DC: Mei * Puru  JPN  $60  ORDER 
   Limited to a print run of 10,000 copies, the first production Dreamcast version of Mei * Puru includes a 32-page art booklet bundled with the game in a slip-sleeve. Game story revolves around a child who has lost mother in an accident but dad comes to the rescue. His skills as a robot technician help him create a mechanical maid in the likeness of a young girl. Said maid, named Mei, looks and acts like a flesh and blood helper after a month of training from poppy. As Mei and a passel of her friends become a part of your life, she'll do housework, learn new things, and interact with you in various ways. 
 
PS2: Critical Bullet: 7th Target  JPN  $60  ORDER
   The Tokyo of the future suffers under the brunt of criminal forces and an ineffective police department gives free rein to perpetrators. Enter freelance contractors who seek out the bad guys and bring them in for a reward. Reprising her role from the Dreamcast game Bounty Hunter Sara, the pouty Sara D. Fitzgerald, bounty hunter extraordinaire, leaps into seven new scenarios where she infiltrates, solves crimes, and dispatches henchman in a bid to ultimately topple a criminal empire. Static screens coupled with dialogue and spot animation make up a good chunk of the game but artistic camera pans, enticing sound effects, and fluidly animated interludes give the Critical Bullet experience a somber cinematic look, feel, and measured pace. Players interact by choosing paths and actions for Sara to take. When faced with a critical decision, the right choice allows Sara to proceed and continue her investigation. The wrong selection means a bullet for our sleek heroine. Decisions are given a time limit, shown on a digital timer and our heroine is shown as "now thinking" during other choices during the game.  
 

 

 
GBA: Three New Games  JPN  
Card Party [Published by MediaKite / US$43]
Play an assortment of 12 card games including such classics as Concentration, Poker, and Go Fish. Up to four players may engage with the appropriate link-up cable. 
Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 2 [Published by Namco / US$43]
Two orphans, a boy named Sven Furio and a girl known as Kyaro Olange, join up as adventurers and trek out into the world. As destiny takes them on their paths, the two meet up with like-minded adventurers from the Tales universe such as Leon, Meredy, Keel, and Karyl. In addition to helping citizens on various quests and exploring dungeons for treasure, normal RPG elements such as beast battling, equipment use, and character development are present. Clothing in the game plays a part in aiding characters with various powers and abilities.
Hoshi no Kirby [Published by Nintendo / US$43]
A glossy remake of the original NES Kirby's Adventure, players help the pink puff trek through a side scrolling action game in order to retrieve the Star Rod from King Dedede. New are a series of mini-games including a bomb whacking exercise where you smack an explosive with a pan at Kirbyish opponents who attempt to bat it back.  
 

Gamera Figures

NEWS: Assorted Updates    
   GC Eternal Darkness [JPN] also arrived today but a couple of PS2 imports are now slated for Monday or Tuesday [Get Bass Battle and Innocent Black].  

   NCS examines some of Sega Toys' Spring 2003 line-up - we'll continue the gallery on Monday. Regarding the Gamera toys picture, Guiron was the best kaiju ever. If Gamera didn't cheat by healing himself, Guiron would have chopped the big turtle up for some terrapin buffet - Gamera barbecue, Leg of Gamera, Gamera vichysoisse, Gamera beef jerky, Gamera pot pie, Gamera salad...  
 
Summary of the Week
Monday NEWS KOF 2002 preorders open, Some restock, New Gamecube memory adapter from EMS
Tuesday NEWS New Gamecube wares added to preorder schedule, Nifty 10-in-1 AV & S-Video cable in stock
Wednesday PS2 Space Fishermen, Taiko no Tatsujin with TataCon  NEWS Sega Toys soon, MVS restock
Friday GBA Card Party, Tales of the World 2, Hoshi no Kirby  GC Eternal Darkness  PS2 Critical Bullet
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