Update: February 19, 2007
«©NCSX» After successful stints on the Japanese PC and Playstation 2, Kanon moseys on down to the portable confines of the PSP. Kanon is a beautifully executed anime romance interaction game whose protagonist is a high school student named Yuuichi Aizawa. Due to family problems, Aizawa moves in with relatives in another town and encounters a bevy of girls at school as well as his cousin Nayuki Minase whom he's living with. Classmates at school include a girl suffering from amnesia named Makoto Sawatari, a sometimes sickly girl named Shiori Misaka, a strangely belligerent gal named Kawasumi Mai, Miss Congeniality herself - Kurata Sayuri, Ayu Tsukimiya, and many more. At the outset of the game, a view of static snowflakes against a deep blue backdrop may be seen when a girl's voice intonates, "Yuuichi." The protagonist is seated on a bench at a train station when he glances up and sees the face of a blue-haired girl. After a brief exchange and a handing over of some hot coffee, the protagonist greets his cousin Nayuki and the two eventually go to the Minase household.
New to the PSP version of Kanon is the addition of the protagonist's voice which may be heard throughout the game. He's a gruff sounding bloke who occasionally even snarls words out like daggers. In the PC, Dreamcast, and Playstation 2 versions of Kanon, the protagonist didn't have a voice although the other characters did. View the back cover and screenshots on the main NCSX website.
NCS Game Notes
» On the title screen, the available selections are:NEW GAME
LOAD GAME
OPTION » Start a NEW GAME and a starry sky appears along with a prologue. Read the text and press the "O" button to advance. Eventually, the view of the sky changes to that of a blue haired, blue-eyed girl named Nayuki Minase. She speaks softly followed by the rough voice of the protagonist. A short conversation proceeds followed by a jaunt home. » To review the dialogue of the game at any time, press the SQUARE button and you'll be able to read the script of what has gone before in aqua-colored text. » To bring up the in-game menu, press the TRIANGLE button and the following options pop up: SAVE DATA
LOAD DATA
OPTION
EXIT TO MAIN MENU » To go backwards to review the text, you can press the L-Trigger. Press the R-Trigger to fast forward the text to the current phrase or dialogue. » To view the full screen artwork without the dialogue box on the bottom of the screen, press the START button. Jan Code: 4933032004158 This document is ©NCSX 2007. 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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