Bargain Bin: Arcana Heart, Fighting Game for the PS2

This week's special at Play-Asia is a Playstation 2 fighting game that I've never heard before, Arcana Heart.


However, I did some Googling and found out that this 2D fighting game has some really good reviews. Check them out at:

• Gamespot
• Insomnia.ac

This PS2 release is now available at a discounted price of USD 29.90, whereby you save USD 30 from the list price! Click here for purchase details and just in case you don't know, there's free international shipping to certain countries.

Games for the Weekend

It's the end of the second week of 2008, and the games just keep on flowing. I increased my entire collection of Nintendo DS games to 36 when I collected 3 Nintendo DS games that have been sitting in the Post Office for almost an entire week.

This brings the total number of games for me to check out over the weekend to 4.

With the exception of the first one, the rest were collected at the Post Office and are secondhand (read: used) games:

• Nodame Cantabile - which is a steal at USD 14.90, brand new. Click on the title to find out more.
  
• Tony Hawk's American Sk8land
• Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis
• Feel the Magic: XY/XX

So what are you planning to play this weekend? Aside from the games, I've got a hill to hike (literally), chores and errands to do, and a party to attend. Now, this is packed. Reviews should be up by the end of the week.

Nine Over Ten 9/10 Holiday Season Shopping Guide for Xbox 360 Owners

Welcome to Nine Over Ten 9/10's 2007 Shopping Guide for the Holiday Season. Looking for a gift for your gamer friend, or someone who is into Japanese anime figurines and collectibles? You just about came to the right place.

If you have a friend who owns an Xbox 360, chances are his machine would be spending the entire holiday season at Microsoft due to 3ROD, but if he's lucky to have his machine with him, here's some games that you should look into to spread some holiday cheer! Games come with no region protection unless specified:

• Half Life 2: The Orange Box - This value for money compilation features Half Life 2: Episode 2, Portal and Team Fortress 2. And it comes with Half Life 2 and Half Life 2: Episode 1. Available at Play-Asia, USD 49.90, with free shipping. Click here for details.
  
  
• Gears of War (Platinum Collection) - No holiday will not be complete without a classic or two, and here's one which should stand the test of time. If your friend doesn't have this game, kindly enlighten him. Besides, at USD 29.90 with free shipping, it wouldn't burn a hole in your pocket to get him this. Click here for details.
  
  
• Assassin's Creed - This, is a rather pretty next-gen game from Ubisoft. It's new and shiny and comes with alot of hype (and some good reviews) to back it up. A bit expensive at USD 64.90. But don't worry about the shipping fees, it's free (with a price tag like that you would expect some concessions as well). Click here for details.
  
  
• Call of Duty 4 - What was formerly a franchise featuring World War 2 era combat, Call of Duty 4 takes a shot at modern warfare instead, and it takes no prisoners. Available at Play-Asia at USD 64.90. Click here for details.
  
  
• BioShock - The spiritual successor for System Shock 2, BioShock places you in Rapture (lol), a city underwater, instead of a space ship with a really creepy computer. Available at Play-Asia at USD 49.90. Click here for details.
  
  
• Halo 3 - Like Gears of War, this is gonna be a legend (if it's not already one) on the Xbox 360. Available at Play-Asia at USD 59.90. Click here for details.
  
  
• Viva Pinata (Limited Edition) (NTSC-J) - Sick and tired of buying a shooter for your friend year in year out? Check out Play-Asia's weekly special which is Viva Pinata Limited Edition at USD 14.90. Click here for details.
  

For more holiday gift ideas, such as Xbox Live subscription cards and games, visit Play-Asia. Stay tuned for more recommendations on what to get for a console gamer (Playstation 3, Nintendo Wii, PSP and DS) and figurines/gashapon collector.

Mother 3 For Cheap

Fans of the Earthbound/Mother series of games can now rejoice as Play-Asia is selling the latest installment, Mother 3 at a discounted price of USD 14.90. This GBA game is probably one of the few games that has an average rating of 5 stars from a whopping 33 reviews on Play-Asia.

This is a time limited offer. Click here for purchase details. Mother 1+2 is also available over here.

Made in what? Wario?!

Take a look at the following advertisement for Warioware Twisted (Gameboy Advance)..

and then compare it with an actual video of someone playing the same game..

Yes. The video that you just saw is the rather infamous Stop It Stop It video and it does show what that compilation of mini games (Warioware Twisted) can do to you. I just ordered my own copy of Mawaru Made in Wario, the Japanese version of Warioware Twisted from Play-Asia for a discounted price of USD 16.90.

Looking forward to the ensuing madness.

Click here if you are interested in purchasing the game. The discount is a time limited offer.