Contact heading to US

Due to popular demand, Atlus have announced they are bringing the hunting, cooking, fishing, training and collecting RPG to N.A. Update Full factsheet and English screenshots inside.

Atlus recently acquired the North American publishing rights to Contact, an action role-playing game for the Nintendo DS. Developed in Japan by Marvelous Interactive Inc., Contact is scheduled for release in the summer of 2006.

The story behind Contact: The klaxon alarm is shrieking! Something is wrong! The Professor wrestles his damaged spaceship to a crash landing on a mysterious planet.

In the aftermath of the crash, The Professor discovers that the power sources of his ship, known as Cells, have been scattered across the surface of this strange world. To retrieve them all, The Professor enlists the aid of a brave young man named Terry—and a brave video game player known as you! The Professor and Terry will ask for your help during the course of the adventure, using the Nintendo DS to "contact" you along the way.

Will The Professor gather the Cells and return to outer space? Will you learn the goal of the mysterious organization that seeks to gather the Cells for itself? The future of an entire world has been placed in your hands!

Features:

• Abundant gameplay activities including animal-training, item-collecting, monster-hunting, and old-school mini-games!
• Dual-screen functionality with mission maps, interior/exterior viewpoints, and more!
• Real-time combat with special abilities and powerful “Decal Attacks”!
• Character design by Atsuko Fukushima, whose credits include the PSP hit PoPoLoCrois!
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  stylusx: Yes, it does work.

  skarma, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  I hope you actually have to work with that pseudo programming language in image 07. nerd.

  fiveyearwinter, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  It has more skills than Runescape! lol. This is the kind of game I like. I'm excited about this one.

  Nintendude, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  Wow, that dude is gonne GET IT ON RIGHT AWAY!!!!! =P

  J-Fox, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  Well it's Sega, you never know with them sadly.

  Jay, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  :D

  darkshadow61, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  Atlus is on a roll today! Contact AND Super Robot Taisen! I'm so happy! XD

  NPC, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  w00t

  Trent, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  this looks ok.. any screens of battle scenes? and so far i have 5 games to buy for the ds. Metroid prime hunters children of mana super mario this and tetris hopefully they all come out amazingly soon.

  darkshadow61, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  I highly doubt Bleach will be making it across the shores. If the game comes, the anime will have to come too. And NA is too cautious to bring over animes like Bleach.

  suicunesol, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  I don't think Iron Feather is all that good azu, just get Lost Magic instead.

  Jay, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  if you import bleach does the wifi work if you playing it here in da uk?

  stylusx, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  Fantastic news, it looks so unique. Anyone know what happens on WFC? Lets hope it comes to Europe now, don't see why not

  Stocka, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  (Throws confetti up in the air) Very awesome and very cool. =)

  jc986, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  I have a feeling Sega will bring Bleach over them-selves Ben... hopefully.

  Jay, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  Oh my god. *love*

  fiveyearwinter, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  Could've expected Atlus to pick this one up :) (and on a sidenote, the edit-comments button works. Double posting no longer needed. Huzzah!)

  Dennis, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  Rising Star Games and Nintendo of Europe, bring it to Europe ;)

  Malte DS-x2, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  Oh-ho yes. Come on Ubisoft, Rising Star - pick this up! Now if someone could bring over Bleach as a Wi-Fi title.

  skarma, 30-11--0001 at 00:00