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Namco Bandai to Rain on Asian PSPs

  • By Hirohiko Niizumi, GameSpot
  • Posted Mar 29, 2006 10:11 am PT

Company's first postmerger PSP project targets Asian market; gamers virtually hang with Korean vocalist Rain in a "variety game."

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TOKYO--The newly formed Namco Bandai Games today announced that its first PlayStation Portable project will be released throughout Asia. The company, which officially begins production on April 1, revealed it is currently developing a game named Rain Wonder Trip for a simultaneous release during early July in Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Japan.

Rain Wonder Trip is a variety game featuring Korean R&B singer Rain. In the game, players go on a virtual trip with the pop star and peruse various minigames and features focused on him, including original movies, fortune-telling, quizzes, and backstage material from his live performances and other events.

The game will be available in a standard edition at 6,090 yen ($52), which comes with a bonus UMD and five collectible cards. But for gamers who have Rain posters all over their bedrooms, a limited edition is also offered at 9,980 yen ($85) and features all the goods in the standard edition, plus a PSP stand and five additional cards.

24 Comments

  • die_hard_angel

    Posted Jan 9, 2007 12:21 am GMT

    mannngg.

    hehehehehe.

    =]

    i can't believe they made a game about him.

    i love this guy to deattthhh. ^_^

  • FrankieLA

    Posted Mar 30, 2006 10:48 am GMT

    He's a popular pop star in Korea. Has singing style similar to Justin Timberlake with a mix of R. Kelly bites all intertwined together with makeup and feminine looks.

    Basically your average Squaresoft character.

  • tienchiha

    Posted Mar 30, 2006 7:29 am GMT

    Uhhh! Bad try at innovation.

  • chrisdojo

    Posted Mar 30, 2006 5:33 am GMT

    pass.

  • iamonfire

    Posted Mar 29, 2006 9:39 pm GMT

    Maybe I dont know what Im talking about, but I live in Japan right now and I dont think anybody has any idea who this "guy" is. Maybe he is only famous in Korea? This game is a horrible idea. Actually, even if this game featured my favorite band ever, I still dont think I would buy it. Why Namco Bandai? Why?

  • ncyfer

    Posted Mar 29, 2006 9:32 pm GMT

    It's probably for gals. I dont know what kinda guys will buy this kind of games...

  • FuguNabe

    Posted Mar 29, 2006 8:31 pm GMT

    I'm part Azn (in Japan) and frankly..... I'm not interested. Who cares...

  • gameloverx

    Posted Mar 29, 2006 5:59 pm GMT

    That's some story kaboombo yet Asian music sounds kinda dull and because of that .But well music does feed the soul ,but in this case Asian music doesn't feed the Asian's soul.

  • SnowFarmer

    Posted Mar 29, 2006 2:54 pm GMT

    The PSP has been region free since firmware 1.0 (or was it 1.5?), whatever... I played US Wipeout on my Japanese PSP no problems (and I'm pretty sure it was before my psp was upgraded to 1.5), and no problems with an game since then either. The only thing region locked right now are movies.

  • nuit_b

    Posted Mar 29, 2006 2:24 pm GMT

    kaboombo, you're also aware that some of the worlds biggest rock musicians come from Japan arn't you?

  • nuit_b

    Posted Mar 29, 2006 2:22 pm GMT

    kaboombo, the same can be said for western musicians.
    Japans music scene still has its old rockers going strong, curse commerical record deals to hell

  • Houseofcary

    Posted Mar 29, 2006 1:42 pm GMT

    those crazy asians

  • Shtinky

    Posted Mar 29, 2006 1:20 pm GMT

    That's a dude!?

  • bryehngeocef

    Posted Mar 29, 2006 12:32 pm GMT

    @ Sammybiy...nope not joking at all, you can order Japanese games and play them on you (2.0 or above) PSP...just like the DS. Now go get Baito Hell 2000

  • Tranceplant

    Posted Mar 29, 2006 12:06 pm GMT

    WTF??! The singer look... uh... you know...

  • isawthelight

    Posted Mar 29, 2006 11:46 am GMT

    Wow Bi in a video game...

  • ewjim

    Posted Mar 29, 2006 11:45 am GMT

    I did't even heard of Rain... Hope game will be good... for someone! LOL.

  • kaboombo

    Posted Mar 29, 2006 10:59 am GMT

    Asian music sucks badly. I know I'm Korean and I lived in South Korea for 4 years. It hasn't evolved at all in the last century... or ever for that matter. That's comical.

  • marios4th

    Posted Mar 29, 2006 10:57 am GMT

    Psp games are region free after the v2.0

  • Sammmyboy

    Posted Mar 29, 2006 10:41 am GMT

    psp games region free ??? are you joking or what ?

  • discipleofsin

    Posted Mar 29, 2006 10:36 am GMT

    Britney's Dance Beat for Asia?

  • bryehngeocef

    Posted Mar 29, 2006 10:33 am GMT

    PSP games are region free

  • DiscGuru101

    Posted Mar 29, 2006 10:21 am GMT

    Huh?

  • UMCP

    Posted Mar 29, 2006 10:16 am GMT

    Asian PSP? I am asian but I live in AMERICA!!!!

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