"I'm sorry for leaving you baby! Do you still love me?"

Guess who's back? Well, you probably saw the logo above so no sense in asking.

It is official! Factor 5 is back and developing for Nintendo hardware once again. If you have already forgotten, Factor 5 developed Star Wars: Rogue Leader and Rebel Strike for the Nintendo Gamecube. I owned, at one point, both copies of the game and I loved them; despite Rebel Strike's goober-tastic ground mission system. IGN says they are developing a game for the Nintendo Wii. Could it be Pilot Wings, as some may rumour? Or perhaps something different?

I wouldn't mind a completely new IP. I've been in the mood lately for a flying game where you dispense an immense amount of bullets and/or lasers and missiles -- in space. But it doesn't have to be Star Wars themed. Just as long as it's fun and has good multiplayer.

And have controls that don't suck. When they do release a new game, it is safe to say everyone will be paying close attention to the control scheme and how well it is implemented within the game. This time around Factor 5 gets to play with the acclaimed Wiimote instead of the SIXAXIS (which is not acclaimed as much). Even with a better controller, will motion controls remain the bane of Factor 5? We'll just have to see.


[Source: IGN]

[ADVANCE]

Jak's Personal Ten Best Anime of 2007

Everybody loves a good list, right? I will list the ten best anime I've watched this year. Now, the views expressed hereafter are not exactly the same as the rest of the writers. These are my personal favorites; one's I enjoyed the most.

So, let's get started.

10. Lovely Complex

Why?:

Okay so, I really only had about eight shows I thoroughly enjoyed this year. I was thinking of some others to make a complete ten, so I chose Lovely Complex. If you've ever read anything written by me, you would know I am pretty biased towards romantic comedies. But LoveCom was extremely over the top in it's expression of emotions and dialogue. If anything, I watched it just to hear the characters yell at each other with a Kansai dialect. I did get really annoyed at the show many times, and even stopped watching it about two-thirds of the way through. But when I finished it I was somewhat surprised that I did enjoyed the series as a whole.

9. Shigurui

Why?:

Shigurui is truly a unique show. I've yet to see anything else like it. It's also a show I'd never recommend to a typical anime fan. The show is very - no - extremely slow paced. Watching one episode seems as if it takes an hour to watch, but it is not as if it was boring. The show has the most dramatic contrast, both in style and in content. The color is almost all black and white; dark and bright. Slow moving shots of the characters, and then in an instant, a fight breaks out and is over quickly. I'm not sure how historically accurate this show is, but if samurai could truly do some of the things portrayed in Shigurui then I find that absolutely astounding, both the actually technique and the torturous training it takes to perfect it. This show also definitely not for the faint of heart. It is extremely gory.

8. Minami-ke

Why?:

Minami-ke was a show I was really surprised I enjoyed. What exactly did I like about it? I'm still not quite sure. The complete randomness mostly. You never knew what to expect and more often than not, the outcome was hilarious. The personalities of the individual characters as well. From the tenderly and loving Haruka, to the mischievous Kana, and the critical, unamused, yes still very naive Chiaki. One truly became accustomed to these characters and continued watching to see how they would conflict next.

7. Claymore

Why?:

I'll be honest, the first third of this show was immensely boring. I don't know why I forced myself to watch it, but I'm glad I did. It started off really slow and typical. Then is slowly started to build momentum all the way up to a certain point, and then it slammed on the gas and never faltered the rest of the show. The ending was pretty disappointing which can easily be cured by a sequel. Some say Claymore will have a sequel, others say they won't. My favorite aspect of the show was how the Claymores had to use restraint when fighting, other wise they would lose their humanity. Each fighter had to use a immense amount of self control when conducting themselves, even when it seemed logical to let it all loose.

6. Baccano

Why?:

Baccano is the best show of 2007 that no one watched. It's also the most confusing. The show has a huge cast of characters that is hard to follow. I think I was familiar with them only half way through the whole show. And then we have the confusing story and time line. Baccano's greatest strength is it's story and how many events from long ago to just a few years ago are affecting the current events happening in the the show's present time. It hops between 1930-1933 so much one has no clue what's happening a majority of the time. And then we have Isaac and Miria. Two vigilante bank robber's determined to put the mafia out of business. They are hands down the best comedy duo I've seen in a long time. They were a major reason why I watched the show and why you should too.

And the ending is absolutely classic.

