Super Mario Galaxy 2 First Impressions

Ok, I seriously have no idea how I pryed myself off of my bed from playing this game to go on my computer and type this post. But somehow I did and here I am, well Galaxy 2 came out today... or yesterday since these posts come out the day after I write em, well anyway it came out and to me at least it seems like everybody was to busy playing their PS3s or 360s and whatnot to even notice this badass game even exists. And even though my friends might be playing their Left for Dead, Modern Warfare, or in my brother's case Red Dead Redemption, I still show some love to the good ol' turtle killing, mushroom eating, goomba stomping red hatted plumber. So as you can obviously tell I love the game, and with new additions like Yoshi, a few new power ups, and that... drill... thing... how can you not love it? Anyway, I hadn't realised until I read it in a gaming magazine (either Game Informer or Nintendo Power or something like that) that you weren't able to ride on Yoshi for like any of the 3D platforming Mario games besides Sunshine, but as I previously mentioned that changes now that you can ride on Yoshi in Galaxy 2. Oh, and the Yoshi parts are just freakin awesome they are really fun. I almost forgot to mention how the game starts you out, which is pretty interesting, for like the first bit of gameplay you're on a 2D plane as you learn the basic controls, which is kinda cool. The core gameplay is the same as the first Galaxy game, so if you played the first one, then the constant reminder in like every other level of how to spin will only get in your way. I really don't know what else to say and to be honest I really just want to get back to playing it right now so, sorry if this post was kinda short, but the game is awesome and yeah I gotta get back to it.

Monster Hunter Tri Online First Impression

Ok, so I was gonna type up this post yesterday after all of my friends left... but oh big surprise there was a freakin power outage... So yeah sorry about today's post being late and all. Sorry if this post is a little short, the uhhh... thing I was planning on doing my post about came in the mail but they couldn't just leave it at my doorstep apparently so I have to pick it up at the post office since I wasn't home when it arrived and I had no other post ideas besides this. Anyway, I tried Monster Hunter Tri's online mode the other day, and allow me to tell you what I thought of it, or rather just my experience for my very first online playthrough. Well, it started off with a really long like 10 minute unskippable (or at least I'm pretty sure it was unskippable) cutscene showing off how apparently amazing the city is, then you pick a server... or wait... I think you pick a server first... well, it doesn't matter, since it was my first time online, I just picked a newbie server and decided to join a party that said "all welcome". The first thing I realised, well either due to my bad luck or maybe just the fact that it was a newbie server and the party I joined was just an "all welcome" party, was that I was the only one with a Wii Speak Mic... I was just like "am I the only one with a mic? Or do u guys just have em unplugged?" and I got no response so I said something like "I know you don't have mics plugged in but dammit I'm sure at least one of you can type a message" and still no response, so I just looked around the city, no teammates in sight and then I went to the "tavern" and started a quest by myself. I picked a level 1 mission where all you had to do was kill Jaggi or something but I realised that it took like 4 times the regular shots (yes I use a bowgun now if I never mentioned that before) to kill them and at first I didn't know why, but I think I actually know now... every enemy is probably alot stronger online since you are supposed to be fighting them with four players... so yeah going solo was a bad idea sort of... Oh also, I could have sworn that Tri was a pay to play game where it would cost you 500 Wii points (which is basically $5) for a month, but it didn't ask me to pay for anything so... yeah... maybe it's just like free for the first month or something... I don't know, but either way I still have that 500 Wii points card for pre-ordering the game so I'm set either way. Anyway, like I said sorry this post was a bit shorter then you guys are used to but I am seriously running out of ideas here.

My Favorite Gaming "Headsets"

This is in no particular order, I'm just sort of gonna talk about headsets in this post, well one of them isn't actually a headset... but you'll see what I mean by that later.


Ok so the first headset I would like to talk about is the good old wired Xbox 360 headset. This is one of my favorites because it is wired but it plugs into the controller, and since damn near every game on the 360 uses the controller (I'm saying near every game because of that Tom Clancy game that used voice commands and if that doesn't count then soon enough I can just say Natal) and the controller is wireless so it really works out. The sound quality is not AMAZINGLY AWESOME but it isn't bad in any way, I can often understand other people and they can often understand me, it is also quite user friendly and it comes with most Xbox 360 bundles if I'm not mistaken.


