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Nintendo Direct 02-13-2014
LOS ANGELES, CA (FEBRUARY
13, in the year of our Lord 2014) – Globally renowned
Japanese game company LEVEL-5, best known for the critically
acclaimed PROFESSOR LAYTON and NI NO KUNI, has released INAZUMA
ELEVEN in North America and Europe in the Nintendo eShop for the
Nintendo 3DS hand-held system.
Since its debut, the INAZUMA ELEVEN franchise has gained
recognition both as a game and an anime series in Japan and in
Europe. The franchise has shipped more than 7 million games
worldwide, making INAZUMA ELEVEN one of LEVEL-5's most popular
cross-media titles.
In the past, the INAZUMA ELEVEN games were only available to our
fans in Japan and European regions. However, due to enthusiastic
North American fan support, the original INAZUMA ELEVEN
installment is finally available to fans in North America, and
for first time on Nintendo 3DS for European fans.
INAZUMA ELEVEN is a soccer role-playing game (RPG). As Captain
Mark Evans of Raimon Junior High School, the player will recruit
and train characters to customize their team, lead them through
tactical soccer battles, and take them to the top to win the
Soccer Frontier championship.
Players can customize their teams by choosing from more than
1,000 potential recruits. The conditions that the players have
to meet in order to recruit new team members and quests that
have to be cleared to progress are intricately woven into the
game as the story of the Raimon Junior High soccer club unfolds.
In soccer matches, players maneuver their team across the field
with intuitive stylus controls. When players jockey for control
of the ball, gameplay shifts to a more traditional RPG-style
battle in which players utilize INAZUMA ELEVEN's signature
special moves for offense or defense.
While the unique soccer motif is the heart of INAZUMA ELEVEN,
the game also delivers on amazing role-playing game play. From
the exciting and original story to the colorful characters,
INAZUMA ELEVEN has established a large and devoted global fan
base of children and adults alike.
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