Game-makers Tecmo have dropped word on what they'll be showing this year at E3! Here's what will be playable at the big convention next week:

• Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff (Sports, Nintendo DS, September 2008)
• ROBOCALYPSE™  (Nintendo DS / October 2008)
• SPRAY™  (Wii / Holiday 2008)

Click the cut for the full, official game descriptions.

TECMO BOWL: KICKOFF  (Nintendo DS / September 2008)

Based on the most popular Tecmo Super Bowl™, Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff will deliver to long time fans and newcomers easy to employ controls, fun, huge plays and exciting cut-scenes.   The classic, over-the-top, all-American football game enables players of all levels to engage in a fun filled, fast paced, arcade style of football. 

Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff brings a host of new features that will further enhance the gameplay experience, including:

• Customizable Teams:  Choose team colors, emblems, player names, team cities and abilities.
• Super Abilities:   Tactically use over-the-top plays to take over a game.
• Wi-Fi and Wireless Multiplayer:  Play against friends across the country or across the room.
• Variety of Teams:  Choose from 32 different teams across the country.
• Cut-Scenes:   All-new cut-scenes showing off the dramatic presentation of various plays.
• Stylus Control:  Feel the action by using the stylus to control your player.
• Customizable Playbook:  Choose four running and four passing plays to your liking.
•  Music and Sound Effects: Turn up the heat on your opponent as you play the game to rock ‘n’ roll remixes of the most memorable tunes in football gaming history!

ROBOCALYPSE™  (Nintendo DS / October 2008)

Developed by Vogster™ Entertainment, Robocalypse is an innovative, new, real-time strategy game for the Nintendo DS.  Featuring robotic armies equipped with unique weaponry, Robocalypse offers deep strategic warfare and a twist of humor. 

A technological breakthrough for the Nintendo DS, Robocalypse features over 50 A.I. driven units with advanced distributed path-finding, dynamic music and stunning 3D particle effects.  Supporting these advancements is a hilarious storyline penned by Jay Lender, a writer and director for the acclaimed cartoon series SpongeBob Squarepants™, and Micah Wright, known for his writing contributions across multiple mediums.

• Robots with Attitude: Create an army by choosing from a multitude of different robot units with specialized skills and weapons that gain power as you destroy the enemy.
• Wacky Weapons: Over 20 groundbreaking weapon types with spectacular visual effects, including; Converter Cannons, Falling Anvils, the Head-Crack’n Gauntlet and Digitizers.
• Total Stylus Control: Simplified controls and innovative Action Flag system reduces the complexity of commanding units. No buttons – just point and tap.
• Multiplayer Mayhem: 2 to 4 multiplayer wireless DS multi-card play – play head to head or co-op with unique maps and multiple play modes, then track your progress in the Hall of Fame.
• Heroes Win the War: Courageous Heroes embody powerful abilities and can be controlled directly in combat. Rampage Mode, Conversion (turn enemies into refrigerators) and Leadership (unite soldiers into a single fighting unit) are just a few of their supreme capabilities. 
• Epic Storymode: Military routines are accidentally installed into prototype robots, turning them into hunter killers.  Disaster ensues and to save humanity, a new batch of robots is implanted with the brain scans of retired WWII vets, giving rise to an oil-swilling, brawling, robotic dirty dozen. Campaign includes 17 unique missions, hidden objectives and a robust reward system.

The game has not yet been rated by the Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB).  For additional information, please visit www.robocalypse.com.

SPRAY™  (Wii / Holiday 2008)

Tecmo has signed an agreement with Eko Software for the exclusive North American publishing rights to SPRay, an action-adventure game developed for the Wii that features a unique gameplay mechanic involving the use of several liquids that are sprayed onto the game universe.   

Players will soak in the action in SPRay by playing a spirited Prince named Ray who must save his village from a banished evil Queen who’s returned to capture and enslave the villagers. After donning a magic crown which summons two liquid spraying spirits, he sets out to defeat the evil Queen and her army of anti-matter soldiers. Skillfully use the “angelic” and “wicked” spirits to spray water, oil, goo, and other liquids on enemies and surfaces to solve puzzles and wipe out evil!

• Perform gravity-defying moves as you spray, stick, and slide your way through challenging puzzles
• Creatively fight enemies by blasting various liquids on them and finishing them with a flurry of sword slashes!
• Use the Wii Remote™ and Nunchuk™ to take hold of Ray’s “angelic” and “wicked” spirits
• Get together with friends to play crazy multiplayer games like “Paint It!” and “Sticky Chewing Gum”