Horse racing simulators are geared towards an incredibly narrow niche market. Aspiring jockeys who also have a passion for console gaming are a rare breed, so Koei’s biggest challenge with G1 Jockey 4 2008 is convincing the wider audience to saddle up. Skipping those tedious tutorials and diving straight in is always tempting, but in this case inadvisable. The training section is reasonably comprehensive and essential to anyone actually wanting to progress with this one. Care is taken to introduce the player to every aspect of the game, but there is great deal of information to absorb both on an off the track. Constant reference to that instruction manual is inevitable when you start off on the long arduous journey that is story mode.
SingStar: SuomiHitit is a karaoke game exclusively released in Finland. There are no changes to the gameplay formula: player(s) sing into a microphone and the game gives points based on the performance. The only basis of assessment is if the correct note is hit with the correct timing; the sung words or octave does not play into the result.
L@ve Once: Mermaid's Tears is a port from PSP game called L@ve Once which features some changes and additional content in comparison to the original PSP release.
Updates in the PlayStation 3 port include the following:
New opening song, "一度きりのLove Story", by Ui Miyazaki (宮崎羽衣)
New ending song, "Last be Love", by Ui Miyazaki (宮崎羽衣) and Youko Hikasa (日笠陽子)
Opening video made for the new opening theme
Added new heroine, Michiru Tsutsumi (堤 美散) along with new CG events for the character
Expanded elements of the story focusing on the new heroine
Motion Portrait technology is included in the gameplay
Bonus content included after clearing the game