Remember back when there were rhythm action games where you pressed buttons on a controller; games thatdidn’tinvolve dancing or playing weird keytar controllers? Japan remembers, which is whyRhythm Heaven Wiihas been one of the best (if not the best) selling game in that country for the past month. I’m guessing that’s also why publishers are looking to make more rhythm games on Nintendo consoles; specificallyTheatRhythm Final Fantasyfrom Square Enix, and nowRhythm Phantom Thief Rfrom Sega.
Due out this winter in Japan, the game centers around an 18-year-old man named Ralph who by night, dons the alter ego of Phantom Thief R; a world class burglar who steals important artifacts, only to return them 3 days later. Ralph steals to find clues to the location of his long lost father, and in the process he fights giant robot-looking things, runs from cops, and partakes in many other thiefly duties, all set to a funky beat. What a smooth criminal, right folks?
It wouldreallybe criminal if Ulala fromSpace Channel 5didn’t make some sort of cameo here. Hear that Sega? Put Ulala in this game or I’m charging you with criminal negligence ofdat low-polygon, pixelated space ass.
