Dragon Media

After I let Lunar:SSSC sit on my table and fade away from my mind for a year or so, I decided to give Game Arts a second chance by buying Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete (which will be refered to as Lunar 2:EB from now on). Perhaps I really wanted to understand what made the Lunar series so cherished by many RPG fans, or maybe I just had to much money in hand. Whatever the reason, playing Lunar 2:EB was nothing more than the same old, “been here, done that” Game Arts kind of thrill, with slight improvements here and there over the original. (more…)

Lunar: Silver Star Story was first released in 1993 on the Sega CD. After a mild success and low recognition, Working Designs strangely decided to bring the game back in 1999 along with the biggest assortment of goodies. I give huge kudos to the marketing department; really, how else could you have charged $69.99 for such a game and gotten away without a couple murders on your hand? That doesn’t make any sense? Keep reading – it will all be clear soon enough.
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Mega Man Battle Network came out in the fall of 2001 and stood-out as being one of the first good RPGs available for the GBA. Capcom’s biggest persona had previously appeared in the Mega Man Legends RPGs, but those games were hardly fateful at all to the core concept of the original Mega Man series. On the other hand, Mega Man Battle Networks (MMBN) managed to propose the same fast-pace action found in the regular side-scroller shooters while not straying too far from the root principals that make RPGs what they are. (more…)

Less than eight months after the first game in this spin-off series was released, Megaman Battle Network 2 rode into stores and gamers’ GBA’s. The first game turned out to be quite a surprise in terms of gameplay and overall quality, two aspects which the sequel intended to push slightly further. However, as is customary with Capcom, the second Megaman Man Battle Network game proposes only the bare minimum in terms of improvement to warrant its purchase. While it does provide an enjoyable diversion, MMBN2 is simply much to reminiscent to its predecessor to be considered a great game. (more…)