Aya Brea returns in The 3rd Birthday

At Square Enix’s 2008 DKΣ3713 party, they announced a great tidbit for Parasite Eve fans – The 3rd Birthday will be released on the PSP. Previously, the Parasite Eve side story was announced as a cell phone exclusive, which most likely would have made it a Japan-only release. However, the game is now being developed for cell phones and the PSP.

The 3rd Birthday isn’t considered an whole extra entry in the series, and so isn’t Parasite Eve III. It is a side story starring Aya Brea, star of the previous Parasite Eve games, as she investigates a freakish character known only as Twisted, in New York City. A game teaser trailer was shown at DKΣ3713.

The previous two Parasite Eve games were released on the Playstation. It has been eight years since a Parasite Eve game was released (Parasite Eve II came out in 2000), but there is still a large fan community eagerly anticipating the new game. The 3rd Birthday is expected to be released in Japan in 2009, and hopefully in North America and Europe shortly thereafter.

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