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Broken Thunder release date announced 2007-04-12 02:03:00 The spiritual successor to the canceled Thunder
force VI which was featured earlier here, now officially is one step closer to being on store shelves. Broken
Thunder is scheduled for release on May 3rd, 10 years after the last installment of the Thunderforce series. The game will ship with both a limited edition collector's package that includes the original score by Thunderforce fan favorite Factory Noise & AG, and a regular version that will be released without the bonuses.Though the game is not an officially licensed Thunderforce project, the names of the ships and weapons, as well as the story are going to be all too familiar to Thunderforce fans. The game will ship on a DVD-Rom for Windows-based PCs.System SpecsDVD-RomWindows 2000/Windows XPAt least a P4 1.6GHZ processorAt least 256MB of RAMDirectX9.0c or later required
Gotta catch 'em all? Nintendo's banking on one more thing... 2007-04-12 01:20:00 Famitsu.com recently announced a new Pokemon game for Japanese arcades. This version of the social phenomenon that never seems to die. is scheduled for release as a Pokemon Stadium-esque/Collectible disc hybrid game. The game will feature Pokemon battles centered around play discs that can be purchased in randomized packs as well as received as a reward for success in the game itself. These packs are used to unlock specific Pokemon to play head to head against a friend or against a computer opponent.In a move similar to Nintendo
's other gaming platforms, Pokemon features a unique input system for the user while playing the game. The discs which represent your Pokemon are also used on a large green field in front of the monitor to represent your formation in the game. Moving the discs will adjust the formation and (hopefully) unlock a bit more strategy to the classic paper rock scissors formula of the series. Read more:Gotta
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Boom Boom Rocket released on Xbox Live Arcade 2007-04-11 17:09:00 I haven't had a chance to check this out yet this morning, but the early reviews seem positive...PREPARE TO LAUNCH - EA'S BOOM BOOM ROCKET EXPLODES ONTO XBOX LIVE ARCADEHighly-Anticipated Music Rhythm Game Arrives on Xbox
LIVE ArcadeChertsey, UK - April 11, 2007 - Find your rhythm and get ready to set off the biggest round of fireworks, as Boom Boom Rocket™, the first Xbox LIVE® Arcade game from Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS), explodes onto Xbox LIVE Arcade today. The game is a hypnotic rhythm music game conceived by EA's Pogo.com™ casual games design team and developed by Bizarre Creations, the developer who brought fan-favorite Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved to Xbox LIVE Arcade. Boom Boom Rocket will be available for 800 Microsoft Points, first launching in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and is rated 3+ by PEGI. The game also will be available in the near future in Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand.Players find their groove in Boom Boom Rocket, b Read more:released
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Taito Legends II - US Release Confirmed 2007-04-11 07:32:00 There's really not much to say here... But the US release of Taito Legends
II has officially been confirmed for the Playstation 2. According to the Playstation.com website, the game will be available May 2007 from Empire games.Taito Legends 2 is a compilation of 40 classic Taito arcade titles including Darius Gaiden, Puzzle Bobble 2, Space Invaders DX, Elevator Action Returns, Rastan 2, Qix, and many others.Taito Legends 2 for the PS2 Read more:Release
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Parotte Fighter Special Heroes Dynamite - Demo Released! 2007-04-11 07:05:00 The world can't get enough of cosplaying girls. Especially when those cosplaying girls are dressed up as some of the most iconic characters from 2D fighting history and are forced to face off in classic 1 on 1 matches. Parotte Fighter Special
Heroes Dynamite
from Retsuzan Games takes a page out of Super Cosplay War Ultra's book, and provides a tongue in cheek fighting game that does just that. The game features a full cast of all female fighters based on well known 2D characters from a wide range of games from Street Fighter to World Heroes. From Ken to M. Bison to Rasputin and Captain Kid, no one is safe from this well done parody. If you are familiar with the way that the characters would normally play, picking up this title is a breeze. You'll be doing Shoryuken's with "Kei" just as natural as if this game was Street Fighter II.A demo of the game is available at the official website. Which you can find here here: Parotte Fighter Special Heroes Dynamite Read more:Demo Released
