Dungeons & Dragons Tactics Preview and Interview

RPGWatch has posted both a preview and interview for Atari and Kuju Entertainment’s Dungeons & Dragons Tactics. The preview offers a good overview of the PSP RPG, while the interview with senior producer Lawrence Liberty goes into more detail:

Q: Online multiplayer – is it ad-hoc or infrastructure?

A: It is ad-hoc only, but we have several multiplayer modes that should appeal to a variety of players. The mode that should appeal to fans of the pen-and-paper experience is cooperative multiplayer. Players will be able to work through the campaign as a party, with each controlling one or more characters. It’s a lot of fun to figure out a tactical approach to each battle which spells and skills to use, which enemies to attack, etc. Other modes are more competitive: Last Man Standing, Treasure Hunt and Dragonkill modes each task players with different objectives, which they must complete before their adversaries. Dragonkill pits you and your friends against a dragon (naturally); you’ll need to work together to defeat the dragon while you keep an eye on your opponents. after all, they want all the glory.

I don’t care if it’s on a handheld system. I’m really looking forward to playing a turn-based D&D game with co-op support.