The next one I would like to talk about is the Official Sony Bluetooth Headset for the PS3 which I got just recently. I am gonna be honest I haven't used it yet for gaming, but I do know that the sound quality is good with my phone, which it worked with, and it charged pretty fast for a bluetooth with supposedly 8 hours of charge, if you are wondering how long exactly it takes to charge, it's about 2 hours. It was incredibly easy to sync up with my PS3 and my phone, but let me address a little issue most people have with this headset... People often complain about it being to uncomfortable in their ears, well I will admit it isn't exactly comfortable but it is nowhere near as bad as people say it is, at least for me, I mean I am a teenager with average sized ears and it really doesn't bother me that much. I had even heard a few reviews that said it was almost like the headset wasn't made for the human ear and that they couldn't stand having it in their ear for longer then 20 minutes before they had to stop playing and take a break. Then again, it could just be me, I mean it could be just fine for me but terrible for somebody else. About the design of the headset, well, the little tab you pull out for connecting it directly to your PS3, for like syncing it up the easy way and whatnot is quite difficult to put back in place. Also, there is a nice little mute mic button on the headset, and not to mention little volume buttons on the side, so it is actually pretty cool.


This is what I meant about not being a headset, and like my PS3 Bluetooth I have not used this in actual gameplay but I plan to when I finally play Monster Hunter Tri online for the first time. I would mainly like to talk about this because, like most of the peripherals Nintendo makes, the Wii Speak is very interesting and new. Basically it is a mic that picks up noise from pretty much just in the room, so instead of speaking directly into it or wearing it as a headset, you just sit sort of near it and talk while you are playing. I find this a LITTLE bit inconvenient because with a headset I could still watch TV and stuff while I play the game, as long as it isn't to loud, but with the Wii Speak I can't have any noise going on at all, I mean I can't even have my air conditioner on. But on the bright side, it does come with a little thing to attach it to your Sensor Bar, which is great for me, but if you have the Sensor Bar on the bottom of your TV it is a problem since the Wii Speak goes on the top of the TV, or like it's supposed to. Luckily the Wii Speak comes with like extra little things to stick it to your Sensor Bar or to your TV. I only know of two games so far that support the Wii Speak and those are Animal Crossing City Folk and Monster Hunter Tri, but I have yet to play Monster Hunter Tri online and everybody I played with on City Folk either didn't have one or just felt like not using it. Oh and before I end this post I forgot to mention, the Wii Speak is actually kind of cool when you have other people over because they can talk into the mic as well with ease.

Tatsunoko Vs Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars Short Review

Well, I got three awesome games around the same time, and so I decided to do a short review for all of them, and so here's Tatsunoko Vs Capcom. Well, what can I say, it's just like Cross Generation of Heroes (the original Japan only version of the game) but with more characters, and in the American version (due to licensing issues) Hakushon Daimaou was replaced by Yatterman-2, or at least I think she is only in the American version. Also those Tatsunoko Vs Capcom cards that you get when pre-ordered the game were freakin awesome. I am pretty bad at reviewing fighting games... I'm not sure what to really say... well, it has the good old polished Capcom engine we all know and love, and even though it only has three attack buttons it still has the "Vs" Series feel to it. I have not played much of Wi-fi but the one match I did play over Wi-Fi was extremely laggy, and I could hardly play, however that could have just been bad luck and if I try again I might even have 40 matches in a row with no lag at all, so really don't take my one bad Wi-Fi experience as proof that the game's Wi-Fi sucks, because for all I know, it could be amazing. Also for each character you beat arcade mode with, you get an icon to use in Wi-fi based on that character and their third and fourth color (third color for beating Golden Lightan on battle 4 and fourth color for beating Yami) becomes available in the shop, and since you have to beat arcade mode like 16 times to get everything (6 times with capcom characters and 6 times with Tatsunoko characters gets you 4 new characters, then beat arcade mode with those 4 characters and it unlocks the final character) it's like unlocking two birds with one stone (see what I did there?). Well the endings may not be fully animated like in Cross Generation of Heroes, but at least the good people at Udon are providing the awesome artwork for each of the endings, which I have to say are really awesome. Hmm... what else is there? I guess I'm done here since I don't have much more to say, so I'll end with this: this game is amazing and if you are a fan of the Vs Series or are just a fan of Capcom fighting games in general, this is definitely a game you DON'T want to pass up.

New Tatsunoko Vs Capcom Info

Sorry if this post seems short but I am typing this late, I had friends over today, and I just got my Swine Flu vaccination... so sorry I am just soooo tired. Well today's post is about a new character announced in Tatsunoko Vs Capcom, Yatterman-2, which I was really hoping to get announced because now the roster is even. Here's a video:


Like I said I really don't wanna make a habit of this but I am having trouble keeping myself awake right now so at least I did some sort of post today.

Gaming Otaku Recommends

Ok wow I actually finished my project earlier than I thought so I actually can post today, now if only people actually read my blog =(. Anyway here's a list of a few things that are so awesome that I just have to recommend for anime/video game fans like me.

