Game Review: Jubeat Saucer

Alright, I back once again to do another review. This time it's Jubeat Saucer, another arcade game.



This is yet another innovative music game by Konami.


The game is simple: the notes appear on the the buttons. You press them according to the beat. Sounds easy enough?  Not quite.


Complex patterns. Hard to hit notes. Fast notes. Jubeat tests your reflexes to the maximum.

In this instalment of Jubeat, you work as a chef. By playing songs, you can earn ingredients. At the end of three songs, all the ingredients that you have earned will be cooked into food that you will feed gourmet with. If you are able to make them satisfied, you get to unlock a song. Typical unlock system if you ask me.

Plot: Not really any plot in this one.

Graphics: They have solved a major FPS lag from the previous game, Jubeat Copious, and everything just looks smoother and sharper. Props to the team working on this game, great job on the graphics.

Music: As compared to Sound Voltex, the music in Jubeat Saucer are mostly mainstream Japanese music. From PONPONPON to only my railgun, the types of songs in Jubeat are just too many to count. There is a total of 282 songs in Jubeat right now, with songs being added every month.

Gameplay: The feeling of playing Jubeat is kinda new, as there is hardly any game in the market that is like this. However, what I feel is that, the game gets very repetitive after certain point of time.

Overall, Jubeat is a game worth trying but not one to stick around for a long time.

Game Review: Koumajou Densetsu II: Stranger's Requiem

A sequel to Koumajou Densetsu Scarlet Symphony which came out in 2009. A doujin game created by Frontier Aja. It is a combination of Touhou and Castlevania.

The game plays like a Castlevania game where you move through maps and fight monsters along the way and at the end of the stage there is a boss. However unlike Castlevania there are Touhou elements like bosses using danmaku (curtain fire) attacks in addition to melee attacks. You play as Sakuya Izayoi and she plays like Alucard from Castlevania. There are four difficulty options in the game, easy, normal, hard and phantasm. Easy can be completed without retries but to completed hard and phantasm mode, alot of time is needed to memorize the stages layout and boss patterns.

After playing through a stage you may get a partner as an assist sub weapon.Sub weapons consume a resource called souls which can be obtained by killing monsters or destructible items in the stage.  Three sub weapons can be selected before the start o the next stage. There is also a magic bar system like in Castlevania Symphony of the Night. The magic bar is used to fly for a while and while flying you can use and aerial attack which uses up the magic bar. Flying is necessary to avoid certain obstacles or bosses danmaku patterns.

The games music features well remixed music of the Castlevania series with some elements of Touhou music mixed into them. There are also vocal songs featured.

The best part of the game is that it features voice acting by professional Seiyuu some with notable voice actors such as Miyuki Sawashiro(Canaan, Saeko Busujima), Aya Endo (Sheryl Nome, Miyuki Takara, Eclair), Satomi Sato (Ritsu Tainaka, Manami Tamura), Haruka Tomatsu (Lala Satalin Deviluke, Asuna Yuuki).

This game is a great game to play even if you have never played Touhou or Castlevania before. It is very challenging and fun to play.



Score: 7.5

RUNNING MAN

                             RUNNING MAN REVIEW

Genre: urban action variety, comedy

Synopsis:

        Running man is a South Korean variety show. It is classifies as a urban action variety; a never before seen new genre on variety shows. On the show they have permanent members that are on every week. There are almost different guests that are on every week. Guests will have to complete different missions in order to win the race. The location every week is different sometimes in universities and museums.

Thoughts:

           Running man is a great variety to watch when you’re bored or stressed. This show is full of entertainment and you just never get tired of it. As for me when friend around me told me to watch it I would always say that it just people running around. Later when I saw celebrities I like were on the show I immediately watched that episode. During that episode I was laughing so hard that i kind of forgot i have to print something for school. After watching that episode I kept on searching for more and I couldn’t stop, so I spent my whole day watching it. This show is very unique and different from others they would have guests on and complete missions, the locations were always different too, so beautiful sceneries and attraction can also be seen. When I watch running man I find it funny, nerve wrecking and exciting at the same time. Especially when they play hide and seek, so two teams takes turn being the chaser and hider after 10 minutes. The time always changes, when they are finding people they have to rip their name tag off their back to eliminate them. The team with the last member standing wins. The rating for this variety is 10/10. MUST WATCH!!!

