Amongst great food and even better company in San Francisco last night, English video game publisher NIS America announced four titles last night: Battle Princess of Arcadias (PS3 – PSN only), Disgaea®4: A Promise Revisited (PS Vita), Danganronpa™ 2: Goodbye Despair (PS Vita) and Fairy Fencer F™ (PS3). Each of the titles will be released later this year towards the fall/winter season, so gamers get your wallets ready and prepare to stock up on some good ole firewood. It’s going to be an epic winter.
Press releases below:
About Battle Princess of Arcadias (PS3)
Santa Ana, Calif. (February 13, 2014) – NIS America is happy to announce that the beautiful side-scrolling beat-em-up action RPG, Battle Princess of Arcadias, will be making its way to PlayStation®3 as a PSN exclusive in both North America and Europe!
For more information, please visit http://NISAmerica.com/games/arcadias
About the game:
The kingdom of Schwert was once peaceful and beautiful. But now it's been overrun by monsters, and as the Battle Princess Plume, it's up to you to set things right in this colorful, high-speed action RPG! Recruit a group of warriors and engage in skirmishes against the enemy before taking on huge and powerful bosses in epic siege battles!
You’ll also get to delight in an extensive upgrade system. As you stomp the enemy into the ground throughout each level, you’ll collect weapons and materials that you can use to enhance your gear. You’ll be able to unlock new skills based on your weapon and its level, and with enough time and effort, you can even transform your gear into new, more powerful weapons! Fight your way through each area, gaining new characters and abilities, gathering heaps of treasure, and upgrading your weapons and gear, all on your way to victory!
Key features:
Hand-to-Hand Combat: Take on wave after wave of enemies as you switch between a variety of characters in real time!
Super Boss Battles: Face off against massive enemies, each with their own violently dynamic skills and attacks!
Tons of Weapons, Tons of Skills: Each character has their own weapon specialty, complete with a bevy of unique skills and combo attacks. Swords, spears, axes, guns—you name it, we got it!
About Disgaea®4: A Promise Revisited (PS Vita)
Santa Ana, Calif. (February 13, 2014) –NIS America is thrilled to announce that Disgaea®4: A Promise Revisitedwill be heading to North America and Europe on PlayStation®Vitathis summer, both in retail form and digital! This is an expanded and enhanced version of the fan favorite fourth game in the Disgaeaseries, Disgaea4: A Promise Unforgotten, which was originally released on the PlayStation®3 in 2011.
For more information, please visit NISAmerica.com/games/disgaea4-a-promise-revisited
About the game:
The original game had a cast and story that was widely praised as one of the best in the series, and this PlayStation®Vitaversion offers players a chance to relive that adventure on the go, and with brand-new content! Disgaea4: A Promise Revisited comes packed with in-depth gameplay, everlasting value, and the great sense of humor you’ve come to love. The graphics engine truly brings TakehitoHarada’s characters to life with fluid animations and high definition details. Create your own political party and take advantage of a slew of new battle and strategic features expanding upon the already staggering replay value. Grab your PS Vita and stop the Corrupternment’sevil doings with the power of…sardines?
New Vita-exclusive content and features:
-Tons of bonus content, including brand-new scenarios exclusive to this release, adding more backstory to some of your favorite characters.
-New characters, as well as cameo appearances by characters from previous Disgaeagames.
-A new tier of spells, job specific techniques, as well as other gameplay enhancements.
-Includes all of the downloadable content that was available on the PS3 version.
-Brand new music tracks have been added for a total nearing 100 enjoyable tunes.
-Features beautiful Hi-res sprites that look even better on the Vita’s OLED screen.
-And more!
About Danganronpa™ 2: Goodbye Despair (PS Vita)
Santa Ana, Calif. (February 13, 2014) – NIS America is excited to announce that Danganronpa™ 2: Goodbye Despair, the sequel to the highly popular mystery adventure game Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, will be making its way to the PlayStation®Vita in North America and Europe this fall in both retail and digital form. As in the first game, players will take on the role of a high school student as they are thrust into a life-or-death situation, and must use their wits and teamwork to survive. Each student was chosen for a special ability they possess, making them the “ultimate” example of something. Characters in this title are also designed by Rui Komatsuzaki for a unique and darker take on the anime style. For more information, please visit NISAmerica.com
About the game:
Jabberwock Island – once a popular tourist destination, this now uninhabited island remains oddly pristine. You and your classmates at the elite Hope's Peak Academy have been brought to this island by your super-cute teacher for a “lovey-dovey, heart-throbbing school trip.” Everyone seems to be having fun in the sun...until Monokuma returns to restart his murderous game! Trapped on this island of mutual killing, your only hope of escape rests in solving the island’s mysteries. But be warned—sometimes the truth can be its own despair...
Key features:
Deadly Island Vibes: Murder is the only means of escape when you’re trapped on this island paradise. As your fellow classmates start dropping like coconuts, you’ll need to delve into each murderous incident, forage for clues, and interview your classmates to reveal the opportunity, motive, and means behind each killer case!
Tribal Council: You’ll go head-to-head in all new minigames with the other students during the Class Trial, shooting down their false truths and using your evidence to uncover what really happened. But watch out! If a student is unconvinced, they'll challenge you to a one-on-one Rebuttal Showdown and force you to defend your argument!
Survival of the Keenest: Match up your evidence with your fellow classmates’ arguments and determine who’s really telling the truth. Once you’ve got a suspect in your sights, turn up that tropical heat in a variety of timing- and reflex-based game systems to reveal the ultimate truth and escape with your life!
About Fairy Fencer F™ (PS3)
San Francisco, Calif. (February 13, 2014) – Tonight NIS America announced the acquisition of Fairy Fencer F™ for digital and physical release in the North American and European markets for the PlayStation®3 system in 2014! Developed by COMPILE HEART, Fairy Fencer F is a turn-based RPG that features concept art by Yoshitaka Amano, character art by Tsunako, and music by Nobuo Uematsu who are known for their work on the classic Final Fantasy series.
About the game:
Long ago, a dreadful war was fought between the Goddess and the Vile God. Because they were equally matched, they both created a vast number of special weapons imbued with their godly energy, each containing the life force of a fairy. Armed with these weapons, the deities continued their conflict until they finally sealed each other away into the great unknown. A long time has passed since this ancient conflict, and the weapons created by the Goddess and the Vile God have since been scattered across the world. These weapons—now known as “Furies”—are highly sought after by warriors who call themselves “Fencers”. It is said that whoever collects a Fury will be granted one wish. When a young man named Fang decides to rashly pull a Fury from a stone, he inadvertently becomes a Fencer himself, forever altering the course of his destiny.