Thursday, December 11, 2008

Zwei!! + Bonus Soundtrack - New Import, Ships Today

«©NCSX» Originally released in 2001 for the Japanese PC, Falcom's addictive dungeon crawler made its way to the PS2 in 2004 where it enjoyed decent sales. Since you can't keep a good game down, Falcom ports Zwei!! to the portable confines of the PSP for another revenue-generating run.

As the story goes, two adventurers named Pipiro and Pockle venture forth on a quest to stop a group of conspirators from raising a demon lord. Players explore beautifully detailed dungeons, battle beasts, and solve puzzles. The fighting is performed in full motion action with the heroes swinging swords and using magic in real time. An interesting level-up feature in the game allows the heroes to level up by gobbling food that is won by defeating creatures or by finding them in treasure chests. Foods may be upgraded to higher level foods or rewards at the inn in Puck Village.

At the outset of the game, players may choose a pet cat named Tama or a pet dog named Pochi. The pet serves as a useful traveling companion during the adventure by gathering coins and attacking enemies in concert with its master.

The PSP conversion of Zwei!! features a BGM player, new re-arranged music tracks, and voice acting from Ryouko Shiraishi for the boy character Pockle and Hiromi Konno for the heroine Pipiro.

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