Koei Unveils New Trailer for Dynasty Warriors Katana

Just moments ago on Koei's official site for Sengoku Musou Katana, the slash-tastic Wii game based on the Dynasty Warriors franchise, a new trailer was uploaded.

The promotional video shows a lot of gameplay, including rifle-targeting and horse-riding, apart from the Wii remote-controlled swordplay. Upon close inspection of the trailer, it seems the levels have mission-based structures to them, such as "Defeat 100 soldiers within 3 minutes," and "Beat the race on horseback," etc. Also, the game uses a targetting-system for your sword attacks, to create chains of attacks.

All in all, Koei's Wii entry into the franchise, set to be released in Japan September 20th, looks like a lot of mindless button-slashing (err, is that the new-gen version of button-mashing?), and though they've milked the franchise for years, it still manages to find an audience.

Check out the trailer on the official site by clicking on the "PV" button on the front page.

Opoona To Be In Orbit Awhile Longer

Koei's Opoona, a quirky space-themed RPG that had been picked up by the blogosphere, had seemed to disappear from the consciousness of savvy gamers, possibly remembered as "that nunchuk role-playing game." It had been announced fairly soon after the Wii launch, and garnered some attention from blogs, with loads of screens and a few videos. And then...nothing was heard.

We now know why - Koei has said in a statement via +D Games, "We apologise to those people looking forward to the game, as well as to those involved. However, we have reached a conclusion that the development needed a little while longer to polish up and reach a level that would be more rewarding to gamers."

So there you have it - it's been delayed. Initially scheduled to be released September 27th in Japan, it now has a date of November 1st. Hey, that's not too bad, right? Gamers with import-friendly Wiis will have to wait a little longer to get their mitts on this whimsical, if not downright weird, game.