DSiWare-bound: Reflection, Jake Hunter

The tail end of last week brought two interesting DSiWare announcements, one for the U.S. and the other for Japan.

Reflection received significant buzz last March not only because it was held up as IGF Mobile’s Next Great Mobile Game, but also because it was the only non-iPhone in the competition to take home an award.

This student-developed project is a puzzle platformer in which you control a young woman and her shadow simultaneously, taking objects and obstacles in both screens into account while you jump and slide your way through each stage. It’s slated to release this summer.

1UP’s Jeremy Parish called it “innovative” in his excellent preview, but based on the preview I played at GDC before Konami picked the title up for DSiWare, I’d describe it as a more thought-out Chronos Twins, without any enemies.

Due Wednesday, the Japanese title, Detective Saburo Jinguji: Whereabouts of the Camellia & Murder Mystery Notebook (loose translation), is yet another Jake Hunter story ported from a previously released mobile episode. You can download a PC demo for it from the official site.

I’m not sure what the story has to do with Alabama’s state flower, but you’ll be helping a high school boy find a missing online friend. This 500 point release comes with a cute comic adventure, The Composer Mystery Case.

As great as this all sounds, it fails to distract me from the fact that Nintendo still hasn’t announced Mario vs Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! for Japan, even though it comes out in North America. Blast you, import system!

Buy: U.S. Matte Black and Blue DSi

Import: Japanese Nintendo DSi (White, Black, Pink, Lime Green, Metallic Blue)

See also: Trailer for upcoming DSiWare titles

tags / dsiware / import / reflection / jake hunter / arc system works / konami / ec