LONDON, UK – August 6th, 2014 – Marvelous Europe, the European division of Japanese publisher Marvelous Inc., today announces two games from the smash hit SENRAN KAGURA franchise scheduled for release in Europe in the coming months. Battle adventure title, SENRAN KAGURA SHINOVI VERSUS and rhythm-cooking series spin-off SENRAN KAGURA Bon Appétit! will be coming exclusively to PlayStation® Vita as a digital download on the PSN store in Europe and Australia later this year.
SENRAN KAGURA SHINOVI VERSUS is cut from the same cloth as its predecessor, SENRAN KAGURA Burst, a surprise hit on 3DS earlier this year, but raises the bar in every way imaginable. From art style to story, combat mechanics to graphics, everything is bigger and better in SHINOVI VERSUS. With ridiculous mid-air combos, over-the-top humour, garments that explode when characters take damage and Secret Ninja Art techniques, SENRAN KAGURA SHINOVI VERSUS is a unique, and uniquely Japanese, experience.
Fans of the series will take control of twenty shinobi fighters from four different ninja academies – the Hanzō National Academy, the Homura Crimson Squad, the Gessen Girls’ Academy and the Hejibo Clandestine Girls’ Academy. The story can be played from the perspective of each academy with the aid of the original Japanese voice track and lovingly localised English subtitles. Up to four players can battle online to determine the ultimate Shinobi.
SENRAN KAGURA Bon Appétit! sees the girls battle it out in a cooking competition held by Master Hanzō, with the grand prize for winning the contest being a magical ninja scroll.
Each of the characters has their own personal motivation to enter and win the competition, and these stories are told over five separate ‘cooking battles’ against other characters. The storyline for each character is typical of other titles in the franchise, with plenty of offbeat humour and over the top cutscenes.
Both titles carry on the tradition of the SENRAN KAGURA series – a truly unique Japanese franchise which has now expanded to include an anime TV show, figurines, clothing and even bed linen!
“We were surprised and delighted that the SENRAN KAGURA series has been so well received in Europe,” commented series Producer, Kenichiro Takaki. “ The team is very excited that these new titles will soon be released for the rest of the world to enjoy.”
Fans can sign up for more information and competitions at Marvelous Europe’s brand-new community site for fans of Japanese games at www.marvelousgames.com.
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About SENRAN KAGURA
SENRAN KAGURA SHINOVI VERSUS is developed by Tamsoft together with Marvelous Inc. of Japan, and SENRAN KAGURA Bon Appétit! is developed by Meteorise together with Marvelous Inc. of Japan. Both games will be released in Europe and Australia for PlayStation®Vita by Marvelous Europe in Q3 2014.
About Marvelous Europe:
Marvelous Europe is a subsidiary of Marvelous, Inc. of Japan – which is the result of the 2011 merger between Japanese publishers Marvelous Entertainment, AQ Interactive, and mobile/ social developer Liveware.
Known for acclaimed console games like No More Heroes, Marvelous has also enjoyed critical and commercial success in Japan with social and mobile games like Logres of Swords and Sorcery and the browser game Three Kingdoms.
Marvelous Europe is dedicated to bringing the best Japanese games to the west, and also partners with mobile and social game developers around the world. Recent successes include the multi-million downloaded hit iOS, Android and Amazon game, RunBot.
