Shooting, Smashing and Soaring with Capcom at E3

By Nick Mokey June 3, 2009

Shooting, Smashing and Soaring with Capcom at E3

Looking at Capcom’s release list for E3 and having to select just a handful of titles to see in our limited time there was tough, but we’re fairly confident the titles we ended up seeing were among the finest the company has to offer. Here are our hands-on impressions of what’s brewing behind the scenes at Capcom.

First up, Dark Void looks incredible, and plays about the same. Anyone who has ever seen The Rocketeer and dreamed about strapping on a rocket pack will appreciate the fluid and effortless flight style Capcom has obviously tweaked and tuned to perfection for this game. The lush outdoor environments reminded us a bit of a much more realistic version of Tribes, but more impressively, the transitions to less organic, indoor environments are seamless, and the engine handles them just as well as the great outdoors, which is traditionally tough for developers to accomplish (again, look at Tribes).

Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles feels much like more of the same from the storied franchise – in part because it revisits the events of Resident Evil 2 and Code Veronica. The camera angles have been cranked up to make the action seem more frantic, but to us it just felt like helter-skelter, nausea-inducing amateur home video. Not a good change.

Spyborgs, an action brawler, has been one of the quieter releases from Capcom, but the team working on it has done an excellent job working within the graphical limitations of the Wii to produce a non-cartoon title that doesn’t immediately look dated, as some do. The cooperative action rolled along smoothly, for the most part, but slowed-down cutscenes that allow you to tag-team enemies with finishing moves got to be a bore quickly, even in our relatively brief demo. (This was apparently necessary to compensate for the delay of the Wii controller when used for motion, a developer explained.)

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Everything announced at the June 2023 Capcom Showcase

A beastren in Dragon's Dogma 2.

Hot on the heels of showcases hosted by Geoff Keighley, Microsoft, and Ubisoft, Japanese game developer and publisher Capcom held a showcase of its own. This June 2023 Capcom Showcase comes after the successful releases of the Resident Evil 4 remake and Street Fighter 6, and gave Capcom a chance to show us what is has coming next. Titles like Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective and Exoprimal were shown off, but Capcom also confirmed a couple of new games coming in the future, including Mega Man X DiVE Offline and the Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy collection.
We even got a new look at Pragmata, a game that has been mostly MIA since its 2020 reveal, although our first look at gameplay also came with a delay announcement. To get a full sense of what Capcom revealed at the show, check out this full recap of every announcement made during the June 2023 Capcom Showcase.
Capcom Showcase | 6.12.2023
Mega Man X DiVE Offline was announced
"MEGA MAN X DiVE Offline" Announcement Trailer
A new Mega Man game was announced at the showcase, but it's probably not what you'd expect. It's an offline version of Mega Man X Dive, a mobile game where players can collect and play as lots of Mega Man X series characters across 2D action platformer stages. As the title spells out, this game is also now playable offline. Mega Man X DiVE Offline will be released for iOS, Android, and PC later in 2023.
Pragmata isn't coming out in 2023
PRAGMATA - June 2023 Trailer
Three years after its reveal at the June 2020 PlayStation Showcase, Pragmata reappeared during this Capcom Showcase with a new trailer. It starts with a soldier fighting in a room where a young girl is drawing. It then shows a little bit of gameplay of Pragmata; we see a man in a large spacesuit fight mechs and other robotic enemies before the young girl, who is named Diana, starts to use some technology-based power. Sadly, we also learned that Pragmata will no longer release in 2023, so Capcom can have more time to polish the final product.
Ghost Trick Phantom Detective gets a demo
Ghost Trick - Demo and Demonstration Trailer
Capcom will release its remaster of cult classic Nintendo DS point-and-click adventure game Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective on June 30. Ahead of that launch, this showcase featured a new trailer for the game. Capcom capped things off by releasing a demo for the game across PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch, the same platforms the final version of the game will release on.
A new Ace Attorney collection was revealed
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy - Announcement Trailer
During the Capcom Showcase, we learned that the Ace Attorney series is returning, starting with the Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy collection that brings Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney --: Dual Destinies, and Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney -- Spirit of Justice to modern platforms. It will be released for PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch in early 2024.
Dragon's Dogma 2 is four times bigger than its predecessor
After its appearance at the May 2023 PlayStation Showcase, Capcom went into more detail about its highly anticipated RPG Dragon's Dogma 2 today. After replaying that trailer, Capcom confirmed that the Pawn system would be returning and that players can venture and fight with up to 3 AI-controlled Pawns. It then revealed that this sequel's open world is about four times the size of the original's. There are also two new major characters: the bow wielder Ulrika and High Priestess Nadinia. New monsters, including one called Medusa, and new player vocations were also teased. Sadly, we did not get a release date, although Capcom reaffirmed that Dragon's Dragon 2 will release for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S only.
Everything else

Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess' Xbox Games Showcase was replayed.
Capcom Pro Tour 2023 features Street Fighter 6 and will have a prize pool of over $2 million, spread across three different kinds of tournaments.
Resident Evil 4 remake's VR mode footage from the PlayStation Showcase was shown off again.
The Capcom Town website's 40th-anniversary additions were revealed.
Capcom ID got an ad.
Exoprimal's narrative elements, modes, and character customization options were detailed in an overview.
Exoprimal will get a second Open Beta test that runs from June 16 until June 18.
Capcom promoted its 40th-anniversary sale and Steam bundle.

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Capcom Showcase 2023: how to watch and what to expect

Key art for the 2023 Capcom Showcase.

Capcom has been on a hot streak this year with the launches of Resident Evil 4's remake, Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection, and Street Fighter 6. Now, later this month, the storied Japanese game developer and publisher is going to continue celebrating its fortieth anniversary us a look at what's coming next from them. This will come in the form of a new Capcom Showcase, which the company has typically held around this time each year.

While we don't really know if this show will contain many exciting new reveals, it's still probably worth tuning into for Capcom fans. If you're wondering when and where to stream it, we've rounded up all of that information for you as well.
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Resident Evil 4 Shooting Gallery guide: locations, rewards, and tips

Leon holding a gun in Resident Evil 4.

The fact that Resident Evil 4 remake retains the original's ability to mix horror with campy fun is one of its greatest aspects. One moment you will be gripping your controller for dear life as a swarm of bloodthirsty villagers relentlessly pursue you, and the next Leon's making quips and performing suplexes. There was one small fun diversion in the original game that has been expanded and improved for the remake, which is the optional Shooting Gallery. This time there are multiple of these safe spaces to hone your aim, but also a fully developed system of challenges, scores, and, best of all, rewards. If you want to take a breather from all the horrors that await you in Resident Evil 4 remake, here's where you can find all the Shooting Galleries, what you can win, and some helpful tips.
Shooting Gallery locations

There are a total of five locations across all 16 Chapters of Resident Evil 4 remake, and they all are within the safety of a Merchant zone. Each one, except the last, will introduce a new set of three challenges, but all previous challenges from past Shooting Galleries will be present in the later ones. That means you could technically wait and only visit the final one to take on all the challenges there. Here's where you can find each individual Shooting Gallery in order of appearance: