Konami just wrapped up its Konami Gamers' Day, dropping a huge number of titles it will be publishing in North America in 2007.
Products Konami projects for 2007 release:
Video Game Division:
Brooktown High Senior Year - Sony PSP - spring 2007
Finally, a full-blown dating/social sim is given a chance in the states. Based on a senior year at a fictitious high school, players can make friends with a variety of cliché school cliques and search for "that special someone."
Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles – Sony PSP – 2007
Perhaps Konami's biggest title dropped at the event, Chronicles not only brings Castlevania to the PSP for the first time, but also finally brings Akumajo Dracula X: Chi no Rondo to North America.
Reworked to implement fleshed-out three-dimensional graphics, the 2-D title chronicles Richter's adventure to save his love from Dracula in the title originally released in Japan on the PC Engine. To even further update the game's look, playable characters Richter and Maria, and other characters featured in the game, are being reworked by the renowned Ayami Kojima. Konami is also promising game play and audio enhancements to the title as well.
Completed stages can be returned to for rare items, different paths and higher scores and through extended play, gamers can unlock the original versions of Rondo of Blood and Symphony of the Night to potentially make Chronicles a pure, unadulterated orgy of classic 2-D action.
Coded Arms Contagion – Sony PSP – March 2007
The original FPS Konami IP for the PSP returns in Coded Arms Contagion. A new cybernetic crisis arises and its up to players to use their fancy-pants future weapons and hacking abilities to prevent cyber-terrorists from having their way.
Dance Dance Revolution Universe – Xbox 360 – February 2007
Konami's first DDR effort on the 360 is detailed in our preview and interview with project lead Jason Enos.
Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party – Nintendo Wii – 2007
But, wait, there's more news sure to illicit dance fever for those who can’t get enough DDR. Using your feet just isn't enough for Konami, as Hottest Party tosses in the motion sensing capabilities of the Wii Remote and Nunchuk to bring players new modes and four-person multiplayer in this music title designed exclusively for the Wii.
A "Friendly Sync" multiplayer mode matches up how well couples can dance in synchronization and an updated battle mode promises to put a spin on going toe-to-toe. Free modes and workout modes will be updated to utilize the new features, which will be set to "hits from the past four decades."
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