CIRCLE Entertainment has announced its Japanese 3DS eShop hit The Legend of Dark Witch will be released in North America on October 16th for $3.99, with a European release to be determined.
The Legend of Dark Witch is a 2D platform action game where players take on the role of the witch Zizou who has been tasked with retrieving missing Syega crystals (ore that provides the people of the world with magical powers) after they are mysteriously stolen by an unknown culprit.
Along the way, Zizou will encounter various bosses, and gain experience in battle which can then be used to upgrade her abilities. Adding to the adventure is a beautifully depicted world, a diverse range of levels, additional bonuses for those who replay the game, and three difficulty modes.
View the trailer below for a more detailed explanation of how all the in-game mechanics work, and let us know in the comments if you would be interested in playing the western release of The Legend of Dark Witch.
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Lol, how bad is it that I seen the title of the game and immediately thought it was a Circle title.
Looks entertaining enough for 4$ I'll look into it next week. Could use a bit of mindless shooting platform action.
I'll likely pick this up when it comes to the UK, looks quite fun and will be cheap as chips.
This looks pretty good for a cheap Circle title. I'll get it when it releases in Europe.
Gotta say, CIRCLE seems to be on a good way now. Demon King Box was already a great title for 4€, and this one has a lot of charm and effort behind it!
Keep going, CIRCLE! We need kore japanese indies on 3DS!
I can no longer read "The Legend of..." without Zelda
Eh, it's clearly a Mega Man clone, but it's a really cute Mega Man clone! I'd ponder on whether to get this, but I know full well that it's Bayonetta and Shantae that have my money, this month.
@Frank90 What about Starfy?
This looks pretty good. I will wait till I read some reviews but I can definitely see myself getting it along with Shantae and the Pirate's Curse. So much for limiting my spending on games this month. At least they aren't at full retail price so that helps.
CIRCLE's a mixed bag through and through, but this one might be okay. I'll keep an eye on it at least. Apparently it'll only be $4, so...
This looks good, but I might wait to buy, considering I'm already planning on getting Stealth 2 and need to pick up my pre-orders for Bayonetta 2 and Fantasy Life later this month.
And just when I worried we were going to go three months without another megaman knockoff
looks good and for $4.00! I'm game.
This one looks really fun. I might pick it up with the eShop credit I'll have left over from the Mario Kart DLC.
Looks interesting enough. I'll wait for reviews--well, a review, as I doubt many sites will provide them--and if it's decent I'll give it a shot.
Hopefully the game will come to Europe and will be good. That would please a cheapskate like myself vey much
Castlevania + Touhou.
I approve
It is a great game, especially for the price.. I bought it from the Japanese eShop for ¥400 (just under £3) and it's an awesome action platformer..
Hopefully it'll come to the UK too so I can actually understand what's going on! But it's highly recommended from me
another japanese faux retro style game. americans are going to eat this up...
Looks like fun! I'll take this at $4 over Shantae at $20 any day of the week.
Finally, a “chronicle” game on the eShop. That genre is underpopulated.
I like how the trailer name-drops the developers, yet I can barely find any info on them. The main website says something about what they've done, but it seems the developer is mostly into Touhou fan-games...which I guess explains why this is more like a shmup-meets-action/platformer type of thing...
It's the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man in a thong and Santa Hat.
Again, nothing for Europe. I just bought an iphone, won't probably play with my 3DS for a while now.
This game is gonna suck.
Cheap yet fun, not to the standards of megaman or gunman clive but not a bad effort according to a Japanese 3ds site... pixel art by a person named Neko Penguin... how can anyone resist?
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