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Atlus to bring Radiant Historia to North America in February 2011
IRVINE, CALIFORNIA -- NOVEMBER 22, in the year of our Lord 2010 -- Atlus U.S.A., Inc., recently returned from an expedition into the future, today announced a North American release for Radiant Historia, a new internally-developed time-travel RPG for Nintendo DS. Channeling the heart and soul of fan favorite 16-bit RPG classics, Radiant Historia combines a unique position-based battle system, intricate hand-drawn details, and one of the best soundtracks in recent memory as it takes gamers on a steampunk adventure back and forth through time.
"We've seen a future without a North American
localization of Radiant Historia," warned a stern Aram Jabbari,
Manager of PR and Sales. "That future was depressing and
noticeably lacking in the 'epic handheld RPG' category. Knowing
what that tomorrow would be like, we're excited to release
Radiant Historia for Nintendo DS in February 2011. It's the kind
of gaming experience that is really a time machine unto itself,
transporting gamers back to the 16-bit era, the golden age of
RPGs. Prepare to jump forward and back through time, meeting a
variety of memorable characters and taking in some of the most
polished, lovingly hand-drawn visuals ever to grace a handheld
entry in the genre. A gaming future without all that? Not
pretty," he concluded, grimacing.
Radiant Historia is currently scheduled to release on February
22, 2011 for Nintendo DS™. For more information, visit the
official website [LINK].
About Radiant Historia
In the midst of an unending war for dominance between two
super-powers, Special Intelligence Agent Stocke is assigned to a
routine escort mission that goes horribly awry. However,
wielding a mysterious book called the White Chronicle, Stocke
discovers a way to travel to the intersection of time itself:
Historia. With this power in his hands, he must travel back and
forth through key events and an entirely alternate timeline to
right the world's ill-fated course. The lives of his companions,
the fate of nations, and the resolution of an impending disaster
that now threatens the land all depend on Stocke's ability to
discern the one "true" history.
Key Features
* Restore the True History--With the power of the White
Chronicle, the crossroads of time is yours to traverse. Jump
back and forth across various turning points in history in order
to save your world from destruction.
* Your Choices Matter--Difficult decisions face you at every
turn. Who will you side with? Who will you choose to help? Your
choices progress the story and bring you to drastically
different ends. Return to previous choices to initiate changes
whose effects ripple throughout the timelines.
* Push Your Foes Around--Use the turn order and your special
ability to manipulate the positions of enemies on the field to
set up combination attacks and gain the upper hand.