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In
the Japanese gaming market, tastes usually don't differ
radically from the American palate. Fighting games rule,
shooters do well in niche circles, and Final Fantasy owns a
license to print money. Big in Japan, but unknown anywhere
else, insect collecting sims generally sell well on the
Gameboy. NCS predicts moderate success on the GBA. The latest
specimen to baffle American importers calls itself
"Everybody's Rhinoceros Beetle" and players grab
their nets, jars, and other beetle hunting gear to collect
them. The rhinoceros generally makes rain forests and
temperate forested areas it's habitat. In the game, players
enter a forest and click on trees, stumps of wood, and other
crevices to search for beetles. Once you collect a sizable
stable of them, you can put them to the test in feats of
strength and raise them as pets. The rhinoceros beetle boasts
incredible strength and carries up to 100 times it's weight.
Puny humans can carry maybe 1-3 times their body weight, if
that. The rhinoceros beetle is so-called because of the
prodigious horn it hefts on it's head. | | |
