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I'm not much of a fighter. Given the choice between a Saturday night punch-up with notorious gangsters or a quiet evening spent with Classic FM and a nice cup of tea, I will always reinforce my hatred of violence and plump for the latter option - perhaps with the addition of some Hobnobs too. Unfortunately Yakuza 2 contains as much peace-on-earth goodwill as the average sky contains flying pigs, and so my inevitable foray into the seedy world of gangs, violence and groin punching begins.

Mario may be twenty-seven years old, but not even age can prevent the bearded plumber from effortlessly losing his beloved princess in countless generic castles operated by arch nemesis Wario & Co. With this in mind, it came as a huge surprise to pick up a copy of Super Princess Peach and discover gender role reversal of the pocket-sized sort.