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Famitsu #994 News Thread of Kid-Tested, Imas-Approved

Mandoric

Banned
Reviews
Life Game Q DS 7666
XYANIDE 6676
Star Ocean 1 8788
* Movies and characters done well, will please fans.
* Battles are easy for the first half, start to require skill later.
* Can take a while to do everything.
* Limited field of view and long map movement times make it seem like a poor fit for the PSP.
* Map expanded too much, and you can't save on it.
* Interface is unusually convenient.
* Story has its charming points.

SRW OG Gaiden 8788 Info Scan
* Characters swap around a lot, so until later stages it's tough to have fun upgrading and pilot swapping.
・ゲームはサクサク進む難度
* Bonus card game was probably good enough to merit its own release.
* System isn't really changed from OGs.
* Battle viewer and other features make it double as a pretty good fandisc.
* Takes a while to open up to player-controlled organization.

Life Game Wii 5565
SIMPLE Wii Shooting Action 4544
Nodame Cantabile 7677
CoD4 (PS3, X360) 10999

NEWS

HAZE (PS3/Spike/Spring -08)
* First person action-shooting game.
* Using the wonder drug "Nectar" to enhance one's mind and spirit, one can increase one's strength and focus.

Battlefield: Bad Company (prov.) (PS3&360/EA/08-3)
* To survive on the battlefield, you have not only weapons but an abundance of soldier's tools.
* Up to 24 players.
* 90% of objects are destructable.
* Can poke holes in cover to fire through.

Frontline: Fuel of War (360/THQ Japan/Spring '08)
* Your gear is near-future weaponry modeled after that of a modern soldier.
* Due to playstyle, various unusual skills may be usable.
* You can customize a character with gear and skills.
* Vehicles and aircraft are usable.
* Up to 32 players.

Final Fantasy 4 The After (iMode & EZweb/SE/2008-02)
* Story updates every month.
* Hero is Theodore, son of Cecil and Rosa.
* First story's prologue will be distributed as a free demo.

Mystereet Portable: Yasogami Kaoru's Challenge (PSP/Views/Spring '08)
* Adding to the PS2 ADV, a collection of short mysteries called "Yasogami Kaoru's Challenge." This mode focus on Kaoru using quizzes to crack the culprits' secrets, and is good for play in free time.
* Adds "Scenario 3.5" to the main game.

Devil May Cry 4 (PS3&360/Capcom/2008-1-31)
* Nero's demonification isn't like Dante's; instead, a blue and white demon grows out of his back and helps with attacks.
* Nero's abilities and their effects are improved when demonized.

Knight of Ratatosk scan and page 2

AC:FA scan[/url]

[b][u]DATES[/b][/u]

<NDS>
2/14&#12288;Miyamoto Mathematics Classroom's Lesson: Teaching Puzzle DS ver. <Gakken>
2/28&#12288;Let's! Plus!! <Milestone>
3/20&#12288;Our Videogame Test <BanNam>
March&#12288;Blue Dragon Plus <AQ Interactive>
April&#12288;Gegege no Kitaro Youkai Battles <BanNam>
April&#12288;Shion no Ou <Mainichi Communications>
Spring&#12288;Lightning Eleven <Level 5>
Summer&#12288;Rekishi-Gunzo presents End of the Shogunate <Global A>
Summer&#12288;Custom Beat Battle Draglade 2 <Banpresto>
2008&#12288;&#65374;Recovering from First Impressions&#65374; Adult's Looks Training (prov.) <Success>
??&#12288;Private Evil Eye Neuro <Marvelous>

<PSP>
2/7&#12288;PSP Ghiren's Greed Special Pack <BanNam>
3/19&#12288;Umihara Kawase Portable <Marvelous>
Spring&#12288;Mystereet Portable <Views>
2008&#12288;NumBle 10000 (prov.) <Success>

No, not -THAT- Miyamoto, before you ask.

<Wii>
2/14 Medal of Honor Heroes 2 (Wii Zapper Pack) <EA>
3/13 Winning Post 7 Maximum 2008 <Koei>
March Nobunaga's Ambition: Revolution with power up kit <Koei>
March Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 4 <Koei>
Spring&#12288;Barrock for Wii <Sting>
Spring&#12288;wifi Table Game Wii <Hudson>
Summer&#12288;One Piece Unlimited Cruise episode1 <BanNam>
Winter One Piece Unlimited Cruise episode2 <BanNam>

<PS3>
3/13&#12288;Winning Post 7 Makimum 2008 <Koed>
March Battlefield: Bad Company (prov.) <EA>
Spring HAZE <Spike>
2008 Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit <BanNam>

<Xbox360>
March Battlefield: Bad Company (prov.) <EA>
Spring&#12288;Frontline: Fuel of War <THQ Japan>
2008 Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit <BanNam>

