PSP Previews

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...

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).

Tentacles. If there’s one overall impression we took away from our hands-on with The 3rd Birthday, it’s tentacles. This game is full of them. They’re snaking out of various monster appendages, they’re grabbing people and turning them into meat showers, and – oh God – one of the early bosses has several of them dribbling out of his gaping mouth. It’s almost indecent...