Sunday, February 27, 2011

Resident Evil 3 Nemesis : It's In Your Blood

Hey! I'm here to give you a review on Resident Evil 3: Nemesis ( Biohazard 3 in other countries) anther amusing game from the Resident Evil series. This story revolves around Resident Evil 2. It is September 28, 1998. The T-Virus has leaked into Raccoon City and caused chaos throughout the city. This is where the story comes in.

You play as Jill Valentine, The Machine Specialist of S.T.A.R.S Alpha Team and a bit of Carlos Oliveira, The Mercenary hired by the Umbrella Biohazard Countermeasure Service (UBCS).

To survive, you must get on a helicopter and defeat the Nemesis that stalks Jill. You will also have to go through Zombies infected by the T-Virus(and animals) and monsters by the pharmaceutical company, Umbrella. you also have to solve puzzles in order to get farther in the game. With the variety of weapons at your hands, you can take down anything that comes in your way.


The graphics in this game are not too shabby. You can tell the game is old school when you see the graphics ( the videos aren't that bad). The characters have unique personalities that will get you hooked. the  story will grip to you until the game enough to make you play it again and again.

Saturday, February 26, 2011

Beelzebub Episode 7 summary: First Park Debut!!

 Hey guys!! It's Liz (crispy) again with a review not literally up my sleeve!! :D  Today I'm gonna be reviewing Beelzebub episode 7.  Just for the scoop incase you never saw Beelzebub before, it is about a juvinile delinquent, who, through strange circumstances, is raising a baby! A DEMON BABY(the son of the demon lord, actually)   In the beginning of this episode, it shows Kanzaki and Himekawa, two delinquents that Oga beat up in previous episodes, lying in two hospital beds.  They hope that Oga gets back what he did to them.  And boy, they sure got beat!
 Meanwhile, at Oga's house, his family encourages he and Hilda (the maid from the underworld that serves Baby Beel) to go on a park debut so that they can socialize and meet other parents inorder to make a good impression on the neighborhood.  So, Oga ends up going with Baby Beel on his first Park Debut! O.O

Before making an appearance, Oga is training by literally throwing Baby Beel like a football and catching him!!!  He throws Baby Beel atleast 500 feet or so XD
  And this is Baby Beel's reaction to Oga throwing him like a football..................................................................................................
   When Oga sees mothers with their children, he smiles at them with an unintentional evil look.  Terrified, the women and babies run away!! XD  Even Baby Beel had an evil look on his face!!

Next thing you know, a cop shows up and attempts to arrest Oga for child abuse, because he lets Baby Beel go around naked.  Then, Oga fights the cop!
 (that's gonna hurt in the morning)
After that, the cop blasts off with a ding, and there is quite a twist at the end of the episode!!
 Supposedly, the girl who was with Oga and Baby Beel in the park was under disguise! She is actually one of the most dangerous women you will ever meet!!  Her name is Kunieda Aoi, sword master!!
 Stay tuned for the next episode tonight at 7:30 p.m. on Crunchyroll!! (a legal way to watch anime)
and Baby Beel says: "DA BOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"  

Monday, February 21, 2011

Tribute to Rukia from her Farewell in Bleach Chapter 423-and Bleach Fade to Black Review- WAAAAAAAH

 Hey guys!! This is Liz (crispy) here with a tribute to my favorite Bleach character, Rukia :D    I feel that she doesn't get the credit she deserves, because, I mean, she's the one that first introduced Ichigo to the world of Soul Reapers.  Rukia sacrificed everything inorder to help Ichigo by giving him her powers.  She changed his world.  It was thanks to her that Ichigo is where he is today :D
 Another thing that I love about Rukia is that she draws funny pictures.  And, as a drawer myself, I apreciate that!  She always uses her comics to explain situations- I like that!!  Even though according to Ichigo, "Her drawings suck." (but I don't thinnk that they suck) :)
Rukia is very strong, and the fact that she was willing to risk it all to help someone she didn't even know was inspiring to me.  She is wise, has a unique sense of humor, and has a weakness for cute things.  She is short, but boy, is she spunky!  I used to have my hair-doo just likes hers despite my hair being light brown and all...
 I even cosplay as her in her school uniform sometimes :D  I also lan on making a dark rukia cosplay soon!!
 Personally, I think that Dark Rukia is the best!!!

