Bandai Namco’s Duel Love takes players into the underbelly of prep school fighting. That doesn’t mean the game is only about fighting. At its core, Duel Love is a Japanese “renai game” (“romantic game”) where the goal is to get the game’s exceedingly male metrosexuals to fall head over heels in love with you. This is standard dating sim stuff, but Bandai Namco tries to spruce up the formula with touch pen touching.
This isn’t sorta why you shouldn’t play DS boy scrubbing title Duel Love on the train, this is EXACTLY why you shouldn’t. Realise: Image-wise, this clip is safe-for-work. Sound-wise? Totally not safe. Do stick around for the hand-slapping finishing move. More »
For those unable to attend the Tokyo Game Show and get quality hands on with Namco Bandai’s Duel Love, here’s a handy flow chart that helps explain the different moods induced by sweat scrubbing — all of which look like variations of lethargy. Hit the jump for a screenie of the steamy shower room scene and a helpful explanation of game play.
Remember Duel Love? That female-geared DS game that has players whip the sweat off fetching young males. It’s a Japanese dating game that centres around a school’s secret fight club. Players “help” the fighters by wiping off sweat, treating injuries or giving “massages”. The game’s out this month, and that’s the game’s producer decked out in Duel Love gear. Here’s what she says about her boy sweat scrubbing game: Spring’s in bloom! The season of love has arrived. Now, people want to fall in love, some people are tired of love, other want to forget it. Wouldn’t you like to start fresh with Duel Love‘s Passion Mode? If lovey-dovey couples can play together, it’ll be no accident that they get aroused!
Hit the jump for a picture of this saucy female game producer.
Despite rumours to the contrary, being the resident gay dude I do not enjoy wiping the sweat off of high school boys. But when I heard there was a game where you could do such a thing I had to go try it out, mostly because I just had to see what is was about and also because no one else wanted to. More »
