New SMT: Strange Jouney Trailer Promises Real Demons

Whether you’re a fan of the other Shin Megami Tensei games or not, it looks like “Strange Journey” is going to be a pretty amazing game. If you don’t believe me, just check out the trailer and see what you’ll be missing if you don’t pick it up this week. Don’t let the franchise’s reputation scare you away, “Strange Journey” isn’t quite like its predecessors, and promises to be an entirely unique experience for the DS. After all, what have demons ever done to make you not like them?

3D Dot Game Heroes Hopes To Help With Your Inadequacy Problems

Oohh Atlus, you always know how to make us giggle inappropriately. Check out the latest “trailer” for the blocky-looking upcoming PS3 title “3D Dot Game Heroes” and see if it questions your manliness. At the very least it should give you a look at some solid gameplay, and the upgrade potential that your sword holds. Who cares if it looks like “Zelda,” it still looks amazing.

Metal Slug XX Trailer Makes Things Go Boom

In the last week or so I finally added a Neo Geo to my gaming collection, and one of the main reasons I did so was because of “Metal Slug.” While I may never be able to afford any of the “M.S.” titles that came out on the under-appreciated and overpriced system, on February 23rd I will be able to drop $20 on the new “Metal Slug XX” for the PSP. Sure, it’s basically the same game that came out almost 20 years ago, but that’s the reason it’s amazing. Run, shoot, make something blow up, and save the hostages. Yeah that’s all I need… well that and lots of bullets. [Continue Reading]

This Is What Awesome Looks Like: 3D Dot Game Heroes Launch Trailer

“3D Dot Game Heroes” is coming stateside courtesy of video game saviors Atlus. It’s just one more reason to make sure you have a PS3 by next year.

Top 10 Games of 2008 Needing Sequels

Lists, huh? We all love them. They help us fit our lives into neat, comfortable boxes. God forbid I should hit you with a series of titles devoid of any specific structure or numerical hierarchy. The World would surely stop turning, the sky would switch places with the sea, and Nintendo would unveil their idealistic vision for a strictly hardcore-gaming future. Well, I plan to save the world from such disarray, with my list of top 10 games demanding a sequel or continuation.

Note: I’ve included games on this list which are, in fact, sequels in themselves. So, to be absolutely correct, this is a compilation of games I feel demand sequels AND games which should, by all rights, see continuations in their respective franchises.

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