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Downloadable Battle Fantasia Hits Domestic PS3s This Fall

Added by Jeff Gerstmann on July 13, 2009

25 comments

Yup. That's a fighting game.

Sure, PS3 owners, you probably could have just imported a copy of Battle Fantasia by now if you really wanted one, thanks to the PS3's handy region-free status, but that's a hassle. Today, Aksys Games announced plans to make it even easier to get a copy of Arc System Works' fantasy themed 2D fighting game. The game will be coming to North America as a PlayStation Network download this Fall.

The game was released here on the Xbox 360 back in September of last year, but the disc-based PS3 version was only released in Japan and PAL regions, which actually robbed PS3 owners of a pretty good fighting game. In what's probably an attempt to make up for all this, Aksys is adding more trophies to the upcoming release and holding a contest where players will attempt to name the new trophies.

Battle Fantasia's a very different-looking game from the typical anime crazy that Arc typically delivers, and I ended up liking the 360 version pretty well. So it's pretty cool that PS3 owners (or multiplatform owners who missed out on what ended up being a fairly limited release on 360) will get the chance to own a copy. Look for it later this year.

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25 Comments

JJOR64
on July 13, 2009

I read about that on Kotaku. I actually ordered the 360 version of the game on the 10th. I hope I get it by the end of the week.

Poohkey
on July 13, 2009

GREAT! I can play it with a proper d-pad now. I'm so upset KOF98UM and Garou: MOTW didn't release on the PSN.

Venatio is online
on July 13, 2009

This better come out on PSN in Europe

Axersia is online
on July 13, 2009

GUNSLINGER FACE!

KaosAngel
on July 13, 2009

Hey, I already own this game...the trophy update is free right? I'm not paying for this game again for trophies.

Zabant
on July 13, 2009

hey jeff, might want to put the quick look video of BF you did in here.

http://www.giantbomb.com/battle-fantasia-quick-look/17-56/

Reverseface
on July 13, 2009

Finally my battle fantasy can be represented in Battle fantasia.

newmarcom
on July 13, 2009

I have the rare luck to import the Japanese PS3 version a week before this announcement. I already knew of the PSN rumors but I grew impatient. The same thing happened when I got Tatsunoko vs. Capcom. If only I can harness this power somehow.

Bigandtasty is online
on July 13, 2009

Hmm, I missed this one. Looks pretty crazy.

slinky6
on July 13, 2009

@Poohkey said:

" GREAT! I can play it with a proper d-pad now. I'm so upset KOF98UM and Garou: MOTW didn't release on the PSN. "

I believe the 360 dpad to be far better for fighting games than the mushy PS3 dpad. I honestly don't understand your opinion (which, I know, is the vast majority). Sure accidental jumps happen less on the PS3 dpad, but so do any intentional moves I try to do. Both are garbage. 360 is the lesser of two pieces of crap.

Althalus
on July 13, 2009

@slinky6 said:

" @Poohkey said:
" GREAT! I can play it with a proper d-pad now. I'm so upset KOF98UM and Garou: MOTW didn't release on the PSN. "
I believe the 360 dpad to be far better for fighting games than the mushy PS3 dpad. I honestly don't understand your opinion (which, I know, is the vast majority). Sure accidental jumps happen less on the PS3 dpad, but so do any intentional moves I try to do. Both are garbage. 360 is the lesser of two pieces of crap. "

If you take fighting games seriously, you use an arcade stick anyway, making all the debate about the d-pads pretty silly when most of the people having these arguments are pretending to be some kind of fighting game pros, even though the debate itself invalidates that claim by default.

sickVisionz
on July 13, 2009

I hope they bring this out on XBLA or that Games on Demmand thing. I've always been mildly interested in this game but I haven't bothered to grab it at a store or buy it online and probably won't ever be in all honesty. If I could click a button and have it dl'd to my HDD, i'd probably check it out though.

Althalus
on July 13, 2009

@sickVisionz said:

" I hope they bring this out on XBLA or that Games on Demmand thing. I've always been mildly interested in this game but I haven't bothered to grab it at a store or buy it online and probably won't ever be in all honesty. If I could click a button and have it dl'd to my HDD, i'd probably check it out though. "

Good point. The 360 version was a very limited release in North America as well. Would be easy to get it on Games on Demand.

slinky6
on July 13, 2009

@Althalus said:

" @slinky6 said:
" @Poohkey said:
" GREAT! I can play it with a proper d-pad now. I'm so upset KOF98UM and Garou: MOTW didn't release on the PSN. "
I believe the 360 dpad to be far better for fighting games than the mushy PS3 dpad. I honestly don't understand your opinion (which, I know, is the vast majority). Sure accidental jumps happen less on the PS3 dpad, but so do any intentional moves I try to do. Both are garbage. 360 is the lesser of two pieces of crap. "
If you take fighting games seriously, you use an arcade stick anyway, making all the debate about the d-pads pretty silly when most of the people having these arguments are pretending to be some kind of fighting game pros, even though the debate itself invalidates that claim by default. "

What did I say? They're both crap. Also how is stating a preference "pretending to be some kind of fighting game pro." Make more sense and less assumptions.

strangeling
on July 13, 2009

@Zabant said:

" hey jeff, might want to put the quick look video of BF you did in here.http://www.giantbomb.com/battle-fantasia-quick-look/17-56/ "

Yep.

In which he says he'll do a review of it. However, I don't think he ever got around to doing one.

demonknightinuyasha
on July 13, 2009

@slinky6:

I have a buddy who agrees with you but I think it's more because he's used the 360 d-pad more. I tried SF4 at his place recently and pretty much just spent the whole time wishing I had my arcade stick :/

Of the two d-pads though, I don't agree, I had a hell of a time getting quarter circle moves to work with the 360 d-pad especially if I was going with a backward motion (such as for the hurricane kick).

On to the actual topic, I always meant to import this but never got around to it so this is awesome =D

Media_Master
on July 13, 2009

nice screen shot

AsKo25
on July 13, 2009

I went to buy the 360 version at my local EB, but they lost the disc. The case was up there but they didn't have the actual game. Shit sucked.

Soap
on July 14, 2009

Does this mean we might see the review you promised oh so long ago jeff? :P

BenderUnit22
on July 14, 2009

What. Ever. I just bought BlazBlue, don't care for no Battle Fantasia. Plus it's been out in Europe for months.

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