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Grandia II

March 13th, 2013 No comments

Ryudo, a young Geohound mercenary, works odd jobs with his companion bird Skye. Hungry for some gold, they agree to accept a request from the village of Carbo. When they arrive at their destination, they hear a beautiful voice coming from the Church of Granas. Eager to find out who’s singing, Ryudo heads to the nearby church and finds Songstrees, Elena, practicing vigorously for an upcoming ceremony. From this moment on, the three embark on a journey to prevent the return of Valmar, the god of darkness.

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Hot Shots Golf Fore!

January 30th, 2013 No comments

Developed by Clap Hanz, The Minna no Golf (Everybody’s Golf) series aka Hot Shots Golf has always been popular around the world, known for its comical characters and fun arcade/sim type gameplay. The latest installment, Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational, has been available since last year, which is a very great game by the way, but we thought we should look back at the one in the series that has made the biggest impact for us.

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Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island

January 14th, 2013 No comments

Thanks to a stork’s lousy delivery service, baby Luigi gets kidnapped by Kamek, while baby Mario falls down from the sky and lands on top of Yoshi who was just chilling with his friends on Yoshi Island. After the sudden surprise and wondering what to do, they decide to return the mystery baby back to it’s rightful owner. And along the way, we get to enjoy Yoshi’s adventure as Yoshi and his friends go on a journey to rejoin the lost twins!

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Final Fantasy VII

December 27th, 2012 No comments

Ahh, yes, the big kahuna! Final Fantasy VII, developed by Squaresoft at the time, was released in 1997 for the Sony PlayStation and when it did, the game gained immediate popularity around the world and revolutionized the Japanese RPG genre with its engaging story, cinematic visuals, and one famous scene that touched the hearts of many people, but I can’t just spoil it for you (though I’m pretty sure the whole world knows by now). I had never experienced so many emotions in a game until this game came along. Just ask anyone who has played it. They’ll give you the same exact reaction.

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Spyro: Year of the Dragon

December 17th, 2012 No comments

Spyro: Year of the Dragon is a platform game, developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation video game console. It is the last title in the trilogy of Spyro games for the Playstation. 150 magical dragon eggs are stolen from the land of the dragons by an evil sorceress. Spyro must travel through 30 different worlds while gathering gems and eggs. Spyro: Year of the Dragon also includes new playable characters and minigames.

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Space Channel 5

October 29th, 2012 No comments

The Morolians have invaded Earth with their mesmerizing dance moves! It’s up to funky space reporter Ulala and her crew to save the day with their groovy dance moves! Yeah, baby, yeah!

Space Channel 5 is a rhythm and dance game developed by United Game Artists and produced by Tetsuya Mizuguchi. Ulala will go through four levels (reports) of nonstop groovy action. Your mission is to outdance the Morolians by following their moves and spoken commands. This is done by using the directional pad to match the aliens moves with the rhythm. There’s also a “chu” button (A/B) that lets you save humans/capture Morolians.

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Cannon Spike

October 3rd, 2012 No comments

Cannon Spike is an original shooter from Psikyo created for the arcades. This version for the Dreamcast was published by Capcom. The game features characters from a multitude of Capcom franchises. Familiar faces such as Charlie/Cammy (Street Fighter), Megaman, B.B Hood (Darkstalkers), King Arthur (Ghouls n’ Goblins) join the team. That’s not all though, two new characters were created just for this game, Shiba Shintaro and Simone.

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R4: Ridge Racer Type 4

September 24th, 2012 No comments

It’s Ridge Racer! Riiiiiiidge Racer! You know I had to say it. Ridge Racer Type 4 is a Playstation One exclusive racer from Namco. The Ridge Racer series has always been popular around the world. This title was the one that got me interested in the series. R4 features 8 exciting and diverse tracks with 321 vehicles at your disposal. The vehicles are fictional models created for the game and not based on real cars like the Gran Turismo/Forza games.

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Wild Arms 4

September 10th, 2012 3 comments

Media Vision’s Wild Arms series returns in Wild Arms 4 for the PlayStation 2. This time the familiar western setting has been infused with a more modern feel. Also of note is the new HEX battle system among other additions. Will gamers enjoy this new take on the world of Filgaia? Let's find out!

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Steambot Chronicles

July 31st, 2012 No comments