Inazuma Eleven, Level 5’s new DS project

Remember that top secret project Level 5 was working on for the DS? Surprise, it’s a soccer RPG. Inazuma Eleven has middle school kids battle rival schools in touch screen soccer matches. When you’re not in the middle of a tournament you have a chance to interact with a 1,000 different characters that can join your team. It is up to the player to compile a dream team that can be used in wireless battles.

Level 5 has a unique concept for an RPG. I wonder how people will react to it and if any company will take a risk to localize it in North America where football is synonymous with the NFL.