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DVD Title |
| Godzilla: Pachislot
Wars: Promotion DVD |
| International Title |
| Godzilla:
Pachislot Wars |
| Movie Length:
10 minutes |
Original Length:
10 minutes |
| Company: Sammy |
Release: 2007 |
| Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 |
Anamorphic: No |
| Region: 2 |
Discs: 1 |
| | | | Language/Sound: |
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| Japanese (2.0 Stereo) |
| Subtitles: |
| None |
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| Extras |
| · |
16 page book |
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| Captures |
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| Review |
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Anthony Romero |
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| Released by Sammy in early 2007, this DVD
demonstrates the gameplay of the slot machine
title: Godzilla: Pachislot Wars. Distributed
with a mammoth booklet, this release was intended
to promote the then upcoming game. Unfortunately,
this is a very simplistic and disappointing disc,
featuring pretty wretched video quality, a serviceable
audio presentation and no extras on the DVD itself.
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| Video: |
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| Although the encoding techniques are more
or less fine, without advert signs of compression,
the problem with the video track on this disc
is simply the manner that it was filmed. Rather
than going for a direct feed, Sammy opted to literally
film a monitor running through the game. To be
fair, this does allow them to show the slots turning,
as they are a separate mechanic, but it also causes
for a pretty unattractive video presentation.
Due to the filming method, the gameplay footage
looks washed out, on account of the lighting,
while there is also a noticeable blue tint to
the entire video. It's not unwatchable, but it's
hard to imagine who felt this would have been
a good way to promote the title.
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| Audio: |
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| This disc contains one audio track that is
in Japanese. The audio quality is serviceable,
nothing extraordinary about it but nothing stands
out aversively either. Not surprisingly, the disc
is totally devoid of options for the audio, such
as a lack of subtitles.
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| Extras: |
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| This DVD was released with a gigantic, in
terms of dimensions, booklet on the game. In fact,
seeing as how the disc features no cover to it,
one could say that the DVD was a supplement to
the book instead of the other way around. Anyway,
the book contains a nice number of screenshots
from the game, a rundown of the possible outcomes
and a look at the monsters featured. This aside,
the DVD itself contains no bonus feature, not
even a menu.
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| Overview: |
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Bottom
line, one can't complain if they were sent this
disc free of charge. However, for those looking
at possibly acquiring a copy on the reseller market:
don't bother, unless it's primarily to look at
the pictures and information included in the booklet. |
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