<PS2>
2/21&#12288;Dance Dance Revolution Supernova 2 <Konami>
3/13&#12288;Winning Post 7 Maximum 2008 <Koei>
3/27&#12288;Guilty Guar XX Accent Core Plus <ASW>
March&#12288;Nobunaga's Ambition with power up kit <Koei>
April&#12288;Princess Nightmare <Karin Entertainment>
Spring&#12288;SORAYUME (prov.) <TAKUYO>
??&#12288;Private Evil Eye Neuro (prov.) <Compile Heart>

<Canceled>
DS&#12288;Transformers: Autobots <Activision>
DS&#12288;Transformers: Decepticons <Activision>

[b][u]OTHER[/b][/u]
Next Week:
07-08YEAR BOOK
Special Section: This ADV's Great
MHP2ndG feature

Beginning next week, the current reliable Famitsu leaker is being transferred and will no longer have leak access. News will be unstable for a while.
[b]2ch is probably watching. Let's thank Imas for his work in giving us these information.[/b]
 

Dama

Banned
Reviews
Life Game Q DS 7666
XYANIDE 6676
Star Ocean 1 8788

SRW OG Gaiden 8788
Life Game Wii 5565
SIMPLE Wii Shooting Action 4544
Nodame Cantabile 7677
CoD4 (PS3, X360) 10999

Only games I've heard of
 

Mandoric

Banned
NEWS

HAZE (PS3/Spike/Spring -08)
* First person action-shooting game.
* Using the wonder drug "Nectar" to enhance one's mind and spirit, one can increase one's strength and focus.

Battlefield: Bad Company (prov.) (PS3&360/EA/08-3)
* To survive on the battlefield, you have not only weapons but an abundance of soldier's tools.
* Up to 24 players.
* 90% of objects are destructable.
* Can poke holes in cover to fire through.

Frontline: Fuel of War (360/THQ Japan/Spring '08)
* Your gear is near-future weaponry modeled after that of a modern soldier.
* Due to playstyle, various unusual skills may be usable.
* You can customize a character with gear and skills.
* Vehicles and aircraft are usable.
* Up to 32 players.
 

LevelNth

Banned
Mandoric said:
HAZE (PS3/Spike/Spring -08)
* First person action-shooting game.
* Using the wonder drug "Nectar" to enhance one's mind and spirit, one can increase one's strength and focus.
Spike is gonna be pissed when they find out that Free Radical is developing this exact game already.
 

Error

Jealous of the Glory that is Johnny Depp
previous SO scores for comparison

Star Ocean 1 - 8/6/7/7
Star Ocean 2 - 9/8/8/8
Star Ocean 3 - 9/8/8/7

seems fair considering the original Sfam version is such an unpolished mess.
 

icecream

Public Health Threat
LevelNth said:
Spike is gonna be pissed when they find out that Free Radical is developing this exact game already.
You do understand they're the Japanese publisher, right? They're bringing Bioshock over too.
 

Mandoric

Banned
Final Fantasy 4 The After (iMode & EZweb/SE/2008-02)
* Story updates every month.
* Hero is Theodore, son of Cecil and Rosa.
* First story's prologue will be distributed as a free demo.

Mystereet Portable: Yasogami Kaoru's Challenge (PSP/Views/Spring '08)
* Adding to the PS2 ADV, a collection of short mysteries called "Yasogami Kaoru's Challenge." This mode focus on Kaoru using quizzes to crack the culprits' secrets, and is good for play in free time.
* Adds "Scenario 3.5" to the main game.
 

Dali

Member
The Abominable Snowman said:
Wow, the news this week is very western-focused, ain't it?

The good part just hasn't been posted yet
I hope
.

icecream said:
You do understand they're the Japanese publisher, right? They're bringing Bioshock over too.

:lol

Sarcasm detector malfunction?
 

Lightning

Banned
HAZE (PS3/Spike/Spring -08)
* First person action-shooting game.
* Using the wonder drug "Nectar" to enhance one's mind and spirit, one can increase one's strength and focus.


WTF... is that the Japan release? Because I thought it was Q1 for the US...
 

jvalioli

Member
Lightning said:
HAZE (PS3/Spike/Spring -08)
* First person action-shooting game.
* Using the wonder drug "Nectar" to enhance one's mind and spirit, one can increase one's strength and focus.


WTF... is that the Japan release? Because I thought it was Q1 for the US...

Famitsu...
 
Mandoric said:
Final Fantasy 4 The After (iMode & EZweb/SE/2008-02)
* Story updates every month.
* Hero is Theodore, son of Cecil and Rosa.
* First story's prologue will be distributed as a free demo.

Ahh crud. So much for Cecil's descendant being several generations apart, as some has thought.

Who's writing this scenario anyway?
 

sprsk

force push the doodoo rock
Is this an EGM from a couple of months ago? Who gives a shit about Haze, Battlefield and Frontline?

Famitsuuuuu!!!
 

