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Here are the latest Famitsu game review scores for various Playstation titles:

Crash Bandicoot Racing (Sony, Racing) - 8, 8, 9, 8 (33 / 40, Gold)
Gran Turismo 2 (Sony, Racing) - 8, 8, 8, 10 (34 / 40, Gold)
Momotaro Electric Railway V (Hudson, Board) - 8, 8, 7, 7 (30 / 40, Silver)
Ranch Story ~ Harvest Moon (Pack In Soft, Simulation) - 8, 8, 7, 8 (31 / 30, Silver)
Parasite Eve 2 (Square, Adventure) - 8, 7, 8, 7 (30 / 40, Silver)

Koei announced that they will release their Playstation 2 launch title Kessen (Decisive Battle) in DVD-ROM format, on March 4, 2000.

Sony has released a special edition of Playstation in Japan, called the Doko De Mo Issyo Playstation (Accompaniment Anywhere Playstation), featuring the popular PocketStation characters Toro and Mono, from the hit breeding game Accompaniment Anywhere, which sold over 500,000 copies in Japan. Special editions of PocketStation are also available, with Accompaniment Anywhere preloaded into the machines.

Namco is planning to port their arcade puzzle game Mr. Driller to Playstation next year. In this game you need to control the hero Mr. Driller to drill down 1000 meters in each stage, by connecting blocks of the same color and make them disappear.

Enix announced two new Playstation music action titles in Japan, they are Let's Sing ~ Seri-songs and Kaikan Friends ~ Arrival of the Fallen Angles, the game play will be similar to their hit music dancing game Bust A Move. Both titles are scheduled to release in Japan sometimes in February 2000.

Capcom of Japan has confirmed that they are working on Dino Crisis 2 for Playstation 2. Dino Crisis 2 is tentatively scheduled to release in Japan next fall. At the same time, Capcom mentioned that they are currently working on 4 to 5 other new Playstation 2 titles, including OniMusha the Demon Warriors and Street Fighter EX3.

Sunsoft is bringing their recently released Playstation RPG Kovkaoeatpo ~ Eternal Eye to North America next spring, under the name Eternal Eye.

Sims is porting their Dreamcast love adventure game Echelon Moonlight Night to Playstation, the PS version will be published by Tech in April 2000, it will contain additional events and features not found in the DC version.

Banpresto has confirmed that they will release Super Robot Taisen Alpha for Playstation in Japan on February 24, for 6800 yen. A Limited Edition of the game will release at the same day for 9800 yen, featuring character figures, stickers, labels, postcards, necklaces and so on.

After the release of Tokimeki Memorial 2, Konami will release their long delayed dating simulation game Want to See You ~ Your Smile in my Heart for Playstation in February 2000, for 6800 yen.

Namco has officially announced their new Playstation God-RPG, the name is Kamurai Shinlai, scheduled to release in Japan next year. The story takes place in a fantasy world, where there are 6 countries on the planet: Country of Earth, Fire, Light, Sky, Life and Dark. Country of Light is a floating island high above the sky, where gods live. Human are protected by the six King of the Gods, away from the threats of evil monsters from the Country of darkness. A number of new systems are introduced in the game, including the Cutting back script system, Mind and Will System. The Mind and Will System affects the reliability of your partners toward the hero during battle. The Cutting Back Script System allows you to proceed the two separate stories with two main characters (one human and one god) simultaneously, parallel to one another, sort of like Squall and Laguna like in Final Fantasy VIII. During the battles, you will give the whole party instructions, and each character will fight according to the individual will. The main characters include two human and two gods: Syuon, Kagato, Fushi, and Sayohime.