News: Plus Alpha sequel

July 05, 2006, 01:32 PM

by Recap, via Jaleco -
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It's not very well known in the West, but Plus Alpha was one of the most successful shooting games from Jaleco in Japan until it released Game Tengoku (which also served as a tribute to the former game, among others). With an anime-esque girl as the protagonist and an airplane which could change its form during the battle, Plus Alpha's childish-looking premise is coming back in the form of a direct sequel with the name 'Plus Beta'. Sadly, much like the comeback of SNK's Athena or Cave/Hudson's Star Soldier vs. Do Donpachi Dai-Ou-Jou, this is aimed at Japanese FOMA 900 mobile phones. And, as you can see here, it's not the only recent renaissance of a Jaleco classic game... for the mobile phones. Famitsu's report here.