㰀䴀䄀刀儀唀䔀䔀 猀挀爀漀氀氀䄀洀漀甀渀琀㴀㔀 氀漀漀瀀㴀椀渀昀椀渀椀琀攀㸀㰀䘀伀一吀 昀愀挀攀㴀䄀爀椀愀氀 猀椀稀攀㴀㈀㸀㰀匀吀刀伀一䜀㸀匀伀䰀䐀䤀䔀刀 伀䘀
FUTURE: After three Nazi-smashing adventures, the Call of Duty series will 昀椀渀愀氀氀礀 猀琀攀瀀 椀渀琀漀 琀栀攀 ㈀猀琀 挀攀渀琀甀爀礀 眀椀琀栀 䌀愀氀氀 漀昀 䐀甀琀礀 㐀㨀 䴀漀搀攀爀渀 圀愀爀⸀ 吀栀漀猀攀
curious about this radical departure for the series can satisfy their curiosity 戀礀 眀愀琀挀栀椀渀最 愀 瀀爀攀瘀椀攀眀 漀昀 琀栀攀 最愀洀攀 漀渀 䔀匀倀一 琀栀椀猀 匀愀琀甀爀搀愀礀⸀ 뜀 뜀 뜀 䤀吀✀匀 䄀䰀䰀 䜀刀䔀䔀䬀 吀伀
ME: Ready to take that PSP out of mothballs? You can get a taste of the hotly 愀渀琀椀挀椀瀀愀琀攀搀 䜀漀搀 漀昀 圀愀爀㨀 䌀栀愀椀渀猀 漀昀 伀氀礀洀瀀甀猀 戀礀 戀攀挀漀洀椀渀最 愀 洀攀洀戀攀爀 漀昀 匀漀渀礀✀猀
Playstation Underground mailing list. After you join, Sony will send a copy of 琀栀攀 伀氀礀洀瀀甀猀 搀攀洀漀 琀漀 礀漀甀爀 洀愀椀氀戀漀砀⸀⸀⸀ 愀渀搀 氀漀琀猀 漀昀 猀瀀愀洀 琀漀 礀漀甀爀 䔀ⴀ洀愀椀氀 愀搀搀爀攀猀猀℀ 뜀 뜀
· I'D LIKE TO GIVE THE WORLD A WII: Still don't have a Wii? Never fear, 䌀漀挀愀ⴀ䌀漀氀愀 椀猀 栀攀爀攀℀ 䔀瘀攀爀礀 䌀漀欀攀 瀀爀漀搀甀挀琀 礀漀甀 戀甀礀 攀愀爀渀猀 礀漀甀 瀀漀椀渀琀猀 眀栀椀挀栀 礀漀甀 挀愀渀 甀猀攀
to purchase merchandise, including the coveted Nintendo console. The bad news is 琀栀愀琀 礀漀甀✀爀攀 最漀椀渀最 琀漀 栀愀瘀攀 琀漀 搀漀眀渀 漀瘀攀爀 琀眀漀 琀栀漀甀猀愀渀搀 挀愀渀猀 琀漀 攀愀爀渀 琀栀攀 猀礀猀琀攀洀⸀
That's a lot of, uh, wee. · · · 㰀⼀匀吀刀伀一䜀㸀㰀⼀䘀伀一吀㸀㰀⼀䴀䄀刀儀唀䔀䔀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀㐀⼀㈀㔀⼀ 㜀㰀䈀刀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀㰀⼀匀吀刀伀一䜀㸀㰀䘀伀一吀 昀愀挀攀㴀䄀爀椀愀氀
size=2>First up, I'd like to make a correction to an earlier post. Blitz 爀攀愀搀攀爀 刀漀渀漀戀漀 瀀漀椀渀琀攀搀 漀甀琀 琀栀愀琀 䬀匀匀 搀椀搀 椀渀搀攀攀搀 氀愀猀琀 氀漀渀最 攀渀漀甀最栀 琀漀 爀攀氀攀愀猀攀 愀
sequel to Anarchy in the Nippon (aka Japanarchy). Here's the twist... the 最愀洀攀 眀愀猀 漀渀氀礀 愀瘀愀椀氀愀戀氀攀 漀渀 琀栀攀 倀氀愀礀猀琀愀琀椀漀渀℀㰀䈀刀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀一漀眀 琀漀 琀栀攀 甀瀀搀愀琀攀⸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 䤀✀瘀攀
had a morbid fascination with plug 'n play game consoles lately. Sure, they 攀椀琀栀攀爀 猀琀椀昀昀 礀漀甀 漀渀 最愀洀攀猀 ⠀昀椀瘀攀 琀椀琀氀攀猀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 瀀爀椀挀攀 漀昀 愀 洀漀爀攀 爀漀戀甀猀琀 挀氀愀猀猀椀挀
collection on the Xbox or Playstation 2? Sounds like a deal to me...) or are 瀀愀挀欀攀搀 琀漀 漀瘀攀爀昀氀漀眀椀渀最 眀椀琀栀 挀栀攀愀瀀 䌀栀椀渀攀猀攀 猀栀漀瘀攀氀眀愀爀攀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 琀栀攀爀攀✀猀 愀 挀愀洀瀀礀Ⰰ
low-rent charm to these units that you won't find on a traditional game system. 匀漀洀攀琀椀洀攀猀Ⰰ 礀漀甀 眀愀渀琀 琀漀 椀渀搀甀氀最攀 椀渀 愀 栀椀最栀ⴀ挀氀愀猀猀Ⰰ 栀椀最栀ⴀ挀漀猀琀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀戀攀瘀攀爀愀最攀 氀椀欀攀
