It looks as though Xbox 360 side-scrolling shooter オトメディウスG / Otomedius G (Otomedius Gorgeous), the latest in the Parodius series, might better have been called Otomedius H, for we hear of delighted fans discovering it has a rather erotic and extensive internal gallery, with 115 images visible without unlocking, and with all manner of zooming and panning possible:
An Xbox 360 gets an erotically reworked fascia, featuring Ami and Mami of Idol Master, in this interesting case mod. It looks as though they each get a rather flattering front panel. Particularly interesting is the button placement…
Capcom have finally announced the release date of the long awaited Street Fighter IV, making a surprise announcement at the end of their recent exhibition; SF IV is set to have a multiplatform console release in Febuary 2009, they say.
Major electronics retailer Yodobashi Camera’s huge flagship Akiba store has been displaying a broken Xbox 360 for some time, and it seems they are not even minded to cover up the glowing Red Ring of Death, a problem which has been the bane of both Xbox owners and Microsoft PR for some time now.
Moderately anticipated Xbox 360 “exclusive” SF RPG Star Ocean 4 has has some screenshots released which show off the game in some detail, though questions have been immediately asked about the wisdom of their character design and graphical style.
The style adopted seems to be a hodgepodge of Final Fantasy style CG and classical anime style visuals, and the results seem to be mixed.
First an anime, due to air October 9th in various late night slots, now a port to the Xbox 360, due 2009 and to be titled Chaos;Head Noah, acclaimed adventure game Chaos;Head seems to be in the throes of conversion into a mixed media franchise.
PS3 owning RPG fans will be interested to hear that popular musically themed RPG トラスティベル 〜ショパンの夢〜 ルプリーズ / Trusty Bell ~Chopin no Yume~ Reprise, or Eternal Sonata - Reprise, to give it its rather better English title, has just been released in Japan for the PS3, with the English language release due in mid October.
It has emerged that Microsoft’s saviour RPG, Tales of Vesperia, incorporates downloadable content in a heretofore unseen manner: in fact you can simply eschew playing the game entirely and shell out points/yen on Marketplace to obtain the money and gold, in a brazen imitation of classic MMORPG gold farming, except without the Chinese or eBay.
From the official Microsoft Xbox Japan page:
Well received PC eroge 11eyes -罪と罰と贖いの少女- / 11eyes -Tsumi to Batsu to Aganai no Shoujo- has had an Xbox 360 port announced for a 2009 release, according to the official announcement by developers Lass and company. Little detail is supplied on the extent of the changes planned, but it does not seem likely a title released only this year will need much artistic reworking.
Here we uncover the secrets of lost idols, with a look at the early history of Idol Master, known in those ancient times as “Idol Game”, and discover that not only have there been some interesting changes, but also that several idols were lost along the way…
