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Doctrine Dark joins the Arika’s “Mystery Fighting Game”

Arika has released a new teaser trailer for their upcoming “Mystery Fighting Game”, revealing Doctrine Dark. If you don’t know who Doctrine Dark is, he was a playable fighter from the Street Fighter EX series.

Arika’s “Mysterious Fighting Game” is due out worldwide for PlayStation 4 in 2018. A playable beta / sever test will be held at the end of 2017.

You can catch the teaser trailer below.

MVCI Monster Hunter Reveal Trailer

Capcom has released the reveal trailer for the upcoming Monster Hunter character DLC for Marvel vs Capcom Infinite.

You can check out an overview below, as well as the trailer.

A monster hunter from Val Habar, the nomadic desert town that fused with Wakanda. Monster hunters are experts at tracking and taking down monsters using weapons and armor forged from monster parts including scales and claws. Hunters typically go by their given name, but this legendary hunter simply goes by Monster Hunter. She has been appointed as Black Panther’s right hand, a new tradition established to create harmony in the newly-formed nation of Valkanda and strengthen bonds in the fight against Ultron Sigma.

Monster Hunter fights with an arsenal of different weapons true to the Monster Hunter series, including a bow, dual blades, and a great sword. Always adapting to the situation, she can power up using the Tartarus Stampede and Demolisher Demon Dance hyper combos, giving her additional properties on her dual blade attacks and vastly improving her mobility. In addition, when used as one of her special moves, her great sword contains infinite hits of armor, easily soaking up any attacks that come her way. For those questing for a versatile character who can shoot enemies from afar while dealing heavy blows up close, Monster Hunter is here to make that quest complete.

Dragon Ball FighterZ new “Story Trailer”

Bandai Namco has released a new trailer and screenshots for the upcoming fighter Dragon Ball FighterZ at the Tokyo Game Show 2017, which features the newly added Android 21.
Dragon Ball FighterZ is due out worldwide for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC in February 2018.

You can check out the trailer below.

Playstation Store Update September 19, 2017/ Assassin’s Creed Sale

Pre-Orders

  • Battle Chasers: Nightwar ($26.99)(out 10-3)
  • Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen ($29.99)(out 10-3)
  • JYDGE ($11.99)(out 10-3)
  • FIFA 18 ($59.99)(out 9-29)
  • GUNDAM VERSUS ($59.99)(out 9-29)

PSVR Games

  • End Space ($19.99/PS+ $17.99)
  • The Solus Project ($19.99/PS+ $15.99)

PS4 Games

  • ACA NEOGEO SPIN MASTER ($7.99)
  • Arcade Archives HAUNTED CASTLE ($7.99)
  • Baja: Edge of Control HD ($29.99)
  • Blackguards 2 ($39.99)
  • Burly Men at Sea ($9.99)
  • Burly Men at Sea Maestro Beard Edition ($14.99)
  • The Coma Recut ($14.99/PS+ $11.99)
  • Dishonored®: The Complete Collection ($79.99)
  • Dishonored®: Death of the Outsider ($29.99)
  • Dishonored®: Death of the Outsider Deluxe Bundle ($59.99)
  • EA SPORTS™ NHL® 18 Standard Edition ($59.99)
  • End Space ($19.99/PS+ $17.99)
  • Factotum 90 ($5.99)
  • Final Fantasy IX Digital Edition ($16.79)
  • Hidden Dragon Legend ($19.99)
  • Ink ($9.99/PS+ $7.99)
  • Marvel Heroes Omega – Venom Pack ($19.99)
  • Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite – Standard Edition ($59.99)
  • Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite – Deluxe Edition ($89.99)
  • Morphite ($14.99)
  • NBA2K18 ($59.99)
  • NBA2K18 Legend Edition ($99.99)
  • NBA2K18 Legend Edition Gold ($149.99)
  • NBA Live: The One Edition ($59.99)
  • Paladins VIP Pack ($14.99)
  • Pankapu ($11.99)
  • Robonauts ($13.49)
  • Shoppe Keep ($12.99/PS+ $10.39)
  • The Solus Project ($19.99/PS+ $15.99)

PS4 Add-on Content

  • Agents of Mayhem – Johnny Gat Agent Pack ($4.99)
  • Assetto Corsa – Ready To Race DLC ($7.99)
  • Battlefield 1 In the Name of the Tsar ($14.99)
  • Chess Ultra: Pantheon Game Pack ($5.99)
  • Injustice 2 Black Manta ($5.99)
  • Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite – Character Pass ($29.99)
  • The Metronomicon – J-Punch Challenge Pack ($1.99)
  • Minecraft Story Mode Season 2 Episode 3 ($4.99)
  • NBA2K18 VC Packs ($1.99 for 5,000 and up to $99.99 for 450,000)
  • NBA 2K18 Spanish Commentary Pack (Free)
  • NBA Live Ultimate Team Point Packs ($.99 for 100 and up to $99.99 for 12,000)
  • Neverwinter Chultan PS Plus Pack (Free and Exclusive to PS+)
  • TOM CLANCY’S RAINBOW SIX® SIEGE – PRO LEAGUE GLAZ SET ($7.99)
  • World of Tanks Heavy Tank No VI Ultimate ($27.99)
  • World of Tanks Senshi STA-2 Heavy Tank No. VI Mega ($61.99)
  • World of Tanks Senshi STA-2 Ultimate ($42.99)
  • World of Tanks Sherman Grizzly I Ultimate ($19.99)
  • World of Tanks T25 Pilot Ultimate ($39.99)

PS3 Games

  • NBA2K18 ($59.99)

