Category Archives: marvelous

OMG Toys: A Sound of Lightning

By Roy | Published: March 12, 2009
Sorry for my nerdy sci-fi reference in the title there.  (What can I say? I am a Bradbury fan.)  Anyway, KidNemo has (perhaps prematurely) put up some new Square-Enix merchandise for pre-order.  These items appear to be the ones showcased at DK?3713 back in August, but I am not positive. Among them is the first plastic [...]
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Hero 30: Talk-Variety

By Roy | Published: March 4, 2009
Japan surely spanks us good when it comes to making commercials for video games.  It feels like all I ever see are commercials for Dumb Sports game 2KX (where X= the current year+11 months).  Anyway, Marvelous Entertainment just posted 2 commercials for Hero 30, both of which are pretty hilarious.  The CMs show what it [...]
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Oboromuramasa: Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai

By Roy | Published: March 3, 2009
Marvelous Entertainment’s upcoming Wii title, Oboromuramasa is presenting many creatures and legendary figures of Japanese myth in beautiful 2D rendering.  I am a huge fan of Japanese yokai, or spirits, and felt this slow news day was a good chance to give some background on the different creatures that appear in the game. Karakasa or Kasa-obake A [...]
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Hero 30: Video and System Information

By Roy | Published: February 24, 2009
Here is some gameplay footage of Marvelous Entertainment’s bizarre title for the PSP.  The video is 13 seconds long and spans about 6 seconds of game “time.”  If that doesn’t make sense, you may recall that the entire game takes place in just 30 seconds.  There are 4 different stories the player can choose, each [...]
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Oboromuramasa: New Video and Japanese Release Date

By Roy | Published: February 6, 2009
Marvelous Entertainment finally announced a Japanese release date for their highly anticipated Wii title, Oboromuramasa.  The date is set for April 9th, which is still a ways off, but this is good news nonetheless.  In addition to the news of the release, a new promotional video was added to the game’s main site. The video introduces [...]
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