I have played more Naruto games in the past few months than I ever thought I would – and surprisingly it’s damn satisfying. I mean, who hasn’t wanted to be a ninja at some point in their lives? I’m thirty-two and I still want to be a ninja. After several previous titles, it seems that the Shippuden story hasn’t run out of steam quite yet.In Akatsuki Rising, Naruto is well into his teen years, but apparently he and his cohorts are still prone to adventure and danger. But is this an adventure worth taking? One way to find out.
NOW WITH KRATOS – WITH NO EXPLANATION WHATSOEVER!!!
Kratos + Soul Caliber = Awesome. Having been a fan of the series since it first hit on the PlayStation in 1997, I approached this entry with a cautious eye – portable versions of established fighting franchises are hit-and-miss at best. And as excited as I was to play as God of War’s protagonist, I was equally as concerned with the history of games built around a franchise tie-in, which in many cases leads to releases with shiny looks and no real meat to the gameplay or story. That being said, let’s see where Soul Caliber: Broken Destiny ends up.
Good lord I have no idea what to make of this game. It’s an extreme sports based game using the Wii controller and a DDR dance pad wannabe, and the whole things is very kid oriented. Have you seen this thing? Anyone? Well whatever this game is classified as, I was very interested to see what it had to offer. And so I did! Come see what I found!
Tales of Vesperia arrived quite a while ago, but I had so many games to play in the latter part of 2008 and into 2009 that I just finally got to it in the last couple of months. Now I’m sitting here beating myself over the head with a 2×4, wondering why I didn’t get to it sooner. This game was a system seller for Microsoft in Japan when it was released and it did pretty well here in North America also. The adventure follows the exploits of Yuri, the main protagonist. Naturally, since this is a JRPG, you meet various odd characters along the way. The story starts off as a simple quest to retrieve blastia that was stolen from a poor area of the imperial city. Blastia are pieces of ancient technology that perform tasks: from managing water flow from a fountain to allowing our heroes to use special abilities to protecting cities from monster attacks. This quest for a stolen aqua blastia eventually leads to something more, and naturally you eventually get to the point where the fate of the world hangs in the balance.
Over the past few months I’ve seen a glut of cutesy hop-n-bop games come down the pike for the Wii. Fortunately enough, more than a few of those games have been able to back up the bright, cheery rainbow edge with good design and capable gameplay and controls. Now comes along a curious little piece of software from Namco Bandai called The Munchables. The game is named after the inhabitants of the planet Star-Ving (pun). On this world the greatest joy in life is eating – in great quantity. Enter the suped-up alien vegetable pirates known as the Tabemon. Currently they are attacking your villages, and since you’re really just a floating orb with a mouth, the only thing you can think of to do is to eat the invaders. Go figure. Quirky? Yep. Cutesy? Absolutely. Worth your money? Click the link to find out.
The Namco Bandai classic Mr. Driller (now Mr. Driller Online) is now available for download from the Xbox Live Arcade. It’s another title you probably won’t buy.
Players take on the role of a driller moving through levels of colorful blocks, avoiding the threat of being crushed by falling blocks, all while keeping their air supply from running out.
“MR. DRILLER Online” features single player modes including Standard Driller and Quest Driller, as well as online multiplayer support for up to four players on Xbox LIVE. In online multiplayer mode, players can participate in a split screen Solo Battle, where the best score wins, or in Tag Battle, where friends team up in pairs to beat the game.
Mr. Driller Online will set you back 800 MS Points. I can personally find a few better things to spend $10 on.
So, I’ll start off first by saying that I cannot wait until 2008 because of this game alone. I’ve bee a junkie of this series since its debut in 1997. I love it. Perhaps too much. But anyways.
Namco Bandai sent us word today that Smash Court Tennis 3 for the PSP has shipped to retailers in the US. The game looks to be an amazing portable tennis game.
Smash Court Tennis 3 features 16 Pro players such as Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal to face off with in seven gameplay modes, including Arcade mode, Tutorial mode, Exhibition mode, Pro Tour mode, and unique mini-games including Pac-Man tennis and Bomb Tennis. Plus there’s the ability to edit your player how you wish, so you can look great while you smoke an ace by your opponent. There’s also game sharing and Ad-hoc multiplayer to prove how good you are.
This is one I’m looking forward to. Tennis games are great for a portable system, since you can hop in and play a match fairly quickly. I would definitely recommend checking this one out.
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