What happens when you combine video game sexy time with a thinking man’s strategy-rpg? The result is Aksys Games’ Record of Agarest War, which hit store shelves today (for Xbox 360; the PlayStation Store version will be released on Thursday). Many games claim an epic scope, but Record of Agarest War truly delivers with over [...]
Even further proof that handhelds are the new refuge for traditional Japanese RPGs, Aksys Games announces Mimana Iyar Chronicles for the PSP, coming very, very soon to UMD and as a digital download on the PlayStation Store. Written by the same folks behind the Lunar series and Tales of Destiny 2, the story centers around [...]
You remember Aksys Game’s Record of the Agarest War: The Really Naughty Edition, don’t you? You know, the strategy-RPG that comes with a special deluxe package featuring a -ahem- rather interesting mouse pad based on one of the in-game characters? Cherie Baker, Aksys Games’ PR dynamo, gave me quality one-on-one time with the accessory. I [...]
Blazblue returns this summer in the form of BlazBlue: Continuum Shift, Arc System and Aksus Games’ update to the beloved 2D fighter. The new title rocks all of the features of the original plus add new characters (Tsubaki, ?-12, Hazama), modes (Beginner, Tutorial, Challenge), stages, and music. Naturally, the online components of the PS3 and [...]
Aksys Games appears to be looking to the past for inspiration with the release of two upcoming titles for the Nintendo DS: River City Soccer Hooligans and River City Super Sports Challenge. Dedicated gamers will remember cleaning up the streets of River City in either the GBA or NES versions of River City Ransom, but [...]
Aksys Games garnered much attention last week for its rather kick ass Cho Aniki ZERO press release which highlighted all of the mantastic qualities of the upcoming PSP game. After reading it, I knew that I had to reach out to the publisher to wrangle up more details, so I present to you my brief [...]
As a member of the media, I wade through a near-insurmountable number of press releases per day, many of which attempt to hype a game by simply scattering the word “new” or, even worse, a “!!!” throughout the text. It’s pretty ho-hum stuff overall, but Aksys Games has restored my faith in the press release [...]
