TOYS Shooting Game Historica 3 SP - New Import, In Stock

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«©NCSX» The third series of Shooting Game Historica 3 gashapon toys was released on Wednesday in Japan and NCS received our entire shipment today. The complete roster of ships in the set is as follows:

» Wolf Fang - Blue armored mech which carries a blaster rifle
» Raiden - Raiden mk-II (red) or Raiden mk-IIb (blue)
» Soukyugurentai - S.O.Q-004 Toryu with multiple movable parts
» Kaitei Daisensou: In the Hunt - Squat submarine designed by Irem
» Maneuver Cepter Granada - A blue tank with moxie
» Star Soldier - The Ceaser which features a transformable cockpit

The blue Raiden mk-IIb was missing in the Shooting Game Historica 3 gashapon version from last month but it is included in the SP set. The mk-IIb is painted with a pretty pastel blue color and each of the other five ships also has a color or model variant. The default color for the Soukyugurentai S.O.Q-004 ship is red and its variant color is pastel-blue with shades of gray. The orange submarine from In the Hunt is also available in a light-blue model and the variant Ceaser features red trim instead of blue trim in the default model. The quality of the ships is admirable for the price point that they're offered at and we're pleased with Yujin's level of craftsmanship. Due to time constraints this morning (translation: Monster Hunter 3 arrived), a photo gallery of the original and variant ships will be posted on Monday morning. All preorders for the Shooting Historica 3 SP sets will ship today and new orders are welcome at US$68.90 per factory sealed box of 12 toys.

Wii Monster Hunter 3-Tri - New Import, In Stock

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«©NCSX» Wander into the wilderness once more and hunt down monsters great and small. Your job as a Hunter isn't to record their feeding or breeding habits in a little journal. No, your job is to slay them all. By using weapons that are well-suited for all out war, the Hunter slashes, stabs, slices, and dices his way through legions of hapless creatures. Victims include docile monsters who are easy-going plant eaters that wouldn't hurt a fly as well as rampaging creatures who are hunters in their own right.

At the outset of the game, players create a custom Monster Hunter by adjusting a number of variables such as clothing color, hair style, and eye color. Every Hunter starts the game with a run of the mill sword and shield but players may out him/her with better weapons during the course of the game. Along with everyday monster butchering, Hunters also get to tackle missions which invariably involve monster hunting. Different weapons featured in the game include swords, gun-bows, axes, hammers, and more. In addition to killing all manner of monsters on land, players will also get to dive underwater and slay monsters in the murky depths where serpentine creatures dwell. The Wii Nunchuk and Remote controls are well suited for monster hunting where all of the functions including camera adjustment are within reach of the player's fingers on both hands.

Wii Monster Hunter 3-Tri Classic Controller Pro Black Pack

NCS Product Synopsis
«©NCSX» Wander into the wilderness once more and hunt down monsters great and small. Your job as a Hunter isn't to record their feeding or breeding habits in a little journal. No, your job is to slay them all. By using weapons that are well-suited for all out war, the Hunter slashes, stabs, slices, and dices his way through legions of hapless creatures. Victims include docile monsters who are easy-going plant eaters that wouldn't hurt a fly as well as rampaging creatures who are hunters in their own right.

The Monster Hunter 3-Tri Classic Controller Pro Black Pack includes the Monster Hunter 3-Tri game for the Japanese Wii and a Classic Controller Pro joypad which is colored black. The Monster Hunter 3-Tri game may be played with the new Classic Controller Pro or the default combination of the Wii Nunchuk and Remote.

Wii Monster Hunter 3-Tri Classic Controller Pro White Pack

NCS Product Synopsis
«©NCSX» Wander into the wilderness once more and hunt down monsters great and small. Your job as a Hunter isn't to record their feeding or breeding habits in a little journal. No, your job is to slay them all. By using weapons that are well-suited for all out war, the Hunter slashes, stabs, slices, and dices his way through legions of hapless creatures. Victims include docile monsters who are easy-going plant eaters that wouldn't hurt a fly as well as rampaging creatures who are hunters in their own right.

The Monster Hunter 3-Tri Classic Controller Pro White Pack includes the Monster Hunter 3-Tri game for the Japanese Wii and a Classic Controller Pro joypad which is colored white. The Monster Hunter 3-Tri game may be played with the new Classic Controller Pro or the default combination of the Wii Nunchuk and Remote.

