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MonkeyPaw Games Announces 500K Kickstarter Campaign To Test J-RPG Fan Power
Class of Heroes 2 Deluxe Version for the PSP® system will be the first title towards improving and localizing import JRPGs for both console and digital release
Hokkaido, Japan – March 28, in the year of our Lord 2012
- MonkeyPaw Games Inc., in partnership with GAIJINWORKS LLC,
today announced a collaborative partnership for a new
Kickstarter campaign that aims to raise $500,000 to help pave
the way for a hybrid digital/deluxe physical release for the
first of many Japanese RPGs.
MonkeyPaw Games announced they are picking up Class of Heroes 2,
created by acclaimed Japanese developer Acquire Corp., for
release in the US and Europe. They will use Kickstarter to fund
additional improvements to the game as well as offer a premium
Deluxe Pack physical release of Class of Heroes 2 on the PSP®
(PlayStation®Portable) system. The campaign is a call to arms
for all J-RPG fans with the hope of being able to bring even
more import titles to Western markets in the future. The
exciting campaign aims to satisfy hardcore game collectors with
an old-school premium Deluxe Pack physical release in limited
edition, which will only be available to Kickstarter supporters.
Class of Heroes 2 will be the first PSP® system title to test
J-RPG fan power across Kickstarter. The game is a charming take
on the Wizardry-style dungeon crawl games with a twist – all the
party members are drawn from a pool of newly-enrolled students
at a Sword and Sorcery School. The game features 10 classes to
choose from: Novice, Fighter, Swordsman, Ranger, Monk, Ninja,
Sorcerer, Puppeteer, Idol, and one Mystery Class. Once the party
is created, quests are offered. The party can choose their
adventure path, unlocking even more distant and dangerous areas
to conquer as they grow in power and confidence.
Monster parties can be more than one level deep in a single
combat episode, leading to epic encounters of up to 12 or more
monsters at a time. Managing a party’s ranged and melee skills
can be the difference between victorious life and an ignominious
death. No dungeon crawler would be complete without an
occasional boss, and CoH2 excels with nail-biting
super-encounters littered on the path between your party and
ultimate victory.
PLEDGE for the Class of Heroes 2 PSP® system Deluxe campaign
here:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1272149684/class-of-heroes-2-deluxe-for-the-psp-system
The numerous bonus pledge tiers include:
• Custom gold-sealed letters acknowledging pledged hardcore JRPG
support from Victor Ireland
• Class of Heroes 2 Deluxe Pack for PSP® system with
bronze/silver/gold commemorative pins per tier
• Class of Heroes 2 Limited Edition character plush toys
• Class of Heroes 2 Poster signed by the entire team
• Inclusion in the game’s credits and ability to choose credit
placement level with pledge
• Class of Heroes 2 Limited Edition Pocket Watch
• Class of Heroes 2 Limited Edition custom music box
• Grand Tier: All previous tiers and 2-night stay in LA with one
hosted day at E3 2012 and dinner with MonkeyPaw Games and
GAIJINWORKS
• Two tiers off Kickstarter allow a trip to Japan hosted by
MonkeyPaw Games and GAIJINWORKS to meet the Japanese creators,
and another that allows fans to be drawn as a character in the
game that will ship.
Details for these special grand tiers can be found at:
http://www.gaijinworks.com/promotions/kickstarter-additional-rewards/
Fans of GAIJINWORKS President Victor Ireland’s prior Deluxe
Packs at Working Designs know they’re in for something special.
Numerous pledge tiers on Kickstarter will reward backers with an
unprecedented amount of rare, limited edition collectables that
won’t be available anywhere else.
“This is the craziest Deluxe Pack I’ve ever done. And if you
know my work at Working Designs, you know that’s a pretty high
bar already,” said Ireland. “Fans of things like the Star Dragon
Tower theme from LUNAR, Alundra’s opening, and the Dragon Force
demo theme will be happy to know that Bill King, who made those
memorable themes and many others in the Working Designs days, is
handling the arranged soundtrack that will be part of the Deluxe
Pack. Fans are really in for a treat.”
“Bringing games from East to West requires an active user base.
Kickstarter offers the chance to localize titles that we know
our fans will appreciate,” said John Greiner, President of
MonkeyPaw Games. “Japanese RPGs are a unique breed of game that
need representation in the West. Now we have a way to finance
the expensive localizations that have prevented so many from
appearing in our market. It's a great day for RPG fans.”
More Classics From MonkeyPaw Games
MonkeyPaw Games will continue to bring even more classic and
import games to North American digital markets at must-buy
prices. Fans of import games are encouraged to voice their
suggestions on our social networks for their most-wanted retro
or import titles.
Previously released titles courtesy of MonkeyPaw Games include
the tactical RPG classic Vanguard Bandits and the re-invented
BurgerTime World Tour. From Working Designs, Vanguard Bandits is
an addictive strategy RPG complete with branching storylines and
different endings. BurgerTime World Tour is a re-envisioning of
the classic arcade game with multiplayer modes, enhanced
power-ups and online play. Both of these games are available on
the PlayStation®Network at the affordable price of $9.99 each.
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