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http://www.ncsx.com/2007/011507/ncs0115m.htm
"DC Karous aka Karasu - Preorder, Ships on March 8, 2007
«©NCSX» Prior to Milestone's
announcement of "Karous" for the coin-op
market, the word "Karous" did not
exist in Japan. Mutter "Karous" in
Shijuku and no one will respond.
In the USA, there's a word "Carouse"
which means a drunken stupor but
that's about it. Karous is a
bastardization of the word
"Karasu" which means a type of "Crow."
The crow reference may refer
to the heroines in the game who are all
decked out in black outfits that
make them look like crows. Sort of. Maybe
crow references the feather motif
in the game as well where a heroine may
ring her ship with a barrier that
blows outwards into a radiating circle of
feathers. Or maybe, just maybe,
the main heroine who is named "Karasu"
got lucky and got a game named
after her.
The result of the union between
a mortal man and a female angel,
Karasu is a 13 year-old girl who
lost her parents to war. Her best friend is
named Shigi who's a techno-whiz
with a pair of square-shaped glasses.
First Impressions
When NCS checked out Karous
last year, we figured that Milestone had a
Rajirugi Contruction Kit somewhere
on the premises. Visually, the game is
similar to that earlier effort but
the game has enough wrinkles to
distinguish itself somewhat. The
control scheme looks like this:
Joystick: Movement
A-Button: Shoot
B-Button: Slash sword
C-Button: Special Attack
Press "A" and bullets will
burst forward. Stop shooting and a shield
appears which blocks oncoming
fire. To attack with a swishing sword, press
the "B" button to smack anything
that meanders too close for comfort. Each
weapon system and the shield has
an experience level as indicated by
three numbers on the upper left
corner of the screen. Furthermore, a
cumulative level of the ship's
systems is tracked by a number on the upper
right corner which acts as a score
multiplier. We think the soundtrack for
Karous is a keeper and we'll throw
up some more details and a full review
of the DC version of the game when
it is released. "
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