Raiden Fighters Aces Possible Pal Release..

[exquisite_torture]

I downloaded Aegis Wing and was able to play it with my own UK Gamertag.

Is that game still available? And did you need US points?

It's a freebie and seriously, don't bother. It's fucking rubbish. It's U.S region locked though
Just a note to add that I haven't tried to buy RFA yet, I don't get paid until 4am. I'll give it a go tomorrow.
It's strange that Raiden 4 is visible, but there's no price or any available option to buy it. RFA says $19.99 and allows me to add card details.

[exquisite_torture]

**Update

I bought 1600 U.S MS points and tried to buy RFA using the 'purchase with MS points' option and after being forced to enter a valid address, tel number and ZIP (I used my old address in Reston VA) I got the 'This game is not for the region of the console' warning.
Ended up buying Metal Slug 3 and Beyond Good and Evil HD. Shame.

[Sumez]

At least BG&E HD got you tons of value for your money.
(not that I don't love MS3, but playing it on an X360 just feels wrong)

[Sined]

***Please, stop everything and read this important message about RFA !***

Information from Tradewest Facebook page (answering fan question) today ! :

(if you don't understand French, it's a shame so learn it or use google translate...)

1) Tradewest Games SAS : Le probleme est que le jeu aurait du etre produit chez MS par le biais de Jowood, un editeur Autrichien qui a déposé le bilan, du coup on essaye de récuperer les droits mais ca dure, dure, dure... et nous avons aucune nouvelle...

2) Tradewest Games SAS : je ne sais pas pourquoi personne n´a donné cette info depuis, sans doute parce que trop sensible. Les droits sont chez TW UK, et j´ai envoyé un mail pour demander si ils ont des nouvelles et quand ils comptent récupérer le master, parce que le jeu est pret en soi á partir en prod depuis des lustres. Je poste dés que j´ ai du nouveau.

3) Tradewest Games SAS : ca y est, j´ai une réponse. Les masters ont été récupérés, et quelqu´un travaille déja dessus. Ils attendent le feedback de Microsoft et on devrait etre en mesure de donner une nouvelle date de sortie (et cette fois définitive) la semaine prochaine.


Just important, Tradewest Games will be able to announce final release date next week

Thanks for your attention

[Sumez]

I'm really not going to learn French to read one single message about RFA, no matter how important it is...

All I could decipher from the mumbo jumbo Google translation was basically what you summed up in the one line you wrote in bold.

[hipgnosis]

So it's coming out?!?!?! Fucking excited!

[Sumez]

Damn yeah, I'm still playing the demo downloaded from the Japanese Live Marketplace - still gets you three full stages of Raiden Fighters awesomeness.

[Zeron]

Just important, Tradewest Games will be able to announce final release date next week

Thanks for your attention

So it's going to get delayed again?

[Drachenherz]

Just important, Tradewest Games will be able to announce final release date next week

Thanks for your attention

So it's going to get delayed again?

Yes. But... It looks as it has found a publisher that is not bancrupt and actually capable of publishing it on the soon-to-be-announced release-date.

That makes me happy, because I actually had given up on this game ever being released in PAL-Territory.

[BPzeBanshee]

Just important, Tradewest Games will be able to announce final release date next week

Thanks for your attention

So it's going to get delayed again?

Yes. But... It looks as it has found a publisher that is not bancrupt and actually capable of publishing it on the soon-to-be-announced release-date.

That makes me happy, because I actually had given up on this game ever being released in PAL-Territory.

Me too. Speaking of which:

PLACE YOUR BETS!
Which will be released first?
Raiden Fighters Aces....
or Duke Nukem Forever?
(only accepting credit card details because PayPal's just as much of a thief as I am)

[Sumez]

Always bet on duke.

[Zeron]

Yes. But... It looks as it has found a publisher that is not bancrupt and actually capable of publishing it on the soon-to-be-announced release-date.

I bet its UBISOFT mark my words.

[BPzeBanshee]

Yes. But... It looks as it has found a publisher that is not bancrupt and actually capable of publishing it on the soon-to-be-announced release-date.

I bet its UBISOFT mark my words.

YAY
I'm hoping for a Ghost Recon arrange mode now. Camoflauged Raiden MK-II hiding from sniper tanks and then whipping them with the lock-on beam when they turn around.

[exquisite_torture]

I hope this does make it here. I've just been playing the Japanese demo and it's awesome. Incidentially, are there any other STG demos on the Japanese Marketplace?

[Zeron]

Well I hope this makes Raiden IV PAL possible.

[stryc9]

I hope this does make it here. I've just been playing the Japanese demo and it's awesome. Incidentially, are there any other STG demos on the Japanese Marketplace?

Funnily enough, not really. I'm hoping Eschatos, Bullet Soul and Strania get one.

[Sined]

I hope this does make it here. I've just been playing the Japanese demo and it's awesome. Incidentially, are there any other STG demos on the Japanese Marketplace?

Funnily enough, not really. I'm hoping Eschatos, Bullet Soul and Strania get one.

Of course for Strania ! each XBLA game get a demo

@stryc9 : seems not Raiden IV demo would be a nice idea

[Zeron]

I noticed Zavvi changed the release date to 1st July 2011

[hipgnosis]

Wasn't Tradewest supposed to be announcing the release date this week? Not surprised we haven't heard anything... This release is a joke.

[BPzeBanshee]

I noticed Zavvi changed the release date to 1st July 2011

Hopefully no later. I'd like to have this as a birthday present.

Wasn't Tradewest supposed to be announcing the release date this week? Not surprised we haven't heard anything... This release is a joke.

Which is why I placed my bets on Duke Nukem Forever. Not that I'll be buying it.

[Zeron]

This game will remains a legendary myth

[Sined]

This game will remains a legendary myth

RFA will never die

[dirge]

Shopto.net are saying April 4th now!

[Sumez]

When did they change to that? Zavvi is still saying July

edit: shopto says April 15th

[Zeron]

Long live Raiden Fighter ACES PAL

[Klatrymadon]

Play.com have got September. Christ on two bikes!

[Sined]

Stop to check release date in Play.com, Zavvi, Shopto.net or others...

that means nothing !!!!

Tradewest Games, since the begining, doesn't know release date...and seems "they are in the fog" now...

RFA PAL will come when he will come !

In Amazon.fr it is mentionned about release date : one day or never !

[everlust]

I stopped waiting for this back in November xd

[Sumez]

Stop to check release date in Play.com, Zavvi, Shopto.net or others...

that means nothing !!!!

Actually those sites are probably bound to get the release date before anyone else. Sure, some news sites could look into it, but most don't care about releases of niche titles that are only relevant for Europe. But since they all have different dates it's safe to assume neither of them know anything.

[TrevHead (TVR)]

Im gonna just to put this down as a stillborn release and ignore all these the changing dates from online sellers unless the damn thing really does get released and someone with a preorder gets an email or the game drops through someones letter box