Atlus today announced its entry into the casual market with Octomania, a quirky family-oriented puzzle game in development for the Nintendo Wii. The title promises to offer a variety of different play modes, including a two-player online mode via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.

Akin to puzzle classics like Tetris, the goal is to rid your screen of Octopi as quickly as possible before the enemy does. Players can line up Octopi to pull off massive combo chains and perform special attacks against their foe.

Octomania is slated to hit store shelves March 11. Oh, and it’ll retail for only $19.99. At that price, it’s hard to resist.

CASUAL GAMING GETS A SHOT IN THE TENTACLE: OCTOMANIA INKED FOR Wii

Net the Best Multiplayer Puzzle Game on Wii March 11th for only $19.99!

IRVINE,CA – FEBRUARY 5th, 2008 – Atlus U.S.A., Inc., the video game publisher voted “least likely to distribute a fun, family-friendly puzzle game,” today announced it will be the exclusive North American distributor for Octomania, a new multiplayer puzzle game for Wii. Formerly beautiful and serene land suddenly ruined by a magic spell gone awry? Check. Challenging puzzle gameplay, online multiplayer, and a variety of different play modes? Affirmative. A story of mischief and mayhem filled with zany characters? It’s all here, along with the hundreds of thousands of octopi you’ll have to deal with. Let the Octomania begin! Octomania is scheduled to be on sale March 11, 2008, at a MSRP of $19.99.

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