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Kanji Ken continues to confuse
The latest screenshots for Kanji Ken give us a better idea of what to expect from the game -- players translate hiragana characters, writing their kanji equivalent on the touchscreen. Scribbling out the correct Chinese symbols assists the kung-fu hero brawling on the top screen. That part of the mystery is solved!What has us befuddled, however, is the new trailer that Success Corp. is using to promote the game. The minute-long video plays out an epic, live-action duel between Kanji Ken's martial arts mascot and... a folding chair? The two opponents exchange a barrage of punches and high-flying kicks, neither of them revealing the motives behind their battle.Head past the post break for the movie clip and screenshots.
Kanji Ken commercial with a Chinese connection
We're not exactly sure about the specifics behind Kanji Ken, but we couldn't just pass on sharing this offbeat commercial with our readers! The 27-second spot has a Kung-Fu Theatre feel to it, supporting our suspicions that this is some sort of training game for learning Kanji -- Chinese characters that have been incorporated into the Japanese writing system.Developers Success Corp. (Touch Detective, Izuna: Legend of the Unemployed Ninja) put up a teaser site for Kanji Ken, but there hasn't been much information posted besides this "Kanji Dragon" video. Watch the commercial after the break.
Edutainment, language-style
Asuma Entertainment is working on a new language-helper game that will probably not see a release outside Japan, but may be a good import for those trying to learn elementary Japanese. Anpanman to Asobo: Aiueo Kyoushitsu is the DS as a pile of flash cards; objects are shown and the player writes the correct Japanese word for the object. There are already a number of language info-games for the DS, so the concept of this isn't terribly new. However, this game seems aimed at children, and features the pastry-headed Anpanman, and many language students already watch childrens' films and read picture books to help them with language, so why not a kid-friendly DS game?
