Get ready gamers- the Wii has yet another AWESOME looking RPG headed its way and hopefully this game will be coming Stateside as well. Below are the first screens of Arc Rise Fantasia for the Nintendo Wii and the game looks phenomenal. Enjoy the screens gamers

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For all of those who were thinking about purchasing this title I encourage you to click here and read this promising article regarding the title. I know I was planning on skipping the game but now I am not so sure.

What do you guys think?

Quick Update: Click here and check out the newly opened Sonic Chronicles Site for the DS RPG. The title is being developed by the masterminds behind some of the greatest RPG’s to date, Bioware.

More good stuff for the DS.

Below is a list of what you can expect to see at your local gaming pub…Overall it seems like an awesome week for Nintendo systems. Here is the list:

Wii
June 23 - Alone in the Dark (GameStats)
June 23 - Top Spin 3 (GameStats)
June 24 - Big Beach Sports
June 24 - Cocoto Kart Racer
June 24 - WALL-E

Virtual Console / WiiWare
Gyrostarr (1-4 players, 700 Wii Points)
Alex Kidd in Miracle World (Master System, 1 player, 500 Wii Points)
BURNING FIGHT (NEOGEO, 1-2 players, 900 Wii Points)

DS
June 23 - Top Spin 3
June 24 - Cake Mania 2
June 24 - Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift (GameStats)
June 24 - Gourmet Chef
June 24 - Mega Man Star Force 2: Zerker x Ninja
June 24 - Mega Man Star Force 2: Zerker x Saurian
June 24 - My Weight Loss Coach
June 24 - WALL-E

Final Fantasy Tactics for me gamers, what about you?

It looks like the Wii has a case of the Monday’s…Here is a list of what you can download today on American VC’s:

Gyrostarr - WiiWare - 700 Wii Points
Gyrostarr challenges you and up to three additional players to pilot your ships through a series of twisting, turning technoplasma tracks while battling a variety of deadly alien foes at ever-increasing speeds. While fighting and maneuvering, you must collect enough energy to activate the ancient warpgate at the end of each track. Succeed, and you can journey to the next, even deadlier track. Fail, and the gate will slam shut, destroying your ship. Enhance your ship with weapon pickups, coordinate attacks with your friends to fire powerful combined blasts and use your grapple to snag energy and pickups in the midst of combat. Control your ship with the Wii Remote controller, Nunchuk controller or Classic Controller, or use the “paired” control system that allows two players to use a connected Wii Remote and Nunchuk or Classic Controller at the same time. Offering 50 levels of intense action, powerful pickups, high-speed bonus levels and mayhem for up to four players, Gyrostarr is a killer arcade challenge. [Published by High Voltage Software]

Alex Kidd in Miracle World - Sega Master System - 1986 - 500 Wii Points
In this platformer from the 1980s, you’re Alex Kidd, looking for your lost brother Egle. In order to find your brother, you’ll have to contend with the evil Janken the Great, who will send his henchmen and monsters at you to thwart your progress. One aspect of this adventure is that you’ll have to play the classic game of “rock, paper, scissors” against the henchmen in order to defeat them. With 16 different levels to conquer in order to save Egle, this classic is sure to test your skills and your wits at the same time. [Originally published by Sega]

Burning Fight - NEOGEO - 1991 - 900 Wii Points
Burning Fight is a side-scrolling hand-to-hand-combat action game. In pursuit of Casterora, leader of a huge syndicate that has escaped from New York to Osaka, the protagonists are three detectives: Duke, Ryu and Billy. Each character fights using a combination of punches, kicks and jumps, plus his own particular special move, activated by simultaneously pressing the jump and attack buttons. These lethal techniques have enormous destructive force, but they also consume a great deal of energy. For this reason, players must use their special moves with skillful timing. Luckily for the detectives, new weapons and additional health can be found by breaking things like phone booths and street signs along the way. A boss, who must be defeated in order to continue the mission, awaits players at the end of each stage. You can also take on the gang with a friend, but beware-attacks by one player can damage the other, so keep an eye on where your partner is in the heat of the battle. End Casterora’s reign of terror once and for all. [Originally published by SNK]

Gyrostarr looks awesome and I may end up downloading it tonight. What about you guys?

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The following is a list of what Japanese gamers will be playing on the VC this Monday. I really hope we get Super Mario RPG soon! Here is the list:

Super Famicom
- Super Mario RPG (Nintendo)

Mega Drive
- Phantasy Star: Sennenki no Owari ni (Sega)

PC-Engine
- Paranoia (Naxat)

NeoGeo
- Ninja Commando (D4)

If you’re a fan of tactical RPG’s, then you’re going to love the following story. NIS is bringing 3 new titles that are squarely focused on this generations #1 selling system, the Nintendo DS.

Check out the press releases below:

Rhapsody A Musical Adventure was first released on the Playstation in 2000 as a rare Atlus game that was later reprinted again in 2005. Rhapsody was the first true musical RPG that involved many various scenes of characters singing about their plans and what they were doing. You controlled a female character named Cornet Espoire, and guided her through her misadventures to find a passionate relationship. However the game play is a bit more like Pokémon since you had to collect various characters and so on and so forth. Although the singing parts are more comical then very serious.

Disgaea: The hour of Darkness was another game that was brought to the U.S. by Atlus, and it was released for the Playstation 2 back in August of 2003. Disgaea follows the exploits of two characters a young demon prince named Laharl, and his “loyal” vassal Etna. This was a truely amazing game back in the day that had multiple endings depending on how you played the game, and wither or not you went to specific areas at certain times. I also find it pretty amazing that it is being ported to the DS, and can’t wait to see what they changed.

A Witch’s Tale is Nippons newest game in a while, and it has been said that it is the first Action RPG they are making. All combat actions in the game are controlled by the stylus, so when you run, stab, swipe, and use spells you are expected to execute them with the stylus. There wasn’t a lot of details released about this game. However, what was released was that it is a fairy tale with a dark twist which involves a 1,000-year-old legend about a tribe of powerful witches that used to live beneath our world. One day they invaded, but a mystical girl named Alice used their own magic against them and sealed them away. However, the Queen of the witchs may still be active underground, plotting her return.

I am very pleased to see these 3 titles coming to the DS and I cannot wait until their release. I actually missed out on Disgaea so I am most eager to play that one. More good stuff for DS as usual. Which one are you guys most excited about?

Must…Own…This…Title! The more I see this game, the more I want it. Enjoy the new screens!

Below are some brand new screens of Soul Eater for the Nintendo Wii. I am digging the art style of the title and I am eager to see how this one plays out. Look for more on this one at E3. Enjoy the screens gamers.

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