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Every site has Sorcerer's Maze listed for December 2003 but I saw it at one mall a few weeks ago. Like Sol Divide and Mobile Light Force, I think it's some kind of Japanese game, this time a puzzler. Has anyone seen it in stores or know what it's a localization of? Very curious.
Also, I'm finally starting to see copies of Builder's Block around (what - two years after its release?), and I just realized that it's Taito's Landmaker! These budget releases...
What the hell? And after all those copies of Builder's Block that I passed up. Maybe I can still find one. I've wanted to try Landmaker for a while now.
Sorceror's Maze is apparently Prism Land Story, a game I'm not familiar with. There are some screens and info here:
http://forums.gaming-age.com/showthr...threadid=20272
I'm putting together a page on my site to keep track of these localizations...I'll definitely have to add Builder's Block as well as Sorceror's Maze.
Cool idea. There's very little information about them. I couldn't even find a page for XS Games.Quote:
I'm putting together a page on my site to keep track of these localizations...
Thanks for the link. Japanese title is cool, but the game itself looks pretty awful.
I'm looking forward to this. Even though most of them are pretty awful, I can't get enough of these PSX budget games.Quote:
I'm putting together a page on my site to keep track of these localizations...I'll definitely have to add Builder's Block as well as Sorceror's Maze.
OK, here's what I've got up so far:
http://sevenforce.ayashii.com/exportwatch/
I'll be posting more tonight, and as more info on other games comes out.
You might want to consider adding Gekioh: Shooting King to your site. It's a $10 re-release of the Saturn/PSX shooter Shienryu with a few new modes added that are variations of the main game.
Here's the information from Gamefaqs
http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/psx/data/23710.html
jiji,
Another game you could add is that jigsaw game. I have the Japanese version entitled Jigsaw Island Japan Graffiti. I am 99.9% positive that it was recently released as Jigsaw Madness in the Us. The screenshots looked similar anyway.
http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/psx/data/35239.html
Yup, you're right. I'd seen on Nippon Ichi's overseas site that they had made Jigsaw Madness, but I almost thought that it was an original game based on Marl de Jigsaw, but I guess it was the other way around. Jigsaw Island came out in 1996, before Nippon1 hit it big with Marl. I'll be sure to add it to the list.
http://www.nippon1.co.jp/product/jigsaw_i/index.html
I've updated with a few more entries. Hopefully I'll be able to add an entry soon that associates Mobile Light Force 2 with Shikigami no Shiro. :) I won't add it to the list until we know for sure, though.
Another budget release has been brought to my attention: Cleopatra's Fortune. Taito puzzle game?
Oh goodness. They just keep coming. And Bethesda's publishing it? How odd. Yeah, it's a Taito Puyo Puyo-ish thing...
http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?...=C&game_id=629
I can't wait to see what other publishers are going to bring out.
At this rate, we'll actually get a Puchi Carat release! I hope.
say this one buried in the used pile at an EB, is it any good?
I picked this up a couple days ago at the endcap of the checkout aisle of target. Once again, XS Games mystifies me with their ability to choose a package completely and wholly unrelated to the game within. Why are there two teenagers, and why does one have head phones? And what does the wizard have to do with anything? The game is appearently about a talking cat and a fairy.
Anyway, the game's a hoot. It reminds me of Gunbarich, but the powerup madness is much more played up in this one.Someof the powerups like split ball are wonderfully abusable. The exploding ball powerup makes an incredibly Bangai-Oesque explosion of balls. And it's got a variety of levels, good level design, and some neat, if frustrating bosses. In it's more difficultmoments the game can get tedius, but on a whole it's very fun. And the 2 player mode is a blast, even though it's not nearly balanced.
I picked this up over lunch because of this thread. I love Arkanoid :). I'll post impresions tomorrow.Quote:
It’s essentially an Arkanoid clone with 3 core differences: You have a power up shop at the start of each game where you can buy shields, a bigger paddle, etc. 2 player co-op for "story" mode. One player takes the top with a slightly smaller paddle, the other on the bottom with a slightly bigger one; you both get separate power up shops (one on each side of the screen) to hit before the rounds start. The best part was the 2-player "head-to-head" mode. This is very addictive and the best part of the game. When you knock out so many blocks, you can choose from a list of things that either help you or hurt your opponent. You can either not do anything to get more on your list, or release a constant stream of small attacks on your opponent (reducing his paddle size to half, tripling the size of your ball, etc.)
I had the jap budget release of this quite some time ago, and it was pretty decent arkanoid. One upside is it supports the namco volumecon, so you can get the authentico arkanoid feel.
http://www.namco.co.jp/home/cs/ps/volumecon/
The lack of memory card support is a pisser, though. Does anyone know why these budget releases don'thave save support?
Also, on a funny side not, in one of the screens in the manual for this game they left the windows title bar on that reads "ePSXe". It's the emu of champions :D
I love EB reviews.Quote:
this game sux and let me tell u y. no1 likez sorcererz. no1 likes mazez. so itz only natural to assume that no1 will like sorcererz maze.
Joke's on him because Socerer's Maze has nothing to do with either.Quote:
Originally posted by Mode7
I love EB reviews.
Hey jiji: What's with the name SevenForce?
I took the name from the boss in Gunstar Heroes back in April of 2000 or so. A year or so later, the guy who calls himself Seven Force started showing up and causing confusion between him and my site. :/ He's better-known than my site, so most people who see my site think of him, but no, there's no affiliation.Quote:
Originally posted by ShineAqua
Hey jiji: What's with the name SevenForce?
I played it for two hours or so last night and I can already say it's worth the ten bucks. The presentation sucks, bizarre cover/menu screen art included, but the actual game is really neat.
It really is just like Arkanoid, so if you like that don't hesitate to pick this up. Pretty much all the powerups in Arkanoid are represented here, usually in some upgraded form. For example, the multiball pickup causes the ball to double every time it hits something. It can get pretty crazy. Some of the more unique upgrades includes one that allows you to "steer" your ball, and one that allows you to "explode" your ball whenever you want (just hit 'X' when it's around a lot of targets.) One of them even gives your paddle a Dragon Ball Z style blast.