DarkZero: Sega has released an online demo for the upcoming DS release of English of the Dead in Japan.
The game boasts ideas similar to that of Ubisoft's My Language Coach titles, although it is infinitely more fun as it plays like a version of House of the Dead.
In honor of the DS' long lifespan, this week's Important Importables looks at 10 weird games released for the system, like Duel Love, Doki Doki Majo Shinpan, Zombie Daisuki and Vampire Knight DS.
If you ever played House of the Dead, you would certainly be at home with English of the Dead. Think of it this way, instead of shooting bullets in what basically is a rail shooter, you write with the stylus individual letters, words and sentences, and even construct whole sentences from jumbled-up words. Each successful action spells out (pun intended) as a hit, like a bullet hit in the arcade game.
From the Article: "One of the worst things about import games is the language barrier. Sure, there are some special people out there who happen to be bilingual, but others who only had access to Japanese I and II in college because there wasn't enough interest in Japanese III or IV (ahem) weren't fortunate enough to get the same opportunities.
To add to this misfortune, DS game developers and publishers seem to think that North American DS owners only want to learn Spanish and French. (Like I'd ever need those.) This causes a gaping gap in which a title teaching another, more useful language like, say, Japanese would go.
Unfortunately there aren't any import games with the specific goal of teaching Japanese, since people from Japan apparently don't need to learn their native language. However there are a few glittering gems that might offer slight assistance. These following titles aren't designed to be learning tools, but they just might teach you a few things."
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