How bout spending some time after your 4th of July gaming binge with the usual suspects (CoD, Modern Warfare, etc) with a couple of quirky Japanese imports brought to you by MonkeyPaw Games on Sony’s Playstation Network Import Store. The two games, Rapid Angel and Yakiniku Bugyou are not something that you see everyday, check [...]

Here’s an entire list of notable Nintendo DS bargain bin titles, some of which are imported titles and quite a number of them with huge discounts: Super Dodgeball Brawlers (US) ~ USD 19.90 (Click here for details) New International Track & Field (US) ~ USD 19.90 (Click here for details) Populous DS (US) ~ USD [...]

I didn’t know that Nine Over Ten 9/10 is linking to an emo-blog. Teenagers these days, complaining about what they can’t get, in this case a laptop. I used to lug around a 5 kilo laptop with a RM 13,000 price tag back in college. I didn’t complain as having a laptop was sheer convenience [...]

I can’t believe it. In just one night, I’ve been transformed into a 14-match winning pugilist with, guess what, 14 KOs. Yup, Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting! DS does have a way in making you feel like a boxing champ. The game feels like a cross between Rocky and The Karate Kid, with reasons explained [...]

Mention the words tokusatsu and henshin, and immediately the Power Rangers and Kamen Rider come into mind. According to Wikipedia, henshin is the Japanese word for transformation; and it’s usually used when a character transforms into a superhero; complete with outlandish costumes and sometimes vehicles. On the other hand, the word tokusatsu means “special effects”, [...]

Previously when it came to shmups on the Nintendo DS, I thought the genre had the personality of a limpet mine. But the good news is that while the genre was previously populated by Nanostray (and Nanostray 2), it’s actually starting to heat up. Renaissance? First came the re-release of Taito’s Space Invaders in the [...]

Culdcept DS is one of the more interesting Japanese titles that I’ve played on the Nintendo DS. Think of it as Monopoly, crossed with Magic: The Gathering. It’s a board game whereby like Monopoly, you get to pass “Go” and collect money. At the beginning of each turn, you draw a card into your “hand” [...]

Doki Doki Majo Shinpan! 2 Duo was first to hit the bargain bin last month and now the First Print Limited Edition version of Doki Doki Majo Shinpan! 2 Duo follows suit with a whopping USD 55.10 discount! This limited edition set comes not only with the Nintendo DS game but also a couple of [...]

Dad has been to Japan several times and has experienced a number of things over there, amongst them an earthquake and expensive sashimi. One thing that he always mentions (besides the earthquake) would be the speed limit on Japanese roads. Unlike the speed limit on Malaysian roads which can range from 70km/h to 90 km/h, [...]

I’ve noted the differences between the box art for Japanese and American versions of games ever since my review of Atari Happy 10 Games (a.ka. Retro Atari Classics) more than one and a half years ago. And time and again I’ve always favoured Japanese box-art with the exception for Konami Arcade Hits Anyways, I was [...]