MAG Weekly Famitsu Vol. 1107 - New Import, Sold Out

NCS Product Synopsis
«©NCSX» Japanese actress Chiaki Kuriyama peers out from the cover of this week's Weekly Famitsu which contains coverage of the following bits:
» Previews for NDS Inazuma Eleven 3 and Wii Xenoblade.
» Famitsu reviews NDS Utatte Touch (8/8/7/8), NDS WiZmans World (7/7/7/7), NDS Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Mugen no Frontier EXCEED (8/8/8/8), PSP BlazBlue Portable (7/7/7/7), PSP Kenka Banchou 4: One Year War (9/8/8/8), PSP Qix++ (7/7/7/7), X360 Espgaluda II (8/8/7/7), X360 Borderlands (8/8/8/7) and Wii Rajirugi NOAH (6/7/6/5).
» Coin-op coverage for Dragon Quest II Legend from Armor Project and Square Enix which features a joystick that's designed to look like a huge sword which is planted into the cabinet. We want one.
» Pre-packaged ramen is on the menu in this week's PICK UP FOOD section and Famitsu takes a look at offerings from local eateries.
» Covergirl Chiaki Kuriyama appears in a 4-page photo spread.
» Hokuto Musou is shaping up very nicely as seen in the preview located on pages 306-309. In one screenshot, someone is carrying a missile.

BATH One Piece Jolly Roger Towel - Import Preorder

NCS Preorder Synopsis
«©NCSX» The different pirate factions in the One Piece animation series all fly a variation of the Jolly Roger flag on their ships. In the case of the Straw Hat Pirates led by Luffy, their version of the Jolly Roger wears a straw hat and a toothy grin. The crossbones are positioned in a perfect "X" perhaps to signify danger and cause alarm. Cospa has started preorders for a One Piece Jolly Roger 100% Cotton Towel which may be flown like a flag in gale force winds and measures 135 x 68cm in area. Preorders are welcome to ship in mid-late April 2010 at JPY3800 or US$43.90 from NCS.

GEAR Moonlight Cradle Feena Fam Earthlight T-Shirt - Preorder

NCS Preorder Synopsis
«©NCSX» In the Moonlight Cradle eroge game released last year, one of the heroines is a pink-haired girl named Estel Freesia. This t-shirt from Cospa isn't about her. The shirt captures another Moonlight Cradle heroine named Feena Fam Earthlight who's a Princess of the Kingdom of Sphere which is located on the Moon. In order to become more worldly, Feena travels to Earth to learn about the natives, the customs, and the inadequacies of the humans. Cospa's t-shirt features an image of Feena in a swimsuit who's positioned in a lewd pose. Anyone who wears the shirt in public will instantly become one of the bravest and most dedicated fans of anything to ever walk to Earth. Preorders will ship in March 2010.

BED Dream C Club Rui Pillow Case - Preorder

NCS Preorder Synopsis
«©NCSX» Rui is a pink-haired hostess who works in the Dream C Club alongside an assortment of other hostesses. Her goal at the club is to convince customers to spend lots of cash on drinks and curry favor with the drunks in order to earn generous gifts. Although Rui caters to mature audiences during the midnight hour, her 9-to-5 job is teaching children.

Cospa has taken notice of Rui and they've licensed her likeness for a pair of pillow cases which measure 150 x 50cm (59 x 19.68") in area. The pillow coverings are made of 100% cotton and are designed to hold "body pillows" which are tubular and lengthy enough to cradle the entire body. We've seen some body pillows at stateside department stores go for about $10 but others are more expensive depending on the material. When the Rui pillow case covers a body pillow, her likeness is basically imprinted upon the pillow. In a sense, the body pillow becomes the very embodiment of Rui, pink-haired Dream C Club hostess extraordinaire.

Two varieties of the Rui Pillow Cover are available for preorder as follows:

1) Rui becomes a nurse. A nurse whose arm underscores her boobs.

2) Rui wears a pink bikini which is the exact shade of her hair. Outstanding.

Preorders are welcome to ship in late April 2010 at JPY8000 or $88.90.

NDS Sangokushi DS 3 - New Import, In Stock

NCS Product Synopsis
«©NCSX» The Playstation and Sega Saturn versions of Sangokushi V were released in Japan over a decade ago and sales were formidable. Koei revives the game and upgrades it with new features for a re-release on the NDS under the title of Sangokushi DS 3 aka San Goku Shi DS 3.
The Nintendo DS update follows the overall war and resource management framework of the original but new generals, weapons, strategic elements, and special abilities have been added to bolster the turn-based experience. By using diplomacy and timely military actions along with the forging of important alliances, players fend off attacks while expanding the reach and influence of the kingdom. A new game mode called "Battle Road Heroes" allows for quick and simple engagements instead of the time-investment-heavy main game mode.

