Thursday, September 27, 2007

Bleach Blade Battles 2 - In Stock

The Bleach phenomenon has been winning readership/viewership in the world of manga and animation for a few years now. More recently, it has also taken the gaming world by storm with a steady stream of releases across the Gameboy Advance, the Wii, Nintendo DS, and Playstation 2 platforms.

The first Bleach: Blade Battles shipped in October 2006 and the sequel reaches market roughly 1 year later. Whereas the original game featured a cast of 23 characters, BBB2 boasts 36 fighters with familiar faces mixed in with fresh new ones such as Kaname Tosen, Gin Ichimaru, and Sosuke Aizen. The cackling Inner Ichigo is also new in the game who attacks with a maniacal spinning move and sword strokes that span a wide expanse. Up to four players can compete in the Free Battle Mode or a solo players can engage the Story Mode. At the outset, fourteen characters are playable:

First Row: Renji Abarai, Toshiro Hitsugaya, Rangiku Matsumoto, Ikkaku Madarame, Yumichika Ayasegawa
Second Row: Rukia Kuchiki, Ichigo Kurosaki, Shinji Hirako, Hiyori Sarugaki
Third Row: Yasutora Sado, Uryƫ Ishida, Orihime Inoue, Yammy, Grimmjow Jeagerjaques

Generations of Chaos Desire - In Stock

Gamers hoping for a brand new GOC adventure in "Desire" won't find it. What they will find after plunking down US$65 is a compilation of two Generation of Chaos games that have been upgraded with the tactical battle system found in Generation of Chaos V.

Generation of Chaos (2001)
Step into the world of Neverland and join a pink-haired demon girl named Roze who's out to avenge her younger sister who was killed by human forces. Despite her burning desire to seek vengeance on humans, Roze also has doubts about her bloodlust against an entire race.

Generation of Chaos Next: Lost Bonds (2002)
A knight named Eriru who's next in line to be king and his betrothed Rozzi are joined by Roz's guardian Rifaia in a tactical adventure game where strategic battles are the rage. Neverland is once again the stage for conflicts between demons and humans that ignite into all out war.

All preorders will ship with four bonus postcards featuring GOC artwork.

Agarest Senki - New Import

In a world known as Agarest, five continents hold sway over the lineage of a family which spans five generations. The game starts off with an aristocrat-cum-knight named Leonhardt who's decked with feathered hair and wears a crisp military uniform with white Versace overcoat. Leonhardt has been assigned to a guard post but deserts the military life after much disenchantment with war. In the process of going AWOL, he's mortally wounded by a conspiracy of events but he's given a second chance at life by a deity. In exchange for his services, Leon is revived and made into a Soul Container which allows him to live a normal life and sire offspring with one of three possible maidens to continue his bloodline.
Agarest Senki mixes interaction with tactical turn-based battles where Leonhardt hunkers down to strategize on skirmishes and then develops a relationship with a girl. After Leonhardt's chapter is over, his son Radius takes over the family business and woos a bride to continue the bloodline... and so on and so forth for a total of five generations.

Phantasy Star Universe: Illuminus no Yabou - In Stock

From the Publisher
Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus is the expansion pack for the popular Phantasy Star Universe game, bringing a more personalized and interactive universe to the acclaimed series. In addition to new enemies, weapons, levels and cities there will be more options available for gamers to further individualize and customize the look of their avatars.

Ambition of the Illuminus continues the exciting PSU story online as the player's personal online avatar is now the central character, investigating and working to restore peace in the chaotic Gurhal System. The player investigates through a series of single-player missions, meeting familiar characters like Ethan Waber from Episode 1, along with other new ones, including a GUARDIAN instructor, Laia Martinez. In addition, the online multiplayer world, with its fast-paced, engaging battle experience for up to six players, has been greatly expanded with new missions, new cities and new enemies.
The PS2 version of PSU: InY requires the Playstation BB Unit to go online and a memory card with at least 3166KB of free space
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Phantasy Star Universe: Illuminus no Yabou - In Stock

From the Publisher
Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus is the expansion pack for the popular Phantasy Star Universe game, bringing a more personalized and interactive universe to the acclaimed series. In addition to new enemies, weapons, levels and cities there will be more options available for gamers to further individualize and customize the look of their avatars.

Ambition of the Illuminus continues the exciting PSU story online as the player's personal online avatar is now the central character, investigating and working to restore peace in the chaotic Gurhal System. The player investigates through a series of single-player missions, meeting familiar characters like Ethan Waber from Episode 1, along with other new ones, including a GUARDIAN instructor, Laia Martinez. In addition, the online multiplayer world, with its fast-paced, engaging battle experience for up to six players, has been greatly expanded with new missions, new cities and new enemies.
The PC version of PSU: InY requires a PC with a Pentium 4 (1.6Gz minimum) processor, 256MB of ram, and Windows 2000/XP/Vista
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Bass Fishing Wii: Rokumaru Densetsu - In Stock

During her career, Chisato Morishita has provided her services as a Race Queen and as a gravure model for photo books and numerous photo shoots. Chisato has parlayed her looks into acting and singing gigs but never has she used her talents to promote a fishing game. That is, until now. Arc Systems taps the model for Bass Fishing Wii and perhaps starts a trend for games that are mainly targeted at a male audience.
True to its namesake, Bass Fishing is about sailing out to a serene lake, casting a lure, and then waiting for the bass to bite. Thanks to the motion-sensitive Wiimote controller, players use the remote like an actual fishing rod. A number of lure casting methods are possible:

Overhead cast: Move the Wiimote in a 180 arc that begins behind your shoulder and ends around your waistline.
Side hand cast: Flick the Wiimote in a quick left-to-right motion.
Back hand cast: Flick the Wiimote in a quick right-to-left motion.

Once a bass bites the line, snag it by whipping the remote to the left or right and reel it in by pressing the "A" or "B" button on the Wiimote and pat yourself on the back while mouthing, "Atta boy!"