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Tecmo Ninja

When I hear the word "ninja", one thing immediately comes to mind- the 80's. It was an era that was very friendly to ninja culture and the kids that embraced it. Meanwhile, video game developers where busy cooking up games of the same nature in the arcades. Tecmo was one of those developers, and in 1988, they released a brawler of sorts called Ninja Gaiden. A year later, they ported the game over to the NES, but changed the style of gameplay to better fit the style of home console gaming. They replaced the "beat 'em up" theme with a simple action/platformer approach with a bigger emphasis on well-timed jumps and using awesome ninja skills. Tecmo also added a deeper story and a new way to tell it.

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Collector's Edition comes with a Dead or Alive 5 demo

Ninja Gaiden 3 has been assigned an official release date. Before it was revealed to be sometime in March, but now we know that March 20 will be the precise day the game will be available at retail. The title will ship in a normal version, as well as a Collector's Edition dubbed the "truly deluxe package."

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Bit.Trip Runner arrives as expected alongside this week's major surprise, Kirby Super Star.

This week's Nintendo Download is a bit more exciting than weeks passed, as it offers up a nice selection of games for players to choose from.

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The boobastic ladies of Dead or Alive are back once again to show off their endowments for your pleasure.

I should start this review off with something: I’ve never played a Dead or Alive game. That said, that doesn’t mean I wasn’t prepared for what was about to hit me over the head but I can’t say that I know characters backgrounds or plot or what have you… and Paradise is definitely not the title for filling in the gaps.

Released on the PSP, Dead or Alive Paradise blatantly screams everything it’s about within the opening sequence: bosoms, butts, babes, and beach… in that order. All you have to do is slap some J-pop music on the mp3 player of your mind and I’m sure you can imagine the gratuitous T&A shots that made the opening sequence.

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After three solid entries into the series, I was expecting more.

As a long-time Fatal Frame fan, I was deeply frustrated by Nintendo's decision to not bring the fourth title in the series overseas. Apparently Nintendo refused to bring it over due to some technical errors that Tecmo refused to fix. Having spent countless hours with each of the previous iterations it seemed ridiculous that Nintendo would bar an entire group of people from experiencing the game due to small issues, such as a sluggish framerate. Thankfully, a dedicated group of fans have pooled their efforts in order to create a fan translation of the game, affording us English speaking gamers the opportunity to play the title.

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