Original Release: AliceSoft, 1991, MSX 2 / PC-98 / FM Towns / Sharp X68000Other Releases: Windows (1998) Taking place in the world of Rance (but some two decades after that series), Toushin Toshi blends dungeon crawling action with a time-based arena tournament plot and hentai that largely avoids its predecessor’s rapeyness. Toushin Toshi (PC, AliceSoft,…
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THE MINI SKIRT POLICE
Original Release: D3 Publisher, 2005, PS2 They let the guy who made Hong Kong ’97 take the director’s seat for another game, and his vision for the 128-bit era was a clumsy beat-em-up that references an obscure fetish / Yakuza films and incorporates clothing damage. The Mini-Skirt Police (PS2, D3 Publisher, 2005) Where to Buy:…
RUNAWAY CITY
Original Release: JAST Co. / 1995 / PC, FM Towns, PC-98 This fairly straightforward visual novel stars a kid with improbably good luck as he bumbles through his aimless college days. Runaway City (PC, JAST Co., 1995) Where to Buy: Play for free at the JAST Co. website This site doesn’t normally do “visual novels”…
RUMBLE ROSES
Original Release: Konami, 2004, PlayStation 2 / Xbox Konami licenses the familiar Yukes wrestling engine (Smackdown series) for a graphically impressive cheesecake-fest with decent gameplay. Rumble Roses (PlayStation 2 / Konami / 2004) Where to Buy: ebay How to Emulate: PlayStation 2 Emulation Guide Back when Konami was a real game company, they would sometimes…
RANCE 5D
Original Release: AliceSoft, 2002, PC The fifth game in the mainline Rance series takes an unusual new gameplay direction as Rance and Sill continue their adventures in a pocket dimension. Rance 5D (PC, AliceSoft, 2002) Where to Buy: Mangagamer Rance 5D is, to my knowledge, the world’s only fusion of roguelike and slot machine. This…
PRETTY SOLDIER WARS AD 2048
Original Release: G-Collections, 2007, PC A squad of Pretty Soldiers must repel the attacks of an army of rapey mutants in this turn-based sci-fi strategy title. Pretty Soldier Wars A.D. 2048 (PC, G-Collections, 2007) Where to Buy: ebay Pretty Soldier Wars mixes hentai in with a futuristic strategy-RPG, and doesn’t really do either one all…
PLAYBOY: THE MANSION
Original Release: Groove Games, 2005, PlayStation 2 / Xbox / PC This “Hef sim” brings together the social interaction aspect of The Sims, the decision-making and budgeting of a “tycoon” game and a rudimentary model photography mode. Playboy: The Mansion (Playstation 2, Groove Games, 2005) Where to Buy: eBay How to Emulate: PS2 Emulation Guide…
PARTY GIRLS
Original Release: D3 Publisher, 2004, PlayStation 2 Party Girls is in the style of “extreme challenge” Japanese game shows, but of course with bikinis and perv shots ahoy. Party Girls (PS2, D3 Publisher, 2004) Where to Buy: eBay How to Emulate: PS2 Emulation Guide “Girls” game of questionably salacious nature … suspiciously small file size…
PAPARAZZI
Original Release: D3 Publisher, 2004, PlayStation 2 This misnamed game has you working as a photographer at shoots rather than stalking celebrities around LA. Paparazzi (PS2, D3 Publisher, 2004) Where to Buy: eBay How to Emulate: PS2 Emulation Guide When I first saw the title, I assumed this would basically be the “Perv Cam” mode…
MISTER MOSQUITO
Original Release: Eidos, 2001, PlayStation 2 As an incredibly ambitious mosquito, you must infiltrate the Yamada household and sock away enough of their blood to survive the winter in a game that’s kinda like a helicopter simulator. Mister Mosquito (PS2, Eidos, 2001) Where to Buy: eBay How to Emulate: PS2 Emulation Guide Mister Mosquito isn’t…