After a sweaty day of beating back Angels, Rei Ayanami and Asuka Langley kick back and play some pachi-slot action. Originally released on the PS2 in September 2007 (sales were moderate at ~60,000 units shifted), Evangelion pachi-slot dawns on the touch screen of the NDS.
The game of pachi-slot is basically casino slots where you insert a credit and then pull the handle to set the spinners rolling. Match up bells, cherries, sevens, or other symbols for big winnings. When the slots are spinning on the touch screen, the top screen of the NDS depicts an Evangelion flavored event such as Asuka in a swimsuit playing volleyball or Misato engaged in a somber moment of reflection. Jan: 4527823994904
The sequel to what's known as Etrian Odyssey in the USA makes it into Japanese retail stores today. Travel deep into the depths of a dungeon to hunt monsters, search for treasure, and level up a party of five adventurers. The game features 12 classes to use in the game including a paladin, a swordsman, an alchemist, a ranger, a bard, and others. Four stylizations for each class are available for the choosing and a password transfer function allows players of the first game to send their data over to the sequel. Pet monsters may be recruited as well to help in battle.
Early preorders will include a bonus Sekaiju no Meikyuu 2 Original Soundtrack. While supplies last, we'll include the bonus with new orders.
The simple life beckons once again in Marvelous' latest release in the Bokujou Monogatari aka Harvest Moon franchise. One of the themes of the new game is friendship where animals such as raccoons, ducks, and field mice visit your little farm. Feed them with bits of food and they'll become chummy and perhaps help a farmer out. Keep in mind that in a real world farm, the field mice and 'coons would be termed "vermin."
Farm owners can raise crops on land as usual but the ocean also offers its bounty where fish and sea creatures may be collected and caught for food. Pets such as dogs, horses, and cats may be kept around the homestead for mini-game fun such as Frisbee retrieval and a sleigh ride.
Space Invaders Extreme on the NDS is a fusion of genres. The game mixes rhythm design sensibilities with classic Space Invaders convention to create something that's new but honors the old. Original music from club scene artists are used to energize the levels and the Space Invaders not only march in regimented lines as they always have but some levels have them flying in like.... Galaxians. Chain attacks are the key to scoring massive points since the multiplier rewards trigger-happy cowboys. Game modes include the default Arcade Mode, a Ranking Mode, and the Network Mode. As a bonus for fans of Arkanoid DS, the paddle controller may be used to control the cannon in Space Invaders Extreme.
Dancing will never die. Whether it be in the jungles of South America or the concrete streets of New York City, people will always dance. Some dance in celebration of the rains that just saved the entire fall harvest while others dance just for the sheer enjoyment of moving in rhythm to the music. The DDR crowd fits into the latter category.
DDR SuperNOVA 2 was originally released in Japanese arcades last year and the game makes a quick trip to the Playstation 2. Over 70 songs made it through the conversion process with notable tunes such as:
Ain't no Mountain High Enough / Sloth Music Project feat. Malaya
True*Love / jun feat. Schanita
Look to the Sky / SySF, feat, ANNA
Raspberry*Heart [English version] / jun feat. PAULA TERRY
Freeway Shuffle / dj TAKA
WAITING FOR TONIGHT / P.A.T
SUNRISE [JASON NEVINS REMIX] / DURAN DURAN
... and many more.
When Nights into Dreams was released on the Saturn back in 1996, it was a special time. Sega's 32-bit console was still in contention against the Playstation juggernaut and there was a sense of excitement that more games like Nights would be heading our way. Fast forward 12 years later and the Saturn is a footnote but we had a wonderful time while it lasted with games such as Radiant Silvergun, Guardian Heroes, and Panzer Dragoon. Since then, Sega has abandoned the hardware business and gone into publishing on other consoles. Playstation consoles.
The PS2 version of Nights into Dreams could have been a Sega Ages 2500 release but the size of the final product probably prompted Sega to release the game under its own recognizance and stature. All SA2500 games have been mastered on CDs but Nights is a DVD. What do you get for the admission fee of US$39 you ask? Well, you get the original version of Saturn Nights in all of its rough-pixel glory and an upgraded version of Nights which has been polished and buffed nicely. That's not all - there's also a Gallery section which contains over 100 pieces of artwork/photos and a Movie Theater mode for viewing cinemas from the game. «Notes»
Sega fetes the twelfth anniversary of Nights with a re-release of the game and a collector's edition. The special Nightopia Dream Pack edition of Nights is packaged with a hardcover book which contains artwork and information on the game. It's a lovely volume full of nostalgia for fans. Both the Nights DVD and the book are packaged in a cardboard box as shown to the left.
The game pack weighs 0.64kg or approximately 1.4 lbs and we'll ship all preorders today. New orders are welcome. «NCS Game Notes»
It doesn't seem like 5 years have passed since we sold products from the Space Invaders 25th Anniversary celebration in 2003. There was the PS2 game, the special 25th Anniversary bundle with Dual Shock cabinet, and a bunch of other products that have sold out over the years. Time flies and we find ourselves near the beginning of the Space Invaders 30th Anniversary event where Taito will release another batch of games and products to mark the occasion.
Space Invaders Extreme on the PSP is a fusion of genres. It mixes rhythm design sensibilities with classic Space Invaders convention to create something that's new but honors the old. Original music from club scene artists are used to energize the levels and the Space Invaders not only march in regimented lines as they always have but some levels have them flying in like.... Galaxians.
Chain attacks are the key to scoring massive points since the multiplier rewards trigger-happy cowboys. Game modes include the default Arcade Mode, a Ranking Mode, and the Network Mode. In addition to standard shots from the player's cannon, new school cutting lasers and the use of powerful bomb shots are available to kick up the action another notch. Extra kinetic visual flair (some may call it a severe distraction) comes from the background movies that play while the shooting action takes place in the foreground.
The original Popolocrois Story from the original Playstation and its sequel Popolocrois Story II are remade on the PSP with gameplay enhancements, cinemas, and slight graphical upgrades. Follow the adventures of Prince Pietro as he wanders the world in search of answers and solutions to incidents that have beset his kingdom. A new third adventure is included for jaded gamers to wade through.
The visual style of the games use cel-shading to give the characters and game world a cartoon animation quality that's both charming and striking. The battles are turn-based where conventional attacks intermingle with magic to roust enemies. Pietro and friends may also summon creatures onto the battlefield for some tactical offensive support.
NCS Sale Offering
Pricing per copy of Popolocrois Story is set at US$28.90 which includes free shipping by Media Mail within the USA. NCS' remaining inventory is new and from our original shipments. [View larger photos]
