Update: June 2, 2006
«©NCSX» Want to practice your kanji interpretation and kana writing skills but don't want to sit through the tedium of a structured scholastic exercise? Want to have fun while learning kanji? Publisher Success answers the collective cries for relief with Kanji no Wataridori. Step into the persona of a roaming cowboy known as Kanjigai who goes from town to town battling blue spandex-wearing ninja. Most cowboys whip out a gun when faced with adversity but Kanjigai throws down with quick kana writing skills. As ninja ramble onto the field of contention, they'll lift up placards with kanji characters on them. Interpret the kanji, write down the corresponding kana, and wipe the goons from the screen. Successful completion of each wave of ninja leads to new areas where more challenging kanji combinations put your skills to the test. View the back cover and screenshots on the main NCSX website. NCS Game Notes
» The intro to the game plays like an old western movie complete with film grain as a Japanese cowboy shimmers into view. He's in a static pose where he seemingly tips his hat and soon afterwards, the title screen appears » Start a new game and you're in a dusty western town where a female language teacher in a pink shawl yelps and runs from an unseen danger. A blue spandex-wearing ninja comes into view with evil intentions. The girl explains her predicament and its time to face her pursuers. » Before the battle, the top screen shows what appears to be an abandoned warehouse area and blue-suited ninja skitter onto the screen. Each villain holds up a placard which displays various kanji characters. Your job is to interpret them and write the corresponding kana as quickly as possible on the areas in the touch screen. If you take longer than normal, the kana that you need to write will slowly appear above the kanji characters on the placard to help you out. Once you write the proper characters, the ninja will be banished from the screen. If you're not quick enough on the draw, the ninja will leap forward and attack. A health bar on the top of the screen drops with each blow. » After the first area is completed, new areas open up which feature different scenarios and situations to conquer with blazing kanji skills. » Kanji no Wataridori contains about 10,000 placard exercises which tests at the junior high school level. Some tips
1) Tapping a single dot on any of the four quadrants of the virtual writing pad will knock out the し character in case you're practicing kana shorthand. 2) Drawing a single diagonal slash from the upper left to lower right will result in the へ character. More tips to follow... Jan Code: 4944076004103 This document is ©NCSX 2006. All rights reserved. No reproduction in whole or in part of this document may be made without express written consent of National Console Support, Inc.
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