As a big fan of Nintendo's Warioware line of games, let me be the first to say booyeah to these previews of Byte Hell 2000, Sony's frenetic answer to the Big N's maniacal menagerie of minigames. I admit I didn't much like it when Sony looked like they were outrightly slamming their collective fists into Nintendo's groin by depicting a coked-up Mario and Luigi in the first few screenies of the game (which is known by the more phonetically-challenged moniker Baito Hell 2000 in Japan), but thankfully Sony decided to get that bad mojo out of their system and concentrate on making a game that looks like it could be a fun departure for the PSP.The preview trailer shows a wide, eclectic range of minigames, although it doesn't directly reveal any modes or encompassing storyline (my Japanese is, how you say, non-existent). If I had to guess, a horned games master guides you through the games in what probably could be another you-against-the-world bid for survival. You win by doing tasks like assorting chicks in bins, playing quick rounds of baseball, or smashing teacups with your bare fists. Let me know when this stuff starts to make sense.
Byte Hell 2000 is slated to hit Japanese retailers this December 22. Plans for the game to make the leap to PSPs in America and Europe have not been announced, if at all.
[Thanks, Timmeh]
