Famitsu: Level-5 scaring up two new PSP RPGs
by Jason Dobson 
{ Sep 24th 2008 at 7:49PM }
A new Famitsu scan reveals that the studio behind 2007's Jeanne d'arc is developing a new scare-tastic RPG for the PSP called Ushiro, in which players will step into the boots of a shinigami, or God of Death in order to battle monsters and -- oddly -- help grant people's wishes. Dambol Senki (translated as "Cardboard War Machine") is described as an RPG in which you're tasked with building a small robot (called an LBX) and battling against other LBXs you encouter around ten. Little beyond this is known about what Level-5 has planned, though with TGS bearing down on us like a runaway scythe, we
[Via PSP Fanboy]
Source – Level-5 Announces New RPGs
Source – Level-5 announces Ushiro for the PSP
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
tmacairjordan87 @ Sep 24th 2008 7:58PM
I'm guessing...hoping rather, that none of these games or that DS game is the big announcement they were talking about. I really want a PS3 Dark Cloud 3 seeing as they won't make a 360 one.
Figboy @ Sep 24th 2008 9:11PM
well, seeing as how Sony OWNS the Dark Cloud franchise, even if Level 5 wanted to, they can't.
Sony owns all the franchises that Level 5 has created for their platforms.
Jeanne D' Arc
Dark Cloud
Rogue Galaxy
White Knight Chronicles
all owned by Sony, but developed by Level 5.
publishing is only part of the equation. if you don't outright own the franchise, it can go anywhere (ie, Bioshock coming to the PS3, and probably Mass Effect and it's sequels, since 2K owns Bioshock, and EA owns Mass Effect now).
tmacairjordan87 @ Sep 24th 2008 9:16PM
Ah yes that's right I forgot about that. Well that prevents the doomsday scenario (DC 3 going to wii) :D
hey_big_dck psn:fuliano626 @ Sep 24th 2008 8:07PM
i have a question i know sony has a 10 year life cycle on its systems ,but they have never brought that up with the psp do they plan on following that theory with the psp? cause i have been through 6 psp since its launch and well i kinda want a psp 2 now btw i broke those psp out of my own stupidity. I ask this cause it doesn't seem nintendo nor sony mentioning their successor's and well there is only so many times i can buy the same system over and over. i still play my psp everyday though mostly ps1 games.
Superstar90 @ Sep 24th 2008 8:55PM
Both the DS and PSP are selling incredibly and have MAJOR titles still in development (DQ9, Kingdom Hearts DS and PSP, FF13 Agito, Tales of Hearts, Dissidia etc.)
Announcing a new one before these games are released would just cause people not to buy anything new (especially in the PSP's case as FFA13 is not coming out until AFTER Versus 13 and FF13).
Almadi @ Sep 24th 2008 8:33PM
Let it go Level-5
The PSP is doomed. For a brighter future with double the profits, go for the DS. I had to borrow a PSP for J.Arc, but I am never buying one.
...or better yet,
if you really want to shock Nintendo into releasing the next improved DS, make an iPod touch game.
Squirrel3D @ Sep 25th 2008 2:10AM
Now I'm interested in your thoughts on why you feel the PSP is dead. I've been floating with the idea of getting one soon, but it just feels like it's Sony's version of the Game Gear.
Eggy @ Sep 25th 2008 5:14AM
It's dead but it sells incredibly well. Ah so that's how it works. :'(
Superstar90 @ Sep 24th 2008 8:42PM
OMG I hope the robot battling game is like Custom Robo. Love that series :D
rokobungi @ Sep 24th 2008 9:02PM
the cardboard robot battling game sounds cool.. it would really cool if you could scan in papercraft models and virtually 'fold' them to make unique robots from an image
xcrox @ Sep 25th 2008 1:06AM
This story links to a story FROM THE FUTURE!!
D @ Sep 26th 2008 12:34AM
Please amke us a new Dark Cloud game on PS3...and maybe a port of DC 2 for PSP?
You can keep the DS games, unless they are really good. I'm so sick of wading through hundreds of crumby games in the DS section....sure it has more than PSP but not more good stuff.
People prefer quantity apparently, the Wii proves that. More junk = more sales.
Until Nintendo gets back in the zone, i'm not supporting them. If they get back on track, I'll love them again though.