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Arc System Works brought Battle Fantasia in arcades last year and it’s far from Guilty Gear. The characters are cute and inspired by medieval fantasy themes. They are also 3D models, which throws Battle Fantasia in the brave new world of 2.5D fighting games.
In May, Battle Fantasia comes home to two consoles the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 for 6090 yen ($56). The single player story mode goes follows fights from the perspective of an individual character. Playing through the story mode is the main way to unlock hidden elements, presumably some of the extra costumes. Arc System Works is also including a practice mode, time attack mode and a network mode with online play. The network mode has a ranking system too so you can battle your way to the top of the ladder.
As of now, there is no corresponding announcement regarding a North American release. Battle Fantasia definitely doesn’t have a fanbase like Guilty Gear. However, Aksys has been localizing nearly all of Arc System Works titles. Could Battle Fantasia be their first PlayStation 3 release?
I’m so happy that Taito Type-X2 game are easily portable to the PS3. Its like importing Saturn and DC games again for me!
Looks like Radiata Stories :) So this has been out in the arcade for a while in Jpn? Definitely interested.
I think you’re a little confused on what 2.5D fighting games are. 2.5D does not mean its a 2D fighting with with 3D models (ala The Rumble Fish). 2.5D fighting game means its a 2D game that lets you retrace the line of action (ala SF EX Alpha)… it means that its a game that is trying to be 3D, but for all intents and purposes, its still 2D.
February 19th, 2008 at 10:25 am
If not, I’m guessing most of the menus are navigable/in English as per previous Guilty Gear JP releases (and playable due to ps3 being region-free).