We have some follow up news about Arcana Heart 2’s PlayStation 2 port. AQ Interactive is publishing it in Japan and it’s actually of Sugoi! Arcana Heart 2. The upgraded version of Arcana Heart 2 came out in Japan this fall and added two new playable half-human/half-beast girls and a brand new boss. Sugoi! Arcana [...]

The PlayStation 2 continues to live! Thanks to a camera phone picture of Famitsu we know someday Japan will get a PlayStation 2 port of Arcana Heart 2. Can’t make out much information like the date or the publisher since the image is fuzzy, but it appears this won’t just be Arcana Heart 2. The [...]

One of the main conflicts that comes with being a hardcore gamer is trying to balance the love for nostalgia and the desire to see something new.  Many times the hardcore gamer’s love for what he/she already knows makes it difficult for the gaming companies to release new properties.  Such is the dilemma with 2D [...]

I tried Arcana Heart in the arcades while I was in Japan, but nearly every time I sat down I got badly beaten before I could sink my teeth into the game. Economically speaking, learning the basics on the PlayStation 2 is a more pragmatic option. The main twist in Arcana Heart is players [...]

Street Fighter IV seems to be the media darling of AOU 2008 and I’m sure there are plenty of videos with 2.5D dragon punches circulating around the internet. Arcana Heart 2 and BlazBlue coverage? Not so much!
 
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Catherine Kyohbashi joins Arcana Heart 2’s wacky all-girl cast with in a giant mech. She’s wears rabbit ears and [...]

Good news, you don’t need to import Arcana Heart! Atlus announced they picked up Examu’s fighting game and they are bringing it to North America on April 8. The price tag is only $29.99, a bargain compared to what Japan had to pay for it.
 
I mentioned before that I played Arcana Heart, but not enough [...]

This barely falls under news, but Play-Asia slashed the price on the PS2 version of Arcana Heart from nearly $60 to $29.90. That’s less than the game costs in Japan! I played a tiny bit of Arcana Heart in the arcades, but not enough to get a solid feel for an extended write up. The [...]

What do you do when you're a small company with a popular original property? Develop a sequel, of course! Since Arcana Heart is almost out for the Playstation 2 care of AQ Interactive, Examu revealed that a follow up is indeed in development. It’s got one new character so far, Petra Johanna Lagerkvist (pictured) who [...]

When Capcom opened up their Tokyo Game Show splash page there were a few empty spaces. Some people speculated (hoped?) Capcom had something completely new up there sleeves, but unfortunately the three “mystery” games are far from being a mystery. They are: MotoGP 07 (PS2), Arcana Heart (PS2) and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories [...]

Coming out on October 11 is an Arcana Heart themed arcade stick designed for the Playstation 2. Hori is selling the item on the same day as the game is released for 8,379 yen ($70). The sticks are supposed to be a limited edition item for fans, so you may want to pre-order one [...]