Japanese action games for Westerners

Jun 11, 2010 18:51 GMT  ·  By

Tecmo Koei of America has announced the games that it will be bringing next week at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles. The console-exclusive titles should bring together Japanese traditional game design and new technologies, according to the press release that came with the news. Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage, Quantum Theory, Warriors: Legends of Troy and Trinity: Souls of Zill O'll will be on display at Tecmo Koei's booth at E3.

Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage is a brawler set in the Fist of the North Star manga universe. It has already been released in Japan and the E3 presentation is meant to promote the Western launch of the title. The platforms on which it will be available are the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3.

Quantum Theory is a third-person shooter developed for the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3. It focuses on the adventures of two characters, Syd and Fillena, who must gun their way through a living tower. This is a twist to the traditional cover system found in console action games, as the building will generate and destroy cover locations during the fights that take place in it.

Warriors: Legends of Troy is the latest entry in Koei's Dynasty Warriors series. A first in the series, the game will feature graphic violence and has been rated M for Mature by the American rating association ESRB. Warriors: Legends of Troy will be released on the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 sometime in November this year. Trinity: Souls of Zill O'll is an action role-playing game that is exclusive to the PlayStation 3 and that will continue the Zill O'll series to be found on all of Sony's other consoles. This new entry will be much darker and will launch until the end of the year.