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Bonus Feature: Time For Taito: From Space Invaders To Cooking Mama – Gamasutra

January 11th, 2010 PSP Reviews No comments

Bonus Feature: Time For Taito: From Space Invaders To Cooking Mama
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After that, there was Exit, the PSP puzzle game, and after that is the Space Invaders Extreme series. My current project, meanwhile, is Darius Burst.

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Space Invaders Extreme 2 Review

October 19th, 2009 PSP Reviews No comments
Back when Space Invaders just turned 30, Taito created Space Invaders Extreme , a surprisingly refreshing and enjoyable new take on the storied franchise for handheld systems (and later Xbox 360). Now, after a couple of years, Space Invaders Extreme 2 comes to DS -- and only DS; apparently the version that sold best got the sequel. But in the long run, it won't matter too much: Extreme 2 hews a little too close to the original, and while it's still an enjoyable arcade shooter, most who saw

Famitsu shows Darius Burst coming to PSP

August 25th, 2009 PSP Reviews No comments
Could this mean that it's coming to the PSP? According to the scan, that would be a yes. Darius Burst - Image 1. Taito's robotic fish shooting game will indeed be gracing your handhelds, bringing with it the "branching paths" ...

Darius Shooter Series Reborn on PSP

August 25th, 2009 PSP Reviews No comments
The name Darius may not mean a ton to modern gamers, at least those outside of Japan. It was Taito's main shoot-'em-up series back when every company had at least one shooter franchise, a side-scrolling affair that was among the first games to feature widescreen visuals and stereo sound in arcades. After 12 years, Taito's finally releasing a new game in the series, but the screen's gotten a bit smaller. Darius Burst , coming to the PSP this winter in Japan, is structured just like the older

Famitsu review scores

March 11th, 2009 PSP Reviews No comments
March 11th, 2009 Posted in DS, News, Wii, Written by ValayThe latest Famitsu review scores are as follows:Zero Choaniki (PSP, GungHo): 7 / 6 / 7 / 6 - (26/40)Gardening Mama (NDS, Taito): 8 / 7 / 8 / 7 - (30/40) Dengeki Gakuen RPG: Cross of Venus (NDS, Ascii): 6 / 6 / 6 / 6 - (24/40) Casual Series 2980: Petz Monkeyz (NDS, MTO): 5 / 6 / 5 / 5 - (21/40) Winter Sports 2009: The Next Challenge (Wii, Arc System Works): 6 / 6 / 6 / 6 - (24/40) Musou Tourou (PSP, Nippon Ichi): 6 / 7 / 7 / 6 - (26/40