The 1UP Show: Echochrome, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword

The 1UP Show crew took some time to join in the Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII launch-line shenanigans at the Sony Metreon in San Francisco. Shane Bettenhausen, Jeremy Parish and Jay Frechette are all of like mind on the game but one question remains: how do you make a golden chocobo? Luckily there's an unruly mob of FFVII fans around to help them out.

It's up to David Ellis and Matt Chandronait to get down and dirty with their imports of both the PS3 and PSP versions of the ultra-clean Echochrome. It's delicious and nutritious! For your brain!

And proving that the DS can do a lot more than potty-training virtual puppies and teaching basic math, Ryan O'Donnell, Anthony Gallegos and Nick Suttner find action satisfaction with the excellent Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword. "Hard Mode," anyone?