Topic: RE: Zatch Bell GameCube Game in Stores

[NewsBot]

Duke it out with characters from the Cartoon Network show.

BANDAI'S "ZATCH BELL!(TM): MAMODO BATTLES(TM)" NOW IN STORES    

Fans of the Hit Cartoon Network Series Can Join the Fight for Mamodo Dominance on the PlayStation(R)2 and GameCube(TM)    

CYPRESS, CA - October 19, 2005 - Bandai Games Inc. today announced that "Zatch Bell!(TM): Mamodo Battles(TM)" for the Nintendo GameCube(TM) and PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system is now in stores. A fast-action fighting game based on VIZ Media's new animated series "Zatch Bell!" airing on Cartoon Network , "Zatch Bell!: Mamodo Battles" features a cast of unique characters, stages and voiceover by the TV show's cast. "Zatch Bell!: Mamodo Battles" is rated T for Teen by the ESRB and carries a suggested retail price of $39.99.    

Once every thousand years, mamodo creatures descend to Earth to battle for control of the mamodo world, and "Zatch Bell!: Mamodo Battles" invites players to join the fight! In order to battle, the mamodo must partner with a human who can read from a spell book and release the mamodo's powers. The game features 13 playable mamodo characters, and 18 different stages for white-knuckled duels. Brand-new spells and attacks add to the fast-paced action, and collectible trading cards that unlock special mamodo increase the game's replayability and depth.    

"'Zatch Bell!' is one of the most popular new animation series, and 'Zatch Bell!: Mamodo Battles' immerses fans in the world of the show with authentic environments and characters," said Rika Maruya, Co-Producer at Bandai. "'Zatch Bell!: Mamodo Battles' makes it easy for fans to pick up and play and stake their claim for dominance of the mamodo!"    

For additional information and downloads visit www.BandaiGames.com!

[KDR_11k]

Uhhh... Wake me when the Bleach game is done.

[Infernal Monkey]

What an awkward name for a game!

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

MAMODODODODODO BATURUUUURURURURU

[KDR_11k]

Monkey: Which one? I think they called it Mamodo battles because "Children of Satan" or "Contenders for the Devil's Throne" would tip off the bible belters.

[Infernal Monkey]

Oooh. Well, that'd probably get Jack Thompson onto the scene, at least. And that means sales ++!

[ShyGuy]

...Wait, those weird little puppets are children of Satan?

very un-satin

[KDR_11k]

I think. In the anime (japanese version) they said these guys are the children of the devil and the last survivor will become the king of hell.

[wandering]

Well, from my quick internet research, you could translate Zatch Bell so that he is a "demon" ("mamono") who comes from (a place sort of analogous to) "hell" ("makai")  (most translations, BTW, translate "makai" as "world of demons" rather than "hell")....but that kind of implies a Christian connotation that wouldn't really exist in Japanese culture. Zatch certainly isn't battling to supercede Lucifer.

[KDR_11k]

Well, they're a bunch of demons and they are supposed to be evil so I guess the comparisons to the devil would work. Besides, japanese culture isn't untouched by christian ideas. They love to mix and match Christian, Shinto and whatever else they can find to make up a story.

[wandering]

Well, comparisons work, sure, but the fact remains that Zatch didn't really come from Christian Hell, in much the same way that Hades doesn't really rule Christian Hell.