Gamernode: "It's somewhat amazing that the actual implementation of this idea for an RPG hasn't come around sooner, but the good news is that it finally has--an RPG based upon the Wizard of Oz. The game is slated for release sometime in winter of 2008 for the DS.
Media Vision, the developers of WildARMS, an RPG that was released a few months before another little RPG made its debut, Final Fantasy VII, will take the helm in producing the game that will be titled, Riz-Zoawd.
Some of the original production members of WildARMS will be on this project such as game designers Tetsuya Ookubo and Nobuo Nakazawa, plus music composer Michiko Naruke."
GreenPixels writes: "The timeless tale of a windswept Kansas girl and her pooch being transported away from tornado alley and dumped into a strange, magical world has been interpreted and re-tooled in some unexpected ways. Developer Media Vision's latest new twist on the story, which sees the protagonist and her motley crew of cohorts donning weapons and armor and charging into battle, is easily one of my favorite takes on the lass' adventures in the land of Oz. Dorothy and pals are packing heat, and her little dog too."
Media.Vision's awesome-looking and very Japanese Nintendo DS RPG based on the classic book The Wizard of Oz was released in North America today. Originally released on December 25th 2008 in Japan a RIZ-ZOAWD, the game has finally been brought to the West by publisher XSEED under the title The Wizard of Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road.
WorthPlaying spent some time exploring The Wizard of Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road (the US version of RIZ-ZOAWD), which is scheduled for release at the end of the month.
"Relying on its experience in the RPG realm (Media Vision is responsible for the Wild Arms series of games), the developer took the basic story, mixed in a bit of J-RPG styling and gave Dorothy a bit of Lolita fashion sense. The net result is a game that maintains a sense of familiarity while still being a fresh take on a classic story."
