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Mana Khemia 2: Fall of Alchemy Falls In Fall
Sequel to the so-so Alchemists of Al-Revis, Mana Khemia 2: Fall of Alchemy promises more of the Atelier Iris-flavored alchemy and crafting elements that the first game paid homage to. The first Mana Khemia took a bit of a hit in the ratings for being long-winded. But with screens this pretty, I may not mind…
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Phantom Brave: We Meet Again Looks Hauntingly Familiar
I’m not completely sure what Phantom Brave on PlayStation 2 was supposed to be a successor to: Disgaea: Hour of Darkness, La Pucelle: Tactics or some other cult hit tactical role-playing game. But it doesn’t matter because Phantom Brave: We Meet Again is Wii a port of the PS2 game—and therefore not beholden to whatever…
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Full Blast Hitchhike Preview: Just As Weird With The Name Change
Formerly known as Let’s Hitchhike!!!!!!!!!—yes, with nine exclamation points—the re-christened Full Blast Hitchhike is probably the weirdest WiiWare game I’ve ever played. It also doesn’t seem to have all that much to do with hitchhiking. Sure there’s a thumb cursor and some vehicles you’re trying to “flag down” via all manner of Wii-mote flailing you…
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Puchi Puchi Virus Screens Make Outbreaks Adorable
Nippon Ichi’s Puchi Puchi Virus just keeps getting cuter and cuter. Sadly, the game’s U.S. release was delayed by a whole year, putting us two years behind all the fun they’ve been having in Japan. Guess I’ll just have to play it twice as long to make up for it. I totally dig puzzle games…
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Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days Coming Stateside
Nippon Ichi Software’s Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories will be making its way to PSP with a subtitle change, new characters, new content and a new character class this Fall. I’m not sure what the “peta” character class is, or even if I spelled it right, but it it should spice up the replay value even…
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