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Well, I wasn't entirely honest about ignoring Noir, as I have the first 3 volumes somewhere. When it first came out, naturally I was drawn to the idea of a hot chick in a mini skirt traveling around the world killing people, unfortunately that's all I ever saw in those first 3 volumes. They get a note or a message, they go somewhere, Les Soldats sets a trap for them with hundreds of guys bearing nasty weapons (not unlike the DOA trailer), Mireille and Kirika pull out their little pistols and kill everything in sight without so much as missing a shot. Bo-ring... Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed Noir to a degree as I even have Yamato's statue of Mireille, but the whole girls, guns, swords, hereos thing is just silly to me.

Another point to bring up is that the entire "girls and guns" or "girls as heroes" concept is getting really old and ridiculous. I feel this way about live action and animated works, which is why I never bothered to watch Tomb-Raider, Charlie's Angels, Noir, Burst Angel, etc. -To quote a legendary pilot from a dubbed anime: "Fighting? Don't be ridiculous-a woman is for LOVE, not for fighting!"

Does anyone have their console vertically oriented? Unlike the PS2, any disc that you place on the 360's tray goes on the right-handed, outer-side of the tray when the console sits vertically; it's a little odd and I find myself having to reach around the tray to place the disc properly...Just a minor gripe...

Looks like a civil war to me. I've only played through the game twice (the game is so horribly designed it was unbearable for me), and had no idea what was going on. The fact that at some point you have to choose between 2 apparent sides supports my notion of a civil war.

I wouldn't say it's bad enough to call it a flaw or condemn the toy. When you take into consideration the improved, lower profile of the fighter mode in addition to the fast paks and mandatory gunpods, the toy is a marked improvement over the first incarnation. Fiddle with it and I'm sure you can minimize the arched back...

You know I didn't think of him as an 'eco guy-now all of those movies he came out with after his glory days make sense to me...

Well, then she's an unlockable, or maybe she's turned into a Rugal-type boss character? Oh I know...Notice how Andy Bogard's not in there either? I think those two finally decided to tie the knot...Come to think of it, Joe Higashi isn't in there along with some other classic fighters. Hmmm....

I thought that the arched back problem was common among the '21s...

I can't see why they wouldn't reissue that particular model, considering that Roy got what, 4 releases?

WHAT?! There's no Mai?! That's impossible! When anyone thinks KOF or SNK for that matter, doesn't her bounciness "spring" to mind first? I would hope that they have a suitable replacement for her, at least. -No scratch that, there is no replacement for her...

That's right, the series literally went into the sewer....

"I'll keep a part of you with me-and everywhere I go there you'll be........"

What I can't understand is why Segal would agree to a role that didn't prominently feature him and his matching ego. At the time of that movie, he was still rather popular so it's not as if he was hungry for screen time or anything...

They're working on the gold foil.... Regardless, I want one also. I just have to see what the "masterpiece" treatment will do for good 'ol Voltron...

She's cute, huh? I was hoping you guys could tell me-I was just googling for naked girls and found her.... Anyway, I take it then that DOA was not available at launch then? I knew that guy in front of me was full of it-how can there be only 1 copy of a game available at opening?

Super Mario Brothers........OMFG, I forgot about that tradgedy...

Oh great. A story about some deck swabber on a doomed ship and some geisha girl cooking rice back home. This sounds so hot, I'm sure that movies like Mr. and Mrs. Smith will be blown away by the searing passion that exists in a story about a long-distance relationship...

The main difference there however, is that KOF will be an animated work. The characters will look like they're supposed to, the story will stay true to the KOF universe, and any hokiness can and will be written off as anime magic or influence. In regards to the DOA movie, I couldn't figure out what the inspiration or the direction for that pile is. I just......don't.....get it....

They need to have a running shoe version!

Well, there is word that retailers are getting shipments every week. It's just that places like 'EB and Gamestop have to use those weekly shipments to fulfill backlogged pre-orders. Your best bet would be checking out a retail store like Target, Best Buy or one of those types of places...

I haven't heard of the anime, but that story sounds really odd. The decision to make the main character a criminal at the start also seems odd to me. How is this deviant supposed to redeem himself? Guess we'll have to wait for A7 to post a review, or something...

What the heck could be taking so long? Haven't designed enough gold foil on the "forever-mint" boxes yet? Release the damn thing already...

I couldn't even sit through the trailer, as it was just too much for me to stomach. Considering that I haven't seen the entire trailer, I'm still not convinced that this isn't some sort of colossal joke from somewhere...

Wait a minute...They had female crewmembers back then? In the Japanese Imperial Navy, no less?