Easily the most anticipated game on the PSP, Play-Asia will be shipping out their orders tomorrow so make sure you get your own copy.
I believe this will sell like hot cakes so expect it to be on waiting period after the first day. So grab your copy by clicking on the picture or click here.
Remember, certain countries have free shipping but I am sure you don't want to wait.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
God of War PSP ships tomorrow!
Monday, February 25, 2008
Retro Gaming Special: Space Invaders Extreme
This is the first in what I hope will be a continuing series of Retro Gaming. Kids these days don't know some of the cool stuff we played so with re-releases of titles such as Space Invaders, I hope they will be able to finally experience what we have before.
2008 is the 30th anniversary of the iconic Space Invaders and Taito is releasing a remake of this classic, Space Invaders Extreme. It is incorporated with new elements to attract the younger generation while satisfying the older generation's appetite for classic games.
The game is available on Play-Asia for US$29.90. Don't miss out on owning a piece of retro action by purchasing it here.
Blu-ray Releases on Amazon.com - Week of Feb 25th, 2008
It is quite a good week for Blu-ray fans as you get 30 Days of Night and Terminator 3 in the same week. However, since I am Chinese, I have to recommend the only Chinese title in the list - Initial D.
This is a live adaptation of the anime and it stars Jay Chou as Takumi, a reserved son of former racing champion turned tofu maker. If you like watching racing cars especially "illegal" street racing with high amount of drifting, then Initial D is the perfect fit.
It is not the anime (which is better) but it is quite a good movie. So, Initial D is this week's recommended title!
Full list of titles released this week are:
- 30 Days of Night
- Justice League: The New Frontier Special Edition
- To Kill A King
- Initial D
- Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
- Led Zeppelin: The Song Remains the Same
Thursday, February 21, 2008
FIFA goes to the streets!
Flicks, jumping over people, putting the ball through the legs of your opponent, jumping on the wall and doing a sommersault. Those are the things you cannot do in FIFA08, the other soccer game by EA Sports.
So, knowing that players like to do fancy tricks, FIFA Street 3 is exactly the game that you may want to play. Or do you really?
FIFA Street 3 is as the title suggest, soccer on the street. It is a 3-on-3 (excluding the goalie) match played in various locations that resembles a mini football pitch. Except that that these locations can be on the rooftop, beside the sea and many other interesting places where EA can design a pitch.
It is fast, it is all about pulling off fancy tricks and it is basically just that. That is the problem with FIFA Street 3. The lack of depth in the game is surprisingly disturbing even for a soccer fan like me.
Graphically, I love FIFA Street 3. The new art direction means the players will feel right at home in Valve's Team Fotress 2. The colours are bright, the characters are brilliantly done and everything feels good in the graphics department.
For me, it is quite a visual treat. The audio department get its fair share in treatment with pumping music playing in the background adding to the whole street affair. The only problem is that the gameplay does not match up to either of these departments.
Tricks are performed by dragging or tapping the right analog stick and after a while, it seems like you've seen them all. FIFA Street 3 has the "gamebreaker" element where tricks feel up a gauge and when it is full, you get a "gamebreaker" mode by pressing R1. This way, shots that are on target is a guaranteed goal.
The AI is left wanting most of the time with some frustrating moments between you and your AI-controlled goalie. One wonders why he has to keep passing the ball to the opponent. It is worse for the AI-controlled team. Their keeper actually passed the ball back to my player 5 times in a row while I was in "gamebreaker" mode. Needless to say, I won that match comfortably.
The game unlock teams and venues and different challenges and after a while, it feels like you are just repeating the same trick over and over again. I've never felt so bored playing a soccer match that is only 5 minutes in length.
The Good
- Fantastic visuals, love the new look and feel
- Tricks galore - it is fun for the first half hour probably
- Gameplay is surprisingly weak
- Lack of depth means you will be bored with this title within the day
As usual, if you are still interested in getting it, you can get it here. Remember, there are free shipping for certain countries so save some money while you can.
Virtua Fighter 5 goes for cheap!
Virtua Fighter 5 (JPN) is on a special weekly promotion on Play-Asia. It is now only going for US$18.90!
That is a hefty price cut of US$41 and there is even free shipping for certain countries. The game is region free and English is included as an option so no worries about not understanding the game.
Get it here now!
Monday, February 18, 2008
Rock Band Drum Set Released!
The best thing about Rock Band is the drum set. If you want to play guitars, Guitar Hero 3 is better. If you want to sing, SingStar is better. Therefore, Rock Band is great because of the drum set.
Oh, and also for the fact that you can play with a bunch of friends and experience what being a band is all about. Of course, you can't have your friends over all the time and some of us like playing alone.
But it makes no sense to buy the whole set. What can you do? Just buy the drums! Play-Asia is selling just the drum set for US$129.90. If you don't want to buy the whole thing, then experience Rock Band with just the drum set by buying it here.
Blu-ray Releases on Amazon.com - Week of Feb 18th, 2008
This week's releases on Amazon.com is a bit weak for me. No titles that I can recognise except for Run Lola Run and even that, it is a movie not for everyone.
Run Lola Run is a movie about two lovers who have only minutes to change the course of their lives. Manni, Lola's boyfriend loses a small fortune belonging to a mobster boss and if she doesn't return the money within 20 minutes, something will happen to Manni.
Of course, a girl running in Berlin is not going to set the screen on fire but as she runs, the movie shows how she changes the lives of the people she meets or touch. So, sounds pretty interesting enough.
Without further delay, the list for this week:
- Michael Clayton
- In the Valley of Elah
- Run Lola Run
- Live at Montreux 2003
- Hymns for Peace: Live at Montreux 2004
- They All Came Down to Montreux
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