Keeping up its tradition of renaming all of Q-Games’ DSiWare releases for different regions (e.g. Digidrive and Intersect, Trajectile and Reflect Missile, Starship Defense and Starship Patrol), Nintendo retitled X-Scape – 3D Space Tank in Europe – as X-Returns for Japan.

It’s a title that makes sense for a couple reasons

1. Japan missed out on the R&B quartet of the same name that soulfully sang ‘90s hit “Just Kickin’ It”
2. The game’s Japan-only prequel was titled X

Anyway, I’m using this non-news as a jumping off point for two other X-Scape things I want to talk about.

For my first point, someone claims to have found Totaka’s Song in the game! This is especially notable because the original X was the first game ever composed by Nintendo veteran Kazumi Totaka and also the first published game to feature Totaka’s Song. Details on the discovery:

“I’m not sure where else this song plays, but I heard it in the song that plays when you bring the doctor (first time) over to the group of rogues on Mordari.”

As for the second item I wanted to discuss: not enough people are playing X-Scape! It’s a shame that most gamers are overlooking the title – likely because it’s DSiWare only – as it’s received nothing but positive reviews:

• 1UP - B+
• Nintendo Life - 90
• Kotaku - Three “Loved” items, no “Hated” items
• Wiiloveit - 29/30

It’s sad how many great DSiWare games go ignored.

Buy: Nintendo DSi XL (Burgundy and Bronze), Standard Nintendo DSi (White, Pink, Black and Blue)

See also: Dylan Cuthbert talks X-Scape

[Via X-Returns Japanese site]

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