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Konami unveils new pair of portable games

By Brendan Sinclair, GameSpotPosted Aug 23, 2006 12:29 pm PT

Pocket Racers is headed for the PSP, while the DS is set to see a sequel to survival adventure game Lost in Blue.

While the gaming press is busy getting its hands on Konami's lineup of upcoming games at the company's press event, the publisher has taken the wraps off a pair of portable titles.

This fall, PlayStation Portable gamers can expect to take Pocket Racers for a spin. Described by the publisher as a "dark yet zany racing game," Pocket Racers puts players in the role of a party guest who has been turned into a tiny car by "an evil nemesis" and forced to race against fellow partygoers. The races will take place on tracks found throughout 15 different parts of the party host's house, with 16 playable vehicles, from sports cars to off-roaders, and with power-ups including nitro boosts and homing missiles. Konami is promising an extensive single-player experience with multiple modes of play, and sociable gamers will be able to play against one other wirelessly in races and minigames for up to four players.

Early next year, a sequel to the DS survival adventure game Lost in Blue will be found on store shelves in the form of Lost in Blue 2. Like the first game, the story revolves around a man and a woman who find themselves stranded on an island with no others in sight. To survive, the pair must forage for food, fight wild animals using weapons that have been found or fashioned by the player, and make use of their own unique skills. And in case the castaways' lives didn't seem hard enough, Konami has also added the threat of natural disasters, like hurricanes and earthquakes, to the game.

Lost in Blue 2 has not yet been rated, while Pocket Racers has been rated E for Everyone. Konami has not released pricing information about either game.

30 Comments

  • Ariolander

    Posted Aug 31, 2006 10:41 pm PT

    LOL Lost in Blue & Lost in Blue 2 remind me of "Survival Kids" on my GBC

  • klibbnisse

    Posted Aug 25, 2006 1:47 pm PT

    Whohow... wait a minute, a sequel to lost in blue!? Man, I got to clear the first game before that... I'm going to build the raft, and I suck when it comes to build things... great game!

    Btw, someone named some evil guys on the island, if it's what I'm thinking I think it would've been cooler if they made the lost in blue lite you have to find a away to ger rescued... like, make a giant fire on the top of the mountain, try to find out where they are, try to get contact with someone using a radio or something like that. Also a bigger backpack, I know it should be realistic but it annoys me that I run out of space so easy.

  • manny_stlye

    Posted Aug 25, 2006 12:17 am PT

    Sure, why not!!!

  • _Sam_

    Posted Aug 24, 2006 9:41 pm PT

    it doesn't seem that great

  • Neolucifer999

    Posted Aug 24, 2006 10:28 am PT

    Gah still no suikoden 1-2 in us or euro version ?

  • faridmon

    Posted Aug 24, 2006 5:14 am PT

    no, Maquis, Lost in Blue sucked pretty much, it was boring and played unintresting i hope Konami fix that with no. 2, and for the Pocket Racers plot and the name one word can describe it: LAME.

  • Maquis_UK

    Posted Aug 24, 2006 4:22 am PT

    Lost In Blue was a forgotten classic. a sequel is great news!

  • MacBrother

    Posted Aug 24, 2006 2:10 am PT

    Meh. Was hoping to hear a new 2D Metal Gear game for the DS. Oh well.

  • jakeboudville

    Posted Aug 24, 2006 1:01 am PT

    sounds cool

  • Ices100

    Posted Aug 23, 2006 10:10 pm PT

    Their still making games for the sony lamestation?

  • Neomelkoreta

    Posted Aug 23, 2006 9:45 pm PT

    OHH YESSS!!!! Im soo addicted to Lost in Blue right now, me and my friend trade off this game every couple days and we play this game like crazy... (he needs to buy his own copy like right now lol!!)

    SO PSYCHED FOR THE SEQUAL!!! and the first game is great, although it is hard at first

  • vatterott

    Posted Aug 23, 2006 8:33 pm PT

    I wanna get Lost in Blue if I get a DS.

  • Charlie2688

    Posted Aug 23, 2006 8:01 pm PT

    Pocket Racer?

  • calvinx6

    Posted Aug 23, 2006 6:24 pm PT

    No one sems interesting in Pocket Racers for the psp.

  • WolfSkill5544

    Posted Aug 23, 2006 3:16 pm PT

    cool

  • dennis_phong

    Posted Aug 23, 2006 2:13 pm PT

    there already making an Lost in Blue 2

  • Sargus

    Posted Aug 23, 2006 2:06 pm PT

    Awesome. I loved Lost in Blue.

  • calvinx6

    Posted Aug 23, 2006 1:59 pm PT

    I'm getting Lost in Blue 2 because i didn't like like the First one.

  • peeweeshift

    Posted Aug 23, 2006 1:58 pm PT

    lost in what???

  • cjfromthegrove

    Posted Aug 23, 2006 1:32 pm PT

    "Nico4
    Why won´t they make a Metal Gear Solid game for Nintendo DS?"

    Because Shigeru Miyamoto hates you!! Now sign my psp.

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