Saturday, December 23, 2006

PS3 Armored Core 4

Sometime in the future, the uninterrupted population growth of humanity leads to shortages of food and energy. With the governments of the world unable to contain the consequent strife and rioting, six corporations rise up to exert their influence and power over the planet. The population is divided into a social stratification known as Pax Economica where every citizen is a subject of one of the six corporate entities. In exchange for their labor, each person is guaranteed food and residence in a colony. On the surface, the citizenry appears content with the drudgery of existence but stirrings of unrest are beginning to spread...
The tendrils of the corporations touch all areas of life and some of those tendrils consist of private armies of mecha known as Ravens who do their dirty work. You are one such Raven handler and your story begins in the dystopian future of AC4. In addition to solo mission-based firefights, up to eight players may network together for some serious versus action where the screen explodes with activity, gunplay, and team-up tactics.

PS3 Sonic the Hedgehog

From the publisher

When video game icon Sonic The Hedgehog debuted on the SEGA Genesis in 1991, he shook up the action-platform genre with his signature speed and rebellious attitude. More than 44 million units later, Sonic celebrates his fifteenth anniversary and blazes his way onto next-generation consoles for an epic adventure that delivers the most intense sensation of speed experienced to date. The game is set in the beautiful lagoon city of Soleana. In his first adventure set in the human world, Sonic meets a beautiful princess named Elyse, whom he quickly befriends, but Princess Elyse is abducted by none other than the calculating Dr. Eggman, who is working under dark and sinister motives. In order to restore safety and serenity, Sonic maneuvers his way through a series of adventures and challenges where he encounters and interacts with a bevy of allies and enemies, and ultimately goes head to head against the menacing doctor to thwart his malicious plans.

PS2 Seiken Densetsu 4

Thirteen years after Seiken Densetsu 2 was released on the Super Famicom, director Koichi Ishii and creative staff craft the latest game in full-fledged 3D. The story focuses on a hero named Eldy who travels with a friend named Ritzia and her pet Rabite who answers to "Pukku." At the outset of the game, Pukku is bounding across the forest and is eventually reunited with its mistress who greets it with cheerful abandon. It runs off again later on and Eldy chases after it. Along the way, he picks up a wooden stick on the ground and eventually encounters a group of easily agitated Mushbooms. Smack them around with the stick and each one is dispatched with three hits each.

The game's first level is a "follow the Rabite" mission where the little beast leads Eldy to different parts of the forest in a seek and destroy mission. Pukku bounds to areas where Mushbooms and birds dwell and Eldy's job is to attack them and clear the wilderness of their presence. Upon completion, follow Pukku again to exit the level and proceed further to new adventures. The game is broken up into mission-based levels where objectives are presented to the player and fulfillment is contingent on meeting the tasks at hand. «NCS Game Notes and Spoilers»

Seiken Densetsu 4 Memory Card

Hori is the master of releasing memory cards to match the release of important games on the Playstation 2. Since Seiken Densetsu 4 is one such game, Hori plies its trade and includes a bonus Mana Tree decorated DVD case and four character decals along with the 8M memory card.

X360 Lost Planet

From the publisher
In Lost Planet you control both your human player and a mech unit, in a fight against alien bugs on a cold desolate planet. Human snow pirates navigate VS (Vital Suits) through hostile ice-covered environments, fighting against the indigenous Akrid creatures for the precious thermal energy they need to survive. For one such pilot named Wayne, death almost seemed imminent until he was fortunately rescued.
However, he can only remember a few fragments of his past including the slaying of his father by the monstrous beings. Yet under the veil of ice, a devious plot has been set into motion by NEVEC. What really happened to Wayne and how will his destiny become intertwined with NEVEC's plans?

X360 Sonic the Hedgehog

From the publisher
When video game icon Sonic The Hedgehog debuted on the SEGA Genesis in 1991, he shook up the action-platform genre with his signature speed and rebellious attitude. More than 44 million units later, Sonic celebrates his fifteenth anniversary and blazes his way onto next-generation consoles for an epic adventure that delivers the most intense sensation of speed experienced to date. The game is set in the beautiful lagoon city of Soleana. In his first adventure set in the human world, Sonic meets a beautiful princess named Elyse, whom he quickly befriends, but Princess Elyse is abducted by none other than the calculating Dr. Eggman, who is working under dark and sinister motives. In order to restore safety and serenity, Sonic maneuvers his way through a series of adventures and challenges where he encounters and interacts with a bevy of allies and enemies, and ultimately goes head to head against the menacing doctor to thwart his malicious plans.

NDS Teku Teku Angel Pocket

Back in the day of the Tamagotchi craze, Hudson released a pedometer based game which allowed virtual pet lovers to take care of a little beast known as Gel-kun. By walking around and increasing the pedometer reading, the beastie would eventually become an angel to meet its maker in heaven. A little beast has returned to become your new friend and it lives inside your Nintendo DS and the included Teku Teku Angel pedometer unit. Play puzzle games and walk around a lot each day. By recording the number of steps, the pedometer tallies how many calories you've burned. Can you help the beast become an angel by being mobile?

PSP Parappa the Rapper Pouch

On Sony's new PSP Parappa-themed pouch, a rainbow seemingly flows freely from Parappa's back and dips a little bit before arcing higher. The rainbow terminates at the upper right corner of the pouch. On the left side of the pouch, the rhyme busting rapper lounges without a care in the world. Made of a cushiony fabric, the PSP pouch holds a Playstation Portable unit comfortably but there's little room for anything else.

PSP PJ Berri Pouch

The sloth known as PJ Berri does one better than Parappa and falls asleep in his pouch decoration turn. A rainbow also issues forth from PJ's back and runs higher before dipping into the lower-left corner of the pouch. The Parappa PSP pouch is made of a cushiony material that protects the Playstation Portable from dust, drops, and Parappa hating hoodlums. If such a thug should see PJ Berri, there's no way he's stealing your gear.