The female hipsters of Pinky Street: Kira Kira Music Hour which was released last year return for another round of dancing and rhythm action. The gist is this: the stylus is used to poke at three sections of the touch screen as they light up. For example, if the top section is lit, tap it as quickly as possible to register a groovy rank of ｢RAINBOW｣ but if the middle section glows and you're a micro-second too slow, you might get a ｢ KIRA2 ｣or a ｢GOOD!｣ranking.
It's all about quick and nimble tapping as the three sections light up in various patterns. New directional cues, new characters, updated scenarios, and a revamped music list all conspire to make Kira Kira Music Night a fresh and riveting gaming experience.
The limited edition of Kira Kira Music Night is packaged with an exclusive Pinky Street Ibiru figure. She's the sassy redhead on the cover of the game. Similar to other Pinky Street figures, Ibiru's parts are interchangeable with other Pinky Street dolls.
The original release of Final Fantasy IV was on July 19, 1991 and our records show that we sold the game for US$155. For a single cartridge. Before crying bloody murder, please recall that back in the day, Super Famicom cartridges were routinely priced at JPY9800 and JPY12800. Import gaming was an expensive hobby back then.
Sixteen years after Final Fantasy regaled gamers with its tale of tragic heroes and woe, Square reinvents and remakes the adventure with bold orchestral music, beautifully rendered cut scenes, and the "Active Time Battle" system. The game is eye candy from the get-go where a rendered sequence shows Cecil Harvey and a contingent of Red Wings aboard an airship and headed home. They've just stolen a crystal...
The release of Final Fantasy IV on the Nintendo DS is a special occasion which has attracted a good amount of interest and preorder activity. While we expected more product tie-ins aside from the FFIV Trading Arts Mini figures and Hori's FFIV Accessory Pack, we suppose that two tie-ins are better than none.
The contents of the FFIV Accessory Pack are as follows:
» A pliable plastic case for the Nintendo DS Lite which wraps the handheld in a protective sleeve. The updated Final Fantasy IV logo and artwork are silkscreened on the top of the case.
» Retractable stylus which may be mounted inside the NDS Lite's built-in stylus slot on the underside of the unit. The words, "Final Fantasy IV" are imprinted on the side of the stylus.
» Cellphone strap bearing the image of Rydia in SD form. Her green hair practically takes up 50% of the space of the puffy sticker she's printed on.
Joseph H. Pilates developed his exercise regimen known as Pilates during World War I with the goal of rehabilitating wounded soldiers. Pilates emphasizes muscle training for improved coordination and flexibility - beginners can use his/her own weight to provide resistance but more advanced practitioners can use simple resistance equipment to hone and tone muscles. Konami's Dokodemo Pilates software features an assortment of beginner's exercises where animated models perform various exercises and repetitive movements which you follow like an obedient puppy. The animations are slow and measured so that practitioners can observe and follow them to a tee.
Mangy cats play baseball in Dorabase: Dramatic Stadium where the touchscreen is used to pitch and bat. For example, when a feline batter is up, the touch screen is used to swing the bat by swishing the stylus in an upward motion to hit the pitch as it sails towards home plate. Similarly, when on the mound and pitching to batters, the touch screen is also used to throw a fastball, a curve, or a slider by moving the stylus in a downward motion from the top of the touchscreen towards the bottom. To help the felines with their baseball antics, the rascal known as Doraemon makes cameos during the game to gift players with special gadgets and tools which enhance their hitting and pitching performance.
If you're the type of gamer who enjoys a game of Sudoku every once in a while, you're in luck. TDK releases a a collection of 500 Numpla puzzles and Oekaki Logic games. Numpla is another name for Sudoku with the same rules and game play strategies. Oekaki Logic refers to picture creation puzzles where a grid is filled in with colors by following the numbered clues at the side and top margins.
Beginners may start working on the level 1 puzzles while experts can test their mettle with the level 10 puzzles. For players who want to see how they match up against other players, there's a Wi-Fi Ranking feature which allows gamers to upload their clear times to a national registry (in Japan). A training mode is also available to learn play techniques.
The female hipsters of Pinky Street: Kira Kira Music Hour which was released last year return for another round of dancing and rhythm action. The gist is this: the stylus is used to poke at three sections of the touch screen as they light up. For example, if the top section is lit, tap it as quickly as possible to register a groovy rank of ｢RAINBOW｣ but if the middle section glows and you're a micro-second too slow, you might get a ｢ KIRA2 ｣or a ｢GOOD!｣ranking. It's all about quick and nimble tapping as the three sections light up in various patterns. New directional cues, new characters, updated scenarios, and a revamped music list all conspire to make Kira Kira Music Night a fresh and riveting gaming experience.
The Rainbow Pack version of Pinky Street: Kira Kira Music Night includes the following items which are all packaged in a compact box:
» Pinky Street: Kira Kira Music Hour
» Pinky Street: Kira Kira Music Night
The Kira Kira Music games fit neatly into the rhythm genre where the touch screen serves as the input channel for hitting the cues. The screen is divided into three sections which light up and your job is to hit each cue with the touch pen as soon as it's lit.
