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Cover:Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers (Wii)
NewsThe Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces (Wii)
-- "But as with Retro Game Challenge and Fragile: Farewell Ruins of the Moon, the publisher took a pass on a US release, allowing XSEED to swoop in and save the day once again"
4 Warriors of Light: Final Fantasy Gaiden
Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing (Wii/DS)
-- NA release not confirmed
Capcom Art books and other media
-- four artbooks incoming:
---- Mega Man: Official Complete Works (September)
---- Mega Man X: Official Complete Works (November)
---- SF20: The Art of Street Fighter (September)
---- The Art of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (October0
---- each art book will retail for $40
-- UDON bringing Mega Man manga over
Your Shape (Wii)
-- it's the fitness game Ubisoft unveiled at E3 with the camera
Calling (Wii)
-- Navigate an "in-between world" from first-person perspective
-- use Wii Remote as flashlight
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky (DS)
Sky Pirates of Neo Terra (Wii/DS)
-- Mario-kart style aerial races
-- early 2010
Rune Factory 3 (DS)
-- NA release not confirmed
Download (WiiWare/VC/DSiWare coverage - good/meh/bad rating system)
La-Mulana (WiiWare)
-- MSX-themed nonlinear adventure
-- developed by Nigoro, published by Nicalis
Robocalypse: Beaver Defense (WiiWare)
-- tower defense game
Moki Moki (WiiWare)
-- guide Moki creatures to exit portal
-- can't control them directly, have to use environment
Harvest Moon: My Little Shop (WiiWare)
WiiWare Reviews:
Drill Sergeant Mindstrong (XSEED Games) - meh
Eduardo the Samurai Toaster (Semnat Studios) - meh
Family Mini Golf (Aksys Games) - meh
Fish 'Em All (Abylight) - bad
Let's Catch (Sega) - meh
Neves Plus (Yuke's) - good
Rainbow Islands: Towering Adventure! (Taito) - meh
Reel Fishing Challenge (Natsume) - bad
Silver Star Reversi (Agetec) - good
Swords & Soldiers (Ronimo Games) - good
Water Warfare (Hudson Soft) - good
Virtual Console Reviews:
Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa-Opa (SMS) - meh
Genghis Khan II: Clan of the Gray Wolf (SNES) - meh
SimEarth: The Living Planet (TG16) - meh
Space Harrier (VCA) - good
DSiWare Reviews:
Art Style: BOXLIFE (Nintendo) - good
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again (Nintendo) - good
Sudoku Master (Hudson Soft) - good
Readers' Most Wanted: Action
1. Dracula X: Rondo of Blood (TG16/JP)
2. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time (SNES)
3. Zombies Ate My Neighbors (SNES)
4. Mega Man X (SNES)
5. Rolling Thunder (Arcade)
NP Staff's Most Wanted: Action
1. Mega Man: The Wily Wars (GEN/EU+JP)
2. Dracula X: Rondo of Blood (TG16/JP)
3. The Revenge of Shinobi (GEN)
4. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time (SNES)
5. Strider (GEN)
Previews: (name (platform) - developer/publisher, release date)
Phantasy Star 0 (DS) - Sonic Team/Sega, Winter 2009
A Boy and His Blob (Wii) - WayForward/Majesco, October 2009
Spyborgs (Wii) - Bionic Games/Capcom, September 2009
Astro Boy: The Video Game (Wii/DS) - High Voltage (Wii)/D3Publisher, October 2009
Muramasa: The Demon Blade (Wii) - Vanillaware/Ignition, September 2009
Karaoke Revolution (Wii) - Blitz Games/Konami, November 2009
Tornado Outbreak (Wii) - Loose Cannon Studios/Konami, September 2009
Deca Sports 2 (Wii) - Hudson/Hudson, October 2009
Wireway (DS) - Now Productions/Konami, Fall 2009
Naruto Shippuden: Ninja Destiny 2 (DS) - Dream Factory/TOMY, September 2009
Harvest Moon DS: Sunshine Islands (DS) - Marvelous/Natsume, Summer 2009
Mini Ninjas (Wii/DS) - IO Interactive (Wii)/Eidos, September 2009
Fossil Fighters (DS) - Red Entertainment/Nintendo, August 2009
Animal Kingdom: Wildlife Expedition (Wii) - Success/Natsume, September 2009
Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo (Wii) - Namco Bandai/Namco Bandai, October 2009
Dance Dance Revolution (Wii) - Konami/Konami, October 2009
Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes (Wii/DS) - Krome Studios (Wii)/LucasArts, September 2009
Spore Hero (Wii) - Maxis/Electronic Arts, Fall 2009
Spore Hero Arena (DS) - Maxis/Electronic Arts, Fall 2009
Features:Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers (Wii) - Square Enix/Square Enix, Winter 2009/2010
-- Race war between Lilties and Yukes; Lilties won and Yukes exterminated
-- Layle telekinetic powers through the Crystal controlled with B button
-- there's an epic boss fight vs. Bahamut
---- sounds like its from Shadow of the Colossus
-- Interview with Toshiyuki Itahana (director, character designer)
Game Boy's 20th Anniversary
Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box (DS) - Level-5/Nintendo, August 2009
-- Layton's friend Dr. Schrader has died from unidentifiable causes
---- may be related to the Elysian Box, which is said to kill whoever attempts to open it
-- Interview with Ann Lin and Julian Chunovic (localization writers)
Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll - Sega/Sega, Spring 2010
-- Balance board support
-- interview with Jun Tokuhara (director)
The Beatles: Rock Band - Harmonix/MTV Games, September 2009
Dead Space: Extraction - Eurocom/Vicsceral Games/Electronic Arts, September 2009
-- set before original Dead Space
-- second player can drop in at any timet hopes to keep Japanese voices intact
Power Profiles:Dave Grossman (Director of design, Telltale Games)
ReviewsWii Sports Resort (Wii) - 8.5
Madden NFL 10 (Wii) - 7.5
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Wii) - 5.5
Space Bust-A-Move (DS) - 7.0
Ant Nation (DS) - 2.0
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (DS) - 7.0
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (DS) - 5.0
Next MonthNext issue we take a deeper look at big upcoming games such as No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle. Plus, expect big reviews for Muramasa: The Deom Blade, Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box, Spyborgs, and more!
Preview scans and the table of contents are available on the
Nintendo Power website. Ask for any clarifications.
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