Shion no Ou is a manga and anime series about a girl who sees her parents murdered, then watches as the murderer walks off with the "king" piece from the family's shogi board. She subsequently begins playing shogi in order to find the killer. Over time, the mute (from trauma) Shion begins enjoying the game, while continuing to search for clues about the shogi-playing killer's identity.Sounds like a neat premise for a manga, but also the basis for a weirdly intense shogi game. It is targeted directly at the intersection between the board game, murder-mystery and junior-high drama crowds. Oh, and of course it includes a "learn to play shogi" mode, so go ahead and add the DS training game enthusiasts to the list!
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1-31-2008 @ 11:23AM
Jayenkai said...
Next up, Hikaru No Go! (Aw, go on.. They did GBA +Cube ones, they might as well do a DS one, too!)
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1-31-2008 @ 11:37AM
Paradox said...
Indeed. It makes more sense to have Hikaru no Go be a DS game too since it'll be much easier to place pieces using the touch screen than just a control pad.
1-31-2008 @ 3:53PM
hvnlysoldr said...
I'm not sure a 19x19 board can entirely fit on one board. And will they have the anime heads on top showing their poker faces?
1-31-2008 @ 5:18PM
Pie Pants said...
The anime adaptation of this was excruciatingly boring. I expect the game to be about the same.
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