Coke Classic, but on rare occasions, you just want to bring home a case of 吀漀眀渀攀 䌀氀甀戀 挀漀氀愀 愀渀搀 最甀氀瀀 搀漀眀渀 琀栀攀 猀甀最愀爀礀 猀攀眀攀爀 眀愀琀攀爀 甀渀琀椀氀 礀漀甀 猀氀椀瀀 椀渀琀漀 愀
diabetic coma. Right now, I'm on my sixth bottle of Towne Club, and I'm nadda 戀愀琀琀愀 猀琀愀栀 戀愀栀 栀甀戀戀氀攀 戀氀愀爀爀最栀⸀⸀⸀ 㰀⼀倀㸀
(falls over, then picks himself up from the floor)
With the Konami LIVE! controller selling for as low as fifteen dollars in 猀漀洀攀 猀琀漀爀攀猀 ⠀䤀 最漀琀 洀椀渀攀 愀琀 愀 䜀漀漀搀眀椀氀氀 昀漀爀 ␀㌀⸀㤀㤀⤀Ⰰ 椀琀 猀漀甀渀搀猀 氀椀欀攀 愀 最爀攀愀琀 眀愀礀 琀漀 save money on Microsoft Points. Ah, but there's a catch! All the titles were 漀爀椀最椀渀愀氀氀礀 眀爀椀琀琀攀渀 昀漀爀 愀 最愀洀攀 猀礀猀琀攀洀 眀椀琀栀 愀 ㌀⸀㈀䜀䠀稀 瀀爀漀挀攀猀猀漀爀⸀ 圀栀攀渀 礀漀甀 瀀漀爀琀 琀栀攀洀 to a computer with completely different hardware, the results aren't pretty. The 最愀洀攀猀 愀爀攀 瀀攀爀昀攀挀琀氀礀 昀椀渀攀 眀栀攀渀 瀀氀愀礀攀搀 椀渀 漀爀椀最椀渀愀氀 洀漀搀攀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 琀栀攀礀 搀爀漀瀀 琀漀 愀 琀栀椀爀搀 of their normal speed if you dare switch on the enhancements. Granted, I don't 漀眀渀 琀栀攀 眀漀爀氀搀✀猀 洀漀猀琀 挀甀琀琀椀渀最ⴀ攀搀最攀 挀漀洀瀀甀琀攀爀猀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 眀栀攀渀 攀瘀攀渀 洀礀 礀攀愀爀 漀氀搀 氀愀瀀琀漀瀀 struggles to keep up with twenty-five year old video games, there's a serious 瀀爀漀戀氀攀洀⸀ 䌀✀洀漀渀Ⰰ 䐀椀最椀琀愀氀 䔀挀氀椀瀀猀攀⸀⸀⸀ 礀漀甀✀瘀攀 戀攀攀渀 眀爀椀琀椀渀最 攀洀甀氀愀琀漀爀猀 昀漀爀 眀攀氀氀 漀瘀攀爀 愀 decade now. You can do better than this!
㰀倀㸀䤀昀 䬀漀渀愀洀椀 䰀䤀嘀䔀℀ 眀愀猀 愀 琀爀愀最攀搀礀Ⰰ 倀攀氀椀挀愀渀✀猀 渀攀眀 嘀䜀 倀漀挀欀攀琀 猀礀猀琀攀洀猀 挀漀甀氀搀 戀漀琀栀 戀攀 considered triumphs. The decision to base their design on drug paraphenelia 眀愀猀渀✀琀 琀栀攀 戀攀猀琀 漀昀 椀搀攀愀猀⸀⸀⸀ 眀椀琀栀 戀漀琀栀 愀 吀愀戀氀攀琀 愀渀搀 䌀愀瀀猀甀氀攀 愀瘀愀椀氀愀戀氀攀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 漀渀氀礀 thing missing from the line-up is a Syringe, complete with rubber band tie-off 眀爀椀猀琀 猀琀爀愀瀀℀ 儀甀攀猀琀椀漀渀愀戀氀攀 洀愀爀欀攀琀椀渀最 愀猀椀搀攀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 甀渀椀琀猀 愀爀攀 愀 焀甀愀渀琀甀洀 氀攀愀瀀 愀栀攀愀搀 漀昀 the last VG Pocket model. The old blue and white unit had an 8-bit processor and 琀栀攀 甀最氀椀攀猀琀 挀漀氀漀爀 搀椀猀瀀氀愀礀 琀栀椀猀 猀椀搀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䄀琀愀爀椀 䰀礀渀砀⸀ 吀栀攀 渀攀眀 猀礀猀琀攀洀猀 愀爀攀 packed with 16-bit power and have screens on par with high-priced heavy-hitters 氀椀欀攀 琀栀攀 一椀渀琀攀渀搀漀 䐀匀 愀渀搀 匀漀渀礀 倀匀倀⸀ 吀栀攀 挀漀氀漀爀猀 愀爀攀 戀爀椀最栀琀 愀渀搀 搀椀猀琀椀渀挀琀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 琀攀砀琀 is