After success on the PC stretching back to 2002, publisher Mindscape has today confirmed that, courtesy of Microids and Tetraedge, the popular point-and-click adventure, Syberia, will be making its way to the Nintendo DS.

In a press statement today, Mindscape confirmed that the Nintendo DS title would be a direct port of the original PC build of Syberia, however, with the touch screen functionality utilised to chop and change certain puzzles to suit it best. The aim, it explains, is to allow for greater immersion by allowing players to directly control the action of onscreen characters.

In addition, Microid’s plan of action is to include a simplified system for the game’s inventory (again making good use of the touch screen as so many other developers have done in the past), while also sprucing up Syberia’s menus to make them as easy as possible to navigate. Thankfully, it is divulged that the game world will be a faithful re-creation of that on the PC, with 3D scenery, as well as full movie cut-scenes and original music intact.

In Syberia, a title based on the graphic novels of Frenchman Benoit Sokal, players are thrust into a surrealistic European world where nothing is what it seems. The protagonist, Kate Walker, is sent there from New York, on a routine job to Valadilene to arrange for the purchase of the Voralberg Toy Factory. However, she soon discovers that the lady she is meant to meet to seal the deal is dead, while her long-lost brother (presumed dead) is very much alive. The game follows Walker’s search for Hans Voralberg, now her only hope of unravelling the mystery of his sister’s passing.

Syberia for the Nintendo DS is currently planned for release in Europe in October 2008. Check out screenshots of the PC version above (courtesy of Gamespot) for an idea of what to expect.

[Source: Wiiz]