PaRappa creators' Wii game unveiled

By Brendan Sinclair, GameSpotPosted Jan 31, 2008 11:30 am PT

Major Minor's Majestic March set to parade onto store shelves for Nintendo's system by year's end.

The Def Jam series lets gamers step into the shoes of Method Man. Guitar Hero asks players to rock like Hendrix. And by year's end, those looking to channel their inner John Philip Sousa will finally get the chance to do so on the Nintendo Wii.

More alliteration than one screenshot can contain!

Majesco Entertainment today took the wraps off its mystery project from the creators of PaRappa the Rapper, and it is Major Minor's Majestic March. The game is the brainchild of designer Masaya Matsuura and artist Rodney Alan Greenblat, and is being developed by Matsuura's NanaOn-Sha studio.

Taking on the role of Major Minor, gamers will become a virtual bandleader, using the Wii Remote as a baton to keep tempo with more than 25 remixed international marching band songs. On their quests to conduct the perfect parade, players will pack the procession with up to 15 different instruments. It might not be an easy task, as gamers will also have to negotiate an array of events that threaten to unravel the meticulously metered march.

Major Minor's Majestic March is expected to launch during the 2008 holiday season.

71 Comments

  • Bart247

    Posted Mar 30, 2008 11:25 am PT

    It's not a stupid idea, RogueRazgriz1. You don't use an instrument in this game. What you are doing is using the Wii Remote as a bandleader's baton to guide animals with musical instruments into different formations. It's different than Guitar Hero, if that's what you are talking about, even if it's in the same genre. But in this game, strategy is involved.

  • RogueRazgriz1

    Posted Mar 15, 2008 1:43 pm PT

    its funny... a rhythm game with guitars is automatically cool but one mention of a band or a wind instrument and its automatically stupid; why? i am looking forward this game because its subject matter is rarely touched on

    btw: it takes as much, if not more, skill to play AND master a wind instrument or a mace than a guitar

  • callumohare

    Posted Feb 2, 2008 6:03 pm PT

    could be alright... i do love my rhythm games. Nothing'll ever beat amplitude though...

  • drogaz

    Posted Feb 2, 2008 2:39 pm PT

    Sounds pretty interesting, glad that third party Wii developers are finally picking up the slack. Hope to hear more about this soon.

  • oli54321

    Posted Feb 2, 2008 6:18 am PT

    This looks crap

  • GKBeetle

    Posted Feb 1, 2008 7:45 am PT

    Wow, I hate the name, but definetly want to check this out when its released.

  • KingSigy

    Posted Feb 1, 2008 6:44 am PT

    I like the name, but can it hold anything to PaRappa (not that the sequel did)

  • EvilResident

    Posted Feb 1, 2008 5:50 am PT

    "i really hope it works out, this is the kind of stuff that the Wii can offer that nobody else on the market will even attempt"

    There's a reason why no one else will attempt it.

  • rety5

    Posted Feb 1, 2008 5:08 am PT

    Interesting.... Get it to create levels out of your own songs, ala Vib Ribbon, and I am sold!

  • ebonyflame

    Posted Feb 1, 2008 2:46 am PT

    Will not matter how good the game really is, once you start announcing 'developed by the same creators that gave you PaRappa the Rapper, you have instant credibility. Will sell like hotcakes.

  • Sykosis86

    Posted Feb 1, 2008 1:09 am PT

    Could be fun. We'll see how it plays.

  • Wonkyman

    Posted Jan 31, 2008 10:20 pm PT

    Kejigoto-

    The return of Parappa would be cool. But what I'd really like to see is the return of UmJammer Lammy. Imagine them making it compatible with the GH peripheral. Holy cow.

  • teknicz

    Posted Jan 31, 2008 9:39 pm PT

    haha surprisingly, this sounds like a great idea

    i really hope it works out, this is the kind of stuff that the Wii can offer that nobody else on the market will even attempt

  • -Ronin-_basic

    Posted Jan 31, 2008 7:27 pm PT

    power-baron

    @violet_yoshi

    Metroid Prime 3 - Sequel of a sequel
    Super Mario Galaxy - Sequel of a sequel
    Super Paper Mario - Sequel of a sequel
    Nights 2(can't recall the sub title)- A sequel
    Zelda: twilight princess - not so much a sequel/prequel but nothing new either way.

