14 DAY TRIAL // It was about time the PSP saw a new title. The DS is getting it too, not that it needed any more popularity than it already had. Development of N+ has just been announced by Atari. The game is supposed to be the successor to the beloved flash ninja game N. Original isn't it...? N+... huh!
Created by Metanet and developed by SilverBirch Studios, N+ will offer equal parts platformer and action gameplay with incredibly fluid animation, fast action, amazing acrobatics and instant playability. N+ embodies the same brisk pick-up-and-play style that has endeared gamers worldwide and improves on the adored flash game with downloadable content, multiplayer components and a built-in level editor.
"N+ takes all the great elements of the flash game, from the amazing acrobatics to the simple-but-fast gameplay, and adds an impressive set of new features," said Stephen Baer, senior global product manager, Atari, Inc. "With full support for wireless multiplayer, cartridge sharing ability, downloadable content and community leader boards, gamers will be able to settle, once and for all, who is the greatest ninja."
The newly announced successor to N, will of course, present gamers with new features, such as cooperative and competitive multiplayer modes and level sharing over the ad-hoc PSP system and wireless Nintendo DS connections.
As soon as they pop in the game, players will see without a doubt that this is the kind of old-school title, with that old-school feel - the control layout uses directional buttons and one of the face buttons to jump and move.
But one impressive feature in this upcoming action platformer will be the built-in level editor, which players can use to design maps and share them with friends or the world and downloadable content, at a single touch of the stylus. However, as the press release only mentions the stylus for this feature, the PSP will probably be left out in terms of level editor, although something like this is fairly possible even with a keyboard.
You should see the Atari's official site for more information on N+, while the developer is working hard to finish N+ by November 2007, for its grand release on the PSP and DS.