easily readable, and the resolution is stunning, especially in the more 氀甀砀甀爀椀漀甀猀 䌀愀瀀猀甀氀攀⸀㰀⼀倀㸀The games are also significantly improved thanks to more powerful hardware 甀渀搀攀爀 琀栀攀 洀攀搀椀挀椀渀愀氀 栀漀漀搀⸀ 夀漀甀 最攀琀 愀 猀洀愀氀氀 栀愀渀搀昀甀氀 漀昀 氀椀挀攀渀猀攀搀 琀椀琀氀攀猀Ⰰ 愀氀漀渀最 眀椀琀栀 dozens of games straight out of Hong Kong. Bust-A-Move, Space Invaders Part II, 愀渀搀 䈀甀爀最攀爀琀椀洀攀 爀漀甀渀搀 漀甀琀 琀栀攀 氀椀挀攀渀猀攀搀 漀昀昀攀爀椀渀最猀 椀渀 琀栀攀 䌀愀瀀猀甀氀攀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 琀栀攀礀✀爀攀 愀氀氀 fair conversions. Bust-A-Move looks a whole lot better than it sounds or 瀀氀愀礀猀⸀⸀⸀ 洀愀礀戀攀 䤀✀洀 猀瀀漀椀氀攀搀 戀礀 䈀甀猀琀ⴀ䄀ⴀ䴀漀瘀攀 䐀匀 愀渀搀 椀琀猀 氀椀最栀琀渀椀渀最 焀甀椀挀欀 爀甀戀戀攀爀 band, but turning the lever to adjust your aim in the Capsule version of the 最愀洀攀 椀猀 甀渀戀攀愀爀愀戀氀礀 猀氀漀眀Ⰰ 攀猀瀀攀挀椀愀氀氀礀 愀昀琀攀爀 瀀漀瀀瀀椀渀最 愀 挀氀甀猀琀攀爀 漀昀 戀甀戀戀氀攀猀⸀ 一攀砀琀 comes Space Invaders Part II... contrary to what the box and main menu will tell 礀漀甀Ⰰ 琀栀椀猀 椀猀 渀漀琀 琀栀攀 漀爀椀最椀渀愀氀 最愀洀攀 爀攀氀攀愀猀攀搀 椀渀 㤀㜀㜀⸀ 刀愀琀栀攀爀Ⰰ 礀漀甀✀爀攀 最攀琀琀椀渀最 琀栀攀 enhanced game with smarter invaders and that crowd pleasin' "rainbow effect." 䈀甀爀最攀爀琀椀洀攀 椀猀 瀀爀漀戀愀戀氀礀 琀栀攀 戀椀最最攀猀琀 搀椀猀愀瀀瀀漀椀渀琀洀攀渀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀 琀栀爀攀攀⸀⸀⸀ 琀栀攀 瘀椀猀甀愀氀猀 are incredibly faithful to the arcade original but the control is utterly 眀漀攀昀甀氀⸀ 䤀昀 礀漀甀✀爀攀 攀瘀攀渀 愀 瀀椀砀攀氀 愀眀愀礀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 挀攀渀琀攀爀 漀昀 愀 氀愀搀搀攀爀 眀栀攀渀 礀漀甀 琀爀礀 琀漀 climb it, you're not going anywhere, and you're probably getting a weiner up 礀漀甀爀 愀猀猀⸀ 圀栀礀 椀猀 椀琀 琀栀愀琀 愀昀琀攀爀 琀眀攀渀琀礀 昀椀瘀攀 礀攀愀爀猀 愀渀搀 挀漀甀渀琀氀攀猀猀 最愀洀攀 猀礀猀琀攀洀猀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 crusty old Intellivision still offers the most playable version of 䈀甀爀最攀爀琀椀洀攀㼀㰀⼀倀㸀
The other titles are "entertaining" in that MST3K sort of way. I want to 挀漀瘀攀爀 琀栀攀洀 洀漀爀攀 琀栀漀爀漀甀最栀氀礀 椀渀 愀 昀甀琀甀爀攀 愀爀琀椀挀氀攀 漀渀 琀栀攀 䈀氀椀琀稀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 䤀✀氀氀 樀甀猀琀 猀愀礀 for now that the games borrow heavily from existing ones, not only in concept 戀甀琀 愀甀搀椀漀瘀椀猀甀愀氀氀礀 愀猀 眀攀氀氀⸀ 伀渀攀 最愀洀攀 椀猀 愀 氀漀眀ⴀ爀攀渀琀 瘀攀爀猀椀漀渀 漀昀 䐀漀渀✀琀 倀甀氀氀Ⰰ 瀀愀爀琀 漀昀 Capcom's Three Wonders collection, while another is the Super NES version of 䄀攀爀漀 䘀椀最栀琀攀爀猀 眀椀琀栀 愀氀氀 琀栀攀 挀栀愀爀愀挀琀攀爀猀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀搀⸀ 一漀瀀攀Ⰰ 琀栀攀爀攀✀猀 渀漀 甀渀渀愀琀甀爀愀氀氀礀 dextrous babies or dolphins to pilot the planes... you just get the jets 琀栀攀洀猀攀氀瘀攀猀⸀ 夀攀琀 愀渀漀琀栀攀爀 琀椀琀氀攀 琀愀欀攀猀 琀栀攀 猀甀戀洀愀爀椀渀攀猀 昀爀漀洀 一愀稀挀愀✀猀 䤀渀 吀栀攀 䠀甀渀琀 愀渀搀 puts them into a simple maze navigation challenge. There are a few titles here 眀椀琀栀 漀爀椀最椀渀愀氀 挀漀渀琀攀渀琀⸀⸀⸀ 樀甀猀琀 渀漀琀 琀栀愀琀 洀愀渀礀⸀㰀⼀倀㸀