Autofire 2K7 Shmup-Dev Results 2007-04-11 06:37:00 If you picked up Clean Asia earlier this week, you may also be interested in checking out some of the other award winners from the recent Autofire 2K7 competition hosted by the Shmup-Dev forums. The top 5 five games represent some of the best of the best of freeware shooters released late last year/earlier this year. Clean Asia took top prize in the competition, gathering highest honors for sound and innovation.For more information on the competition, please visit the official site here: Shmup-Dev's Autofire 2K7.Top 5 Games 1st Place - Clean Asia 2nd Place - Excellent Bifurcation 3rd Place - Force Majeure 4th Place - BLESSED5th Place - Gravitron
Mortal Kombat II for the Playstation Network this Week 2007-04-11 05:09:00 I am fairly sure that the sounds of Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa yelling out "MORTAL KOMBAT!" are forever etched into my brain. Is it wrong of me to think of Mortal Kombat
the movie every time someone mentions the game now?Regardless of my personal issues, Mortal Kombat
II (the best in the series) is going to be available on Thursday on the Playstation Network for download for the Playstation 3. At the low price of $4.99, the expected arcade perfect port features HD compatability, online play, and leaderboards so you can tell just how well your Sub Zero skills compare to the other PS3 players.Though some of the satisfaction of watching the other player's face react as your Liu Kang transforms into a Dragon and rips off the top half of his character is lost with online play, hopefully the experience will be able to capture some of the thrills of the arcade version with albeit a bit more impersonal setting.Kotaku announces release date for Mortal Kombat II for PS3
SHMUPS Radio 2007-04-11 04:55:00 Are you someone who gets motivated by the techno beats of Ikaruga and Radiant Silvergun? Find yourself humming the tune of R-Type III in your free time?SHMUP4EVER has a great web radio available that you can listen to while surfing the web or procrastinating on that assignment you have due. With over 1,145 original and arranged tracks (42 hours plus of music) from 19XX through Zero Gunner 2, all the classic shooting tunes are here for your audio pleasure. High speed connection is definitely recommended:SHMUP.4.EVER(You can find a complete track listing here: Track Listing for SHMUP.4.EVER Radio
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Super Stardust HD Previewed at 1up.com 2007-04-10 22:39:00 If Geometry Wars has taught developers anything, creative shooting games inspired by old school titles sell extremely well on downloadable console networks. Finnish game designers Housemarque are hoping to tap into the success of the genre by releasing Super
Stardust HD on the Playstation Network for the Playstation 3 sometime this summer. The game is an original shooting title that features multiple layers of depth wrapped in a trippy little explosive package. One part Asteroids, one part Tempest, and one part absolute chaos, Super Stardust HD tries to strike a fine balance between semi-strategic decision making and frantic shooting action.For more information on the title, be sure to check out the 1up "First Look" Preview.http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?cId=3158563
Strategy and Cheese, Part IV (Street Fighter II) 2007-04-10 05:41:00 The fourth part of the Strategy
and CheeseStreet
Fighter II series takes an in depth look at E. Honda and Blanka. As before, the video was originally released as a special promotional product in its full length of around 40 minutes. I have broken it up into smaller bits on specific characters and general strategies.Remember, even though these strategies were specially crafted for Street Fighter
II Special Champion's Edition, most of them are able to be used all the way up through Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo. This includes Street Fighter II' Hyper Fighting which is available for online play via Xbox Live.E. Honda/Blanka You can view the previous videos in the series at the following links:General Strategies for Street Fighter IICombos and Tips for RyuCombos and Tips for Vega and Zangief
First Looks: Fan Tributes to Street Fighter and SFII 2007-04-10 03:29:00 MUGEN is an interesting beast. Though a lot of the games that are made with the custom game engine are unplayable messes, sometimes you can be positively surprised by the final product. Earlier this week, the project team at Capcomunications released the English language "World" version of their Street
Fighter Upper project. The game made in MUGEN features a fan made remake of the original Street Fighter
