At its Tokyo Showcase today Electronic Arts unveiled a new Nintendo DS adventure designed to intrigue the Japanese audience -- although its resemblance to a certain other action adventure game will no doubt appeal to gamers everywhere. Tsumuji is a new game for EA that looks and plays very similarly to The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass. You control a young hero from a top down perspective, using the stylus for all movement. Just point where you want the hero to go and he'll hurry to that spot. There are also platforming sections where you may have to skip across a river on stones or leap through tree branches.
DefaultPrime.com: "You may recall Tsumuji which appeared at both at both E3 and Tokyo Game Show. If you don't remember what it is, it is a Action adventure title by EA very similar to that from Zelda. As you can see from the trailer its almost as if you took ninjas, Zelda and Okami and shoved them in a blender."
GameSpot writes: "We chat with the producer of Tsumuji--a ninja action adventure game for the DS."
EA Japan's Tsumuji will seem instantly familiar to anyone who have played any of the "Celda" games on DS/Gamecube. The art is not just reminiscent of Nintendo's classic: the main character looks nearly the same! (Granted, he wears a red tunic, not a green one.)
Hmm, I'm now intrigued by this. With Spirit Tracks, Okamiden and this coming DS owners are okay for Action/Adventure titles.