Fighting games held onto sprites longer than many other genres, but they too eventually began shifting into 3D and some of their charm was lost in the process. Sure, Street Fighter 4 looks pretty, but it's not quite the same. After fifteen years of sprites, Guilty Gear is finally going 3D with Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN- and oh my! it emulates that sprite-y style magnificently in the Unreal Engine.
When we heard about the Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus port way back in February, it wasn't certain when or if it would come stateside. The game has finally gotten a North American release date on the PlayStation 3.
Persona 4 Arena landed on North American store shelves but if you picked the fighting game up on Xbox 360 and found it a bit laggy, fear not; a patch is coming. Publisher Atlus has also issued reassurances about the huge amount of launch-day DLC for BlazBlue developer Arc System Works' curious spin-off from the widely-admired RPG series.
PlayStation 3 has been the import gamer's console of choice this generation, thanks to its lack of region-free games. Whether you're a US gamer looking to play Japanese games, or a gamer that owns a snazzy Japan-only special edition console, you knew that any game from any region would play in your system.
Of course, someone had to screw that up. Surprisingly, it's Atlus. Persona 4 Arena is the first region-locked game on the console.
A fighting game is far from the most obvious tie-in to make for Atlus' Persona RPG series, but with BlazBlue developer Arc System Works at the helm, Persona 4 Arena may turn out to be quite interesting indeed. Atlus announced today that it'll launch for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on August 7, and confirmed it'll boast both Japanese and English voiceover options.
The Persona 4 fighting game is coming to the US. Titled Persona 4 Arena for its North American release, the hand-drawn 2D fighting game features characters from Persona 3 and 4, and makes them pummel each other relentlessly. While the game may be published by Atlus, Arena is developed by Arc System Works, developers behind the BlazBlue and Guilty Gear franchises.
The PS3 and Xbox 360 versions will include enhancements over the Japanese arcade original, such as a "full Story mode" and online multiplayer.
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus is being ported to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 as a downloadable title, at least in its homeland. The PS2 fighting classic from 2008 is being ported to arcade, and that new arcade version will serve as the basis for the console releases.
BlazBlue Continuum Shift Extend was originally announced for PlayStation Vita. The game is an enhanced version of BlazBlue Continuum Shift II, adding Ignis and Relius Clover as playable characters, and additional new scenarios.
Famitsu reveals that Extend is also coming to PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, making it a banner year for fans of purchasing slightly tweaked fighting games.
Examu's anime-styled fighter Arcana Heart 3 is getting a North American release, publisher Aksys Games has announced. While it was released on both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in Japan, it'll only be available to Americans as a PlayStation Network download. Read more »
A spiritual sequel to Konami's 1994 run-and-gun shooter Contra: Hard Corps is being developed by Guilty Gear and BlazBlue maker Arc System Works, IGN has revealed.
Coming to PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in downloadable form, the action game--dubbed Hard Corps, Uprising-- is described by Konami as an "homage to legacy Konami run-and-gun platformers." Read more »
The arcade revision of the original BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger, which was already announced for Japanese consoles, will be getting an official release in the United States.
The game features sweeping game-mechanic and character balance changes, three new characters, and several new game modes. The new modes are: Read more »
The portable rendition of Arc System Works' PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 fighter BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger is coming to North America in March, publisher Aksys announced today.
The PSP fighter will be available in both physical and downloadable form, packing all the content of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 editions along with "all-new Shop and Legion modes" and "Unlimited versions" of all characters. Read more »
Publisher Aksys Games has announced that Battle Fantasia, a fighting game developed by Guilty Gear creators Arc System Works, is planned for a North American release on the Xbox 360 this coming fall.
Unlike Guilty Gear, Battle Fantasia makes use of a stylized, cel-shaded 3D graphics engine within a familiar two-dimensional fighting gameplay scheme. The game includes 12 characters, and is said to employ RPG-like elements blended with high level gameplay. Read more »
Arc System Works' Guilty Gear 2: Overture (X360) will hit North American shores this fall, publisher Aksys Games announced today.
Described by the publisher as an intense tactical action game, Overture marks a shift from the series' traditional 2D one-on-one fighting into large-scale 3D action. Pitting returning character Sol Badguy against scores of enemies, the title is more akin to Koei's Dynasty Warriors rather than previous entries in the franchise. Read more »
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