5. Ghost Hound

Why?:

I'm only half way through with Ghost Hound. If I had seen the whole thing, I'm certain it would be higher, but things didn't turn out like that. I've said it before, I love the audio aspect of the show. The style is somewhat simplistic in certain places, and thoroughly complex in others. I find it interesting how everything looks so pastel when the characters are inside and at school and when outside, they look bold and colorful. The supernatural aspect is finally starting to show itself in true form and the discovery of abilities and their full potential is piquing my interest immensely.

I'm sorry for using such extravagant words to describe something so simple and insignificant.

4. Toki wo no Kakeru Shoujo (The Girl Who Leapt Through Time)

Why?:

This isn't a series, it's a movie. And it is one of the best movies I've ever seen in my life. That includes animated movies and one's with human actors. It's a movie about high school life and a subtle romance with a sci-fi twist. It's also a bit tragic, but not something that leaves you depressed. I recommend this movie to everyone I come across. It's going to be in stores in North America soon, so I'd recommend everyone that can to buy it. I am confident you will not be disappointed. The style, the music, the animation, the feeling, it is all truly amazing.

3. Seirei no Moribito (Guardian of the Sacred Spirit)

Why?:

I am biased towards this show because of Production I.G. This was a show I was begging for more action to happen in. What few fights that did occur, were nothing short of spectacular. I hate characters with pacifist attitudes when they are an amazing fighter, but I love Balsa. She's more noble then most men and could beat any of them in a fight. The art in the show is probably the best I've seen in any anime. The music was eerie and truly reflected the feel the creators want to portray. It also has an interesting fantasy twist towards the second half that sort of threw you for a loop. Towards the end , I was wondering if I had been watching the same show this entire time. The plot does move pretty slow (similar to Ghost Hound, another series by Production I.G.) so if you are patient, I recommend you give this a try.

2. Tengen Toppen Gurren Lagann

Why?:

This show was almost my favorite of the year. Personal bias kept it from that spot. While I loved every aspect of the show, the stereotypical anime fan service and their typical scenario's sort of irked me. That aside, the sheer epic-ness of Gurren Lagann easily eclipses any flaws it has. If you like action, this show is definitely for you, if not perfect. If you like relationships, both that of romance, and of friends and mentors, this show might be for you as well, but be prepared for the worst. Gurren Lagann evokes emotions, both positive and negative. I can not ever recall me hating a fictional character the way I hated Rossieu, or ever felt down because of a certain characters death. Gurren Lagann only had one lowpoint, which was intentional. The protagonist rose above it. Gurren Lagann will give you goosebumps. Unless you are completely insane and hate anime, watch it as soon as possible. Tell all your friends about it and make your (male) children watch it so they'll know how to behave like a real humans.

1. Darker Than Black

Why?:

Here is where the bias comes in to play. Before I saw one episode of this show, I already was in love with it. BONES is my favorite studio. Yoko Kanno is my favorite composer. Watching this show felt like watching a movie because the production value was so high. If any anime could ever get me to buy a high definition media player, Darker Than Black would be it. Not many shows do this, but Darker Than Black has two episode arcs. So in reality, you are watching one forty minute episode. I like long episodes like that. I've seen a few OVA's and short movies that follow this timing format and enjoyed them. It really shows talent in the writing because sometimes it's hard to fill up the allotted time required for even a normal twenty two minute episode.

The show has an unusual cast of an ex-special agent with the power of electricity, an emotionless blind girl who can give intel to her team just by touching water, a black cat who has a human soul trapped in him, and an alcoholic. The show has a serene sense of humor combined with quick and fast paced action where the ones involved have unusual powers. And then the whole process of regenerating that power after the fights is intriguing, and sometimes funny. The first half of the show is confusing since each set of episodes introduces a new set of characters. Towards the end, it all comes together smoothly. The true ending did leave more to be desired. But like Claymore, we'll just assume it's because a sequel will be in the works. BONES does like to make their shows fifty or so episodes.

Conclusion:

And that's the end. If you know me personally, you should be surprised. At anything in this list. I won't recommend a lot of these shows to other people simply because some are just shows you either like, or you could care less about - if that makes any sense.

If you disagree with anything I've said, just chill out and remember it's just one person's perspective. These are the shows I enjoyed personally for various reasons - some which I've listed. If you do watch any of these shows based on my word, that would really make me happy. It's not to be expected however.

[ADVANCE]

First Impressions: Rosario + Vampire

I knew it! From the moment an anime adaption was announced for Rosario + Vampire, I knew it was going to go downhill. Was I right? Absolutely.

