play - September 2009

As we slide from Summer to September, we slice into the latest masterpiece in Japanese 2D gaming: Vanillaware's Muramasa: The Demon Blade. Dave digs deep into the game with his review, and then we continue on with a mammoth 13-page interview with director George Kamitani and lead designer Yoshio Nishimura. From there, Play Japan looks at the rise of shooters on the Xbox 360, Heather has a heart-to-heart chat with Little King's Story creator Kimura Yoshiro, we review Batman: Arkham Asylum, Shadow Complex, and Dissidia: Final Fantasy, get a hands-on look at the new DS phenomenon Scribblenauts, and much, much more.