NDS Inazuma Eleven 3: Sekai e no Chousen! The Ogre - New

NCS Product Synopsis
«©NCSX» Once rivals and now mates, the high school soccer players of Inazuma Eleven shove aside their differences and join together to build a club to compete in the Soccer World Championship. Squad leader Endo Mamoru and company create one team to represent Japan that they're calling "Inazuma Japan." The third volume in the Inazuma Eleven series features over 2000 players from different high schools who may be recruited and assembled into a soccer team. Players can also perform 300 types of special moves and killer shots to gain an edge against an opposing team. Inazuma 3 features a "Super Link" feature which allows character data from Inazuma Eleven 2 to be ported over and utilized. The "Ogre" edition of IE3 is compatible with the earlier releases of IE3 "Spark" and "Bomber" for character trading. Ogre also features special moves, characters (Digimon too), and storyline snippets that are exclusive to the game.    

PS3 Gundam Musou 3 - New Japanese Import

NCS Product Synopsis
«©NCSX» Gundam and Zaku return to the battlefield once more in a third Gundam Musou which ships in December 2010. Gundam series featured in the game include:

» Mobile Suit Gundam F91
» Mobile Suit Gundam Z, Gundam ZZ
» Mobile Suit Gundam Char's Counterattack
» Mobile Fighting Legend G Gundam
» Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny
» Mobile Suit Gundam 0083 Stardust Memory
» Mobile New Century Gundam X

   The first printing of the game includes a bonus DLC code which allows players to download and use the "Musha Gundam Mk-II" mech at the outset of the gaming campaigns.

PS3 Castlevania Lords of Shadow - New Japanese Import

From the Publisher
   Castlevania: Lords of Shadow is a dark and vivid new re-imagining of the Castlevania mythology. It is the end of days and ungodly powers isolate the Earth. The Earth’s alliance with the heavens has been threatened by a dark and malevolent force – the mysterious Lords of Shadow - darkness reigns the world. Across this shattered land, the souls of the dead wander unable to find peace, whilst creatures of evil wreak chaos and death upon the living.

   Gabriel Belmont is a member of the Brotherhood of Light, an elite group of holy knights who protect and defend the innocent against the supernatural. His beloved wife was brutally murdered by the evil forces of darkness and her soul trapped for eternity. Neither living nor dead she realizes the horrific truth of what is at stake and guides Gabriel to his destiny – and hopefully salvation for the world... but at what cost? Thus, Gabriel must travel the destroyed world, defeating the evil tyrants in order to use their powers to bring balance back to the world. Armed with the versatile Combat Cross - the world's last hope must encounter the three factions of the Lords of Shadow and end their unholy rule.

PSP Shining Hearts - Japanese Preorder

NCS Product Synopsis
«©NCSX»  Shining Hearts takes place on an island named Windaria and follows the story of a boy who works at a bakery named Rick. Once day, Rick chances upon a girl named Kaguya who's suffering from amnesia. Rick decides to become a hero and helps the girl with her troubles and stave off the randy pirates who're hot on her heels. Rick recruits his friends from the bakery to help him on his quest - a magician named Amil, a hunter known as Neris, and a priestess named Aerie all collaborate to help Kaguya. Shining Hearts plays like an RPG but also includes side missions and mini-games that may be played apart from the main quest. As the party ventures across the island of Windaria, they'll retrieve hearts from the characters they encounter and every heart helps Kaguya recover a piece of her memory. The recovery of hearts also affects the construction of a ship that's being built at the outset of the game and the expansion of Windaria itself.