First and foremost, I think I should say this: I'm a fan on the manga. So should you expect this impressions article to compare the anime to the manga, and not on it's own merits? Yes, you should. I'll not go into an in-depth comparison, but some of the things that are, and are not, in the anime really irked me.


Plot:

The story is about Tsukune Aono, a normal human teenager. Tsukune isn't exactly the a greatest student so he was really happy when he was finally accepted by a high school. The only catch is the high school is for monsters only. That's right, monsters. As in fairy tale type monsters. I am somewhat familiar with the ensuing plot, and monsters from legends of all cultures make their way into this series. I've never exactly studied such things in depth, but I was accustomed to some of the ones later on, so I'm sure you will be too if it's not exactly your forte.



Our hero Tsukune, gets run over by a girl on a bicycle. How convenient for him, because she's somewhat attractive and we all know attractive girly girls flock to injured boys like flies flock to strawberries covered in honey and Aunt Jemima's Butter Rich Maple Syrup. This girl happens to be a vampire named Moka Akashiya.

Ahem! Sound familiar? Well it should. It's not, word for word, exactly like something else, but you can guess where this is going, no? Do I sound irritated enough? I'm trying my best.

Other monsters are jealous that Tsukune, this seemingly ordinary guy, gets to hang around said beautiful girl. They are monsters. Instinct and emotions are more prevalent than common sense and rationality. Even though it is against the rules, these monsters change from their human form to their true form. Tsukune has no supernatural powers (yet) so he can't fight. He'll have to rely on Moka to protect him since she seems to be much stronger than any of your typical run-of-the-mill monsters. Not only that, she looks down on them and she's an elitist. And I'm going to leave it at that.

Rant:

I'll try to make this as fast with the smallest possible amount of whining. First, the anime has 95% more fan-service than the manga. I find it absolutely appalling. It's pointless, irrelevant, distracting. It adds absolutely nothing to the show, therefore it retracts.

Tsukune is a wimp. He's supposed to be right? Nothing is really wrong with that, but this time around Tsukune is a wimp that is completely obnoxious. I used to find him quite amusing freaking out over the littlest things. Now, not so much. He's completely void of emotion. Why should I care if he gets hurt or is about to die?

The anime has 100% less of the shonen feel the manga had. A fight happens in every chapter/episode. It was the part I most looked forward too. Moka might be pretty, but once you take off the rosary, she turns into her true from and decimates any foes standing before her (for now). The fight in the anime probably lasted two seconds. She just kicks him. We see it from far away. It was absolutely nothing spectacular.

That is one thing they did do right - the portrayal of vampire Moka. A bit less of the psycho-crazy look in her eyes, but still pretty sweet.

I could go on and on. But I have a feeling this is as best as the show is going to get. More and more female characters will enter the story so I can only assume the horrendous fan-service will only multiply. Will this show be a true harem romo-com? Or will it be about a group of friends fighting together and trying to live normal lives as human high-school students, like it's supposed to be? Which one will attract the most money/popularity? Ecchi, fan-service laden, harem comedies are much more popular than shonen series', right?



Bottom line:

Move along people. Nothing to see here. Nothing you haven't already seen, sans the monster twist. If you want a good romo-com, this isn't it, because it's not supposed to be. I recommend the manga through and through. I feel like I'm judging the anime way too much, too early. If it turns out for the better I'll write an apology or something of the sort. From what I've seen so far, it doesn't look like it will turn out that way.

[ADVANCE]

Wavebirds No Longer Shipping To Stores?

Say it ain't so! Is the Wavebird is getting the axe? GoNintendo reports that is is.

I haven’t heard of any plans to offer the WaveBird Wireless Controllers in stores again (I did some checking, and we are still shipping the original Nintendo GameCube Controllers to stores).
If you’re unable to find the original
Nintendo GameCube Controller locally, you can still order this item from us.
- Nintendo customer service rep

Okay, so they aren't going to stop selling them completely, just in stores. The Wavebird is probably my favorite controller of all time and was one of the first reliable and consistent wireless controllers out on the mainstream market. This is to be expected since it was made for a last generation console, but I still am a bit surprised. I use my silver Wavebird I've had for probably three or four years with the Wii all the time, for playing Virtual Console and Gamecube games. I would think Nintendo would want to keep it around as a part of the whole "wireless controller" fad going around these days. I also wonder if the upcoming game, Super Smash Brothers: Brawl would help push sales of Gamecube controllers since the game supports it. I know I'll be using mine. I just hope they don't bump the price up like outdated sort of things tend to do.

