KOF Online - Gameplay footage!

As I mentioned previously some kind of location test was held recently in Thailand where a few players were able to get their hands on playing the upcoming KOF Online game. Footage from this has now appeared on Youtube, via the channel cgnnews

Judging by the video it looks to me like it may be some kind of team battle game, maybe not so different from games like League of Legends, but as I don't play PC games so much it's difficult for me to draw a comparison to anoher game.

I think it looks pretty cool though, and hopefully my laptop will be able to run it once it is released, it's been a long time since I've played any online games. The last online game I was playing was Maple Story, and only stopped because access to the Global server, where my character was made, is restricted in Japan. :(

Xuan Dou Zhi Wang (but as a beat'em up) headed to iOS

Xuan Dou Zhi Wang, which recently added Terry and Benimaru to it's character roster, is set to be headed for iOS devices but as a beat'em up. 

No details as of yet when it will be released or how much it will cost as of yet. 

Still haven't had the time to check out this game yet myself, have seen a few videos on Youtube but don't tend to like playing games on PC so haven't gotten around to trying it out yet. 

Check out the video below for footage of Terry in the fighting game version for PC. 

KOF Online - Location Test (?) in Thailand

There appears to have been some kind of location test (or possibly a press invitational event) held recently, where some people were able to test the beta for KOF Online.

Sadly I can't read Thai, and Google Translate doesn't always make much sense.
But for those of you who can, you can check out the news here. 

A Quick Look Back at GamesMaster (UK TV Show)

For those who may not know, Gamesmaster was a television programme which ran in the early to late ninties on British television.

Because back in those days the internet hadn't become the mainstream tool we all use today, it was one of the few sources of gaming information in those times. (Other than games magazines of course.)

Actually it was one of the things which had made me interested in the Neo Geo in the first place.
I remember seeing challenges on King of the monsters, Soccer Brawl and even KOF95. (See video below for the KOF challenge.)

Since then I don't believe there has been a television show in the UK for gaming that has ever matched it's popularity, so many gamers in the UK remember this television show very fondly.

In the later series of the show you can even see some of the fighting games players from the UK, who are still playing fighting games today!

Recently I've been working my way through watching every episode again, since luckily Youtube user DynamiteHeaddy has uploaded them all. He's also uploaded various other UK TV shows from the 90s, so it's worth checking out his channel.

Although the show nowadays may seem a bit silly, back then it was one of the best television programmes!

You can read more about the show on Wikipedia.

Aquapazza US Version Preoder - $34.90 (£22.41)

 Playasia have listed the preorders for the US version of Aquapazza for $34.90, and you can get free economy shipping too!

Still haven't played this myself, I see it on the shelves a lot in my local Book Off but there's always something cheaper that I want to buy instead.

Star Gladiator Episode:I Final Crusade (PS1) - Basic Combos with Hayato and June

Randomly found this on my shelf yesterday, actually bought it last year during one of my shopping trips to Akiba for 50Yen in Traders' junk corner, but haven't actually played it before.

Decided to throw together a quick little combo video, a couple of the combos are actually not true combos as the computer can roll out of them, and the combos with June were just thrown in to add extra footage.

Actually quite enjoying playing it at the moment, mainly play with Hayato at the moment and managed to complete it earlier.

I think I have the second game somewhere back in London, so may have to dig it out and give it a play when/if I go back there for a holiday this year.

KOF Online - Joe / Tizoc Skill videos

The official channel for KOF Online (ggchannelofficial) has uploaded a couple of new videos showcasing the skills useable for Tizoc and Joe.

Check them out below:





Also the main image above is by karlonne on Deviantart, just a random picture I came across on Google and thought was great.