   Early preorders will ship with a bonus "Pirate Treasure Fan Disc" which was given away in 50% ratio. The contents of the fan disc bonus are:

1) Shining Hearts character data and illustrations booklet
2) Shining Hearts promotional card
3) Kikuta Hiroki Music Soundtrack Collection
4) PSP and PC Desktop icons, wallpaper, and clock
5) Collection of voice acting snippets from the game
6) The opening cinema from Shining Hearts

PS3 Umineko no Naku Koro ni: Majo to Suiri no Rinbukyoku

NCS Product Synopsis
«©NCSX» Released for Japanese PCs last month, Umineko no Naku Koro Ni is headed to the Playstation 3 this December. In the game, players take on the role of a lad named Battler Ushiromiya who finds himself trapped on an island named Rokkenjima with his relatives. As the story goes, Battler's wealthy grandfather Kinzo Ushiromiya is on his deathbed and the division of assets is to proceed after Kinzo's passing. While on the estate, Battler hears an old legend from his youth - that of a witch named Beatrice who resides on Rokkenjima who helped Kinzo start the Ushiromiya family empire and gave him much of his fortune.

    When a typhoon hits the island, the family members and servants are trapped but that's not too bad. That is, until people start dying and Battler finds himself in a battle of wits against the witch Beatrice. The Playstation 3 conversion of the game features the first four chapters of the series as follows: Legend of the Golden Witch, Turn of the Golden Witch, Banquet of the Golden Witch, and Alliance of the Golden Witch. Early reservations will ship with a pair of bonus Witch Beatrice pens - one is filled with blue ink and the other is filled with red ink which are being given away in 50% ratio. 

Wii Milestone Shooting Collection 2 - Japanese Preorder

NCS Product Synopsis
«©NCSX» The first Milestone Shooting Collection on the Wii collected three games from the company's library as follows:

» Chaos Field
» Karous
» Radirgy

   Not bad, right? Well, there's another Milestone Shooting Collection on the way but it's sort of a downer. The second volume rehashes all three of the games listed above and adds two titles as follows:

» Illvelo
» Radirgy NOA

   We were hoping Milestone would add Radirgy Noa Massive to the disc as well so that all of their shooters are on a single DVD. However, if they did that, they wouldn't be able to release Milestone Shooting Collection 3 on the Wii one of these days. Preorders ship on December 30, 2010.

PSP Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity - Japanese Preorder

NCS Product Synopsis
«©NCSX»  In the year 2000, civilization survived the y2K bug, the internet stock crash, and a disputed election in the United States. On the brighter side of life, Sega released Phantasy Star Online on the Dreamcast and captured the attention of players around the world. Ten years later, Sega starts preorders for Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity which is a new chapter in the PSO franchise.

   New to the game is a character named Nagisa who has long hair and carries a sword that's as tall as she is. Infinity also introduces a new race known as Deumans who are SEED-plagued humans that dress like the French nobility. Or something like that.

Game Features
» Infinity Rank Mission mode
» New monsters and new bosses to battle
» Over 3,000 items to use in the adventure
» Larger variety of clothing styles for default characters
» Ad hoc mode for multiplayer questing (maximum of 4 players)
» Friend Search feature for sharing character data with friends

   Preorders are welcome for the regular edition of the game and a limited edition which is bundled with a Premium PSP Carrying Pouch and a bonus DLC card. Both versions of the game ship on February 24, 2010. 

PSP Persona 2 Tsumi - Japanese Preorder

NCS Product Synopsis
«©NCSX» Atlus is porting the Playstation Persona 2 Tsumi (Innocent Sin) game to the Playstation Portable which ships next year. Tsumi is the first part of a 2-part game; the second part is subtitled Eternal Punishment and it'll probably reach the PSP sometime next year. New to the PSP version of Tsumi is a new opening cinema, the option to switch the BGM between the original and a new "modern" remix, and an improved battle system. Atlus is also tweaking the following features in the game:

» Updated game interface designed for the PSP version
» New character display portraits shown in the party menu
» Three difficulty settings to accommodate players of varying skill
» New miniature map feature when is displayed when traveling

   Early preorders will ship with a bonus Persona 2 Tsumi Soundtrack CD which is being given away by the publisher in 50% ratio.