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DC King of Fighters 2002
  DC King of Fighters 2002 DreKore - New Import
   The 2002 edition of the self proclaimed "Mother of All Fighting Games" hearkens back to the play mechanics of KOF 1998 when Strikers were unknown and 3-on-3 battles were the law. Where special attacks in KOF 1998 were simple (try one button), King of Fighters 2002 makes them fairly difficult. Perhaps it's a bid to foil cheap players unwilling to learn the art of fighting. A large cast of 48 characters split up into teams await the player.
   When KOF 2002 was originally released on the Dreamcast, Playmore gouged gamers with a Y6800 price at a time when most DC games were priced at a modest Y5800. With the DreKore reissue, a wider audience may find the lower price point a welcome way to get back into the magic of KOF. All preorders will ship today and new orders are welcome.
 
 

GBA Kingdom Hearts COM

Flaming

  GBA Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories - New Import
   Picking up immediately after the events in the first Kingdom Hearts, Sora is taking a midnight stroll and thinking of old friends when he encounters a stranger at a crossroads. The man advises Sora that what he searches for is ahead but that something dear to him will also be lost. With that, the stranger disappears and the crossroads morph into a straight path. Meandering further, Sora reaches the gates of a castle and enters...only to find it empty. A strange occurrence robs Sora of his memories and sends him scuttling on a
quest to regain them with the help of a few friends borrowed from Disney. Kingdom Hearts features a card based battle system where Sora amasses card points and carries up to 3 decks of 99 cards each. Cards are flipped to enhance abilities, cast spells, and level attacks at enemies. Special cards may also be used to summon old friends from the original Kingdom Hearts to help in battle.

 
 

PS2 Bokujou Monogatari Oh! WL
  PS2 Bokujou Monogatari Oh! Wonderful Life - New Import
   The simple life beckons once again and only dedicated virtual farmers need apply. As in previous volumes of the highly popular Bokujou Monogatari (Harvest Moon) series, a farm has been bequeath to the protagonist and it's going to be a chore to eke out a living from the land, meet someone to marry, and perhaps even do well enough to live comfortably.
   Plant cash crops such as watermelon and oranges and from those first fruits of labor, some cash may be generated to purchase chickens. With the eggs that those chickens lay, more cash may be reaped to purchase livestock which in turn contribute their own offerings to the welfare of the farm. In time, diligent reinvestment of capital will eventually allow the hard working farmer to become something of an entrepreneur who lives on his own stock and trades his harvest for the better things in life...

   New to the PS2 version is a fourth potential bride name Lumina and the possibility of bearing a son or a daughter when your betrothed is pregnant. A number of mini-games are playable including a drinking game where one competes against other heavy drinkers. Once a player completes the normal campaign game and finishes the various missions, one may still tend to the farm and continue to work the land for fun. As a bit of a bonus for fans of Dreams Come True, the group's A Little Waltz serves as the theme song. The first production of Bokujou Monogatari ships in a special clear DVD case and includes a bonus disk which features a Harvest Moon manga, item gallery and a fishing mini-game demonstration.
 
 

PS2 Brain Power Puzzles SP2000

  PS2 Brain Power Puzzles - New Import
   D3 Publisher's line-up of games may be accused for destroying brain cells rather than nurturing them. To repair the cognitive wreckage caused by games such as The Women's Swim Meet and Love Ping*Pong, the company ships a brain building game which exercises minds with visual puzzles designed to delight and tease right-brain functions. According to experiments by Nobel Prize winner Roger Sperry, the right brain handles visual clues, symbols, and grasps the big picture.
   A total of 30 brain wranglers are featured in the game which are comprised of crowd pleasers such as color matching, pattern matching, counting exercises, which shape doesn't match the others, etc. Great fun. 
 
 

PS2 Giant Robo

  PS2 Giant Robo The Animation - New Import
   Mankind's thirst for fuel is slaked in the year 2039 when the Shizuma Drive is developed. Special interests however want energy to be metered and a powerful underground organization named Big Fire works to foil all of the Shizuma Drives not under their control. To regain the promise of free energy, a young lad named Daisaku Kusama who controls Giant Robo rushes out to combat the greed and capitalistic inclinations of Big Fire.

   Take control of a monstrous robot who looks like an Egyptian god and grapple with fellow gargantuans on expansive fields of battle. The control of Giant Robo is through the use of a simulated remote controller (a wristwatch) for that Alchemical Drive and Tetsujin 28-go feeling. Players may enjoy a standard Battle Mode, a Versus Mode, and a Movie Mode where your best battles may be reviewed for posterity. The action moves at a measured pace which is fairly standard for this type of game as it conveys the feel of massive robots better. If they moved too briskly, they might give the impression of being constructed out of balsa wood rather than heavy metal. Standard attacks used by Giant Robo include powerful punches, missiles which fire from his shoulders, cannon fire which erupts from his wrists. During a battle, chunks may fall off of enemy bots which Daisaku may gather up.
 
