Chulip Impressions Chulip is a game that most likely will fly by the retail shelves under most game buyers’ radar. It’s a quirky Japanese game, the graphics are nothing to boast about and advertising for the game is pretty much nonexistent. In fact, it’s now become a Gamestop/EB exclusive, so those used to buying their games elsewhere won’t even have a shot of obtaining it. But when I hear a quirky little-known Japanese game is…
Read more →Another Katsucon has come and gone in a whirlwind of hotels, broken luggage, crazy shopping marathons, and anime viewing. Seriously, I feel like I never got the chance to catch my breath before it was time to pack up and head home, which kinda sucked because I'd been looking forward to the convention for so long now. While the anime I did catch was enjoyable, there was the usual schedule blunders and oddly absent shows.
Read more →Well, November 19th, the big day, has come and gone, and now that we've all had a few days to absorb the great gaming bounty that has come upon us, I felt it was high time I write about my opinions so far. Of course I'm talking about the new Sneak King game from Burger King. Three titles were made available for the Xbox and Xbox 360 exclusively at Burger King on the 19th, all…
Read more →No sooner does Sega send us the mysterious Monkey Ball figures then we get the Sonic figure you see before you. I posed it next to Mario because, well, they're all Best Friends Forever now, right? While the Monkey Ball one came in a wrapper that had the Banana Blitz logo on it, this one came in a plain clear wrapper with no text, so I'm not sure what it's reason for being sent to…
Read more →So we got this in work today, looks to be some kind of cool swag for when you pick up a pre-ordered copy of the new Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz for the Wii. I was surprised to find that even though it's only about two inches tall, it's not just a little PVC; the arms, legs and head are movable, like a regular toy! Cool! Speaking of the Wii, we've had one in the…
Read more →Halloween, the culmination of everything that is awesome about the autumn season, is finally here. Unfortunately, I kept putting off getting the things I needed for my costume that it looks like I won't be having one this year. Oh well, now that just means I have a heck of a lot of time until next Halloween to get ready! But one way I will be celebrating this year is by playing numerous scary video…
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