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Almost enough to make me want a DS.

Capcom is actually bringing a Gyakuten Saiban game to the US. What's Gyakuten Saiban? It's a somewhat (but not hugely) popular series of courtroom drama games for GBA and now DS. I've always been curious about these, but their text-heavy design makes importing next to impossible. It's not enough to make me want to pick up a DS or anything...but I considered it for half a second, which is more than I have since its announcement.

It's nice to see quirky Japanese games coming out over here. Katamari Damacy aside (that's actually a game with somewhat large appeal), we've seen some very weird games coming out over here...Ubisoft brought over Sprung for the DS launch, which was very odd indeed, and let's not forget about Feel the Magic XX/XY (or as it's known overseas, "Project Rub"). What's next? Princess Maker? Or even (dare I say it?) Sakura Taisen?

No, probably not. Sega announced that we would see a Sakura Taisen game over here, but has since grown very quiet on the subject. Somehow I don't think this country is quite ready for a strategy RPG with dating elements set in the early 20th century with teenage girls battling in giant mechs in Paris. I know I'm not.

Posted by jason at February 4, 2005 04:46 PM | TrackBack | Read more: Games , Geek Culture