This is one of those reviews that I post so that I can increase the number of reviews I’ve posted.

Disclosure: All screenshots contained in this article are from the Wii version of the game, since the publisher didn’t even care enough to list the PSP version on their website.

This game is evidence that only Falcom gets to make five remakes and still be loved for it.

Irem is best-known in the West for R-Type, but they’ve made some of the craziest, most humorous action games in the history of action game making. Hammerin’ Hero is an acceptable example.

A hero arrived from another dimension — a land called Earth — to end the vile sorcerors’ wicked ambition. With his magical staff and orbs of pure energy, he plugged the holes littered about the land of Pangya.

By all rights, the PS2 Ikki Tousen fiasco should have scared me off. But I am a man without fear!

The power of Satan compels you to play Pocket Racers. Resist his devilish temptation!

Let others drool over “narrative progression” and half-baked “innovation”; those traits are fleeting. I savor stimulating games that are so fun they’re worth playing over and over and over again.

…as what appeared to be an afterthought, Square also announced a little title for mobile phones called Final Fantasy Agito XIII. Compared to the console big boys, Agito had a lot to live up to, and most gamers didn’t expect it would.

Sequels to great games don’t need to reinvent the concept or reboot the storyline. They just need to provide enough new content and mechanical refinement to justify the additional expense.