Tokyo Blog

I was gutted that the Playstation 3 seemed to be doing so badly, and that few developers where inclined to develop games for the system. For this reason, I was pretty sure I wasn’t ever going to buy one. I had my heart set on a Nintendo Wii. They’re cheaper, and it would be cool to have one round the flat for people to mess around on. It seems like a console that best fits the style of game found in Tokyo Video Arcades; lots of mini games with quirky graphics, focussed on group gameplay.

Tonight I saw an advert on TV that showed a new game just out in Japan: ‘Yakuza: Kenzan!’, and it looks like the kind of game I used to love playing on the Playstation 2. I used to have ‘Sword of the Samurai’ (UK title), known as ‘Kengo 2: Legacy of the Blade’ in Japan, which was totally sweet. This new game looks to be much the same, although I understood little of the voice over. It seems like a Samurai simulator with lots of head to head battles, but now taking advantage of the PS3’s advanced graphics capabilities. I won’t be getting a PS3 until they come down in price a bit more, but for my friends who already have one (Adam, you listening?), keep your eyes peeled for the UK release!