretty sure it wasn’t Team Rocket either, unless those Meowth prints Officer Jenny collected yesterday are connected to them…”
“The thing I’m confused about is how a Meowth could’ve found and tamed some Seadras to begin with.” Violet interjected. “It doesn’t add up!”
“What’s going on?” Misty asked as she entered the room, Azurill in tow.
“Some friends arrived and wanted to know why the Gym looks like a warzone.” Lilly explained.
Misty just smiled when she saw Ash. “You think you have some idea of what might have caused this mess?”
“I think I do.” With that, he carefully climbed down into one pool, where Lilly was carefully installing a piece of tile. He waited until he saw her close her eyes to think to place his hand on her back and softly sing Take a melody…. The white glow that surrounded Lilly confirmed his suspicion: she didn’t hold the melody of water.
“Why were you glowing all white for?” Daisy asked Lilly.
“Dunno–heard Hat-boy sing something about taking melodies and I just felt it.” Lilly sighed.
“Isn’t there a story about a mystic necklace or something made when a Mew sang eight melodies, and whoever puts it back together, takes it to Mt. Coronet in Shinou, and sings the song the melodies make gets a wish?” Violet asked.
“You’d be correct.” Ash replied. “That’s the story of the Pokemon Soul Amulet.”
Violet’s eyes sparkled. “Can you check me for any superpowers? I bet it’d be fun to go out and save the world in a pretty costume!”
“Okay…” Ash sheepishly giggled–Violet was clearly treating the gravity of the situation like a game. “But no guarantees that you have a power or not.” With that, he asked Violet “Close your eyes–my power checking ability only works when the subject is sleeping or has their eyes closed.”
“How will you know I have a power?” Violet asked as she closed her eyes.
“When I call the melody I hold, you’ll glow in the color of your power and sing back what melody you have to me–and get a ring to transform with.” Ash replied.
“Oh boy! Just like those pretty soldiers on TV!” Violet was excited now.
“Now then…” With that, Ash laid a hand on Violet’s chest and sang Take a melody… But, another white aura appeared, confirming Violet didn’t hold a melody either. “Sorry, no power here.”
“Aww..” Violet reluctantly resumed placing tiles.
“I guess I want to see if I have a magic power like in the story.” Daisy stammered. “Try it on me, please.”
“Okay…” Ash waited until Daisy had closed her eyes, then laid a hand on her back and sang again Take a melody… Everyone else groaned as a third white aura appeared–even Daisy had no power!
“So you’re telling me the legend of the Pokemon Soul Amulet is real?” Misty asked, amazed by Ash’s abilty.
“Yeah–all these attacks and this Mew giving me, Brenna, Hayley, and Brock powers has to be more than chance.” Ash explained as he let Kaichou out to sit on the walkway.
“Could it be that what you’ve been facing is connected to the rogue Seadras attacking the Gym?” Misty was piqued.
Misuti, ti meas han una fuera. Kaichou began.
“She says that you may have a power too.” Ash translated. “I’ve checked Lilly, Daisy, and Violet already, and they don’t have powers at all.”
“And just how do you know they don’t?” Misty was a little leary of what her friend planned to do.
“According to the story, all of the melodies of Mew’s song are drawn to the melody that holds the power of fire–that is my power.” Ash explained. “This isn’t going to hurt; all I did was lay my hands on your sisters while their eyes were closed and sang the melody of fire: Take a melody…
“And…” Misty was interested now.
“They all glowed white, which means they have no power in them.” Ash concluded. “The only one I have yet to check is you.”
Misty was unsure–the story she had heard for so long, and for so many years, couldn’t possibly be happening, could it? Yet Ash couldn’t have learned his abily to discern superpowers by accident. She felt the urge inside to trust him. Besides, if I trust him, I may get some answers in how the Gym got damaged like this!
She turned to Ash. “Okay…try your power on me.”
Ash waited until Misty had closed her eyes, then once again laid a hand on Misty’s chest and softly sang Take a melody…
Everyone gasped as a deep blue aura surrounded Misty, and she replied back Simple as can be… A sapphire ring also appeared on her left hand as the aura faded.