game with several additions made to "modernize" the experience. Though it suffers a bit as a MUGEN created game, it is surprising to note that the original Street Fighter actually seems to be improved by the additions that the Capcomunications team put into this project.The "World" version is available to download on their website at http://www.capcomunications.unlugar.com/proyectos.html. Be sure when you download the original files, you also download the patch fix. This patch fixes a bug that would end the game after the first fight.Unfortunately due to their hosting choice (Ra Read more:First
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New Famitsu Detailed Scans of Fate/Tiger Colosseum 2007-04-07 02:44:00 http://www.famitsu.com/game/coming/2007/03/31/104,1175313357,69357,0,0.htmlNot much to look at yet, but the super deformed characters is a rather interesting choice for a game whose source material is clearly based for adults (Fate/Stay Night by Type/Moon). The game is being developed by the developer of Bullet Witch, Cavia, and is scheduled for release on the Playstation Portable sometime this year. Read more:Colosseum
Game Previews from the Web - 04/06/2007 2007-04-06 15:38:00 Cube (PSP) - PuzzleGamespy Preview:After playing Earth Defense Force 2017, Puzzle Quest and now Cube, a question struck me: who are these D3 people and why are they suddenly releasing a bunch of good games? So, I did a little digging, and while D3 may seem a little new to us (unless you are a Naruto fan), it's been making games in Japan for years. I guess that explains where all of these quirky-cool titles are coming from, but let me explain a little more about Cube itself.Radio Allergy (Gamecube) - ShooterIGN Preview:GameCube isn't dead. At least that's what publisher O3 Entertainment and developer MileStone want you to think with the upcoming bullet-hell shooter Radio Allergy for Nintendo GameCube. For just $20, Cube/Wii shooter fanatics can rush out to their local GameStop and EB and slap down cash for… a GameCube game. And while we can tell you right now that the game is nowhere near as amazing as Cube's swan song shooter Ikaruga, Radio Allergy still has some simple charm to
Additional Ketsui details - More than just an April Fool's Joke 2007-04-06 14:02:00 After the surprise Nintendo DS video of the final Doom battle from Ketsui appeared on the net last week, a lot of general speculation followed from SHMUP fans. Was this an elaborate April
Fool’s joke, or something more? After a meeting on March 31st, according to web sources, all of the details
have come out. The Ketsui/Doom video is real, but more importantly than that, the game may indeed be considered for commercial release.As stated in the previous story (which also includes the video and can be found here: Ketsui Coming to the Nintendo DS), Ketsui was originally being considered silently for a port to the Playstation 2 by Arika and Cave. After struggling with the game’s fifth stage, Mihara regretfully informed the community both of the existence of the project as well as the improbability that it would ever be completed due to Arika’s commitment to maintaining the same level of quality as the original arcade title. Obvious disappointment followed, and due to some rather
Video Game Releases for the Week of April 9th - April 13th 2007-04-06 05:36:00 Want to know what to expect this week when it comes to arcade games coming to home and portable consoles? Though release dates are always subject to change, here's a list of what you should be able to expect to find on the shelves of your local stores...Unfortunately this week there really is only one arcade styled game seeing release stateside for the current consoles. However, despite that disappointment, it does seem to be a good one...Playstation 2The Red Star1-2 player simultaneous actionDuring cooperative play, player characters can interact with each other and perform special attacks.Each of the game's three characters offers different game experiences.Combines hard hitting melee combat with an intense old school shooter styleEarly reviews can be found here:Gamerankings - Red Star Read more:April
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Gametap to Feature Sega Saturn games 2007-04-06 02:26:00 I've always been tempted by Gametap's promise of unlimited games for a flat fee per month. Considering the great titles offered via the service (everything from Street Fighter II to Galaga is featured), as well as the freedom to choose between multiple consoles and arcade setups, I find it hard to resist the urge to sign up for the monthly "trial" at 99 cents just to see if it is all it is cracked up to be.Unfortunately for me, this temptation is now even stronger, as a rather cryptic title was found by Gamasutra.com today. Bug! for the Sega Saturn
