Phantom Dust Moves Outside Japan
Critically acclaimed Microsoft Japan title coming to the US courtesy of Majesco.
One of Microsoft's few would-be killer apps in Japan, where the Xbox has pretty much given up the fight, has finally been announced for release elsewhere, thanks to Majesco.
The publisher, best known for its BloodRayne series, announced that it will release Phantom Dust early next year, even though Microsoft inexplicably crossed the game off its western release schedules.
Although Majesco has currently only announced the critically acclaimed game for North America, hopes remain high for a launch in Europe.
A devastated future highlighted by the near destruction of the human race is what awaits gamers in the action-strategy title, which was originally developed by Microsoft's Japanese games division.
Players will need to venture above ground from their hideaways and battle horrific mutations while discovering the truth behind the destruction. Sounds like an average day at the office.
Phantom Dust, which received rave reviews in the Japanese press, features mysterious particles known only as Phantom Dust, a force unlike any other that has given some members of the human race unimaginable super powers.
"Phantom Dust is one of the great new titles we have scheduled to kick-off our 2005 product lineup," said Majesco's Ken Gold.
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