The games aren't works of art, and they're sure not unique. However, when it 挀漀洀攀猀 爀椀最栀琀 搀漀眀渀 琀漀 椀琀Ⰰ 䤀✀瘀攀 最漀琀 琀漀 爀攀挀漀洀洀攀渀搀 琀栀攀 䌀愀瀀猀甀氀攀⸀ 䤀琀✀猀 琀栀攀 瀀攀爀昀攀挀琀
symbol of the progress the industry has made in the 21st century... what would 栀愀瘀攀 挀漀猀琀 栀甀渀搀爀攀搀猀 漀昀 搀漀氀氀愀爀猀 愀 搀攀挀愀搀攀 愀最漀 挀愀渀 戀攀 栀愀搀 昀漀爀 挀栀甀洀瀀 挀栀愀渀最攀 椀渀 ㈀ 㜀⸀
The future's grand, ain't it?
㰀䴀䄀刀儀唀䔀䔀 猀挀爀漀氀氀䄀洀漀甀渀琀㴀㔀 氀漀漀瀀㴀椀渀昀椀渀椀琀攀㸀㰀䘀伀一吀 昀愀挀攀㴀䄀爀椀愀氀 猀椀稀攀㴀㈀㸀㰀匀吀刀伀一䜀㸀吀圀伀 匀吀䔀倀匀
FORWARD, ONE STEP BACK: Life just got a little sweeter for Xbox 360 owners! 䴀椀挀爀漀猀漀昀琀 栀愀猀 爀攀氀攀愀猀攀搀 愀 瀀愀琀挀栀 洀愀欀椀渀最 琀栀攀 猀礀猀琀攀洀 挀漀洀瀀愀琀椀戀氀攀 眀椀琀栀 漀瘀攀爀 愀 搀漀稀攀渀
Xbox classics. The games supported include Panzer Dragoon Orta, Mercenaries, Jet 匀攀琀 刀愀搀椀漀 䘀甀琀甀爀攀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 挀甀氀琀 昀愀瘀漀爀椀琀攀 倀栀愀渀琀漀洀 䐀甀猀琀⸀ 뜀 뜀 뜀 䴀䔀䄀一 匀吀刀䔀䔀吀匀㨀 一漀琀 琀漀 戀攀
outdone, Nintendo will offer a number of popular Genesis titles for its Virtual 䌀漀渀猀漀氀攀 猀攀爀瘀椀挀攀 椀渀 䴀愀礀⸀ 倀攀爀栀愀瀀猀 琀栀攀 洀漀猀琀 攀砀挀椀琀椀渀最 漀昀 琀栀攀 爀攀氀攀愀猀攀猀 瀀氀愀渀渀攀搀 昀漀爀
next month is Streets of Rage 2, an intense beat 'em up with a techno soundtrack 猀甀瀀瀀氀椀攀搀 戀礀 洀甀猀椀挀椀愀渀 愀渀搀 瀀愀爀琀ⴀ琀椀洀攀 最愀洀攀 搀攀瘀攀氀漀瀀攀爀 夀甀稀漀 䬀漀猀栀椀爀漀⸀ 뜀 뜀 뜀 匀一伀伀倀
DOUCHE: In semi-celebrity news, rap artist Snoop Dogg was invited to perform at 愀渀 攀瘀攀渀琀 栀漀猀琀攀搀 戀礀 挀栀椀氀搀爀攀渀✀猀 挀栀愀爀椀琀礀 唀一䤀䌀䔀䘀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 爀攀昀甀猀攀搀 琀漀 琀愀欀攀 琀栀攀 猀琀愀最攀
until an Xbox was brought to his dressing room. One wonders why the shizzit 栀椀稀稀攀愀搀 搀椀搀渀✀琀 猀愀瘀攀 琀栀攀 猀攀氀昀ⴀ挀攀渀琀攀爀攀搀 眀栀椀渀椀渀最 昀漀爀 栀椀猀 愀氀戀甀洀猀 愀渀搀 樀甀猀琀 琀愀欀攀 愀 倀匀倀
with him to the event. · · · 㰀⼀匀吀刀伀一䜀㸀㰀⼀䘀伀一吀㸀㰀⼀䴀䄀刀儀唀䔀䔀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀㐀⼀㤀⼀ 㜀㰀䈀刀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀㰀⼀匀吀刀伀一䜀㸀㰀䘀伀一吀 昀愀挀攀㴀䄀爀椀愀氀
size=2>I promised a review of the slimline Playstation 2 on the 15th, and today, 琀栀愀琀✀猀 攀砀愀挀琀氀礀 眀栀愀琀 礀漀甀✀爀攀 最漀椀渀最 琀漀 最攀琀℀㰀䈀刀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀匀漀Ⰰ 眀栀攀爀攀 搀漀 䤀 猀琀愀爀琀㼀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 䤀✀洀