PSP Evangelion Battle Orchestra - New Import, In Stock

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«©NCSX» The Evangelion and Angels go to war once more in a pseudo 3D fighting game where the combatants punch, kick, and jump their way through the ranks. We term Evangelion Battle Orchestra a "pseudo 3D" fighting game because the action takes place on a 2D plane ala Naruto Narutimett Hero but the world is rendered in 3D which twists and turns with the action on screen. There's also a collection of cut-scenes that are shown during a fight when a special attack or weapon is triggered. The animation serves to break up the flow of the battle and perhaps energize the gamer with a feeling of power and authority.

The Evangelion are not tethered to any power source and they're free to ramble around the battlefield like free men. An EVA mech can attack with conventional blows, bladed weaponry, and firearms for distance attacks. Wooden crates that appear on stage may be cracked open to reveal power-ups and weapons for use in the battle. The "Rumble Mode" of the game features four-player fighting which gets a little cramped when all four combatants are in each other's faces and punching like felons. The D-pad or L-Analog can be used for movement; the controls are somewhat floaty but acceptable for an Evangelion game from Broccoli.

The PSP version of NGE: BO features 24 characters to use in the game, a multi-player ad hoc mode, and a Mission Mode which contains 100 stages. The first production of the game will ship with two bonus postcards and two shiny circular stickers which bear the image of an Evangelion in motion.

PSP Evangelion Battle Orchestra LE - New Import, In Stock

NCS Product Synopsis
«©NCSX» The Evangelion and Angels go to war once more in a pseudo 3D fighting game where the combatants punch, kick, and jump their way through the ranks. We term Evangelion Battle Orchestra a "pseudo 3D" fighting game because the action takes place on a 2D plane ala Naruto Narutimett Hero but the world is rendered in 3D which twists and turns with the action on screen. There's also a collection of cut-scenes that are shown during a fight when a special attack or weapon is triggered. The animation serves to break up the flow of the battle and perhaps energize the gamer with a feeling of power and authority.

The Evangelion are not tethered to any power source and they're free to ramble around the battlefield like free men. An EVA mech can attack with conventional blows, bladed weaponry, and firearms for distance attacks. Wooden crates that appear on stage may be cracked open to reveal power-ups and weapons for use in the battle. The "Rumble Mode" of the game features four-player fighting which gets a little cramped when all four combatants are in each other's faces and punching like felons.

The PSP version of NGE: BO features 24 characters to use in the game, a multi-player ad hoc mode, and a Mission Mode which contains 100 stages. The first production of the game will ship with two bonus postcards and a shiny circular sticker which bears the image of an Evangelion in motion. The limited edition includes a black PSP carrying case decorated with a red NERV logo and a set of six postcards featuring Rei Ayanami and Asuka Langley.

PSP To Heart 2 Portable - New Import, In Stock

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«©NCSX» Lucy Maria Misora, Tamaki Kousaka, and the other To Heart 2 girls return in another conversion of the popular romance adventure from 2004. The PSP game features a new heroine who joins the regular cast and new scenarios which bolster the original storylines.

The game begins in the home of protagonist Takaki Kōno who's been left home alone by his parents. They're away on a work-related stint and they've entrusted him with the protection of their quaint abode which features spartan decor. After the background story is established at the outset, a girl named Konomi Yuzuhara joins Takaki in the living room and holds what should be termed a soliloquy. She does a lot of talking with nary a reply from Takaki. Although the girls in the game speak with the voice of an actress, Takaki is silent to preserve the illusion that the player is in his shoes. After Konomi's speech, the two go into the kitchen where she helps herself to a bowl of cereal. We're pretty sure she's enjoying the Japanese equivalent of Corn Pops. Konomi can take liberties such as free cereal at the Kōno household and barging into Takaki's house uninvited because she's known him since they were children and they're copacetic. Over the years, Konomi has become fond of Takaki but their relationship is about to take a more serious turn when she she graduates from junior high and joins him in high school. Along with Konomi as a potential love interest, a cast of girls are also fair game for relationships including an alien from outer space named Lucy Maria Misora who Takaki finds lying on the ground one day.

PSP To Heart 2 Portable W-Pack - New Import, In Stock

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«©NCSX» The "W-Pack" edition of To Heart 2 Portable ships in a standard UMD case which holds two discs. The first UMD contains the To Heart 2 game while the second UMD holds the original To Heart game.

The PSP conversion of To Heart is based on the original Playstation game which features voice acting and censorship. The game begins in the protagonist Hiroyuki Fujita's bedroom. An alarm is beeping and doing its job to rouse him from his slumber. School awaits and he must be on his way lest society look down upon him. Upon getting up, the room is still dark and the windows are covered by striped curtains. Brushing the curtains aside fills the room with light and the chirping of birds. The doorbell rings multiple times and a girl named Akari Kamigishi arrives to bid Hiroyuki good morning and to walk to school with him. Akari is one of the love interests in the game and she competes with a number of other girls for Hiroyuki's affection. Similar to many other love games, To Heart is a digital novel where user interaction is kept to a minimum and the storyline is fed to the player by way of dialogue and cut scenes.

