Duel Love: Finally, a game for REAL men
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 1)
Orville the Unfathomable Time Walrus @ Sep 17th 2007 8:30PM
Captain Picard weeps anew.
hvnlysoldr @ Sep 17th 2007 8:35PM
What the world is weeaboo?
Rubang B (NDF - Heart) @ Sep 17th 2007 9:14PM
Holy snuts best game ever!
Rubang B (NDF - Heart) @ Sep 17th 2007 9:14PM
Holy snuts best game ever!
Rubang B (NDF - Heart) @ Sep 17th 2007 9:18PM
Holy snuts best game ever!
Rubang B (NDF - Heart) @ Sep 17th 2007 9:21PM
Umm... oops?
Nushio (NDF - Blue) @ Sep 17th 2007 9:36PM
May I be the first to say this in the most non-homophobic way...
"That game is gay"
sillypatterson @ Sep 17th 2007 9:40PM
What's gay about a girl wooing a guy?
KirbyMeister @ Sep 17th 2007 9:50PM
I lol'd hard.
Alisha Karabinus @ Sep 18th 2007 1:03AM
Rubang B is seriously excited about this game.
Rubang B (NDF - Heart) @ Sep 18th 2007 2:56AM
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.
Croove55 @ Sep 18th 2007 7:35AM
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.
ELIJAH @ Sep 18th 2007 7:43AM
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.
Reeve @ Sep 18th 2007 8:48AM
Hah... it seems pretty obvious to me that this game is aimed at girls and women!
shaoron @ Sep 18th 2007 12:37PM
.... O_O
*barfs*
CJC @ Sep 18th 2007 4:53PM
It was inevitable. The Japanese anime-ish take on Fight Club.
The end times are near.
Matthew Hilario @ Sep 18th 2007 5:05PM
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.
Middlemoor @ Sep 18th 2007 11:06PM
Errr..who cares if you play as a female? Do you want to be a female? LOL.
Tamyu @ Sep 18th 2007 11:35PM
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.
Chuck @ Sep 19th 2007 9:58AM
Does the gameplay suck? Hopefully Duel Love won't be hours of text like Doki Doki.
radius @ Oct 12th 2007 10:46PM
About time damn girls have a game to play with ^_^ We have to put up with games like DOA all the time and are basically told to suck it up. Now, there's a game for us to enjoy and many of you boys are acting like Pre-K kids, the same ones who go 'eeeeewww... Coodies!' :p
Friggin' hilarious
Of course, some of you probably aren't within drinking age and so I can't blame you for acting like kids. And those of you who are, please leave your homophobic atittude at the door. ;-)
Chase @ Nov 3rd 2007 4:32PM
Best. Game. Ever.
Ali @ Nov 21st 2007 1:18PM
ROFL!
Get me a female type of this game and I'll get it.
Ali @ Nov 21st 2007 1:18PM
I guess the male devs who made this game must have felt weird afterwards ;)
Lianne @ Dec 12th 2007 11:34AM
This is a slighty risque "otome" game (aka a game for girl gamers), proven by the fact that it was advertised on the website for the "Hana to Yume" manga magazine (where "Fruits Basket" ran) and has character designs by Hisaya Nakajo, creator of girliest-comic-ever Hana Kimi.
If you think Duel Love is homoerotic, go here: http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/adventure/kohitsujihokakukeakakusweetboyslife/index.html
A PS2 game for girls, about boys loving other boys. And it's a lot tamer than similar games they've made for the PC.
The world of games for girls in Japan is deeper than you think. As long as you're strong enough in your masculinity to not let a shirtless boy make you uncomfortable, they're absolutely hilarious--and completely cathartic for lady gamers who have spent their lives surrounded by pixelated breasts.