Japan Gaming Guide

The mystery game being developed by Treasure has been revealed as Bangaioh Tamashii – a sequel to the dreamcast classic Bangai-O. We’re pleased as punch that our cries for a Bangai-O sequel have been answered. The game was kind of a twin stick shooter, but with only one stick and a d-pad. The best thing about it was the dialogue. The English translation team were apparently so amused by the placeholder text left by the Japnese developers that they decided not to touch it. It proved an inspired decision – the game stands as a testament to all that is bizarre in the world.

The sequel is a DS title which is a little surprising – the tiny graphics might be a little too tiny on the ‘ol twin screens – but we’ll wait till we get our hands on it to find out. There’s going to be a stage editor and four way multiplayer. Three cheers for Banagi-O – the name doesn’t mean anything!

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