Weekly Games Update: The hunt is on, for ghosts, witches, wealth and power

News from Play Asia:

Welcome to this week's Games Update, our weekly summary featuring all new product arrivals from the last seven days.

Torrents of hit games for various platforms are flooding us this week. Firstly, the long awaited weapon based fighter Soul Calibur IV has arrived. Take up your holy swords and destroy the shards of the Soul Edge.

Embark on a quest of ghost hunting in Zero Gesshoku no Kamen. Horror and suspense is combined to provide you with a bone chilling experience in this oppressive summer heat.

Come back from your ghost hunt and go on a witch hunt. Dokidoki Majou Shinpan! 2 [standard & limited editions] takes on a completely different tone from your previous supernatural phenomenon sighting trip. Instead of unlocking skeletons hidden in your wardrobes, you go out to learn about girls and capture their hearts.

Witches and ghosts are hardly friendly most of the time, but angry gods are fearsome in their own right as well. Izuna the unemployed ninja must set off in Izuna 2 to find her friend and evade the wrath of the gods as well as earn a few bucks and make a living.

The emphasis on money is much stronger in Dokapon Kindom and Dokapon Journey. You are promised the throne of a country and the hand of the princess in these games if your group of friends manage to kill the monsters that rob the country of its gold.

However, there is only one throne and one princess, and why share all that gold if you can keep them all for yourself? Have fun betraying and being betrayed by your ex-friends.

Gold and treasure are tempting a lot of people to venture into dangerous places. Slip into the demon lord's territory and steal all his treasure in Steal Princess: Touzoku no Oujo. And since you're at it anyway, rescue the prince the demon lord has abducted.

You can still be rewarded with anything you wish even if you refuse to betray your friends or sneak into the demon's lair. Just participate in the Windy Tournament in Windy x Windam. The winner's any one wish will be granted and all participants can enjoy the experience of battling out of gravity's constraints.

Reward isn't everything, you can go on adventures for pure philanthropic reasons. Save the world in one of the best RPGs in all time, Final Fantasy IV. The classic game is upgraded with 3D graphics for your Nintendo DS, so newer generations of gamers can still enjoy the epic story.

Another RPG which you save the world, or the universe in is Phantasy Star [JPN & Asian versions]. Get partnered up with an android and soil the evil plans of people who wishes to use machinery to take over the colony.

Aside from the massive amount of new adventure and RPGs that came in this week, two interesting music games also arrived. KORG DS-10 simulates a synthesizer where musicians can compose, rearrange and remix their music on.

Opposed to KORG DS-10's professional uses, Rhythm Tengoku Gold is pure fun. With simple controls that anyone can master in no time, Rythm Tengoku Gold is truly a game for all ages.

As usually, here's a summary of all new releases from this week,

Xbox360™:
Beijing Olympics 2008 JPN US$ 64.90
Soul Calibur IV JPN US$ 74.90
Soul Calibur IV US US$ 64.90
Soul Calibur IV ASIA US$ 49.90
Soul Calibur IV Fighting Stick JPN US$ 79.90

PlayStation3™:
Beijing Olympics 2008 JPN US$ 64.90
Soul Calibur IV JPN US$ 74.90
Soul Calibur IV ASIA US$ 59.90
Soul Calibur IV US US$ 64.90
Soul Calibur IV Fighting Stick JPN N/A

Nintendo Wii™:
Dokapon Kingdom for Wii JPN US$ 59.90
SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1 US US$ 34.90
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor US US$ 54.90
Wii de Tokoton Kanji Nou JPN US$ 59.90
Zero: Gesshoku no Kamen JPN US$ 64.90

PlayStation2™:
Drastic Killer JPN US$ 64.90
Drastic Killer [Excellent Box] JPN US$ 89.90
Galaxy Angel II: Zettairyouiki no Tobira (Broccoli Best Quality) JPN US$ 34.90
Gin no Express JPN US$ 64.90
Gin no Express [Limited Edition] JPN US$ 79.90
Hoshi Furu JPN US$ 69.90
Hoshi Furu [Limited Edition] JPN US$ 89.90
Kanokon: Esuii JPN US$ 64.90
Kanokon: Esuii [Limited Edition] JPN US$ 89.90
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor US US$ 44.90

