Software:Poncotsu Roman Daikatsugeki Bumpy Trot 2

Poncotsu Roman Daikatsugeki Bumpy Trot 2
Developer(s)	Irem Software Engineering
Series	Steambot Chronicles
Platform(s)	PlayStation 3
Release	Cancelled
Genre(s)	Role-playing game

Poncotsu Roman Daikatsugeki Bumpy Trot 2 (ポンコツ浪漫大活劇バンピートロット2, Ponkotsu Rouman Dai Katsugeki Bampītorotto Tsū) was an upcoming sequel to the game Steambot Chronicles (known in Japan as Bumpy Trot). It was officially announced on September 2006, at the Tokyo Game Show. The game was in development by Irem, but was cancelled along with several other games following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.

Development and marketing

Initially the game was designed for the PlayStation 2, with the first trailer showing the new protagonist and a female companion exploring a wintery forest in a Trotmobile before being confronted by larger Trotmobiles, followed by a montage of gameplay elements ranging from downhill combat, fire fighting, loading and unloading ships, and performing in a band.

An issue of Famitsu revealed details that the title moved production to the PlayStation 3 and that Irem would unveil a new trailer at the 2007 Tokyo Game Show. The new trailer showed off the game's graphics (while retaining the cel-shaded style of the original), and showcasing more of the action-oriented scenes than the first trailer.