“All right!” Brock was elated.
Misty just looked at the ring adorning one finger on her left hand. “What’s this for?”
Ash was about to answer when he heard scratching at the doorway. He got up to see what the noise was, and gasped–the Arcanine was back, and frantically trying to break down the door!
To Be Continued…
o^-^o: Can Misty learn to use her powers in the thick of battle? Will the Arcanine be defeated? Don’t miss Episode 11 on this Web site next week!
The N3 Newswire for October 11
The window of arrival opens on my new game today, so here’s the latest Nintendo news while you wait for the review:
–Puzzle adventures coming back thanks to the DS
–Game Informer at TGS
–Suikoden DS trailer
–DS dominates at TGS
–Today’s pix from TGS
–Darkrai coming Down Under
Stay tuned for breaking news and updates throughout the day.
Happy gaming,
SparklingBlue
The N3 Newswire For October 10
Here’s the latest Nintendo news:
–Video from TGS (in Japanese)
–Every TGS conference and lineup at a glance (SB’s pick!)
–See the announcement of Monster Hunter 3 (in Japanese)
–Square’s and Capcom’s TGS wares at a glance
–The state of the Big Three at TGS
–TGS pictures galore!
–When Wii Music will arrive down under
–Pokemon Platinum’s villa explained
Stay tuned for breaking news and updates throughout the day.
Happy gaming,
SparklingBlue
Call of Duty World at War Trailer Wreaks Havok
Activision has released a new trailer for Treyarch’s Call of Duty: World at War, showcasing a minute of explosions and fire effects.
Call of Duty: World at War ships for PC, Playstation 2, Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, and Nintendo DS on November 11th.
Left 4 Dead Demo Coming Early November
People interested in having a hands-on impression of Valve’s Left 4 Dead title early will be rejoiced to hear that the demo of the game will be available next month when the title releases for the Xbox 360 and PC.
The demo will be a short excerpt from the No Mercy section of the game (set in a hospital) and feature full co-op for four player.
The game is set for a release on PC and Xbox 360 on November 17th.
Warhammer Online Has 750k Players
Mythic’s Warhammer Online has announced today that it has surpassed the 750,000 mark.
“Thanks to our players, the war between the Realms continues to escalate at an incredible pace,”
“The battlefields are alive with three quarters of a million players fighting for the forces of Order and Destruction in truly epic and unparalleled Realm vs. Realm battles!”
- Mythic Entertainment Co-Founder, Mark Jacobs
The MMORPG launched September 18th, meaning that 750,000 players arrived in one month. EA and Mythic previously touted gaining 500,000 subscribers in its first week to which EA called it “the fastest-selling new MMO of all time.”
Get Some: Xbox 360 Holiday Bundles
Microsoft has announced a series of holiday bundles that features free games.
The Arcade unit will include Sega Superstars Tennis along with its previous 5 free Arcade games, with the Pro and Elite models gaining LEGO Indiana Jones and Kung Fu Panda.
Pricing and model details are as follows:
Xbox 360 Arcade ($199 - No Hard Drive)
o Sega Superstars Tennis (Sumo Digital)
o Xbox Live Arcade Game Disc:
+ Boom Boom Rocket (Bizarre Creations)
+ Feeding Frenzy (Sprout Games)
+ Luxor 2 (MumboJumbo)
+ Pac-Man Championship Edition (Namco Bandai)
+ Uno (Carbonated Games)
Xbox 360 Pro ($299 - 60GB) / Xbox 360 Elite ($399 - 120GB)
o Kung Fu Panda (Luxoflux)
o LEGO Indiana Jones (Traveller’s Tales)
Microsoft Denies Existence of Xbox 360 Blu-Ray
Rumors of a Xbox 360 Blu-Ray have been swirling but Microsoft has once again denied the existence of such plans of a device.
“As we’ve said before, Microsoft has no plans to introduce an Xbox 360 Blu-ray add-on,”
“Games are what drive consumers to purchase game consoles, and we remain focused on providing the largest library of blockbuster games available.”
