Consoles had some big offerings of their own. PS2 got Okami and Dragon Quest Yangus. Xbox 360 scored one of its most highly anticipated titles in Ninety-Nine Nights. Both systems got Final Fantasy XI.
The following games were released between 04.16.2006 and 04.22.2006. Follow the links for more details. Please note that some of the links lead to Japanese content.
The magazine review scores listed with each game are, in most cases, out of 10. Dengeki PlayStation has scores out of 100 and also gives scores to some games using an S, A, B, C, D, E letter system with S highest and E lowest.
PlayStation 2 |
Dragon Quest Shounen Yangus | ||||||
04.20.2006 | PS2 | SLPM-66363 | 6800 YEN | RPG | ||
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SCORES: Weekly Famitsu (9, 9, 8, 8) | ||||||
LINKS: IGN Game Page, Official Site, PlayStation.jp Game Page | ||||||
STAFF: Yuji Horii (General Director), Akira Toriyama (Character Design), Kouichi Sugiyama (Music) |
Final Fantasy XI Atorugan no | ||||||
04.20.2006 | PS2 | SLPM-66394 | 3980 YEN | RPG | ||
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ALSO AVAILABLE AS: All In One Pack 2006 (8190 YEN | ||||||
LINKS: IGN Game Page, Official Site, PlayStation.jp Game Page |
Okami | ||||||
04.20.2006 | PS2 | SLPM-66375 | 7140 YEN | Action, Adventure | ||
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SCORES: Weekly Famitsu (10, 10, 10, 9), Dengeki PlayStation (S), Dengeki PlayStation (90, 90, 90, 90), Hyper PlayStation (10, 9) | ||||||
LINKS: IGN Game Page, Official Site, PlayStation.jp Game Page | ||||||
STAFF: Atsuhi Inaba (Producer) |
Ougon Kishi Garo | ||||||
04.20.2006 | PS2 | SLPS-20462 | 7140 YEN | Fighting | ||
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ALSO AVAILABLE AS: Limited Edition (7980 YEN, Includes special magician's ring prop.) | ||||||
SCORES: Weekly Famitsu (6, 6, 6, 5), Dengeki PlayStation (C) | ||||||
LINKS: Official Site, PlayStation.jp Game Page |
Shooting Love -- Trizeal | ||||||
04.20.2006 | PS2 | SLPM-62726 | 7140 YEN | Shooting | ||
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SCORES: Dengeki PlayStation (B) | ||||||
LINKS: IGN Game Page, PlayStation.jp Game Page |
Spectral VS Generation | ||||||
04.20.2006 | PS2 | SLPM-66350 | 7140 YEN | Fighting | ||
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SCORES: Weekly Famitsu (6, 6, 5, 5) | ||||||
LINKS: IGN Game Page, Official Site, PlayStation.jp Game Page |
The King of Fighters Orochi Version | ||||||
04.20.2006 | PS2 | SLPS-25605 | 5040 YEN | Fighting | ||
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ALSO AVAILABLE AS: Limited Edition (10290 YEN, Includes limited edition 'Sun' Neo Geo Stick 3) | ||||||
LINKS: IGN Game Page, PlayStation.jp Game Page |
Nintendo DS |
Soroelle Puzzle Douwa Oukoku | ||||||
04.20.2006 | NDS | NTR-P-ADPJ | 3990 YEN | Puzzle | ||
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SCORES: Weekly Famitsu (7, 6, 6, 6), Famitsu DS + Cube & Advance (7, 7, 6, 5) | ||||||
LINKS: Official Site, Nintendo.co.jp Game Page |
Tsubasa Chronicle Vol.2 | ||||||
04.20.2006 | NDS | NTR-P-ATUJ | 5229 YEN | Adventure, Table Game | ||
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SCORES: Weekly Famitsu (7, 6, 6, 6), Famitsu DS + Cube & Advance (7, 7, 6, 6) | ||||||
LINKS: IGN Game Page, Official Site, Nintendo.co.jp Game Page |
ZooTycoon -- Doubutsuen wo Tsukurou! | ||||||
04.20.2006 | NDS | NTR-P-AZTJ | 5040 YEN | Simulation | ||
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SCORES: Weekly Famitsu (7, 6, 6, 5), Famitsu DS + Cube & Advance (6, 6, 6, 6) | ||||||
LINKS: IGN Game Page, Official Site, Nintendo.co.jp Game Page |
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Game Boy Advance |
Mother 3 | ||||||
04.20.2006 | GBA | AGB-P-A3UJ | 4800 YEN | RPG | ||
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ALSO AVAILABLE AS: Deluxe Pack (18000 YEN, Includes special Game Boy Micro and bonus badge.) | ||||||
SCORES: Weekly Famitsu (10, 9, 8, 8), Famitsu DS + Cube & Advance (10, 10, 9, 9) | ||||||
LINKS: IGN Game Page, Official Site, Official Site | ||||||
STAFF: Shigesato Itoi (Supervisor) |
PlayStation Portable |
Dragon Ball Z Shin Budoukai | ||||||
04.20.2006 | PSP | ULJS-00049 | 5040 YEN | Fighting | ||
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SCORES: Weekly Famitsu (8, 7, 7, 6), Dengeki PlayStation (B) | ||||||
LINKS: Official Site, Official Site, PlayStation.jp Game Page |
Minna no Chizu | ||||||
04.20.2006 | PSP | ULJS-00051 | 3990 YEN | Other | ||
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LINKS: IGN Game Page, Official Site, PlayStation.jp Game Page |
Xbox 360 |
Final Fantasy XI All In One Pack 2006 | ||||||
04.20.2006 | X360 | 62F-00004 | 8190 YEN | RPG | ||
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LINKS: IGN Game Page, Xbox.com Game Page |
Ninety-Nine Nights | ||||||
04.20.2006 | X360 | ZN7-00001 | 7140 YEN | Action | ||
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SCORES: Weekly Famitsu (8, 8, 8, 7), Famitsu Xbox 360 (10, 9, 9, 9) | ||||||
LINKS: IGN Game Page, Official Site, Xbox.com Game Page | ||||||
STAFF: Tetsuya Mizuguchi (Producer), Lee San Yun (Director), BoA (Theme Song) |
This last week of April is just as packed as games like Winning Eleven, Tetris, Panzer Dragoon and Harvest Moon make their way out. Stay tuned for more later this week!