While we’re discussing Disgaea, Nippon Ichi is exploring new genres with the franchise in Makai Gakuen Disgaea (Hell High School Disgaea). Unlike all the console versions of Disgaea, Makai Gakuen Disgaea is a dungeon RPG designed for mobile phones. Players…

In the final piece of Square Enix news today before Siliconera becomes Squarera (sounds like some kind of level two magic spell…) they have a brand new mobile phone game called Ellark. Ellark ventures into the brave new territory of…

Episode II of the Final Fantasy IV sequel switches protagonists from Cecil’s son, Ceodore, to an even more grown up Rydia. Her tale takes place in the Underworld where the summoner encounters familiar characters like King Giott and brand new…

Earlier this week an adaptation of Dragon Quest Monster Battle Road came out for mobile phones in Japan and it sticks pretty close to the source material. Dragon Quest Battle Road Mobile retains three on three monster battles like the…

In the days of the original PlayStation Mega Man Volnutt was an upbeat teenage archaeologist shooting reaverbots in 3D. He was fresh then. Now Mega Man Volnutt is reduced to cameos in crossover games. Apparently, the more iconic incarnations of…

When I scanned the initial WiiWare release list I was familiar with most of the game. Tenshi no Solitaire (Angel’s Solitaire) stood out as one of the titles I didn’t recognize, which prompted my curiosity. There isn’t much to write…

Superficially, Final Fantasy IV: The After borrows plenty from Final Fantasy IV. Reused enemy sprites give off an aura of nostalgia, right? Besides the new storyline about Cecil’s son, Square Enix altered the battle system. New to Final Fantasy IV:…

Remember how we mentioned Metal Gear Solid Mobile and its creative use of a built in camera to customize Solid Snake’s camouflage? Good news, it won’t be stuck in Japan. Konami has plans to release Metal Gear Solid Mobile in…

Some cell phone providers in North America offer an emulated MSX2 version of Metal Gear. Meanwhile, Japan gets a 3D Metal Gear Solid mobile phone game aptly named Metal Gear Solid Mobile. The cell phone derivative shares much in common…

Ivalice never has a peaceful moment. This time a crystal is under attack from waves of slimes and the (mostly) immobile members of the Crystal Guardians have to unite to defend it. Crystal Guardians W1 (I’m guessing the W stands…

Let’s forget about the 3D version of Final Fantasy IV and its interchangeable ability system for a second. The original Super Famicom version used sprites, some of the same sprites and tiles found in the sequel, Final Fantasy IV: The…

By February 2008, Japan should be finishing up Final Fantasy IV DS just in time for the sequel. The awkwardly named, Final Fantasy IV: The After delves into post-Zeromus events past Cecil’s marriage to Rosa. Their son, Theodore, is the protagonist…