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PS Zone Current News New information on From Software's
Playstation 2 action RPG Ever Grace which is scheduled to release in Japan
next spring. The story is about a strange man named Yurt, who holds a
mysterious cursed emblem, those who live near by him will be cursed to
death. He is seeking revenge for the death of his father, who has been
murdered by the army, and he walked a new dimension, where he encountered
a lot of bizarre creatures and found out the mysteries behind his cursed
emblem and the connection with this dimension. There are a lot of action
fighting scenes, you have to learn to attack the weak point of the
monsters to effectively defeat them. There is a type of crystal called
Palmyra, by equipping these crystals your abilities and special power will
increase. During the game you will meet with many supporting characters,
including a female named Siena, an elder named Bag, and more.
Enix has pushed back the release of
their 2CDs RPG game Valkyrie Profile from December 9 to December 22.
The game will retail for 6800 yen. Atlus is working on several new
Playstation 2 projects, they are planning to release 5 - 6 PS2 titles in
Japan after April 2000, including the latest sequel of Megami Tensei and
Toge Max Racing. Enix has decided to port Dragon Quest 1
- 4 to Playstation in 2000. The Playstation port will feature enhanced
graphics and sounds over the original version, not just a directly port of
the SFC remake version of DQ 1 - 3. Besides DQ 1 -4, Enix announced that
they will release 5 Playstation 2 title in Japan next year, and the first
Enix PS2 title will be released in April 2000. New info on Capcom's gun shooting
survival horror title Bio Hazard Gun Survivor for Playstation, scheduled
to release in Japan on January 20. The main character in this game is an
unnamed young man, who lost his memories in a plane crash. He decided to
battle against the zombies and monsters to regain his lost memories. So
far two supporting characters are revealed: Andy - a old man, who works as
a guard, he witnessed how the town people infected by the T-virus and
turned into zombies. Lot - a youth who have been brain washed by Umbrella,
his father is a scientist in the organization, he seems to know the
background of the main character. A new Check Search system is added to
the game, you can use it to discover hidden items and weapons on screen.
Bandai is developing
two new Playstation 2 titles in Japan, one of them is a Mobile Suit
Gundam action game, scheduled to release in April 2000. Square is starting a reservation
campaign for their upcoming Playstation title Parasite Eve II, scheduled
to release in Japan on December 16, those who preorder the game at
convenient store will receive a keychain of Aya, and pre-order at game
shop will receive a year 2000 Parasite Eve Postcard Calendar.
Sunrise Interactive announced that they
are working on a new Playstation 2 real time simulation RPG called Armored
Squad of the Century G Breaker. It features a series of original robot
characters so-called GT. The story of this game takes place 20 years
before Sunrise Heroes for DC. The game is scheduled to release in Japan in
summer 2000, in DVD-ROM. Other than the game, Armored Squad of the Century
G Breaker will also heading to TV cartoon series in Japan next year.
Konami announced that they will be
releasing Pop n' Music 3 Append Disc for Playstation in Japan on February
10, 2000, for 2800 yen. An append disc which requires Pop n' Music 2
to run. Pop n' Music 3 Append Disc will contain a total of 44 songs from
the Bemani series, 9 of which are brand new songs. A new PocketStation
game Pop n' Music Anywhere Vol. 2 will be included in the game.
There are also a number of new elements in this game, including a new
Hyper mode, and a new option to allow you to play with 5, 7 or 9 buttons,
suitable for beginners.
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