The Nintendo Wii really needed more RPGs and the console is starting to deliver. Ougon no Kizuna, being developed by Jaleco, may be one of the more interesting RPGs to hit consoles in some time. It’s also nice to see Jaleco back in action. They made some really awesome games back in the 1980s.

The game is an action-RPG, where you will use the Wii Nunchuck in battle. I don’t know a lot about the game yet, but it certainly looks like a title we need to keep our eyes on.

Scans Via Gamekyo via VG Chartz

written by Will Snizek \\ tags: action, battle, gallery, game, Jaleco, Kizuna, lot, Nintendo, Nintendo Wii, Nunchuck, Ougon, RPG, RPGs, time, title

Emerald Weapon (Final Fantasy VII)

Some may wonder why Emerald Weapon is my choice for one of the greatest video game villains of all-time. It might have a little something to do with the fact that this villain was simply one hard bastard to beat. With over a million HP and a 20 minute time limit for the battle, very few people beat Emerald Weapon on the first or even second try. While Emerald Weapon wasn’t the hardest boss of all time, it was certainly in my top 5. The only boss battle that was on the same epic level as Emerald Weapon would have been Murai from Ninja Gaiden Black. Defeating any villain in a game should evoke emotions of accomplishment, and Emerald Weapon certainly accomplished that for me.

If you happened to collect the Underwater Materia in the game, then you don’t have to worry about the time limit, but that’s not as fun. I fought and defeated EW when I first located him back in 1997. I discovered a YouTube video showing the boss being defeated by Tifa:

written by Will Snizek \\ tags: battle, Boss, Emerald Weapon, fantasy, FINAL, Final Fantasy VII, game, Greatest, video, VII, villain, Villains

In the upcoming election, it is a battle of image; it is also a battle of ego versus inspiration. In terms of preserving our young republic, we are a critical moment, will we be the industrious, innovative trail blazers of the past, or will we continue to run the country into the ground with ‘ego’ based policy.
You are probably wondering what I mean by ‘ego’ based policy. To me, it means a policy that is based on pride and posturing. It is a mentality of adolescence. In my middle school years, I would get in a fight over a crush with a friend, or would let the air out of a friend’s tires for disagreeing on where to go in a friendly bike ride. What is my point? The point is, those things are a normal part of development if you are 12 years old. Those types of behavior are not normal if you are the leader of the presumed powerhouse of the world.

John McCain has made it clear through his posturing that he wants to expand the U.S. Empire. He has made it clear that he is willing to attack a country based on minor insults or upon a rumor of hearing something he feels is disrespectful. Like I said, that is ok if you are 12 years old, the problem is, there are no ‘take backs’ when the missiles start to fly.

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written by Aaron Ott \\ tags: ain, battle, Country, ego, election, Fag, friend, Ignorance, image, John McCain, Obama, point, policy, posturing, Touch, U.S. Empire, Vot

It’s incredible that this Nintendo classic has hit the 21 year anniversary. Not to be confused with the latter side scrolling adventure game ‘Battle of Olympus’ Zelda II was released in 1988 in North America and 1987 in Japan. Many Zelda fans did not accept The Adventure of Link even being called ‘the black sheep” of the Zelda series. Sales were still high, as expected, possibly due to this Japanese commercial.

I think the little girl said, “Haha, we got the game first! You filthy American’s get it next year.”

Enjoy your OSS!

written by Juan Perez \\ tags: adventure, Anniversary, battle, classic, game, Japan, link, Nintendo, North America, Old, Old School Sunday, Olympus, OSS, School, series, sheep, side, Sunday, year, zelda, Zelda II

How many more days of teasers were we going to see on Blizzards’ site.  After 8 long years since Diablo 2, fans will not need to wait much longer.  With the Announcement of Diablo 3 conveniently before E3, we can say “expect to see it there”.  In the meantime, “What info do we know about Diablo 3?.. not much but here’s what we DO know”:

Two decades have passed since the demonic denizens, Diablo, Mephisto, and Baal, wandered the world of Sanctuary in a vicious rampage to shackle humanity into unholy slavery. Yet for those who battled the Prime Evils directly, the memory fades slowly and the wounds of the soul still burn.

When Deckard Cain returns to the ruins of Tristram’s Cathedral seeking clues to new stirrings of evil, a comet from the heavens strikes the very ground where Diablo once entered the world. The comet carries a dark omen in its fiery being and it calls the heroes of Sanctuary to defend the mortal world against the rising powers of the Burning Hells–and even the failing luminaries of the High Heavens itself.

- Explore a fully-realized Sanctuary–the living, breathing gothic fantasy world of Diablo III rendered in gorgeous 3D.