Anime Recommendation: Toaru Kagaku no Railgun

Hey guys! I'm back again with another anime recommendation, this time is To aru Kagaku no Railgun (A Scientific Railgun)

This is a side story to Toaru Majutsu no Index (A Certain Magical Index)

Set in Academy City, a technologically advanced academic city located at western Tokyo which studies scientifically advanced superhuman students with powers, this anime follows an electromaster called Misaka Mikoto and her friend with their lives in this amazing city.

Plot: Misaka Mikoto, despite being part of the most powerful espers in Academy City, also has a more carefree side to her life. She has to fend off constant "love attacks" from devoted friend and roommate Shirai Kuroko and she needs to maintain the image of being perfect as the Ace of Tokiwadai Middle School. However, with various problems arising in Academy City — both noticeable and out from plain sight — she moves as Academy City's unseen savior, using her powers to save people, loved ones and strangers alike. (Source: Toaru Wikia)

Characters: All of the main characters in this anime have very distinct personalities, and they have managed to bring that out qualities that allow us to understand the characters even further. An example would be Misaka, the protagonist. She is seen to be the third most powerful esper, however, she is just like any other girls. She takes it upon herself to solve problems, as she is one of the top tier espers. 

Animation: One of the most amazing animation seen, even when compared to animes that are running now. Dust, rocks, wind, light, everything drawn to perfection. 

I recommend this anime because of its perfect mix of comedy and seriousness.

On one side, we have Kuroko trying to get her way with Misaka, while on the other, we have Misaka fighting a huge monster.

And of course, also because the characters are cute :3

Score: 8.5/10

Torchlight 2 review

Hi guys with the recent Steam summer sales i just recently got a new game called Torchlight 2.

Even though i just got it to summarize Torchlight 2 is a online rpg  just released about a year ago.
For this game there is 4 classes. The berserker , Embermage , Outlander, engineer.
Well this game has equally good graphics as Diablo series which is so much higher in terms on cost.

Here's a short video on me playing awhile in that game
Overall i give this game a thumbs up to get this game it is very well done

Score: 8/10

JACKASS IN RUSSIA

                                          STUPID PEOPLE DOING STUPID THINGS

Anime First Impressions: Danganronpa: Kibou no Gakuen to Zetsubou no Koukousei

Picking up new animes always made me kind of happy. This one was not an exception.


Upon a friend's recommendation, I decided to give this anime a try. The art looks good too. I thought this could be a comedy or something. Never have I been so wrong.

Synopsis: A group of 15 elite high school students are gathered at a very special, high class high school. To graduate from this high school essentially means you'll succeed in life, but graduating is very difficult. The school is presided over by a bear called Monokuma, and he explains to them that their graduation hinges around committing a murder. The only way to graduate is to kill one of your classmates and get away with it. If the other classmates discover the identity of the killer, the killer is the only one executed. However, if they fail to catch the killer, only the killer graduates and the others are annihilated. Which of the 15 will survive the bloodbath to come?

That didn't sound too happy, did it? It sounded like Mirai Nikki (Future Diary) and that wasn't a very happy anime either. Nevertheless, I pressed on to watch the first episode. \

SPOILERS AHEAD READ WITH CAUTION


The show starts off with a bear, half white half black (picture above for reference), and a guy, blindfolded and tied to a chair. A kind of techno(?) music plays in the background, those that you hear in arcades or something. The chair moves into a rocket and the words "SPACE JOURNEY" appears. The rocket starts to take off, destroying the floors above and speeds up. Upon hitting the moon, it flips and descends at rocket speed (:D) and crashes at its original position. The hatch opens up, to reveal a skeleton inside. The bear then starts giggling to himself.

The main character is introduced after the scene. Naegi Makoto.

He talks about how the school is a very prestigious school and how he is just a normal person. The moment he steps pass the school gates he passes out. Waking up in a weird room, he reads that students are supposed to assemble at the gym. He then meets the rest of the 14 students, all of which specialise in something, be it being a model, programmer, all of which have a title. Naegi is given the title, Super High School Lucker.

