Also on October 30, the story of Mana will unfold even more in Children of Mana for the DS. The Mana Tree needs help once again in this action-RPG. Children not only features the standard single-player quest but also cooperative or competitive gameplay for up to four players.
The offbeat Japanese release Osu! Tatakae! Ouenden! will finally find a home in the U.S. under the name Elite Beat Agents on November 6. The rhythm game features secret agents who assist people in need through song, whether it be helping a student with homework or guiding a lost dog home.
Following the success of New Super Mario Bros., Yoshi will get his turn in the spotlight once again with Yoshi’s Island 2 on November 13. Based off the crayon, paper format of the SNES title, part two adds Baby Peach and Baby Donkey Kong into the 2-D platforming mix. By switching between the infant characters, new abilities are bestowed upon the player. As of the time this article was written, there was no indication of whether multiplayer will be added or not.
The DS will become a rock ‘em, sock ‘em arena on December 4 with the release of Custom Robo Arena. The portable version of Robo allows players to customize their own robot to do battle in “the sport of tomorrow.” Multiplayer and Wi-Fi connection will allow players to match up their custom creations against a friend or online.
December 4 will also launch another Nintendo mascot, as the puffy, pink hero Kirby will star in Kirby Squeak Squad. Straying from the Canvas Curse format, Kirby returns to the traditional directional pad gameplay in this 2-D platformer. The touch screen acts as Kirby’s stomach in this new adventure, allowing players to drag eaten enemies and items together and mix up all new powers. The game will also feature multiplayer for up to four people locally for the sub-game modes.
Gamers with a Nintendo DS will also be pleased to know Final Fantasy will be hitting the Game Boy Advance yet again on November 6. Through the DS’s backwards compatibility, those with the system will be able to pick up and play Final Fantasy V Advance. Nintendo is promising new job classes, new dungeons and new enhanced features in the portable re-release.
Article comments
1 - dadako
looks like a great lineup, was hoping for diddy kong racing sometimes soon though ;)
a few errors in your post:
Magical Starsign.
Originally its titled Magical Vocation, as in job. not Vacation as in holiday. Japanese is random at the best of times.
Yoshi's Island 2 is the N64 game, even though this one will share the snes art format instead of the rendered format the N64 had, I'm sure it will be called yoshi's island 3...
anyway. Great read.