Ys I + II Delayed, Bonus Soundtrack Now Included

Atlus just dropped word last night that their upcoming DS title Legacy of Ys: Books I + II will be delayed by two weeks.

The game will still make a February release, but has been put off for two weeks in order to polish the title up a little more, according to Atlus. To make up for the delay, however, Atlus has announced that every launch copy of the game will now be packaged in a limited boxset and feature the bonus soundtrack, which was originally intended as a pre-order only item.

Originally intended for launch on February 10, 2009, Legacy of Ys: Books I + II will now be available on Nintendo DS on February 24, 2009 in North America.

Atlus Bringing Ys I + II to North America? UPDATE

According to a GameStop/EBGames listing, Atlus will be localizing Falcom's DS Ys remakes and combining them into one game, titled (according to the listing) Legacy of Ys: Books I & II.

For those out of the Ys loop, these action-RPGs have been Nihon Falcom's flagship series since 1987, traditionally developed for personal computers, but eventually finding their way to consoles. Ys I and II were remade (for like the 20th time) for the Nintendo DS by Interchannel-Holon (it is unclear how much input Falcom had on the projects other than licensing) earlier this year in Japan.

Since GameStop is the only source listing this release at the moment, and with no current official word from Atlus themselves, we need to lable this one as a rumor. We will keep you updated.

UPDATE: Wow, that was quick. Atlus has officially announced the title in question and set it for release on February 10, 2009. Both games (Ys and Ys II) will be available on a single cart, as opposed to the Japanese collector's bundle which featured a box that contained the two separately. You can check out their official site for the games (which includes a teaser trailer) here.