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[Takao]

NEWS:

[PSV] Sei Madou Monogatari (Compile Heart)
[PSP] Frontier Gate+ (Konami)

Reviews:
Inazuma Eleven GO 2 Cross Stone Neppu / Raimei (3DS) – 8/8/8/9 [33/40]
Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2012 Definitive Edition (PS3) – 9/9/8/8 [34/40]
Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2012 Definitive Edition (PSP) – 8/8/8/9 [33/40]
Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2012 Definitive Edition (PSV) – 9/8/9/9 [35/40]
Baka and Test to Shoukanju Portable (PSP) – 6/6/5/6 [23/40]
Kawaii Kitten 3D (3DS) – 6/5/5/6 [22/40]
Port Royale 3 (PS3) – 7/7/8/7 [29/40]
Port Royale 3 (360) – 7/7/8/7 [29/40]
Romance of the Three Kingdoms XII (PS3) – 8/8/7/7 [30/40]
Spy Hunter (3DS) – 7/7/7/7 [28/40]
Spy Hunter (PSV) – 7/7/7/7 [28/40]
Toriko Gourmet Monsters! (3DS) – 8/7/7/7 [29/40]

Wii U Reviews

FIFA World Class Soccer (Wii U) – 9/10/8/8 [35/40]
Mass Effect 3 Special Edition (Wii U) – 9/10/8/9 [36/40]
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Wii U) – 9/9/8/9 [35/40]
Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge (Wii U) – 9/9/8/9 [35/40]
Romance of the Three Kingdoms XII (Wii U) – 8/8/7/7 [30/40]
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Wii U Edition (Wii U) – 9/10/9/9 [37/40]
Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper (Wii U) – 9/8/8/9 [34/40]
ZombiU (Wii U) – 9/8/9/8 [34/40]

- Via Gematsu, and Game Nyarth.

 

[codhand]

Tekken, game of the month I guess.

 

[vareon]

Hmmm. Nothing exciting except Wii U reviews, maybe.

Wait, I'm a bit surprised that Konami still cared about Frontier Gate.

 

[Takao]

Wait, I'm a bit surprised that Konami still cared about Frontier Gate.

Tri-Ace getting work is the headline story.

 

[Grakl]

MH3U got a lower score than ME3? lol

 

[Kazerei]

No NSBMU or NLand scores? Not that it really matters.

 

[Seda]

For reference: Mass Effect 3 (PS3/360) scored 37/40, Ninja Gaiden 3 got a 36/40, Tekken Tag got a 39/40.

You know, if you give Famitsu scores any weight.

 

[djplaeskool]

Wait, I'm a bit surprised that Konami still cared about Frontier Gate.

Seriously.
As if the original Frontier Gate wasn't ignored enough...

 

[Takao]

For reference: Mass Effect 3 (PS3/360) scored 37/40, Ninja Gaiden 3 got a 36/40, Tekken Tag got a 39/40.

You know, if you give Famitsu scores any weight.

Every game is worse on Wii U confirmed via Famitsu.

 

[hongcha]

Almost all the Wii U reviews are 34+.

Why no NSMBU review, I wonder.

 

[StreetsAhead]

For reference: Mass Effect 3 (PS3/360) scored 37/40, Ninja Gaiden 3 got a 36/40, Tekken Tag got a 39/40.

You know, if you give Famitsu scores any weight.

So each one got 1 point less in the combined score?

How odd.

 

[Wessiej]

Hahahah every game gets a 9 or a 10. What a dramatic magazine. So bad. Fifa Wii U & ME3 are so bad, yet Famitsu is here!

 

[LonelyGreyWolf]

Whaaaat? Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2012 Definitive Edition? Kawaii Kitten 3D? Romance of the Three Kingdoms XII? I love Japan for the name of their games alone.

 

[Ken Masters]

9s given out like candy for Wii U games

 

[djplaeskool]

[PSV] Sei Madou Monogatari (Compile Heart)

Whoa. Talk about old school.
Vita getting all these dungeon crawlers.
I'm totally ok with this.

 

[Coxy]

Woah, a new Madou Monogatari game? that's one hell of a blast from the past

 

[andymcc]

Woah, a new Madou Monogatari game? that's one hell of a blast from the past

were those the games that had the old Compile Puyo Puyo cast in them?

 

[Nibel]

9s given out like candy for Wii U games

True

 

[lunchwithyuzo]

were those the games that had the old Compile Puyo Puyo cast in them?

Yep. And they were mainly on Game Gear, so Vita feels somewhat appropriate.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

these guys must have broken the 7 key while reviewing the WiiU :3

yay Japan Launch Hype!

 

[Cosmo Clock 21]

Whaaaat? Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2012 Definitive Edition? Kawaii Kitten 3D? Romance of the Three Kingdoms XII? I love Japan for the name of their games alone.

ROTK is the English translation of the Chinese series.

Also, MH3G HD scored 3 points less than MH3G. :lol

were those the games that had the old Compile Puyo Puyo cast in them?

