Thursday, December 30, 2004

AI将棋 (エーアイマージャン AI Mahjong)

Alt: AI Series Mahjong, A.I. Mahjong, AI Mah-Jong

Publisher: Marvelous Interactive
Developer: Marvelous Interactive
Genre: Board
Players: 1-4
Release: December 30, 2004 (JP)

Mahjong simulation featuring a high-quality artificial intelligence, this game is suitable for both beginners and advanced Mahjong players.

AI 囲碁 (エーアイ イゴ AI Igo)

Alt: A.I. IGO, AI Series GO

Publisher: Marvelous Interactive
Developer: Marvelous Interactive
Genre: Board
Players: 1-2
Release: December 30, 2004 (JP)

Go simulation featuring a high-quality artificial intelligence, this game is suitable for both beginners and advanced Go players.

Wednesday, December 22, 2004

麻雀大会 (Mahjong Taikai)

Publisher: KOEI
Developer: KOEI
Genre: Board
Players: 1-4
Release: December 22, 2004 (JP)

Another of the Mahjong Taikai series of Koei-produced board games, with several versions of the mahjong game and the assistance of the Japanese Mahjong Museum for game accuracy.

パズルボブルポケット (Puzzle Bobble Pocket)

Alt: Bust-A-Move Pocket

Publisher: Taito
Developer: Taito
Genre: Puzzle
Players: 1
Release: December 22, 2004 (JP)

Puzzle Bobble Pocket features a single-player VS mode (with six characters to play or battle), Endless mode, a Survival mode and a Single player mode including 500 stages of exciting gameplay.

Monday, December 20, 2004

AI 将棋 (エーアイショウギ AI Shogi)

Alt: A.I. Series Shougi, AI Series Syogi, AI Series Shogi

Publisher: Marvelous Interactive
Developer: I4
Genre: Board
Players: 1-2
Release: December 20, 2004 (JP)

A.I. Series Shougi's name refers to the high-quality artificial intelligence that's used for the computer opponent. In this game You can check your history of moves to learn from your mistakes and become a better player. What's more, A.I. Series Shougi comes with a tutorial mode that teaches you all the game rules in playing Shougi, as well as miscellaneous things like Shougi table manners when facing a human opponent.

Thursday, December 16, 2004

ころん (Kollon)

Alt: Koron

Publisher: CyberFront Corporation
Developer: MagicPot
Genre: Puzzle
Players: 1
Release: December 16, 2004 (JP)

Your goal in Kollon is to eliminate blocks from a board by grouping like-colors together. You can rotate groups of four blocks left and right. Lining up four pieces of the same color to make the pieces disappear from the board. As the four pieces are disappearing, you can continue connecting more pieces to the group, adding to a growing chain of piece annihilation. The game ends when your stack of blocks hits the top of the screen.

ことばのパズル もじぴったん大辞典 (Kotoba no Puzzle: Mojipittan Daijiten)

Alt: Word Puzzle Mojipittan, Mojibittan, New Mojipittan

Publisher: Namco
Developer: Namco
Genre: Puzzle
Players: 1-2
Release: December 16, 2004 (JP)

Mojibittan is more or less a simple word game (using hiragana characters instead of English letters or kanji.) In turn-based form, you plunk down tiles to build words, and then build on the other players words with words of your own.

どこでも いっしょ (Dokodemo Issho)

Alt: Doko Demo Issyo

Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Developer: SCEJ
Genre: Virtual Pet
Number of Players: 1-8
Release: December 16, 2004 (JP)

Adventure game from Sony Computer Entertainment, starring the popular Japanese cartoon cat Toro. Doko Demo Issyo means "together everywhere."

Sunday, December 12, 2004

麻雀格闘倶楽部 (マージャンファイトクラブ Mah-Jong Fight Club)

Alt: Mahjong Fight Club, Mahjong Kakutou Ku-Ra-Bu

Publisher: Konami
Developer: Konami
Genre: Board
Players: 1-4
Release: December 12, 2004 (JP)

Mahjong Fight Club features six categories: Mahjong Fight Club mode, free rule match, quiz mode, records, Mahjong guide, and options. Mahjong Fight Club mode puts you against the CPU or with up to four human opponents. Free rule match mode allows you to set many of the details and rules for your match, such as what kinds of hands are allowed. The records menu lets you view various sorts of data on your gameplay, such as what kind of hands you use most often and what methods you use in order to get the final tile you need for winning a round. Finally the quiz mode will test your knowledge about mahjong.