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Well, “Arcana Heart” has been out for a few days already. For those that don’t know, this is a 2-D fighting game by Yuki and Atrativa. (Yuki helped out on the last two 2-D “Samurai Spirits” games and Atrativa brought out [the outdated] “Jingi Storm” [which never did get much love from what I remember].) It has the same layout as “Eternal Fighter Zero” and “Melty Blood”, but the fourth button is some sort of power button or something like that called the “Arcana” button. The cast is an all-girl one and it’s one of the few non-doujinshi fighting game not based on an anime or manga in which all of the fighters are girls. (No, “Gals Fighter” does not count, but “Asuka” does. Thanks Rid for reminding me.) Initial reports said that it felt slow, but by the time it got released, it’s a whole new ball game.
Of course, I bet that no one is going to pick the game up here. Yeah and that makes me not only upset, but angry as well. I should bring out a rant of various issues that relate to this, but that’s for another entry.
Chupiler | 28-Dec-06 at 3:03 pm | Permalink
I’m really leaning toward blowing my Xmas bonus for the board, because it looks like a game that deserves a chance… My decision will come soon, probably depending if AI gets it or not.
Bata-kun | 29-Dec-06 at 10:52 am | Permalink
Ah, yeah, it deserves a chance. For all I know, it’d be like playing “Street Fighter II” all over again or something.
Americanmeowth | 12-Jan-07 at 5:06 am | Permalink
I ran across this game in my local arcade, and had to play it ’cause of the all-girl cast. That, and GG: Accent Core had a five minute wait on it. The game is pretty good, a few tweaks and it could easily beat out Melty Blood. That’s right, I said it. The game is a little too slow, and there are some easy infinites that need resolution.
kiiba | 02-Jul-07 at 3:08 am | Permalink
i actually played this a few monthes back in chinatown and i must say, it gave me hope for fighting games. this and rumble fish