February 10, 2005
New Game: Popolocrois Monogatari: Pietro Ouji no Bouken (JP)
Title: Popolocrois Monogatari: Pietro Ouji no Bouken
Platform: Sony PSP (JP)
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Where: Bic Camera
When: February 10
How Much: 4,315 yen (4,530 yen w/tax)
(The title translates to "Popolocrois Story: Prince Pietro's Adventure," for those of you who aren't familiar with the Japanese.)
The second wave (ripple?) of PSP software starts today with the release of Sony's Popolocrois Monogatari, a compilation/remake of the first two PS1 Popolocrois games that also includes a third, PSP-exclusive adventure. I've been interested in the series for a while now, but I haven't really played all that much. I bought the first game when it came out in PSone Books form, but I only spent about an hour or so with it before getting sidetracked. The PSP version seems to have a bit of an annoying blur effect when you walk around that I don't recall being in the originals, but otherwise it looks pretty sharp. And it's not an exact port, either; the first 10 minutes of the first chapter are quite different from the PS1 version, with updated writing, some new scenes and omissions, and an entirely different opening movie.
Next up on the PSP agenda: Namco Museum and Need for Speed Underground Rivals, both due out February 24. I need to win the lottery, bad...
Posted by john tv at February 10, 2005 11:59 AM