Opening credits aren't always particularly telling when it comes to anime. It's not like an old corny sitcom where you see each member of the cast smiling as they turn toward the camera, winking slyly before gathering in the family room to wax sentimental. Sometimes …Read more »
There are a handful of game legacies in the world that have been enjoying the most supreme form of milking over the last decade or two, and at this point it's kind of a tired joke to bring the Blue Bomber into discussion. Sure, he's …Read more »
If you've been following Vertical's deluxe releases of Osamu Tezuka's work, then you already know that there are many, many different sides to the prolific creator, most of which are far separated from the cutesy and fun trappings of titles like Astro Boy . Heck, …Read more »
For those of you unfamiliar with the premise of School Rumble, based on the original manga by Jin Kobayashi, think high school love, awkward moments and faces that pull and squish like silly putty. The series primarily focuses on Tenma Tsukamoto, a bubbly student looking …Read more »
Puzzle Fighter was kind of a surprise back when it came out on Playstation in 1997. Surely the spirit of Street Fighter couldn't be siphoned from its fighting game trappings and transported into a cutesy head-to-head puzzle game, right? Yeah, tell that to a sixteen …Read more »
Action-adventure games like Zelda have hit a rut recently. They're suffused with time-stretching content and yet contain little in the way of actually compelling gameplay. They stretch their quests over dozens of hours and force you to repeat the same puzzles ad infinitum to pad …Read more »
Japan is the breeding ground for videogame-related fervor and its latest phenomenon is the Monster Hunter series. Returning to the PSP, Capcom's Monster Hunter Freedom 2 has sparked a surge in Japanese school children sleepovers and "educational" camps, all dealing with the way of monster …Read more »
Publisher: Q Entertainment Developer: Q Entertainment System: Xbox 360 Available: Now Rating: NR Tetsuya Mizuguchi is one wild son of a gun. Best known as the virtual king of music-themed videogame escapades, the hotshot designer is behind such beat-thumping classics as Sega's Space Channel 5 …Read more »
Publisher: THQ Developer: 5th Cell System: Nintendo DS Available: Now Rating: E There's a lot you can do with two screens and a stylus pen, but let's face it, most developers ignore the obvious: drawing! One of the best uses of the touch-screen for drawing …Read more »
Wings of Rean , the latest anime from Gundam director Yoshiyuki Tomino, isn't what one would call his most accessible work. Although it shares a title with a serialized novel he wrote back in the '80s, Wings of Rean is essentially a spinoff of Tomino's …Read more »
Publisher: SNK Playmore Developer: SNK Playmore System(s): Nintendo DS Available: Now Rating: Teen Those fortunate enough to have snagged a Neo Geo Pocket during its brief yet memorable existence might own a little gem called Card Fighters Clash -an early SNK/Capcom mash-up that planted the …Read more »
In the new episode of Karas , a gangster fat cat in a fur-lined coat shoves a gun in our hero's face and says it best, "This city takes in anyone that comes its way. Even the worst scum can find some small function to …Read more »
If going to Hell means you can frolic with a mob of penguins that double as bombs - then consider me intrigued. Best known for its RPG grinding bliss, superb script, spectacular voice acting, and quirky characters, Disgaea : Afternoon of Darkness is a port …Read more »
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