Sega's ties with the The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya license extend beyond a single DS game. Next year Sega will release a Haruhi game on the Wii entitled Suzumiya Haruhi no Heiretsu (The Arrangement of Haruhi Suzumiya). Like their DS game this Haruhi game is an adventure game.
Gamertell has posted its weekly column that focuses on notable game-related imports and Japanese gaming.
From this week's article:
"One of the most popular icons and characters in Japan is a brown haired girl with yellow ribbons in her hair named Haruhi Suzumiya. People mimic the opening dance from her anime, dress up like her, collect toys that look like her character, read about her and even play video games where she is the star...
Not surprisingly, the success of the Haruhi Suzumiya series has spawned a number of video games. Here's a brief overview of what's available, in chronological order. Keep in mind, the games all contain quite a bit of fan service."
411mania gives a rundown on this week's game releases. Highlights include Ar tonelico II: Melody of Metafalica, Star Ocean: Second Evolution, Commander in Chief, Big Bang Mini, The Excitement of Haruhi Suzumiya, and Ultimate Shooting Collection.
Ar tonelico II
"Overall, the better-than-average story, unique battle system, and all the little things that you can do in the game help to make this a worthy purchase for those of you who like JRPGs and do not mind buying PS2 games this late in the system's life."
Star Ocean: Second Evolution
"As far as changes go, you can expect new playable characters, updated artwork, cut scenes, and voice work, as well as new dialog."
Commander in Chief
"While I am apprehensive about juggling so many issues at once, I was sold on the idea that I can 'determine the course of world events by invading a neutral country, toppling an unfriendly regime, or plotting assassinations' and then face the 'economic, political, and military consequences.'"
Big Bang Mini
"Obviously, maneuvering around enemy fire, debris, or anything else that's moving about is done with the stylus. To keep the controls completely on the touch screen, the game requires you to flick the stylus toward the top screen to launch attacks. Making it through the game requires you to figure out when to attack and when to move your ship to safety."
Suzumiya Haruhi no Gekidou
"The main game plays simply enough - all you have to do is watch the bar at the bottom of the screen and wave the Wii remote as instructed."
Ultimate Shooting Collection
"Despite its shovelware-looking cover and shovelware-sounding name, the three games that are included might actually be worth more than the shovelware-price, at least if you are a shmup fan."
Haruhi Suzumiya Dancing game for the Wii.
You play by holding the wii-mote and matching the pose of the silhouette shown on screen.
You use Haruhi Suzumiya in Story Mode; you can select different music, background, characters and costumes and up to 3 multi-players in Free Mode. There is a hint in the article of a mini game stage where you might do exercises instead of dancing.
For the DX Pack you get a poseable Revoltech Haruhi School Uniform figure that is normally not for sale. Also there will 3 different bust statues that comes with magazines published by Kakugawa Books, these bonus parts are interchangeable with the main figure included in the DX Pack.
Tentative title is "Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu", tentative released date is 2008 and asking price is not confirmed.
Editor's Note: Above info translated from the original Japanese Impress Watch site.
I still need to learn the dance, we need a haruhi dancing game.
as gay as that dance looks, it should be fun to do, kinda like the chicken dance.
cute when a girl does it, wrong when a guy does it.