Konami Digital has announced an all-new Suikoden adventure for Nintendo DS. Entitled Suikoden Tierkreis, the sprawling role-playing epic will be released in March 2009.

The Nintendo DS title boasts a cast of 108 fully interactive characters. Each will work independently of the others, but can be recruited to make a four-person party, ideally suited to the tasks ahead.

Each character enjoys a detailed history which is unfurled as the game progresses, with voice-overs and animated sequences fleshing out their many stories. From these, players than assemble their team to utilize the various skills on offer, while weapons such as swords and bows can be equipped and customized. Together, they are then pitted in turn-based battles against the many hostile creatures that lurk within Suikoden Tierkreis.