D3Publisher Announces BLUE DRAGON[TM]: AWAKENED SHADOW for Nintendo DS[TM].Latest in the Captivating cap·ti·vate tr.v. cap·ti·vat·ed, cap·ti·vat·ing, cap·ti·vates 1. To attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence. See Synonyms at charm. 2. Archaic To capture. Series of Role-Playing Games Coming to Fans in Spring 2010 LOS ANGELES -- D3Publisher (D3P), a publisher and developer of interactive entertainment software, today announced that BLUE DRAGON[TM]: AWAKENED SHADOW will spread its shadow over the U.S. in Spring 2010, exclusively for Nintendo DS. Developed by tri-Crescendo, the studio behind the acclaimed Eternal Sonata, BLUE DRAGON[TM]: AWAKENED SHADOW brings the Blue Dragon role-playing experience to DS players in the United States following the title's Japanese launch in October 2009. The game continues the series' contemporary approach to traditional Japanese role-playing games Japanese role-playing games have been developed since the late 1980s. Now there are over a hundred Japanese-designed games and several translated games. Traditional role-playing games are called Tabletalk RPG or TRPG and is set two years after the original 2007 Blue Dragon story for the Xbox 360[R]. "We are thrilled to bring BLUE DRAGON[TM]: AWAKENED SHADOW to DS," said Peter Andrew, vice president of product development, D3P. "In the two previously released games, Shu was the main character, but now players can create their own hero and even choose to journey as themselves. We believe returning fans and new audiences will enjoy this unique element in the series." For the first time in the series, the player can assume the role of the main character, choose the character's gender, and customize their look. The controls make it easy to customize clothes, hairstyles and facial details of the main character to fit the player's personality. The player can also upgrade equipment, weapons and armor, which are then visually reflected in the character's appearance. Players can also change shadows in order to tactically overcome the game's many challenges and formidable bosses. Awakened from a long slumber, the new enemies bear some resemblance to Nene Nene (nēn, nĕn) or Nen (nĕn), river, c.90 mi (140 km) long, rising in the Northampton Uplands, central England, and flowing NE past Northampton, Oundle, Peterborough, and Wisbech to the Wash. , the defeated adversary of the first game, a conundrum which leads the player, Shu, and friends into a terrifying ter·ri·fy tr.v. ter·ri·fied, ter·ri·fy·ing, ter·ri·fies 1. To fill with terror; make deeply afraid. See Synonyms at frighten. 2. To menace or threaten; intimidate. fight to reclaim the lost shadows and restore balance to the world. With an engaging story and a whole new level of strategy, BLUE DRAGON[TM]: AWAKENED SHADOW arrives on Nintendo DS in Spring 2010. BLUE DRAGON[TM]: AWAKENED SHADOW is currently rated "RP" ("Rating Pending") by the ESRB ESRB Entertainment Software Rating Board ESRB Estrogen Receptor Beta ESRB Explosive Safety Review Board . For more information in the coming months, please visit www.d3publisher.com. About D3Publisher D3Publisher, a subsidiary of D3, Inc., is a leading interactive entertainment publisher and distributor for licensed and original titles for personal computers, major console platforms and handheld systems. D3Publisher has operations in the U.S., U.K., and Japan. The company also owns development studio Vicious Cycle Software Vicious Cycle Software is a video game development company based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. History Vicious Cycle was founded in 2000 by Eric Peterson, Dave Ellis, Marc Racine and Wayne Harvey after layoffs at the local MicroProse development studio , Inc., and its technology platform, Vicious Engine. Recent releases have included Dark Sector[R], Dead Head Fred Dead Head Fred is a 2007 action and horror themed PlayStation Portable video game, published by D3 Publisher and developed by Vicious Cycle Software. Actor John C. McGinley provides the voice for the lead character. [R], Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords Warlords may refer to:
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