Nintendo today announced that the Japanese RPG, Glory of Heracles, to come to North America 18th January 2010th Glory of Heracles was released in Japan in 2008. and has some elements of Greek culture, and the story itself was written by Kazushige Nojima-e, who wrote games like Final Fantasy VII, Kingdom Hearts and FF7: Crisis Core. In this game you can use the touch screen during battle to increase their attacks or magic.
Nintendo has released small details regarding this game:
"The traditional role-playing game contains all the elements of the old games, that is a fun story and great combat. Players can move freely on the field while finding new characters and gaining experience, or they can visit popular destinations like Athens or Sparta.
Many faces and places are based on Greek mythology, a place where Heracles will meet with his opponents or friends are varied - from the forest, to Greek temples. Also, this game includes several animated scenes that Nintendo's DS or a Nintendo DSI players will encounter.
Players will have to use the control pad and buttons to control movement within the game, while the touch screen will be required during the fight to increase and improve your attacks and magic. This system was invented to increase the weight of games, because we are certain that most of you prefers the more demanding games. "
More about the game Glory of Heracles can be found on the army-the official Nintendo page, but you can also visit the official Japanese site of the game. It seems that we can expect another great RPG game that Nintendo published the following year.