Newly relocated to trendy entertainment-obsessed LA, Konami today announced it has acquired the rights to develop new videogames based on the popular Japanese anime series Shaman King in North America and Europe. Hiroyuki Takei's popular opus will arrive on digital formats in the summer of 2004, with initial products for the PS2 and the GBA planned. In Europe the launch of these new products will be timed to coincide with the arrival of the TV series itself. The premise of the cartoon is based around an 'ordinary' student, Yoh Asakura, who has the unique gift of being able to communicate with spirits - and when he teams up with a ghost, Yoh enters a tournament held every five-hundred years to be crowned Shaman King. Geddit? Konami offered this on the new titles:

Shaman King for PlayStation 2 blends the elements of strategy, battling and role-playing games (RPGs) to deliver an exciting gameplay experience for players of all ages. Gamers will battle against numerous enemies and a nefarious organization that plans to stop the Grand Tournament from taking place. Shaman King for Nintendo Game Boy Advance thrust players into an exhilarating side-scrolling adventure where gamers will use Yoh's inherent ability to control ghosts and spirits in order to defeat his enemies.
"Shaman King follows Yu-Gi-Oh! as the second franchise that we have licensed from Shueisha and developed into videogames for the European and the North American markets. We are very proud to be expanding our licensed game catalogue and anime content with the addition of the popular Shaman King series," enthused CEO Mr. Kitaue. "Our mission is to listen to our consumers and deliver entertainment appropriate to the target markets. At KDE, we plan to continue to acquire licensed properties that resonate with our consumers, such as we have done with Yu-Gi-Oh! and now with Shaman King."

By Luke Guttridge

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  1. JILLL ANA Unregistered 4 years ago

    DONDE PUEDO ENCONTRAR EL JUEGO DE SHAMAN KING SOUL FIGTH O SPIRIT OF SHAMANS

  2. Pedro Unregistered 4 years ago

    Donde puedo encontrar un juego de shaman king para un emulador de gameboy advance para computadora.

  3. Karly Unregistered 4 years ago

    I havent seen all of the episodes ok SHAMAN KING yet but so far its the best show I've ever seen in my life.Oh and by the way I'm 15. ^ ~
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  4. Karly Unregistered 4 years ago

    I havent seen all of the episodes ok SHAMAN KING yet but so far its the best show I've ever seen in my life.Oh and by the way I'm 15. ^ ~
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  5. Sharon Unregistered 4 years ago

    Shaman King is one of the best ,top, greatest anime shows ever:)

  6. Sharon Unregistered 4 years ago

    Shaman King is one of the best ,top, greatest anime shows ever:)

  7. Sharon Unregistered 4 years ago

    Shaman King is one of the best ,top, greatest anime shows ever:)

  8. Joyce Unregistered 4 years ago

    Shaman King is the best anime ever!

  9. Happy man Unregistered 4 years ago

    whatthe hell?

  10. Yo Asakura Unregistered 4 years ago

    Hi me again I just wanted to say I think Shaman kings class

  11. nu nknow Unregistered 4 years ago

    Shaman King and yugioh is the best cartoon in the world :):):):)

  12. BACHAS Unregistered 4 years ago

    heu?
    hum?:-p
    :(
    ???je suis françaises mâ bon...:(
    je suis plutot sur pokelord,ps sur ce trou perdu!
    m'enfin..SHAMAN KING EST VRAIMANT COOL!!:)

    VIVE MWA (ANNA)elle me resemble!

  13. anna asakura Unregistered 4 years ago

    hao asakura very handsome ; )

  14. dragonhuntar Unregistered 4 years ago

    Shaman king :-D and Yu-gi-oh :-D are the best in the world.............

  15. dragonhuntar Unregistered 4 years ago

    Shaman king and Yu-gi-oh are the best in the world............. : - ) : - )

  16. megan Unregistered 4 years ago

    shaman king kicks butt big time

  17. Becky Unregistered 4 years ago

    oh ye sSharman king kiss butt...haaha my friend is in live with it! she wants to marrie Yoh! haahaa but thast okeis i still like her..haahaa:-D she is the one who signed before me...MEGAN! HAAHAA

  18. Nutmeg Unregistered 4 years ago

    i wanna kill megan! i love sharman king..and i'm marring Yoh...NOT HER! hahaa

  19. megan Unregistered 4 years ago

    becky u dont know how to spell .......and nutmeg he is mine

  20. will Unregistered 4 years ago

    i love shaman king but my biggest love is becky

  21. becky Unregistered 4 years ago

    i love u too will

  22. retdrt Unregistered 4 years ago

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  23. Shaman King Fan Unregistered 4 years ago

    Shaman King is one of those few animes where even the english version rocks!

  24. el-el Unregistered 4 years ago

    yo asakura is my idol cause my friends told me that i look like him, and we have the seame characteristics.

  25. korn Unregistered 4 years ago

    shaman kin is the best anime on the world

  26. Ana Unregistered 4 years ago

    Shaman King is Cool!!!!! Is the best show ever!!!!!!!
    Ren is so cute <3 : - )!!!!!

  27. TriHead Unregistered 4 years ago

    The show rocks!!! and the game is goin 2 b mega kool, a must get check out http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/shamanking/media.html 4 reviews and game footage (copy and paste it into address bar), enjoy
    Later dudes ; )

  28. Ana Unregistered 4 years ago

    2 ?:
    1.Is the shaman king game for gamecube or PS2?
    2.Is the game only about fighting?

  29. Grave Unregistered 4 years ago

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  30. Yoh Unregistered 4 years ago

    Go shaman king go shaman king go shaman king go shaman king go shaman king go shaman king i love it 2 pices ya-hoo!!!

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