Chibi characters, beat-matching gameplay, and the music of Final Fantasy. Theatrhythm should have everything a Square Enix fan could possibly want from a music game, absurd title and all.

Although there are RPG dressings--such as experience points, stats, and leveling up--the core gameplay invites comparisons to Elite Beat Agents. Like iNIS' original DS game, you'll have to use the stylus to tap the screen in time with the rhythm of the song. Beats are represented by various colored circles, some of which will require holding down on the screen, or swiping in a specific direction.

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Square Enix has quite an impressive library of upcoming games for the Nintendo 3DS. However, I was surprised that my favorite game from their upcoming handheld lineup wasn't a Final Fantasy or Kingdom Hearts game. Rather, it's a little-known dungeon crawler from developer n-Space called Heroes of Ruin.

Generic title, generic premise, and generic art certainly don't make for a great first impression. However, thanks to streamlined controls and great connectivity features, Heroes of Ruin's multiplayer raids are quite a lot of fun.

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