Ys inevitably lands on DS
by JC Fletcher 
on Oct 24th 2007 7:40PM
The DS has previously seen one not-very-representative entry in
Falcom's vaunted
Ys series in
Ys Strategy, but now some proper action-RPGs will make their way. The first two
Ys games will be released for the DS in Spring 2008, at an unfortunate price of 5040 yen ($44)
each. The remakes, from Interchannel, will include new multiplayer modes, and the usual DS stuff (stats on one screen, action on the other). They'll also swap out the original bump-into-enemies combat style for the
Eternal versions' more conventional attack button.
This had to happen sooner or later. The DS is a system popular with Japanese gamers, and these
Ys games have been
ported and remade endlessly.
Ys, for example, has appeared on seven different Japanese computer formats (not including DOS), Windows, NES, Sega Master System, Saturn, PS2, cell phones, and the Turbografx 16 CD ROM. Most recently, the TG16 CD-ROM version was released on the
Wii Virtual Console in Japan.
[via
NeoGAF]
