Studio Sainzensen, in tandem with publisher Degica Games, has announced that they will be launching Blade Arcus from Shining: Battle Arena, a stunning 2-D Fighting Game with characters from the popular JRPG series, Shining later this month on July 28th, 2016. The game will be priced at a very reasonable, $29.99 and will come with a 20% launch discount.
Here's the official description of the game per the studio's official Press Release:
The world controlled by blade, magic and fist…Fighters of diverse goals and backgrounds gather for battle…Blade Arcus from Shining Battle Arena is a massive 2D fighting game, developed by Studio Saizensen, featuring characters from the Shining series.
Blade Arcus from Shining: Battle Arena will use a tag-team mechanics where players will select both a primary and secondary character. This will allow them to switch characters between rounds and set up something called “Link Attacks”, where both characters will combine to unleash deadly combinations on opponents.
Here's the full list of features you will be able to find in the game.
- Tag Battle with 16 playable characters
- Beautiful artwork by Tony（AlbionWorks）
- Story Mode with full voice acting
- Hone your skills in Traning Mode!
- Go head to head with your friends in Versus Mode!
- Online mode, created just for the Steam release!
- Defeat your rivals from all over the world with Online Leaderboards/Ranking System!
And the full list of characters:
- Ryuuga
- Pairon
- Rage
- Sakuya
- Xiao Mei
- Altina
- Roselinde
- Melty
- Fenrir
- Isaac
- Rick
- Dylan
- Rouna
- Urayukihime
- Misty
- Sonia
Blade Arcus from Shining: Battle Arena is currently a PC exclusive, and there is no word as to whether or not the game will ever make its way to consoles.