(Speciality reads: Super High School Girl)

The headmaster, the bear from the first scene, appears from a box and introduces himself as Monobear (Monokuma in Japanese). He explains that the students are to live here (in the school) forever, until they graduate. This also means, they have to kill someone without being found out. (In all honesty, I find this part screwed up)

One of the students get riled up and grabs Monobear. Monobear explains that harming the headmaster is against the rules and a weird beeping sound can be heard. Another student tell him the throw the bear away, which he does. And moments after that, Monobear explodes! AND he appears again from the box.

And of course, a mystery anime would need a classy opening.

The show continues and it goes on with the students rejecting this idea of killing another. They would spend the next few days searching the school grounds in order to try and find an alternative exit.

Monokuma notices that no one has any particular motive to kill anyone. He shows each student a personalized DVD motivating them to try and escape at any cost. All the students watch the video. In Naegi's DVD, it is a video of his family allegedly being put in danger. Maizono freaks out after the watching her video, and Naegi calms her down, promising her that he will save them both no matter the cost.

Now, just reading this won't let you feel the suspense and mystery in the show itself. Not only does it give a chill by just reading the synopsis, the show is accompanied with upbeat, techno and eerie music.

In my honest opinion, it's like a less scary Another (for those who haven't watch it, please do) mixed with Mirai Nikki (another must-watch) and Persona (a long-standing series known for its unique stories). While this may not appeal to the general audience, I do recommend people to watch this anime. This, along with a few others, could be the best of this season's anime.

Score: 7/10

Game Review: Super Robot Wars Z2 Hakai Hen

A series that started back in 1991 with the first game being for the Game Boy and has since released numerous games for various console and handheld devices. The main feature of the Super Robot Wars franchise is that each games story features a crossover of various mecha anime, manga and video games to make a combined plot.

The game I am reviewing today is Super Robot Wars Z2 Hakai Hen (Destruction Chapter) for the PlayStation Portable which is a sequel to Super Robot Wars Z which came out in 2008 for the PlayStation 2. This game features a huge number of popular recent titles such as Code Geass, Shin Mazinger, Macross Frontier, and Gurren Lagann. In addition to that they feature some of the older popular series such as VOTOMS, Godmars, and Dancouga. At first I played this game because it featured a few series I knew. But after finishing the game I came to like a few other series that I never knew about.

The story of the game is set a few years after the events of SRW Z occurring in an alternate world which is torn between Three Nations. The Advanced European Union (AEU), Human Reform League (HRL) and Britannia-Union. The world has two moons and two Japans. One which is known as Area 11. From time to time there are dimension quakes where Dimension Armed MONster(called DAMON) appear and cause havoc. The main plot is focused on Gurren Lagann, Code Geass, and Gundam 00.

The gameplay is like a strategy RPG where you move around your units around the map and defeat enemy units. The units in the game are divided into two categories. Super robots which have high HP and strong attacks but are slow and always get hit and real robots with high avoidability and movement ranges but have low health and weaker attacks. Different units have different roles besides attacking like having units for healing and units for recovering energy and warships where units can be placed inside to recover HP and EN.

For the graphics the game has fluid attack animations. Though the sprites are super deformed, the animations are well done and the attacks resemble how they originally looked in the units series. There are also pilot/mecha cut-ins which look very cool. Like in SRW Z the units attacks also have different animation depending on whether the enemy unit is in the air, ground, or underwater and whether the move defeats the enemy. I can see that the SRW team has put in a lot of effort into this game despite the limitations of the PSP.

Then comes the music. The music are instrumental remixes of the series opening or OST. It features songs like Gurren Laganns’s opening song sorairo days to one of Code Geass’s OST Elegant Force. I really liked Sorairo Days, Heats, Honoo no Sadame and Just Communication.

This game has 50 missions excluding route splits while less than other SRW games is still quite a lot. This game covers the events of most series till the halfway point of their story arcs and there is a sequal called Super Robot Wars Z2 Saisei Hen (Regeneration Chapter). The game is relatively easy and the story is interesting even if you don’t understand what they are talking about. A must have for any mecha fan.

Score: 8.5

Happy Birthday to u!

Hi guys this time a shorter video. I hope u did not get this by your friends before cause that sure hurts.


