My interest in LocoRoco diminished significantly when the entire country of Japan decided the game sucked. I kept meaning to buy it, but waffled. Maybe it was as bad as everyone said. Maybe it wasn't. People I trusted and like (well, sorta) bought the game and raved about it. Unloved classic! Yet, the game's price plummeted quickly and copies turned up in spades at used game shops. And like that, LocoRoco fell off my radar.

Sony, showing a Microsoft-like refusal to admit defeat, has decided to give it another go. LocoRoco didn't fail. We failed LocoRoco. A new ad campaign is being launch to bring the game the success it deserves. Rather, the success that Sony thinks it deserves. The TV spots star one of my fav actresses Ryoko Shinohara. And just look at that photo from the commercial's shoot, everyone looks so happy!

Yes, I think it's time that Japan gives this LocoRoco another chance. (And I just might pick up the game in the bargain bins.) Brian Ashcraft

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