Diehard GameFAN

Author: D.J. Tatsujin

  • Review: Raiden IV (Microsoft Xbox 360)

    Raiden IV Genre: Vertical Shoot “ËœEm Up Developer: Moss Ltd. Publisher: UFO Interactive Release Date: 09/08/2009 I’ve already disclosed my relationship with the Raiden shooter series in our preview of Raiden IV. After 10 years of silence between my treasured longbox The Raiden Project and Raiden III, the industry has been rather kind to the…

  • 30 Days of Dreamcast – Day 24: Confidential Mission

    Confidential Mission Genre: Rail Shooter Developer: Hitmaker Publisher: SEGA Release Date: 05/14/2001 Arguably seen as the last console to give light guns a chance, the Dreamcast had its share of rail shooting titles that made use of the various console pistols that were available for it. A lot of these favors were due to the…

  • Review: Guitar Hero 5 (Microsoft Xbox 360)

    Guitar Hero 5 Developer: Neversoft Publisher: Activision Genre: Rhythm Release Date: 09/01/2009 Just shy of a full four years since the birth of the Guitar Hero franchise, Activision has touched down with its newest in-house effort in its attempt to craft gamers’ quintessential music game entry on the Xbox 360 (along with the Playstation 2/3…

  • 30 Days of Dreamcast – Day 21: Dance Dance Revolution Club Version Dreamcast

    Dance Dance Revolution Club Version Dreamcast Genre: Rhythm Developer: Konami Computer Entertainment Japan Pubilsher: Konami Release Date: 04/27/2000 Even with the popularity of Dance Dance Revolution in the U.S. (which, admittedly, has been on an alarming nose dive since the birth of Guitar Hero), it’s guaranteed we will never see a domestic version of the…

  • Guitar Hero 5 Full Track Listing

    The following is the complete songlist for Guitar Hero 5: * 3 Doors Down – “Kryptonite” * A Perfect Circle – “Judith” * AFI – “Medicate” * Arctic Monkeys – “Brianstorm” * Attack! Attack! UK – “You And Me” * Band Of Horses – “Cigarettes, Wedding Bands” * Beastie Boys – “Gratitude” * Beck –…

  • 30 Days of Dreamcast – Day 19: Zombie Revenge

    Zombie Revenge Genre: Beat ‘Em Up Developer: SEGA Publisher: SEGA Release Date: 12/31/1999 At one time, The House of the Dead was a hot franchise for SEGA. One could argue another spark has been ignited with moderate success of The House of the Dead: Overkill, but at one time, arcade entries of The House of…

  • 30 Days of Dreamcast – Day 16: Stupid Invaders

    Stupid Invaders Genre: Adventure Developer: Xilam Publisher: Ubisoft Release Date: 06/28/01 Thinking back to 2001, I recall the two final brand new Dreamcast titles I bought from retail were Confidential Mission, and this downright bizarre point-and-click adventure game from Xilam. It wasn’t by chance, really, as if you were a child of the late “Ëœ90s,…

  • Interview With UFO Interactive’s Chong Ahn on Way of the Samurai 3

    Spike has been producing a little-known series entitled Way of the Samurai in Japan and, luckily, these under-the-radar console gems have all been able to land on our shores thanks to a handful of different publishers. Bam Interactive pitched U.S. gamers the original Playstation 2 title back in 2002 and just two years later, Capcom…

  • Review: NBA 2K10 Draft Combine (Microsoft Xbox 360)

    NBA 2K10 Draft Combine Developer: Visual Concepts Publisher: 2K Sports Genre: Sports Release Date: 08/26/2009 Being upfront and honest, I will have to say NBA 2K10 Draft Combine is one of the oddest titles I’ve had to review in a long time. That being said, however, I mean that in a good way. What appears…

  • Review: Mana Khemia 2: Fall of Alchemy (PS2)

    Mana Khemia 2: Fall of Alchemy Genre: RPG Developer: Gust Publisher: NIS America Release Date: 08/25/09 Since Atelier Iris, Gust has made a name for itself among American Playstation 2 audiences in the realm of Japanese-developed RPG titles, with a number of its characters faring enough in popularity to be included in JRPG mashups such…

  • Review: G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (Microsoft Xbox 360)

    G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Genre: Action Developer: Electronic Arts Publisher: Electronic Arts Release Date: 08/04/2009

  • Interview: Chong Ahn of UFO Interactive on Raiden IV

    When I lived in the “big” city a few years back, we may have had a ton of modern restaurants and retail stores, but, man, did our mall ever suck. Centered square in the middle of the mall was a tiny, unmanned arcade that was notoriously stocked with beat-up overflow cabinets that typically never worked.…

  • Dark Presence: The Return of Digitized Fighters

    Back in the “Ëœ90s, some companies were absolutely convinced FMV and “movies that you control” were the future. Unfortunately, the results of such efforts were deemed by the majority as below average at best and painful at worst. If capturing live actors in photo-realistic detail brought us anything, though, it delivered classic fighting games such…

  • Review: Steambot Chronicles: Battle Tournament (Sony PSP)

    Steambot Chronicles: Battle Tournament Genre: Sandbox/Action Developer: Irem Publisher: Atlus Release Date: 06/30/2009

  • Review: Pangya: Fantasy Golf (Sony PSP)

    PSP Review: Pangya: Fantasy Golf

  • Vanguard Princess: The Hot New Free Doujinshi

    Through PC development tools such as MUGEN and Fighter Maker, from time to time we see some pretty amazing homebrewed fighters. The flavor of the moment, hailing out of Japan and getting a ton of recognition, is ヴァンガードプリンセス, or Vanguard Princess if you’re more apt to the English tongue. The game is credited to Sugeno…

  • Review: Droplitz (Microsoft Xbox 360)

    Droplitz Developer: Blitz Games Publisher: Atlus Genre: Puzzle Release Date: 06/24/09 Atlus USA, mostly known for its amazing knack of hand picking quality Japanese titles out for U.S. gamers, is looking to make a splash on the casual downloadable title scene with the Blitz-developed liquid puzzler Droplitz. While on the surface, the game may look…

  • Review: Guitar Hero: Smash Hits (Microsoft Xbox 360)

    Guitar Hero: Smash Hits Developer: Beenox Publisher: Activision Genre: Rhythm Release Date: 06/16/09 While Dictionary.com explains the verb “milking” in a variety of ways such as “to extract; draw out,” oddly enough, I didn’t see Guitar Hero mentioned anywhere on the page. However, if gamers receive more entries such as Guitar Hero: Smash Hits, the…

  • Guitar Hero: Smash Hits Track Listing

    The following is the full track listing for Guitar Hero: Smash Hits: Guitar Hero Blue Oyster Cult – “Godzilla” Boston – “More Than A Feeling” Deep Purple – “Smoke on the Water” Franz Ferdinand – “Take Me Out” Helmet – “Unsung (Live)” Incubus – “Stellar” Joan Jett & The Blackhearts – “I Love Rock N’…

  • Review: Bomberman Ultra (Sony PS3)

    Bomberman Ultra Developer: Hudson Publisher: Hudson Genre: Party/Multiplayer Release Date: 06/11/2009