Sega Japan have archived their old newsletter, Joy Joy News. The archives are full of cheerful pics and screenshots from the days of the Master System/Sega Mark III. There’s also a load of info about their old consoles from the SC-3000 through to the Saturn. This is a real nostalgia fest, we found a few […]
Forum
June 9th, 2008 ThreeHeadedMonkey Posted in Misc | Comment »
I just added a forum to the site. It’s the first time I’ve set one of these up so it’s kind of an experiment. Head on over and try it out. [Read]
Super Mario Stadium Family Baseball
June 7th, 2008 ThreeHeadedMonkey Posted in Mario, Nintendo, Wii | 3 Comments »
The official site for the new Wii Baseball title just launched. Some videos show off the characters’ special swings, a fireball shot for Mario and a charmed shot from Peach that nobody wants to catch. You can also see the gestures for swinging the bat (a swinging gesture) and pitching (a downward swipe, but you […]
God of War: Chains of Olympus
June 7th, 2008 ThreeHeadedMonkey Posted in PSP, Sony | Comment »
God of War: Chains of Olympus is finally coming out in Japan next month. The game is the highest rated PSP title on both Metacritic and Gamerankings so is definitely worth a look come July 10th. The hack and slash action features some of the best graphics seen on the PSP to date. [Read]
Kung Fu Panda Demo
June 6th, 2008 ThreeHeadedMonkey Posted in Xbox 360 | 1 Comment »
I just played through the Kung Fu Panda demo on Xbox live. The best way to describe it would be a very very easy, blood free Ninja Gaiden. A nice selection of moves are introduced during the demo, but you can get through all the fights very easily. Having said that a lot of the […]
Fatal Frame – Mask of the Lunar Eclipse
June 6th, 2008 ThreeHeadedMonkey Posted in Wii | 4 Comments »
Nintendo just updated the website for the Wii exclusive Fatal Frame – Mask of the Lunar Eclipse. Details on this have been pretty sketchy until now with rumours that development has passed from Tecmo to Nintendo. There are a few shots on the site which look suitable gloomy and very good quality. Of course the […]
Impressions – Penny Arcade
June 5th, 2008 ThreeHeadedMonkey Posted in Xbox 360 | 1 Comment »
I tried the Penny Arcade demo on Xbox live arcade the other day. It was a nice surprise. The game is pretty funny – the writing is spot on. I actually found it funnier than the original Penny Arcade webcomic. The game is a weird hybrid of RPG and graphic adventure. Ron Gilbert of Monkey […]
Japanese Releases for June
June 4th, 2008 ThreeHeadedMonkey Posted in Japan | Comment »
Here’s our pick of this months releases. Not a bad line up for June is it? PS3 3rd – Grid, Kung Fu Panda, Lego Indiana Jones 12th – Metal Gear Solid 4 23rd – Battlefield: Bad Company Wii 3rd – Kung Fu Panda, Lego Indiana Jones 24th – Alone in the Dark Xbox 360 3rd […]
Ninja Gaiden II round up
June 4th, 2008 ThreeHeadedMonkey Posted in Xbox 360 | 2 Comments »
The reviews are coming in for Ninja Gaiden II. The consensus is that it’s good, but not as good as Ninja Gaiden Black on Xbox (which you can download on the marketplace). Gamedaily: 9/10 GameSpy: 9/10 Game Informer 8.8/10 IGN 8.7/10 Eurogamer 7/10 1up 6.7/10 [Read]
June Virtual Console Games
June 2nd, 2008 ThreeHeadedMonkey Posted in Wii | 1 Comment »
Summer is here, the sun is out, and so are a load of new virtual console games: Famicom (500 points) Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa Transformers Convoy no Nazo Chou Nekketsu Dodge Ball Yoshi’s Cookie Super Famicom (900 points) Super Mario RPG Master System (500 points) Asyura Mega Drive (700 points) Phantasy Star IV PC Engine […]