I'll be pre-ordering the 3DS version of Rodea: The Sky Soldier, too--as soon as somebody allows it

How's this for a blast from the past? A game that first made noise all the way back in 2011, but has barely been heard from since, is roaring back onto the scene courtesy of the latest issue of Japan's Famitsu magazine.

The game in question is Rodea: The Sky Soldier, a unique-looking action game that, a couple of years ago, was being prepped by former Sonic Team-er Yuji Naka and his team at Prope for an eventual release--courtesy of Kadokawa Games--on both 3DS and Wii.

Unsurprisingly, the Wii iteration has been moved to the Wii U. Aside from that, though, it appears that little else has changed in regard to the "NiGHTS into Dreams meets Shadow of the Colossus meets Sonic the Hedgehog" action that was showcased in this old trailer:



The only thing that doesn't thrill me about all of this: I'm still not the biggest fan of the design of Rodea's protagonist.

Still, I'm all set to put some money down on the 3DS title--as soon as somebody allows me to do so. Considering Rodea doesn't yet have a specific release date (it's supposed to be released "next spring"), I have a feeling my pre-ordering is going to have to wait at least a few months.

In the meantime, I'll save up a few bucks, as the 3DS version is set to be released with a 5,800-yen (about $50) price tag attached to it. (The Wii U game will cost 7,200 yen.)

(Via neogaf.com)

Raise your hand if you own games you have yet to play

I have both arms raised right now, actually. One is raised to signify that, yes, I'm guilty of buying games and then not playing them, and the other is raised so it can smack the back of my head for being so stupid.

I'm also smacking myself because not only do I own games I've never played--hell, I've never opened a number of them--but I own a few games that I couldn't play even if I wanted to do so.

Case in point: My copy of the Japan-only PS2 remake of Nights into Dreams.

Now, before you jump onto my back--I intended to buy a Japanese PS2 system shortly after I bought Nights into Dreams (and a few other PS2 imports) but, well, it never happened.

No worries; I'm sure I'll get around to it eventually. In the meantime, maybe I'll crack open a few of the other PS2 games I've yet to play--like Chulip or Romancing SaGa or We Love Katamari.