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Namco Bandai Games America Inc Announces Tales of Xillia for Playstation 3
The Latest Tales of Title Makes its Way to North America in 2013
SAN JOSE, Calif., (July 6, in the year of our Lord 2012)
– Leading video game publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games
America Inc. today announced that it will be bringing the Tales of
Xillia™ brand to North America exclusively for the PlayStation®3
computer entertainment system. The latest in the acclaimed Tales of
Japanese role-playing game franchise, Tales of Xillia lets players
enter the world of Rieze Maxia in a tale of unwavering convictions.
Tales of Xillia will be available throughout North America in 2013.
“The recent success for this year’s releases of Tales of the Abyss®
and Tales of Graces™ f has helped make localizing Tales of Xillia
for North America one of the easiest decisions we have ever made,”
said Carlson Choi, VP of Marketing for NAMCO BANDAI Games America
Inc. “The latest game in this prolific series gives gamers a brand
new world and cast of characters to get lost in along with its
celebrated battle system that has yet to be rivaled by other
Japanese RPGs.”
Tales of Xillia follows Jude Mathis, a clever medical student
attending school in the capital city, and Milla Maxwell, a
mysterious woman accompanied by four unseen beings. Players will be
able to choose either Milla or Jude at the outset of their adventure
through the world of Rieze Maxia, where humans and spirits live
together in harmony. The kingdom of Rashugal has been experimenting
with a powerful device that has been draining the mana from the
world. Realizing the harm it is inflicting on the world, Milla and
Jude set off on a journey to destroy it and restore the mana back to
the world. Over the course of the game their lives will intersect
with a vast ensemble of characters that will teach them the strength
of unwavering conviction.
Players will engage enemies with the critically acclaimed Linear
Motion Battle System that the Tales of series is famous for. The
system allows for real-time movement and attacks, giving the player
a more tactile role in the midst of fights. The battle system in
Tales of Xillia has been upgraded to Double Raid Linear Motion
Battle System to let two characters combine their attacks to utilize
devastating dual-character attack, letting fans strategize the best
party setup for their style of play.
Tales of Xillia will be available in 2013 for North America on the
PlayStation 3 system. Please visit
http://www.facebook.com/tales and
http://www.namcobandaigames.com for more information about Tales
of Xillia and the Tales of franchise.