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Breath of Fire |
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Capcom
remakes the original Super Famicom version of BOF on the
Advance and improves on both graphical clarity and detail.
Quite a feat, considering the game moves from television to
the small screen. The combat screens have also gone through an
update and resembles the battles in later versions of BOF.
As the story goes, the Dark Dragon Clan clashes
once again with the Light Dragon Clan and it's up to a young
hero named Ryu to embark on an adventure of discovery to
resolve the trouble. A goddess named Tyr factors in the
history of the story and the Dark Dragon Clan hopes to release
her from prison to curry favor and wishes. Ryu starts out as a
minor player but eventually wields powerful might and
magic. |
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Blue Wing Blitz |
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The
Ordia Empire wants to lord over the world with it's superior
air forces and power. Since absolute power corrupts
absolutely, Ordia bears down on it's neighbors with aggressive
expansionist policies. Five nations feigning diplomacy with
the Evil Empire and trying to maintain neutrality are under
pressure to yield or rebel. You're Keid, a youth living in the
floating archipelago known as the Esk Republic, a peaceful
agrarian land which supplies the other nations with food.
Incumbent forces from Ordia begin making menacing gestures and
Prime Minister Trund assembles a covert mission to
investigate. As hero, you and a
friend named Payer are recruited to the secret strike team. A
third cohort named Havilan also joins you in your travels near
the beginning of the game. Each character pilots an airship
which they use for travel and for battle. Other cast members
eventually cross your path from the other republics and
nations.
Similar in gameplay to other tactical
simulations, Blue Wing Blitz places opposing units on a grid
in which to move and attack. All battles take place in the sky
which allows for acceleration bursts, evasive aerial maneuvers
and other big air strategies that wouldn't be possible on a
ground-based tactical simulation. Variable attacks are also
open to the player, including strafing, dog fighting and
bombing runs. Weapon and airship upgrades may be bolted onto
your craft for fierce performance improvements. |
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| Denver,
Colorado |
Rant |
| That's
where our PS2 software shipments were delivered yesterday.
Incompetence strikes again and it's questionable if our
courier can retrieve the packages from whomever signed for
them. Regardless, we had new shipments dispatched overnight
from Japan for delivery on Monday. |
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Well, no rant
today. There's no point in ranting and ranting only makes for
bad tidings before the weekend. Grr. |
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