Blue Dragon Plus (DS)

Check out the latest RPG for the DS from RocketXL and Ignition Entertainment, officially releasing today: Blue Dragon Plus.

We'll be reviewing the game for you soon here at Fuel the Rebellion, but until then, check out the Blue Dragon Plus widget, below, to get a feel for the game yourself. And feel free to share--that's us, give give give.

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Hot off the presses: Little Red Riding Hood's Zombie BBQ Goes Gold!

Are You Ready for the Zombie Invasion?

Little Red Riding Hood’s Zombie BBQ for Nintendo DS™ Goes Gold!

The armies of the undead are about to hit Fairy Tale Land! Destineer and publishing partner Gammick Entertainment are proud to announce that Little Red Riding Hood’s Zombie BBQ for Nintendo DS™ has gone gold and is shambling into stores this Halloween!

It’s up to Little Red Riding Hood to defeat twisted versions of fairy tale characters in this fast-paced, action-packed shooter from developer Enjoy Up! Team up with legendary Japanese hero Momotaro to mow down hordes of the undead with a wicked arsenal and lethal Touch Screen controls! Can you save Fairy Tale Land or are you headed for an unhappy-ever-afterlife?

Features:

Fast-Paced Action: Defeat waves of zombies, ghosts, and more with simple Touch Screen controls! Move, shoot, bomb, duck and dodge, all with the Nintendo DS Stylus!

A Freaky Fairy Tale: Journey through twisted takes on classic fairy tale settings, from gingerbread houses to the Big Bad Wolf’s forest. Take on undead versions of the Three Little Pigs, Pinocchio, Santa Claus, and more!

Two Playable Characters: Choose from Little Red Riding Hood or legendary Japanese hero Momataro, each with unique special weapons!

Wicked Weapons: Red is no damsel in distress! Take down horrible creatures with machine guns, shotguns, bombs and more. Tackle your enemies in Story, Survival and Boss Attack Modes in three blistering difficulty levels!

Little Red Riding Hood’s Zombie BBQ is scheduled for release on October 31 from Destineer and developer Enjoy Up!

Trailer Released for Natsume's New Princess Debut!

Natsume, the group who brought you Harvest Moon, have released the trailer to their latest endeavor, Princess Debut, for the Nintendo DS. You can find the trailer here in Quicktime format.

Princess Debut is like an anime version of Cinderella: players (naturally, the game is geared towards young girls) have 30 days to prepare for the big ball where they will meet not one but six handsome Princes (this is apparently a multi-nation ball) and win him over. Because of course that is the dream of every young girl, right?

How to 'prepare for the ball'? Master your dance moves, of course! You can practice for the dance and, "meet and woo the princes through the game's large, branching storyline and exciting event system." So, no one-size-fits-only-the-perfect-girl glass slipper required, and fortunately you don't have to slave away for a cruel stepmother and stepsisters while you are waiting.

Once the player convinces a prince to be their dancing partner (this is a family game, so I'm assuming there's no hanky-panky involved), it's time to go out on the dance floor!

This is a really neat feature of the game: utilizing the Touch Screen on the DS lets you guide your character gracefully across the dance floor in time with their partner's rhythm. And the dance moves are real, taken from moves the professional dancers use. According to Natsume, this makes the game as much fun to watch as it is to play, like watching your friends trying to keep up with Guitar Hero or Rock Band.

And there are 18 dance styles to choose from (including Tango, Latin, Waltz, etc.) as well as a myriad of costume choices for your aspiring Princess.

Princess Debut is scheduled for release sometime this fall.