PLEASE READ: The NEW SHOP is separate and distinct from the OLD SHOP. If you place an order on the OLD SHOP, you will not be able to use the NEW SHOP to check on your order and vice versa. Unfortunately, we were not able to resolve the two shop databases in order to transfer customer histories and accounts. Both shops are fully operational and capable of taking orders.
 

GC Rajiruji GeneriC JPN

 GC Rajirugi GeneriC - New Import
«©NCSX» Sometime in the future, cell phones have become more ubiquitous than they are today. Wireless waves travel through the air to deliver email, bulletins, and other useful information. Against this backdrop, the mechs of Rajirugi take to the air, receive information, and battle enemies with powerful weaponry. In the game, players control a little whimsical mecha which looks like a Twinbee at first glom but with different skill sets. Three mechs are available including one which blasts with a vulcan shot, another which fires lasers, and another which makes do with bubble shots. The mechs also carry a sword in their right gauntlets which is swished like a windshield wiper to block enemy shots. A concentric barrier may also be activated to absorb shots and grate enemies within its range.
   New to the Gamecube version is a Score Attack Mode and a Manpuku Mode. In the Score Attack Mode (which must be unlocked), players may select which stage to play with the goal of obtaining as high a score as possible. The Manpuku Mode is playable at the outset and features new music tracks for the levels and a "score magnification ratio system" where radio capsules are collected to trigger exponential scoring up to 256X.
 
 

NDS Mawashite Tsunageru JPN

 NDS Mawashite Tsunageru Touch Panic - New Import
«©NCSX» Rotate and slide panels etched with a curvy groove on top and shift them to form pathways with contiguous squares so that a pink Panic Ball may roll unfettered by the lack of a pathway. The aim is to move the sphere from one corner of the play board to another corner by creating circuits.
   Panic Ball moves in slow and deliberate fashion to give players a chance to shuffle and shift panels in order to create roads. If you've created a direct passage, tap on the smiley face to hurry it along to its destination. Touch balls which are decorated with the suits from cards - diamonds, spades, clubs, and hearts also appear on the screen. For added challenge, the ebon colored Ojamaborl rapidly moves across the playfield, causing trouble.
 

 

 

NDS New Super Mario Bros. JPN

 NDS New Super Mario Bros. - New Import
«©NCSX» Although the 2D New Super Mario Bros looks familiar and somewhat similar to earlier Super Mario Bros games, Nintendo boasts brand new levels and moves for the two plumbers to master. For example, when Mario nabs a blooming mega mushroom, he transforms into an imposing Gigantor version of himself who barrels through a level with hurricane force. Pipes, bricks, and anything else in his way is blown back like matchsticks. A mini mushroom changes Mario into a mite which is dwarfed even by a plain old Goomba or Koopa.
   In addition to the main Mario game, there's also Mario vs Luigi challenges for 2-players and 26 mini-games to enjoy.
 
 

PS2 Oretachi Akumajou Dracula

 PS2 Oretachi Game Center: Akumajou Dracula - New Import
«©NCSX» A buster gentleman in a white jacket and his new wife are walking away from a church while wedding music blares from the speakers. The couple appears happy but their bliss is interrupted by a vampire who swoops down from the skies and steals her away. To bring her back to resume their matrimonial obligations, the whip-wielding groom steps into dank arenas to battle the minions of darkness before facing off against his oppressor in a vicious climax.

   In the first stage of Akumajou Dracula, the enemies include flitting bats, stumbling zombies that rise from the earth below, and bone throwing skeletons who fling their projectiles in perfect horizontal trajectory. Additional obstacles include crumbling statues, a wall which breaks down by spitting its component bricks, and wood nymphs that leaps out from the trunks of trees. At the outset, the hero only has a whip to lash out at foes but side weapons are eventually gained such as incendiary bombs. The first level boss is a green serpent-woman who unleashes little snakes who ramble across the ground to attack. Leap over them and lob a few bombs at "medusa" to proceed to the next level...
 
 

PS2 Oretachi Contra JPN

 PS2 Oretachi Game Center: Contra - New Import
«©NCSX» Bill Rizer and Lance Bean are sent on a mission to destroy a terrorist group known as Red Falcon. Ensconced deep inside a tropical retreat, the terrorists have lined the jungle floor with soldiers and automatic guns that fire when provoked. In addition to the imposing hardware, a series of bosses provide resistance to any tactical strikess motoring towards the main Falcon installation. On paper, the mission appears to be a straightforward affair but the minions of Red Falcon are brutish and doggedly stubborn...
   Bill and Lance are versatile in their combat skills and nigh unstoppable in the right hands. Armed with a gun brimming with unlimited ammo, the two soldiers jump, duck, and unleash a fire storm on enemy armies and installations. Not only can Bill and Lance jump to avoid gunfire, they can swerve in mid-jump to avoid subsequent gunfire. Truly blessed are they with magnificent skills and unwavering determination. Side scrolling action makes up the first portion of the initial level but a 3D shoot-into-the distance level follows where Bill and Lance have about a minute to deal with guns and shocks of soldiers who appear from the sides. After maneuvering through the maze, the first boss appears with cannons blazing...
 

