News by Clark A. It’s one thing to see a localisation for a modern retro-style 2D shooter on a home console. It’s another matter entirely to see one –for the typically starved PS3, mind you– rear its head just two weeks after the Japanese launch date. Indeed, UFO Interactive will…
Read MoreJust as the PlayStation 3 tends to snatch up JRPGs, the Xbox 360 has been the home of the bullet-hell shooter this generation. With that in mind, it’s remarkable that the former mouthful known in Japan as Mamoru-kun wa Norowarete Shimatta!: Meikai Katsugeki Wide Han was able to make it…
Read MoreElminage is an interesting title in that it definitely targets a certain type of gamer and does so with generally very good results, but does have some notable missteps along the way as well. The game was designed for the PlayStation Portable (and it is great to see games still…
Read MoreFormerly a Japanese import, Eliminage Original harkens back to a time when RPG’s were hand drawn and turn based. Well this is a pretty heaping helping of nostalgia served up just in time for Thanksgiving… in the US anyway. I remember a game on the Turbografx specifically that ate up…
Read MoreYou’ve got to admire the logic and historical accuracy of video games. According to Samurai G, Tengu (the famed “Harbinger of War”) sealed his devastating power inside thousands of gold coins. These coins are conveniently scattered throughout a linear path whilst suspended in mid-air. Despite the presence of an enemy…
Read MoreThe new game from UFO Interactive might best be described as Super Mario Bros. meets Shinobi. Samurai G follows the noble samurai Tetsuo as he embarks on a quest to hunt down the enchanted gold of Tengu- the harbinger of war. In Samurai G, players will travel with Tetsuo across Feudal Japan,…
Read MoreNintendo’s digital services have no shortages of puzzle games. In fact, there’s so many that it takes something special to make a new entry in the genre worthy of gaining attention. UFO Interactive’s Balloon Pop Remix has just recently puffed its way onto the 3DS eShop, bringing a new rendition…
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