was uncovered as a special secret suprise in Gametap's large (851) assortment of titles.From Gamasutra:Turner's GameTap subscription PC 'all you can eat' gaming service has now added Sega Saturn games to its service, with the debut of platform game Bug! as a special Easter-timed Easter Egg for its service.The game is currently filed as 'Insect?' as a 'secret' feature for gamers to discover within the service, which has 851 games
Strategy and Cheese, Part III (Street Fighter II) 2007-04-05 06:52:00 Another week, another part in Arcade Renaissance's Strategy
and Cheese
feature of Street
Fighter II. The last two updates have been on specific characters, so instead of focusing on another one or two characters with this update, the video posted is more of a general overview on fighting games and Street Fighter
. Though it is made specifically for Street Fighter II Special Champion's Edition, the theory is incredibly diverse, and if you can get past the obvious goofiness, once again you will find a lot of in depth fighting game theory that can begin to take your game to the next level. The general ideas presented by this video are applicable to nearly all modern fighters.This part also features Tomo, the world's greatest Street Fighter II player at the time of this videos release.If you have a suggestion on who you wish to see next, let me know in the comments section and I'll be more than happy to look at it for our next update. You can find the first two parts of the video
Found Treasures: Interview with Jeff Minter 2007-04-05 02:22:00 Gamasutra.com delivers again with a great interview with Jeff Minter, perennial game developer responsible for Tempest 2000.Jeff Minter is an enduring testament to potential power of independent games. He’s been operating on his own terms for the last 25 years, and shows no sign of branching from his chosen path. Ever an industry anomaly, he has been crafting fantastically pixel-intensive, retro-infused games for years, and actually managing to make a living off it, working from his farm in Wales.Though he’s always dabbled dually in music visualizations and game software, he’s increasingly been marrying the two. Most recently, Minter completed work on the visuals for the Xbox 360’s music player, and had an alliance with Lionhead Studios for a Gamecube title, which was eventually scrapped due in part to its overly ambitious nature near the end of that console’s lifecycle.Currently, Minter’s company Llamasoft, with a coding staff of two (as Minter says, the staff has doubled
Import Preview - Hokuto No Ken (PS2) 2007-03-28 15:59:00 When I first experienced Hokuto No Ken at an arcade in California, I didn’t quite know what to expect. I usually don’t support many licensed products, since licenses are often used as a way for bad games to sell large amounts. But due to Arc System Works track record with 2D fighting games, I had faith that Hokuto No Ken would be something more than Guilty Gears with a palette swap and shallower depth.Being a fan of the Fist of the North Star anime, I was surprised (and relieved) that in the game each of the characters had an immediate sense of familiarity, and their “styles” were each developed based off the original source material. Overall, however, the most intriguing thing was the fact that not only did the game stand well on its own, but it didn’t seem to miss a beat compared to the Guilty Gear series that it was roughly based on.As a bit of background on the game, the Fist of the North Star series is set on a post-apocalyptic earth. The main character of the series Read more:Import
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Big Wii Giveaway: Wii Love the 80's 2007-03-27 15:34:00 Are you a child of the arcades?Remember playing Galaga and Pac-Man for the first time?If so, VH1 Gamebreak has a contest for you.This week, VH1 Game Break’s got a giant Wii
giveaway for you. There’s one big, grand prize package and that includes one o’ them thar Nintendo Wii systems that’s taken the country by storm. But that’s not all! We’ll include a mammoth 10,000 Wii Points which lets you buy old school games via the Wii’s Shop Channel Online. Know what? We’re not done yet. We’ll throw in a Nintendo T-shirt and cap, too.The best part of this contest is that it’s really easy to enter and win. In the comments section, tell us your favorite anecdote about playing old school 80s games and how those great games shaped your life. Don’t just write us one sentence. You have to write between 40 and 100 words or you’ll be disqualified. Make it funny, weird, sad, whatever. But definitely make it old school. Click here for a little more about the contest and the rules.
