Japanese video game magazine publication Famitsu has recently gotten the buzz on a brand new action rpg for the Nintendo DS called Away: Shuffle Dungeon. What really sparks some interest in this game, was the notation that its being developed by two of the most noteworthy people of the Japanese video game industry: Mistwalker’s Hironobu Sakaguchi (creator of Final Fantasy) and Artoon’s Naoto Oshima.

Away puts the players in the shoes of Sword, a hero self-bounded to the task of saving villagers who are in grave danger of a mysterious evil entity sweeping them away. Gameplay will take place in two-screen dungeon crawling with enemies, traps, puzzles and a time limit to keep you light on your fingers. Also, boss battles will be optimized for Wi-Fi multiplayer because teamwork bests out facing large-scaled monsters alone. Entirely, the gameplay and combat has been hinted to be be Chronos Twins-esque.

Expect to slash away when the game releases in Japan on February 28th.

Source: Wired Blog Network (includes Famitsu links)