PSP 1 Million Ton no Barabara - New Import, In Stock

NCS Product Synopsis
«©NCSX» In the early days of the video gaming trade, Taito concocted a coin-op titled QIX which was a strategic puzzle game. By maneuvering a little diamond-shaped ship, players drew lines to construct 2D boxes and rectangles in order to build up a conglomeration of simple structures. The goal was to box in a little electrical monster called "Qix." It wasn't really a monster in the classical sense but we label most adversaries and enemies "monster" to demonize them and make them worthy of destruction.

Sony's 1 Million Ton no Barabara is the reversal of Qix. Instead of building up structures to defeat a monster ala Qix, players control a motley cadre of heroes to saw, sever, and break monstrous battleships apart. Since beastly battleships won't die at the hands of a few ragtag warriors without a fight, they'll strike back with firepower, ordnance, and arachnid-like creatures that scurry in hot pursuit. The heroes ramble around the surface of the ship with their saws to split the craft apart and when danger nears, they can hunker down in a shielded position to blunt attacks. While the destruction of the ship is happening, the arachnid-like creatures will try to stitch the ship back up to keep the parts from flying off into the heavens. If the heroes falter in their acts of havoc, the battleships will drop bombs and destroy their little principality. The visual style of the game may be described as "quirky" and "whimsical" with a dash of "quaint" thrown in to be comprehensive. Early reservations will ship with a bonus 1- Million Ton no Barabara T-shirt that's being given away by Sony in 50% ratio.

PSP Classic Dungeon Fuyoku no Masoujin - New Import

NCS Product Synopsis
«©NCSX» Top-viewed RPGs have been around for ages and Nippon Ichi takes a stab at creating a "classic" RPG that's obviously lifted from the age of the original Famicom. Features such as 5-channel-sounding music, plain big-pixel graphics, and beeping-booping sound effects are all in attendance along with a simple quest to conquer. Basic objectives such as chopping up monsters, gathering loot, and leveling up are also part and parcel of Classic Dungeon. Character archetypes are depicted with stylized representations and the game world is made up of dot-graphics greenery, brickwork, and woodlands.

At the outset of the game, a selection of pre-built character archetypes are available for the choosing but if they're not endearing enough, players can doodle their own heroes. The character construction function features a 13 x 13 big-pixel grid upon which the front, profile, and back of a hero is designed. Once you're pleased with how the front of the hero looks, you can rotate him to work on the back. Give him a pigtail if you wish. When exploring the world, the hero of your choosing travels alone but up to eight supporting characters can be positioned around him in the setup screen. Their portraits will appear on the upper-right corner of the screen in the cardinal directions that you've placed them in.

Reservations will ship with a bonus Classic Dungeon Original Soundtrack which contains 8-bit music that might bring back a bit of retro reverie.

NCS Product Synopsis
«©NCSX» Top-viewed RPGs have been around for ages and Nippon Ichi takes a stab at creating a "classic" RPG that's obviously lifted from the age of the original Famicom. Features such as 5-channel-sounding music, plain big-pixel graphics, and beeping-booping sound effects are all in attendance along with a simple quest to conquer. Basic objectives such as chopping up monsters, gathering loot, and leveling up are also part and parcel of Classic Dungeon. Character archetypes are depicted with stylized representations and the game world is made up of dot-graphics greenery, brickwork, and woodlands.

At the outset of the game, a selection of pre-built character archetypes are available for the choosing but if they're not endearing enough, players can doodle their own heroes. The character construction function features a 13 x 13 big-pixel grid upon which the front, profile, and back of a hero is designed. Once you're pleased with how the front of the hero looks, you can rotate him to work on the back. Give him a pigtail if you wish. When exploring the world, the hero of your choosing travels alone but up to eight supporting characters can be positioned around him in the setup screen. Their portraits will appear on the upper-right corner of the screen in the cardinal directions that you've placed them in.

Reservations will ship with a bonus Classic Dungeon Original Soundtrack which contains 8-bit music that might bring back a bit of retro reverie.

PS3 Biohazard 5 Alternative Edition - New Import, Restock Soon

From the Publisher
Biohazard 5 Alternative Edition includes the original game plus all additional content, making it the ultimate Biohazard 5 experience. Previously only seen during cut scenes of the original Biohazard 5 Alternative Edition, the first new episode titled “LOST IN NIGHTMARES,” finds BSAA agent, Chris Redfield, working with his partner, Jill Valentine, as they investigate Ozwell E. Spencer’s hideaway. Spencer, the evil mastermind and co-founder of Umbrella Corporation, has been hiding a new evil deep within the basement of his mansion. Chris and Jill discover this grotesque evil standing in their way as the two enter deeper into the catacombs beneath the mansion.

Simultaneous with the release of “LOST IN NIGHTMARES”, new costumes for Chris and Sheva will be made available, allowing the player to experience Biohazard 5 Alternative Edition with a fresh new look and feel through both game play and cut-scene playback. A new refresh of Mercenaries Mode, “THE MERCENARIES REUNION”, gives players new playable characters and weapon load outs which provide players additional challenges as they aim to shoot down as many enemies as they can.