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411mania's Release List for the Week of February 23, 2009 (News)

Feb 26, 2009

411mania gives a rundown on this week's game releases. Highlights include Legacy of Ys: Books I & II, Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop, Stoked, The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match, 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand, and Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li.

Legacy of Ys: Books I & II (DS)
Ys I and II have seen many ports and remakes since the first one came out in 1987; they've seen the light of day on such systems as the PC-8801, Famicom, Master System, DOS, Apple II, Saturn, and PS2 to name a few. The most widely-known versions are contained in the TurboGrafx-CD compilation, and for years that release was considered the best. It's place at the top was eventually challenged by Ys Eternal as it sported upgraded graphics, effects, and artwork as well as extras like new characters and scenarios. Unfortunately, Eternal didn't include voiceovers and some say that the remixed music was not as good. Apparently, enough people weren't satisfied so another update known as Ys Complete, which is said to have better graphics but an inferior soundtrack, was unleashed. Despite my best efforts, I could not find any agreement amongst Ys fans as to which official release is the definitive version since each of the three does at least one thing better than the others.

Preferences aside, there is one thing that fans of the first two Ys games can agree on no matter which version they've played - Ys I and II have some of the best music you will find in a video game. Every place I visited for info makes note of how awesome the soundtrack is. Knowing this, I questioned whether or not it was a good idea to play the games on the DS for the first time when I could just as easily track down the PC version and patch it or download the Wii VC one. Granted, Legacy of Ys comes with a free soundtrack if you preorder and it is portable. Maybe it would be easier to just flip a coin...

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Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop (Wii) ...

Dead Rising: Chop Til You Drop (Review)

Feb 24, 2009

In our opinion the most annoying, least fun to fight enemies in any game cheap enough to have them are the pint-size scurrying creatures that run along the ground below your gunsights and leap up at your face. Rubbish, aren’t they? Actually, maybe it’s a tie between those and the little flying enemies that are incredibly hard to target and do a disproportionate amount of damage. Take your pick. ...

Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop - Shooting (Video)

Feb 24, 2009

This Wii port of the original Dead Rising suffers from obvious technical limitations compared to the original, but this stripped down version is still satisfying on a very basic level.

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Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop - GaGaGa (Video)

Jan 5, 2009

This Wii port of the original Dead Rising suffers from obvious technical limitations compared to the original, but this stripped down version is still satisfying on a very basic level.

Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop (Preview)

Sep 5, 2008

A great, big festival of incredi-carnage, Dead Rising on the 360 was at the same time a blistering sandbox version of George A. Romero’s Dawn of the Dead, and a truly awesome technical showcase for ‘next gen’ hardware. ...

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Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop - Trailer (Video)

Aug 20, 2008

This Wii port of the original Dead Rising suffers from obvious technical limitations compared to the original, but this stripped down version is still satisfying on a very basic level.

Dead Rising FAQ/Walkthrough (FAQ)

Apr 9, 2009

Go to GamesRadar to see the FAQ ...

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