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Original Badass Rumble joins sequel on PSP
PSP owners not content with one brawler about Japanese high school gangs are in luck. In addition to Kenka Bancho 3, coming to North America via Atlus as Kenka Bancho: Badass Rumble, publisher Spike has just announced a PSP port of the original Kenka Bancho, to be released in Japan on October 29. While no North American announcement has been made about this back-catalog port, Siliconera speculates that a possible release date bump of Badass Rumble on Atlus's part may make room for a localization of the port. We certainly wouldn't be averse to the idea of additional Badass Rumble.
Atlus's new brawler gets a name: 'Badass Rumble'
This time last week, Atlus asked its fan base for help in choosing a US title for its upcoming localization of Kenka Banchou 3. An online survey was set up, several potential names were proposed, and today we know which one The Fans liked most: Kenka Bancho: Badass Rumble (or, translated, "Badass Rumble: Badass Rumble").Now, before you snicker, consider a few of the other proposed titles. Badass (yes, simply "Badass"); Turf Wars; Bancho Royale; Fist of the Bancho and Rise of the Bancho. Doesn't sound so silly now, does it? (OK, it's still pretty silly.)Atlus says that "the title was voted in by a 3-to-1 margin, which means that fans strongly felt it was the best fit for the game, or, that they all giggled uncontrollably at the sight of the word 'badass'. Either way, everybody wins, except of course for the titles not chosen." Why not, then, simply "Badass?" (Or even "Baadasssss!," which would have allowed it to ride on the tremendous popularity of Mario Van Peebles' 2004 film.)
Name Atlus's new PSP brawler
Atlus has announced plans to publish Kenka Bancho 3, Spike's PSP brawler about Japanese high school gangs. Since this will be the first Western release for the over-the-top fighting series, it doesn't have an English name yet. And "Kenka Bancho" is slightly difficult to translate in a snappy manner: it basically means "tough guy who leads a rumble."Kenka Bancho 3 stars a Japanese high school student who leads his gang into a bunch of fights on a school trip, and features open-world and RPG elements, a character creator, and two-player cooperative play.Along with the announcement of the new game, Atlus sent out a survey to its "Atlus Faithful" asking for help picking a new title. The names include stuff like Badass Rumble, Fist of the Bancho, and other possibilities that make us think that it should just be called Kenka Bancho. It's better in our opinions to have an incomprehensible Japanese title than to know that the game is called Turf Wars.
Kenka Banchou 3: Zenkoku Seiha landing in Japan November 27th
Download to PSPThe third installment popular Japanese high-school gangster series Kenka Banchou is headed for the PSP. In Kenka Banchou 3: Zenkoku Seiha, the player will have the ability to fight rival gangs, participate on training trips, as well as meet some beautiful ladies. The game will retain many of the trademark mechanics of its PS2 predecessors, such as branching storylines and a peculiar battle system that involves picking lines of dialog to determine who will attack first. New additions to franchise include online play via ad-hoc mode and the ability to change the protagonist's name and place of birth.The game will arrive in Japan on November 27th. Since the first two games were never made it to our shores, this appears to be an unlikely candidate for localization. For more information, check out the scan of Famitsu magazine, screenshots, and the official website.[Via PSPHyper]
