For the latest on Japanese, Hong Kong and Asian Video Games & Accessories, Movies & Videos, Music and Toys. en-us http://www.play-asia.com/ Copyright 2002-8, Play-Asia.com rss@play-asia.com rss@play-asia.com Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:52:44 GMT http://www.play-asia.com/?main=rss http://image.play-asia.com/shop/en/n_l1.gif http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-17-74-1sy-47-rss.html Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:18:58 GMT
Rise against the wicked Order of Chains in fierce real-time combat, but beware … not all battles are won by force.

The most obvious solution is rarely the right move. Shatter the chains and release the Order's grip on the world.

Game Features:

Battle system: Experience the seamless, real-time battle system that maintains a strategic, party-oriented format. Multiple characters: Seventeen characters join the hero, Capell, each with a unique "Connect action" that allow you to take direct control. Situational battles: The episodic "situational battles" urge you to think before you engage. Engaging storyline: The twisting, 30-hour storyline was co-written by Ryo Mizuno, creator of Record of Lodoss War.
Bind yourself to Square Enix's highly anticipated Infinite Undiscovery. The Xbox360™ exclusive RPG is coming out in different versions:

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A number of interesting game soundtracks have arrived, this lot includes the Soul Calibur IV OST and the Bemani music albums. While Soul Calibur IV consists of grandly orchestrated themes that portrays the heroic journeys of the heroes, the Bemani music are energetic, even hyper at times.

As a fighter, Soul Calibur IV is mainly using its music themes to highlight the mood of a situation while the Bemani music are vital elements to the game play.

Synthesize, by Fujimori Sota and Pop'n Music 16 Party OSTs carries some very stylish music that deserves to be played repeatedly.

Aside from game music, one of the veteran boy bands of Johnny Entertainment's - Tokio has released a new single, Amagasa [limited versions: type A, type B & standard editions] after ...[more]]]> http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-17-74-1sw-47-rss.html Play-Asia http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-17-74-1sx-47-rss.html Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:12:54 GMT
Players can battle for their favorite trophies as they angle against more than 20 species of fish, all within beautiful freshwater environments.

The world's top freshwater locations are magnificently represented here, and players will have their skills put to the test against some of the best trophy fish in the world.

Game Features:

Fish in 14 Tournament Events and complete various objectives as you attempt to fill your boat with the biggest and best fish Gameplay focuses on the excitement of battling fish struggling against being caught. Use an onboard GPS unit to discover exactly where the fish are biting all across the lake. Angle for 20 of the most sought-after fish species including large-mouth bass, small-mouth bass, walleye, cat-fish, trout and more. PlayStation 3's Sixaxis and Dualshock 3 Controls are utilized to take full advantage of motion sensing and vibration capabilities as you cast the line, ...[more]]]> http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-17-74-1sx-47-rss.html Play-Asia http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-17-74-1su-47-rss.html Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:29:45 GMT
Interesting games that came out this week include the US versions of hot games such as Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice and Tales of Vesperia. So to those who owned NTSC U/C encoded systems or those who don't speak Japanese, here is your portal to these hit Japanese RPGs.

Aside from localized RPGs, some very popular Xbox360™ games came out. Fight dirty in Mercenaries 2: World in Flames, unlike the above mentioned Japanese RPGs, you are not located in a fantasy world where there is a path to justice, you are not fighting to become a hero, you are trying to benefit from chaos.

The other Xbox360™ game differs greatly from the above mentioned fiery actioner. Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise is about creating an utopic world for pinata animals. Since rent has become expensive and very few people have the luxury of owning a garden the size of a forest, make use of your Xbox360™ portal to another world.

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Further, if you are looking for any title that is not listed on our website yet, you are always welcome to contact our customer service with your request. We will try our best to track down the requested title and add them to our website with one of our next major updates.

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As toys, especially collectible ones, are produced in limited numbers and are often sold out prior to the actual release date, we strongly recommend to preorder the figures of your desire as early as possible.

The cast of mahou shojo (a.k.a magical girls) from the hot harem anime/manga series Magikano is chosen as the cover girls of this week's Toy's update. Experience the enjoyable torments of Yoshikawa Haruo, the protagonists who is constantly surrounded by this group of attractive girls, enduring their flirts and witnessing their jealous fits over him.

This group of girls include Haruo's sister Yoshikawa Maika, the maid Anju Rika, the witch hunter Nijihara Marin, the cursed witch Mamiya Ayumi and the school idol Kurosu Yuri. As the most popular girl in school, the series spots both a regular version and a rare version of Yuri, so try your luck to see if you can get a glimpse of the rare side of the idol.

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Put your onions on the line by calling out the most disrespectful fighters around, and see if you have what it takes to dominate the most hazardous boxing video game since … never.

Whether you're a hard-as-nails fighting machine or laying the smack down for the first time, pound your most hated rivals into the canvas in FaceBreaker, where only the strong survive.

Have fun disfiguring the face the your most hated opponent and gloat to the whole world via EA Sports's free style boxing game Face Breaker. The game is available for different platforms:

Xbox360™
FaceBreaker JPN US$ 64.90 FaceBreaker ASIA US$ 44.90 FaceBreaker US US$ 59.90
PlayStation3™
FaceBreaker JPN US$ 64.90 FaceBreaker ASIA US$ 49.90 FaceBreaker US US$ 59.90
Nintendo Wii™
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