Some screenshots from the follow-up of the Japanese cult-hit Yuusha no Kuse ni Namaikida have shown up over at Siliconera. The sequel's name is Yuusha no Kuse ni Namaikida or2, and the fundamental gameplay hasn't changed much. You are still an evil overlord maintaining an underground lair with heroes trying to drag you above ground and vanquish you. Now you have access to more monsters, four times the levels, face new heroes and have a world map to explore. All of this will complicate the lair you must maintain in order to keep your monsters healthy and heroes out of your evil lair. We never knew being your own boss was so complicated.

Good job CVG! You guessed Sony's mysterious game correctly! A few days ago, a mysterious countdown appeared, featuring retro art reminiscent of the PSP exclusive Yuusha no Kuse ni Namaikida. Looks like the "or2" mysterious referenced on the site is the name for the sequel. The original Yuusha had players in a retro universe, taking down heroes with their minion horde. The sequel to this surprising cult hit promises more monsters and more heroes.

Senior producer Masami Yamamoto explained to Weekly Famitsu magazine (via 1UP). "A lot of gamers just wanted more to play with, so volume was the first thing. Also, since there were fewer stages in the first game, some of them had a challenge level that was far more of an uphill battle for the player than previous stages. With more stages at our disposal, we wanted to be sure we smoothed that over and gradually increased the challenge instead."

Every once in a while we need to bask in the glory of 8-bit recreations, thanks to some neat dot-pin toys. What you're seeing above is a faithful life-size dot-pin envisioning of Yuusha no Kuze ni Namaikida characters and enemies. It's intriguing to see such an obscure game get such loving fan treatment -- could this be an indication of a strong cult following for this PSP exclusive?

[Via PSPHyper]