 

 

PS2 Oretachi Pooyan JPN

 PS2 Oretachi Game Center: Pooyan - New Import
«©NCSX» Dastardly wolves are after mama's piglets and that sort of behavior won't be tolerated. By using balloons to float down and then up against mama's tree bastion, the wolves hope to snatch enough piglets for a veritable feast. To counter the threat of piglet kidnapping, mama rides a little lift and wields a bow and arrow to shoot the balloons and thus drop the wolves to their much deserved deaths. Along with the balloon-piercing arrows, beefy hunks of meat appear intermittently which mama may use to crush entire arcs of wolves as they make their way through the air.

   Pooyan features two varieties of shooting challenge and two mini-games which allow mama to score bonus points. In the first level, wolves descend from the top of a platform to reach the ground safely and climb up mama's tree fortress. To stop their assault, shoot the balloons that hold the wolves aloft so that they plummet into the forest floor. The floaters wield a little shield which blocks mama's shots In the second level, the wolves take things personally when they conspire to rise up on balloons to a platform in order to push a rock on top of mama. To stop their heinous plans, shoot them before enough of them reach the top and shove the rock.  
 
 

PS2 Rajiruji PreciouS JPN

 PS2 Rajirugi PreciouS - New Import
«©NCSX» Sometime in the future, cell phones have become more ubiquitous than they are today. Wireless waves travel through the air to deliver email, bulletins, and other useful information. Against this backdrop, the mechs of Rajirugi take to the air, receive information, and battle enemies with powerful weaponry. In the game, players control a little whimsical mecha which looks like a Twinbee at first glom but with different skill sets. Three mechs are available including one which blasts with a vulcan shot, another which fires lasers, and another which makes do with bubble shots. The mechs also carry a sword in their right gauntlets which is swished like a windshield wiper to block enemy shots. A concentric barrier may also be activated to absorb shots and grate enemies within its range.
   New to the Playstation version is a Score Attack Mode and a Okawari Mode. In the Score Attack Mode (which must be unlocked), players may select which stage to play with the goal of obtaining as high a score as possible. The Okawari Mode is playable at the outset and features new music tracks for the levels and a higher difficulty level that might give beginners pause but old hands to Rajirugi might not even notice.
 
 

PS2 Samurai 7 JPN

 PS2 Samurai 7 - New Import
«©NCSX» Based on the animated adaptation of Akira Kurosawa's Shichinin no Samurai (The Seven Samurai, 1954), PS2 Samurai 7 follows the backdrop of the 26-episode television series. As the story goes, the village of Kanna is one of many victims of the Nobuseri - a band of roving ronin who have become cyborg vandals after losing their masters. Exacting a heavy chunk of the rice harvest each year, the Nobuseri have no qualms with snatching women for their whims either. That certainly won't do.
   In the animation series, the denizens of Kanna send out three young adventurers to seek out samurai who are willing to defend the village for rice. Just rice. The PS2 game follows the travels of a young orphan named Ibuki who ventures out into the world to become a samurai after losing his parents. One day, he meets an old friend from Kanna named Kirara and they enjoy a impromptu reunion before the subject of the Nobuseri is brought up. Despite vowing to become a samurai, the seeds of change in Japanese society have sprouted and the samurai class are going the way of the dinosaur. With little prospects of finding a master, the protagonist agrees to return to Kanna with his friend and recruit seven samurai (well, they're really ronin) to defend the village from the Nobuseri.
 
 

PS2 Samurai 7 Limited Ed. JPN

 PS2 Samurai 7 Limited Edition - New Import
«©NCSX» The limited edition of Samurai 7 is bundled with an art booklet filled with illustrations of the samurai and villagers and a bonus DVD which contains an original Samurai 7 video animation.

   Based on the animated adaptation of Akira Kurosawa's Shichinin no Samurai (The Seven Samurai, 1954), PS2 Samurai 7 follows the backdrop of the 26-episode television series. As the story goes, the village of Kanna is one of many victims of the Nobuseri - a band of roving ronin who have become cyborg vandals after losing their masters. Exacting a heavy chunk of the rice harvest each year, the Nobuseri have no qualms with snatching women for their whims either. That certainly won't do.