 

PS2 Neo Contra
  PS2 Neo Contra - New Import
   In the year 4444 A.D., the world has been turned into a prison wasteland for criminals while the normal citizenry live comfortably on orbiting colonies. From the wreckage of a wracked Earth however, a new order called Neo Contra rises. Ruling by way of chaos and fomenting destruction, Neo Contra catches the attention of the powers that be, who counter with the original player - Bill Rizer, who is revived from cryogenic sleep and sent into battle.
   Similar to other apocalyptic scenarios, the color of a dystopian future is gunmetal grey. Take control of Bill Rizer or a strange samurai  partner and run, gun, and toggle weapons quickly as hordes of enemies are met. A variety of bosses provide a larger measure of resistance than their underlings for . Much of the game takes place from an overhead perspective but some classic side scrolling levels also take place along with head-on views of the action.

 
 

PS2 Standard Daisenryaku
  PS2 Standard Daisenryaku Dengikessen! - New Import
   To answer the refrain of "Can't we all just get along?," Sega staunchly answers in the negative and pits countries against each other in another Great War simulation. Graduating from the Saturn and Dreamcast versions both visually and tactically, the battlefields feature dazzling amounts of detail with nooks and crannies of the terrain hindering or aiding tank mobility as well as unit performance. A new and somewhat odd feature is the Tank Turret Exchange System where turrets from Panzers may be fitted on Abrams...
 
 

PS2 Nike/Gran Turismo 4

Gran Turismo T-shirt
  PS2 Nike/Gran Turismo 4 Limited Edition - Shipping Dec 3
   Sony has announced a special Gran Turismo 4 Limited Edition bundle which includes a number of bonuses that should send fans into a frenzy.
 Limited to only 1000 units, the GT4 bundle includes the following items:

- Special edition copy of Gran Turismo 4
- Aluminum carrying case - carbon black color
- Black t-shirt with racing pattern on front
- Nike Shox sneakers with GT logo near heel

*The T-shirt is of the universal size and the sneakers will be available only in four sizes. We don't expect any collector to actually wear the gear however. 

   Preorders will start on November 19 at 12:00PM in Japan at a price of Y33,600. Since the production is limited to only 1000 units, NCS cannot guarantee that we will be able to fill all preorders but we'll be on the preorder queue next Friday and putting in our bids for bundles.
 
 

Playstation Magazine Vol 17
181 pages, NM condition
$6.50 per copy shipped

  MOTD Playstation Magazine Vol 17 [Sept 13 1996]

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 Cover   Two heroines from Tenchu Muyo.
p8-15 Final Fantasy VII character artwork and interesting locales to visit.
p17 Topolo game details and construction advice for various automatons. 
p18-21 Biohazard 2 protagonist art and wireframes, storyboard sketches and captures of zombies lumbering along in police uniforms.  
p27-29 Princess Maker story background, play tips, and world characters.  
p32-33 Arc the Lad II hero profiles and caps of their attacks.
p37 3D Shooting School software and examples of the shooters one may dream up by using the tools. Looks good but we'd never have the patience.
p38-41 Persona: Be Your True Mind Act 1 to Act 5 summary and town maps.
p44-47 Bushido Blade fighter profiles and action sequences.  
p58-61 Tokyo Game Show 96 coverage - Parappa the Rapper, Darius Gaiden, and Super Puzzle Fighter are highlights.  
p69-73 Tenchi Muyo game info and plot details.
p76-79 Street Fighter Zero 2 moves and system information. 
p80-83 Tobal No 1 detailed moves for Snok, Mufu, Uban, and Tori.
p88-89 Samurai Shodown 3 fighting game info.
 
 
Summary of the Week
Monday PS2 Love Songs Adv: Futaba Riho 19 Sai, Pride of the Dragon Peace  TOYS Dead or Alive One Coin Figures  NEWS Import outlook for the week - DC King of Fighters 2002 DreKore leading preorders
Wednesday DC King of Fighters 2002 DreKore GBA Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories  PS2 Bokujou Monogatari Oh! Wonderful Life, Brain Power Puzzles, Giant Robo, Neo Contra, Standard Daisenryaku  NEWS Nike GT4
Thursday PS2 Kenka Joutou! Yankee Banchou, Samurai Michi 2  NEWS Resident Evil 4 with umbrella preorder, Konami announces a new production of the Beatmania IIDX Controller to ship on Nov 25
Friday TOYS Binaltech BT-06 Blue Tracks, BT-09  NEWS General updates
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