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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Sony Hardware
Controller
Dedicated slot machine (or fruit machine) fans will lap this up with button layout just like a modern slot machine to flitter away a few virtual credits. Superb way to spruce up ones favourite gambling game and at the end of the day wont leave you out of chips.
PC Engine Hardware
Accessory
Plug in the original PC Engine to allow data to be saved to its back-up facility or the Core Grafx or Core Grafx II. Very retro chic and revolutionary at the time.
Nintendo Hardware
Accessory
A chunkier King Slime uses his fine, rotund girth to good effect as up to three DS carts can be stored in the reverse. A handy way to carry games and keep the pins clean.
Sony Hardware
Accessory
The first one hundred thousand lucky gamers to preorder Binary Domain in Japan were given these very tidy headphones and microphone set as a preorder gift. So players can feel the part as well as look it during NPC interactions.
Sony Hardware
Controller
Enhances enjoyment of the Beatmania series ten fold with the buttons laid out just where the player needs them ‘to produce a pleasant and cool sound’ and the turntable for authentic feeling scratching. ‘The moment you make a scratch, you will be hooked on Beatmania.’ Another wacky yet essential console accessory fresh from Japan.
PS2
Action
Fine sequel to the popular traditional sword fighting game in the ancient Japanese way with tactics required to live to tell the tale. Highly atmospheric with tatami mats and sweeping temple roofs.
Playstation
RPG
Imaginative quest with seven different players selectable, each with their own story intertwined with the others in the cast making for an excellent replay value. Combat is particularly strong with development of a player’s skills possible through practise of the same techniques. A high degree of in game freedom to truly explore the fantasy world.
Playstation
Sports
Graphically simplistic tennis game neatly drop shot-ing the polygon heavy approach for a more playable full screen affair. Rally potential aplenty with plenty of venues and characters to choose from.
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 in this remix of FFX-2.
Playstation
Sports
The start of the series and its clear how much planning Sony put into making the definitive golf game, just as it did with Gran Turismo and the driving circuit. The course design excels, as does the character design with a colourful roster of players. Fine weather effects and the feel of the great outdoors (albeit a little over-done) to truly refresh like the effect of a stroll round eighteen holes would have.
Playstation
One on One Beat Em Up
Ring walks set the tension, but it’s the ability to zoom out to fit in the ring that adds much to the fight action. The camera does zoom in too and the mixed martial arts blows feel like they have real force behind them due to the solid 3D pugilists.
Playstation
Sports
Think of a Playstation version of the cult film Rollerball where the alien, robot and futuristic humans battle for the ball and then must fire it in the goal shoot. Pretty much anything goes in between in a great joy to behold, especially when taking out an opponent at a key moment.
Playstation
Sports
Has a graphical look like Little Big Adventure with all the associated razzmatazz you would associate with the game – so much so you can almost smell the hot dogs.
Playstation
Simulation
Historical themed romantic adventure with language of the era and good manner to match too.
Playstation
Simulation
Plenty more goings on than meets the eye in terms of supernatural demons as the Japanese board game gets an exciting adventure as only a top developer could do.
Playstation
RPG
The Suikoken series is based on the Chinese classic Water Margin and is a highly regarded RPG amongst the cognoscenti. Full title: Genso Suikoden.
Playstation
Sports
Night time street racing bringing the mange to life. The dark tracks are realistically only illuminated by the cars headlights keeping the players one the edge of their (tiger effect covered) seats as it makes it hard to know what lies ahead. Also cleverly reduces the CPU workload making it whiz along on the PSX hardware.
PS2
Action
Its hard to avoid the cliche gothic splendour when sampling Capcom’s tribute to the darker side of life as players bask in moonlight diffracting through stain glass windows and the broad moonbeams formed in the dusty cathedrals. Yet little time for basking is permitted: the action is fast and relentless as the series really hits its straps.
Playstation
Rhythm
Sick moves, though those of a younger persuasion may disagree. Players have to be in tune with the tracks to match the rhythm of the button presses required or the needle on the record will start scratching badly.
Playstation
RPG
Stunningly illustrated sprites along with soothing soundtrack that can snap to contain more menace than the Flight of the Valkyries within an instant. Genki wonders how its possible to weave together so many different, deep characters.
Playstation
RPG
Twinbee takes its Opa Opa style ships on legs and spins them into a fine yarn in the 3D mode of many Playstation titles yet with plenty of spit and polish added by Konami. A fun side quest from the blaster action with plenty of gags and the usual colour of the brash and bold series.