IRVINE, CALIFORNIA — OCTOBER 9^th, 2007 — Atlus U.S.A., Inc., a leading publisher of interactive entertainment, today announced that, Touch Detective 2˝, the upcoming adventure game for the Nintendo DS™, is now shipping to stores across North America!  Don your detective's hat and take your magnifying glass in hand, intrepid investigators: Mackenzie and Funghi need your help!

Through five all-new chapters, meet new characters (and say hello to your old favorites), encounter new mysteries, explore a bigger game world, and confront the series' first super-villain: The Cornstalker!  Get ready for brain-tickling puzzles, zany characters, hilarious dialogue, and plenty of twists and turns along the way!

Check out the official site at: http://www.atlus.com/touchdetective2/

Touch Detective 2˝ has been rated "E" for Everyone with Comic Mischief by the ESRB.

About Touch Detective 2 ˝:

Accepted into the Great Detective Society, Mackenzie has become a fully-accredited sleuth!  Trouble is, people still do not take her seriously.  All that changes when a string of strange thefts pulls her into a puzzling plot, and she'll have to use all of her skills and intuition to discover the motive behind the crimes and solve the mystery!

Key Features:

• A hilariously off-beat story spanning 5 Episodes!  Longer, wittier, and more entertaining than the first Touch Detective, the new plot develops over the course of 5 interrelated chapters, each playing off the one before.
• Over twice the locations to visit and all-new characters to compliment the returning cast from the original!  Cromwell, Penelope, and even your trusty sidekick Funghi all make a return in Touch Detective 2˝, and if you want to get to the bottom of the mystery, you will need their help!
• More unlockables!  Solve side quests and complete an all-new Touch List and Investigation Report to gain access to new music and art!

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About Atlus U.S.A., Inc.

Located in Irvine, California and founded in 1991, Atlus U.S.A., Inc. is a publisher of compelling video games for a variety of platforms, including the Nintendo DS™, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, Wii™, Xbox™, and PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system. Atlus U.S.A, Inc.'s library of critically acclaimed video games includes Odin Sphere, Trauma Center: Second Opinion, Magna Carta: Tears of Blood, and the award-winning

Shin Megami Tensei series. For more information, visit http://www.atlus.com.

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