Would it be wise for Nintendo to continue selling Gamecube controllers and Wavebirds altogether? Actually, I think it'd be better if Nintendo gave the controller a face lift and started selling them as another controller for the Wii. How about Bluetooth and Gamecube support? Make it white and light blue? Good idea, no? Maybe, maybe not. I don't think it will happen, but it would be nice.

[Source: GoNintendo]

[ADVANCE]

Nijū-Mensō no Musume To Get The Anime Treatment

Nijū-Mensō no Musume by Shinji Ohara will be one of the shows to look forward to this spring anime season. Anime News Network reports. The manga and soon to be anime is about a female thief named "Chiko". This series appears to be related to series of novels written by Ranpo Edogawa. CLAMP's manga Man of Many Faces also seems to have been inspired by these novels.

Do I sound like I know what I'm talking about? In all honesty, I know absolutely nothing about this series, and information on it seems to be scarce even though it's said to have been in serialization for about five years and even garnered a sequel. If it's any good, we'll find out this spring when it's planned to air. I cannot remember the last crime-themed anime I watched. Whatever it was, it must have not been very good.


[Source: Anime News Network]

[ADVANCE]

Tokyo Brass Style - Sorairo Days

Do you remember these gals? They did a cover of Maka Fushigi Adventure and everyone was raving about it. I found this cover of Sorairo Days yesterday and I must say it's very well done. In case you didn't know or forgot, this song is the opening to Tengen Toppen Gurren Lagann. Aside from playing it on a set, the video shows them recording, which I always love. Though the monitors the engineer is using, I was always told sound like rubbish. I've yet to hear them from myself so take that with a pinch of salt. Also, the bass player has my dream guitar.

[ADVANCE]

Fall Season Wrap-Up

The fall season is wrapping up and the winter is upon us. Thankfully, many of our favorite shows are only half way over.

I didn't watch all of the fall shows, so I can't account for the ones that I didn't watch if they turned out to be good.


Ghost Hound:

Only half way over, so far it's been a trip. The show keeps drifting from the psychological to the supernatural. It's hard to say what is the true cause of all the strange happenings that occur. All things seem to stem from a traumatic event that had happened in each of the three main characters life. And, of course, my favorite aspect of the show is the audio. I've never been so impressed with that aspect of a show before. I feel so ridiculously geeky when I bust out my good pair of head phones just to watch the show.


Minami-ke:

This is a slice-of-life comedy about random events in the lives of three school-age sisters living alone by themselves. Plot-wise, well, a plot doesn't really exist. Relationships aren't developed even though they try. It's a show you have to watch. You either like it, or you don't. I personally found the show to be hilarious with it's non-stop tongue-in-cheek humour. And of course, it has the best in-show TV drama ever: Sensei and Ninomiya-kun.

The show is over, but another studio is continuing the show. The animation looks a bit different, but it uses the same voice actors at least. I hope is still as funny.


Bamboo Blade:

Who doesn't love a good competition/sports show? Bamboo Blade isn't entirely about competing, but thankfully, it doesn't deviate too far from that. Each of the girls has a different and interesting personality which keeps the show entertaining. It's only half way over. The plot seems to be stuck for a few episodes. I would like it to move faster, but I also want to see where it's going at the current rate.


Jyuushin Enbu - Hero Tales:

I haven't seen much of this show, but over all I enjoyed it. It has some resemblance to Full Metal Alchemist since I do believe some people from that team worked on this show (don't quote me on that). More or less, has the same feel as FMA . The main character and his sibling remind me of Ed and Al, only this time, the younger sibling actually is a girl (Ohhhh snap!). The primary villain also looks like King Bradley and Major Armstrong fused into one.

All in all, it's my obligatory shounen show. Bleach isn't being aired anymore. That's my excuse. You aren't missing anything if you don't watch it.


Clannad:

A show I didn't think I would like. This is definitely one of those shows you can't judge by it's cover. I still...somewhat...completely and utterly despise the character design, but I've learned to deal with it. It's done by Visual Key, as you may already know, so it also try's to be an emotional show at certain points. It can be somewhat eerie at times with events that are influenced ulterior clockwork behind everything, and that's probably why I like the show. Also, Sunohara cracks me up.

Did I ever tell you about my idea for a Clannad fighting game? No? Maybe some other time then.


Kimikiss:

An innocent, non-harem, high school romo-com. It focuses and a handful of individuals and their relationships with one another. It's somewhat enjoyable and I liked the style and animation. I feel like recently the the plot is running around in circles. It's only half way over, so we'll see if it turns out good or not.




