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Pangya: Fantasy Golf is on the Way

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The PSP has seen its fair share of golf games. Previously, the Hot Shots series has had a big presence on Sony's portable and gave gamers-on-the-go a great avenue for playing some casual-friendly golf in a light-hearted environment. But another name in golf is making its way to the PSP: Pangya . TOMY Corporation is bringing Pangya: Fantasy Golf, the popular Korean golf experience from Ntreev Soft, exclusively to the PSP this summer. The game features beautiful fantasy-themed courses, 18 characters and tons of customization. As if thousands of character options aren't cool enough, Pangya will also feature a story mode for each character! Now that's style. Considering how new the Pangya franchise is to the U.S. market, we sent in some questions to Mike Jones at TOMY Corporation so we could find out more about this unique, fantastical golf experience. Ah, the beauty of anime sports! IGN: Hello! Thanks for taking the time to do this Q & A with us. Tell us who you are and w

Suikoden Tierkreis Review

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The Nintendo DS has been on one hell of a hot streak thus far in 2009. While Wii continues to have a decent – but fairly light – sprinkling of titles over the first three months, DS already has a few serious Game of the Year contenders. Today alone we're seeing three titles hitting shelves that all score in the upper echelon, awarded with Editor's Choice awards and sitting not only at the top of this year's list, but overall in their own respective genres. How did Konami compete with Rockstar's GTA or EA's Henry Hatsworth? Well, launching a spin-off to one of the biggest RPG franchises in the world is a good start… For starters though, it's absolutely worth mentioning to fans of the franchise that Suikoden Tierkreis is an otherworld spin-off of its original inspiration. This isn't the same series that got its start on the original PSX, you won't find duels, massive army vs. army battles, any returning characters, or a very mature story. What you will