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NIS America's Mugen Souls gets delayed to October 16th.
LEGASISTA™ AVAILABLE TODAY ON PSN!
press release below:
Santa Ana, Calif. (August 21, 2012) – NIS America is excited to announce that Legasista is now available for download exclusively on PlayStation®3 via PlayStation®Network. Legasista is a dungeon crawler-style survival action RPG. Extra dungeons that give you better loot are randomly generated and players are able to fully customize their characters, including job classes and equipment. They can also alter their appearance by importing images from their PS3. The game will automatically convert the images into playable characters. Crawl into the dungeon today! About the game In a world where science has become a thing of the past, people have come to fear this ancient form of knowledge as magic spells and curses. Now a young man named Alto sets off for the mysterious Ivy Tower, which houses ancient relics of the lost art of science.
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Retro SNK titles Chopper I and The Next Space return from the late 1980s as PlayStation Minis on PSN.
Press release below:
CHOPPER I and THE NEXT SPACE Return from the late 1980's to Challenge a New Generation of Gamers
SNK PLAYMORE USA CORPORATION (Corporate HQ: Suita-city, Osaka, Japan, Company President: Ryo Mizufune) is proud to announce the North & South American release of 2 more nostalgic SNK Arcade Classics ("CHOPPER I" and "THE NEXT SPACE" as PlayStation® Minis titles on PSP® (also compatible with PS3™), via the "New Releases" category and the "SNK NEOGEO" Featured Publishers page available on the PlayStation®Store, from Tuesday, August 21st, 2012.
The SNK minis titles are a commemorative "retro-arcade emulation" project that allows players to enjoy a grand collection of action, shooting, platform, and action/puzzle titles. Many of these nostalgic, highly innovative arcade classics released during SNK's Golden Age of action-shooting, etc. during the 80's, are now exclusively available on PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) and compatible on the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system as well for even greater enjoyment!
The previous sets of titles included some of SNK's arcade masterpieces such as "ATHENA", "IKARI WARRIORS", "GUERRILLA WAR", "STREET SMART", and "VANGUARD", along with a number of other lesser known, yet revolutionary titles to be enjoyed by both retro gamers and younger generations of players alike.
"As we will continue to follow up in releasing more nostalgic arcade classics via PS minis on PlayStation®Network, make sure to stay tuned by becoming a member of our frequently updated official Facebook Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/NeoGeoStation for more info!"
List of the minis titles available to download via the PlayStation®Store from August 21st, 2012.
CHOPPER I, Aug 21, 2012, $2.99
THE NEXT SPACE, Aug 21, 2012, $2.99
Infiltrate the enemy territory and take down enemy choppers, tanks and boats in this vertically scrolling helicopter shooting game released by SNK in 1988.
THE NEXT SPACE
Pilot a spaceship, collect various speed and weapon items to take down a multitude of enemies, and restore peace to the galaxy in this vertical scrolling shooter released by SNK in 1989.
* 2P gameplay / ad-hoc functionality is not available for this software
SNK PLAYMORE USA Official Web Site: http://www.snkplaymoreusa.com
Official NEOGEO Station & SNK minis Facebook Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/NeoGeoStation
MEDIA ASSETS for CHOPPER I and THE NEXT SPACE are available for your use at:
SNK August 21 PSP Minis
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North America’s Premiere Digital Manga Platform Expands Range Of Enabled Devices
Starting August 14th, PC gamers can enjoy an enhanced port of NIS America's PSP dungeon crawler ClaDun x2. The sequel to ClaDun: This is an RPG!, the retro-inspired title is now available for $19.99 USD.
Plus Further Details of Previously Announced Titles Revealed
Tommo Inc. sets release date and price for revolutionary gaming "system within a system."
Combining free-roaming style battle maps with turn-based battles is always a good thing, mix it with high amounts of customization and growth (along with cute female anime characters) and you have NIS America's upcoming Mugen Souls exclusively for the PlayStation 3. Compile Heart's JRPG is due for release on September 18th, so please wait for our upcoming review next month!
Official Mugen Souls Character Customization Trailer
Official Mugen Souls Game Features Trailer
To help celebrate the end of the London 2012 Olympics, CAVE introduces their summer shmup sale on Apple's iTunes App Store for a limited time! Titles include Espgaluda II and Deathsmiles.
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