This is at least the fifth time that Microsoft has denied rumors of the Xbox 360 recieving an upgrade to enable Blu-Ray playback. Instead, Microsoft is focusing on an online distribution of movies and television via Xbox Live, which will be gaining Netflix streaming video on November 19th.
Gears of War 2 Is Completed
Epic Games Gears of War 2 has gone gold, meaning that it is complete and ready to be sent into production, and it poised to hit its November 7th launch date.
Along with the campaign, which lets a second online or offline player drop into the action for cooperative play, the game also features a ten player multiplayer mode and new Horde mode, allowing five online players to cooperatively battle against AI opponents.
“After two years of pouring our heart and passion into Gears of War 2 the team is immensely happy with what we’ve created,”
“This is Epic’s best work yet, and we can’t wait to see the response from fans and newcomers to the series alike.”
- Creative director Cliff Bleszinski
TGS 08: Infamous Screenshots
New screenshots from the Playstation 3 exclusive open world action title Infamous have been released, showcasing the use of the protagonist’s electrical powers in the game.
Currently in development at Sucker Punch Productions, Infamous will arrive in early 2009.
Pokemon: Melodic Warriors Episode 10 preview
o^-^o: Don’t close that browser! Here’s what’s coming up this week on “Pokemon: Melodic Warriors”!
BEGIN PREVIEW
“So you’re telling me the legend of the Pokemon Soul Amulet is real?” Misty asked.
“Yeah–all these attacks and this Mew giving me, Brenna, Hayley, and Brock powers has to be more than chance.” Ash explained.
“Could it be that what you’ve been facing is connected to the rogue Seadras attacking the Gym?” Misty was piqued.
Misuti, ti meas han una fuera. Kaichou began.
“She says that you may have a power too.” Ash translated. “I’ve checked Lilly, Daisy, and Violet already, and they don’t have powers at all.”
“And just how do you know they don’t?” Misty was a little leary of what her friend planned to do.
“According to the story, all of the melodies of Mew’s song are drawn to the melody that holds the power of fire–that is my power.” Ash explained. “This isn’t going to hurt; all I did was lay my hands on your sisters while their eyes were closed and sang the melody of fire: Take a melody…
“And…” Misty was interested now.
“They all glowed white, which means they have no power in them.” Ash concluded. “The only one I have yet to check is you.”
END PREVIEW
o^-^o: Curious to find out what happens? Stop by tomorrow and see!
The N3 Newswire for October 9
With TGS underway, here’s the latest Nintendo news:
–Coming next year from Slitherine
–Wii Music coming to Europe Nov. 14
–Pix from TGS
–Miyamoto-sama says new Zelda is coming along well, but series needs new ideas
–Video from TGS
–The 10 best mini games (half of which I have played)
–How much each platform has at TGS
–Sonic and the Black Knight trailer from TGS
–Legacy on the Wii and DS
–More pics from TGS
–TGS screens galore!
–Some TGS previews
–New Kingdom Hearts info
–TGS video galore!
–Famitsu covers Taiko Drum Master Wii (in Japanese)
–Video of Sega’s TGS wares
–New from Koei at TGS
–Fire Emblem DS coming to Europe
–Video from TGS: Monster Hunter 3
–MS claims Avatars were inspired by WoW (yeah, right…)
–All aboard the Guitar Hero tour bus!
–Guess the game from it’s sound effects (I knew 10 out of 25 from the get go, but #16 gave the answer away)
Stay tuned for breaking news and updates throughout the day
Happy gaming,
SparklingBlue
From the Makers of Katamari, Noby Noby Boy PS3 Exclusive
From NamcoBandai, the makers of Katamari Damacy reveal a completely new game as a Playstation 3 exclusive.
Here below are excerpts from a magazine about the game:
What is Noby Boy?
The central gameplay mechanics to Keita Takahashi’s newest game appear to be similar to Katamary. You manipulate the game in a unique way. In Katamary the manipulation involved snowballing junk through a level. In Noby Noby the central character is an elastic tube that can swallow farmyard animals, leap high in the air, and stretch its ends far out before snapping back together! It can jump 20 times its height.
