Released by Pony Canyon, this region 2 set contains a wealth of extras as its lead selling point, to warrant the slightly inflated price. Like the standard edition, though, it also contains a pretty solid video and audio presentation as well to make this a fairly nice release.

Pony Canyon has done a pretty solid job with the video presentation here. On the downside, the colors could be a little more vibrant, and there is a bit of grain throughout, but otherwise the video track looks good. The best aspect of this release is probably the sharpness seen in the video quality, which is also achieved with hardly any noticeable signs of edge enhancement. The source is also devoid of scratches and other major signs of print damage, although this is to expected from a movie this recent.

The film is presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1, and is Anamorphic for widescreen TVs.

This DVD comes with a Dolby Digital 5.1 surround presentation of the movie in Japanese. The track is typically excellent, with no inconsistencies and decent speaker range, although the film isn't really the type to give one's speakers an exercise.

Unlike most Toho films, the audio tracks is accompanied by, removable, English and Japanese subtitles. The English subtitles are, quite frankly, fantastic for an overseas release, devoid of typos or generally confusing translations.

The Premium Edition of G@me is packed with supplemental content, both on and off the DVD itself. Leading the way in this respect is the CD soundtrack, which is a reissue of the previous release of the score in 2003 (PCCR-413). Some other extras, not found on the DVD, include a photo book with shots of the film's two stars that were taken by photographer Itaru Hirama, along with two postcard sized photos of Naohito Fujiki and Yukie Nakama.

On the DVD, the extras showcased include a commentary track with some of the staff, done in two channel stereo (no subtitles), and a selection of four adverts for the movie. The disc also features a behind the scenes segment called "Behind the G@me", which shows how some scenes where constructed while supplemented with interviews with the two main actors. The final extra is a 25 minute TV special that, while showing large parts of the plot, is mostly an interview with, again, the two lead actors.

Bottom line, this set is a fairly excellent package all in all. It's a great bargain, from a region 2 stand point, although the around $50 asking price is still likely too rich for many's blood. The fact that this includes subtitles does make it a more tempting purchase than many region 2s, although this was a limited release and is quickly going out of print.