November 19, 2007
NIS America
Announces Puchi Puchi Virus for Nintendo DS
NIS America
has announced their first puzzle game, Puchi Puchi Virus for the Nintendo DS. Puchi Puchi Virus will be localized by a
new team within NIS America to fulfill an emerging group of gamers.
“Our core audience will remain the same, but we will also appeal to the
information rich yet time poor casual gamers with unique and distinctive
titles.” says Haru Akenaga, president of NIS America.
About Puchi Puchi Virus
Puchi Puchi Virus does not resemble the ordinary puzzle game. The usual
“object drop” style was replaced with a more intuitive system of “object
linkage”. Its simple design and surprisingly in depth game play can addict
even the most demanding puzzle game enthusiasts.
The object is to form at least a single triangle formation by linking viruses
together and erasing them from the screen. Victory conditions vary from
mission to mission, but erasing all of the viruses will be the fundamental
rule of this game. Erase all the viruses and you win, but if the screen gets
filled with the emerging viruses you lose. Note: there is a twist to this
system that gives depth to the game play. Viruses turn to stone if left
alone for a while, which cannot be selected to form a triangle. However,
these stones can be erased if they are within a triangle that you create.
With a little luck and practice players can rake in massive points by letting
the viruses turn to stones and erasing them all at once.