And that about wraps it up. Earlier this fall, I said I'd be watching some other shows, but I turned out to not me interested in them. I also started watching a few J-dramas, so I got behind and had to cut some that just didn't catch my interest.

My first impressions for some of the shows earlier this season were way too long and overdone. I got burned out and pretty much dropped all the others I was working on. When winter starts, I hope to do a few but not so over the top. I apologize if you were looking forward to more. Yeah, right!

[ADVANCE]

Rumour: Matsuno’s ‘Final Fantasy Killer’ For Wii

You've heard of Rumor Reporter. The Advanced Media Network's game industry rumour blog has enjoyed a fair bit of attention this year, thanks to the intriguing posts of its editor Bruce Kelly.

Now, regardless of what anyone else thinks, I do think "Bruce" (if that is indeed his name) is fairly legit. A lot of his "predictions" have come true over time, and yes; they might take a while, but if you keep track of everything the man has said, he's a bit more reliable than EGM's rumours.

Lately, Bruce has decided to take one - just one question every two weeks and do some snooping around to answer it to the best of his abilities. The question that kickstarted his new column this week just so happened to be mine.

Hey Bruce,

Glad to see you’re back in action after a bit of a break. What’s gaming without a few rumours, eh? So, recently you pretty much asked for readers to send in hard questions, and I’m guessing that’s exactly what most of us are going to do. The gloves are really off now.

Here’s my question: What exactly is the deal with Monolithsoft and Nintendo? At this point, all we know is that Monolith is now a second-party developer and that they’re working on Disaster: Day of Crisis for the Wii, and a DS game as well. Now, anyone would think that Nintendo acquiring the studio means Day of Crisis is turning out to be one hell of a game. However, the chaps down at NeoGAF had other theories to present.

To make a long story short, this is what they believe:

* Yasumi Matsuno, the Director of Final Fantasy XII left Square Enix.
* Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has been pushing for a role-playing game that rivals Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy
* Matsuno landed up at Nintendo.
* He worked with Entertainment Analysis & Development for 8 months.
* Soon, Matsuno pitched a role-playing game tech demo to Nintendo.
* Iwata loved it, but Matsuno had no team of his own at the Big N.
* Nintendo acquired Monolith to provide Matsuno with his own team.

Sounds far-fetched doesn’t it? I’m not ready to believe Matsuno would walk out from Square and next thing you know, he just happens to land up with Miyamoto’s team. Obviously, it would be mindblowing if anyone could confirm if this is true, but hey; that’s where you come in, right? Right?

– Ishaan Sahdev

His extremely lengthy and thought-provoking reply after the jump.

Bruce’s Take:

Interesting you ask this, because it’s been something that I’ve been dodging to answer for a while now. Not because of the subject, but because so many things weren’t as clear when Monolith had just been picked up by Nintendo from Namco Bandai.

This is what I hear, with the source being a former producer at Namco Bandai who had caught wind of some of Matsuno’s developments. Unforunately, that producer no longer works for the company and now works for a certain San Francisco-based gaming mammoth. Still, his reports on this have been recent tinkerings of rumors brought to the table with numerous publications and forums aiming to judge their validity.

Here’s what I was told:

- Yatsumi Matsuno left Square-Enix because the guy’s an opportunist. After seeing potential with the Wii, the former FFXII director decided to aim towards a brand-new, non-linear RPG project.

- Many sources have claimed the project to be Vision Red, a rumored Square-Enix RPG “apparently” shown at E3 2007. That is not the case, and the original post is clearly fictional based on its written structure.

- Some sources have claimed it to be Baten Kaitos 3, but this isn’t the case, even though I know for a fact that the game is already in its beginning stages.

- Disaster: Day of Crisis was delayed for a reason. The game will use the familiar “quick-press” Resident Evil 4 quick-reaction system to further immerse the player with a sense of danger and urgency. The game will release sometime in 2008, but it will definitely be before Matsuno’s actual new IP is announced. This is to test the waters towards interest of Disaster’s type of gameplay, which the new IP hopes to mimic in a more advanced way.

- Matsuno interest in the Wii is simple: “He wants to stress gameplay controls living up to high-quality, immersive environments.”

- So where does this leave us with the rumored Matsuno “Final Fantasy Killer?”

