GS said: "PSP owners hankering for the portable port of the PlayStation 2's Ys: The Ark of Napishtim will have to hanker a while longer, since Konami today announced a spring 2006 release date for the game in North America. The Ark of Napishtim follows the redheaded hero Adol Christin, who must fight to survive when he is swept up in the Great Vortex and dropped off on an unknown series of islands surrounded by mysterious whirlpools. For more on the action role-playing game, check out GameSpot's full review of the PS2 original."