Mistwalker's Archaic Sealed Heat should be in the hands of Japanese gamers within a matter of hours, but when we Westerners will get it, I have no idea. Despite that name that sounds like a variation on the "Dutch oven" the stylus controlled Sakaguchi-standard battle system looks like a good fit for the Nintendo DS. I'm a sucker for moving flamboyantly dressed characters grid to grid and soaking in the strategic action. Let's just hope it doesn't ship on more than two DS carts.

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