It's more accurate to say Puyo Puyo has the Madou Monogatari cast in it. Although the character roster revealed so far in that article doesn't seem to feature any of the old characters... wonder if Compile were unable to option the roster for them from Sega. Seems kinda weird if Arle and crew didn't come with the MM license though.

 

[Kenka]

Since the word cunt is unbanned I'll say it out loud: Famitsu reviews are the magazine equivalent of Fox News or bild.de.

Spoiler

Or Yoichi Wada.

 

[lunchwithyuzo]

Also, MH3G HD scored 3 points less than MH3G. :lol

Minus one for 60fps, minus one for 1080p, minus one for free online play. :/

 

[Takao]

Also, MH3G HD scored 3 points less than MH3G. :lol

Every game is worse on Wii U confirmed via Famitsu.

.

 

[Deleted member 20920]

For reference: Mass Effect 3 (PS3/360) scored 37/40, Ninja Gaiden 3 got a 36/40, Tekken Tag got a 39/40.

You know, if you give Famitsu scores any weight.

They could have been reviewed by different people. And the combined scores always tend to look bad IMO. 36/40 makes a game sound worse than 40/40 but in reality it would mean each reviewer gave it a 9.

But of course most of teh time the reviews don't mean anything anyway.

 

[Castor Krieg]

Every game is worse on Wii U confirmed via Famitsu.

Most likely Nintendo's cheque didn't go through.

 

[sixteen-bit]

these guys must have broken the 7 key while reviewing the WiiU :3

yay Japan Launch Hype!

maybe the new grading scale is 8-10?

 

[dallow_bg]

I thought Spy Hunter for 3DS wasn't being released.

 

[Floex]

This magazine is such a joke

 

[Takao]

I thought Spy Hunter for 3DS wasn't being released.

I thought so too. Their facebook page only advertised the Vita version:

 

[Father_Brain]

Famitsu leaks normally aren't out until Tuesday evening EST. Odd.

 

[Takao]

Famitsu leaks normally aren't out until Tuesday evening EST. Odd.

The new game announcements are actually from Dengeki PlayStation, my bad. Reviews are Fami though.

 

[Cow Mengde]

Whaaaat? Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2012 Definitive Edition? Kawaii Kitten 3D? Romance of the Three Kingdoms XII? I love Japan for the name of their games alone.

Yes, Romance of the 3 Kingdoms. It's about a historical period in Chinese history. It's a very famous period.

 

[Shining Sunshine]

I had my hopes up for Kawaii Kitten ;_;

 

[Ingueferroque]

Whaaaat? Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2012 Definitive Edition? Kawaii Kitten 3D? Romance of the Three Kingdoms XII? I love Japan for the name of their games alone.

New to gaming? Welcome!

 

[PetriP-TNT]

I had my eye on Kawaii Kitten 3D

 

[LonelyGreyWolf]

New to gaming? Welcome!

What are you talking about?

 

[djplaeskool]

What are you talking about?

Japan has a long and distinguished history of weird, flowery, and oft times overly descriptive video game titles.

 

[Hero of Legend]

What are you talking about?

Basically since you showed unfamiliarity of Japanese game naming methods, you must be new to this thing called video games! XD

 

[LiveFromKyoto]

Romance of the Three Kingdoms XII? I love Japan for the name of their games alone.

Romance is an old word largely interchangeable with 'novel.' That particular title is the translation of a famous Chinese novel from the 1400s, rendered into English back in 1907. That game is the strategy series the Dynasty Warriors games are based on.

Yes, Romance of the 3 Kingdoms. It's about a historical period in Chinese history. It's a very famous period.

To be fair, the "Romance" only refers to the heavily fictionalized novel. The Three Kingdoms itself is the era. (Judging from your avatar, you knew this though).

 

[throwawayname]

Huh, no 40s this month?

 

[AniHawk]

9s given out like candy for Wii U games

 

[faridmon]

Another week, another PSP game announced. I am not complaining though. Keep them coming.

 

[LonelyGreyWolf]

Japan has a long and distinguished history of weird, flowery, and oft times overly descriptive video game titles.

Basically since you showed unfamiliarity of Japanese game naming methods, you must be new to this thing called video games! XD

I know that Japan has a history of weird video game titles, I even said I love them for it. And I'm certainly not unfamiliar with their game naming methods. I don't know where you guys are getting this from.

EDIT: Oh, probably because I said "whaaat?". Well, that's not what I was what'ing about, but oh well.

 

[Kyoufu]

Huh, no 40s this month?

Being saved for MH4.

 

[faridmon]

Also, doesn't the word ''Romance'' used for multiple uses?

 

[chickdigger802]

poor kawaii cats 3d.

 

[dakkumauji]

Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper (Wii U) – 9/8/8/9 [34/40]
Warriors Orochi 3 - 9/8/8/9 [34/40]
Musou Orochi 2 Special (PSP) – 8/8/8/8 [32/40]

So it scored the same. If only these score held any weight.

 

[A.E Suggs]

So it scored the same. If only these score held any weight.

I even think japan knows the scoring system by these people at this point is just for show.

 

[electroplankton]

Compile Heart? lol
Does it still produce games?