New Arrivals - Games & Hardware
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Merchandise
Guide Book
An independent guide to the Famicom’s many charms. Part 13 includes Nazo No Murasamejyo, Dragon Quest, Bird Week, Super Chinese, Gegege no Ge and Ghouls and Ghosts. Plenty of screen shots and manga style features make this pleasant going. Known in Japan as Family Computer Daizukan.
Merchandise
Guide Book
An independent guide to the Famicom’s many charms. Part 12 covers some shooters in Gradius, Argus, and B Wings plus the Legend of Kage, Hydlide and Puzzle of Atlantis. Plenty of screen shots and manga style features make this pleasant going. Known in Japan as Family Computer Daizukan.
Merchandise
Guide Book
An independent guide to the Famicom’s many charms. Part 11 focuses on Zelda, Hattori kun, Dig Dug II, Mighty Bomb Jack, Spy vs Spy and Pro Wrestling. Plenty of screen shots and manga style features make this pleasant going. Known in Japan as Family Computer Daizukan.
Merchandise
Merchandise
A beautiful game such as Odin Sphere is a work of art and this hardback book shows off the lavish extent to which the in game artists have gone. Truly gorgeous.
Playstation
A Bit Special
A real cult following behind this game and also ‘Moon’ due to the developer’s blank canvas approach to realising their real work of passion. In UFO players must take photos in order to identify aliens missing from a crash. Basically suspicious events occur which are a good indicator of some alien involvement. These photos can be then used to locate the MIA aliens. Requires careful thought and observation and reveals that all games don’t have to be the same.
Dreamcast
Simulation
Giants of the PC Engine scene try their hand at 32 bit with this evolution based RPG simulation. As such one for the Engine fan boys and gals.
PS2
Action
Frantic battles and laser strafe disturbs the still of space. And that’s before the shouts of distress of the Gundam avatars is taken into account. Fast paced shooting action for those who like their space confrontations on the epic scale.
PS2
Action
Mysterious MMORPG except that it isn’t online but just created to feel like it is with masses of players and emailed updates. And the sci fi feel is very cleverly done. The Hack story is based on Hackers into the main computer and the game features plenty of conspiracy and double – crossing that have seen the series snowball into an underground gaming phenomena.
Wii
Platform
A most timely return to form from the dungareed dude – plump plumber platform gaming hasnt been this much fun since Mario 64. Oozing absolute triple A Nintendo class from the very outset, Galaxy bedazzles like a shooting star with graphical wonders and a real orchestral score. The freedom from the laws of physics has really seen Miyamoto san et al let loose and every star required is a pleasurable adventure along with a lesson in games design. The controller fits snugly, even the simultaneous 2P mode is a barrel of laughs. First class honours.
PS4
RPG
An expansion pack for FF XIV introducing more roles in terms of jobs and the rumoured ability to fly. Its a shame they cant be included in the original release with so many updates and expansion packs around, but perhaps Genki is getting a bit too entrenched in the old school?
Nintendo 64
RPG
The Doraemon world is perfectly suited to the N64s rotund graphical style and the Mario 64-esque world is true to the anime series with plenty of scrapes to get into.
Famicom Cart
Shoot Em Up
Tate, meaning vertical, scrolling shoot em up from Capcom’s classic stable of WWII plane blasters. Good, solid arcade mechanics and plenty to keep the guns ratatating in both smaller planes and the big, bad boss versions.
Dreamcast
RPG
Subtitled ‘The World of the Sacred Device.’ Evolution was the second RPG to appear on the system which makes its stunning polygon presentation and enchanting spell effects all the more outstanding.
Sega Saturn
Simulation
Cyber adventure from the Hudson stable with definite Konami influence but also some bold strokes of its own in its Patlabor style robots from the hand of some of animes finest and a soundtrack to match. Add a suitable dash of paranoia and you have a highly accomplished adventure worthy of as much fan attention as anything from Hideos stable.
Playstation
Puzzle
Like all the best puzzlers – easy to pick up, but refuses to let go. Puyo Puyo is at the pinnacle of its genre: sublime, fluid gameplay backed up with zany characters including a samurai mole and a grape aubergine…?
Super Famicom
Sports
The triple A presentation you might expect from a Namcot sports title with twinkle eyed caddy to lead you by the hand through the club choices. The gaming engine is very smooth too making it a pleasure to stroll the fairways, almost feeling the sun on your back with the birds tweeting away.
PS2
RPG
The core gameplay remains just as exquisite as its Playstation incarnations, yet the visual level would make a J Pop star blush with intense attention to detail and amazing models to endear the player to the characters (or otherwise.) Uncle Squaresoft still can tell a great post-dinner yarn, so pull up a pew and savour the experience which envelops gamers like a familiar blanket.
PS2
RPG
Epic escapades with superb cinematics spliced with clever 3D combat that gets the player involved in the action rather than observing. Incredible production values: the man hours are visible which ever way you spin to avoid the cold steel sword zipping past your ears. Yet again Square Enix raises the bar.
Super Famicom
Action
A varied game based on the Touchstone Pictures film with very stunning graphics considering its early release. Plenty of fight and flight action with lavish presentation that stays true to the source material.
Nintendo Hardware
Console
The original design allows you to play Japanese Famicom titles as well as having seven titles built in to the console itself bringing back some heady memories. However it is not compatible with every game released for the Famicom system, there are some that won’t run on it.
PS Vita
One on One Beat Em Up
Colourful eye candy masking a brute of a fighting engine as Arc System get hands on to show off another addition to their fine fighting works. Another superb scrapper on their CV of many: the developer has really honed their fight engine to be awarded master status. The saccharine sweetness continues on in the anime presentation. Top of the class.