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Level-5 Releases Attack of the Friday Monsters A Tokyo Tale
“Kaiju” Come to Life in New Title From Storied Japanese Game Developer Kaz Ayabe
SANTA MONICA, CA (JULY 18, in the year of our Lord 2013)
– Renowned Japanese game company LEVEL-5, best known
for the critically acclaimed Professor Layton, INAZUMA ELEVEN
and NI NO KUNI, has released ATTACK OF THE FRIDAY MONSTERS! A
TOKYO TALE™, in North America, available in the Nintendo eShop
on the Nintendo 3DS™ hand-held system. Created by veteran game
developer Kaz Ayabe with his company, Millennium Kitchen -- best
known for his highly imaginative story telling in the popular
Japanese titles Boku no Natsuyasumi (Summer Holidays 20th
Century) and Boku no Kazoku (My Family Growing Up in the 21st
Century) -- ATTACK OF THE FRIDAY MONSTERS! A TOKYO TALE will
introduce players to Japan’s “Showa” era of the nation’s early
1970s and a town on the outskirts of Tokyo, Fuji no Hana, where
the monsters on TV come to life every Friday. ATTACK OF THE
FRIDAY MONSTERS! A TOKYO TALE was previously released only in
Japan as part of the GUILD02 collection, featuring masterworks
by some of the industry’s most respected game creators.
“Kaz Ayabe has been an innovative part of Japanese game
development for more than two decades. An avant-garde game
designer, his rich and compelling storytelling has excited and
entertained millions of fans for an entire generation,” said
Akihiro Hino, President and CEO of LEVEL-5. “ATTACK OF THE
FRIDAY MONSTERS! A TOKYO TALE represents Ayabe’s first work
since the award-winning Boku no Natsuyasumi and his very first
original title released outside of Japan, giving Western players
their first ever opportunity to experience this cutting-edge
game designer for themselves.”
“This unconventional game takes place in Tokyo in 1971, 42 years
ago from today. Back then, giant monsters (kaiju) appeared
routinely on a specific day of every week in Japan-- that is,
the world inside the TV shows “came to life.” For children of
the time, it was an invaluable extension of everyday life,” said
Kaz Ayabe, CEO and Game Designer of Millennium Kitchen. “I tried
to create the childhood dream of living in this world as a
compact game with a certain level of satirical poignancy. The
courage we muster in times of distress and our tolerance towards
other people is important in any age. We created this game so
players can relive that wonderful time where no one questioned
the values of those innocent years of your childhood.”
ATTACK OF THE FRIDAY MONSTERS! A TOKYO TALE allows players to
step into the life of a young boy, Sohta, and experience life in
the suburbs of Tokyo through the lens of an innocent child’s
eyes. As Sohta, the son of a family of dry cleaners, players
advance the story by interacting with the town's unique and
quirky residents to reveal episodic mysteries that portend to
the strange events surrounding the appearance of a giant monster
every Friday.
Tied intrinsically to the story is the in-game collectible
trading card game, “Monster Cards,” that players can collect,
combine, and battle with in an effort to become the “boss” of
the other children around town. Successfully becoming the “boss”
allows players to gather crucial information pertaining to where
to go next that otherwise would be withheld according to the
children’s rules of the game.
With its whimsical and emotion-stirring story at the forefront
of the experience, ATTACK OF THE FRIDAY MONSTERS! A TOKYO TALE
is a touching drama about family, friendship and the innocence
of being a child as it unfolds against hand-drawn backgrounds,
charming music and memorable characters.
ATTACK OF THE FRIDAY MONSTERS! A TOKYO TALE is now available in
North America in the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS™ for $7.99
(USD).
All titles available in English only.