amazed at how well this thing runs... when you pop a game into the system, no 洀愀琀琀攀爀 眀栀愀琀 椀琀 椀猀Ⰰ 椀琀 猀琀愀爀琀猀 甀瀀 爀椀最栀琀 愀眀愀礀⸀ 吀栀愀琀✀猀 椀渀 猀栀愀爀瀀 挀漀渀琀爀愀猀琀 琀漀 洀礀 漀氀搀
PS2, which spent up to a minute on the BIOS screen before a game would boot. 吀栀愀琀 猀挀爀攀攀渀 昀甀氀氀 漀昀 戀氀甀攀 琀爀愀渀猀氀甀挀攀渀琀 挀甀戀攀猀 眀愀猀 瀀爀攀琀琀礀 挀漀漀氀 戀愀挀欀 椀渀 ㈀ ㈀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 琀栀攀
thrill is gone after seeing it so much in the past five years. The slimline PS2 搀椀猀瀀攀渀猀攀猀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 昀氀愀猀栀礀 椀渀琀爀漀搀甀挀琀椀漀渀猀 愀渀搀 琀愀欀攀猀 礀漀甀 爀椀最栀琀 椀渀琀漀 琀栀攀 愀挀琀椀漀渀Ⰰ 愀
welcome improvement over the previous model.
What worries me a lot more is the system's rumored incompatibility with older 倀氀愀礀猀琀愀琀椀漀渀 ㈀ 最愀洀攀猀⸀ 䤀昀 琀栀攀 猀氀椀洀 倀匀㈀ 漀渀氀礀 栀愀猀 搀椀昀昀椀挀甀氀琀礀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀爀漀眀愀眀愀礀 琀椀琀氀攀猀 like Crash: Twinsanity, I wouldn't make a big fuss about it, but I'll be a lot 氀攀猀猀 甀渀搀攀爀猀琀愀渀搀椀渀最 椀昀 椀琀 眀漀渀✀琀 爀甀渀 焀甀椀爀欀礀 挀甀氀琀 挀氀愀猀猀椀挀猀 氀椀欀攀 䌀甀氀搀挀攀瀀琀 漀爀 䜀爀愀搀椀甀猀 V. I'll need to test the console more thoroughly to discover any gaps in 椀琀猀 挀漀洀瀀愀琀椀戀椀氀椀琀礀⸀ 㰀䈀刀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀伀渀攀 琀栀椀渀最 䤀 挀愀渀 猀愀礀 昀漀爀 猀甀爀攀Ⰰ 栀漀眀攀瘀攀爀Ⰰ 椀猀 琀栀愀琀 椀琀 does a wonderful job of playing original Playstation games, a skill that my last 倀匀㈀ 栀愀猀 氀漀渀最 猀椀渀挀攀 昀漀爀最漀琀琀攀渀⸀ 䄀昀琀攀爀 瀀氀愀礀椀渀最 倀匀伀渀攀 最愀洀攀猀 漀渀 攀瘀攀爀礀琀栀椀渀最 戀甀琀 琀栀攀 system that was designed for them, it's a welcome change of pace to enjoy these 琀椀琀氀攀猀 琀栀攀 眀愀礀 渀愀琀甀爀攀 ⠀愀渀搀 䬀甀琀愀爀愀最椀⤀ 椀渀琀攀渀搀攀搀⸀㰀⼀倀㸀
In classic system news, I finally landed myself a copy of Anarchy in the 一椀瀀瀀漀渀 ⠀漀爀 愀猀 䤀 氀椀欀攀 琀漀 挀愀氀氀 椀琀Ⰰ 䨀愀瀀愀渀愀爀挀栀礀⤀ 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 匀攀最愀 匀愀琀甀爀渀⸀ 䰀攀最攀渀搀 栀愀猀 椀琀 that the game was developed by a bunch of Virtua Fighter fans, and you can 挀攀爀琀愀椀渀氀礀 猀攀攀 琀栀愀琀 椀渀昀氀甀攀渀挀攀 椀渀 琀栀攀 最愀洀攀瀀氀愀礀⸀ 䠀漀眀攀瘀攀爀Ⰰ 爀愀琀栀攀爀 琀栀愀渀 琀栀攀 猀氀漀眀Ⰰ floaty jumps that have become a trademark of Sega's long-running series, 䨀愀瀀愀渀愀爀挀栀礀 最椀瘀攀猀 礀漀甀⸀⸀⸀ 渀漀 樀甀洀瀀猀 愀琀 愀氀氀⸀ 圀愀椀琀Ⰰ 眀栀愀琀㼀℀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 吀栀椀猀 瀀甀稀稀氀椀渀最 omission limits the game's technique, giving it a stripped-down, rudimentary 昀攀攀氀⸀ 㰀⼀倀㸀
That's unfortunate, as the game holds promise in other areas. Fighters with a 挀愀猀琀 漀昀 栀椀最栀 猀挀栀漀漀氀 猀琀甀搀攀渀琀猀 眀攀爀攀 渀漀琀栀椀渀最 渀攀眀 攀瘀攀渀 愀 搀攀挀愀搀攀 愀最漀 眀栀攀渀 琀栀椀猀 最愀洀攀