Now, here is my review on the third Bleach movie, Fade to Black!
The premise is that two beings with scythes wipe Rukia clean of her memories, forgetting all she has ever known.  Those two beings are somehow connected to Rukia's past (which  Ishall not spoil for you)
Also, all Soul Reapers have forgotten about Ichigo, as Rukia did.  this includes Renji, Ikkaku, Byakuya, and all the other captains of lieutenants of squad 13.  Now, Ichigo must go to Soul Society amd help everyone retrieve their memories! 
Ichigo also has a rematch with Renji and Ikkaku, as well as new exciting battles with the other captains and lieutenants of Squad 13 :D
Rukia is later consumed bby darkness, and Ichigo battles her to save her!!! (it is then that she transforms into dark rukia >:D)

The battles are great, the animation is better than normal, and the soundtrack is super!  I especially love the endig song, Koyoi Tsuki ga Miezu Tomo (Tonight, Eventhough We Can't See the Moon).  This is my favorite of the first three bleach movies (oh yeah, this is the third bleach movie, by the way :D)
This movie is rated infinite out of 10!! I would recommend this movie to any anime fan, because it teaches a great lesson on how bonds are still connected through death, and that bonds cannot break.

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Strawberry Panic Review: Affection, Pain of Loss, Friendship, and Unrequited Love

 Hey guys! It's Liz here with a review on Strawberry Panic!  Strawberry Panic is a romantic/comedy shoujo-ai anime (one of the best anime out there, in my opinion).
  The story of the anime revolves around Nagisa (as seen in the image above) transferring to an all-girl Catholic school, called Astrea Academy.  On her first day there, she stunbles into a silver long-haired girl (little does she know that this woman is none other than the Etoile).  The Etoile is the most respected student of Astrea Hill Academy.  There are three schools on the campus throughout the strawberry dorms: Miator (the one that Nagisa is in), Lerim, and Spica.  Nagisa soon finds a hierarchy throughout the school, and, with her newfound feelings towards Shizuma, decides to face her past head on. Now, lemme introduce the characters :D
 This is Shizuma Hanazono, a bold, attractive woman with long silver hair.  She is none other than the Etoile of Astrea Academy.  She develops feelings for Nagisa instantly while overcoming the pain of loss of her first love, Kaori. (but I shall not spoil too much for ya)
 This is Tamao, my favorite Strawberry Panic character :D
She has a great personality- she is kind, loyal, honest, and is always there for Nagisa.  She has secret feelings for Nagisa and is going through the hard time of unrequited love :( 
Love triangle here we come!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 This is Amane.  She is the "prince" of Spica girl's academy.  All of the girls simply adore her, and she is one of the most popular students at the academy. 
 This is Hikari- she falls head-over-heels for the "prince" of Spica, Amane.  She sings in the Saintly choir and is best friends with Yaya.
 This is Yaya.  She is best friends with Hikari, and also sings in the Saintly choir.  She has secret feelings for Hikari and is going through mixed emotions of unrequited love as well.  She always supports ikari no matter what, and is always faithfully by her side.
 The characters of this anime are simply wonderful, and it is very easy to relate to each individual character's problems if you've ever been in love.  This anime is about true love, being yourself, friendship, pain of loss, and unrequited love.  It is a beautiful series, I must say!  There are 26 episodes total, each about 21 minutes each.  I would give this anime an OVER 9000/10!!
and there you have it! oh yeah, and there's also a manga for strawberry panic as well! there are two volumes total and you can find it in your local bookstore/anime store.  The manga is great as well- a little different from the anime, but still good :D
this is Liz, over and out!

Samurai Champloo: Beatbox Samurai :D

   Hey guys!! It's Liz (crispy) here with a review on samurai champloo.  Samurai Champloo is personally my favorite samurai-based anime hands down!! It is a 26 episode animated series directed by the director of Cowboy Bebop: Shinchiro Watanabe!!! You can definitely see the awesome action style between both cowboy bebop and samurai champloo- it's easy to tell that the same director directed it :D

