The Renaissance of Japanese games!

Even if in the last years western games became prominent in the global market, Japan industry is still one of the brightest and biggest. Without any doubt, it’s the one with the most legacy, from Super Mario to Tekken passing through Final Fantasy, Persona, and Sonic! Played in an obscure arcade in Akihabara or in your large apartment in front of Shibuya Crossing Japanese video games has still today the largest (pop)cultural impact around the world.

Also, 2017 will be remembered in the future as the renaissance year of Japanese development, with such great titles that will give you a very long and exciting playing time!

So, let’s shout “Hang in Japan!!!”

Reunite Japan under your scepter with Nobunaga no Yabou Taishi for PlayStation 4, and Switch! The new episode of the long-life, ultra-popular series developed by Koei Tecmo will let you live the story of Nobunaga Oda, the ambitious Daimyō of the 16th century who aimed to unify the whole country.

With more than 30 years of gameplay improvements, Nobunaga no Yabou Taishi comes with fully detailed 3D maps, over 300 castles, and the deepest tactical immersion that will allow you to manage all the economic, agricultural, infrastructural, and diplomatical aspects to create a flourishing country. Spanning political intrigue, strategic marriages, oaths, alliances, loyalty, and of course, betrayal you must excel also in the military aspect moving the troops, recruiting skilled generals, build fortifications to have the absolute dominion on Japan.

With multiple endings, and a robust gameplay this game is one of the most historically accurate strategy games ever developed focused on one of the greatest generals of all time.

There are a large number of fables who tell the story of a technologically advanced kingdom in which futuristic machinery and medieval way of life where melt together. In this land titanic turtles mounted on their shells unconquerable fortresses, dragons were used as bombardiers, and the leading exponents of the little people were also skilled warplane pilots. But when the Gobligan Empire, started to use these creatures for bellicose purposes, the king called the most skilled bounty hunters from the five corners of the world to stop the Gobligan’s objective before it was too late!

You’re one of these anti-heroes, and your mission is to keep the peace in the magical world of Mahou Daisakusen!

Released in 1993 this vertical fantasy X steampunk shooting game developed by 8ing (Battle Garegga) is universally considered one of the milestones of the danmaku shooting genre. Choosing one of the four bounty hunters – Gain (the fighter), Chitta (the witch), Miyamoto (the dragon samurai), and Bornnam (the necromancer) – you’ll be thrown into a colorful fantasy world full of monsters, treasures, secrets, and obviously bullets.

Following the traditional RPG mechanics, more opponents you’ll destroy more coins will gain, this will level you up to unleash the most destructive shooting power of all time, but to reach the highest levels you must be prepared to die often, study all the enemies’ patterns, and once you’ve mastered all of them you could reach the victory using one single life without launching any smart bomb!

Test your awesomeness playing with one of the greatest danmaku shooters of the 90s! It’s time to relive the legendary gameplay experience of Mahou Daisakusen for PlayStation 4!

In the Edo Period the central government has banned swords and duels to make the roads safer, due to this new law, all the people who have pending issues included samurai & ninja didn’t know how to solve them. But, creativity is one of the best things that people can exploit, indeed some of them found a creative solution to the problem starting to settle all the conflicts and the disputes with dodgeball matches. So, every year throughout Japan a special dodgeball tournament is held for three main reasons: calm down the fiercest warriors, entertain the masses, and raise the popularity of dodgeball!

The upcoming Dodgeball Rising for PC capture the spirit of classic game presenting it in a new and exciting way. Featuring a wide roster of very original characters such as Samurai, Ninja, Sushi Chefs, Kabuki Actors, Sumo Wrestlers, and many others, intuitive controls, hyper spectacular special moves, and an incredible anime-style graphics, this game is definitely for everyone!

Both long-time fans who played with dodgeball games on NES and children who’re looking for a funny and well-developed game will like it at the very first glance.

Thanks to its unconventional characters, flashy graphics and sound, and stellar gameplay make Dodgeball Rising a must have for all the ages!

The Crimson Demon of War has returned on Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 3!

With Sengoku Musou Sanada-maru you’ll experience the whole life of Yukimura Sanada, one of the bravest and fiercest samurai appeared in Japan during the Sengoku period, from his childhood to the maturity. Following the story, you’ll battle through climactic, dynamic and fast-paced action drama-like chapters that cover about 40 years of Japan history until the well known Siege of Osaka Castle.
Begin and keep good relationships with old and new allies, lead your generals to victory and discover the origins of the tumultuous friendship between the two greatest warriors of Sengoku era: Yukimura Sanada and Masamune Date!
Helped by Masayuki Sanada and Nobuyuki Sanada (respectively Yukimura’s father and elder brother) Yukimura will fight his way across huge battlefields filled with hundreds of opponents that grow ever more challenging!

Once again, historical accuracy and fantastical aspects are perfectly melted and completing all the sub-quests you’ll earn money to unlock new features, such as new weapons, new costumes, new levels, unique secret stories and much more.

Legend says that a real Hero appears only once in a hundred years, are you the One?

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