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DC Aero Dancing F: Tsubasa's First Flight

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   Battle in the blue yonder with this new Aero Dancing F "gaiden", if you will. Network battle against linked flyboys and ace missions with specific tasks and mini games. Once you've participated in enough action, you have the option to watch it all over again with the replay function which reprises your flight and antics with a variable camera that captures your greatest moves. 
   Console flight simulators are an acquired taste. Those who have enjoyed the evolution and refinement of PC flight simulators through the years won't find anything along the lines of MPS' Falcon (don't count the poor v4.0) or the superb Jane's F/A 18 from EA.

Aero Dancing F: Tsubasa's First Flight US$39

Aero Dancing F: TFF

Price: US$39

DC Mercurius Pretty

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   The magic of alchemy has sprouted new life in the form of an anime homunculus, a tiny fairy which appears human. Due to her fragile nature when she first births, you house her in an incubation chamber so that she can grow and learn under your watchful tutelage. Similar to many growth simulations such as Princess Maker and Marionette Company, the young charge is naive and clueless. Your task is to feed your fairy in moderation, speak to her and teach her the ways of life. Eventually your baby will grow up enough to leave the sustaining chamber and enter the real world. She will also act the proper student and learn alchemy from you.

Mercurius Pretty US$60

Mercurius Pretty

Price: US$60

PS the Blockbuster v2.0

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   The premise is simplicity itself. You, a paddle, must bat a ball at bricks. It worked back in the day when Breakout entered the video game world and enjoyed a revitalization when Taito unleashed Arkanoid on the coin-op market. D3's Blockbuster game follows the tradition of the latter game and introduces a number of new power-ups (some fairly radical and innovative) to help you clear the screen. The playfields are also creative. We're suckers for this type of game although playing this with a joypad isn't the most natural input device. No support is built-in for the PS paddles (the Blockids controller) either so it's tortured fun.

Blockbuster 2 US$25

Blockbuster v2.0

Price: US$25

New Guilty Gear X build

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  An updated preview demo of Guilty Gear X arrived this morning with three playable characters. New levels are also available other than the ones that were included in the Dreamcast Magazine demo. The jewel case gatefold also includes a general control scheme and a detailed special moves list for the three characters that you can play.
   The game is shaping up to be stellar and worthy of the hype that is making the rounds. NCS expects delivery of Guilty Gear X LE on December 14, which includes a music CD. Pre-orders are welcome and will be open until the game arrives. The demo is not for sale.
Guilty Gear X Demo

Guilty Gear X demo

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Day News New Releases
Monday Metal Slug X for PS, again.
Capcom's January plans
Square Millenium this month

This week's outlook
Neo Geo Freak funeral dirge
Nothing new expected this day
Wednesday January Playstation preview
Rhapsody of Zephyr
Koei update
Wonderswan Color update
DC Bio-Hazard 3 in stock
Thursday DC delays, Friday delivery
PS1 January 2001 imports
PS2 Snowboard Heaven in stock
Friday A new Guilty Gear X demo DC Aero Dancing F, Mercurius Pretty
PS Block Buster v2.0