Nectaris Kisses Game Boy

Hudson will release Nectaris for the PlayStation and Nectaris GB for the Game Boy in Japan this week. Nectaris was originally released for the PC Engine back in 1989 and was followed by Neo Nectaris for Super CD-ROM2 in Japan. It was released in the US as Military Madness for the TurboGrafix-16. It's a simple and quite addictive strategy title.

Nectaris for the PS and Nectaris GB are basically remakes of the acclaimed (but old) title. While the PS version is graphically enhanced, the GB version has a construction mode and comes with a nice gizmo: a "GB Kiss" cartridge. This new cart, which is colored black, has an infrared data transfer feature (this could be similar to Sony's PDA).

If the gamer builds his own level, he can "give" it to his friend who has the same game cart but no GB link cable. Hudson will also release a GB peripheral called GB Kiss Link. This is an infrared ray modem that allows gamers to connect between a Windows 95 PC and the GB Kiss cart. Gamers can download data from Hudson's web site and send it to the GB Kiss cart via GB Kiss Link.

Hudson is planning to release other GB titles that use the GB Kiss cart. The next one is Dai Kaijuu Monogatari: The Miracle of the Zone. This is a card battle game (similar to Magic: The Gathering) based on an existing RPG series released for the Famicom and Super Famicom.

Nectaris for the PlayStation is slated for a February 26 release, with an MSRP of 5,800 yen. Nectaris GB is slated for a February 27 release, at 4,200 yen. Dai Kaijuu Monogatari:TMotZ for the Game Boy is slated for release on March 5, at 3,980 yen. GB Kiss Link is slated for a March 6 release, at 4,980 yen.

This peripheral can only be purchased through Hudson's web site.