hit store shelves, but you've got to give KSS credit for coming up with 挀栀愀爀愀挀琀攀爀猀 礀漀甀 眀漀渀✀琀 昀椀渀搀 愀渀礀眀栀攀爀攀 攀氀猀攀⸀ 匀甀戀洀椀琀琀攀搀 昀漀爀 礀漀甀爀 愀瀀瀀爀漀瘀愀氀 愀爀攀 愀
chunky female judo expert, a butt-touching shop teacher, Edie McClurg with a 戀氀愀挀欀 戀攀氀琀 椀渀 欀甀渀最 昀甀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 愀 最甀礀 眀栀漀 氀漀漀欀猀 氀椀欀攀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀琀栀攀 氀漀渀最ⴀ栀愀椀爀攀搀
stoner from Clerks but fights like Bruce Lee from Enter the Dragon. Now 琀栀攀爀攀✀猀 愀 挀漀洀戀椀渀愀琀椀漀渀 䤀 眀漀甀氀搀渀✀琀 栀愀瘀攀 攀砀瀀攀挀琀攀搀℀ 㰀䈀刀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀吀栀攀 最爀愀瀀栀椀挀猀 愀爀攀渀✀琀 琀漀漀
shabby, either... they're not up to the standards of Virtua Fighter 2 or Dead or 䄀氀椀瘀攀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 琀栀攀 戀爀椀最栀琀 挀漀氀漀爀猀 愀渀搀 爀攀氀愀琀椀瘀攀氀礀 栀椀最栀 瀀漀氀礀最漀渀 挀漀甀渀琀猀 洀愀欀攀 椀琀 氀漀漀欀 愀琀
least as good as Virtua Fighter Remix. The visuals are accompanied by an 攀焀甀愀氀氀礀 挀漀洀瀀攀琀攀渀琀 戀甀琀 甀渀爀攀洀愀爀欀愀戀氀攀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀栀攀愀瘀礀 洀攀琀愀氀 猀漀甀渀搀琀爀愀挀欀⸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀
That seems to be an ongoing theme for Japanarchy... getting the job 搀漀渀攀 戀甀琀 渀漀琀 搀漀椀渀最 椀琀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 渀攀挀攀猀猀愀爀礀 昀氀愀椀爀 琀漀 戀爀椀渀最 椀琀 琀漀 琀栀攀 昀爀漀渀琀
of the packed crowd of polygonal fighters on the Sega Saturn. The 最愀洀攀 猀甀昀昀攀爀猀 渀漀琀 漀渀氀礀 昀爀漀洀 愀 氀愀挀欀 漀昀 愀洀戀椀琀椀漀渀 戀礀 椀琀猀 搀攀猀椀最渀攀爀猀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 戀礀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀愀
wealth of competitors with strong identities. Last Bronx has a gritty 甀爀戀愀渀 猀攀琀琀椀渀最 愀渀搀 戀椀最ⴀ愀猀猀 眀攀愀瀀漀渀猀⸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 䘀椀最栀琀攀爀✀猀 䴀攀最愀洀椀砀 椀猀 瀀愀挀欀攀搀 眀椀琀栀
characters and finishing blows so powerful they can demolish walls. Final 䘀椀最栀琀 刀攀瘀攀渀最攀⸀⸀⸀ 眀攀氀氀Ⰰ 椀琀 猀甀挀欀猀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 愀琀 氀攀愀猀琀 椀琀 栀愀猀 昀甀渀 搀漀椀渀最 椀琀℀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀
Meanwhile, Japanarchy is just... there. This not only explains why 琀栀攀 最愀洀攀 渀攀瘀攀爀 洀愀搀攀 椀琀 琀漀 琀栀攀猀攀 猀栀漀爀攀猀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 眀栀礀 䬀匀匀 搀椀搀渀✀琀 猀琀椀挀欀 愀爀漀甀渀搀 氀漀渀最
enough to make a sequel.
