Well, this week has been a dream week for Scott Pilgrim fans, with the movie coming out on Friday, and the game coming out on Tuesday on the PSN.

Just from the trailers, it was clear this game was gonna be great, and obviously a tribute to games of the old. The trailers displayed colorful graphics, fun gameplay, and incredible 8-bit music. Enough to make any gamer happy.

So obviously I was hyped for the game, and not just because I loved the Scott Pilgrim comics, but because it looked like a legitimately great game.

Read on and see if I was right!
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The first game in the series only made it to America recently via the Wii’s Virtual Console. So we can be pretty happy that the second one came out here in a relatively timely matter.

The original on the N64 was a fun shooter in the veins of Star Fox, but with really confusing controls, since you had to control the character seperately from the cursor that you use to aim at enemies, it was a bit hard to manage (though not impossible once you got the hang of it). So the Wii release should logically correct that minor problem, and at the same time make for a very fun game.

Read on and see if it’s any good!
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You might remember, not too long ago, I reviewed Retro Game Challenge(click here to read it, as I’ll make reference to it a few times). Retro Game Challenge was actually a translation of Game Center CX: Arino no Chousenjou, which came out almost 2 years over here after the Japanese release. Well, a bit over 2 years after Game Center CX: Arino no Chousenjou, we get a sequel! Sure, it’s in japanese, but why not review it now instead of waiting another 2 years?

Well, my experience with the original is fresh, considering it came out just a few weeks ago. Now, keep in mind, I can’t read japanese, so I can’t do a 100% complete review of the game. I don’t know what the characters are saying, I can’t read the magazines or instruction booklets, and I can’t play some of the games in there at all with a step-by-step guide. And of course I either have to improv my way through challenges or check guides.

So let’s go and see if the second Retro Game Challenge is actually a challenge this time around(yeah, the first game was easy… yet really fun!).  
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Hey everyone.
Well, Rock Band 2 just came out on the PS3, so of course I got it right when the store opened.

So, considering I played the first Rock Band extensively, I don’t really feel the need to make a really long review for this one, since it’s basically the same thing other than new songs and some enhanced features. So I’ll basically talk about the setlist, the new features… and that’s it. If you want to know how the game plays check out some videos! Let’s go!

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Well, kinda.
Our friend from Europe (named “Wintrale” on this blog) will be leaving for Japan on friday and will be going to TGS. We’ll be getting a few reports on it while he’s there, and more in-depth reviews on some of the bigger games when he comes back. Needless to say there’s gonna be a LOT of stuff going on there.

Look forward to it!

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