Star Force 3 Contest Results

So, the contest is over and finally judged.

I’d like to thank everyone who entered! The turn out was outstanding. We had 34 entries, and everyone’s entry was awesome.

3rd place went to Sarah Wu.

2nd place went to Reka.

And 1st place went to JETZERO! (Who, you can also see on this week’s WGA)

A massive congratulations to you three winners! Thank everyone for entering the contest. We here at Mega Man Network were truly honored to get such massive response to it. Hope to see you all again on our next contest!

You can see all the entries, and the winners over here on our galleries

MegaMan Star Force 3 English Footage? (Updated)

Two videos of what appears to be the North American version of MegaMan Star Force 3: Black Ace seem to have surfaced on YouTube. These don’t seem to be trailers, but rather user-created footage… or half-footage, since the bottom screen is MIA. Of course, how anyone was able to get their hands on this and record it is anyone’s guess.

If it interests you, however, then check it out for yourself:

Update: Never mind.

Source: Protodude’s Rockman Corner

GameStop says MMSF3 due June 9th

If you stop by GameStop.com, you can find Mega Man Star Force 3 Black Ace and Red Joker available for preorder and set to ship on June 9th. Of course this is a tentative date, having not been confirmed by Capcom, but it also seems like a pretty reasonable time frame for the Star Force series.

News Credit: StrikerZERO

Capcom announces Mega Man Star Force 3

Though we already got the preview from Nintendo Power, Capcom today has issued a press release announcing Mega Man Star Force 3 Black Ace and Red Joker. Capcom also gives the less specific release time of Summer ‘09 – we will continue using August until we know anything otherwise. Check out the press release below.

THE BATTLE FOR THE DIGITAL WORLD CONTINUES IN MEGA MAN STAR FORCE™ 3 FOR NINTENDO DS™

Black Ace and Red Joker Double the Possibilities

Capcom®, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today announced that Mega Man Star Force™ 3 (MMSF3) for Nintendo DS™ will be coming to North America in early summer 2009. MMSF3 will come in two different versions, Black Ace and Red Joker, allowing two friends to share unique items and powers utilizing the Nintendo Wi-Fi connection, enhancing their individual characters.

As in the previous games, MMSF3 is a unique blend of action and role-playing game (RPG), combining the high intensity combat that is the hallmark of Mega Man® games with Star Force’s strategic battle system. By defeating enemies and boss characters, players earn “battle cards” that enhance and evolve Mega Man’s abilities and attacks.

New to MMSF3 are “Noise Changes,” random enhancements that change Mega Man’s form and unlock new abilities. The two versions of the game, Black Ace and Red Joker, each have over 100 unique Noise Types that can be combined with Mega Man to unlock elemental powers based on earth, air, water and fire. The new Noise feature will add an exciting randomness to battles, encouraging players to explore, collect and battle across the digital world of MMSF3.

In MMSF3, players will travel between the physical world and the digital world via electromagnetic waves that form “wave roads.” Geo Stelar, the protagonist of the game, can see these wave roads through usage of his unique “visualiser” tool. Once in the digital world, Geo can merge with the electronic life-form known as Omega-Xis to become Mega Man. The wave roads are being overrun by mysterious “noise” that change the player’s environment and powers in different ways. This noise is being generated by an approaching gigantic meteor that threatens both the physical and digital worlds of MMSF3, forcing Geo Stellar and his crew to fight the oncoming threat to save two worlds. Fortunately, Mega Man discovers that he can control the Noise, using the new “Noise Change” system to transform into many different forms, including the ultimate “Black Ace” or “Red Joker” forms.