Japanese Review Scores

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Japanese review scores
As the newest issues of Japan's magazine come out this week, we can provide you with an up to date recap of what's hot and what's not.

Dorimaga has the first review of Konami's PlayStation 2 mech action game, Anubis: Zone of the Enders (to be called Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner in North America). It looks like KCE Japan made some huge steps forward with the second game in this series, as the magazine's reviewers gave it scores of 9, 10, 10, and 10 for an average of 9.75. Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner is very highly-anticipated, and is expected out in America sometime this March.

Famitsu reviewed Nintendo's puzzle compilation for the Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo Puzzle Collection, and it fared very well. The disc earned marks of 10, 7, 7, and 8, for a total of 32/40 and a silver award. NPC is due out in Japan in February, but Nintendo has not announced any domestic release yet. Hopefully, they'll bring it over soon!

Finally, a game that's doomed to forever stay in Japan, Rockman EXE for Bandai's Swan Crystal handheld, was put under the Microsoft by Famitsu's Cross Reviewers. A platforming version of the popular GBA games, which have to to America as the Mega Man Battle Network series, Rockman EXE on the SC didn't do as well as its predecessors; it was given scores of 6, 6, 7, and 7, for a total of 26/40.
Source: GameFront/Famitsu/Dorimaga

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It's nice to see that ZOE2 and the puzzle collection did well, but the MM game...:(

Well that MMEXE game for the Wonderswan I guess plays nothing like the other EXE games. I guess its basicaly a regular Mega Man game with the EXE theme.

But, but...Mega Man. *sniff*

Oh well...I'll never get a Wonder Swan anyways.

What's in that puzzle collection again? Better be Tetris Attack.

The Mega Man numbers are average for Japanese magazine. It's probably quite a good game. *-neo

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Originally posted by Clash_Master
Well that MMEXE game for the Wonderswan I guess plays nothing like the other EXE games. I guess its basicaly a regular Mega Man game with the EXE theme.

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If im not mistaken isnt the "soon" to be released MMEXE GC game supposed to be regular blue bomber style gameplay with a MMXE candy coating ?

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Originally posted by burgundy
What's in that puzzle collection again? Better be Tetris Attack.

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yoshi's cookie, doctor mario, and panel de pon (ie. the japanese version of tetris attack with a significantly different art style). i don't think the yoshi-styled tetris attack was ever released in japan, but i could be mistaken.

edit: some gameplay footage of panel de pon can be found here.

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Originally posted by Jetman
If im not mistaken isnt the "soon" to be released MMEXE GC game supposed to be regular blue bomber style gameplay with a MMXE candy coating ?

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From what I've read the GC Battle Network game has alot more elements of the original GBA MMBN games than the WS version.

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Originally posted by Kidnemo
From what I've read the GC Battle Network game has alot more elements of the original GBA MMBN games than the WS version.

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Awesome ! -- ill take my Megaman games however can get em Battle Network style or traditional , and even a fusion of the two if Capcom can do it right :D

Megaman Zero got similar scores. Take that as you will.