New Games / New Stock
All our games in stock are listed here. The most recent games are listed at the top. Use the filter menu below to select your console if you need to narrow your search.
All games in stock. Use the menu to narrow your search.
Famicom Cart
Simulation
With a name like Dragon King War, you may well expect an action title of sorts. Well the action is all confined to the board here in this take on the shogi game, a sort of Japanese mahjong or perhaps type of chess. The presentation is fine though with caster announcer declaring progress and its possible to take on mythical figures from Japan’s past. No doubt with a civilised cup of green tea.
Mega Drive
Sports
Football blast from the J League’s hey day playing a nice, arcadey kick about. A real laugh with four players using the multitap, but arguments may ensue over who gets to be Gary’s Grampus.
XBOX 360
Shoot Em Up
Unusual twist on the shooter genre with G Rev putting a isometric slant on proceedings as two players (or the CPU plus one player) battle it out amongst some huge, spiraling bosses trying to deflect shots onto opponents. Occasion power ups lead to a vast transformation of your ship to unleash the mother of all shooter assaults on a suitably dwarfed opponent. Being Naomi based would have made for a fine DC conversion, as such the 360 takes more DC refugees under its all encompassing wing.
Super Famicom
Platform
Attains the Capcom level of polish as if Walt himself had been watching over the production. The imagination into the graphical effects sets the atmospheric powder keg off a treat such as with the lashing rain. And our beloved beast is a versatile creature ensuring the player soon warms to his dexterous manoeuvres.
Famicom Cart
RPG
This version has more going for it that didn’t make the cut for the English language release. Jammed full of Chinese cultural references, or at least Chinese culture from a Japanese perspective, it can be pretty zany at times.
Miscellaneous Games
A Bit Special
A game to help Japanese children learn English. Colour in the parts of the picture marked with the nominated letters, copy the letters on screen and play the letter games in matching up upper and lower case letters.
PSP
RPG
Charge through sprawling forests and what looks like the Death Star in this action RPG with the accent firmly on the combat which is now controlled by the player. Use of lasers and souped up swords give players much more involvement in the action. The draw distance is mightily impressive and the whole package oozes with big budget, triple A class.
Famicom Cart
Puzzle
Very tidy conversion of the Atari classic, but not quite as slick as the Lynx version. Thankfully not as rare as Tengen’s Mega Drive releases. Coloured blocks must be matched in connect four style as they trundle along towards you. Every dropped block costs a life. Doesn’t sound much, but like any good puzzle game easy to pick up and compelling enough not to want to put down.
Playstation
Platform
Isometric 3D style towns with platform sections and bosses to battle in mecha suits: yes its Goemon alright. The towns as a pleasure as ever with traditional warm-hearted friendliness to welcome you. And the 3D style boss battles add another dimension to the already varied gameplay. Overall the 3D effect has been well implemented with pretty shading and the proper balance between the trade-off of gameplay and graphical glitz.
Super Famicom
Platform
7 Ups cool little emblem is very slickly animated and this plays like a real treat. Nothing too unexpected but the execution is pretty close to flawless as the wee spot in shades strolls through the brashly themed gaming worlds.
Nintendo 64
Simulation
A version of the Japanese chess game featuring famed player Habu. An intriguing game for the cerebral gamer or one for the collection.
PS2
RPG
Humans and Deimos (evolved from monsters) battle for the five spirit stones and play is possible from either camp. Painstakingly lush graphics bring the fantasy to life.
PSP
One on One Beat Em Up
Introduces mini games to the successful series as players start with an initial party of four which can be expanded to take advantage of the rich characters on offer. Beautiful ‘new age’ anime graphics with a cel-shaded, mean and moody look making this a must have for fans of the Naruto series. Looks particularly fine on the PSP’s high detailed screen. Slick presentation and seamless cut scenes as you’d expect from an anime tie in. Ginormous o.t.t. special moves and solid play mechanics mean even those not aware of the series will have plenty to get their teeth (and fists) into here. Fighters battle it out in front of traditional scenes such as Japanese houses at dusk or Ramen noodle shops and there are oodles of speed lines and manga style effects keeping it fresh and fast. Plenty of background interactions, translucently realised special moves and shouts of martial madness. Subtitled Mugenjou no Maki.
PSP
Sports
Combining swooping camera angles, realistic ball and player mechanics, plus a solid gaming engine comes a very fine tennis title. Segas experience and rich arcade heritage has led to a superb version of the sport for the PSP. Brings out the smell of strawberries and cream, Robinsons juice, sunny days and Cliff Richard. Well it does for Genki anyway.
PSP
Action
Bomberman has a charm that seems eternal, especially hard to beat in multiplayer. Handhelds are perfectly suited for the game as its not possible to keep a close eye on opponents adding much adrenalin as a tidy amount of TNT suddenly rolls past. Hudson has done a very fine conversion: not overcooking the processing power to compromise the tasty morsels of gaming heaven on offer. Instead a funky, fly Tokyo style gives the title new impetus.
Soundtracks
Soundtrack
Grandiose titles for appropriately regal sounding scores with titles such as Battle III, Royal Captain Avalan and Dracovantel. Square Enix on top form again.
Soundtracks
Soundtrack
Four track pre order gift for fans of the gruff detective who came to fame originally in manga form.
Game Gear
Sports
Realistic representative of rounders from Sega Sports, packed full of updated Major League players and stats. Very solid slugger for fans with enough to recommend it to those not so into the World Series.
Nintendo DS
Platform
Sequel to the seminal Super Famicom platformer with child like cartoony crayon squiggles and cheery colours making for a bright and breezy platformer. The key as before is to not lose Yoshis passenger for too long so the punishment of instant death is lessened encouraging exploration for the hidden coins and areas. The attributes of Yoshis passenger also come into play with Peach able to slow down falls Mary Poppins style with her brolly and Mario can rebound eggs off walls for tactical shots at seemingly unreachable targets. The double screen DS is put to good use – sometimes only the bottom screen can be used to see the enemy masked up top as in the clever clash with the ghost in the mirror.
Nintendo DS
Sports
Cast off a lakeside line and aim for a good spot on the map. The lure needs dragging along the water to tempt a passing bass into snaffling it up. Its there that the battle commences with the powerful bass to use technique and patience to land a battler. All without the whiff of groundbait and rollies.
Nintendo DS
A Bit Special
Namco does a heroic job of reinventing its yellow pill muncher making use of the DS to innovate and originate. Play begins by drafting a quick sketch of our little yellow friend who then trots off to the bottom screen. Pacman is then controlled by the stylus on the upper screen with appropriate flicks taking him where required. Skills honed in early stages are soon called on in full as the action heats up, such as being able to draw arrows or bombs. Boss encounters provide an opportunity to demonstrate a bit of lateral thinking adding much to the overall experience. As an extra there is a sketch book to enjoy seeing what happens when a few creative doodles are produced. Pure gameplay, highly original and exactly the kind of title Nintendo preached the DS stylus would deliver.