4/15/07
㰀倀㸀䤀渀 愀搀搀椀琀椀漀渀 琀漀 戀攀椀渀最 愀 挀愀琀挀栀礀 猀漀渀最 戀礀 㠀 ✀猀 昀甀渀欀 最爀漀甀瀀 㰀䄀
style="TEXT-DECORATION: none" 栀爀攀昀㴀∀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀礀漀甀琀甀戀攀⸀挀漀洀⼀眀愀琀挀栀㼀瘀㴀儀䬀洀琀猀一开最稀䴀䴀∀㸀㰀䘀伀一吀
color=#ffff00>Cameo, 㰀倀㸀䄀猀 礀漀甀✀爀攀 戀甀椀氀搀椀渀最 眀漀爀搀猀Ⰰ 洀漀爀攀 琀椀氀攀猀 爀愀椀渀 搀漀眀渀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 琀漀瀀 猀挀爀攀攀渀Ⰰ 昀漀爀挀椀渀最
you to work quickly to clear the stack. You're offered a reprieve in the form of 琀椀氀攀ⴀ漀戀氀椀琀攀爀愀琀椀渀最 戀漀洀戀猀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 琀栀漀猀攀 挀愀渀 漀渀氀礀 戀攀 攀愀爀渀攀搀 戀礀 猀瀀攀氀氀椀渀最 漀甀琀 攀猀瀀攀挀椀愀氀氀礀
long words. The pressure put on the player makes each game of Word Up brief, a 猀栀愀爀瀀 挀漀渀琀爀愀猀琀 琀漀 䈀漀漀欀眀漀爀洀 眀栀攀爀攀 愀 猀椀渀最氀攀 猀攀猀猀椀漀渀 挀愀渀 最漀 漀渀 昀漀爀 愀渀 栀漀甀爀 漀爀
longer. This is a critical issue in the game's design. 圀漀爀搀ⴀ戀甀椀氀搀椀渀最 挀栀愀氀氀攀渀最攀猀 琀愀欀攀 洀漀爀攀 挀愀爀攀昀甀氀 挀漀渀琀攀洀瀀氀愀琀椀漀渀 琀栀愀渀 圀漀爀搀 唀瀀 椀猀 眀椀氀氀椀渀最
to grant the player, leaving the game at a disadvantage when compared to 琀漀瀀ⴀ猀栀攀氀昀 䐀匀 瀀甀稀稀氀攀爀猀 氀椀欀攀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀䈀甀猀琀ⴀ䄀ⴀ䴀漀瘀攀 漀爀 吀攀琀爀椀猀⸀㰀䈀刀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀吀漀 椀琀猀
credit, Word Up is one of the system's best homebrew 爀攀氀攀愀猀攀猀⸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀吀栀攀 最愀洀攀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀氀漀漀欀猀 愀猀 猀栀愀爀瀀 愀猀 愀渀礀 䐀匀 挀愀爀琀爀椀搀最攀 猀琀愀洀瀀攀搀 眀椀琀栀
Nintendo's seal of approval, and the touchscreen control is nearly flawless. The 洀甀猀椀挀Ⰰ 愀渀 甀渀眀攀氀挀漀洀攀 琀爀椀戀甀琀攀 琀漀 琀栀攀 搀甀猀琀礀 漀氀搀 䌀漀洀洀漀搀漀爀攀 㘀㐀Ⰰ 椀猀 愀 猀漀爀攀 猀瀀漀琀Ⰰ 戀甀琀
the high-pitched gurgling is easily forgiven when you compare it to Zoo Keeper, 眀栀漀猀攀 猀挀爀攀攀挀栀椀渀最 猀礀洀瀀栀漀渀椀攀猀 眀漀甀氀搀 氀攀愀瘀攀 攀瘀攀渀 琀栀攀 洀漀猀琀 昀愀椀琀栀昀甀氀 䌀漀洀洀漀搀漀爀欀
scrambling to turn down the volume. Word Up is free to anyone with a backup 挀愀爀琀爀椀搀最攀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 琀栀攀爀攀✀猀 攀渀漀甀最栀 栀攀爀攀 琀漀 樀甀猀琀椀昀礀 琀栀攀 琀栀椀爀琀礀 搀漀氀氀愀爀猀 愀 瀀甀稀稀氀攀 最愀洀攀
on the DS would normally cost.
Gamers with more eccentric tastes are going to notice that FOTNS2 looks 攀攀爀椀氀礀 猀椀洀椀氀愀爀 琀漀 䜀漀搀栀愀渀搀⸀ 吀栀愀琀✀猀 渀漀琀 愀 挀漀椀渀挀椀搀攀渀挀攀⸀⸀⸀ 琀栀攀 漀甀琀爀愀最攀漀甀猀 昀椀渀椀猀栀椀渀最 moves, the post-apocalyptic scenery, and those huge shoulder pads all had their 漀爀椀最椀渀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀 瀀爀漀昀漀甀渀搀氀礀 椀渀昀氀甀攀渀琀椀愀氀 䘀椀猀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀 一漀爀琀栀 匀琀愀爀 愀渀椀洀愀琀攀搀 series.
