When the PlayStation 2 hit the market in 2000, the launch, in my opinion, was pretty poor. There really wasn’t an original title that captivated me. We were stuck with Tekken Tag, which I already played to death in the arcades (those were the days) and few sports titles. The first really fun title I had, was a little known game called Shadow of Destiny.

The game was heavily story driven, which at the time was more rare than compared to today. It followed a young man named Eike, who in the beginning of the game was murdered. He then wakes up in a room on a bed, presumably in the afterlife, where an unknown voice tells him that he can have a second chance at life. All Eike has to do is travel through time and try to stop the events through history that lead to his demise. The best part of the game was you controlled what era you wanted to move through. Depending on what you did before, the future could change. Although it had some questionable plot points, it was certainly fun and extremely original.

A couple of weeks ago, we learned that Shadow of Destiny was coming to the PSP in Japan. I, among a select few who played the cult PS2 title, were hoping for a US release date. Today, we get just that. Konami, who is the original publisher, has confirmed that America would be receiving Shadow of Destiny for the PSP but a date has to be revealed.

This is very exciting news for me at least, I’ve been itching to play this game again — but for some reason I can’t find my old copy.

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