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GAME NAME | Mahjong Solitaire [USA] |
LANGUAGE | English |
RELEASE DATE | May 11, 2010 |
GENRE | Mini, Board |
VIDEO GAME | Link Youtube |
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Mahjong Solitaire is based on an ancient Chinese game called Mah-Jongg, with origins which some historians date it as far back as the time of Confucius, over 25 centuries ago. While easy to play, it is difficult to master. Mahjong Solitaire is indeed simple. Players remove matching pairs of tiles from an organized layering of tiles, trying to remove as many tiles as possible as fast as they can. You are presented with 144 mahjong tiles arranged in an organized, three-dimensional heap. The goal is to match open pairs of identical tiles and remove them from the board, exposing the tiles under them for play. The game is finished when all pairs of tiles have been removed from the board or when there are no exposed pairs remaining, or when time runs out!
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GAME NAME | AI Shogi [JPN] |
LANGUAGE | JPN |
RELEASE DATE | NA |
GENRE | JPN, Board |
VIDEO GAME | Link Youtube |
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Shogi is Japanese Chess. It bears some resemblance to regular chess, as both games apparently evolved from a common ancestor about 1500 years ago. Basically the board is slightly larger (9×9 instead of 8×8), the pieces are slightly different (only one rook and bishop and no queen, but a few new pieces, including two types of general and the lance). You can also put pieces you have captured back into play on your side. The latter makes it a much more complicated game than chess. This is very difficult for me to review, because I honestly have no idea how to play Shogi. I’m familiar with (but not very good at) chess, and I have to say, playing this makes me feel like I’m in the Twilight Zone or at least Shelbyville. It’s both familiar but not familiar at the same time. You are shown where you can move each piece, so it’s at least playable. Because of a number of factors (how promotion of pieces work, and the ability to deploy captured pieces most notably) I guess fancy stylized pieces don’t work. Instead you have little wedge shaped slabs, each with a letter on it, denoting what it is. And because it’s meant for two players, you see your opponents with the letters upside down. (Note the screenshot I used is of the Japanese version, it uses English letters in the North American version) There doesn’t appear to be any options at all, other than number of players (one or two). A difficulty option would have been very nice for one player mode, because I constantly lose after only about a dozen moves. I really have no time to get my bearings, boom, either the computer’s rook or bishop has blasted through my front line and is wreaking havoc. t would also have been very nice to have the option for the single player game to rotate the screen back to normal. It’s awkward using the left trigger to select, because at least for me, I hold it in my left hand and there isn’t a finger near it. I suppose if you are left handed and hold it in your right, you can select with your pinkie. You can thankfully suspend a game and resume it later. While all the games I played lasted only a few minutes (with me losing), I imagine with another person of equal skill, it could be a while, because of how you can replace pieces. To my knowledge, there are no other Shogi games on the PSP, at least in the West. So if you want to play Shogi on the PSP, well, here you go. If you want something different than the normal Western board game, it’s also worth a look. At least if you have to the patience to deal with holding the PSP oddly and getting beaten by the AI while trying to figure out what’s going on. Otherwise pass, there are better options and better values for classic board games on the PSP.
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GAME NAME | AI Mahjong [JPN] |
LANGUAGE | JPN |
RELEASE DATE | NA |
GENRE | JPN, Board |
VIDEO GAME | Link Youtube |
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GAME NAME | The Shogi |
LANGUAGE | English |
RELEASE DATE | April 22, 2010 |
GENRE | Board, Puzzle, Mini |
VIDEO GAME | Link Youtube |
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This is a portable version of the classic board game (also known as Japanese Chess.) Two players can share a PSP and play Shogi together. This game is one of a series of For Two games, where two players can simultaneously play together using the same PSP.
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GAME NAME | Sweet Reversi |
LANGUAGE | English |
RELEASE DATE | April 15, 2010 |
GENRE | Mini, Board |
VIDEO GAME | Link Youtube |
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In this sugary-sweet version of the classic game Reversi, players challenge each other to get the most of their colored macaroon cookies on the board by the end of the game. Plot your strategy, flip your opponent's pieces, and taste sweet victory! This game is one of a series of For Two games, where two players can simultaneously play together using the same PSP.
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GAME NAME | Pachisi |
LANGUAGE | English |
RELEASE DATE | NA |
GENRE | Mini, Board |
VIDEO GAME | Link Youtube |
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Pachisi is played on a board shaped like a symmetrical cross. The big square in the center of the board called a "Charkoni" is the starting and finishing position of the gotis, or "pawns." The player's objective is to move all the gotis around the borad and then back to the charkoni before the other player does the same. A player's pieces move across the board based on the outcome of the Passa, a rectangular dice used as an element of chance.
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GAME NAME | Monopoly |
LANGUAGE | English |
RELEASE DATE | April 15, 2010 |
GENRE | Board, Mini |
VIDEO GAME | Link Youtube |
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The Monopoly video games promise a fresh take on the timeless classic with accessible gameplay for players of all ages and skill levels. Up to four players can share a PSP, making this an easy, portable way to play this popular board game without having to worry about who will be the banker!
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GAME NAME | Mahjongg Artifacts 2 |
LANGUAGE | English |
RELEASE DATE | October 22, 2009 |
GENRE | Board, Mini |
VIDEO GAME | Link Youtube |
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Mahjongg Artifacts 2 takes tile-matching games in an exciting new direction! Gather pearls for purchasing special powers, utilize a selection of ground-breaking powerups, earn trophies, and enjoy the game's rich visual design. Special attention has been paid to game controls: tile-matching actions are intuitive and navigation is smooth due to multi-level auto-zoom feature. Hints and bonuses are also there: depending on your proficiency you'll be able to hide or reveal locked tiles, undo your last actions, shuffle tiles on the board and get a hint when you can't find the right pair. Adventurous journeys around the globe are featured in the graphic novel of the Quest Mode. After each completed level of the Quest you earn an artifact that helps you to unfold a thrilling mystery of the main character. In addition, there are two other modes of play, Classic and Endless mode.