    ----------------------

    As opposed to:

    Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction - Another game in the Ratchet and Clank series.

    Metal Gear Solid 4 - sequel

    Unreal Tournament 3 - An updated remake of Unreal.

    Call of Duty 4 - Another military shooter

    Devil May Cry 4 - .............

    See? I can pick and choose only a few games, disregard their quality, and ignore the rest of the system's library too.

  • rockstar_88

    Posted Jan 31, 2008 6:43 pm PT

    Mad Maestro was a terrible game though, so hopefully this game can do baton swinging justice.

  • Apocolypse_Cow

    Posted Jan 31, 2008 5:55 pm PT

    "Taking on the role of Major Minor, gamers will become a virtual bandleader, using the Wii Remote as a baton to keep tempo with more than 25 remixed international marching band songs."

    Does anyone even _remember_ Mad Maestro? That's all this will be, only with a Wiimote. (Not that that's necessarily a bad thing)

  • Itsthetruth

    Posted Jan 31, 2008 5:45 pm PT

    Not my kind of game as many who commented before... but considering the sucsess of cooking mama (also from Majesco if i'm not wrong) i won't even try to predict the sales of this such game.

  • Alex_THVK

    Posted Jan 31, 2008 5:24 pm PT

    I'll pass.

  • kejigoto

    Posted Jan 31, 2008 5:15 pm PT

    @ power-baron

    Interesting concept except you focus on a few games instead of all the games as a whole. Take a good look at the Wii's true library and you'll find a fair amount of great games all over the place, most titles which are doing better than any game to come to the PS3 thus far too I might add. You named off 5 games, one of which wasn't done by Nintendo, how about taking a look at those titles not done by Nintendo that are great games? Let's also take a look at how nearly 13,000 people who frequent this site think Sony isn't close to being out of the woods yet and how close to another 9,000 think they still can do it but have alot of ground to cover while merely 6,000 people think they are good to go as is.

    Numbers speak volumes about a console and looking at the numbers from the first year alone of the Wii and PS3, and well clearly the PS3 couldn't hold a candle to the "Gamecube with a new controller". However I am sure that one day when Bluray has finally taken over the market as the next mainstream source for DVDs alot of people will get a PS3 and it'll make a great DVD player for lots and lots of people while the true gaming is left to Nintendo and Microsoft. When Sony can do more than gloat over mediocre numbers during a holiday season where the previous generation console outsold their latest console let me know, until then PS3 is just a second rate console that delays major titles and gets other major titles late.

    Don't hate on Nintendo for doing what Sony wishes it could do, and don't bother slinging the crap around about how Sony is nothing but pure gamers. I'm sure if someone ran the numbers about how many people actually play their PS3 and how many just got one for a cheap Bluray player, my guess is at least one quarter of those who own a PS3 won't ever pick up a game. Sony lost against the DS with the PSP, and it'll lose against the Wii with the PS3, and what makes this worse for Sony is that Nintendo is crushing with a console/handheld that isn't nearly as powerful as what Sony has, and Nintendo makes it look easy. Enjoy your fanboy hate, others (myself included) will be enjoying great titles and hours upon hours of fun with our Xbox 360's, Wii's, and DS's for a long time to come. I'm sure Sony's 10 year game plan for the PS3 will all pan out in like 20 years. Until then long live the PS2, its more of a worthy contender for the Wii anyways, at least that one has some great games and is still actually selling.... well at least more than the PS3.

    Back on track though this seems like it could lead itself into some interesting gameplay and maybe even lead to the rebirth of PaRappa on the Wii? If NiGHTS can make a come back on the Wii PaRappa can too, though I'm just glad to see more third party companies getting involved with the Wii and working on building games around the Wii instead of just porting them over.

  • link631

    Posted Jan 31, 2008 5:07 pm PT

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