Five minutes spent in its clutches was enough for me to ascertain that there is a lot at stake for titular protagonist Natskuki, as the fighter ace battles with her inner moral conflict surrounding a profession that involves death and destruction. There is a hell of a lot of Japanese only speech in story mode, which constantly chatters away in a dialogue box, but it is far from intrusive and adds a frenetic edge to the atmosphere and thumping soundtrack. From the first play, this is an accessible and immensely enjoyable affair.
There are two main ways to dive in. Traditional arcade mode presents the increasingly more difficult sorties in the same way you would experience them in a coin-op, with downed enemies providing the power ups and an emphasis on scores and achieving the highest rank possible. There is plenty of variation in the level design and arsenal, and the core fundamental mechanics of the game are sound. There are two forms of attack as standard, with a huge assortment of spread shots, lasers, wave guns, multi-directional missiles, shield formations and special abilities to discover.
Whether you care a jot about the storyline itself, Story mode is undoubtedly the best thing on offer here, and one of the best experiences you will find in the genre. You still get to play the same stages and take on the same enemies as the Arcade mode, however you begin with only a basic weapon, and the enemies no longer drop upgrades along the way.
Instead, each mission allows you to earn experience points and in game currency — that gives you the ability to purchase different weapons, secondary attacks and special functions for your craft — even changing its aesthetics with a new lick of paint and go faster bells and whistles. The better your ranking the more you earn, so the replay value is insane. It becomes very addictive, very quickly, and very satisfying. There are a staggering array of upgrades to unlock, many of which are linked to Trophies.
The way you can re-explore beaten levels, tinkering with your loadout in order to get a better reward, is a classic gameplay hook that is seldom seen in a shooter of this ilk, especially one carried out with such panache by Japanese past masters.
Tennis has paid equal prize money to male and female players for so long and has always led the way on equality compared to other sports. Has that helped you on your own tennis journey? Yes, I think so. Do you feel other sports could learn from tennis when it comes to equality of the sexes?
You have done a lot of commentary work with the UK Pro League over the last couple of years, so tell us how important the competition is for British players. A lot of tournaments keep getting cancelled last minute due to COVID, and that has made it hard for players outside of the top to make a living from the sport. So to have the UK Pro League with top-level tennis and good prize money up for grabs has been vital for a lot of players.
They have come away from UK Pro League weeks benefitting from the match practice and have kicked on in their next event, which has been great to see. Is it fair to say you enjoy working at events like the UK Pro League as much as the biggest events on the tennis tour?
I love working on the UK Pro League and hopefully there is lots more to come from the competition. Of course, I want to commentate on the big events, I want to work at that level but whatever else I do I want to be here giving a profile to the players that need it. Even Konami loyalists are having a difficult time justifying the use of their time on what is widely considered an incomplete game.
For those faithful fans who have stuck around even as popularity waned since the mids glory years of PES, and who would like to keep supporting the game publisher, the recent setback has been particularly difficult to take. PES was once widely considered the better football simulation due to advanced game play immersion for its time and expansive customisation features. Nuances, such as an AI system that realistically punished poor decision-making, existed in those games that are not even fully realised today.
This year, Konami has offered eFootball for free in a gambit to bring back some of its lost market share. The glitch-laden release, however, has done little to help bolster its public image. Konami has since promised a significant springtime update to its game, which is expected to bring back familiar game modes such as Master League and Become A Legend, as well as a new mobile launch. But can it realistically make the game acceptable for users in a short time given its recent missteps, not only regaining hardcore supporters but also adding new ones?
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