As racy as Doki Doki Majo Shinpan is, its cutesy art style and playful witch themes just doesn't meet our testosterone quota, a standard set by years of exposure to bald space marines and beefy Konami ads. Bandai Namco's Duel Love, however, is definitely something more suited to our virile tastes.Yes, you play as a female transfer student vying for the affection of effeminate boys, and there are, at the very least, five pairs of male nipples that can be displayed at any time, but at the game's core is a secret fight club in which the shirtless lads duke it out during after-school hours. That's pretty much just like Street Fighter, right? It doesn't get any manlier than that.
Oh yeah, you don't actually trade punches with anyone in the game; instead, you beguile one of the fighters into inviting you to one of his backdoor bouts. Once there, you can cheer him on with the DS's mic to strengthen him and aid his attacks. You'll also be able to wipe him down afterwards in the locker room, toweling off his sweaty physique via a touchscreen minigame.
And if you want to take it further, but aren't sure how he'll react, after you've massaged all the knots out of his muscular shoulders, you can whisper breathlessly, a fraction of an inch away from his ear, "I have always admired you ... senpai," before running out of the room with a single tear trailing down your face.
That last feature might not be officially supported by Duel Love, but we're not going to let that get in the way of our completely heterosexual, red-blooded relationship with Yuki-san!
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
9-17-2007 @ 8:30PM
Orville the Unfathomable Time Walrus said...
Captain Picard weeps anew.
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9-17-2007 @ 8:35PM
hvnlysoldr said...
What the world is weeaboo?
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9-17-2007 @ 9:14PM
Rubang B (NDF - Heart) said...
Holy snuts best game ever!
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9-17-2007 @ 9:14PM
Rubang B (NDF - Heart) said...
Holy snuts best game ever!
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9-17-2007 @ 9:18PM
Rubang B (NDF - Heart) said...
Holy snuts best game ever!
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9-17-2007 @ 9:21PM
Rubang B (NDF - Heart) said...
Umm... oops?
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9-17-2007 @ 9:36PM
Nushio (NDF - Blue) said...
May I be the first to say this in the most non-homophobic way...
"That game is gay"
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9-17-2007 @ 9:40PM
sillypatterson said...
What's gay about a girl wooing a guy?
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9-17-2007 @ 9:50PM
KirbyMeister said...
I lol'd hard.
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9-18-2007 @ 1:03AM
Alisha Karabinus said...
Rubang B is seriously excited about this game.
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9-18-2007 @ 2:56AM
Rubang B (NDF - Heart) said...
Yup.
What's funny is that this game sounds so homoerotic that I actually forgot you play as a female until I read it again. Anyway, it sounds like an original premise with original gameplay, so I already like it. That's really all it takes to get me interested nowadays, after playing so much crap.
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9-18-2007 @ 7:35AM
Croove55 said...
Damnit, I know someone who would buy this and then talk about everything that happens in it. This is not good. Nothing can make this ok, not even doom music.
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9-18-2007 @ 7:43AM
ELIJAH said...
The heterosexual male (ME) says; "WHAT THE DEUCE". A male version of this game when you get hot and sweaty with a woman will never be, and its obvious this game will never be localized and its a little homoerotic even if you play with a female.
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9-18-2007 @ 8:48AM
Reeve said...
Hah... it seems pretty obvious to me that this game is aimed at girls and women!
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9-18-2007 @ 12:37PM
shaoron said...
.... O_O
*barfs*
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9-18-2007 @ 4:53PM
CJC said...
It was inevitable. The Japanese anime-ish take on Fight Club.
The end times are near.
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9-18-2007 @ 5:05PM
Matthew Hilario said...
have a dude entice you into the back so you can cheerlead him as he performs with his shirt off..i'm buying 2 copies for my son.
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9-18-2007 @ 11:06PM
Middlemoor said...
Errr..who cares if you play as a female? Do you want to be a female? LOL.
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9-18-2007 @ 11:35PM
Tamyu said...
You know - females DO play games too you know. I highly doubt this is aimed at men who want to play as a girl.
I really don`t see how it would be homoerotic for a *female* to play this - most women naturally like men. While I highly doubt I`ll actually buy this, it looks like it would be fun from a female perspective. So there.
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9-19-2007 @ 9:58AM
Chuck said...
Does the gameplay suck? Hopefully Duel Love won't be hours of text like Doki Doki.
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