There are sections of the Gamesblog readership that I know will swoon with happiness at this news. Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together, the classic tactical RPG originally released on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1995, is coming to the Sony PSP. An updated version of the game, complete with reworked visuals, soundtrack and game systems, has been developed by members of the original dev team, including director Hiroshi Minagawa.

Tactics Ogre, which like all tactical RPGs features intense and complex turn-based battles fought across an isometric landscape, was a key title in this hardcore sub-genre, earning plaudits beside the likes of Final Fantasy Tactics and Konami's Vandal Hearts (the latest instalment of which turned up on XBLA and PSN earlier this year).

The game has never secured official PAL release (UPDATE: though as Lazybones rightly points out in the comments section below, the game's predecessor and its N64 sequel are available on Wii's Virtual Console). Until now, European gamers have had to rely on imports, mostly of the re-packaged US Ogre compilations – this despite the fact that Tactics Ogre is an absolute legend in Japan. As Square's press release modestly points out, the title appeared in the Japanese gaming magazine Weekly Famitsu's 'Top 20 games voted by readers' for 14 years running.

There's no word on a release date yet, but hopefully this will kick off a tactical RPG landrush, with Sega's Shining Force III and Sony's Arc the Lad II following close behind. Any other favourites you'd like to see re-born?