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NDS
Touch de Manzai!
Megami no Etsubo
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Game Synopsis
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The locals speak of a ghoul known as Hekiwaro who
once haunted the village of Yoshino in Nara Prefecture. A
long time ago, the earthly incarnation of the spirit
was something of a party pooper who hated to see
people having fun and mirth. Whenever a party was in
full swing, old Hekiwaro would burst in on the scene
and ruin everyone's good time. Eventually, the villagers
tired of Hekiwaro and decide to beat him up and bury him under a
massive boulder. Hekiwaro's bad temperament had become
tiresome as well as bothersome. Out of sight and out of
mind. Or so they thought...
Fast forward a few centuries and the spirit of Hekiwaro has been
released from his burial spot by two comics spitting
lines and a bolt of lightning from above. With a
claw from below lifting him out of his crypt,
Hekiwaro with his protruding belly button haunts the
Earth once again. Soon afterwards, the spiky-haired
and very old looking God of Laughter emerges from
his shrine and literally bumps heads with the two
comics. A short tutorial commences where the
techniques of virtual comics are shown and
demonstrated. The two hipster comics
are charged with sealing Hekiwaro's apparition
underneath the boulder again by way of comical
dialogue, colorful banter, and Three Stooges-like
violence. Create a slap happy routine and step on a
stage in front of an audience and ham it up to make
the people laugh. If you succeed and entertain the
rabble with proper comedic timing, spot-on dialogue,
and perfectly executed slaps, you're one step closer
to discovering the ways and means of burying
Hekiwaro. Routines are executed by pressing three
buttons (X, SQUARE, TRIANGLE) to trigger actions in
your choreographed session.
After conquering one crowd, it's off to the next venue on the map
(well, they're actually shrines) to tickle the
audience's fancies. If you flop and the crowd
responds like the living dead, you and your partner
might just end up under a boulder yourselves. A
tutorial mode teaches gamers the routine of comedy.
Invoke Benten, the goddess of entertainment and hope
she smiles on your routine.
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NCS Game Notes
» There's a good amount of speech in the game and
the two comics intonate all of their stage dialogue
in monotone sounding samples. The characters also
grunt, groan, mutter, and say snippets such as "Moshi
Moshi." There's even a little bit of English text in
the game as well as Mandarin speech samples.
» Megami no Etsubo is Japanese text intensive. As
such, NCS does not recommend purchasing this game if
your Japanese language skills are nonexistent.
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NCS' Alternate Synopsis
A ghoul named Hekiwaro has escaped from its sealed
tomb and is raising a ruckus. To seal the ghoul back
in its crypt, two hipper-than-thou hipsters named
Ikki and Titose trade lines and insults to elicit
laughter from a crowd. As an added impetus to do
well, Ikki has been cursed with a pair of "drawn-on"
glasses which plaster his face. Only by spitting
funny lines will Hekiwaro be trapped once again and
those ugly glasses removed. Perform
the comedic routine by way of stylus tapping action
that's choreographed prior to stepping on stage.
Draw uproarious laughter and step one stone closer
to stopping mischievous Hekiwaro. Fail famously and watch as
old Hekiwaro runs roughshod over Benten shrines
across Japan. Although the slapstick routines may be
triggered by poking the stylus at the prompts on the screen, the Y,
X, and B buttons may also be used. In addition to
virtual comedy, a eight mini games may be enjoyed
such as Japanese tile catching, catching Japanese
text phrases with a disembodied palm, and avoiding
spears while standing on a platform.
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This document is ©NCSX 2006. All rights reserved. No
reproduction in whole or in part of this document
may be made without express written consent of
National Console Support, Inc.
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