Japan Gaming Guide

The shooting game is a long-time staple of Japanese arcades, and one of the most recognizable game genres there is.  From humble beginnings in the days of Space Invaders, it evolved into an increasingly complex form, ending in the bullet hell shooters we see today. There have been many, many fantastic titles over the years, […]

The 2023 Tokyo Game Show starts today and runs until Sunday 24th. As usual it features hundreds of exhibitors from Japan and around the world, with a record 787 this time around. There are various ways to view the event, with livestreams on Youtube from the main show, Microsoft and others. Expect to see many […]

TALES OF VESPERIA: DEFINITIVE EDITION REVIEW Tales of Vesperia is an epic JRPG from Namco-Bandai. Originally released on the XBox 360, it was then expanded for the PS3 where it gained two extra playable characters along with new sidequests, items and abilities. More recently, a remastered version, the ‘definitive edition’, appeared on PC and consoles, […]

We’re trying something new on JGG today. Here’s our Youtube review of Alex Kidd – Miracle World on the Master System:

The lastest Nintendo Direct saw a host of new announcements, including Splatoon 3, a remastered version of Zelda: Skyward Sword, and a new Mario Golf game. We’ll also see new Super Smash Brothers characters – Pyra and Mythra from Xenoblade Chronicles 2. The Splatoon 3 announcement was a welcome surprise. The second game wasn’t too […]

  The Astro City Mini, a new mini-console, is on the way from Sega and it looks like being a must for all you classic arcade fans. The news was unearthed by SEGADriven.com, but their Japanese source seems to have been pulled, so let’s hope a more concrete announcement appears soon. They did find a […]

Top Five Super Mario Games Mario has been jumping on heads, climbing down pipes and launching systems for several decades. The moustachioed plumber has been around since 1981. Beginning his career by taking on the mighty Donkey Kong, Mario soon turned his attentions to defeating the plans of the evil Bowser, but has appeared in […]

Let’s step back in time to the Super Famicom era now. In this Pop’n TwinBee review, we’re looking at the classic SNES shoot em up. The game is about to get a new audience when it comes to the Switch, free for online subscribers. Pop’n TwinBee is a vertical shooter released for the Nintendo Super Famicom […]

We’re taking a look at an older Switch game today, in this Lumines Remastered review. Lumines is a puzzle game from the brilliant mind of Tetsuya Mizuguchi, creator of Rez, Space Channel 5 and the more recent Tetris Effect. The original version debuted back in 2004. Since then it has been released on every platform […]

PC gamers in Japan have something to look forward to next year. A new E-sports hotel will open in Osaka. Opening in April 2020, it will be the first hotel dedicated to e-sports in Japan and will offer gamers somewhere to sleep, as well as play. With over 70 high end PCs available, it will […]