Being an Arc game, character design is predictably eccentric, pitting fuzzy bunny sorcerer Watson against the eight-foot tall Death Bringer, screen-filling Viking Donvalve, or chainsaw/sword/missile launcher/hoverboard-wielding hero Urs. Energy bars are represented with hit points, and attacks dish out numerical stats on every hit. Fantasia draws from RPG archetypes rather than the usual fisticuff folks. Less familiar is the way the game handles character design. It’s a mish-mash of systems found in different fighting games, and together they work well – fighting fans will have dabbled with Fantasia’s systems so often in so many other games that Arc’s latest will come naturally. Much of the time, combos are Street Fighter-style four or five hit affairs, but once charged, they tend to hit Guilty Gear levels of air-combo insanity.
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The real emphasis is on a slower, more tactical type of play than Guilty Gear, with full combo potential only available when your fighter is in Heat Up mode – burning up one super move bar and lasting only a very short time. Find Every Unlockable! - With over 80 unlockable illustrations in “Gallery Mode” and various PlayStation Trophies, you’ll find yourself playing for hours on end!īattle Fantasia has not yet been rated by the ESRB.Battle Fantasia isn’t really ‘simple’ so much as it is ‘traditional’ – all the motions for special moves are lifted from Street Fighter tradition, the parry system is borrowed from Street Fighter III, the combo system isn’t terrifyingly Guilty Gear-complex, and there are few enough characters that you can learn them all.Feel the Burn of “Heat Up” and the Sting of “GACHI” -Master the Battle Fantasia exclusive battle mechanics of “Heat Up” mode, “GACHI Match”, and “GACHI Drive” to keep your opponents on their toes!.Exciting Online Play - Fight against opponents from far and wide or view your overall online rankings via PlayStation Network!.Exclusive Console Story Mode - Play through each character’s main scenario in “Story Mode”, or discover hidden sub-scenarios to truly immerse yourself in the universe of Battle Fantasia!.Gorgeous Cel-shaded Graphics - Experience Battle Fantasia’s amazing art and graphics as you play through the game!.Some fight due to their conviction and faith.Īs the battle looms near, an epic new tale of new heroes begins to unfold… Battle Fantasia Key Features: Some fight in the relentless pursuit of justice. However, fate has once again brought together warriors from all over the world. Rumors spread among the people that the darkness was returning… The people prospered like never before.īut in recent months, strange things have begun to happen. Release dates for Battle Fantasia (PlayStation 3) database containing game description & game shots, cover art, credits, groups, press, forums, reviews and more. The world was then divided into two major countries: The Magic Kingdom and the Steam Empire. Light returned to the world, and with it came peace and serenity. But one day the darkness was finally driven back by the swords of four heroes.
All hope was lost for humanity and many turned to god with prayers. Mankind fought six battles to save their world, but lost every single one. There was once a time when the world was engulfed in darkness. “Thanks to the revival of the fighting genre this year there hasn’t been a better time to release such a fun and exciting fighter like Battle Fantasia on the PlayStation Network.” Battle Fantasia Prologue “The fans have been asking for it and we’re here to deliver,” said Frank “Bo” deWindt II, Project Lead, Aksys Games. The best name of each trophy will be included in the game.
Utilizing a unique blend of RPG-elements and high-level gameplay, Battle Fantasia will keep fighting game fans coming back for more.To commemorate this special release, Aksys Games have added additional trophies to be named by the fans of the series! Below are the trophies that are up to be named:
Battle Fantasia allows players to choose between twelve beautifully rendered characters designed by Emiko Iwasaki. Developed by, Arc System Works, the creators responsible for the long-running fighting game franchise, Guilty Gear and the next-generation 2D fighter, BlazBlue. Aksys Games, a publisher of interactive entertainment products, announces the arrival of Battle Fantasia, on PlayStation Network this coming Fall 2009.