Anime DVDs:

- Yu Yu Hakusho Season Box Sets
Ok I was at Bestbuy a few days ago looking for the next Naruto Uncut season Box set since had just came out but Bestbuy sucks at keeping inventory as it was nowhere in sight, so I looked around for something else that would entertain me for just as long as 10 hours and I stumbled upon the super cheap ($25 at Bestbuy $20 on Rightstuf) Yu Yu Hakusho season 1 box set, remembering the awesomeness of Toonami when I was a kid so I thought "hmmm... for the money this might not be half bad." And just wow... I instantly fell in love with the series all over again and since I only remember bits and pieces of it then I actually for the most part, don't know what is going to happen next. Oh yeah and this is $25 dollars for 1/4 of the whole series, that's ridiculously cheap, and like I said before if you buy them on Rightstuf it's $20, but since I am really impatient and want to keep watching and watching I buy them at a store instead of online.

- Naruto Season Box Sets
Well these might not be a better deal than the Yu Yu Hakusho box sets but still those first 25 episodes of Naruto uncut were well worth the $35 I paid for them, again that's Bestbuy price, oh and Bestbuy price of season 2 (or like season 1 part 2 section 1 and a half... you'll get that joke in a minute...) is only $27. But they are oddly titled, they don't just call it Season 1 and Season 2 (like what it really is supposed to be called) no they have some complicated name for it like Season one part 1 or something like that. If you already have the Uncut Box Sets then there is no reason to switch to the season ones, it's not like the special features are that good or anything, but if you don't have the Uncut Box Sets then the season Box Sets are a better deal.

Video Games:

- Naruto Shippuden: Clash of Ninja Revolution 3
Oh man if you want the best Shippuden Clash of Ninja game (GNT4 fans, notice how I didn't insult your favorite CoN game by saying SHIPPUDEN) then defiantly go with Revolution 3. It's basically EX3 with more characters, more specials, more balanced gameplay, online mode, and best of all for people who don't speak Japanese, it's in English. The Online mode is surprisingly really good, with little to no lag on most battles, and even if there is any, it doesn't make the game unplayable. The stage transitions can be awesome or just annoying but I think they are only annoying when your playing online, oh and same thing with obstacles except those annoy me all the time, but don't count those as actual negatives of the game since you can take them out by just going into the options menu. I'm sure I have much more to say about the game but for right now if you want to hear it's awesomeness then my video review should be here on an earlier post.

- Persona 3 FES
"What's this doing here?" you ask, oh you thought this list was simply newer things only? No way, I mean I could put Starfox 64 on this list if I wanted to. Anyway On these lists I will try to put a game on here that will suck away your time like a vacuum the size of a building. This of course fits this category since I have at least 10 hours of gameplay on it and I'm only on like the second or third boss. if you don't know about Persona or any other Shin Megami Tensei games then it's basically an RPG with Anime style cutscenes, way less grinding than Disgaea, sim aspects (which for the most part are taken out of the new psp version), and hours of gameplay. Oh and if your wondering what FES stands for I forgot... but it's basically the expanded edition with like a second story mode after you beat the first story mode. For RPG fans this is a must have, for Shin Megami Tensei fans, you should already have this game.

Well there you go reader (notice how that wasn't plural... *sigh*) I actually posted today. And remember I post every other day and please tell your friends about my blog.

New Video!

I actually uploaded this a bit earlier ago but here is my Naruto Shippuden Clash of Ninja Revolution 3 Review:


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Top 5 Launch Titles

Well this is going to be a top 5 list of games released on the same day of the console it's on.

5. Redsteel - Nintendo Wii
I know, I know, alot of you like to complain on how much you hate Redsteel, but you know what I liked it, the multiplayer is fun, the story mode is awesome (except for the sudden difficulty curve in like either the middle or near the end of the game), and the Wiimote isn't as inacurate as people think. I am not really that hyped up for Redsteel 2 since it takes a huge curve away from what Redsteel was, because the original Redsteel was like Yakuza and seriousness with samurai swords and it was sort of dark in a way, but Redsteel 2 is just Samurai Cowboys and quite frankly I'm not sure if that will work, of course the gameplay does look entertaining and so I might pick it up sometime after the release when the price has gone down.

4. Elebits - Nintendo Wii
Ok don't get me wrong just because it's number 4 on the list doesn't mean it's bad, in fact Elebits was quite good... I think, well I only rented it so it's been a while but I do remember having a blast with it and regretting that I rented it because I defiantly should have bought it. If you never played the game basically you go around flipping things over, or opening things, to look for and capture these little creatures known as Elebits, you needed a certain amount of Elebits to access certain areas or lift certain objects... I think or some sort of limitation like that, and it sort of reminds me of Katamari... well anyway from what I remember this game was great and defiantly utilized the Wiimote very well for a launch title game.

3. Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower - PSP
Ok, this game came in close second but when you see what number 2 is you will know why this is 3rd. Well first of all this suffered from the dreaded loading time almost all early psp games had, and this game REALLY shows it. But if you overlook that, it's basically a lowered down version of the Darkstalkers Collection (a game only released in Japan) but on the psp. If you are as much of a Darkstalkers fan as I am you should own this game, I mean I used to rent it, then I just bought it, then I lost it, and then I re-bought it, yeah it was totally worth it too. It even has the endings for each character from all of the games, but sadly no Dee =(, oh well he was just a clone of Demitri with Donovan's sword anyway...

2. Ape Escape: On the Loose - PSP
This one is a remake of the original Ape Escape game, and Ape Escape has got to be the main thing that defines my childhood so this game just has to be this high on the list. Even though when I feel nostalgic enough to replay every Ape Escape game I own (and yes I do that alot with series like Ape Escape and Klonoa) I would always play the original PS1 version over the remake just for that old PS1 feel, but that's not to say this is a bad remake oh no, no, no, I would never say that, in fact for the people who don't want to hunt for the original or if they just want to take Ape Escape on the go, then this game is defiantly for you. I don't know what it offers new to the table in terms of content but the graphics sure are an improvement from the original.

1. Jak & Daxter - PS2
Ok, so this wasn't a launch title, but it was the first PS2 game I ever played, it's one of my favorite games of all time, and it was released around the beginning of the system's lifespan. I always have nothing to say about #1 on my lists because I have too much to say... wait... that didn't make sense... Oh well, anyway this game has got to be platforming on ANY SONY console at it's best, at least in my opinion, I forgot how awesome this game was until I played the recently released Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier (which is awesome) and suddenly had the urge to play the original again, the way the series evolved was something I was never really to happy about, adding things like guns, bad words, and taking Daxter's name out of the title were a bit strange to me so the original is still my favorate, it's also the only Jak and Daxter game I actually beat, and yes I beat it 100%, so those of you thinking I am "a newb for not beating jak 2 or jak 3" I beat the original COMPLETELY! Yes that means EVERY SINGLE POWER CELL! so yeah... Anyway back on topic this game is great and if you haven't played this game there must be something wrong with you because it's a must have game for the ps2 right next to Kingdom Hearts or Budokai 3.

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Importer's Guide: How to play

Ok (ha! were u expecting "Ahh!" weren't you!) so this will be a guide on how to play game's of other regions separated in sections by console, so without further delay, let's get started!

Gameboy Advanced:
The GBA is REGION FREE! so go ahead and buy any region GBA game and it will work.

Nintendo DS:
REGION FREE!

Nintendo DSi:
REGION BLOCKED! Yes, it is true, the all new shiny DSi is region blocked so don't upgrade to it unless you are 100% possitive you won't buy any games of other region.

Sony PS1:
REGION BLOCKED! Ok old systems are ok to be region blocked because I mean come on, how much would it suck for Square Enix America if everyone bought the Japanese version of Final Fantasy 7.

Sony PS2:
REGION BLOCKED! Ahh the best game system I have ever played, but sadly it's region blocked, however if you have a model 70012 slimline you can buy a flip top and swap magic disks to play imports, I think you can do it with a original ps2 but I'm not sur... oh crap I said "Ahh" didn't I?

Sony PS3:
For the most part REGION FREE! WOOT! Yeah, well I have heard rumors of SOME games being REGION BLOCKED but for the most part the PS3 is REGION FREE, thanks Sony, you may have gotten alot of things wrong with the ps3, but this is one of the good things.

Sony PSP:
REGION FREE!

Nintendo Gamecube:
REGION BLOCKED! I want to see a pie chart of how much money Nintendo would REALLY lose compared to the made up number they THINK they will lose... Anyway a nice gamecube freeloader will fix the problem, but remember this important fact: GAMECUBE MEMORY CARDS ARE NOT REGION FREE LIKE PS2 MEMORY CARDS! IF YOU SAVE JAPANESE DATA ON A MEMORY CARD WITH DATA OF ANOTHER REGION ALL OF THE NON JAPANESE DATA WILL BE DELETED!!! THIS WORKS THE SAME WITH SAVING AMERICAN DATA ON YOUR MEMORY CARD WITH JAPANESE DATA!



Nintendo Wii:
REGION BLOCKED! Ok this is the one that pisses me off, installing the Homebrew channel has become so complicated because of Nintendo trying to stop it... just look for instructions on http://www.wiibrew.org/

Xbox 360:
IT ALL DEPENDS ON THE DISK! Which basically means game's like Ghostbusters work on all region consoles (I offer this region free disk to Europe as an apology for not only being delayed but also because No More Heroes was censored in their country).

Those are pretty much all of the systems I know how to play Imports on and from now on I will post mostly every other day (there might be special occasions that I will update daily) so please check every other day for new posts.