The plot revolves around this waitress named Fuu that is searching for a man- a samurai who smells of sunflowers.  In the beginning, her restaurant is harassed by a group of bad swordsmen- a guy in a red shirt with a sword (Mugen) comes into the restaurant and tells Fuu, the waitress, that he'll take care of those guys for her if she gives him 50 dumplings. XD
She agrees eventually, by offering 400 dumplings!! Then, Mugen kicks all their butts!  Then a samurai in a blue robe comes in (Jin) and Mugen assumes that he is a bad guy too, and fights him-
I won't spoil too much, so I'll cut to the chase- that's how they meet and they agree to help Fuu find the samurai who smells of sunflowers from a bet on a coin toss.  So, they set off on their jorney together- and this story proves that the journey is more important than the destination.
 This is Fuu, the former waitress.  She is an interesting character- a tough girl with a BIG appetite!!! Sometimes, she gains 1000 pounds!! (then burns it all off by the end of the episode)  She has a squirrel companion named Momo.
  This is Mugen, the brash samurai that acts before he thinks.  Always letting everyone know what he thinks, and he is a great character (my favorite of the series actually :D)  He fights in an unclean, sloppy, breakdancing style.  He is also known for being lecherous and womanizing. He goes by his own rules, following his own path, he doesn't go with the crowd.  He is carefree and reckless.
 This is Jin, the quiet man of few words.  He fights clean, is disciplined, serious, and hard working.  He is burdened for what he did in the past (won't spoil it for ya).  He too follows the path of the samurai-wandering the earth, until he meets Fuu and Mugen.
 I must say, the soundtrack is hip-hoppin awesome! With beatbox rap, and the opening by Nujabes, this is truly catchy and will make you wanna tap your feet!  I love the art style, and the characters really get close to you, they attach to you, and you always remember them for their originality and uniqueness.  Each individual episode has it's own unique adventure-  I love the titles for each episode, too!  I may even review certain episode in the future.  I would definitely give this anime an OVER 9000/10 !! One of my top ten anime, actually!!!
Oh yeah, I almost forgot, there is also a manga for Samurai Champloo! There are two volumes published total.  And it has a different story from the anime, but I would still recommend both the anime and manga to any samurai/action fan :D
This is is Liz, over and out!

Saturday, February 19, 2011

PoKeMoN Puzzle League N64 REview!!

  Hey guys! This is Liz (crispy) here with a review on Pokemon Puzzle League for the Nintendo 64 :D  This is personally my all-time favorite,addicting video game ever!!! Filled with strategizing challenges, timed battles, and plenty of puzzle league action!! And lemme tell ya, the game really makes you think FAST!
 The plot here is that Professor Oak calls Ash and Pikachu on the phone one day while they are on vacation.  Professor says that there is a puzzle league championship in a nearby city, and of course, Ash and Pikachu are willing to accept the challenge!! They head off to the nearby city to join the league and face competition head on!
  Once you get there to the one-player story mode, you battle gary, the eight indigo league gym leaders, tracy, team rocket, and the puzzle elites.  You play as Ash, and you always have a choice between each battle if you want to play with either pikachu, squirtle, or bulbasaur.  I always play with pikachu, but that's just me! There are three modes to choose from: easy, normal, or hard. Once you beat hard mode, you can then move on to very hard mode, and if you beat very hard mode, you can play the super hard mode.  I am currently on very hard mode on stage 9 against Tracy to this day, but,  I'm getting there!
 The gameplay is awesome, totally in your control, but you have to watch out that your puzzle pieces on your side don't hit the top of the screen.  If that happens, you lose.  So, the objective is to get combos and survive for as long as you can until your opponent's puzzle overflows.  This game will get you hooked! Especially if you are a pokemon fan!!
 There's also another storyline to this game at the Pokemon Puzzle Spa.  Apparently, Team Rocket disguised themselves and stole the pokemon fom the trainers, and youhave to save the pokemon by beating them in mutiple puzzle league battles!! The first stage is pretty easy, in this one, Team Rocket is disguised as Vikings.  But, as you progress, the battles get harder and harder.  There is a team rocket ballerina disguise, cop disguise, and even a wedding disguise!!!!!! XD
 This is my all-time favorite video game in the universe and numbers cannot describe what I would rate this game!! Let's just say it would raise the roof! Well, this is Liz, over and out! Gotta catch 'em all!

