Rhythm Tengoku (arcade)- An arcade version of the Gameboy Advance game from Nintendo, brought to the arcades by SEGA. Yup. It's got multiplayer but is otherwise pretty much the same game. Still fun as hell though.
Arcana Heart (PS2)- Examu, formerly known as Samurai Shodown V and V Special developer YUKI, released this game in arcades at the end of 2006. It got an update in early 2007, and was finally released for home consoles last week. Arcana Heart is a brand-new, *ORIGINAL* 2D fighting game, something that is quite rare these days, since games like Melty Blood, Hokuto No Ken, Basara X, etc. are all based on licenses. The game design screams "otaku," since the cast is entirely female and has various "animu" stereotypes covered, like schoolgirls, shrine maidens, witches, ninjas, fencers, maids, gothic lolitas, massively well-endowed girls, little girls for creepy pervs, etc. But beneath its colorful, "moe-filled" appearance lies a very well-crafted fighting game with a surprisingly well-balanced roster; it feels like any character really does have a chance at winning. In addition to the main cast (A total of 13 characters are playable: the 10 main regular fighters, two sub-bosses, and the final boss), there's also 10 Arcana cards that you select to go with your fighter. These cards essentially add moves to your character, and can be mixed and match for use with anyone, making for a very large total amount of custom characters (in other words there are basically 10 different versions of every character). The game plays like a slower version of Guilty Gear in some ways. It uses three main attack buttons, with the fourth button being used for a special kind of homing-dash, recovery, and for controlling Arcana moves. Each character has plenty of attacks, special moves, and combos. Air combos are present too. I played a bunch of 2P over the weekend and was pleasantely surprised about the balance; it really felt refreshing being able to use any character without another being so obviously much better. My only complaint is that the music is pretty forgettable PC-composed MIDI blahness, but it's doable. I'll put up screens later.
Halo 3 (360)- Multiplayer rocks. Nuff said.
KOF Maximum Impact Regulation A (PS2)- Gotta get my Mary skills back up to speed...
Phoenix Wright Trials And Tribulations (DS)- This has been so much more enjoyable than the second game so far. Almost done with the second case.
KOF XI (PS2)- Cuz it fucking rocks.
Project Gotham Racing 4 (360)- I don't know what it was about PGR2 and PGR3, but I just couldn't get into them for whatever reason, despite liking MSR and the first PGR. PGR4 on the other hand is just awesome, and the sense of speed and visuals are simply unmatched; the game looks stunning.
Orange Box is just sitting there right now. I still need to try Portal, but for the most part, I'm kind of disappointed with it. Been playing a bit of Phantom Hourglass too.
