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N+ DLC contains 750 new levels

750?! These guys went to work

For those who don’t know, N+ was an Xbox live arcade game that came out a while ago, which was praised for its beauty in simplicity. Word came out today from Metanet Software, the developer of the game via their blog:

“We just submitted three downloadable levelpacks for N+ XBLA (one of which is free), we’ll be posting with more details as soon as we get a launch time. In total there will be over 750 new levels! The multiplayer maps in particular (over 300 of them) are a lot better than the ones that came with N+, since we’ve had more time to learn what works. We made sure to include more co-op maps, since they’re apparently quite popular.. these ones are even harder, so start practicing!

There’s also a small bonus in each pack which will remain secret for now.. or will it?!”

After playing it I agree, N+ brings you back to a time when games were so much simpler and yet so much more difficult for some reason. It had everything you could ask out of its gameplay. A single player mode, Co-op mode, and even a VS.  option.  The game was fun for hours on end, up to four people could play Co-op at a time. Some levels even required that you had more than 2 people to complete it. If you had a bunch of friends on Xbox Live it was so easy to lose track of time as you jump, wall jump, bounce, and run away from obstacles with your ultimate goal simply being hit the switch and get to the door. With 750 new levels the amount of days given to N+ by already avid fans will be doubled. if you don’t have N+ I would you advise that you get it as well as the new content when it hits the market place.

[Via Desctructoid]

Tags: 360, DLC, n plus, n+

Metal Gear Solid 4 : Gun of the Patriots Database coming today

Early Wednesday evening, it was announced on the Playstation blog that the MGS4 Database would be available for download as part of the weekly PSN update.

The MGS4 Database is a free, downloadable interactive application that contains the official knowledge base of everything that is Metal Gear, reaching all the way back to the very beginning of the franchise. Including complete storylines, character profiles, relationship diagrams, and much more! The MGS4 database is a great way to catch up for someone new to Metal Gear, as well as a useful resource for any veteran of the series, with complete official details on every aspect of the intricate Metal gear lore.

This will be especially useful for newcomers to the series who want to have a basic idea of what exactly is going on during their time playing the game. The best part is that this is free and also those worried about spoilers won’t have to straw away from this awesome accessory.

The MGS4 Database also contains a special feature – if you want to make use of the database, but have not yet fully played through MGS4 yet and are worried about spoilers – all MGS4 spoilers are “blacked out” until you’ve beaten MGS4. Give it a try!

Also if you didn’t already know, you can get a few extra items to use in the game by going to the “Extras” menu on the title screen of the game.

I’ll be sure to get my hands on this tomorrow to see how in depth it really is.

[Via Playstation Blog]

Tags: DLC, konami, metal gear, metal gear solid, Metal Gear Solid 4, ps3, psn