Continuing in the tradition of the PSP remake of Final Fantasy Tactics, Square Enix is bringing back another awesomely hardcore tactics game, Tactics Ogre, which first appeared on Super Famicom in 1995 but only ever had a US release on the PlayStation in 1998. With tons of new content, beautiful new art, and an updated level of polish, it looks like they're on track to do it up right yet again.
The original Ogre Battle for SNES started with Episode 5: The March of the Black Queen, so to honor the game that started it all, here are five reasons we got super pumped for Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together during our recent first look...
Originally released in 1995, Tactics Ogre could be described as the godfather of the console Strategy RPG. While not the first game of its genre (ed - nor even of this series – that was Ogre Battle), it’s one of the earliest and best examples of what makes SRPGs so damned addictive. The game is packed with valiant turn-based battles, fiendish strategies that require deft positioning of troops on the battlefield, and a noble story that featured a unique morality system – decisions you made in game affected the plot, characters, and ending you encounter...
While it may not be as well known as Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest, the Tales series has been going strong for more than 10 years. Its biggest claim to fame has always been its super-exciting battle system that actually lets you move your character around and attack the enemy from any side. The encounters are still sort of random, but there's much less menu surfing and a lot more spell casting. From what we've seen of Radiant Mythology, the first PSP Tales game to hit the US, it should
"Back in my day,” say the oldest of the old-school gamers, “all we had was the local arcade, and we loved it! We happily dropped 25 cents a game to get our asses handed to us." Those days of traveling places to play games are gone, but a property from about the same by-gone era, the recently revived Teen Titans comic book franchise, will try to bring the arcade-style button-masher glory days back. Just because it's an old idea, it isn't necessarily a bad one.
In Teen Titans, you
"Back in my day,” say the oldest of the old-school gamers, “all we had was the local arcade, and we loved it! We happily dropped 25 cents a game to get our asses handed to us." Those days of traveling places to play games are gone, but a property from about the same by-gone era, the recently revived Teen Titans comic book franchise, will try to bring the arcade-style button-masher glory days back. Just because it's an old idea, it isn't necessarily a bad one.
In Teen Titans, you
Namco Bandai Day 2009. At this prestigious event in San Francisco where the beer flowed like wine, the ‘Radar crew got to see games Namco has cooking for the summer/fall seasons. One of the heavily featured games, Tekken 6, is the first multiplatform Tekken game and the first for this generation of systems (Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection for PSN doesn’t count).
World Tekken Federation. Remember the name, because once Tekken Tag Tournament 2 hits, it's likely to become a household name for fighting game fans. Check out our impressions of this online service and more in our hands-on preview...
You knew it had to happen sooner or later. After all but conquering the 3D fighting genre on the PSone and PlayStation 2, Tekken will hit Sony's handheld in August. And it looks like it's going to hit hard.
A port of the Japan-only arcade expansion Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection, the PSP Tekken: Dark Resurrection looks to pack in all of the original's action, if not its graphics. But while the jaggy visuals look considerably rougher than its smooth PS2 and arcade counterparts, Dark Resurrection
We've been digging our virtual fists into people's jaw lines for years now, but few fighting games capture the teeth-rattling brutality quite like the Tekken series. In just a few weeks an arcade-only version is heading to the PSP with two new characters ready to throw down, and we've taken a flurry of gut-punches just to get to know them better.
The slinky blond you see up there, soaring through the air ready to kick that guy in half, is Lili. She doesn't really have a definable combat style,
To find out more about Thief: Deadly Shadows, The title's lying. The shadows aren't deadly. In Thief, the shadows are your friends. Stay there, and predate upon the weak and... oh, waitasec. They mean you're deadly in the shadows. Problem solved. Start again.In a moment of beautiful convergence, the first Thief appeared at the same time as the original Metal Gear Solid. Except it was even more stealthy and has been just as influential. Splinter Cell? Just Thief with tech stuff minus the