PS3 Add-on Content

  • NBA 2K18 Spanish Commentary Pack (Free)

PS Vita Games

  • 36 Fragments of Midnight ($2.99)
  • Burly Men at Sea ($9.99)
  • Factotum 90 ($5.99)
  • Mary Skelter: Nightmares ($39.99)
  • Mecho Tales ($19.99)

Assassin’s Creed Sale

PlayStation 4

  • Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag – $9.89
  • Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag Gold Edition – $16.49
  • Assassin’s Creed Unity – $11.99
  • Assassin’s Creed Unity – Helix Credits (Ultimate Pack) – $49.99
  • Assassin’s Creed The Ezio Collection – $24.99
  • Assassin’s Creed Syndicate – $19.99
  • Assassin’s Creed Syndicate Gold Edition – $27.99
  • Assassin’s Creed Triple Pack: Black Flag, Unity, Syndicate – $40.49
  • Assassin’s Creed Chronicles Trilogy – $9.99
  • Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China – $4.99
  • Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: India – $4.99
  • Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: Russia – $4.99

PlayStation 3

  • Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag – $7.99
  • Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag Gold Edition – $13.99
  • Assassin’s Creed III – $7.99
  • Assassin’s Creed III Ultimate Edition – $14.99
  • Assassin’s Creed – $4.94
  • Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood Ultimate Edition – $8.39
  • Assassin’s Creed Freedom Cry – $5.99
  • Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD – $5.99
  • Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD and Freedom Cry Bundle – $12.49
  • Assassin’s Creed Revelations Ultimate Edition – $8.99
  • Assassin’s Creed III Gold Edition + ACIII: Liberation – $26.99

PlayStation Vita

  • Assassin’s Creed Chronicles Trilogy – $9.99
  • Assassin’s Creed III Gold Edition + ACIII: Liberation – $26.99
  • Assassin’s Creed: Bloodlines – $5.99

Batman Day Sale

PlayStation 4

  • Batman: Arkham Knight – $7.99
  • Batman: Arkham Knight Season Pass – $7.99
  • Injustice 2 Ultimate Pack – $27.99
  • Injustice 2 – $41.99
  • Batman: Return to Arkham – $11.99
  • Batman: Arkham VR – $13.99
  • Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition – $7.99
  • LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham Season Pass – $5.99
  • LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham – $7.99
  • LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham Deluxe Edition – $13.99

Other Notable Sales (More might be added as the store updates)

PlayStation 4

  • Battlefield 1 Revolution – $40.19
  • Battlefield 1 Premium Pass – $29.99
  • Battlefield 1 Battlepacks x 20 – $22.49
  • Battlefield 3 Premium Edition – $8.99
  • Battlefield 4 & Battlefield Hardline Bundle – $9.89
  • Battlefield Hardline Ultimate Edition – $14.99
  • Final Fantasy IX Digital Edition – $16.79
  • Murdered: Soul Suspect – $4.99
  • NieR Automata – $38.99
  • Pinball Arcade The Addams Family Table – $3.99
  • Robonauts – 9.89
  • Star Wars Battlefront Season Pass – FREE
  • VR Invaders / Skyforge Loremaster Bundle – $17.99

NCG Review- Drive Girls (PSVita)

Have you ever wondered what a game would be like if you mixed Transformers with an anime magical girl theme? Well  Drive Girls is what you have been waiting for! In a world where people have the ability to transform into cars, and yet have to fight to save their home land, Drive Girls is an experience that will take you for a ride!drive-girls-review-3.png

Story

The story starts with the player following Lancia, as she makes her way to take the ERT or emergency response team entrance exam, but then finds herself joining a group of vigilantes called the drive Girls, who are out to destroy the Bugs that come to vanquish the land. drivetrailer-1493131516493

The story was presented very well, and isn’t silly like most other titles of this genre, and I did find myself wanting to know what was going to happen next in each chapter, but after a while the story become the same old fight and in the same areas.

Audio

When jumping into Drive Girls, one of my favorite aspects that stood out to me was the soundtrack. Mainly consisting of electronic and rock background music, it really played a role in making the title have its own identity, as well as gave me that nostalgic feeling I use to have when watching an anime during my early days.

As always with most Tamsoft titles, I would have liked to have heard some English dubbing for the voice acting, but Drive Girls only featured the native Japanese dubbing. Which fans of oversea titles will love. It was also performed decently, as the voice actors actually caught the emotion of each character.

Gameplay

Developed by Tamsoft, a company known for Senran Kagura titles and many other titles of the same play style, Drive Girls is along the same sort of game play. Fast paced hacking and slashing, girls losing their clothes, and for this title a mix of car transformations as well. With these 3 aspects blended together you get a unique hack and slash title with some racing or car themed challenges. This was quite enjoyable for me, as I am a huge hack and slash fan, but what I can state right now before going into to details is that this title is not for everyone.vi_drivegirlsf

The game is fun to an extent, players will find the combo system smooth and satisfying, but the lack of enemy models just take from the game. As they are the same bugs thought out the whole game, and nothing more. It is very sad as the game feels like it wants to deliver but doesn’t.drive-girls31

The driving section of the game also lack in variety. Players will find themselves in empty roads with minimal obstacles, and long plank roads most of time. I wish the developers could have added more to each race, but that is just hopeful thinking, The only aspect the game has going for it is the equipment/ sticker system, as players will equip stickers to build up the character stats.drive-girls-6

That being said, the game is enjoyable, but falls flat during game play. There is no replay value and yet the story is fairly short. I would only recommend this title to anyone wanting a quick fix in the hack and slash genre. I give Drive Girls a 5 out of 10 for my final score.Score