In a press release and an e-mail sent out to their mailing list, Atlus USA has announced that they will be localizing Marvelous Entertainment and Climax Entertainment's Nintendo DS puzzle/platformer Steal Princess. The game stars the thief/treasure hunter Anise, who while hunting for treasure in the castle of the Ancient Demon King, triggers a booby trap. She ends up escaping by falling in a river unconscious, where she is rescued by the fairy Kukri, who takes her to the Castle of Albyon, and is awakened in the presence of the King. The Prince has been captured by demons, and Anise must now forge ahead and rescue him, or be tried and convicted as a thief.

Steal Princess boasts over 150 levels from the Climax Entertainment, the original creators of the Shining Force series. Each level has you fighting enemies, navigating platforms, and solving puzzles in order to find a key that will allow Anise to proceed to the next level. Rankings are assessed after each level, and levels can be replayed to improve your rankings and acquire more gems for more items. Also included is a level editor where players can design levels with whatever monsters, items, and victory conditions they could want. These levels can be traded with friends over the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.



Steal Princess will release on March 24th, with a MSRP of $34.99.

Your Nintendo DS™ is about to get its puzzle/platforming on. Steal Princess™, a genre-bender with platforming action and challenging puzzle-based level design, is set to rob you of all your free time come March.

So what's the big deal with Steal Princess, what makes it special? Could it be the over 150 levels, each offering new twists and increased complexity, or perhaps the beautifully-rendered isometric platforming action? Maybe the powerful level editor, which puts full power in the players' hands to create their own devlish stage designs? Oh, and you can share your custom levels with anyone in North America, using the game's Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection support, so there's that, too.

And when we say powerful editor, we mean it. Everything is in your control: level style, enemy placement, moving platforms, switches, etc... Even custom victory conditions settings! And again, to reiterate: Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection support allows your custom creations to be shared online with anyone across North America!

Look for Steal Princess to release on March 24th. Bring your thinking cap.

Akira_EX via atlus.com »