Weekly Famitsu July, 2006 Cover Collection
Boy, time sure does fly! July came and went, and now August is almost over too. I've fallen behind on uploading the July covers for Weekly Famitsu, but here they are.
This month's first two issues finishes off the 5-issue 20th Anniversary celebration. These last two covers features some memorable characters, and there's some nice humor to found on the final issue. For instance, Necky dressed as Leon from Biohazard 4 (Resident Evil 4) escorts Kasumi from Dead or Alive fame while an irritated Ashley tries to get Leon's attention. A Katamari Necky rolls up Animal Crossing characters as well. Putting all five Anniversary covers together to form one big picture will be quite a task, so I hope someone else has done it already...if not, I'll give it a go. Anyway, read on for the issue by issue breakdown!
Weekly Famitsu 7/7-14 2006 No.916
Cover: Necky as game characters from 1998-2001.
Extras: Hi-Complete Bible Vol.98 - New Super Mario Bros., PC Game Revolution booklet. Fold-out Bullet Witch mini-poster.
Features: 4th of 5 Anniversary issues. A look back at the years 1998-2001. RPG Scoop!! In Summer - previews of Summon Night 4, Tales of Destiny, Tales of Phantasia, Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology, and Trusty Bell. Game Theory of Evolution: PC Gaming - looks at the evolution of PC hardware and PC game genres such as RPG's to MMORPG's, FPS games, and adventure games such as Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis.
Cross Review Highlights: Parfait - Chocolate Second Style- for PS2 gets (8,8,7,7), Atelier Iris: Grand Phantasm for PS2 gets (8,8,8,8), Call of Duty 2: Big Red One for PS2 gets (8,8,7,8), Super Dragon Ball Z for PS2 gets (8,8,7,8), Chrome Hounds for Xbox360 gets (9,7,8,9), Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter for Xbox360 gets (9,8,8,9), and Gurumin for PSP gets (8,8,8,7).
Weekly Famitsu 7/14 2006 No.917
Cover: Necky as game characters from 2002-2006.
Extras: Cross Review Perfect Catalog 2003-2005, Monster Hunter 2 Online Player booklet. Project Sylph fold-out mini poster.
Features: Final issue of 5 Anniversary issues. A look back at the years 2002-2006. Game in the Future - what future game systems might be like, and a look back at mock-ups of older systems compared to how they really turned out. Game Theory of Evolution: Role Playing Games - covers all the big ones from Dungeons and Dragons to Final Fantasy and strategy rpg's like Tactics Ogre. New Super Mario Bros. guide: World 8. Valkyrie Profile: Silmeria guide.
Cross Review Highlights: Xenosaga Episode III for PS2 (9,9,8,7), Brave Story: Wataru's Adventure for PSP (8,8,8,9), Tekken: Dark Resurrection for PSP (8,8,7,8), and Rockman ZX for Nintendo DS (8,8,7,8).
Weekly Famitsu 7/21 2006 No.918
Cover: Risa Kudo (model and stars in her own Finder Love game by Capcom)
Features: Wild Arms: the Vth Vanguard preview. Enjoy DS Life!! - new games, accessories, and info about the most popular game system at the moment. Valkyrie Profile: Silmeria guide section. Xenosaga Episode III guide section. Atelier Iris Grand Fantasm guide section.
Cross Review Highlights: Persona 3 for PS2 (9,8,8,8), Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 13 for PS2 (8,8,8,9), bit Generations dotstream for Game Boy Advance (9,6,7,8), and LocoRoco for PSP (9,8,9,8).
Weekly Famitsu 7/28 2006 No.919
Cover: Necky and Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 13.
Features: Previews of Everybody's Tennis, Monster Hunter Portable 2nd, Shining Force EXA, and Shinobido Homura. Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 13 guide section. Valkyrie Profile: Silmeria guide section. Persona 3 guide section. Xenosaga Episode III guide section. Atelier Iris Grand Fantasm guide section.
Cross Review Highlights: Out of the 12 games reviewed, only one scored a 30 or higher: Touch! Bomberman Land for Nintendo DS got (7,8,8,7). The not-so-great games that scored less than 30? Among them were Battle Stadium D.O.N. for PS2 and Gamecube which both received (7,6,7,6). Bomberman Portable for the PSP got a (7,7,6,8).
Whew! That takes care of the July issues. August issues should be coming up soon!
