Battle Fantasia: New 2D fighter by Arc System Works.. Out Wednesday!

[G-Boobie]

I'm a big fan of Guilty Gear, as are many many people. I'm honestly a little shocked that the hype for this one is seemingly so low. It's set in a medieval storybook setting, and looks like Guilty Gear meets Princess Crown. That concept right there is a big fat win. I couldn't find a thread for this, much to my surprise.

Here's the Wikipedia entry for the game, and here are a couple videos of gameplay.

I'd thought about importing a copy, but much to my delighted surprise, it's coming out this week as a 360 exclusive. Is anyone else interested in picking it up?

[RadiantSvgun]

I'd rather import it for ps3. Those 360 controllers just don't work for me with fighters. On the bright side, the ps3 version has seen a big price drop.

[CosmicMonkey]

I have the Japanese PS3 version and I really like it. It's really good fun to play, and looks absolutely incredible.

Bring on KoF XII, BlazBlue and IV.....

[ubersaurus]

I played a friend's PS3 copy, I wasn't particularly impressed. It seems alright, but considering the sheer number of quality fighters available on PS2 and xbox, it just sort of fell to the wayside.

[G-Boobie]

Looks like U.S. PS3 owners will get to check out Battle Fantasia... More than a little late, but whatever. The catch? It's download only.

Here's the story.

I think this game has been tragically overlooked by most folks. It's not the deepest, craziest fighter out there, but it's fun and has some truly bizarre characters and mechanics.