First Blue Dragon Plus DS screenshot and RTS spinoff info
Blue Dragon Plus DS is a portable RTS spinoff of the RPG Xbox 360 game Blue Dragon. In development at Mistwalker and Lost Odyssey developer Feel Plus, and published by AQ Interactive, Blue Dragon will be released in Japan in March 2008.
The latest issue of Japanese gaming magazine Shounen Jump shows Blue Dragon DS is a different type of game from the Xbox 360 original (see the scan to your right). Instead of a turn-based Japanese RPG, DS owners can look forward to a 2D realtime party-based strategy game. The game puts a party of ally characters on the battle field against an army of enemies commanded by a large boss.
Gameplay-wise Blue Dragon DS will stay true to the original by having all the main characters from the original return, with Shu once again in the lead. They will be accompanied by their shadows, who will apparently play an even bigger role in battle. The DS game will feature high quality CG sequences between battles, translates IGN.
