PR: New Info on Arslan: The Warriors of Legend

Koei Tecmo has new information to share today about the upcoming action game Arslan: The Warriors of Legend. A brand new promo trailer showcases the characters in action, and the game website was updated today with information on the Weapon Arts system and two new locales you’ll be battling in. We have the press release for you below, with the accompanying assets and video. Please have a look!

KOEI TECMO REVEALS NEW INFORMATION ON UPCOMING TACTICAL ACTION EPIC, ARSLAN: THE WARRIORS OF LEGEND

New ‘Weapon Arts’ System Allows Players to Create Unique Attack Styles; Additional Stages Revealed

BURLINGAME, Calif. – November 3^rd, 2015 – KOEI TECMO America released today a brand new trailer and new information on upcoming tactical action epic, Arslan: The Warriors of Legend, which will become available across North America on February 9^th, 2016 for the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, and Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft. It will also be simultaneously available digitally on the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system.

Since success in battle heavily relies on the prowess of individual characters, Arslan: The Warriors of Legend features a new gameplay element that helps boost the skills and abilities of playable characters in a unique and exciting way! Specifically, players will be able to use Weapon Arts to upgrade and customize their weapons of choice to a high degree.

Weapon Arts are effectively an attribute type (i.e. Power, Fire, Water etc.) that can be attached to a specific weapon. The more a character uses that weapon and gains mastery over it, the more special abilities and powers are unlocked. Since every Weapon Art has a different attack effect, players can combine various weapons with different abilities in a Chain Strike and create impressive and devastating effects in a variety of combos!

In addition, KOEI TECMO America has announced the locations of two more stages: the rocky slopes of Mount Bashur and the beautiful yet troubled kingdom of Shindhura.

For more news and information on Arslan: The Warriors of Legend, please visit the official site at www.koeitecmoamerica.com/Arslan, Like the KOEI TECMO Facebook page at www.facebook.com/koeitecmous, and become part of the KOEI TECMO Family by following KOEI TECMO on Twitter at @KoeiTecmoUS.

About Arslan: The Warriors Of Legend

Originally written as a novel series in the late 1980’s, The Heroic Legend of Arslan has been adapted to manga and anime numerous times, with the most prominent being the 2013 release of a manga series by famed illustrator Hiromu Arakawa (the creator of Fullmetal Alchemist). It tells the story of the young crown prince of Pars, Arslan, as he is forced out of his kingdom when his father, the king, is betrayed and defeated and his domain conquered. Arslan and his few companions must reassemble an army and fight against overwhelming odds to regain his throne and liberate his kingdom. Through his exploits he reaches emotional maturity, while the series also tackles underlying issues of slavery, religious fanaticism, betrayal, and humanity.

The game adaptation of this magnificent story seamlessly blends the fast paced tactical action gameplay indicative of the Warriors franchise with a stunningly engaging narrative. Using cel-shaded graphics and basing all character design on the anime series, Arslan: The Warriors of Legend delivers a gaming experience designed to fully immerse the player into Arslan’s universe!

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