Project Rising Beetle: "The cover of Role Playing Gameside Vol. 2 states that the Medarot video game series has sold more than 3 million units globally. The Japanese magazine will contain a 21-page retrospective on the franchise’s past 17 years in addition to an interview with Medarot series artist Horuma Rin.
Created by Imagineer and Natsume, the Medarot games series started in 1997 on the Nintendo Gameboy. Since then the series has grown to encompass over 20 individual games. The latest entry, Medarot 8, launched on Nintendo 3DS in Japan last August."
Vikash at HPCritical writes: "GBA was home to some of the best 2D RPGs of the early 2000s. Come relive the nostalgia or discover these treasures for the first time!"
Car battler Joe should be on here, easily one of the best hidden gems in the GBA library!
While it's an interesting and different spin on a Medabots game, despite the apparent complexity there's just not a whole lot to Medabots AX. Repetitive fights, few stages, bad AI, fairly useless customization and little replay value all mean that this one is probably best avoided unless you're an absolute diehard Medabots fan. It's a shame most of the other, better Medabots games did not leave Japanese shores.
Wow, this is bringing me way back. It's a shame that with today's tech we can't seem to get any real good manga/anime video game counterpart
Project Rising Beetle: "Over the last few years we’ve seen Natsume express interest in the localization of Medarot games on the Nintendo 3DS. Unfortunately, that interest has yet to materialize itself in the form of western video game releases. Natsume has stated on more than one occasion that was by no fault of their own. While their answers left room for speculation, they never elaborated on the exact reason … until now. In an interview with video game podcast Fragments of Silicon, Graham Markay, Director of Operations at Natsume, discussed a whole host of topics, including a few Medarot fans will want to hear the answer to."
