Even with rumours flying around regarding the next hardware revision to the PSP, which, while rumoured to have no UMD drive, has not stopped the announcement of a number of new titles that look like they could be interesting on the platform. One such title is the newly announced Holy Invasion of Privacy, Badman: What Did I Do to Deserve This?

Currently being localised into English at NIS America, Holy Invasion of Privacy, Badman: What Did I Do to Deserve This? was well received on the Japanese market. While the incredibly long name may deter some from the game, the concept of retro-gaming style with some fairly fresh game mechanics reminiscent of Dungeon Keeper could prove to be very successful on the platform.

In Holy Invasion of Privacy, Badman: What Did I Do to Deserve This? players assume the role of the God of Destruction. As the God, you must create dungeons with a self-sustaining eco-system, ensuring that the balance of monsters, food, and insects remains healthy should any pesky human, hero-wannabe choose to invade your private dungeon.


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With elements of tower defence, RPG, and strategy to be involved, the game sounds like it could offer some sort of challenge on-the-go, while also being well suited to longer play sessions.

In a post on the PlayStation Blog, Nao Zook, of NIS America explains what can be expected from the title:

“Holy Invasion of Privacy, Badman!” is a strategy game with an RPG feel to it. You play as the God of Destruction, and you must save Badman, the underground overlord from various heroes. Badman is helpless and whiny, but once in a while he finds the cajones to question your actions. Sounds like Badman is a real pain in the butt, huh? But he’s also got some hilarious lines, so we’re sure you’ll have fun with him.

Now, in the actual game you appear as a pickaxe. Okay, we know, it’s just a pickaxe. But you’re the friggin’ God of Destruction! It’s your duty to crush all these pesky heroes invading YOUR underground turf! In order to defeat them, you just dig and dig and dig…this is how you produce the monsters and demons that will serve and fight for you. They have their own Demon Ecosystem, so as they eat each other they will grow and reproduce. The key to this ecosystem is keeping things balanced. Once the balance in the ecosystem breaks, you will lose a great amount of your fighting force to use against the heroes. So you have to pay attention to what happens to your demon army.

It is unclear if the ability to command a demon army will be available to Australian PSP owners - so sadly, it looks like this one may have to be an import or digital purchase if you really want to get your hands on it.

Or - if you're in the US, you'll be able to pick this one up in July.