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Byline: Jose Benjamin R. Perez

VIDEO GAME REVIEW

Yu Yu Hakusho: The Dark Tournament

Atari

Playstation 2

Yu Yu Hakusho, the anime, was released in Japan more than a decade ago. It gained popularity here in the Philippines and in the US a few years later. It was the only anime program to best the local and foreign soap operas shown on prime-time television. The Ghost Fighter (as Yu Yu Hakusho was released locally) phenomenon was responsible for bringing anime to the Philippine mainstream. Surprisingly enough, after all the hype died, a new game was released recently.

For those unfamiliar with the plot, Yu Yu Hakusho tells the story of Yusuke Urameshi (Eugene in the English version), and …