Release Date: February 28, 2008 (Japan), No US release scheduled.
Genre: Action RPG

(Names of sections stolen shamelessly from Gametrailers)

A game that has not yet graced the shores of the United States has recently graced my Nintendo DS which, before now, lay dormant on my shelf collecting a thin layer of dust.

It has only been a month or so since I was introduced to the world of ROM Hacking and ever since I sought to play this game. The folks over at GBA Temp are host to many fan-based translation efforts for both the GBA and DS platforms. Through the magic of various kinds of hex editors and a massive number of hours, fans of games help those not literate in Japanese or other foreign languages to enjoy the games in their native language.

The catch is you need to have a ROM of the game – and by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright Act of 1976, if you own a physical copy of the game you are entitled to own a single digital copy for archiving purposes. With the help of E-Bay I put my hands on a copy of this game and proceeded to download and patch the ROM.

You’ll need a flash card of whichever type you prefer to play the game, but putting that all aside I finally was able to enjoy the game I had heard about only through GBA Temp.

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