- Battle the unholy forces of the Burning Hells with all-new character classes like the otherworldly Witch Doctor, or with re-imagined warriors from Diablo’s past: such as the fierce Barbarian.

- Rain Hell on your enemies wielding the interactive environment as a weapon: lay cunning traps, turn destructible objects against your foes, and use environmental obstacles to your advantage–all powered by the Havoc physics system.

- Experience the intensity of multiplayer Diablo III over an all-new, wickedly-enhanced Battle.net platform with numerous enhancements to make connecting with your friends easier–and cooperative gameplay more fun.

Diablo will again focus on cooperative play, and feature the return of Deckard Cain.  You’ll also get a new class called the Witch Doctor who’ll have access to jungle magic and be able to summon animals and insects, inflict diseases, and mind-control enemies.

written by Juan Perez \\ tags: announcement, Announces, battle, Blizzard, Blizzards, Burning, Cain, comet, Deckard, Diablo, Diablo 3, Doctor, Features, III, Rain Hell, Sanctuary, site, Tristram, Witch, world

Let the battle begin. PS3 owners will FINALLY get what Xbox360 owners have grown to love for years now. In-game XMB (cross media bar), and trophies (achievements).

A new PLAYSTATION 3 firmware update (v2.36) will be launching soon, improving system stability when playing select PlayStation format software titles. We’re also happy to officially report that the 2.40 system software update for PS3 will include “XMB” access in-game. The update will also include “trophies,” an exciting new feature that we’ll be providing more details on soon, as well as some other new enhancements. We’ve talked about some of this on the blog previously and know that many of you can’t wait to get your hands on these features. You can expect us to share all of the official details shortly.

Via Playstation.Blog

written by Juan Perez \\ tags: Bar, battle, blog, cross, FINALLY, firmware, In-game, Let, Playstation, PS# fimware, ps3 2.36, ps3 2.40, PS3 Firmware, ps3 trophies, software, stability, system, update, Xbox, XMB

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Faces are everything for game companies. Popular faces…even better. This past week has seen the continuing battle between Ninja Gaiden creator, Tomonobu Itagaki, and his former employer, Tecmo, as the face of the company has left. Itagaki has turned his resignation in and is due out July 1st.

The main scuffle was that Team Ninja’s main man did not receive bonuses for his work on Dead or Alive 4 and was suggested that if he didn’t like the goings-on, he’d quit or sue.

Well, he did both and the aftermath hasn’t been pretty.
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written by Carlos Macias \\ tags: battle, care, COMFaces, doesn, everything, Face, game, Itagaki, match, Mr. CliffyB, Ninja, Peter Moore, Popular, POWERED, Tecmo, Week, www

Click on the above image for a larger view.  I have seen quite a few GTA IV comics hit the web in the past few weeks, but this one has to be the best by far.  The strange thing about my personal GTA experiences is that I tend to run over the most people when I’m not trying to.  After all, Grand Theft Auto has always been about the complete randomness of the chaos each individual experiences.  Just the other day, I jacked a car from this fat guy and he started running after me.  I decided to drive circles around him and amuse myself watching him pointlessly run in the circle following me.  Just as I was getting bored of the situation, a random car ran up on the curb and hit him mid-stride.  The driver got out and a scuffle started.  Next thing you know, the cops show up and a gun battle takes place.  After the battle was over, I leisurely walked over and picked up all the money from the dead bodies.  It’s thing like this that keep GTA IV interesting even when you’re just screwing around.

Comic Via Image Shack

written by Will Snizek \\ tags: Auto, battle, car, chaos, Click, Driving, Grand, GTA, image, Liberty City, randomness, Test, Theft, thing, view, web

A lot of non PS3 gamers have compared Gears of War to Resistance in hoping to create a battle for the best FPS for their appropriate system. Now everyone knows how successful Gears of War was but if you were an open minded, multi-platform owner you knew that Resistance was no poor man’s version of GOW.

Once Resistance 2 was announced, many following the original knew this would be another great exclusive game for the PS3 to market. Well here we are 1 + years later and now we’ll have Resistance 2 and Gears of War 2 head to head. This time, since the PS3 is slated to be “The Year of the PS3″, it should only mean more success for Resistance 2!

Resistance 2: With only 19 hours left to live, Nathan Hale begins his mission to protect what he knows. The chance to rid the world of chaos and abduction, his chance to Resist all which is evil!

System: PS3

Release Date: November 2008

written by Juan Perez \\ tags: battle, exclusive, following, FPS, Gears, GOW, It's Time, Nathan Hale, R2, Resistance, Resistance 2, Resistance 2: It's Time, Sony PS3, system, version, War