Ikki Tousen: Why the PSP Does so well in Japan

Why? You wanna know why, pal? Because in Japan they release actual games for the PSP. Sometimes it’s crap and sometimes it’s “casual” stuff like GPS applications or MyStylist, and sometimes it’s incredibly vibrant looking stuff like Carpenter’s Story and the upcoming schoolkid beat-em-up featured here, Ikki Tousen: Elegant Fist.

Apparently it’s pretty typical exploitative stuff with big-breasted schoolgirls in skimpy “uniforms” erotically fighting one another until their clothes fall off, but it at least looks impressive at PSP resolution. Huge 2D sprites, loads of animation, and awesome combos may be enough to outshine the blatant stereotypes that would otherwise make me blush by partaking in such debauchery. Not long to wait now, Play-Asia has Ikki Tousen available for import on October 2nd.