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  Soundtrack of the Month 08/2009: BlazBlue -Calamity Trigger-

  August 1, 2009 | Patrick Gann | 7 Comments Share this Soundtrack of the Month 08/2009: BlazBlue -Calamity Trigger-

  

  Aksys Games made some big waves with their recent Limited Edition run of BlazBlue -Calamity Trigger-, a fantastic 2D fighter for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. For the same price as the regular edition release, they included 3 bonus discs: a two-disc soundtrack, and a tutorial DVD. The hype around the game is well-warranted, and the love most people are showing for the music is also entirely justified.

  After all, BlazBlue is the most recent game from Arc System Works, creators of the Guilty Gear series. And that series’ same music composer, Daisuke Ishiwatari, makes a fantastic return with this new soundtrack.

  Unfortunately, there’s a lot of published music floating around for BlazBlue, and there are some duplicate tracks between the different albums available. It’s hard to figure out “which is which” with these albums. The earliest soundtrack dates back to the end of 2008, when the arcade version of BlazBlue was released. For August’s Soundtrack of the Month, we won’t just delve into the music–we’ll let you know what you’ll find on each of the albums available, and help you decide where your best bet is in terms of finding good music.

  If you’re ready to be smacked in the face with some of the greatest electric guitar licks in VGM today, you’ll get exactly what you’re begging for…after the jump. (more…)

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  DJ Max Fever Crew Edition: For the Truly Hardcore (Already Sold Out!)

  April 15, 2009 | Patrick Gann | 1 Comment Share this DJ Max Fever Crew Edition: For the Truly Hardcore (Already Sold Out!)

  

  You may or may not remember us running this story about DJ Max Fever‘s limited edition contents, as well as its availability. The basic gist of it was this: 30 lucky fans are going to get the most elaborate limited edition set for a game ever. Unfortunately, however, you couldn’t get the full set simply by being wealthy and/or willing to spend loads of money on the game.

  All that changed, however, with the advent of The Crew Edition. Starting last week, fans could preorder one of 125 available copies of this special package, which essentially mimics the Japanese “Orpheus” limited edition that we described in our last story. What all will you find? Along with the PSP game itself (signed by the developers), you get the DJ Max Audio Trinity Soundtrack (3 discs), a DJ Max Art book, an NB Rangers mask, some post cards, a puzzle, and a DJ Max Technika IC Player Card.

  Are you interested in owning it? I’m afraid I have some bad news. Just a few days after the preorder was made available, the limited edition sold out. So we’re a little late reporting the news. Maybe some chump will decide to re-sell his/her copy of DJ Max Fever: the crew, and then you’ll be in business. But unless that happens, you won’t be able to jump on this train-full-of-goodies. Sorry about that.

  The good news is that, for the gamer who likes to keep a tight reign over the old wallet, this limited edition set cost $130. Compare that to the $40 retail price of the regular edition DJ Max Fever (which was published by PM Studios in late January this year), and you’re talking huge savings. So yeah… maybe it’s a good thing you missed out on this one. Not that I’m condemning the lucky few who got their preorders in on time!

  We will have a comprehensive review of DJ Max Fever in the coming weeks, so if you’re not sure if you’d even be interested in this rhythm game, keep an eye out for the review to help determine whether or not it’s up your alley.

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  DJ Max Fever Limited Edition Announced, “Platinum Crew” Service Launching In April

  March 23, 2009 | Patrick Gann | Comments Off on DJ Max Fever Limited Edition Announced, “Platinum Crew” Service Launching In April Share this DJ Max Fever Limited Edition Announced, “Platinum Crew” Service Launching In April

  

  There are plenty of great music/rhythm games in this beautiful world of ours. But who would’ve thought Sony’s PSP would do so well as a platform for the games? In any case, it seems that DJ Max Fever for PSP is the new hot thing. And we have some news for you about it.

  First of all, publisher PM Studios has announced the “Platinum Crew” service, which serves as a community portal where scores, rankings, and mission accomplishments are aggregated and tracked. The service plans on incorporating multiple games over time, but the first game they’ll be servicing (gee, that doesn’t sound awkward) is DJ Max Fever. DJ Max Technika is also planned to be added to the service later in 2009.

  PM Studios has also announced a Limited Edition set for DJ Max Fever, which includes all manner of awesome freebies. The LE is essentially the Japanese “Orpheus” limited edition set, which includes artbook, soundtrack, postcards, and of course, a signed copy of the game. Only 30 total copies of this exclusive set will be distributed, and none of it will be for sale. One of the 30 copies can be obtained via a contest giveaway at Joystiq. We highly recommend you try and nab one for yourself.

  Most copies will be awarded to high-ranking players that use the Platinum Crew service playing DJ Max Fever. So if you don’t win through giveaways, there’s always that route. But you better start practicing!

  After the jump, check out the full press release from PM Studios. And keep an eye out in the near future for our full review of DJ Max Fever for PSP!

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  Long Album Titles Strike Back: Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Limited Edition Soundtrack (Review)

  November 19, 2008 | Jayson Napolitano | 7 Comments Share this Long Album Titles Strike Back: Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Limited Edition Soundtrack (Review)

  

  What a surprise! Namco Bandai has been doing right by game music fans lately with the recent soundtrack disc included with the Tales of Vesperia Limited Edition and now the Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Limited Edition on the PlayStation 3. This limited edition version not only comes with a soundtrack disc featuring 18 pieces of music from the game, but also a limited-print laser art cell and a Naruto trading card, all snuggled tightly in a collectible tin case.

  The game itself does prove to be fun as well as artistically beautiful, but I’m sure you want to know if the soundtrack album and other goodies are worth the additional $10. The album features about 40 minutes of rock music with Asian influences from composer Yasunori Ebina, who seems to be involved with the anime series as opposed to past Naruto games, and it actually makes for an interesting listen.

  Check out our impressions after the jump. (more…)

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