Review: Lost Dimension

        Release Date:  August 28th 2015 (EU), July 28th 2015 (US)Platform(s):  Playstation Vita, Playstation 3Genre: Tactical role-playingPlayer(s): 1Rating: PEGI/ESRB: 16/TPublisher: NIS America (EU), Atlus (US)Developer: Tecmo Koei Lost Dimension is a tactical role playing game incorporating visual novel elements, developed by Lancarse and originally released in August 2014 in Japan. The title …
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Review: OneChanbara Z2 Chaos

        Release Date:  August 28th 2015Platform(s): PlayStation 4Genre: ActionPlayer(s): 1Rating: PEGI: 16Publisher: NIS AmericaDeveloper: Tamsoft Originally released in October of last year in Japan, OneChanbara Z2 Chaos is finally out in the UK, courtesy of NIS America. Z2 Chaos is a direct sequel to the 2012 title OneeChanbara Z ~ Kagura ~, …
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Review: Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse Part 1 DVD

          Format: DVD / Blu-rayRelease Date: 24th August 2015Publisher: MVM EntertainmentCertificate: 15Language: English / JapaneseSubtitles: EnglishDiscs: 2Run Time: 300 Minutes Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse  is a 2012 anime from studios ixtl and Satelight, based on the Muv-Luv visual novel franchise. The director is Masaomi Ando, who is also the director of School-Live!, which …
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Review: Nisekoi Part 1 Blu-ray

        Format: Blu-rayRelease Date: 20th July 2015Publisher: Kaze / Manga EntertainmentCertificate: 15Language: French / JapaneseSubtitles: English / FrenchDiscs: 1Run Time: 250 Minutes   On Monday 20th, Kazé UK released Nisekoi Part 1 on both blu-ray and DVD through Manga Entertainment. After some hiccups during release week, stemming from retailers receiving stock late, …
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Anniversary Review: Arrietty Blu-ray

      Format: BD/DVD Combi Pack Release Date: 9th January / 26th March 2012 Publisher: STUDIOCANAL Certificate: U Language: English, Japanese Subtitles: English Discs: 1DVD/1BD Run Time: 94 Minutes Studio Ghibli originally released Arrietty in Japan 5 years ago today, on July 17th 2010. In light of this, I decided to grab STUDIOCANAL’s bluray …
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#ThrowbackThursday Review: Porco Rosso Blu-ray

      Format: Blu-ray + DVD Combi Pack Release Date: 18th November 2013 Publisher: STUDIOCANAL Certificate: PG Language: English, Japanese Subtitles: English Discs: 1DVD/1BD Run Time: 93 Minutes With it being #ThrowbackThursday over on Twitter, I decided to pick an older film from my bluray collection that I had yet to try, watch it …
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Review: Deception IV: The Nightmare Princess

    Release Date:  July 17th 2015 (EU), July 14th 2015 (US)Platform(s): PlayStation 4, Playstation 3 (Digital only), Playstation Vita (Digital Only)Genre: Action role-playing, strategy role-playingPlayer(s): 1Rating: ESRB/PEGI: M/16Publisher: Tecmo KoeiDeveloper: Tecmo Koei   Sadism Simulator 2015 Deception IV: The Nightmare Princess, both developed and published by Tecmo Koei, is an expanded re-release of the …
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Review: SoniAni – Super Sonico Collection

        Format: DVDRelease Date: 29th June 2015Publisher: MVMCertificate: 15Language: English / JapaneseSubtitles: EnglishDiscs: 2Run Time: 288 Minutes Super Sonico is a character created for Nitroplus, first appearing as a mascot for a music festival in 2006. Since then she has had several music releases, a video game, and manga. In 2014, Super …
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Review: J-Stars Victory Vs+

      Release Date:  June 26th 2015 (EU), June 30th 2015 (US)Platform: PlayStation 4, Playstation 3, Playstation VitaGenre: FightingPlayer(s): 1-2 (offline), 2-4 (online)Rating: ESRB/PEGI: T/12Publisher: Bandai Namco EntertainmentDeveloper: Spike Chunsoft Is it? Could it be? Yes, another localised game this month seeing a European release before it makes its way stateside. J-Stars Victory VS …
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Review: Steins;Gate PS Vita

      Release Date:  June 5th 2015 (EU), TBA 2015 (US)Platform: PlayStation VitaGenre: Visual NovelPlayer(s): 1Rating: ESRB/PEGI: M/16Publisher: PQubeDeveloper: 5pb., Nitroplus Steins;Gate is a visual novel which was originally released, in Japan, for the Xbox 360 on October 15th 2009. This was followed by numerous ports to different consoles, an anime series spanning April …
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