Tekken 6 Confirmed to be on Playstation 3 Based Hardware 2007-03-27 04:02:00 Though this is no surprise considering Sony's relationship with Namco for their previous Arcade hardware, it does help clear up earlier rumors in regards to the hardware base for the new fighter. It also explains the Playstation 3 hardware and modified controllers that were being used to control the fighter at the AOU 2007 preview. People didn't think those were just there for show, right?Source: http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/business/news/20070326p2g00m0bu023000c.htmlFighting game "Tekken
6" will go on sale later this year as the first arcade game using Sony's PlayStation 3 technology, game developer Namco Bandai Games Inc. announced Monday."Tekken 6" will be available for amusement parks and other game arcade facilities worldwide, but the company has not decided on the exact launch date for that game or others that will follow, using Sony's latest game technology, Namco Bandai spokeswoman Miki Baba said.Tokyo-based Namco Bandai, Japan's second largest toy and game business gro Read more:Confirmed
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Devastation 2007 - The Temple Arcade (Tournament Notice) 2007-03-27 03:00:00 With the spring/summer tournament season starting up, several local arcades and tournament facilities have been posting up notices about tournaments coming up in the upcoming weeks. And though everyone knows about the "big" ones, for every EVO2k Qualifier, there are smaller run tournaments that despite the local presence provides high quality action and a great opportunity to hone skills in preparation for the next level.Devastation 2007 is a third annual event held at the Temple
Arcade in Phoenix, Arizona. This year's event is going to see several console-based games played over the course of a single day, March 31st, 2007. Games being featured in this year's event are Guilty Gear XX Slash, Street Fighter III: Third Strike, Marvel vs. Capcom 2, Street Fighter Alpha Anthology, Super Street Fighter II Turbo, Tekken 5 Dark Resurrection, and Virtual Fighter 5.The host is kindly providing several arcade sticks for those wanting to have a true arcade experience, but according to the in Read more:Tournament
Strategy and Cheese, part II (Street Fighter II) 2007-03-26 14:30:00 This is the second part of the Street
Fighter II video series that I am featuring here at Arcade Renaissance. After beginning the series with fan favorite, RYU, I have now decided to move on to perennial Street Fighter
II characters, Zangief and Vega (US). Though the strategy sections on these two characters are not as in depth as the Ryu portion, there is enough detail and information here to give you a decent shot at making a new a player into a better player with little effort. Due to the length of the two videos, I have made the decision to combine them into one section.If you wish to view the first video or to find out more about this video series, including who made it and where it came from, you can view it here:http://arcaderenaissance.blogspot.com/2007/03/what-do-you-get-when-you-mix-cheese.htmlIf you have a specific Street Fighter II: Special Champion's Edition character you would like to see, don't hesitate to leave a comment or send me an e-mail. Read more:Strategy
, Cheese
Capcom Online Game Center 2007-03-25 22:48:00 http://www.ga-cen.comOriginally shown as a video at the Tokyo Game Show, from what can be gathered from the press releases, the Capcom
Game Center
is going to be an online "Arcade" that allows multiplayer play over an Internet-connected PC. There is said to be over 20 titles playable for the service. In the promo on www.ga-cen.com, there are images from several versions of Street Fighter and the Darkstalker series. For non-fighting game fans, Capcom has reached into its vaults and pulled out some classics like Trojan, Side Arm, Forgotten Worlds, Mercs, and 1942.The Capcom Game Center is currently in its beta stages. There is no word on US availability.