In To Heart 2, the protagonist is a lad named Takaki Kōno who has two childhood friends named Konomi Yuzuhara and Tamaki Kōsaka who are potential love interests. That's in addition to a cast of classmates such as Karin Sasamori, Yuma Tonami, and an alien with pink hair named Lucy Maria Misora who all provide dramatic foil.

PSP To Heart 2 Portable W-Pack LE - New Import, Sold Out

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«©NCSX» The "W-Pack" First Edition of To Heart 2 Portable includes two miniature SD renditions of Maryan and Kusugawa Sasara which are fixed-pose and constructed of PVC. The W-Pack includes the original To Heart game as well as To Heart 2 on two separate UMDs. The contents are packaged in a rectangular cardboard box that features two heroines from the To Heart games.

Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII - Ultimate Hits - New Import

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«©NCSX» The spiky-haired Zack Fair is a soldier in the employ of the Shinra Electric Power Company. Young, strong, and impressionable, Zack is a member of a private army known as SOLDIER that works for Shinra Power. Zack aspires to become a Soldier First Class which is an elite branch of SOLDIER where the best of the best are assigned. At the outset of the game, Zack engages in a thrilling virtual reality sequence where he races across the top of a train, battles soldiers, and flies through the air to disconnect some train cars from the main caboose group. The sequence is entirely CG with some beautiful visuals to appreciate.

Soon after the VRS sequence, Zack is summoned to a briefing room where his supervisor named Lazard gives him an assignment. A Soldier First Class named Genesis has gone missing along with a number of other elite soldiers. Zack is to investigate their disappearance and determine what has happened. He is allowed to bring a Turk with him and their first area of exploration is a mountainous region in Wutai...

Crisis Core: FFVII takes place before the events of the original Final Fantasy VII game and features a recognizable cast of characters which include Cloud Strife, Sephiroth, Aerith Gainsborough, Tifa Lockhart, Reno, Rude, and Yuffie Kisaragi. The whole gang's back...
The "Ultimate Hits" release of Crisis Core is a budget-price reissue of the game which is similar to the "Greatest Hits" banner in North America.

PSP Final Fantasy Tactics Ultimate Hits - New Import, In Stock

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«©NCSX» Return to the world of Ivalice and join a lad named Ramza Beoulve and his friend Delita Herial who find themselves embroiled in The Lion War. Princess Ovelia, the adopted daughter of King Omdolia, has been kidnapped and two mighty houses marshal for war. On one side is the Gallione Family ruled by Prince Larg who's family crest is a White Lion. Opposing them is the Zeltennia Family stewarded by Prince Goltana who's family crest is a Black Lion. Two lions clash and Ivalice suffers from their enmity.

Players take on the role of Ramza Beoulve who teams up with Delita Herial and cohorts in an adventure to beat back enemy hordes. The first chapter is titled, "The Meager" and the game starts in Magic City Gariland where Ramza's party is charged with defeating a group of brigands. The next mission takes place on the Mandalia Plains where the party may opt to save a warrior named Algus. In general, the goal of each mission is defeating all of the enemy units on the map but different objectives pop up from time to time to spice up the tactical action.

Final Fantasy Tactics Shishi Sensou is based on the original Playstation game from 1997. The visual presentation of the game is a near 1:1 copy of the original but Square adds a cel-shaded introduction cinema and numerous animation sequences which play after each chapter. The PSP update of Final Fantasy Tactics also features two new playable characters: Balflear from FFXII and Luso from Final Fantasy Tactics Advance 2.

PS2 Final Fantasy XII International Zodiac Job - New Import

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«©NCSX» When FFXII was released in Japan on March 16, 2006, we knew it would do well based on built-in expectations alone. The name Final Fantasy tends to guarantee big sales numbers to an ever-hungry audience. Fast forward to October 31, 2006 and stateside players also snapped the game up at a healthy clip. Last but certainly not least, European players were sated with their FFXII fix on February 23, 2007. After the world was fed the latest installment of FFXII, Square Enix went back to the well and decided that history would repeat itself. An "International" edition of FFXII would be released in Japan at full price with some slight improvements added to the mix. Square had performed the same routine with FFX, FFX-2, and the two Kingdom Hearts games.

The International version of Final Fantasy XII features a dozen license board variants which govern the professions that a character may be bequeathed. The voices in the game are from the USA version of FFXII but note that the text and dialogue is entirely in Japanese. For gamers who enjoy a theater-like experience, the action may be viewed in sweet 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio.