Saturday, November 1, 2008

Armed God Princess

Busou Shinki is a videogame/toyline from Konami. The gimmick of the line is that when you buy a toy, you get the corresponding character and equipment for the videogame.

The game is a turn-based fighting game with MMO elements such as leveling, equipment, and online play. I guess it's like Pokemon? Depending on how much you get to talk to your Shinki, it might also be part date-sim. There's also a mode called Diorama Studio, where you can pose your characters in various settings. Unfortunately, the game is hardcore Japanese so I doubt I'll be playing it.

The figures are very well articulated, relatively stable, and fun to pose. Unfortunately there's a lot of visible joints, pins and screws; it's forgivable though, as they sort of blend in with the designs of the characters. Each figure also comes with an array of equipment, the desgins of which vary widely across each character.

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