GN: "Music games are a bit of a rarity when it comes to the PSP system. Considering that it is something Sony touted as a music player you'd think a music game would go hand in hand with that. Beats was a noble attempt at that but the matching system didn't quite work out. And Parappa the Rapper was fun, but it hasn't really gone anywhere in the near ten years between PS1 and PSP iterations. Finally the good folks at PM Studios felt the desire to bring their popular Korean import, DJ Max Portable stateside. Dubbed Fever, it is a compilation of two previous titles with very little changed in terms of music."
Gamertell has posted its weekly column that focuses on notable importable games and game-related products.
This week's Important Importables focuses on Korean music games. From Gamertell:
"If you’re looking for a fairly simple to understand and addictive import game, look no further than Korea. Yes, that’s right, Korea. Some of the easiest to play import games, for people who can’t understand the language, are music games and Korean developers and publishers are known for putting together some pretty great ones."
One of the wonderful things about being isolated in a military camp in the middle of nowhere is that I get a lot of free time to just, well, do absolutely nothing. Of course that's just being inefficient, which is why I always keep my PSP close at hand. Doing so allows me to enjoy a myriad of portable wonders five days a week and one of those wonders includes a humble rhythm game known as DJ Max Portable 2.
DJ Max Portable 2 is by no means a new game, having been released about three years ago in March of 2007. The game was developed by Korean developer Pentavision for the PlayStation Portable and boasts roughly 60 original songs, addicting gameplay, plenty of unlockable items and even a soundtrack mode that I actually use when I get the urge to just enjoy the tunes on the go.
Siliconera: PM Studios has spent a lot of time on the PSP. Is branching out to consoles one of your goals for 2010?
PM Studios: We sure are. As I stated before, we are very interested in HD gaming. And our minds are set on PS3.
DJ Max Developer sounds like a loser.......Keep him we don't need him working on xbox360 thanks.
Anything involving both "Gunbird 2" and "New" is an interesting thing to follow in my book. Sure, out-of-the-loop kids like me had to find this game using emulation, but it's one of the best reasons to have MAME on the computer!
As for whether or not they'll screw it up... well, I really don't know much about this company, so there's no prediction there. If they do, I'll just go play the original.
