News / 2002 / September / 12

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• Hanjuku Hero announced for PS2
  Square announced the development of Hanjuku Hero VS 3D for the PlayStation 2 in the latest issue of Japan's Weekly Jump magazine. The latest game in the quirky, comedic simulation-RPG series pits the army forces of "2D" (represented with traditional sprite-like graphics) against "3D" (rendered as CG models). True to the series' name ("hanjuku" means "half-boiled"), "egg heroes" may once again be summoned to do battle. The Magic Box
  12 Sep 2002 by Paul ↑ 35 ↓ discusss permalink
• More information revealed on Square's upcoming GBA titles
  Mentioned several weeks ago, Square's Chocobo-based title for the GameBoy Advance is called Chocobo Land: A Game of Dice, the sequel to Dice de Chocobo (a board game) for the PlayStation. The objective in Chocobo Land, to be released late 2002 in Japan, is to claim all the land on the board (with the aid of magic stones) and triumph over rival players. Also, Square is developing a GBA port of the Super Famicom's Hanjuku Hero. A WonderSwan Color port of the game was released February 2002 in Japan. The Magic Box
  12 Sep 2002 by Paul ↑ 17 ↓ discusss permalink