The King And Us
Something is going on at Marvelous S
Interactive. Toward the end of 2008, the
specialist publisher halted development
of the latest instalment of its biggest cash
cow, Harvest Moon, in order to redirect staff
efforts into new Wii RPG, Little King's Story.
The game is being rushed toward a March
release, presumably as a tactical move to boost
earnings before the end of the tax year. But
why this game in particular?
First because Little King's Story has attracted
considerable attention from RPG fans due to its dream team of developers, plucked from
the teams behind Final Fantasy XII, Lost
Odyssey, Kingdom Hearts, and Freshly-Picked
Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland, among others.
Second, Marvelous clearly believes that Little
King's Storyis a game with which its regular
audience will have fun.We're inclined to agree.
Based on hands-on time with a nearcomplete version, Little King's Story seems to
be much more than the cross between Harvest
Moon and Pikmin we'd first envisioned when
it went by the name of Project O'.
HIDEO MINABА
Character Designer
Previous Works:
Final Fantasy V (SNES, 1992)
Super Mario RPG:
Legend Of The Seven Stars (SNES, 1996)
Final Fantasy Tactics (PSone, 1997)
Final Fantasy XII (PS2, 2006)
Lost Odyssey (360, 2007)
YOSHIRO KIMURA
Director, Producer
Previous Works:
Moon Remix RPG
Adventure (PSone, 1997)
UFO: A Day In
The Life (PSone, 1998)
LOL: Lack Of Love
(Dreamcast, 2000)
Chulip (PS2, 2002)
Rule Of Rose (PS2, 2006)
NORIKAZU YASUNAGA
Lead Designer
Previous WorkS:
World Neverland (PSone, 1997)
World Neverland 2 (PSone, 1999)
Chulip (PS2, 2002)
World Neverland 3 (PS2, Cancelled)
YASUHIRO WADA
Executive Producer
Previous Works:
Harvest Moon
(SNES, 1996)
Chulip (PS2, 2002)
Boku Wa Chiisai
(PS2, 2002)
Contact (DS, 2006)
No More Heroes
(Wii, 2008)
One more.
This preview for Little King's Story is as colorful as the game itself.
THE MAG CARED FOR THE GAMES IT COVERED!
