Category Archives: Games

Remake wishlist?

March 20, 2003

quecojones writes, Sort of off-topic, but what the hell…

We are going to get FFI and FFII remakes for the PlayStation and I can’t wait to get my hands on a copy, but what I want to know is:

Now that Square & Enix are hooking up, is there any hope of them doing the same for the original NES DragonWarrior (DragonQuest in Japan)? So far, I’ve had to resort to ConsoleClassix for my DW fix.

How about the original Ninja Gaiden series?

I’m sure there are many old-school clasics out there that many gamers would love to play on their “next generation” consoles. What would make it onto your wishlist? My picks would be FF3, the Mana games, and the Dragon Warrior games.

PS3 in 2003?

March 10, 2003

quecojones writes, Slashdot is linking to a Bloomberg story about the possibility.
What do you think?

Final Fantasy News

March 7, 2003

RPGamer has a couple of articles on Final Fantasy titles. The first reports on a rumour that Final Fantasy X-2 will reach North America in November. The second reports that hopes for a rerelease of Final Fantasy III, currently the only FF game not released in English, may be coming out anyway, as the WonderSwan remake seems to still be happening despite the halted production of Wonderswan units.

Interesting tidbits on RPGamer.com

March 1, 2003

RPGamer has some interesting tidbits for those of us who started gaming on the NES and got hooked on the classics. This article reveals an upcoming Castlevania title from Konami. The next two articles dicuss Final Fantasy X-2, the first direct sequel to a Final Fantasy game. This article describes the game’s job and ability system, while this one describes a couple of the mini-games within.

Game Review: “Star Wars: The Clone Wars”

February 24, 2003

Having nothing to do with the upcoming shorts on Cartoon Network, this is the first game released, based on Episode II.

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Video Game Review – “Final Fantasy 5”

February 17, 2003

We’re slowly but surely getting through the Final Fantasy series.
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Final Fantasy Origins – official site confirms release date

February 12, 2003

The official Final Fantasy Origins site is now online, and it confirms the April 8 release date mentioned earlier. There’s not a lot there now, but it does have a new section. The site does not mention the confirmed $30US price, though.

Unreal II Release Date Set: Feb 4th

January 30, 2003

You can read the full press release here or check out the official site, Unreal2.com. Preorders can be made at Amazon.com and Amazon.ca.

Between this and Doom III, it’s going to be a good year for shooters.

Final Fantasy Origins details and release date

January 10, 2003

Final Fantasy, the original game in the series, and Final Fantasy 2, the sequel without character levels that never crossed the pond, will be released in 16-bit versions with additional cutscenes in a single package in April, 2003. The details on this announcement and the games themselves can be found at RPGamer.

Game Review – “Evergrace”

December 17, 2002

One of the Play Station 2’s launch titles in an RPG that allows you to play two independant but related storylines through almost simultaneously. It’s a neat gimmick, but there are other problems overshadowing that idea.
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