Jump into an interactive celebration of Kirby’s 20th anniversary with Kirby’s Dream Collection Special Edition! The package includes 6 classic Kirby™ titles along with several brand-new Challenge Stages like the ones in Kirby’s Return to Dream Land™ (Wii™), a 45-song music CD, a 48-page anniversary booklet filled with the details of Kirby’s creation and history and interactive timeline to learn everything about Kirby. This is certainly the special package Kirby fans of all ages have been waiting for.
Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete is a retitled version of Lunar 2: Eternal Blue, a Japanese role-playing video game. It is the sequel to Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete. Originally released in 1998 for the Sega Saturn console in Japan, it was ported to the PlayStation in 1999 and translated for the North American market in 2000 by the US publisher Working Designs.
Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete is a remake of Lunar: Eternal Blue, originally released for the Sega CD platform. This game is part of the Lunar series.
Similar to the critical reaction of the first game, praises were given to Lunar 2 for featuring an enormous amount of material appealing to players on a personal level, particularly likable characters with quests helped with their growth to maturity; in the case of two main characters, they develop a powerful romance. The dialogue is also well-received as even minor characters have rich amount of dialogues. There are several hand-animated full-motion video cutscenes, as well as a notable soundtrack, and after coming to the end of the initial game, an optional second adventure may serve as an epilogue.
The story takes place approximately one thousand years after the events of Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete. Once again, Lunar (an inhabited moon that circles a planet called The Blue Star) is endangered, this time by the return of Zophar, the God of Evil responsible for the destruction of life on the Blue Star millennia before. This causes Lucia, a being assigned the task of eventually reviving life on the Blue Star, to awaken before her time and set forth on a mission to once again eliminate Zophar’s influence.
The story then unfolds from the perspective of Hiro, a teenaged archaeologist who resides in the Salyan Desert with his grandparent and adolescent dragon companion Ruby (who, like Nall in the previous game, resembles a talking, winged cat). The game begins with Hiro and Ruby pilfering a Dragon’s Eye jewel from one of the several ancient ruins in their region. The escapade ends with Hiro inadvertently setting off a trap that forces them to flee from the ruins and ultimately prevents their return.
On the way back to the research outpost, Hiro and Ruby are stopped by a principle member of Althena’s Guards, the arrogant and boisterous White Knight Leo, who informs them that a ‘Destroyer’ is to appear at the ruins to the Northwest and that they should return to their homes immediately. Upon arriving at their home, the two find Leo attempting to extract information about the nearby ruins (referred to as ‘The Blue Spire’) from their grandfather Gwyn, an elderly archaeologist, in the hope of achieving access to the ruins’ impenetrable interior. Finding Gwyn of little use, Leo departs, leaving the three of them to ponder the arrival of the so-called ‘Destroyer’. When Hiro climbs to the roof to survey the status of their surroundings, he witnesses a mysterious light emanating from the Blue Spire. He informs his grandfather of the strange phenomenon, and the three of them decide to investigate the ruins for themselves.
Diddy Kong Racing released in 1997 for the Nintendo 64 is definitely a unique, but amazing, kart racer. It mixes elements of a platformer with the fast paced and pure awesomeness of a kart racer! When released, it was praised for its graphics, style, and music but over time became over shadowed by Mario Kart. Even with this being said, it deserves everyone who enjoys racing games attention because it gives a little more than just a traditional racer. If this isn’t already in your N64 collection, go pick it up!
All the evidence of police investigation points at Sherlock Holmes as the main suspect in a case involving theft, fraud and double-crossings. Unable to prove his own innocence, Holmes is rapidly losing London’s trust as doubt spreads through the city like wildfire. Even Doctor Watson’s faith in his friend begins to waver, as the famous detective flees Scotland Yard and raises further suspicion; prowling around at night, destruction of evidence… would Holmes go so far as to commit murder?
Sony announced a slimmer PlayStation 3 model at this year’s Tokyo Game Show. This new model will be available September 25 for $269.99.
Just when you think the Playstation 3 couldn’t get any smaller, Sony announced this evening at the Tokyo Game Show that they will be releasing an even slimmer Playstation 3 model. This newest model will be available in the classic “charcoal black” color scheme, however Japan will also have an exclusive “classic white” version available. According to Sony the new slimmer model will be 25% lighter, will have 20% less volume than the current PS3 Slim, and will be 50% smaller than the original Playstation 3 model 1.
In North America the new slimmer Playstation 3 will be available starting as soon as September 25th in an Uncharted 3/Dust 514 Bundle, retailing for $269. This version will feature a 250GB hard drive. On October 30th Sony will also offer a 500GB version for $299, and will also bundle the new model with Assassin’s Creed III.
A must-have for Tekken aficionados, TEKKEN 6 sees the return of many familiar faces as well as new characters to create the largest line-up the series has ever seen. With a growing roster of fighters, each equipped with their own deadly techniques, martial art moves, and attack combinations, TEKKEN 6 will be the best King of Iron Fist Tournament yet. Adding to the already rich gaming experience, a deeper character customization feature will only enhance the incredible fighting intensity as players go mano-y-mano.
Classic Game Room reviews the Sega Saturn racing wheel for driving games on the Sega Saturn like F1 Challenge, Hang On 95 and Daytona USA Circuit Edition!
