[Multiplatform] Taito Legends 2 finally hits America, POW! Right in the kisser!

It's sad, but this is the game I'm most looking forward to at the moment. God, ALL that...All those shmups, cool puzzle games, the awesome Space Invaders remakes and all the cool stuff inbetween and dirt cheap to boot. I mean, I paid $40 just for G-Darius back in the day. No Bubble Symphony pisses me off though.

And yeah, most of it can be played on emulators, but playing on my PS2 is a huge "win" factor. At least until I find a place to get my Xbox modded into an emulation monster.

First one's really good too. Taito's old-ass games are really underrated in the fun department (I can't even name most of them...I just pop them on and have a good time for five minutes, then switch up...rinse and repeat).

I'd love to see a Konami one with all of their famous (and not-so-famous) shooter franchises.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

A well-deserved BUMP!

And the game that triggered this bump? PUCHI CARAT!

Holy shit, this game is addicting. Imagine Puzzle Bobble (trying to drop block combos), but you're doing the Arkanoid-style paddle thing instead, either in 1p survival or VS. Both are insane. It looks slower than Arkanoid, but once you miss, the lines start flying down and...well, normally you die. I've probably put at least 10 hours into this already. Can't do much in 1p mode survival mode (I got it down to 51 lines once), but I can beat Vs mode in less than 5 credits now (not bad, considering how quickly matches are). Best game I've played in years. And the music isn't half bad either.

Other than that, there's been some hits and some misses. Darius Gaiden looks and plays sweet, but it's pretty hard. I normally stop playing because I realize how many credits I'd have spent in a real arcade, keeping myself alive. Elevator Action Returns is awesome in a mindless-arcade-game style (that's a compliment). Space Invaders 95 is a great update (DX is kind of lame). Lunar Rescue and Alpine are great, considering they were out before I was born. Arabian Magic has potential, but I get the feeling it works better as a TMNT/Simpsons brawler with more than one player in. Cleopatra's fun, but it gets too fast too soon...I have to play with it some more. Only lame thing is Puzzle Bobble 2 doesn't seem right...The dinosaurs aren't there and the music cuts off abruptly. Luckily I kept my PS1 game of it. That, and endless credits are cheap...but oh well. Self moderation helps.

And that's just scratching the surface...Too much Puchi Carat for anything else. Best $20 ever spent and that's minus Bubble Symphony and PuLiRuLa (and with a crappy Puzzle Bobble 2).

Hmm, does anyone know if the Japanese Xbox version is region-free? I might see if I can snag it on the cheap for the missing games down the road.

There's nowhere I can't reach.