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more about #marvelousentertainment Andrew Wyatt: $30? Hmm... I played the demo, and it was indeed good, but I was expecting more along the $20 line. $30 is a bit much to pay for what is really just a... more » imconfus: This and 3D Dot Game Heroes will fulfil my need for retro video game humor. #halfminutehero more » Bluesnow222: Loved the game, loved the music, loved the randomness. I also hated the Princess stages =/ They got very repetitive very fast. The second to last mo... more » NoBullet: I played the demo. Seemed pretty fun. #halfminutehero more » fuchikoma: Sounds awesome. Since there's apparently a demo, I'll grab it tonight! If there's a disc version, I'll probably pick it up! #halfminutehero more » jayntampa: I picked this up, too -- I was surprised by the variety in the modes ... when I bought it, I thought I was just getting the Hero 30 mode -- so, really... more » Witzbold: Glad to hear you liked it Stephen and fair review of the game. For anyone whos bored and/or wants something totally batshit to waste time with this w... more » excel_excel: This sounds fantastic. JRPG sped up with loads of humour, count me in more » Mozz-eyes: I'm strangely excited by this, it looks different and manically enjoyable :D I'm hoping that it will be a digital download though, I think Sony said ... more » Paradox me: Is this available on PSN? If I do end up getting a Go this'll be the first game I pick up. I love the thought of it being able to suck up a lot of t... more » Kobun: I'm surprised to see such a positive review because I found the demo awkward and unappealing. Maybe I'll give it another shot though the $30 price poi... more » BubbleF**kingBuddy: Probably the Handheld GOTY. #halfminutehero more » Goretooth: This looks really promising, hopefully this gets uploaded to the psn soon! Also how do you time it so accurately #halfminutehero more » elmorepow: I really have to say that the poor graphics were keeping me away from PSP instalments of Valhalla Knights. Wii version just looks like Vagrant Story (... more » Boom-Chicka-Ah: Here to Create a Star Commenter Empire: as long as combat isnt turn based i'm will be happy with it. but something tells me it has anime cheesy crap acting all over it. more » FigNewton: "Far be it for me to be the only way the game can represent itself to skeptics and optimists alike." ... Um, come again? more » em: Hmmm....It's awfully brown... I like JRPGS (usually), but I think I may pass on this one. more » bobtheduck in Korea: I saw this trailer on the JP store (in Japanese, of course) about 2 months ago... It annoyed me because I had no clue what the damned thing was about... more » Sarcasmancer: Puzzle/Action/RPG/Random Nudity? Interesting. Any chances at a US release? more » umalt: If only it was earthbound... sigh. more » -
#review
Half-Minute Hero Review: A Good Risk
Have you ever had your intelligence insulted or your time wasted by a Japanese role-playing game? This one won't do either. More » -
#clips
See Valhalla Knights for yourself
My preview of the upcoming Valhalla Knights: Eldar Saga for the Wii seems to have a lot of people up in arms about graphics, gimmicks and general Wii skepticism. More » -
#impressions
Half-Formed Half-Minute Hero Impressions: Why Am I Naked?!
Another game Stephen Totilo got to first that I was curious about was Half-Minute Hero, the game where you really only have 30 seconds to beat a level. More » -
#preview
Valhalla Knights: Eldar Saga Preview: Making The Jump To Home Consoles
The Valhalla Knights games (all two of them) have been confined to the PSP since 2006, but now they're finally making the jump to home consoles. More » -
#ds
Sakura Note, For The Nintendo DS
Marvelous Entertainment's creative experiments with Nintendo platforms just keep on keepin' on, with the release later this year of Sakura Note, an adventure game for the DS. More » -
#marvelousentertainment
Marvelous May Bring Its Wii Games To PS3, Xbox 360
Japanese publisher Marvelous Entertainment hasn't seen the success on the Wii that it might have envisioned. Releases like No More Heroes, Muramasa: The Demon Blade and Arc Rise Fantasia haven't captured the Wii audiences attention just yet. What to do? More » -
#wii
Marvelous Entertainment On Wii Game Sales: T_T
The Wii may be king of the console market, but some publishers, like Marvelous Entertainment of Japan, are having a hard time recouping their costs to the point of tears. Huh?! There's no crying in video game publishing! More » -
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#marvelousentertainment
Grasshopper Manufacture's PS3 Title Is "Risky"
Grasshopper Manufacture, the developer behind Wii franchise No More Heroes, is working on a PS3 game — perhaps that rumored Kafkaesque title? Who knows? President of Marvelous Interactive, Yasuhiro Wada, does. More » -
#wii
Muramasa Loses Its American Publisher
What is it with Wii games losing publishers? First Fatal Frame, now Muramasa - which was about the best-looking thing due on the console in 2009 - finds its American release up in the air. More » -
#artwork
Muramasa: The Demon Blade Is Clearly Pandering
We have little doubt that Vanillaware and Marvelous Entertainment are targeting the tinglier areas of otaku with Muramasa: The Demon Blade, what with all the sexy bath time and fetishistic character designs. More » -
#maximumrisky
Arc Rise Fantasia Covers Up Itself
Screenshots for upcoming role-playing-game Arc Rise Fantasia featured a female character Lesley with the lower part of her breasts exposed. That is, before the Wii game's website was relaunched. More » -
#japan
Are These Box Art Designs Similar?
Folks are fluttering around on the Japanese internet about the boxart similarity between these two games. Kwinky-dink or sinister thievery? More » -
#thegreatestdepression
Marvelous Entertainment Asks 17 Percent Of Workforce To Quit
Japanese anime, music and game company Marvelous Entertainment has asking for a number of its employees to retire. The exact number, according to Marvelous, is "in the range of 20" workers (about 17 percent). More » -
#clips
Yuusha 30: Turns Out Countdown Clocks Are Sometimes Warranted
Marvelous Entertainment's PSP-bound Yuusha 30 looks clever. Clever enough for us to forgive them their use of a countdown clock teaser that led many to think it was The Legend of Zelda related. More » -
#japan
New PSP Title Offers Blasts of 30 Seconds Gameplay
Upcoming Yuusha 30 (Brave 30) has players save the world in four different game modes — 30 seconds at a time. More » -
#countdown
OK, What's the Deal With These Countdown Clocks
Two countdown clocks are up on Japanese developer web sites, both pointing to something being announced around Friday. One looks like Zelda, the other Mario-ish. More »
