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My Life as a Darklord trailer shows evil takes work
by Alexander Sliwinski { May 4th 2009 at 8:05AM } 
The only thing better than being evil is being evil and a-dor-a-ble. Announced during GDC09, WiiWare's My Life as a Darklord plays out the other side of the My LIfe as a King lifestyle. From the trailer (above), it appears that players are tasked with building a demonic tower, full of baddies, to keep those pesky heroes (sent by the young king?) away.
One of the only real issues My Life as a King had was its total lack of action. Darklord appears to have King's "city building," plus a little bit of (active or passive) combat. Hopefully we'll learn more at E3, which takes place in less than a month.
No more DLC planned for My Life as a King
How many of you have picked up some DLC for My Life as a King? Want more? Could care less?
Developers dish on My Life as a King on the Nintendo Channel
While we do love all different kinds of trailers and videos to spaz up our normally dull internet lives, we really appreciate when we come away with something useful after watching one. That's why we love developer's diaries, especially ones that involve the beloved Square Enix, and especially when said Squeenix game is WiiWare's My Life as a King.
With the exception of the almost monotonous voice-over work, we found the video and the tidbits of info offered interesting. Note, though, that we're still a little bitter about the "content updates," which is the developers' euphemism for "Square Enix maiming our wallets for stuff that should have been included in the first place."
With the exception of the almost monotonous voice-over work, we found the video and the tidbits of info offered interesting. Note, though, that we're still a little bitter about the "content updates," which is the developers' euphemism for "Square Enix maiming our wallets for stuff that should have been included in the first place."
Nothing else too special hit the video channel, aside from some previews of upcoming games. Here's the full list, though, for you to judge:
- Developer's Voice - FFCC: My Life as a King (embedded above)
- SPOGS Racing Info Video
- Get Wii Fit with Alyson: Strength Training
- We Love Golf! Info Video
- LEGO Indiana Jones Info Video
- Little League World Series 2008 Info Video
- Final Fantasy IV Info Video (DS)
- Soul Bubbles Info Video (DS)
The My Life as a King DLC you've been waiting for
We didn't just get one WiiWare game and one Virtual Console game this week. We also got ... some DLC for Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King! Well, that's much better! The new content includes four new dungeons: - the Infinity Spire pack for 300 points, which contains two dungeons, one of which levels up when it's completed,
- Castle Renovation for 100 points, a dungeon that enables you to rename your adventurers and listen to the game's music in a jukebox mode,
- the Library for 200 points, a dungeon that adds libraries to the game and lets you teach your adventurers skills.
[Via press release, image via Siliconera]
Life as a King gets harder every day
It's easy adding a bunch of content to pretty up your Life as a King, but the latest details for the new Japanese additions are anything but cosmetic. For a price of 300 Wii Points, Infinite Tower is a tough dungeon with plenty of infinitely awesome treasure to find. The Library (200 Points) allows you to teach species-specific abilities and includes an extra dungeon.Finally, Castle Reform (100 Points) lets you change adventurers names and adds the Temporary Estuary Dungeon. Three content-heavy updates for a grand total of 600 Wii Points. Nothing superficial there .. except that bikini for Chime and new clothes for King Leo -- 100 Points each. Well, lives of kings can't all be explore'n and build'n.
Virtually Free: Crowned King
Virtually Free: Last day as a king
Virtually Free: Live as a King
Wii Warm Up: Born for WiiWare
There are tons of original games for WiiWare, sure, but there are equally as many possibilities for things like this, from board games to expanded online mini-games based on popular characters. What would you pay for?
Wii Fanboy Weekly: June 5 - June 11
Oh, and for those of you who enjoy free stuff, check out our latest Virtually Free giveaway. We're hooking one person up with My Life as a King.
Features
- Wii Fanboy Review: My Pokemon Ranch
Check out our review and direct-feed video commentary - Born for Wii: Panzer Dragoon Orta
We reimagine the game for Wii - Wii Fanboy Review: Actionloop Twist
Is this one worth your time, European gamers? We let you know - Can't find Wii Fit? Try these alternatives!
Our compiled list of alternatives to the hot new exercise bundle - Revolutionary: Balance and Options
Columnist Mike Sylvester churns out another good one - Brawl Stage of the Week
Our weekly highlight of user-created stages for the game - Virtually Overlooked: Rex Ronan: Experimental Surgeon
We tell you why it should be on the Virtual Console - VC Monday Madness video wrap-up 6/9/08
Our direct-feed video and commentary to this week's Virtual Console releases in North America
- This might be the best Guitar Hero III player ever
Seriously - Current TV on the Wii Fit phenomenon
Pretty funny skit about Wii Fit - How to snap a neck in Tenchu IV
Surprisingly easy! - A new habit for nuns
Everyone is into Nintendo's latest console
- Best Buy replenishes Wii Fit, Karate Kid stock
But when will they clear all those Fast & Furious DVDs out? - Korea's Wii controllers are a steal
Darn cheap to pick up some hardware in Korea - WiiWare developer shares rejection letter
They can't all be winners, can they?
Virtually Free: Life as a King
So what do you have to do to win? First of all, you have to leave a comment (with a valid e-mail address) on this post telling us what WiiWare games (current and announced) excite you most. Second, you must be a legal resident of the United States with an American Wii (sorry, Canadians, we have to leave you out of this one; blame the gifting system and not us!) and 18 years of age or older. You may enter once per calendar day between now and Monday, June 16; the contest comes to a close that night at 11:59 PM Eastern time, and we'll select a winner in a random drawing the next day. Questions? Check out the official rules.
Wii Warm Up: How about that flow?
Do you think the steady flow of new titles will remain constant going forward? Would you expect at least one new WiiWare game each week, or do you think that the well is getting close to dried up? Sure, there's Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People to look forward to, but what else? Will the flow continue?
My Life in the Everyone's Kingdom website
When you first enter the site (assuming you've logged into your Square Enix Member's account), you'll be greeted by a quiz that will determine your job (this blogger sadly conjured up the lamest of the lame jobs, the white mage). Once you have a job and a house, you can dally around the town.
Different places in the virtual kingdom let you do various things. At the castle, you can write questions, comments, or thoughts about the game to its developers. Throughout the town you can also check out the bulletin to see the "king's behests," download some goodies (like screen savers), see other members' "houses," and other random stuff.
The website is a nice idea for fan service, but to be honest, there's no reason to spend more than five minutes there at the moment. Hopefully Square Enix will add some more neat things to it soon.
[Via Destructoid]
WiiWare lifts off in Europe and Australia
Right on time, Nintendo has pulled the appropriate levers, flicked the necessary switches, and sent a whole world of WiiWare goodness down the pipes and into Europe and Australia. Here's what greeted this blogger on his local servers just now:- Dr. Mario & Germ Buster -- 1,000 Wii Points
- Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King -- 1,500 Wii Points
- LostWinds -- 1,000 Wii Points
- Star Soldier R -- 800 Wii Points
- TV Show King -- 1,000 Wii Points
- Toki Tori -- 900 Wii Points
Gallery: Dr. Mario Online RX
Gallery: Toki Tori
Wii Fanboy Review: Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King
My Life as a King is about just that: the tasks a ruler must undertake in order to build up his kingdom. Upon your arrival, there's nothing but walls and a castle, and it's up to you to create neighborhoods, train warriors, and master the surrounding terrain, all from the comfort of your cobblestone streets.
