The folks behind Viewtiful Joe and Okami took the Bible, gave it to Sawaki Takeyasu and came up with an awesome-looking, Ninja Gaiden-style action platformer with puzzle elements. My mind was blown just from hearing that. Every single level has its own distinct art style; one even covers 200 years. They’re all sparing and impressionistic … except for the one that looks sort of normal and was put there to intentionally mess with the player. The platforming levels look like cell-shaded 2D – even the ones where enemies are trying really hard to kill you while you solve puzzles jumping from platform to platform. Very pretty.

Muramasa: The Demon Blade continues Vanillaware’s mission to deliver gorgeous 2D gaming. After their PlayStation 2 action-RPG Odin Sphere, and now this, it’s clear Vanillaware gives all their attention to the beautiful, painterly visuals of their games. When it comes to the actual video game part of their games, well, things get iffy.

I don’t take well to change. When I was 12 years old, for example, the move from elementary school to junior high school, collapsed my world. I hated shuffling from class to class. I hated being separated from dear classmates that I had grown to love over the previous 6 years. I hated the new [...]

King of Fighters XII‘s July 28th release date is just mere days away, but Ignition Entertainment is still cranking out the vids. This time out, a full match. Also, we’ve received an e-mail stating that a patch will be available on launch day for both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game [...]

Ignition Entertainment, the U.S. publisher of  King of Fighters XII, has deftly handled the promotion of SNK Playmore’s much-anticipated hi-definition fighter by catering to its dedicated fanbase. As detailed a few days ago, Ignition Entertainment allowed the fans to decide which box art would grace the covers of the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 home [...]

Months ago, when the news initially broke regarding SNK Playmore’s decision to revamp its long-running King of the Fighters franchise with gorgeous, high-resolution graphics, fighting fans began salivating (heck, there’s still a puddle on my pillow).  Almost from the beginning, Ignition Entertainment (the company handling the publishing job stateside) began an interaction with the fans [...]