Review: Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles is a series known for one distinct feature- you need to play with other people if you want to make the most of it. Echoes of Time is no different from other series, except now you have a choice of forming your own party comprising of characters of your choice. Single [...]
Summer 2009 Anime List
Well, we’re halfway through the Spring anime season, and now we have the Summer season to look forward to. Though the Spring season wasn’t bad (not great), the Summer season shows a whole lot of promise, and I get the feeling I’ll be enjoying a lot of it. List after the jump.
Trailer Time: Fate/Unlimted Codes
In a somewhat shocking development, Capcom announced at the recent CAPTIVATE conference that they would be bringing Fate/Unlimeted Codes over to the West, and as a strictly downloadable only title for the PSP. UNB applauds this move, since most of the staff are big fans of Fate/Stay Night, as well as any Type-Moon property in [...]
What We’re Watching – Spring 2009
The spring anime season has run for the last three or four weeks, and the UNB staff have already settled in as to what animes we’re going to be paying attention to. So what exactly are we watching? Hit the jump to find out.
“Busekinin Hero” – Kanjani8
Our 2nd-in-command, Ryuu, has returned from his trip to Japan. First thing he does when he greets me? He makes me watch this. Why? “I heard it on the plane.” Well then, as long as you have a valid excuse. Kanjani8 Info
Trailer Time: BlazBlue
Eagerly awaited by the UNB staff, BlazBlue is basically Guilty Gear, but better. Twitch fighting at its best, BlazBlue is slated for release here in the West on 6/30, and as the trailer indicates, Japanese release 6/25. And in case that short little trailer not enough, here’s something a little more substantial.
Rumor: Possible new entry to the Fire Emblem series?
(Information below provided by Serenes Forest, Tactician Vog, and Nintendo Dream magazine) In this month’s issue of Nintendo Dream (the Japanese Nintendo Magazine), there were some interesting words about the future of the Fire Emblem series. しばらく新作情報は出てきてないけれど、『エムブレム』ファンは来月号をお楽しみに～。 Loosely translated, There has been no information about a new game for a while, but… (Fire) Emblem fans, [...]
The Return of The New Layout Change
UPDATE: Okay, nice layout, but stupid glitch. If you are using IE, and don’t see any text when you actually open up an article, scroll down then back up (Works just fine in Firefox) Man, and I like this theme too. Yeah, new layout change AGAIN. We always seem to be doing that whenever the [...]
Trailer Time: Persona PSP
The original Persona was a great game (with some questionable Western localization choices), so the announcement that a Persona remake to grace the PSP was somewhat of a welcome shock. Japan gets this on April 29, US release unknown, but likely. In the meantime, enjoy the opening movie to the new game. . . . [...]
Trailer Time: SRW OG Saga
The boobly SRW OG Saga game is finally seeing it’s impending release stateside. Atlus has been kind enough to let loose a trailer onto the general public. Ah boobs and mecha, such a wonderful combination.