Source:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=nNgGayrWxe4

Recommendation of game

As a long time lover of dynasty warrior i like to recommend dynasty warrior 8 which is a Beat-Em-Up game

I Started to play dynasty warrior when it came out the third series which has a lot difference from the second series third series include campaign mode, versus mode, and also story about the character inside

And i play it from the fourth series till now the eight series it has a lot of changes like the map, character design, attack style, weapons and their special attack

This series include
new:


44 new stages

77 characters to choose

What if scenarios

Ambition Mode

Affinity system

Awaken musou attacks
And also  increasing the enemies on the map and the graphic on the game looks more real than before

Game Review: Sound Voltex II -infinite infection-

Sound Voltex II -infinite infection- has hit the arcades last month, but not many people know it, or even heard about it. Is it a horribly designed game, or just a good game that no one plays?

So exactly what is this game? Being -somewhat- a veteran in music games, I tried this game for the first time, and, jesus, it wasn't easy at all.

Just from the controls we can see where this is going. We play as DJs and remix songs. 6 buttons, 2 knobs, what can go wrong? Crazy patterns, fast-paced songs etc. This is a game that will get your adrenaline running. You can match up with 3 other people for each song. The higher your ranking at the end, the better the rewards.
As with most music games, there isn't any plot or story involving the game. Not that anyone is complaining, for a music game is a music game .

Gameplay
The player is required to use various buttons to hit the notes appearing on the screen. There are six vertical columns on the screen with notes coming towards the Critical Line at the bottom, and the aim is to hit the notes when they are on the Critical Line (also know as the judgement line in other games). There are six buttons and two knobs to the left and right of the buttons. After a note is hit, a judgement is then received, from the highest to the lowest: CRITICAL, NEAR, and ERROR. While CRITICAL increases the gauge, ERROR depletes it. The player passes the stage when the gauge reaches the Clear Zone, at 70%. At the end of the song, a grade is given, from AAA to D where D is the lowest rank, based on the performance on that song.

Music
Sound Voltex's songs are mainly produced by independent Japanese artists; mostly VOCALOID producers. Songs generally fall into the trance, dubstep and techno genre. Big names in the NicoNicoDouga site are here, such as: Kemu, daniwell, cosmo@bousou and more. Not only that, remixed soundtracks from popular bulllet hell shooter game, Touhou Project is featured here with REDALiCE and ARM(IOSYS). Finally, it's worth a mention that this is the first Bemani game to feature self-made content in their game.



Unlock system
Surely you would want more content right? You can unlock more than 30 songs from the SOUND VOLTEX STATION. At the end of every song, you will earn 2 types of in-game currency, Packets and Blocks. Blocks are used to unlock songs, while Packets are used to unlock Appeal Cards, a nice way to call display picture. Certain requirements will allow you to earn more Packets and Blocks, such as matching up with other players or achieving a 100% on the gauge.

Graphics
The graphics is surprisingly impressive. Constant FPS and also breathtaking high-speed graphics will let you feel that you are really remixing the song.

Overall
A well-made game with great design. The cabinet looks amazing, along with the great graphics in the game. Also, it's not a game that is we have seen in the market. A new game, a bold move that was successful.

Score: 8.5/10

Game review: StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm the second installment in the trilogy with this installment focusing on the Zerg race. It is an expansion that requires StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty to play.

Like most of the StarCraft series, this game is a RTS(real-time strategy) game that involves gathering resources and building armies to fight enemies. To win, strategic thinking is required for things like anticipating moves and forming strategies.

This expansion features 27 new campaign missions and a 7 new units. The campaign mode focuses on Kerrigan who is the queen of the Zerg race. Kerrigan additionally acts as a playable hero unit in the campaign.  During the course of the campaign by doing the bonus objectives you can customize Kerrigan and your army. This makes the missions more interesting to play although the story seems to be poorly written

The multiplayer mode is also improved. With the new units and changes to some of the existing units gameplay feels different from the gameplay of Wings of Liberty. This means that players will have to learn new tactics and learn to anticipate the enemy’s moves again. Because of this there is a new feature that while during a replay of a battle you had, you can take control of the game at any point. This lets you try out if by making a different decision would change the outcome of the battle.

All in all I would say that StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm is game worth buying as it has a fun multiplayer for those hardcore gamers.

Score: 7.5/10