Calling David Jaffe 2007-03-24 16:06:00 As for what I think about those, well look: as it should be clear from the interviews I've been doing as of late, right now in my work, I'm no longer interested in going head to head with the likes of Halo, Mass Effect, Resistance, Devil May Cry 4, etc. Hell, I don't even want to go head to head against our own GOD OF WAR. I just want to do smaller, simpler games that focus on the fun. - David
Jaffe, from his Blog at http://criminalcrackdown.blogspot.com/2007/03/it-may-not-be-for-you.htmlFirst things first. I applaud David Jaffe for taking the time to respond to the criticism that was being directed towards the Calling
All Cars video that was posted at Kotaku (http://kotaku.com/gaming/clips/clip-calling-all-cars-246107.php).Everyone seems to have a certain level of expectations when it comes to video games, and despite the fact that the market is open to all sorts of expression in design, people tend to want to paint specific developers into a single archetype. I can definitely unde
New Tekken 6 Updates from Arcadia 2007-04-13 19:42:00 Courtesy of SD Tekken
and Mukumuku on the Tekken Zaibatsu forums:New tidbits from the latest issue of Arcadia Magazine indicate a massive overhaul for many of the older characters in Tekken 6. Among the main highlights of the article were: * Animations have been changed for every character! * All characters have an “item move”, like the Bryan shotgun we saw at the AOU trailer. Although not all of them will have the same effectiveness. * An example of an “item move” will be Anna throwing her high heels at her opponents. * Harada officially stated that Leo IS a girl. * So far Yoshimitsu has gone under the most drastic change. Harada notes that it will be much more difficult to use Yoshimitsu this time around and they consider him an “Expert” character. Part of his story includes the fact that his sword is now losing power and he must take a new fighting style, Kenjutsu from the Manji clan, this includes both dual sword fighting and pure fist fighting! * A l
Short and Sweet (Guilty Gear Accent Core PS2) 2007-04-13 17:20:00 Arc System Works have released a new trailer for the latest installment of the Guilty
Gear series for home consoles, Guilty Gear
Accent Core, on the official website for the game. To see the other two trailers released by Arc for the game, visit http://www.guiltygearx.com/. Read more:Short
, Sweet
Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD for Xbox Live and other Rumors 2007-04-13 16:24:00 Though official media reports are going to be silent on the event held yesterday until about 5pm Pacific Standard Time, word of what may be expected to be reported is already breaking across the channels. From the NeoGaf's forums, a small list of titles were posted by a user who claimed that this list was the actual list featured at Capcom Gamer's Day.WiiResident Evil 4 Wii EditionResident Evil the Umbrella ChroniclesTreasure Island ZPS3DMC 4Xbox
360 - All three of these games are Xbox Live titlesRocketmen (described as a Smash TV esque game)Super
Puzzle Fighter II Turbo
HD Edition Super Street
Fighter II Turbo HD EditionPSPMonster Hunter Freedom 2PS2MotoGPDSPhoenix Wright Trials and Tribulations (4)Megaman ZX AdventMegaman Starforce (3 editions)PCLost Planet Though we expect no confirmation on this list until this evening, seeing both Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD and Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD for XBLA is a great choice on the part of Capcom for release on the Xbox Live A
Bullet Hell Tactics XNA Xbox Live Details 2007-04-13 01:10:00 I am a huge fan of the XNA development initiative from Microsoft. The design and development theory presented by the company is incredibly forward in its thinking. When the professional version of the toolkit is released, the program has the potential to allow small time developers to reap more rewards for their effort. Whether or not Microsoft decides to see the program through its full course is just a matter of wait and see, but the rhetoric coming from the offices of the XNA dev team are extremely positive in its message. They have gone so far as to claim that the XNA is the future of development on all Microsoft consoles.On the2bears.com, one of the first true shooting games I've seen developed with the XNA toolkit has been given a small feature piece with a video (shown below). The game is currently being worked over by Beta testers. Via the official website (http://shmup.blogspot.com/) for the title, here are some additional details:Bullet Hell Tactics demo includes one le Read more:Xbox
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Arcana Heart Full (Upgrade) Announced 2007-04-13 00:10:00 Arcana Heart
is scheduled to receive its first major upgrade since its release in arcades in late 2006. Developers Yuki Enterprise are hoping for a wide release of Arcana Heart Full before the Super Battle Opera in June. The official site for the game has a few minor details on the upgrade at http://www.arcanaheart.jp/index.html. Specifics on the changes that can be expected with the new release have not been disclosed as of this writing. There also does not seem to be any new characters or arcana posted on the official site. With that in mind, whether or not this upgrade is going to be largely to fix gameplay and balance issues or will provide a bit more meat for gamers is a big question mark, not only for the game itself, but also for its role in the Super Battle Opera this summer. Arcana Heart is a one on one fighting game featuring a cast of 10 all female characters. The style is very reminscent of the last handful of Samurai Spirits titles which Yuki Enterprise also develo
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