Review by Matt S. Let’s get this out of the way before we start the review; if you want to know what I think of Dead or Alive 5’s jiggling breasts and microkinis (yeah, that’s a technical term, go Google if you’re brave and not at work), click on this…
Read MoreOh how I love Meruru. I discovered the Atelier series with Rorona. It became my favourite JRPG franchise with Totori, but Meruru is something else entirely; this is the perfect traditional, turn-based JRPG as far as I’m concerned. If you haven’t played an Atelier game before, then you might as…
Read MoreI’m not sure what miracle it was that convinced Tecmo Koei to release a Romance of the Three Kingdoms onto the Wii U Virtual Console, let alone in the West. What’s even more miraculous was that it was released in the Australian Wii U Virtual Console too, and we never…
Read MoreWell, colour me surprised by this news; despite being the first game in the Arland trilogy, Atelier Rorona is appearing on the PlayStation Vita last. The good news is, unlike Atelier Totori and Meruru, this isn’t going to be a straight port; the game’s getting a complete makeover. This is…
Read MoreTecmo Koei has been one of the more consistently profitable developer/ publishers in Japan in recent years. This trend continues with the company posting a 10.9 per cent year-on-year growth in sales for the first quarter of the financial year. That growth, to 6.5 billion yen, generated the publisher a…
Read MoreAtsushi Miyauchi, director of Dynasty Warriors 8, likes Australia. The first time he visited it was for his honeymoon. Now he’s down under a second time, to speak to media at the first PAX Australia about the imminent release of Dynasty Warriors 8, a game that from early reviews and…
Read MoreJust recently Bladestorm, a Koei game from back in 2007, was released for download on the PlayStation Network. Given that Digitally Downloaded wasn’t around when the game was originally released, we felt that now would be a good time to remedy that gap in our review’s database. A bit of…
Read MoreIf there was one thing that managed to disappoint people about Sony’s press conference yesterday, it was the lack of support for the Vita on stage. It’s unfortunate that Sony didn’t commit more time to the handheld because there is actually some great games coming to it this year. Unfortunately…
Read MoreAside from the big guns, there was one publisher that I was always going to pay close attention to. That publisher is, naturally, Tecmo Koei. First cab off the rank is the third version of the rather excellent Dead or Alive 5. Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate features new characters…
Read MoreAn interesting little story over at Polygon hints as a possible future for the fighting game genre – the Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate game, due for release later this year, will release in Japan with a free-to-play option. The free-to-play version will come with four characters and all of…
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