Rygar: The Battle of Argus

Rygar: The Battle of Argus

"It’s also the seventh day of Christmas which hails the seventh instalment of Electronic Theatre’s The Twelve Games of Christmas series, a twelve day long feature that aims to bring you the very best releases of 2009. We strive to give you a better idea of what to look out for in 2010’s January sales each day, and today is the turn of July 2009, and we look back to the height of the summer at what were the best titles available."

Electronic Theatre reports on the announcement that Rising Star Games have partnered with Cidiverte S.p.a to bring their "The Home of Japanese Games" brand to Italy.

"Today, Electronic Theatre can offer you the chance to win one of five copies of Rygar: The Battle of Argus for Wii, courtesy of Rising Star Games. For your chance to get your hands on your very own copy, visit the Rygar: The Battle of Argus Competition Page, and answer a simple question."

"As one of the few consistently reliable third-party publishers of Wii games aimed at the Hardcore Gamer market, Rising Star Games have developed a considerable following. That they impressed more than any other publisher at the show has already been noted on the pages of Electronic Theatre, but that Rygar: Battle for Argus itself is equally impressive is yet to be discussed."

"Thousands of gamers, anime fans and cosplayers of widely varying quality descended on ExCel, an exhibition centre in London, for one of the biggest events in the collective industrys’ calendar today, the 15th MCM Expo. Running for two days, 23rd May and 24th May 2009, those few Electronic Theatre readers who managed to miss today’s show may just have enough time to organise the necessary travelling arrangements, and grab that Bomberman outfit they’ve been saving for a special occasion."

"Rising Star Games will also be demonstrating upcoming titles including Avalon Code, Luminous Arc 2, Angel Cat Sugar and Happy Party with Hello Kitty & Friends, as well as conducting battle challenges on Valhalla Knights 2 and hands-on walkthroughs of the critically acclaimed Little King’s Story."

"Rising Star Games have released the final European Box Art and an official trailer for the forthcoming Rygar: The Battle of Argus, due for roll-out in Europe on June 26th, 2009."

"Rising Star Games has today revealed its line-up for 2009. Consisting of over ten exciting new titles from Japan, the selection includes casual titles Harvest Fishing, Animal Kororo and Mah-Jongg, highly anticipated Role-Playing Games Steal Princess, My World My Way and Avalon Code as well as the impressive Rygar: The Battle of Argus and Valhalla Knights: Eldar Saga. The 2009 line-up will also continue to be promoted under the ‘Home of Japanese Games’ campaign, which runs for the duration of ..."

"Let loose your inner gladiator and swing into action as Rising Star Games announces the return of the legendary warrior in Rygar: The Battle of Argus, exclusively for the Nintendo Wii."

This week PC owners get the lovely Burnout Paradise while Wii owners receive Rygar: The Battle of Argus and Tenchu: Shadow Assassins. Five year old DS owners get Jojo's Fashion Show and Petz Horseshoe Ranch while the big manly men see Atlus' breath-of-fresh-air-RPG My World My Way.

Stay tuned for the coming weeks...F.E.A.R. 2, Killzone 2, and Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad/Bikini Zombie Slayers are all on the way.

"Tecmo's Japanese marketing team has recruited "entertainer" Hard Gay to help promote the upcoming Rygar: The Battle of Argus in Japan. Over there, they call it Argos no Senshi: Muscle Impact and use CAPS LOCK.

A slew of "wrestling" exhibition matches look to have taken place, involving liberal use of PVC outfits and faux fighting. That's what we gather, anyway. Then some dance routine lead by Razor Ramon Hard Gay occurred and photos were taken. It was weird, but also spectacular. We recomm..."