The game is going to look like the more unique game and Katamary the more conventional one. When it comes to visual styles there really has been no intention to make the artwork similar. As more artwork is revealed people will see that.
SB’s Top Ten: Things to Do While Waiting For a Game You Ordered
Like I said before, I’ve ordered a copy of Final Fantasy 3 DS–and I’m beside myself with excitement! Thing is, it’s not due to arrive for another day, so untill the arrival window opens on Saturday, here’s some of what I’ve been doing to stave off the boredom:
10. Check the order status
9. Play all your other games, again
8. Finish what commitments you have for the next month
7. Write
6. Read a walkthrough of whatever game you ordered
5. Hijack a printer to print said walkthrough
4. Check the mailbox every two minutes once the arrival window opens
3. Watch for the delivery person
2. Listen to what music you have from the game
1. Count down the hours, minutes, and seconds until your game arrives
New Castlevania Game Headed for PS3, 360
Developer Konami has announced a new entry for its Castlevania franchise is currently in development for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3.
Few details about the game are known at this point, a brief teaser trailer was shown depicting a well dressed man with a glowing red sword, afterwards the series producer Koji Igarashi commented that he hadn’t expected the game to be announced yet.
The new title will mark the first Castlevania game for both Playstation 3 and Xbox 360.
Tecmo Reveals ‘Quantum Theory’ PS3 Exclusive
Tecmo’s upcoming third-person shooter, Quantum Theory, is now confirmed as a Playstation 3 exclusive.
The Team Tachyon director, Makoto Shibata, claimed the game was Japan’s answer to titles like Gears of War, which is sticking predominately to Western “basics” however making sure that his country’s “skills and talents” are employed. Notice how the game employes an extended color palette and the traditional post-apocalyptic environment is augmented by the addition of a “living tower” in which the protagonist and its partner heroine must traverse and ultimately defeat.
Shape shifting elements will be employed within the tower so it would change in real time, providing for new cover or unexpected dangers. The game won’t be due out for a release until Fall 2009, so we didn’t see much in terms of actual gameplay, but the title looks promising.
Fallout 3 System Requirements Released
With Fallout 3 ready to go for its October 28th release date, developer Bethseda Softworks has announced the miniumum and suggested system requirements for the PC version of the post-apocalyptic RPG title.
Minimum System Requirements:
* Windows XP/Vista
* 1GB System RAM (XP) / 2GB System RAM (Vista)
* 2.4 Ghz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent processor
* Direct X 9.0c compliant videocard with 256MB RAM (NVIDIA 6800 or better / ATI X850 or better)
Recommended System Requirements:
TGS 08: Halo Wars Update
Hey, want more Halo goodness? New screenshots of Ensemble’s Halo themed RTS have arrived, detailing a UNSC base and two scenarios from campaign mode.
Developer Ensemble has stated that the title will now arrive in early 2009, with the studio to close down after the completion of the game.
In addtion, the development studio has confirmed that the game will include the Flood, the parasitic monsters from the Halo universe, though no word if they will be playable.
TGS 08: Banjo Kazooie Nuts and Bolts Media Update
Microsoft has showered us with rainbow colored presents as they have released new screenshots of Rare’s upcoming platformer racing hybrid, Banjo Kazooie Nuts and Bolts.
Due out on the Xbox 360 November 11th.
TGS 08: Bionic Commando PC May Be Delayed, New Screenshots and Trailer
New screenshots of the GRIN developed Bionic Commando have been released at the Tokyo Game Show event, showing off the swinging action game.
The title is slated for a release by next Spring, with the console versions to be expected by “very early 2009.”
Meanwhile the PC version will arrive a bit later due to piracy and extra polish.
“The PC is always a slippery slope because of piracy, stuff like sorting out DRM, making sure we don’t have too little or too much,”
“But also because we want to make sure it doesn’t feel like a port, so we can add a little extra polish to the PC version,”
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