Carnage Heart PSP

For those that remember, Carnage Heart was the most complex console game ever created. Released for the original Playstation, it came with a 200+ page instruction book.

The basic idea was building a mech from a chassis and adding additional parts, then actually putting together an AI routine for the mech's control chip. You did this by sorting together strings of instruction blocks on a grid with various if/then type conditions. You didn't actually control your mechs in the fighting, everything was carried out by the AI you put together. Perfecting a mech's routine could take like a week if you put enough effort into it.

Anyway, they're releasing a followup for PSP:

Article at Gamewatch

It basically just says Artdink's releasing another one after 7 years, and you'll be able to upload your custom mechs to your PC, and will be able to host the files on you own webspace if you want for others to download. There'll be ad-hoc vs., but it doesn't mention infrastructure.

Oh yeah, and rag doll physics as your mechs get blown apart, if anyone cares.

Teh pics:

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/...60320/ch02.jpg

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/...60320/ch10.jpg

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/...60320/ch12.jpg


This is what the programming grid looks like:

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/...60320/ch08.jpg

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/...60320/ch07.jpg

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/...60320/ch09.jpg

No word on a domestic release, article says it comes out this summer in Japan. I'm looking forward to checking it out; there hasn't really been anything like it since.

Sounds cool.

I wanted to try the original but never did.

Wish they would release it for the PC.

Between this and the new version of Mindstorms coming out this year people like us will have plenty of robots to program.

That looks way too complex to be enjoyable.

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Originally Posted by Raz0r

That looks way too complex to be enjoyable.

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It almost gets to be like a puzzle game, and you can't help but feel a little fatherly pride as your robotic deathchild demolishes its peers with its superior intelligence. And napalm.

Awesome game, I had the original but didn't get too far because my grid programming blows :) I will try again though!

I'm working on my programming degree... So I may give this a shot.

I always wanted to try this game out for PlayStation.

That programming grid looks like it'd be really at home on the DS, for some reason.

Every game would be better on the DS.

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Originally Posted by Raz0r

That looks way too complex to be enjoyable.

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I agree.

The original was one of those games I really wish I had the patience to get into but alas, I don't. It certainly gets my respect, however- it's a great concept.

Maybe I'll try and track down a copy of the PS1 game and give it a shot.