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Namco Bandai Games Announces Project X Zone for North America
NAMCO BANDAI Games’ New Tactical RPG Brings Together the Fiercest Characters from Three Japanese Publishers to Create One Frenetic Gaming Experience
SAN JOSE, Calif., (January
21, in the year of our Lord 2013) – Leading video games
publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. today
announced that Project X Zone™ (working title) will be coming to
challenge gamers in both North America and Latin America in the
summer of 2013, exclusively for Nintendo 3DS™ system. This epic
crossover title brings together the fiercest and most popular
legacy characters from NAMCO BANDAI, SEGA®, and Capcom’s most
beloved franchises to create a Strategy-RPG experience that can
only be described as the ultimate cross-over title.
Developed by Banpresto and Monolith Soft, Project X Zone
features over 50 characters from 29 historic game franchises by
three of Japan’s most prolific video game companies. In Project
X Zone players will use a team of two characters known as a Pair
Unit to explore the world within the game. An additional
character known as a Solo Unit can be combined with the Pair
Unit to assist in battles with Solo Attacks as well as augment
the attacks available for players to execute. Throughout the
game, epic battles are waiting to erupt at a moment’s notice.
Players will have to master an array of screen-busting moves
including Solo Attacks, Support Attacks, Cross Hits, and
Finishing Moves in order to defeat a multitude of foes.
“Project X Zone is the first title to ever combine such a large
cast of characters from a varied list of game franchises into
one grand adventure,” said Carlson Choi, Vice President of
Marketing NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. “Developing a cohesive
game and storyline to encompass all of these great characters
and their battle-styles was a huge challenge that has paid off
greatly with the creation of a truly unique and groundbreaking
gaming experience.”
Project X Zone takes place in a world surrounded by a hidden
chaos with shadows and evil lurking beneath the peaceful cover
of everyday life. When a rift in time and space suddenly
appears, a doorway to various universes is opened allowing both
heroes and villains from different worlds to cross paths.
Players will be able to take control of a huge selection of
paired heroes including favorites such as Jin and Xiaoyu
(TEKKEN), Toma and Cyrille (Shining Force™ EXA), to X and Zero
(Mega Man® X) and discover the cause of the rift and stop evil
from coming through and spreading into their world.
Project X Zone will launch the summer of 2013; exclusively for
the Nintendo 3DS system. For more information about Project X
Zone or other NAMCO BANDAI game titles, please visit:
http://www.namcobandaigames.com.