In the animation series, the denizens of Kanna send out three young adventurers to seek out samurai who are willing to defend the village for rice. Just rice. The PS2 game follows the travels of a young orphan named Ibuki who ventures out into the world to become a samurai after losing his parents. One day, he meets an old friend from Kanna named <more>
 
 

PSP Brain Trainer Portable 2 JPN

 PSP Brain Trainer Portable 2 - New Import
«©NCSX» Just as a muscle tends to atrophy due to lack of use, the brain becomes dull when unchallenged by stimulation. To prevent the population growth of dim-witted dullards, Sega's second Brain Trainer software features 50 thinking exercises which engage and jolt brains into fighting shape. Similar to the original Brain Trainer software, Professor Ryuuta Kawashima from Tohoku University provides the design pointers and testing methodology with which to test one's brain.

   Upon booting the software, users are prompted with three menu selections for (1) Registering a new test-taker, (2) Resuming a saved account, and (3) Engaging another player in ad-hoc testing battle. Up to four players may create a data file to store personal information such as name, date of birth, and sex to keep track of their testing results and any improvements as exercises are conquered over the course of days, weeks, and months.
   At the outset, a quick examination is given to determine the player's brain age in order to set up a baseline. The optimum brain age is 20 years old. Once the baseline is established, a series of drills and exercises may be played to improve one's calculation, judgment, memory, and reflection skills. For example, if your brain age is 50 but you're only 25 years old, the testing may drop your brain age to something that's closer to your chronological age. <more>
 

 

 

PSP Edith Memories JPN

 PSP Edith Memories: Shinten Makai GOCV - New Import
«©NCSX» A war has raged across the island nation of Edith for generations and it is against this backdrop that the swashbuckling pirate named Kudo starts his adventure. With the philosophy of Robin Hood behind him, Kudo takes riches from the wealthy and distributes the spoils to the needy.
   As the game begins, Kudo's captain Gondola and shipmates have been arrested by General Steiner of the tyrannical Zemorian army. Kudo races after his crew in a bid to free them from imprisonment and soon delves into a larger adventure. The game world in GOC5 is tiered into three layers - an underground domain which is filled with modern conveyances such as automobiles and trains, the surface world which is modeled after a medieval kingdom, and the expanse of the sky which is populated by winged angels, dirigibles, and floating land masses. Kudo's adventure begins in the underground world and gradually moves through the two other layers.

   Tactical battles in GOC5 array parties against each other where attacks and magical blasts are shown in real time action. Special battle techniques are also possible where a group of soldiers band together to perform a roundhouse attack to damage all nearby enemies or a group jump where they rise up and then plummet down like hailstones. The game was originally released on the PS2 in 2005 and the PSP update features three new characters, graphical updates, and new voice acting snippets.  
 
 

The Playstation Vol. 221
169 pages; N/M Condition
Price US$7.50 per copy

 MOTD The Playstation Vol. 221 [Nov 24 2000] allGone
Cover: Dig-a-Dig Pukka
p14-15 Reviews for six new releases including Oh No! (39/44/48), Simple 1500 Vol. 47: The Skateboard (58/56/62), and WTC (32/36/64).
p28-29 Dead or Alive 2 Hardcore game details and girls in swimsuits.
p30-33 Kessen II generals and game play information.
p34-37 Angelique Trois game details and character information.
p44-45 Neo Atlas III world maps and exploration objectives.
p74-77 Dark Cloud background story and game play details.
p80-81 Tsugunai character list.
p118-121 Tales of Eternia background information on the world, the visitor known as Meredy, and a look at other "Tales" games.
p126-129 Tenchu 2 heroes and ninja skulking adventuring.
p146-147 Smash Court 3 game details.
p153 Gitaroo Man introduction and crisp screenshots of the rhythm action.
p154 Information on DDR Best Hits and Midnight Club Street Racing.
p160-167 Weekly News on Saving Private Ryan on DVD, assorted new movies, music CDs, and an interview with actress Nozomi Andou.
 

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Summary of the Week
Monday NEWS Import and domestic schedules for the week - Shin Gouketsuji Ichizoku: Bonnou Kaihou leads preorders, Ultimate Hits re-releases for the PS1 and PS2
Tuesday NEWS Preorder updates for upcoming releases, Death by Degrees Nina figure and Doraemon plushes
Wednesday GC Rajirugi Generic  NDS Mawashite Tsunageru Touch Panic, New Super Mario Bros.  PS2 Oretachi Game Center: Akumajou Dracula, Oretachi Game Center: Contra, Oretachi Game Center: Pooyan, Rajirugi Precious, Samurai 7 Regular Edition, Samurai 7 Limited Edition  PSP Brain Trainer Portable 2, Edith Memories: Shinten Makai GOCV
Thursday PS2 Beatmania IIDX 11 Red Special Editions, Shin Gouketuji Ichizoku: Bonnou Kaihou, Street Fighter Zero Fighters Generation PSP Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street, Magna Carta Portable, Talkman European Language Version
Friday PS2 Space Sheriff Spirits aka Uchuu Keiji Damashi  NEWS Memorial Day on Monday
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