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Major Minor's Majestic March.

Majesco has officially unveiled Major Minor's Majestic March. the first Wii title from PaRappa the Rapper developer NanaOn-Sha.

You're put in the boots of Major Minor, who has a special baton to conduct a marching band through the streets of eight whimsical locations.

That baton is controlled by waving the Wii remote. You need to keep tempo by waving your arms around so you can attract more band members and play better songs. If you are rubbish, your band will fall apart.

There are around 15 different instruments to collect like flutes and drums, and you can bang out around 30 popular tunes. Now it says popular here, but all we used to think when they crashed past our window was can we get away with dropping heavy things like plant pots on them please.

Still, PaRappa papa Masaya Matsuura and artist Rodney Greenblat are at the helm. And Major Minor offers variations on band make-up and a spot of baton twirling during intermissions to keep you interested.

Major Minor's Majestic March is due out in Europe early next year.

About Major Minor's Majestic March
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- Release date 30/07/2009
- Publisher Majesco Europe
- Developer NanaOn-Sha
More about Major Minor's Majestic March
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- Major Minor's Majestic March on Wii
Buy online £19.99

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monkie_king #1 4 years ago

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did you check the toilet on the left?
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redneon Verified Programmer, SUMO Digital #2 4 years ago

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When I was a young 'un I used to have a toy called a Major Minor. It was a soldier (like a Beefeater type) that you could put tapes in and it would play them. Probably story tapes of some kind...

I can't seem to find the existance of this thing anywhere on the 'net, though. Maybe it was all a dream?
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mad_caddy #3 4 years ago

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@redneon
someone in the forum posted something like that wasn't it called major morgan?

Edited by 1 at 31/01/08 @ 16:25
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Waffleaber #4 4 years ago

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Major Morgan the Electronic Organ

[link url=http://www .youtube.com/watch?v=3luju8TJWYo
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The_Inquisitor #5 4 years ago

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Sounds like Space Channel 5 in the way that you travel from A to B with a hoard of followers, the better you do the more in your entourage. It'll probably be a charming game and seems like an obvious step to take for the Wii remote.

Edit: Hey, I had one of them as well. Ah, lovely nostalgia...

Edited by 1 at 31/01/08 @ 18:58
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mechamonkey #6 4 years ago

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Please Please be good - PaRapper 2 was a crushing dissapointment after Unjammer and Parapper 1
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coach_mcguirk #7 4 years ago

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EARLY NEXT YEAR?

I GOTTA BELIEVE!

Edited by 1 at 31/01/08 @ 17:10
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Muddtallica #8 4 years ago

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Could be good; I enjoyed Parappa, and was one of about four people who loved Parappa 2 even more. Sure, the gameplay hadn't progressed a jot, but the song arrangements were so much more elaborate and generally better; the haircutting song and burger-making song, in particular, knocked spots off anything in the first one. If the music and general ambience of this can measure up to the best of the Parappa series, it'll definitely be worth a rental at the very least...
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Razorus #9 4 years ago

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Sounds wack.
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redneon Verified Programmer, SUMO Digital #10 4 years ago

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@Waffleaber: That's the one. You're a bloody genius =o)

EDIT: And mad_caddy too. Sorry I didn't see your post.

Edited by 1 at 31/01/08 @ 17:40
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erp #11 4 years ago

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Major Morgan? Ha! I had one of those too!
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Davemanz #12 4 years ago

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"Major Minor's Majestic March"

Would be good with some music by Junior Senior. Good beats, catchy tunes, and an awesome name! Please to be including!
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Daikon #13 4 years ago

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Baton twirling, eh? Looking forward to reading all the news articles about kids accidentally poking each others eyes out with the wiimote playing this game.
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mechamonkey #14 4 years ago

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Nothing can top Chop Chop Master Onion and Prince Fleaswallows songs NOTHING!
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mechamonkey #15 4 years ago

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Still the most distubring level in a game (Unjammer Llamy - Cathypillar stage)

http://ww w.youtube.com/watch?v=rILznZKFs...
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tobberh #16 4 years ago

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Great, yet another Wave-your-wiimote-around-game. Cause we really need more of those :7
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