#42869 - Mantine017 - Sun May 15, 2005 8:56 pm
I've heard Its a Great Game but im wondering if theres a Official US Version coming out? So far all i've heard about is the jappanese version.
I believe this is like a miniature orchestra with nice classical music.
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#42909 - extrarice - Mon May 16, 2005 5:12 pm
I don't have it yet, though I am planning on importing it. I doubt it will be released in North America - "games" like this just don't sell over here, sadly.
Some video demos of the "game" in action can be found here:
http://johan.hoshichan.com/media/electroplankton1.wmv (2MB)
http://johan.hoshichan.com/media/electroplankton2.wmv (7.5MB)
A good write-up of what Electroplankton is about.
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#42929 - DiscoBoy - Mon May 16, 2005 9:32 pm
I got it in the mail the other week. Import from Lik-sang to Sweden.
Made a silly movie of me playing with the beatness plankton:
http://discoboy.ath.cx/mov/Electroplankton.wmv
It's not really my kind of game. There is not much behind the surface and if you've seen video of all 10 planktons, you've seen everything.
I don't really know why I got it. Maybe because the special edition box (with the cheap headphones) looks soooo good :-)
#43049 - Abscissa - Wed May 18, 2005 5:58 pm
I saw that it was mentioned in E3 coverage sites, so it looks like it's probably being shown at E3, which would mean (hopefully :) ) it should be coming over here. (Yay!)
#43083 - OrR - Wed May 18, 2005 10:01 pm
It is announced for America but without a date, yet.
#43088 - tepples - Wed May 18, 2005 11:51 pm
| OrR wrote: |
| It is announced for America but without a date, yet. |
Announced for America without a date, not even xth quarter of 200y, typically means it'll be effectively canceled like the North American versions of Mother 1+2, Nintendo Puzzle Collection, and Payback were.
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#44381 - Cleon I - Wed Jun 01, 2005 3:00 am
I didn't think it would be my kind of game, either, but after playing around with the demo for an hour or so, I have to admit that it's strangely addictive. I can't see myself buying it, but I think it would make a great gift if they sold it for cheap (I'm thinking $20). Perhaps they're holding off until the holiday season so they can sell it as a stocking stuffer?
In any case, if you're willing to pay a bit more for the import, I can't see any reason to not get the Japanese version since it doesn't seem like there's any localization to be done.
#44395 - DiscoBoy - Wed Jun 01, 2005 8:36 am
I got the import and all text in the game is in both japanese and english.
The quite thick instruction booklet is in japanese only though. But the "game" isn't that complicated and there are some FAQ's available at gamefaqs.com if you wonder which planktons can be controlled with handclaps, etc.
#44828 - Shade - Sun Jun 05, 2005 9:26 pm
| DiscoBoy wrote: |
| I got the import and all text in the game is in both japanese and english. |
Are you serious?! Wow, thanks, that's just the info I needed. I'm very curious about this toy (wouldn't even call it a game) and was seriously considering the import... I guess I'll get it JPN then. Thanks.
Cheers
#45047 - DiscoBoy - Tue Jun 07, 2005 9:01 am
| Shade wrote: |
| DiscoBoy wrote: | | I got the import and all text in the game is in both japanese and english. |
Are you serious?! Wow, thanks, that's just the info I needed. I'm very curious about this toy (wouldn't even call it a game) and was seriously considering the import... I guess I'll get it JPN then. Thanks.
Cheers |
The manual is still in Jap only though, but you won't be needing it. I figured out almost everything in about five minutes.
Make sure you get the special edition that will get you a very classy looking package.