2014 is here, anyone excited for what SEGA may bring us? Maybe sequels to our favorite series such as Jet Set Radio and Streets of Rage? Hey it could happen. It is worth having some hopes and dreams remain.
For what does exist, SEGA Japan already have a promising and strong lineup. While Segalization covers a range of campaign titles, ANYTHING from SEGA is fair game and a welcome sight. To summarize most of the games:
Uta Kumi 575 | Releasing in January for Vita. In this rhythm game players must fill in the missing lyrics, done in haiku. It’ll be story driven, which may not make this game import friendly.
A crossover nobody expected.
Puyo Puyo Tetris | Releasing in February for 3DS, Vita, PS3 and Wii U. The game is a cross-over of two puzzle franchises, Puyo Puyo and Tetris. Beside a Classic Puyo Puyo and Classic Tetris Mode, it also features a Versus mode where one player plays Puyo Puyo on one side and the other player plays Tetris on the other side. Unfortunately the Puyo Puyo games haven’t seen a release in the West since 2005/2006 with Puyo Puyo Fever, but maybe the popularity of Tetris will give this game a better chance of being released in the West.
Yakuza Ishin | Releasing in February for PS3 and PS4. We have more info about Yakuza Ishin on this page.
Project Diva F 2nd | Releasing in March for PS3 and Vita. Another campaign title. See here for info.
Segarion from Hero Bank. His body uses Rent A Hero, helmet is Opa-Opa and armor made up of SEGA consoles and accessories.
Hero Bank | Releasing in March for 3DS. An action RPG where the main character has a billion yen debt and pays it off by fighting combatants in virtual arenas.
Initial D Perfect Shift Online | TBA for 3DS. A free to play game based on the popular racing anime/manga series. Instead of featuring traditional racing gameplay, players aren’t actually in control of the car but only need to shift at the right moment. The game also features vehicle customization. Toshihiro Nagoshi, known for the Yakuza games, is in charge of the title.
Phantasy Star Nova | TBA for Vita. Another campaign title. See here for info.
SEGA West is bringing over Project Diva f on Vita, however other plans are still vague. For any other related news we’ll be sure to cover it.
I actually might be buying (for the Vita) Puyo Puyo Tetris and Project Diva f 2 when they come out… And maybe even 575 too; I rather liked the demo of it at least. I really need to improve my Japanese to get any good at it though. >_>
Yakuza Ishin looks pretty amazing; I’ve never played any of the games in that series though, since I don’t have a PS3. (At least not yet…) I hope it gets localized?
I’m curious to see how Phantasy Star Nova turns out as well.
A nice lineup of games; we’ll have to hope some of them get localized. In the meantime, wouldn’t mind seeing a couple other dormant franchises revisited by Sega some day. Perhaps Sakura Wars and Shenmue, for example? There’s really a lot of great IPs Sega has on hand.
I’ll be picking up Ishin if it comes out.
I’m curious to see how Japan receives Hero Bank. I’ve been tracking it for a while, and with Gaist Crusher finally out, I wonder what this one will look like outside of all the promotional work.
I do hope we get those games localized though. Some of those would be huge losses and are sorely needed for the Vita.