Anima: Ark of Sinners coming to North American WiiWare soon
This game should be available in Europe right now. As far as North America goes, it’ll be released soon. Anima Game Studio provided some details about the game, which you can check out below.
Ark of Sinners: WiiWare™
Anima: Ark of Sinners is our first project, the one in which we have been working over year and a half. Now, all those long months have borne fruit, and the next 7 of July, our title will appear on the Wii through the WiiWare™ channel of Europe and, vey soon after that, also in U.S.The script and direction of the game was done by Carlos B. Garcia, creator and head writer of the Anima franchise, while the character designs, environment and creatures have been in charge of Wen Yu Li, Salvador Espin and Raul Rosell.
The game takes about 4 to 6 hours to be completed, although those who want to unravel all its secrets can use even twice as long.Of course, Ark of Sinners is set in Gaia, the world of Anima Beyond Fantasy. It is an action game starring Celia, one member of the group known as The Conclave.
Celia
Celia is the main protagonist of Ark of Sinners. She is a young ex-agent of Selene, an organization of deadly assassins who raised her in order to make her the ultimate weapon.
After run away from the organization, during her escape Celia will find herself in an ancestral metropolis known only as Ark. Not quite understanding how she got there neither which is her link with the forgotten city, she will delve into its dark streets looking for her companion, only to discover that the metropolis is full of strange shadows and nightmarish creatures.
However, there is even more waiting for her…Gameplay
Ark of Sinners is an exploration and adventure game with linear movement in a 3D environment (ie, what is now known as 2.5D). The player takes control of Celia as she walks the streets and corners of the eternal city fighting its dark inhabitants.
To face the dangers that await her, our heroine has an unique fighting style that allows her to perform many different combos, from throwing into the air her enemies and finish them off in flight, to unleash devastating Ki techniques.
Ark City is an open world, where the player may move freely within it and is able to retrace his steps to unlock new sections and districts of the vast metropolis like if it was a big puzzle; all in pursuit to unravel all its hidden secrets.