Nintendo DS™:
DS de Yomu Series: Tezuka Osamu Hi no Tori 1 JPN US$ 39.90
DS de Yomu Series: Tezuka Osamu Hi no Tori 2 JPN US$ 39.90
DS de Yomu Series: Tezuka Osamu Hi no Tori 3 JPN US$ 39.90
Dokapon Journey! Nakayoku Kenka Shite JPN US$ 48.90
Dokidoki Majo Shinpan! 2 DUO JPN US$ 48.90
Dokidoki Majo Shinpan! 2 DUO [First Print Limited Edition Box] JPN US$ 95.00
Final Fantasy IV US US$ 44.90
Final Fantasy IV Protector Kit US US$ 12.99
Izuna 2: The Unemployed Ninja Returns US US$ 34.90
KORG DS-10 Synthesizer JPN US$ 64.90
Konnichiwa Akachan JPN US$ 48.90
Major DS: Dream Baseball JPN US$ 48.90
Mame Goma 2: Uchi no Ko ga Ichiban! JPN US$ 48.90
Mezase Seishun! Koushien DS JPN US$ 39.90
Moe Star: Moeru Toudai Eigojuku JPN US$ 48.90
Motto Me de Unou o Kitaeru DS: Sokudoku Jutsu JPN US$ 29.90
New International Track & Field US US$ 34.90
Nobunaga no Yabou DS 2 JPN US$ 48.90
Panda-San Nikki JPN US$ 48.90
Pururun! Shizuku-Chan Aha-* DS Drill Kokugo JPN US$ 44.90
Pururun! Shizuku-Chan Aha-* DS Drill Sansuu JPN US$ 44.90
Remyuouru no Renkinjutsushi JPN US$ 48.90
Rhythm Tengoku Gold JPN US$ 38.90
Shinreigari: Ghost Hound DS JPN US$ 58.90
Steal Princess: Touzoku Oujo JPN US$ 48.90
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor US US$ 34.90
Windy x Windam JPN US$ 39.90

Nintendo DS accessories™:
Infem.In Card Case DS JPN US$ 9.90
Infem.In Hard Cover JPN N/A
Infem.In Inner Pouch JPN N/A
Infem.In LCD Cleaner & Case JPN N/A
Infem.In LCD Protection Sheet JPN US$ 6.90
Infem.In Touch Pen JPN N/A

Sony PSP™:
Ginga Ojousama Densetsu Collection (PC Engine Best Collection) JPN US$ 29.90
Panic Palette Portable JPN US$ 68.90
Phantasy Star Portable ASIA US$ 42.90
Phantasy Star Portable JPN US$ 48.90
Phantasy Star Portable Accessories Set JPN US$ 29.90
Tengai Makyou Collection (PC Engine Best Collection) JPN US$ 29.90
Tengai Makyou: Daishi no Mokushiroku (Hudson the Best) JPN US$ 29.90

PC Games:
Combat Over Israel ASIA US$ 37.90
Racing Team Manager ASIA US$ 34.90
Roogoo ASIA US$ 32.90

Game Guides and Magazines:
Ar Tonelico Fan Book Offline demo temoto ni Aru Portal (Shakiin) JPN US$ 43.90
Arcadia Card Game Complete Guide Vol.2 JPN US$ 16.90
Arcadia Magazine [September 2008] JPN US$ 12.90
Ashes of Middenheim RPG Scenario JPN US$ 38.90
Denno Coil Visual Collection JPN N/A
Dokidoki Majo Shinpan! 2 DUO Fan Book JPN US$ 24.90
Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Scenario Series JPN US$ 34.90
Famitsu PSP + PS3 [September 2008] JPN US$ 10.90
Famitsu Wave DVD [September 2008] JPN US$ 16.50
Famitsu Xbox 360 [September 2008] JPN US$ 10.90
Final Fantasy IV Official Strategy Guide US US$ 17.90
Hanayoi Romanesque: Ai to Kanashimi Official Visual Fan Book JPN US$ 38.90
Harukanaru Toki no Naka de Complete Guide Vol.2 JPN US$ 24.90
Jousou Shonen Collection 2008 Game hen JPN US$ 27.90
Lord of Vermilion Starting Guide JPN US$ 21.90
Princess Hatenkou JPN US$ 14.90
Prism Ark Visual Fan Book JPN US$ 27.90
Salty-Dog 5 JPN US$ 35.90
Sangokushi Taisen 3 Choujou Taiketsu Retsuden JPN US$ 20.90
Soul Calibur IV Limited Edition Guide US US$ 29.90
Soul Calibur IV Signature Series Fighter's Guide US US$ 17.90
Tyoukousennin Haruka Fan Book JPN US$ 35.90
Weekly Famitsu No. 1025 (2008 08/08) JPN N/A

Video Game Soundtracks:
Dokidoki Majo Shinpan! 2 DUO Original Soundtrack JPN US$ 27.90
Movie Naruto Shippuden Kizuna Original Soundtrack JPN US$ 29.90
Movie Pocket Monster Diamond Pearl - Giratina To Sora No Hanataba Sheimi Music Collection JPN US$ 27.90
Musica e WCCF secondo movimento JPN US$ 39.90
Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus Original Soundtrack JPN US$ 39.90
Subarashiki Kono Sekai / The World Ends With You JPN US$ 19.90
The Works Chiyomaru Shikura Gakkyoku Shu 1.2 (~Chiyomaru Shikura) JPN US$ 29.90
The Works Chiyomaru Shikura Gakkyoku Shu 2.0 (~Chiyomaru Shikura) JPN US$ 29.90
The Works Chiyomaru Shikura Gakkyoku Shu 3.0 (~Chiyomaru Shikura) JPN US$ 29.90
VitaminX Drama CD - Ultra Vitamin 3 JPN US$ 29.90
http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-...9-en-84-n.html