Suikoden Tierkreis Releases in North America

LanceHeart

March 17, 2009

Suikoden Tierkreis released in stores on March 17th, 2009. The tenth game in the franchise, it’s the first one to grace the Nintendo DS and second game to be on a Nintendo system.
Here’s a bit more on the game, from Konami’s official Suikoden Tierkreis page:

Suikoden: Tierkreis is the latest iteration of the popular RPG franchise that was introduced more than 12 years ago. Suikoden: Tierkreis follows the story of the 108 Stars of Destiny, a group of magical warriors, as they challenge the almighty One King, who intends to create chaos in the universe. As the player gathers the members of the 108 Stars of Destiny, the forces for good will stand up against evil in a battle that spans the near infinite parallel worlds of the Million World universe.

This all new, epic RPG in the long running Suikoden series incorporates many innovative features to the handheld RPG genre. An active online community experience is encouraged by allowing players to send their characters on quests that other members of the Suikoden: Tierkreis community will complete for them via Nintendo WiFi Connection. As your character travels around the community and completes quests he will eventually return to your party with new abilities and treasures. This provides a new way to level up characters your characters which helps create a sense of community and provides a new way to experience RPGs on handhelds. As players progress through the story, many exotic locations and cultures will be discovered across the game’s universe of parallel worlds. With its grand adventure and larger than life scale, the story is told through rich animation sequences and gripping dialogue with voice over, which will pull the player even deeper into the world of Suikoden: Tierkreis.

The Mega Man Connection: The soundtrack was composed in part by Yoshino Aoki, best known for her work on games such as Mega Man X3, Mega Man Battle Network 2 & 3, Mega Man Star Force 1 & 2, and voiced “Kaze yo, Tsutaete” which is better known as Roll’s theme across the entire franchise.

Source: Suikoden Tierkreis Official Website