By Joseph Luster

I'm so torn on Namco Bandai's Naruto Powerful Shippuden , which brings the super-deformed style of Naruto spin-off anime Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals to Nintendo 3DS. On one hand, it's a great-looking game with crystal clear 2D art and backgrounds that don't throw the 3D gimmick at your face (literally). It's visually subtle and the SD art works great for a side-scroller, but the whole thing ...

By Kristina Potts

There comes a time in a man's, or woman's, life in which one must step out of the shadow of his, or her, forerunners. Today is that time for our fair Giana. It was only about a year ago that Otaku USA took a look at the US release of Giana Sisters DS , a nostalgic little 2D romp on Nintendo's geriatric DS handheld. But, just as the DS bowed out of the limelight as the 3DS ascended to power, th...

by Jason Moses

Sega’s had its ups and downs over the years, but it was the doldrums of the mid-late ‘90s that produced one of its most memorable characters: Segata Sanshiro, a karate gi-clad consumerist hero who appeared in countless TV commercials, championing Sega’s then-struggling Saturn game console at a time when no one else would. On March 16, Sega threw a concert in the Tokyo TV Center featuring both ...