The new IP, at least in its design stages stressed the following elements of a brand-new RPG franchise aimed at a late-2008 announcement:

- A fully-immersive non-linear action-RPG set in a brand, new fantasy world which stresses the continuity of gameplay progression through team work and motion-controlling movements, mimicking interactions with objects and environments in the world. The game will be played in real-time, unlike Matsuno’s previous turn-based projects (Ogre Tactics, Final Fantasy Tactics, Vagrant Story)

- The game is not currently planned for an expansion with an online aspect (MMO), but multiplayer gameplay is heavily stressed. “Imagine Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures (GameCube) with a 3D environment.”

- Definite Wii Connect 24 support with brand new worlds to explore and interacting with other players.

- Being developed by Monolith Soft and Matsuno with Iwata and Miyamoto’s supervision possibly.

- Clearly obvious: Will be Nintendo Wii’s direct competitor to the PS3’s Final Fantasy XIII releases.

- If all goes well, will be planned as a series for the Wii and differentiate the system’s low reputation for RPGs on the console. A DS version is also in the planning stages simultaneously.

- So when will gamers be able to hear more? It’s hard to tell given even Disaster’s shaky release date, but expect GDC 08 to have more rumblings of Matsuno’s involvement with his Wii project.

Intriguing. Clearly, he isn't bullshitting, considering just how specific some of his information is. Then again, with the games industry you never know. Thoughts?

[Source: Rumor Reporter]

[ADVANCE]

Gametrailers: Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn Interview

An excellent new Fire Emblem interview from Gametrailers.com was posted a few days ago. This game is looking better and better everytime I see it, especially compared to the first game. We have the traditional weapons triangle hierarchy is returning in. Also, a new factor is battle in height. So archers can be above enemies on a hill and hit them from far away. As you watch the interview, you'll also notice that one battle is completely against aerial units. That's something I've personally never seen. A new, what seems to be, more robust support system and skill system are implemented. That should be interesting as well.

Now that Brawl is delayed until next year, I might be picking this one up.

[ADVANCE]

Will Wright Confirms Spore for Wii

Yes, you heard Wright. (Yeah, I went there) Will Wright, creator of the highly-awaited Spore has confirmed that a Wii version is indeed in development. Excellent news for Wii owners.

That's PC, DS and now Wii. If you ask me, it's probably going to hit the 360 and PS3, too. After all, this is EA we're talking about.

Anyhow ... Super Smash Bros., No More Heroes and now Spore. 2008 isn't looking so bad for the Wii after all.

[Via: Go Nintendo]

[ADVANCE]

Impressions: Bleach: Shattered Blade

All right, since I haven't been doing my job here, I'm going to be writing my first impressions for the new Wii game Bleach: Shattered Blade.

From the Wii games I've played this may be the best display of the Wiimote's awesomeness from a third-party developer. To attack, you swing the 'mote either up and down to the sides or thrust it at the TV for ... well, a thrust. You move around with either the d-pad on the mote or the nunchuck's joystick. Blocking is a pretty valid point, although every character has moves that break guard.

For insight on the characters and more on gameplay, hit the jump.

After playing the game for about 6 hours, you should have a decent hold on how to play and defend against a lot of the characters, but, some of the characters add an intresting aspect to the game. For example, Uryu Ishida ... hes 100% ranged (obviously) and Ichigo flash steps when he's in bankai mode. For me, this adds ALOT of fun to the game, both when playing them and when fighting them. There is also Hanataro Yamada of the 4th squad, who well, heals his opponents when he attacks them with his katana. I tried to play as him, but it's just too odd for my tastes.

The voice actors from the English dub are also voicing the characters in this game. However, there is no option for Japanese voices with English subs, but I guess we can't have everything. The art is what I've come to expect from third-party devs on the Wii. It's pretty, but its no Metroid Prime 3.

Other than the graphics, this game is a lot of fun, and I'll be picking it up for home. If you like Bleach, this game is totally worth checking out!

[ADVANCE]

The REAL Reason Behind Sonic's Bad Rep

Go to Google Image Search. Turn off your safe search filter. Type in "Sonic".

I wonder if SEGA knows...

Do note that this post is filed under "Hentai".

[ADVANCE]

Okami Wii Finally Confirmed

And in comes the last of Capcom's megaton announcements. Supposedly, they saved the best for the last. In short, Okami for the Wii has finally been confirmed. Much as I'd love to say a bit more about this match made in heaven, most of what I have in mind has already been said countless times on forums and other blogs.

Well done, Capcom. Well done, indeed.

[Via Eurogamer]

[ADVANCE]