Mandoric

Banned
DATES

<NDS>
2/14&#12288;Miyamoto Mathematics Classroom's Lesson: Teaching Puzzle DS ver. <Gakken>
2/28&#12288;Let's! Plus!! <Milestone>
3/20&#12288;Our Videogame Test <BanNam>
March&#12288;Blue Dragon Plus <AQ Interactive>
April&#12288;Gegege no Kitaro Youkai Battles <BanNam>
April&#12288;Shion no Ou <Mainichi Communications>
Spring&#12288;Lightning Eleven <Level 5>
Summer&#12288;Rekishi-Gunzo presents End of the Shogunate <Global A>
Summer&#12288;Custom Beat Battle Draglade 2 <Banpresto>
2008&#12288;&#65374;Recovering from First Impressions&#65374; Adult's Looks Training (prov.) <Success>
??&#12288;Private Evil Eye Neuro <Marvelous>

<PSP>
2/7&#12288;PSP Ghiren's Greed Special Pack <BanNam>
3/19&#12288;Umihara Kawase Portable <Marvelous>
Spring&#12288;Mystereet Portable <Views>
2008&#12288;NumBle 10000 (prov.) <Success>

No, not -THAT- Miyamoto, before you ask.
 

traveler

Not Wario
Mandoric said:
DATES

<NDS>
2/14&#12288;Miyamoto Mathematics Classroom's Lesson: Teaching Puzzle DS ver. <Gakken>
2/28&#12288;Let's! Plus!! <Milestone>
3/20&#12288;Our Videogame Test <BanNam>
March&#12288;Blue Dragon Plus <AQ Interactive>
April&#12288;Gegege no Kitaro Youkai Battles <BanNam>
April&#12288;Shion no Ou <Mainichi Communications>
Spring&#12288;Lightning Eleven <Level 5>
Summer&#12288;Rekishi-Gunzo presents End of the Shogunate <Global A>
Summer&#12288;Custom Beat Battle Draglade 2 <Banpresto>
2008&#12288;&#65374;&#35211;&#12383;&#30446;&#12363;&#12425;&#12424;&#12415;&#12364;&#12360;&#12427;&#65374;&#22823;&#20154;&#12398;&#30528;&#12371;&#12394;&#12375;&#12488;&#12524;&#12540;&#12491;&#12531;&#12464;(&#20206;&#38988;)<&#12469;&#12463;&#12475;&#12473;>
??&#12288;Private Evil Eye Neuro <Marvelous>

<PSP>
2/7&#12288;PSP Ghiren's Greed Special Pack <BanNam>
3/19&#12288;Umihara Kawase Portable <Marvelous>
Spring&#12288;Mystereet Portable <Views>
2008&#12288;NumBle 10000 (prov.) <Success>

No, not -THAT- Miyamoto, before you ask.

Awesome :lol
 

Mandoric

Banned
<Wii>

2/14 Medal of Honor Heroes 2 (Wii Zapper Pack) <EA>
3/13 Winning Post 7 Maximum 2008 <Koei>
March Nobunaga's Ambition: Revolution with power up kit <Koei>
March Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 4 <Koei>
Spring&#12288;Baroque for Wii <Sting>
Spring&#12288;wifi Table Game Wii <Hudson>
Summer&#12288;One Piece Unlimited Cruise episode1 <BanNam>
Winter One Piece Unlimited Cruise episode2 <BanNam>

<PS3>
3/13&#12288;Winning Post 7 Maximum 2008 <Koed>
March Battlefield: Bad Company (prov.) <EA>
Spring HAZE <Spike>
2008 Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit <BanNam>

<Xbox360>
March Battlefield: Bad Company (prov.) <EA>
Spring&#12288;Frontline: Fuel of War <THQ Japan>
2008 Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit <BanNam>

<Canceled>
DS&#12288;Transformers: Autobots <Activision>
DS&#12288;Transformers: Decepticons <Activision>
 

Mandoric

Banned
OTHER
Next Week:
07-08YEAR BOOK
Special Section: This ADV's Great
MHP2ndG feature

Beginning next week, the current reliable Famitsu leaker is being transferred and will no longer have leak access. News will be unstable for a while.
2ch is probably watching. Let's thank Imas for his work in giving us these information.
 

LevelNth

Banned
Mandoric said:
News will be unstable for a while.
2ch is probably watching. Let's thank Imas for his work in giving us these information.
Am I the only one who's got a really bad feeling for the Bothan's right now?
 

Mandoric

Banned
Star Ocean review
* Movies and characters done well, will please fans.
* Battles are easy for the first half, start to require skill later.
* Can take a while to do everything.
* Limited field of view and long map movement times make it seem like a poor fit for the PSP.
* Map expanded too much, and you can't save on it.
* Interface is unusually convenient.
* Story has its charming points.
 

sprsk

force push the doodoo rock
I was wondering why Imas was in the thread title, then I realized it wasn't the racist radio caster.
 
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