Konami finally announces Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

After it was teased more than a year ago, Konami finally shown updates regarding Metal Gear Solid: Rising from the recent Spike Video Game Awards. But this time, the title is change to Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. It totally drops “Solid” replacing “Rising” instead, and added a new subtitle, which is a combination of “Revenge” and “Vengeance”. It sounds ridiculous but heck, who knows what they're thinking about the name. XD Not only...

READ MORE!

Dissidia, In a Nutshell

As everyone who's played Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy's Story Mode can tell you, the story itself isn't clearly revealed even after you've played to the end of it. Therefore, allow me to clear things up and shed some light on the subject.This information was compiled after carefully studying the events of the game, along with some additional research done through the Web.(SPOILER ALERT!!! Don't read past the marker if you want to figure things out...

READ MORE!

ClaDun X2 First Impression Review

Cladun is a hack-and-slash, dungeon crawling and retro-style RPG brought by Nippon Ichi, the same guys who brought us the Disgaea series. The first game, namely Cladun: This is an RPG! was released on September 2010 and now they bringing it back with the sequel, Cladun X2. The feel of the second game is basically the same as the first, but as what they imply on its trailer, all the stuffs in it is X2. The main plot of Cladun X2 is basically...

READ MORE!

Ipod/Ipad Gaming: Simulations... Simulations... Simulations...

Greetings HobbyBox fans! Back once again for a game review from one software developer, Kairo Park. Focusing on the constant release of the same genre, Kairo Park had managed so far to deliver a few addicting games for the Apple and now as of recent for the Android users as well. Let's start with the game:Game Dev Story was actually the first game that Kairo Park had released for the Apple IOS. This game actually boost lengthy game play...

READ MORE!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! SUBARASHI!!!

It's kinda slow week for the HobbyBox but that's okay for now because today we're celebrating the Birthday of the owner of the HobbyBox -- Jima-san! So here's Mr. Kougami to sing for us the birthday song for Jima. I think he will also provides the cake for the celebration. XD So for Jima-san... HAPPY BIRTHDAY! ...

READ MORE!

Catherine: Nightmarish Experience

 Good day HB Fans! Maxwell here with 1st post and 1st review on Atlus' mind-boggling game: Catherine for the Xbox 360. Now, you may think this is your usual adult oriented themed game with lots of nude or saucy sexy scenes but for the long run... It's not. The game is actually comes with a deep story line and a shocking wake up call. For most of the players out there who are in it for just the graphics and for the special scenes, this isn't...

READ MORE!

Why collect?

Yeah, my room looks like Toy K*ngdom :D  Why not? It's a typical otaku urge. Whether it's is brought about by love for a certain show, hobby or celebrity, otaku just like you and me feel compeled to own a piece of what we adore no matter how mundane or bizaare it is. Collectors can be of varied degrees. They are usually classified into the 'completist', the 'casual/chance' or a mix of both. 'Completist' tend to be the hardcore ones, completing...

READ MORE!

3.. 2.. 1.. Henshin! / Kamen Rider Fourze is on its way!

We still have around 2 months before the official showing of the next Kamen Rider series yet everybody are already talking about it. Its actually been a usual thing whenever the current series is going to end and transcends to the new one coming. But this time around, it’s quite a bit interesting because of the theme that the next series will going to take and even the motif of the next rider is really something that you can't really...

READ MORE!

It's... still... ALIVE!!!

TEASER ARTICLE RANGER!!!Yup, you read the title right up there. Jima-san here, reporting that the HobbyBox is still very much alive and well. It went on temporary hiatus due to real life duties butting in......and then it soon overwhelmed me a bit... Anyway, that's all done and gone. The HobbyBox is being revived, slowly but surely, so to all who still stuck with us despite the dreary time you had waiting for something new... KATAJIKENAI. As for...

READ MORE!

God Eater Burst Review

It's been a year since I tackle my First Impression review of God Eater, Namco Bandai's very own Action RPG that everybody thought of it is pretty much resembles Capcom's Monster Hunter in terms of its “monster slaying” kind-of style. GE never reached the light of day outside Japan but it was bound to be release for the US with an improved version. More than 8 months after the release of the first game, they release an updated version of it...

READ MORE!

Why I gave up on local anime

I used to watch a lot of locally dubbed anime. That's because the only major sources of it back in the day were the networks and VHS tapes sourced from a friend or relative that works in Japan. As far as I can remember, during the early 80's anime was referred to as 'Japanese cartoons' or 'Japanimation'. The term didn't even exist then.And most of the anime aired back then were of the 'giant robot' or 'space opera' kind. The emergence and availability...

READ MORE!