Dragonball Z Infinite World Video game Review yo!! :D

hey guys!! It's Liz here with a review on noneother than the best dragonball z game (in my opinion), and that is: Dragonball Z Infinite World!!
  The game practically sums up the first three budokai ps2 games (don't confuse that with the tenkaichi series)
There are over 40 characters, each with transformations, and 25 epic stages- which may seem very familiar :D There is still world tournament, and, if you go to the Warrior's Room at the Skill Shop, you can buy something awesome (won't spoil it)

There are 114 missions and 4 game modes- easy, mormal, hard, an z mode (z mode is like a very hard mode).  This game is sponsored by Bandai and Atari, and lemme tell ya, the graphics are GREAT!!
Also, there are many missions in this game that you can't do in other games, such as running on snake way (literally)!!!!! HOW AWESOME IS THAT?!?!?!?  Basically, in this particular challenge, you are timed on how fast you make it across snake way- and DON'T FALL OFF!!!
  I must admit, that is very awesome ^_^  You can also do other mini-game-like challenges, like combat training, shoot-em-ups, and other timed challenges, such as finding dragon balls, or button-mashing training.
 This is another fun shoot-em-up game in which you are frieza and you literally shoot piccolo and krillin.  There is another shoot-em mini game in which you are Tien and you aim your Tri-beam at Cell.
  The story mode is awesome, filled with great missions based on the anime storyline of DragonBall Z.  The movie scenes in the game are very detailed and the art is phenomenal.  You can do pretty much all the techniques that are used in the anime, such as Kamehame ha (a classic),Spirit Bomb, Special Beam Cannon, Wolf Fang Fist, and a whole bundle of others!  The soundtrack combines the best music from the first Dragonball Z budokai game, and lemme tell ya, if they have a soundtrack for this, I am sooooooooooooo buying it :D
 I just thought that this was a cool picture of goku, so I decided to post it XD        Anyhow, I encourage any Dragonball/Z fan to buy this game!! It is a MUST-HAVE for fighters!!!  This is Liz, over and out-
KAMEHAME HA!!!!!!!!!!!! (as Goku would say)

Friday, February 18, 2011

Resident Evil 2: The Virus Continues

Hey! I'm back to give you a review on Resident Evil 2 (Biohazard 2 in other countries), anther enjoyable game in the series. This story revolves around Resident Evil 3 Nemesis.  It is September 29, 1998. The T-Virus has leaked into Raccoon city and caused chaos throughout the city. That is where the story comes in.

You play as Leon S. Kennedy, a Rookie cop sent in to Raccoon City and Claire Redfield, Chris Redfield's sister who is searching for him ( also for a SMALL you can also play Sherry Birkin, a lonely child of a Umbrella Scientist ( will explain).

To survive before the city blows up, you must get past Zombies infect with the T-virus(and animals) and monsters by the pharmaceutical  company, Umbrella. In this game, you are also introduced to the G-virus created by William Birkin (Sherry's father also note he is a boss a few times in the game). You also have to solve puzzles in order to get father in the game. With the variety of weapons at your hands, you can take down anything that comes your way.


The graphics in this game are not too shabby. You can tell the game is old school when you see the graphics ( the videos aren't that bad). The characters have unique personalities that will get you hooked. The story will grip to you until the very end of the game enough to make play it again and again.

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Big O Review: IT'S SHOWTIME!!!

 Hey guys! It's Liz (crispy) here with a review on anime legend Big O.
Now here's the scoop: The people of Paradigm city have lost their memories due to a catastropphic event that occured 40 years ago.  Before the catastrophe, it seems that people have been making megaduses (giant robots with powers) and monsters of a sort.  As people both good and bad gradually recover their memories, new threats arise! 
 Roger Smith is the main character of this series.  He is a 'negotiator' that solves people's problems (think of it as kinda a jack of all trades).  He is rich, has a butler, and an android named Dorothy that he meets around the beginning of the series.  Roger has a giant robot named 'Big O', and uses that robot to help people and fights the bad guys.  Inside the Big O, you are judged by God if you are guilty or not guilty.  If you are guilty, the screen inside Big O will say, "Ye Guilty"; if you are not guilty however, it will say,"Cast in the name of God, ye not Guilty". (which I think is pretty cool, because Big O will only let you pilot it if you are a good guy. 
 Dorothy is a secondary character.  She is an android that fights by Roger's side.  And boy, does she kick butt! She has a flat affect, but somehow develops feelings for Roger. 
 This is Norman.  He is Roger's butler of the mansion, and has quite a few combat techniques himself!
 And this guy is one of the bad guys.  His name is Schartzwald.  He has a megaduse as well. 

