Getting Better- Dead or Alive Feature #2

Dead or Alive 2

 

            Dead or Alive 2 arrived on the Dreamcast in late February of the year 2000. The counter-hold system was vastly improved upon and defined the action-packed style of the series. Each character now had a unique counter animation for high punches, high kicks, mid punches, mid kicks, and low punches and low kicks. Continue reading

Ready to Drop Your Dreams into a Distance?

July 31st is closing in on us, and that means it’s almost time for Kingdom Hearts: 3D (Dream Drop Distance). Several things were released this week, so lets kick off this post, with the full, official, English Trailer, just released on Monday!

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Shot O’ Games Podcast Episode 15 – Mass Confusion

It’s a little late, but here is the latest Shot O’ Games Podcast! We haven’t been tackling the controllers much lately, so here is our take on the latest gaming news. We talk about Diablo 3, the Xbox 360 browser, Avengers Battle for Earth, Lego Lord of the Rings, and lots more. We will always have something for you all…no matter how weird it may be :)  

 

Light and Dark… It’s all just a Link to the Past…

In today’s gaming, many RPG players are familiar with the ‘Legend of Zelda’ series. If you’re a MASSIVELY GIGANTIC fan like me (I even have a tattoo on my left bicep I designed), then you’ve played every single damn one to date. Let’s take yet another trip down this subspace highway back to 1992 to revisit the Zelda game that contributed many aspects that ‘Twilight Princess’ and ‘Skyward Sword’ used in their creation…

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Fight Time! – Saint Seiya Omega Episode 6 Review

Finally! We get to the part Saint Seiya is so famous for: the fights! The Saint Fight is the current equivalent to the battle of the previous generation of Bronze Saints. Sixteen Bronze Saints are gathered to fight for the right to become a Silver Saint, and meet Athena. We now have elements to worry about, but in the end, it’s supposed to be a battle of wills, and of who has the strongest Cosmo. As hinted before, the favorite has been decided, but how does this all work out? Continue reading

Counting Up to Number 5 – Dead or Alive Feature #1

Dead or Alive

One of the most underrated fighting video game series of all time is coming back for its fifth iteration. The game has been in development for 7 years. Hardcore fans of the series thought that this sequel would never see the light of day since creator Tomonobu Itagaki left the helm as leader of Team Ninja, a development team within TECMO, known for the bloody Ninja Gaiden series and the bouncy Dead or Alive fighter.  Dead or Alive 5 will be released to a new generation of gamers in September of this year. The series started with a bang and grabbed the attention of gamers with its beautiful female characters, chest physics, and of course, the unique counter-hold system and interactive 3D environments. Continue reading