The DS's touchscreen technology has allowed us to indulge in some truly unique activities, from painting tanks to DJing to slapping women. Seriously, who would have guessed this kind of thing was the future in 2003?Not wishing to be left out, Capcom's Rosario + Vampire (which, Capcom has confirmed, won't be appearing in the west) also uses the touchscreen in a novel way. Rather than the traditional method of pressing buttons, the game's combat sequences are carried out with directional stylus swipes, with different Ouendan-esque strokes producing certain moves.
It's definitely an interesting approach, and it makes us wonder whether we'll be seeing more fighting games embracing this method in the future. If Rosario + Vampire pulls it off well, we wouldn't bet against another developer picking up this idea and running with it.
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1-04-2008 @ 7:43PM
hvnlysoldr said...
Ouendan 2 is hard. Well I guess I'm still adjusting from EBA since I haven't yet memorized the steps and no longer have my long pen stylus.
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1-05-2008 @ 4:58AM
Dio said...
Oh great, ANOTHER reason to hate Capcom.
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1-05-2008 @ 12:44PM
Macha88 said...
time to learn japanese.