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This year, the cowboy-hat-bikini-wearin’ zombie-slayin’ Onechanbara movie is getting a sequel. We haven’t heard much about it — until now.
Last spring autumn, a movie based on D3′s cowgirl-in-a-hat-killing-zombies game Onechanbara hit theatres. It was even localised as Chanbara Beauty for Western audiences.
When Playboy reviewed Wii title Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad, it asked publisher D3 for this: Exclusive naked pics. And exclusive naked pics it got.
There’s a couple of viral Onechanbara vids doing the internet rounds, and they’re, well, pretty much what you’d expect: zombies and bikinis.
After announcing that they’re bringing the bikini-clad, cowboy hat-wearing, zombie shooting Onechanbara to North America yesterday, does D3 Publisher have any other games featured at E3 that really matter? I suppose it depends on who you ask. Me? I’m excited about Puzzle Quest: Galactrix for Live Arcade, DS, and PC, but I am the puzzly sort. Anime fans might enjoy Naruto: Clash of the Ninja Revolution 2 for the Wii, though I’d say we’re all wishing they’d just advance the storyline already and give us some new characters in the states. Same with Path of the Ninja 2 for the DS. Dreamcast to DS port Bangai-O Spirits certainly isn’t anything to sneeze at. Ben 10: Alien Force? Shaun the Sheep?
I suppose once you announce a game where a scantily clad woman gets splattered with zombie blood the rest of your line up looks a bit pale by comparison.
Finally, D3 Publisher of America has come to its senses! We don’t want your Dark Sectors, guys; we want your poorly animated super soldiers shooting giant bugs and gooey zombie killin’ adventures in combat inappropriate clothing. We want that mind-numbing stuff. That’s why we’re so pleased to learn, via GamesRadar, that Onechanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayers will be coming to the Wii in early 2009.
Sure, it wasn’t my most memorable experience at Tokyo Game Show last year and these games aren’t exactly “good”, but you can dispatch the undead in bikinis, biker outfits and barely legal schoolgirl get-ups. We’re willing to sacrifice our joints to over-waggling if it helps convince D3 to bring Onechanbara VorteX over here.
Onechanbara’s coming to the Wii [GamesRadar - thanks, Jeff!]
Ah, Onechanbara. Cowgirl, female flesh, zombies. It’s like lightning in a bottle. As you may or may not know, the hack n’ slash series is being made into a live-action movie, of which this is the final theatrical poster. The film’s due to open in theatres across Japan next week (April 26), and should go down a treat with fans of the games. For everyone else, this poster does a pretty good job of setting the scene. 『お姉チャンバラ THE MOVIE』先行試写会が開催 主要キャストが舞台挨拶[Famitsu]
