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Panty Explosion: A Psychic Schoolgirl Adventure Game

Published by Atarashi Games

Written by Jake Richmond & Matt Schlotte

Illustrated by Jake Richmond

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Obviously, Panty Explosion: A Psychic Schoolgirl Adventure Game wins the award for least tasteful RPG title of 2006, but was probably the only entry anyway. Fortunately, the game's subject matter is nowhere near as prurient, although it does involve Japanese schoolgirls. More specifically, it involves Japanese schoolgirls confronting various threats from mysterious government agents to traditional Japanese demons. Mysterious government agents because the Men in Black are particularly interested in psychic schoolgirls, and traditional Japanese demons because being a threat is what traditional Japanese demons do.

Of course, it might take schoolgirl psychic to defeat any one of these demons, but her powers and inherent oddness set her apart and mean that she will never fit into the Japanese high school's clique-bound society. In the meantime, every Japanese schoolgirl, psychic or not, has to survive high school, pass her exams, and deal with her own agenda, issues, and rivals.

Schoolgirl creation in Panty Explosion draws heavily from Japanese culture. Her player assigns the numbers 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 to the Godai, or elements representing attributes. These are Earth (strength/stability), Water (adaptability/flexibility), . . .

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Article publication date: January 12, 2007

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