For those who want Power Stone to return I have good news. Power Stone 3 can still happen. Itsuno one of the many people behind the series says he still wants to make another entry.
On differentiating Power Stone from Street Fighter:
Takashi Tezuka, producer: “The game started as a Street Fighter-style side-view fighting game where you would push the stick twice in a direction to move into or out of the screen. It was only halfway through development that it changed to an overhead view. I remember how great it felt once we’d got the game to a place where it seemed completely different from Street Fighter.”
On cut modes thanks to the strict deadline:
Hideaki Itsuno, designer: “There was a Bomberman-esque mode where the only items on the stage were bombs, and you’d slide them around to hit each other. There was also a puzzle mode where you had to use boxes and other items to reach the power stone placed craftily on the stage. And a mode where you could play in first-person perspective! If only we’d had another fortnight, maybe we could have packed it all in …”
On a new game in the series:
Tezuka: “I still get messages from fans about the game. People tweet requests to me to make another Power Stone, which I’d love to do if I got the chance. It would be a particularly great fit for the Nintendo Switch.”
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