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Revision as of 22:26, 29 February 2008
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| Developer(s) | Examu |
| Publisher(s) | JP AQ Interactive NA Atlus |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, PlayStation 2 (PS2) |
| Genre(s) | 2D Versus fighting |
| Mode(s) | Up to 2 players simultaneously |
Arcana Heart (アルカナハート, Arukana Hāto) is a 2D arcade fighting game developed by Examu (formerly Yuki Enterprise). The first edition was released to arcades (mostly in Japan, but a few in other countries) in late 2006. The game features an original all-female cast (each a variation of the moe Anime-Girl archetype), and after choosing a character the player chooses an "elemental alignment" which determines the character's special moves.
In mid-April of 2007, a patch was released for Arcana Heart called "Arcana Heart FULL". The patch fixed a variety of issues, toning-down overly-powerful characters and "buffing up" weaker characters. A controversy arose, however, due to the fact that the patch (which is physically housed on a single custom chip) costs ¥78,000 each, whereas similar patches for similar games have been released for free (such as the patch for Melty Blood: Act Cadenza).
Characters
Playable characters
- Heart Aino (愛乃はぁと, Aino Hāto) (cv. Mikako Takahashi)
- Saki Tsuzura (廿楽冴姫) (cv. Yumi Shimura)
- Kamui Tokinomiya (朱鷺宮神依) (cv. Hiromi Hirata)
- Konoha (このは) (cv. Mayumi Yoshida)
- Maori Kasuga (春日舞織) (cv. Maki Tsuchiya)
- Mei-Fang (美凰（メイファン）, Meifan, Pinyin: Mei3 Huang2) (cv. Juri Takita)
- Lilica Felchenerow (リリカ・フェルフネロフ, Ririka Ferufunerofu) (cv. Mayako Nigo)
- Lieselotte Achenbach (リーゼロッテ・アッヒェンバッハ, Riizerotte Ahhyembahha) (cv. Yōko Honda)
- Yoriko Yasuzumi (安栖頼子) (cv. Yui Itsuki)
- Kira Daidohji (大道寺きら, Daidōji Kira) (cv. !Hiromi Tsunakake)
Boss characters
- Fiona Mayfield (フィオナ・メイフィールド, Fiona Meifiirudo) (cv. Maria Yamamoto)
- Mildred Avalon (ミルドレッド・アヴァロン, Mirudoreddo Avaron) (cv. Yukiko Kikuchi)
Console Version
On July 4, 2007 it was announced that a console version of the game is slated for release on Playstation 2 in Japan on October 11, 2007.[1]
The console version of the game will allow players to choose between the "original" and "full" versions of the game, while also giving the option to pit "original" version characters against their "full" version counterparts. In addition to this, there are plans of a Gallery Mode and a Story mode, complete with voiceovers.
Atlus USA announced[2] that it will release the game in North America on April 8, 2008.
Arcana Heart 2
Arcana Heart 2 was recently announced[3] in the making and will be in arcades sometime in 2008. So far, six characters have been revealed through Arcadia Magazine:
- A dual gun wielding noble named Petra Johanna Lagerkvist, whose Arcana is a Unicorn-like being with wings named Jirael.
- A young girl in a bathing suit and a cap with bunny ears named Catherine Kyohbashi who rides a massive red, black, and white mecha, along with a tortoise-like Magnetism Arcana named Medain.
- A young magician girl named Dorothy Albright who wields cards, rockets, pinwheels, and lions, and her associated Arcana, Heliogabalus.
- A woman with white hair shrouded in black named Zenia Valov; an ice-elemental Emperor Penguin named Almacia is her associated Arcana.
- A human nun by the name of Elsa la Conti with her Punishment Arcana Casimir.
- A demon nun named Clarice Di Lanza with her Sin Arcana Salvaci.
Arcana Heart 2 is runs on EX-BOARD system by Examu.
Soucer: http://www.examu.co.jp/arcanaheart2
Adaptations
A comic based on the video game was serialized on March 2008 issue of Comp-Ace magazine, published on 2008-01-26.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Template:Jp icon Arcana Party Blog
- ^ News release of Arcana Heart US version
- ^ Template:Jp icon News release of Arcana Heart 2
- ^ Comp-ace 2008/3 issue page