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Name Atlus' Next Brawler

And before you try it, let's just assume they won't choose "Persona 5" as its name.

Atlus has announced plans to release Kenka Bancho 3: Zenkoku Seiha in North America sometime in early 2010. The game is a PSP brawler originally released by Spike in Japan last year.

Here's a trailer for the Japanese release:

OK, so Atlus is bringing it out over here. Great. But there's a catch. It doesn't have a name, so the company's opening it up and letting people like you vote on a new name. Here are the details on the its survey.

Kenka Bancho 3 for PSP system, coming early next year, puts players in the role of a high school student on a class trip to a historic Japanese city, and includes no shortage of fist-to-face and knee-to-gut action... all in the name of pride and bragging rights.

"So what does 'Kenka Bancho' mean?" you suddenly ask.  Good question! "Bancho" is a Japanese term for someone who's in charge because he's the meanest, toughest, strongest dude around. 

"Kenka" means "fighting," making the entire title the equivalent of "Awesome Master of Badass Beating-Up-People Guys."  (You can see why we need your help here.)  So, in short, the game is all about you proving yourself as the baddest hombre in town, accomplished by putting your fist as ungently as possible into the faces and guts of your opponents.

Other features and gameplay aspects of note:

-  Choose your prefecture and take on over 47 bancho rivals on your quest to be Japan's #1 bancho!
-  Find new hand-to-hand fighting techniques by trashing punks all over town! 
-  Earn hidden awards for discovering a variety of playing styles!
-  Discover hidden events and characters!
-  New Game+ your way to the ultimate beatdowns! 
-  Play it your way - participate in the storyline or explore the city while beating up thugs for the limited time you have on vacation. It's up to you!
-  Make your own bancho with hundreds of clothing, hair, and facial combinations!
-  Stock up on a wide variety of weapons and items! 
-  Take a friend along and share the pain with the 2-player cooperative mode!

Do you feel better-versed about Kenka Bancho 3 now?  Good, because next we're going to ask you which title you feel would be the best fit for the game...


The available names include nine total names, like "Kenka Bancho" and "Badass." I think it'd be pretty badass to have a game named Badass, but I don't think that's a great fit. Anyway, if you're passionate about badassness, you may want to visit the survey for yourself.
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persona 5: wrath of pazuzu

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Kenka Bancho: Turf Wars.   Also, if the song from the video does not appear in the NA version I will throw a temper tantrum and put it on Youtube.

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I dont se any problem with calling it "Awesome Master of Badass Beating-Up-People Guys."

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Wait, I just watched the trailer.  Is that....FUNKY STUDENT!?  I'm also digging the music.  It's Japan's answer to The Clash.

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and it shall be called... PUNCH PUNCH BARF!!

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Bitch Slapper 3: My Neighbor Bancho Edition
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@Jeff: Corridor V: Snow Rider. 

I clicked "random article" on wikipedia twice, and that's what came up.  That name makes about as much sense as the original.
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"School Wars 3" or "School Wars" alone

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@ryanwho said:
" Bancho Kablooie "
i lol'd out loud to this one.
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River City Ransom 3

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@LiquidPrince said:
" @DavidSnakes said:
" I feel like Atlus has come out of nowhere and quickly earned, maybe not a big name in gaming, but a great reputation and possibly a replacement for the out-of-touch Square-Enix. "
Atlus has been around forever. "
Yeah, I bet if you go back through your game collection, you'll realize you actually already owned at least a few Atlus games and didn't even realize it.
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Where's Chie? I don't get it. 0 stars.

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@DavidSnakes said:
" I feel like Atlus has come out of nowhere and quickly earned, maybe not a big name in gaming, but a great reputation and possibly a replacement for the out-of-touch Square-Enix. "
Atlus has been around forever.
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I don't believe "Rival Schools" is available either.

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@DannyJ said:
"Reminds me of Cromartie High School, if CHS wasnt completely random."
Yeah i was thinking the same thing.
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I name thee Boom Boom Bancho!!

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How about Dynasty Warriors? Oh wait, I think that's taken...

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Shenmue Freedom Unite Portable Ops.

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Fist Edge

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Super teen Fightmen: the movie: the animation: the novel: the game

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Shin Megami Tensei: Fist of the Drunken Bancho

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Fist of Bancho.

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Bancho Kablooie

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@DannyJ said:
" Reminds me of Cromartie High School, if CHS wasnt completely random. "
Man I wish. I would buy a psp for that.
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Chose Kenka Bancho: Badass Rumble!

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Heh, I always wanted to try this one, it looks like what a Shenmue PSP might have looked like. Minus the plot focus and "realism" fighting.

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BAD DUDES.....enough said

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River City Ransom 3D?

Actually, I would really like for that to happen.

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The next game GiantBomb is gonna Endurance Run.

Or

Master of Beating off.

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I was thinking "Rumble Master" originally, thinking it'd be a text box and you can type whatever name you want, but since they gave you options instead, I chose the only other option with Rumble in it, "Badass Rumble".

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Fight Rumble:Fists of Badass

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Super Trench Coat Warrior: School Pedo-Instpector


@wolf_blitzer85 said:
" Kenka Bancho: Let's Fighting Love! "
Actualy this
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King Bancho, or maybe, Bancho King?

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Star Wars VII: George Lucas Needs a New Mansion

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Fighting Pain: The road to Ultimate Punching.

You know it makes sense.

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ah, mine didnt post.

Fister of Faces
Kickass Badass
Thug Tourney
Beat Boss
Nifty Nippon Ninja Knockin'


To me, it must be cheesy and alliterated for maximum effect.

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Sweet Sweetback's Badasssss Song!

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I chose Kenka Bancho: Badass Rumble.

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I chose Kenka Bancho: Badass Rumble. I don't even want this game, and that name makes me interested.

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How about The King of Town.....

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@DavidSnakes said:
" I feel like Atlus has come out of nowhere and quickly earned, maybe not a big name in gaming, but a great reputation and possibly a replacement for the out-of-touch Square-Enix. "
I've liked them since the 90's, but I think they've earned a bigger rep in the US and EU when they started picking up more licenses and made a pretty big push to have awesome localization.
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How about "Terrible Soundtrack! Fight for Bad Music!"

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Totally voted for Badass, I don't care if it doesn't fit! I just want a video game named Badass

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Quick Fact:  Spike also made Dragonball Z Tenkaichi.

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Like A Boss.

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@jj984jj: You should continue to not pick it up.
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Kenka Bancho: Badass Rumble FTW.

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Their choices are all pretty horrible, and they seem pretty attached to the word "bancho" even though it has no relevance or significance to an American consumer.

I personally chose Turf Wars, but I think combining that name with a name that reflects its Japaneseness, without using a random, meaningless Japanese word would be far more ideal. Like Turf Wars: Tokyo Rumble or something like that.

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Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Pummeler.

@Skyr795
said:
" Hehe, I chose Kenka Bancho: Badass Rumble "

And let's face it, you'd be a fool if you didn't voters! At least, it should have badass in the name somewhere. :(