Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson is releasing in North America on September 15, XSEED announced today. The publisher also confirmed that the game has gone gold.
When Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson launches, players will be able to pick up the “Double D Edition”, which comes with two music discs containing a total of 60 tracks and representing the game’s entire score. Pricing is set at $49.99. Senran Kagura 2 will also be sold on the eShop for $39.99.
XSEED is celebrating today’s news with a discount on Senran Kagura Burst. It will be on sale through September 14 for $19.99 (normally $29.99). Those who have Burst save data on their SD card will receive Ikaruga’s brother Murasame as a playable character for free. Normally, it will be sold for $4.99 as premium DLC.
An official overview and the latest trailer for Senran Kagura 2 are posted below.
Once again showcasing the series? trademark high-flying, clothes-ripping battle mechanics, SENRAN KAGURA 2: Deep Crimson follows the events of SENRAN KAGURA Burst, sending all 12 of the original cast members on another supernatural martial arts adventure through modern Japan. For the first time in the series, shinobi can fight in pairs, covering each other’s backs and combining special techniques as needed, or fight alone to give their partners time to recover after bouts of intense combat. One player can control both team members, switching back and forth at will, or two players can fight side by side in local or online co-op mode.
Source: XSEED PR
On its Twitter account, Natsume confirmed that Gotcha Racing is slated for the North American 3DS eShop next week. It will be available starting on August 27.
Natsume posted the following message a few minutes ago:
The top-down racer with a capsule machine twist, Gotcha Racing is zooming onto the 3DS eShop starting August 27th! pic.twitter.com/am6rwAeXqy
— Natsume Inc. (@Natsume_Inc) August 19, 2015
Famitsu has posted a new online preview for Project X Zone 2. The screenshots show Namco x Capcom antagonist Saya, new character Sheath, Sylphie from Forgotten Worlds, and Miyuki from Ordyne.
Also shown in the screenshots are some of the different systems. Primarily, Famitsu provides information about customization points, which are awarded after players clear battles. These points can be used to upgrade character skills by up to eight levels as well as introduce entirely new moves. Project X Zone 2 also features different skills that are automatically executed when certain conditions are met, which require customization points.
Simogo director Simon Flesser and Dakko Dakko lead Rhodri Broadbent have opened up about bringing Year Walk to Wii U. The two commented on the origins of the project, how the game is taking advantage of the console, and future interest in the eShop/Nintendo in general.
Head past the break for excerpts from the interview. For the full discussion, visit the original piece on Nintendo Life.
Square Enix issued another batch of screenshots from the 3DS version of Dragon Quest VIII. This time around, we have images that focus on the post-game dungeon. Check them out in the gallery below.
Nintendo has put out the second video in its new Super Mario Maker video series. You can view today’s video below, which highlights the usage of sound effects.
Amazon Japan has posted the boxart for Disney Magical World 2. Take a look at the pack shot above.
Marvelous has announced the DLC schedule for Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson’s European release. Three “Additional Chapter” downloads are in the pipeline, along with one “Character” add-on.
The first piece of DLC is due out on August 27. This will add the character Murasame, which is free to those with Senran Kagura Burst save data. It’ll be sold for £4.49 / €4.99 otherwise.
“Waist Deep”, “Hipster”, and “Busticated” are the three new DLC chapters. Each one contains five missions, new weapons, illustrations, backgrounds, clothes, hairstyles, and more.
Below is an overview of the different chapters:
‘Waist Deep’ follows the hijinks of Mirai as she afflicts the SK girls with a certain “ailment” in her quest for a bigger bust – ‘Hipster’ looks to an alternate reality as Hanzo battle a world dominating HEBIJO in a bullet hell-like setting with a SENRAN KAGURA twist. Finally ‘Busticated’ follows Asuka and Mirai’s quest to achieve their most dream bust sizes, completion of this jovial story arc will reward you with a certain “modifier” in the Dressing Room!
And here’s the final DLC schedule:
27/08/2015 – Murasame Character Add-On Content
03/09/2015 – ‘Waist Deep’ Additional Chapter & Items
17/09/2015 – ‘Hipster’ Additional Chapter & Items
01/10/2015 – ‘Busticated’ Additional Chapter & Items
Note: each piece of DLC is priced at £4.49 / €4.99 or similar in your local Nintendo eShop currency.
Source: Marvelous PR
Nintendo made the unexpected announcement last night that Picross 3D 2 is in development for 3DS, with a planned Japanese release for October. We heard that the title would be incorporating amiibo, and an Amazon Japan listing shares more details on this front.
Mario, Luigi, Peach, Toad, Yoshi, Bowser, Link, Kirby, Meta Knight, and King Dedede work with Picross 3D 2. By using any of these amiibo into the game, players can unlock original puzzles. The screenshot above shows what the Mario puzzle looks like.
SEGA’s latest update on 7th Dragon III Code: VFD covers a number of the game’s classes. We now have details for the Rune Knight, Fortuner, Mage, and Punisher. View the information rounded up below.
Rune Knight:
– Magic swordsmen
– Rune Knights use small knives that goes with elemental and different effect-based attacks
– They can heal themselves and have skills that can heal the entire party or protect allies from enemy attacks
– “Knight’s Pride”: does a physical non-elemental attack to an enemy, and the damage is determined by how much damage they took prior to getting knocked out
– This move automatically activates when a Rune Knight’s health goes to 0
– “Brave Sword”: massive close-ranged magic damage to all enemies
– Brave Sword causes the user’s health go to half
– The more health that gets depleted from this skill, the more damage it will do
Fortuner:
– Fortunetellers of the battlefield
– Specialize in putting enemies in abnormal states
– Their skills can do even more damage against enemies that are under a status ailment
– Fortuner’s have slightly lower health/defense
– “Poem of Wind and Tree”: regenerate each turn for all party members by using mana
– “Sacrifice”: consumes a massive amount of MP in order to launch a powerful magic attack that hits all enemies
– This attack is so powerful, the user will withdraw from the after after landing the hit
Mage:
– Magic specialists
– They can use magic attacks of various attributes
– Mages can even support the party with healing magic
– Weakness is their low defense stat
– “Volcano”: long-ranged fire magic damage to all enemies, and gives them a “burn” affect
– “Mana Bullet”: long-ranged magic attack that deals big damage to all enemies
Punisher:
– Use a hybrid weapon called “Armored Spear”
– This is a mix between a giant spear and mortar
– Punishers have the best physical damage of all classes and the most amount of health
– “Explosives” are needed for their powerful attacks
– You’ll need to supplement it if you use too much
– “Assault Spear: selects a group of enemies and launches a powerful close-ranged attack
– This requires mana and Explosives to use
– “Dragon Buster”: long-ranged fire attribute damage to all enemies from a mortar shot
– This does extra damage against dragons, and it also consumes mana and Explosives
You can find screenshots and art of today’s new content here.