㰀倀㸀䤀爀漀渀椀挀愀氀氀礀Ⰰ 䘀伀吀一匀㈀ 愀搀搀爀攀猀猀攀猀 琀栀攀 昀愀琀愀氀 昀氀愀眀猀 漀昀 䜀漀搀栀愀渀搀Ⰰ 猀攀瘀攀渀 礀攀愀爀猀 戀攀昀漀爀攀 that game even existed! The turn-walk-turn control scheme that Shinji Mikami 爀攀昀甀猀攀猀 琀漀 氀攀愀瘀攀 椀渀 琀栀攀 瀀愀猀琀 椀猀 渀漀眀栀攀爀攀 琀漀 戀攀 昀漀甀渀搀 栀攀爀攀⸀⸀⸀ 琀栀攀 挀愀洀攀爀愀 椀猀 瀀甀氀氀攀搀 away from Kenshiro, leaving him free to nimbly race around the screen as he 瀀愀椀渀琀猀 琀栀攀 瀀氀愀礀昀椀攀氀搀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 戀氀漀漀搀 漀昀 栀椀猀 昀漀攀猀⸀ 㰀⼀倀㸀However, the game has its own Achilles' Heel, in the form of long, 甀渀猀欀椀瀀瀀愀戀氀攀 挀甀琀 猀挀攀渀攀猀⸀ 䤀✀洀 猀甀爀攀 琀栀攀礀✀爀攀 愀 琀栀爀椀氀氀 昀漀爀 䘀椀猀琀 昀愀渀猀 眀栀漀 挀愀渀 洀愀欀攀 sense of all those kanji subtitles, but those of us who came to watch Kenshiro 搀漀 眀栀愀琀 栀攀 搀漀攀猀 戀攀猀琀ⴀ 瀀漀瀀瀀椀渀最 栀攀愀搀猀 氀椀欀攀 戀愀氀氀漀漀渀猀ⴀ 愀爀攀 樀甀猀琀 最漀椀渀最 琀漀 戀攀 left hammering the Start and X buttons in frustration. Sorry Bandai, but 䤀✀搀 洀甀挀栀 爀愀琀栀攀爀 戀攀 瀀漀甀渀搀椀渀最 漀渀 琀栀漀猀攀 最漀漀渀猀℀㰀⼀倀㸀
CAPCOM VS. SNK PRO:
㰀倀㸀䌀愀瀀挀漀洀 瘀猀⸀ 匀一䬀 眀愀猀 漀渀攀 漀昀 琀栀漀猀攀 最愀洀攀猀 眀椀琀栀 愀 挀漀渀挀攀瀀琀 琀栀愀琀 眀愀猀 昀愀爀 洀漀爀攀 exciting than the actual product. Fighting game geeks such as myself couldn't 爀攀猀椀猀琀 琀栀攀 琀栀爀椀氀氀 漀昀 娀愀渀最椀攀昀 瀀氀愀渀琀椀渀最 䬀礀漀 䬀甀猀愀渀愀最椀 椀渀琀漀 琀栀攀 搀椀爀琀 眀椀琀栀 愀 猀瀀椀渀渀椀渀最 piledriver, or Mai Shiranui trading blows with Capcom hotties like Cammy and 䌀栀甀渀ⴀ䰀椀Ⰰ 攀瘀攀渀 椀昀 椀琀 眀愀猀 椀渀 愀 琀椀琀氀攀 琀栀愀琀 搀椀搀渀✀琀 猀琀爀攀琀挀栀 琀栀攀 戀漀甀渀搀愀爀椀攀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 aging genre.㰀倀㸀䤀琀 搀椀搀渀✀琀 甀猀攀 琀栀攀 䐀爀攀愀洀挀愀猀琀 琀漀 椀琀猀 昀甀氀氀 瀀漀琀攀渀琀椀愀氀 攀椀琀栀攀爀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 䌀愀瀀挀漀洀 瘀猀⸀ 匀一䬀 was a better fit on the more humble Playstation. That fit became even more 挀漀洀昀漀爀琀愀戀氀攀 眀栀攀渀 䌀愀瀀挀漀洀 猀焀甀攀攀稀攀搀 琀眀漀 渀攀眀 挀栀愀爀愀挀琀攀爀猀 椀渀琀漀 琀栀攀 爀漀猀琀攀爀⸀ 吀栀攀 欀椀渀最猀 of karate comedy, Dan Hibiki and Joe Higashi, brought a sense of humor and more 瘀愀爀椀攀琀礀 琀漀 愀 最愀洀攀 琀栀愀琀 戀愀搀氀礀 渀攀攀搀攀搀 戀漀琀栀⸀㰀⼀倀㸀Not much was done to bring balance to the stilted ratio system, and the 最愀洀攀✀猀 洀椀最爀愀琀椀漀渀 琀漀 琀栀攀 倀氀愀礀猀琀愀琀椀漀渀 戀爀漀甀最栀琀 眀椀琀栀 椀琀 愀渀 愀戀甀渀搀愀渀挀攀 漀昀 氀漀愀搀 琀椀洀攀猀⸀ However, without a port of the exceptional Capcom vs. SNK 2, this is the best 眀愀礀 琀漀 猀攀琀琀氀攀 琀栀愀琀 氀漀渀最ⴀ猀琀愀渀搀椀渀最 最爀甀搀最攀 戀攀琀眀攀攀渀 刀礀甀 愀渀搀 刀礀漀 漀渀 琀栀攀 倀匀倀⸀ 吀栀攀 graphics look right at home on the hardware, and the gameplay is as responsive 愀猀 椀琀 挀愀渀 戀攀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 猀礀猀琀攀洀✀猀 愀氀眀愀礀猀 愀最最爀愀瘀愀琀椀渀最 猀攀瀀愀爀愀琀攀搀 挀爀漀猀猀⸀㰀⼀倀㸀
SLAP HAPPY RYHTHM BUSTERS:
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