While Izuna 2: The Unemployed Ninja Returns comes with a spiffy reversible boxart feature, that's not the only bonus male Atlus fans can expect this July. There will actually be another mini-poster included with the game -- a much more risqué poster, at that. Here's the catch: in order to get one with your copy of Izuna 2, you have to order it from Amazon.com (which means the promotion is only available for folks in the U.S.). Atlus tells us that there are only a "limited" number of these special edition copies available, so take that as you will.Atlus is also holding a voting contest to see which one of two posters (shown in full after the break) will be included with the software. When we last checked, the two options were almost neck and neck, with the first one taking a slight lead.
If your
[Via press release]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
6-21-2008 @ 2:15PM
Chris said...
This is a tough choice, as Poster 1 allows for more cleavage while Poster 2 has more sideboob...
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6-22-2008 @ 1:52AM
SephFinale said...
"Look at that. That is some great sideboob."
6-21-2008 @ 4:17PM
Mr Khan said...
Huh, i was thinking of picking up Izuna 2 for my birthday, maybe i could go for this
A poster to advertise my otaku-ness as i go away to college
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6-21-2008 @ 10:09PM
Backslash said...
Wow. Umm. Those are some large . . . tracts of land.
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6-22-2008 @ 12:23AM
fullluphigh said...
Hey, DS fanboy, is there an email address I can contact you by?
I heard a very interesting tidbit from our Nintendo rep at best buy yesterday, and I figured you might be interested.
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6-22-2008 @ 1:01AM
Donald said...
Click on the "Send us news tips" button under "Resources".
6-22-2008 @ 2:27AM
Chrismix said...
that is some great posterage. so is this game any good? the first i mean.
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6-22-2008 @ 8:01AM
Tristan said...
It must be amazing if they chose to release a sequel.
6-22-2008 @ 8:33AM
Alisha Karabinus said...
The first one was great, but really hard!
6-22-2008 @ 9:33PM
BPM [MKWii: 2578 3585 8392] said...
It's another rougelike. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, Shiren the Wanderer, etc. as just a couple of examples of other games in the genre.
It certainly has some quirks, but is enjoyable if you can deal with the difficulty.
6-22-2008 @ 9:06AM
Lord Bowser said...
Pretty eyes.
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6-22-2008 @ 11:13AM
TJF588 said...
Farnsworth: "Oh my..."
Yeash, this almost makes me want to opt for it, but I'll still hold off, since there's other things that've been on my "waste money on" list for longer.
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6-22-2008 @ 12:49PM
Kimiko said...
Don't you think it's sad that in 2008 a publisher known for series like Izuna, Touch Detective and Summon Night still thinks it's a good idea to objectify women like that? Izuna is certainly strong/brave/heroic enough to get by on her own merits without being shown off as another dumb cow to be ogled.
Atlus used to be one of the few gaming companies who takes women gamers seriously, but this just throws out all that goodwill in favor of pandering yet again to the same old lecherous boys stereotype.
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6-22-2008 @ 1:35PM
Mr Khan said...
The March 2007 issue of Nintendo Power has on the back
"Finally, a dungeon RPG strong enough for a man...
...but played as a hot CHICK!"
They've been trying to run on her sexuality for some time, she's a Lara Croft type, not a Samus type
6-22-2008 @ 4:13PM
rikki said...
Izuna's pretty much always been marketed that way. Keep in mind that Atlus, as a localizer, did not create the artwork found on the posters -- that was the original developers' job. Yeah.
...And Shino is the lolita of the series for the fanboys who don't like "developed" women. Isn't Japan great? ^___^
If you want a better roguelike without the fanservice, pass on Izuna entirely and get Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer.
6-22-2008 @ 4:16PM
rikki said...
Izuna's pretty much always been marketed that way. Keep in mind that Atlus, as a localizer, did not create the artwork found on the posters -- that was the original developers' job. Yeah.
...And Shino is the lolita of the series for the fanboys who don't like "developed" women. Isn't Japan great? ^___^
If you want a better roguelike without the fanservice, forget Izuna entirely and get Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer.
6-22-2008 @ 9:42PM
BPM [MKWii: 2578 3585 8392] said...
It's fanservice, Kimiko. If you want to blame anyone, blame Ninja Studio (not to be confused with Team NINJA (DOA, NG) or Ninja Theory (Heavenly Sword)). They developed her as a fanservice-y character.
6-22-2008 @ 10:36PM
foremost final said...
Wait, so women gamers CAN'T POSSIBLY want a poster of a scantily clad chick? These things are ONLY for the boys?
As long as you're talking about offending women, you should be more careful about offending women who like other women.
6-22-2008 @ 10:54PM
Christopher said...
Kimiko, I completely agree with you. I think it's really sad that's it's very common (and accepted) to take a potentially strong female character and make her a slutty stereotype with unrealistic and exaggerated features (at least in the anime-esque world). Yes, I understand that Izuna has "always been marketed this way", and I understand it's "fanservice". It makes me concerned, though, that this is what people want and that it's seen as totally fine. To me, it feels a little misogynistic. I am really interested in what more female gamers think about this.
6-23-2008 @ 1:28AM
Kimiko said...
BPM - Calling it 'fanservice' doesn't make it any different, does it?
Foremost Final - I am a woman who likes women actually. And yes, it's virtually only boys who objectify women like in these pictures.
Cristopher - Glad to see that I'm not the only one who thinks so.