Japan Gaming Guide

We like to feature the occasional flash game here at JGG, and Hoshi Saga is worth half an hour of anyone’s time. Like a more considered Wario Ware, players flick between single screen mini-games, each with the same purpose – find the hidden star. The method of doing so is different each time and it’s […]

Sonic World Adventure/Sonic Unleashed is coming to all platforms in all territories over the next few weeks. Here are some screens. Recent Sonic games have been fairly poor, but there’s something of the old titles in these level designs. Let’s hope this marks a return to form for the blue hedgehog.

Here’s the trailer for Resistance 2: [via Xorsyst]

A couple of pics from the forthcoming Playstation Portable title Patapon 2. Looks pretty good, and it has 4-way multiplayer. The game is released on November 27th. It will also be available in a new PSP-3000 hardware bundle. [Read]

Sega’s Tez Okano says he wants to work on a new Space Harrier game as his next project. The developer has just finished Thunder Force VI for the PS2. The side-scroller is the first in what is hoped to be a series of shoot-em-up revivals from Sega. Future projects are very much dependent on the […]

Wipeout HD is available for download now in Japan. As if those graphics don’t look good enough, remember they move very, very fast. [Read]

Ace Combat 6 and Beautiful Katamari will be included in the latest Xbox 360 hardware package. The 29,800 yen value pack also includes a 60gb hard drive, wireless controller and media remote, and will be available from November 6th. In more good news for 360 owners, the platinum software range is set to expand with […]

Though already out in America, Kirby Super Star Ultra is released here in Japan on November 6th. If relaxing, non-taxing platforming is your thing, then snap this up. [Read]

If there’s one thing Jenga has always lacked, it’s an angry gorilla and a small Italian plummer. No longer. Donkey Kong Jenga is here. Our Christmas list just got a bit longer. [Read]

Animal Crossing is only a month away from blowing the dust off our much neglected Japan Gaming Guide Wii, which has seen very little action this year, apart from the odd Wii Fit session. That should all change on November 10th though – we’ll be first in the queue to pick this up. [Read]