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Rest of the Issue
- Exclusive Skate 2 first look and hands-on preview
- Afterthoughts - MGS4
- Interview with Hironobu Sakaguchi (mini interviews with Nobuo Uematsu and Yoshitaka Amano at the end)
- Small article on Call of Duty: World at War's appeal in Japan
- Mini-interview with the guy behind Final Fantasy XI and what that team's working on next.
- First look at Diablo III
- Roundtable with a few western devs on Japanese influences on their work and vice versa.
- An article on Square Enix's line of 360 RPGs.
- Bayonetta Feature - 25 Things You Need to Know About Bayonetta and Interview with Hideki Kamiya
- Feature on the Rise and Fall (and Rise?) of Japan
- Interview with Kenji Eno and his possible return to game development.
- First interview with Tomonobu Itagaki after leaving Tecmo.
Rumor Mill
-Both Banjo-Kazooie games will be headed to XBLA and will incorporate the Stop N Swop feature to let both games interact with one another.
-A certain old-school Konami franchise will be getting a surprise retro-revival sequel that will stay true to its 2D roots. The only hints are that it's not Bucky O'Hare nor Biker Mice From Mars.
-Additional Star Wars characters will be coming to Soul Calibur IV via DLC. They suggest that with the upcoming Clone Wars movie that Obi-Wan, Mace Windu, and/or General Grievous would be likely candidates
-While Japan continues to make quirky games, such as Sony's sequels to Loco Roco and Patapon, but also mentions that Q Entertainment is working on a new fantasy-themed adventure that's definitely not a sequel to Ninety-Nine Nights.
Q-Tips
-Don't expect Halo Wars, Fable 2, or Call of Duty: World at War to to make this holiday season.
-Namco Bandai plans to revisit the Dead to Rights franchise, which last saw the cancelled Extreme Force: Grant City Anti-Crime.
-Rumor is that Bungie has a few multiplatform projects in development, including some that will appear on the PS3.
Reviews
Soul Calibur IV - A, B+, B+
Madden NFL 09 - A, B, A-
NCAA Football 09 - A- - Game of the Month
Beijing 2008 - B
Alone in the Dark - B-, D+, C-
Izuna 2: The Unemployed Ninja Returns - B-
Guitar Hero: On Tour - B-
Download/Wrap-up
PixelJunk Eden - Eden is weird, but the elegant pairing of psychodelic audiovisuals and accessible mechanics is more than welcome.
Too Human - If you've got a loot-whoring, troll-vanquishing itch to scratch, expect to get sucked into this world for hours and hours.
Bionic Commando Rearmed - Whether you love the original or don't even know what it is, you'll love this.
1942: Joint Strike - It's a great revamp of an arcade classic, complete with online multiplayer. We just wish you could continue after losing all of your lives.
Feel free to ask questions about anything in the magazine and I'll try to answer as best as I can.
- Exclusive Skate 2 first look and hands-on preview
- Afterthoughts - MGS4
- Interview with Hironobu Sakaguchi (mini interviews with Nobuo Uematsu and Yoshitaka Amano at the end)
- Small article on Call of Duty: World at War's appeal in Japan
- Mini-interview with the guy behind Final Fantasy XI and what that team's working on next.
- First look at Diablo III
- Roundtable with a few western devs on Japanese influences on their work and vice versa.
- An article on Square Enix's line of 360 RPGs.
- Bayonetta Feature - 25 Things You Need to Know About Bayonetta and Interview with Hideki Kamiya
- Feature on the Rise and Fall (and Rise?) of Japan
- Interview with Kenji Eno and his possible return to game development.
- First interview with Tomonobu Itagaki after leaving Tecmo.
Rumor Mill
-Both Banjo-Kazooie games will be headed to XBLA and will incorporate the Stop N Swop feature to let both games interact with one another.
-A certain old-school Konami franchise will be getting a surprise retro-revival sequel that will stay true to its 2D roots. The only hints are that it's not Bucky O'Hare nor Biker Mice From Mars.
-Additional Star Wars characters will be coming to Soul Calibur IV via DLC. They suggest that with the upcoming Clone Wars movie that Obi-Wan, Mace Windu, and/or General Grievous would be likely candidates
-While Japan continues to make quirky games, such as Sony's sequels to Loco Roco and Patapon, but also mentions that Q Entertainment is working on a new fantasy-themed adventure that's definitely not a sequel to Ninety-Nine Nights.
Q-Tips
-Don't expect Halo Wars, Fable 2, or Call of Duty: World at War to to make this holiday season.
-Namco Bandai plans to revisit the Dead to Rights franchise, which last saw the cancelled Extreme Force: Grant City Anti-Crime.
-Rumor is that Bungie has a few multiplatform projects in development, including some that will appear on the PS3.
Reviews
Soul Calibur IV - A, B+, B+
Madden NFL 09 - A, B, A-
NCAA Football 09 - A- - Game of the Month
Beijing 2008 - B
Alone in the Dark - B-, D+, C-
Izuna 2: The Unemployed Ninja Returns - B-
Guitar Hero: On Tour - B-
Download/Wrap-up
PixelJunk Eden - Eden is weird, but the elegant pairing of psychodelic audiovisuals and accessible mechanics is more than welcome.
Too Human - If you've got a loot-whoring, troll-vanquishing itch to scratch, expect to get sucked into this world for hours and hours.
Bionic Commando Rearmed - Whether you love the original or don't even know what it is, you'll love this.
1942: Joint Strike - It's a great revamp of an arcade classic, complete with online multiplayer. We just wish you could continue after losing all of your lives.
Feel free to ask questions about anything in the magazine and I'll try to answer as best as I can.
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