Speaking of video games, I just recently got hooked on this super old, but still super cute game called Space Channel 5 Part 2. Maybe you old school gamers remember playing the first one and remember the awesome fun you had. It's basically a music video game where you play as Ulala, a space reporter, and have to copy a sequence of moves in time to music. A similar game is Parappa the Rapper if you guys remember playing that game as well. Think of a high intensity battle of Simon-Says where "the entire universe depends on your funky moves" (Fuse, Ep. 3).
In Part 2, the fun doesn't stop and you get to meet some old friends as well as play different instruments and sing karaoke, sorta.
I've spent over 10 hours on this game and am absolutely in LOVE with it. And, after careful deliberating, I have come to a conclusion the Ulala is definitely a magical girl and super cool one at that. Reasons?:
- Her magical weapon is a microphone that changes into a ray gun
- Her catchphrase "Super Successful Rescue" is, well, catchy
- While without a henshin sequence, she does have an ample wardrobe that allows her to work undercover in awesome style
- She saves the universe with a flare that only so few possess.
Bass says those are very flimsy reasons to dub her an official mahou shoujo and says that she's a normal heroine all her own. I think she's avoiding the obvious. Alto says that she reminds him of SwiChaCha, the Patron Cyber Muse of Dance back in Eternia, which is totally off subject, though I've seen a picture of her and they do look fairly similar. Er... well, I digress (big word from Harmony). What do you guys think? For those that have played the game, do you think she's awesome enough to be deemed a magical girl or am I looking too far into it? I'd totally love to hear your thoughts!
~DJ Melody
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