New Arrivals - Games & Hardware
All the latest games, hardware, figures, merchandise, gaming magazines etc that have recently arrived in store are here. Use the filter below to select your console and narrow your search
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PS2
One on One Beat Em Up
A host of crazy characters, almost as many as there are in game modes and health bars to keep track of your layers well being, temperament, weapon etc. Samurai Spirits Zero is not shy on a drop or two of claret either – all in the proper red colour unlike the Western versions of some SNK titles. But unfortunately SS Rei never made it out of Japan. Extra pugilists have been entered over the arcade versions and there’s a practise mode too to help hone that samurai like timing. A superbly solid scrap and slicer.
PS3
Sports
With five courses, around fifty models of sleek cars and up to 16 cars in online races, rev heads will be in a spin of the sheer gloss of GT5 finish. Even for a series renowned for its good looks, GT5 looks like attaining a new plateau of race game enjoyment with all the beauty of a race girl and the gritty realism of a pit lane skid out. Sony shows its gunning for pole position.
Dreamcast
Sports
Masses of Japanese, American and European cars to choose from each with unique handling as Sega steers away from its arcade rally races and gets realistic in this Gran Turismo style racing game. Good graphical attention to detail seen for example in the whirl of red light left behind when a car jams on the anchors at night.
PSP
Sports
More classic golfing action in the chou kawaii Everybodys Golf style. The main gimmick of this title is to be able to use it in conjunction with a Global positioning System to be able to see exactly what hazards lie where on the real life courses of Kansai and Chubu. Thirty-two courses of pure golf swinging pleasure complete with birds singing.
Nintendo DS
Sports
The DS sequel plays a fine game of footy with the bottom screen being used as a radar map for the top screen. Passes veritably ping along and the lack of buttons doesnt prevent the manoeuvres from the big console brothers being executed with some panache. The shop can be used to upgrade players skills and even a fruit machine pops up every now and then to reward managers with a new player. Still putting in the hard work on the training pitches gets the real results.
PS3
Sports
The Winning Eleven series arrives on the PS3 with all the graphical whizz bang wallop one might expect from the Sony powerhouse adding an extra tier to the atmosphere. Yet this is no FIFA: only the well-worked move will result in a rippling onion bag with the play engine being further honed towards a modern masterpiece. The AI is varied and being all-important to the league challenge, makes for a fine knock round in 1P mode. Crossing and heading works a treat as Genki found: getting to the by-line a traditional yet preferred choice of attack. If England fans can bear the reminder from the front cover…
Sega Saturn
Sports
Virtua Fighter style polygon pugilists go head to head and toe to toe in this early Saturn release. Seemingly inspired by the Rocky series if the bad boy Victor is anything to go by. The build your own boxer mode adds that important degree of personal involvement to keep wanabee Rockys motivated as they slug their way through the later rounds.
PS3
Action
Gorgeous graphics as the immense dragons swoop down from the skies to attack the hapless foot soldiers. Add to that exquisite audio that shows the degree of Sonys expertise in making the PS3 sound like a mythical sirens call and at last the legend of Panzer Dragoon has some worthy homage.
Dreamcast
Sports
Hugging the tight corners of the Monaco course with its lavish apartments right on the roadside really recreates the rev head feel of the Formula One sport. Not that Genki has been a F1 driver yet… Seventeen courses to keep a budding Hamilton busy and eleven teams for Alonso to move between with plenty of modes including classic car, sim mode with tyre changes and refuelling plus a fast paced arcade mode which should keep drivers plenty to savour.
PC Engine CD ROM
Simulation
Gamblers paradise with this mahjong game. Souped up to involve a digital cast frequently clothed in little more than swimsuits.
PS2
Rhythm
Trial version in which players transform into the uber funky Giatroo Man by picking up an electric guitar and strum some riffs to dispatch of your adversaries in a unique twist on the rhythm action genre. Get in the groove and react in sync and the music plays along more smoothly. As exquisitely colourful as a trip to Shibuya and full of Eastern insanity making this a must have purchase.
Nintendo DS
Action
Naruto’s ninja skills are well tested in over sixty varied missions involving taking enemies down, collecting items, even acting as bodyguard. Utilises the stylus and microphone well to initialise special attacks during the heat of battles. Also allows for selectable extra moves to be added to your characters repertoire pre mission adding a tactical element. Plenty of unlockable characters hidden in there too.
Playstation
A Bit Special
Subtitled ‘The Start of History’, one might expect more familiar titles than Son Son, Higemaru, Exed Exes and Vulgus. Exed Exes is probably the pick of the four, but with Son Son containing NHK Monkey’s exploits it will always be the apple of Genki’s eye.
Sega Saturn
A Bit Special
Little known ‘life adventure’ game in a futuristic science style setting.
Playstation
Simulation
Big in Japan with its addictive blend of railroad building and city development. Good rail infrastructure allows you to ship in raw materials to expand the city and build hotels or ski resorts. But a well planned passenger network in the key to success. Part five introduces full 3D for the ultimate in urban planning.
Merchandise
Magazine
Cover Feature on Dragon’s Lair 2 with a complete guide to released Intellivision games with a photo checklist. The ‘Made in JapanEfeature is based on the rhythm action scene covering titles such as Cool Cool Toon and Jam, Vib Ribbon and cross genre releases. Sega RPG expert Working Designs is treated to a release profile.
Sega Saturn
Stimulation
An off shoot of the series with this disk focusing on the Japanese ‘kogyaru'(from ‘dark’ and ‘girl’ fashion phenomena of dark skin with light eye make up. Packed full of photos, FMV footage and kogyaru themed mini games making this a must for the ‘Fruits’ savvy fashion fan.
PSP
Sports
More classic golfing action in the chou kawaii Everybodys Golf style. The main gimmick of this title is to be able to use it in conjunction with a Global positioning System to be able to see exactly what hazards lie where on the real life courses of Ibaraki and Hokkaido. Thirty four courses of pure golf swinging pleasure complete with birds singing.
Wii
A Bit Special
A little bit of a different experience with the games main protagonist and hero Minon being able to alter the domino action world. Fingers crossed this can be as enjoyable as No One Can Stop Mr. Domino on the PSX. Eight stages to enjoy with a battle mode and two player play possible.
Mega CD
Action
A pack in title for the launch of the Mega CD which was only released in CD format in Japan. The action involves wrestling fellow mech for supremacy in a myopic future.
Mega CD
Simulation
Introducing items to the mix along with the all defining strategic importance of a strong naval fleet to prevent enemy supplies from getting through. Unify China for the glory of heaven and earth. Known in the West as the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.