I would have to say that this anime is a genuine classic!! One of my favorites I must say ^_^
I would give this show a 10/10 hands down.  The characters are great, the mecha is epic, and what more can I say? This is a great show!!
and there you have it!

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Baccano Review: Mafia, Alchemists, Immortality, and Thieves!

Hey guys! It's Liz (crispy) here with a review on none other than Baccano! itself- Baccano is an italian word for "noise", and boy, there is ALOT of noise in this anime!

 There are 16 episodes total, each about 24 minutes long.  I must admit though, you gotta stick with the show inorder to understand it, because there are flash forwards and flashbacks of what will happen/what already happened through out.  For example, the first episode might be confusing to you at first, but after you watch more episodes, it will gradually make more sense.  The directors of the show like to make you think! You have to put all the pieces together yourself, adn then you shall find the answer :D
 The characters of this show are very interesting, ranging from killers, alchemists, thieves, mafia, and immortals that regenrate after having a bunch of bullets through them.  My all-time favorite characters are Isaac and Miria, the 'thieves'!  They both together count as one character to me, because they act the same, and complete eachother- they love eachother.  I love how they always come up with great disguises XD
 Firo of the Prochainezo family is awesome too! He's immortal along with his pal, Luck Gandor.  Another fun aspect of this show is how Firo says "Hey old timer!"

I would recommend watching this anime in the english dub over the japanese dub, because the accents of the characters in english are very fun to watch!
 The setting of the series takes place on the Flying Pussyfoot, a train that is escorting the passengers aboard.  The conflict is that there is a Rail Tracer (supposedly a monster, according to some characters) that is taking hostages and causing the disappearances of others on the train.  Another mystery of the show is who the main character is, which you shall find out in the end-

The action is great, and Isaac and Miria are the comic relief- I would give this show an over 9000/10 and would recommend it to pretty much any anime fan ^ ^

Beelzebub episode 6 summary!! WITCH DOCTOR!!

 hey guys! It's Liz(crispy) here with a summary on Beelzebub episode 6 ^_^
Beelzebub is about a juvenile delinquent,Oga (as seen above)who,through stange circumstances, is raising a demon baby.  The tattoo on his hand symbolizes his relationship with Baby Beel ,and the closer he gets to Baby Beel, or beats the heck outta people, the more it spreads!  

Well, in the beginning of he episode, Hilda returned from the demon world with...demon toys!! The first toy Oga and Hilda assemble is a cage like thing (Oga and Hilda assumed that it was a toy cage, but in reality , it was a magical monster cage!!! NEXT THING YOU KNOW, THEY GOT TRAPPED IN IT!!!!
  They were trying to get Baby Beel to understand them to help them out, but Baby Beel couldn't hear them through the cage's barrier.  So, Oga called upon Baby Beel's' power to break through the cage and proved that he could summon Baby Beel's power even when he and Baby Beel are separated.  With Baby Beel's power, Oga destroyed the cage entirely and he and Hilda are now free!

Oga brought Baby Beel's toys to school so that Baby Beel wouldn't get bored.  On the school roof, Baby Beel brought out the doctor toy kit and opened it! And, all of a sudden, Baby Beel transformed into a doctor's outfit and Oga and his friend, Furuichi transformed into nurses' outfits XD
  
The only way that they can turn back to normal is if they heal an ill patient.  They tried various experiments with the tools, one of which is a mask for your butt !!! XD
Some other dilinquents heard rumors going around the school that Oga was taking over the nurse's office, so, they headed down to the nurse's office to see if the rumor was true.  While there, the other delinquents got caught in yet another explosion (which is very common in this particular anime :D).  And it wasn't until the end that Oga discovered that the doctor headband that Baby Beel was wearing could heal patients by simply pressing the button on the device.  So, Oga and Baby Beel heal the patients with Baby Beel's device and they all transform back to normal out of nurse-form!
  And thats the episode in a nutshell :D  It seems that, at this rate, Oga will be forever stuck with Baby Beel- This was personally my favorite episode so far, and I can't wait to see the rest!  Well, stay tuned for the next episode on this coming saturday!

 "DA-BOO!!" (quoted by Baby Beel) which I still have no idea what that means XD