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Nintendo picked today, March 16, 2010, to announce that Samurai Warriors 3 is coming to North America. Yup, Nintendo’s working with Tecmo Koei to bring us the Wii-exclusive entry in the Samura Warriors series. It’s nice to see companies work together for the greater good. Samurai Warriors 3 came out… Continue Reading »

Koei’s Neoromance line is quite popular in Japan. Rather than referring to one series, it refers to multiple series, Harukanaru Toki no Naka de, La Corda d’Oro and Angelique which are designed to appeal to female gamers. All Neoromance games have some sort of RPG, simulation or strategy element to… Continue Reading »

Koei’s just announced what games it’ll be bringing to the party that is E3 2009. The funny thing is, only one of the games is a Koei staple you’d expect to see. I don’t know about others, but I expected Dynasty Warriors, Samurai Warriors and Gundam, not Zill O’ll, Warriors:… Continue Reading »

If I had known of Opoona’s existence earlier, it would have been enough to convince me to instantly purchase a Wii. That wasn’t how I encountered ArtePiazza and Koei’s novel RPG. Instead, I happened on the game by chance. I was wandering through a local GameStop, checking the Game Days… Continue Reading »

Tecmo knocked the socks off of the lucky individuals who were invited to experience the announcement of Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 for the Playstation 3. The event was held March 24, 2009, at the Playstation store located at the Metreon in San Francisco, California. There, gawkers were treated to an… Continue Reading »

Check out the gallery: Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2

Great news for Sony Home addicts like myself. According to an article on Pocket Lint, Sony Japan announced that more companies will be creating content for the Playstation Home. Companies currently on Home include Capcom, Incognito, Sony Computer Entertainment (of course) and Red Bull who all have either an in-Home… Continue Reading »

Title: Neo Angelique Special Price: $48.90 System(s): PSP Release Date: September 20, 2008 Publisher (Developer): Koei (Koei) ESRB Rating: N/A, Cero B for ages 12 and up. Pros: Character art is gorgeous, battles are fun, and the story is a well written. Full voice acting. 4 extra guy endings added… Continue Reading »

Title: La Corda d’Oro aka Kin’iro no Corda (Koei the Best version) Price: $34.90 System(s): PSP Release Date: November 9, 2006 Publisher (Developer): Koei (Koei) ESRB Rating: N/A, Cero A (Everyone) Pros: A novel way to approach the simulation, cute character are, pretty background music, interesting premise and extra content… Continue Reading »

Title: Pop Cutie! Street Fashion Simulation Price: $29.99 System(s): DS Release Date: October 6, 2008 Publisher (Developer): Koei (Koei) ESRB Rating: “Everyone” for alcohol reference and mild suggestive themes Pros: Lots of outfit customization options, interesting premise, lots of replay value, interesting NPCs Cons: Customers (and employees) can be impatient… Continue Reading »

Koei has just announced that the demo of the November 18, 2008 PC release Dynasty Warriors 6 is now available online. The free demo gives fans of the series and curious gamers the opportunity to test out the PC version of the game, so they can determine if the game… Continue Reading »